Written by Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc Published by KameraBooks Publication Date: 2007 Format: Color & Black /White – 192 pages Price: $16.95 Much is the wonder of the works of enigmatic director/ artist David Lynch. So much that even for hard pressed fans, it sometimes takes news ideas, and opinions to get the essence of his movies into …
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Book Review: Book of the Dead – Author Jamie Russell
BOOK OF THE DEAD: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF ZOMBIE CINEMA (PAPERBACK) Written by Jamie Russell Published by FAB Press Publication Date: 2005 Format: Black /White & color – 352 pages Price: $29.95 A scant five years ago, I would have beaten you upside the head for considering the idea of allowing the possibility to start to think about crossing your …
Read More »Book Review: Cannibal Serial Killers – Author Diane Law
Written by Diane Law Published by Ulysses Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: B/W- 336 pages Price: $14.95 Far removed from the cinema and its fictitious tales of axe wielding, chainsaw hacking and iconic slasher fare are the true horrors of present day realities. Author Diane Law knows too well that monsters do exist and can be as close as next …
Read More »Book Review: The Nightmare Never Ends – Author Jim Spenser
THE NIGHTMARE NEVER ENDS: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY OF FREDDY KRUEGER AND THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET FILMS (PAPERBACK) Written by Jim Spenser Published by Citadel Publication Date: 1992 Format: Color – 212 pages Price: various – OOP Not a recent release, but none-the-less a great release. Any fan of Freddy or Nightmare on Elm street will seriously dig into this …
Read More »Book Review: Zombiemania – Author Dr Arnold T Blumberg
ZOMBIEMANIA (80 MOVIES TO DIE FOR) Written by Dr Arnold T Blumberg and Andrew Hershberger Published by Telos Publishing Publication Date: 2006 Format: B&W – 400 pages Price: $22.95 Easily one of the largest book of Zombies I’ve run across, one thing is clear…. these authors love there work! With the book totaling over 400 pages Zombiemania is the bible …
Read More »Book Review: Time Bomb – Issue 1
New series “Time Bomb” from Radical Publishing takes on quite a few genres. Science Fiction, horror, action and war. Add to that bunch a Nazi conspiracy looped within a government conspiracy and you have a taste of time bomb. The military is doing what they do best…which is uncover secrets while they dabble in underground bunkers. When a team uncovers …
Read More »Book Review: Marvel Zombies 3 (HC) – Author Fred Van Lente
Writer: Fred Van Lente Art: Kev Walker From: Marvel Comics Publication Date: 2009 Format: Full Color – 112 pages Price: $19.99 Wow, think you’ve seen it all….. then hop on board for round #3 as I fill you in on the details of the Marvel Zombie world. What I love most about these releases is the art styling’s that change …
Read More »Book Review: Stanley Kubrick (pocket essentials) – Author Paul Duncan
Written by Paul Duncan Published by Pocket Essentials Publication Date: 1999 Format: Black /White – 96pages Price: $4.20 Kubrick, the genius, the recluse, the hermit, the mystery has and is highly regarded as one of the great auteur film makers of our time. Certainly his impressive body of work has proved that alone. In this latest edition from pocket essentials, …
Read More »Book Review: The Zombie Handbook – Author Rob Sacchetto
Written by Rob Sacchetto Artwork by Rob Sacchetto Published by Ulysses Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 128 pages Price: $16.95 It only takse but a quick glance to know this is a killer looking little read. Littered with top notch zombie illustrations, the author and artist Rob Sacchetto clearly knows his stuff. In fact memories of Evil Dead …
Read More »Book Review: The Dead Letters – Author Tom Piccirillli
Written by Tom Piccirillli Published by Medallion Press Publication Date: 2006 Format: Black /White – 350 pages Price: $5.99 So Eddie Whitt was just this guy, you know. An average schlub with the wife and kid and cozy little house in the suburbs, growing a tad chubby and living a life of that calm happiness that is completely overlooked by …
Read More »Book Review: Hell Beasts: How to Draw Grotesque Fantasy Creatures – Author Jim Pavelec
by Jim Pavelec Published by Impact Publication Date: 2007 Format: Color – 128 pages Price: $19.99 Jim Pavelec is an amazing talent. And lucky for us, he has been kind enough to share with us his great techniques broken down step by step. You’ve seen these kind of books before but in most cases they are merely showcase illustration books …
Read More »Book Review: Pride and Predjudice and Zombies – Author Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Written by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White- 320 pages Price: $12.95 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is a very amusing parody novel, which gives Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice a new horrific zombie apocalypse (and ninja filled) twist. I have not read the original Pride and Prejudice. As …
Read More »Book Review: Nightmare Japan – Author Jay McRoy
Written by Jay McRoy Published by Rodopi Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 232 pages Price: $67.00 Well I’m sure your first thought is the same one I had. $67? Are you kidding me? While the book is a nicely bound 6.8.75 format, the price is way beyond what a B&W book with little images should run. From my …
Read More »Book Review: The Killer Book of Serial Killers – Author Tom & Mike Philbin
by Tom & Mike Philbin Published by Sourcebooks Trade Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 352 pages Price: $14.95 If you dare call a book on serial killers a great read then this book is for you! Co-authored by the brothers Mike And Tom Philbin we have a greatest hits of the the most vilest men on the planet. …
Read More »Book Review: Growing up with Monsters – Author Carla Laemmle and Daniel Kinske
Written by Carla Laemmle and Daniel Kinske, LCDR, USN Illustrated by Jack Davis and Hermann Mejia Foreword by Ray Bradbury Published by BearManor Media Publication Date: 2009 Format: B&W – 48 pages Price: $14.95 This book can be summed up pretty quickly. A labor of love, a memory book, short and sweet, and an appreciation for the old school horror …
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