Books

REAL WORLD Written by Natsuo Kirino , Philip Gabriel (Translator) Published by Knopf Publication Date: 2008 Format: Color – 224 pages Price: $23.95 You may never have heard of thriller writer Natsuo Kirino – she’s written about twenty novels in her native language and has won just about every Japanese literary award going. Any new English translation from the author …

FILMING THE FANTASTIC: A GUIDE TO VISUAL EFFECTS CINEMATOGRAPHY (PAPERBACK) Written by Mark Sawicki Published by Focal Press Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black / White / color images – 312 pages Price: $47.95 I’ve had my share of work in the FX and movie industry, so I’m always on the lookout for great books that offer alot. I had heard …

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY AND SEA MONSTERS Author Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters Published by Quirk Classics Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 344 pages Price: $12.95 Remember the Jane Austen monster mash-up phenomenon known as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Well, the monsters have returned to wreak havoc in yet another Jane Austen mash-up. No, it’s not a …

SERIAL KILLER CINEMA: AN ANALYTICAL FILMOGRAPHY WITH AN INTRODUCTION (Paperback) Author Robert Cettl Published by McFarland & Company Publication Date: 2007 Format: Black /White – 566 pages Price: $50 It only takes but a passing glance through this packed volume to know there is a wealth of worth to this book. With 566 pages, this 7×10″ with a 1.25″ inch …

THE BALD AVENGERS (COMIC) Writer: Eric Schock Artist: Eric Schock Release Date: April 2010 Publisher: Evil Robo Productions Publication Date: 2010 Format: Full Color – 70 pages Price: $20.00 “What price would you pay to reclaim your soul? Bob was like everybody else, until he lost something… his soul. He’s murdered or destroyed anything or anyone who stands in the …

SHROUD ISSUE #7 Managing Editor: Tim Deal Published by Shroud Publications Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 152 Pages Price: $6.99 Before we get into the review proper, I owe you a bit of a warning: This issue contains a story from yours truly as well as one written by a dear friend of mine, Laura Langford. Of …

ROBIN HOOD AND FRIAR TUCK: ZOMBIE KILLERS – A CANTERBURY TALE (PAPERBACK) Written by Paul A. Freeman Published by Coscom Entertainment Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black & White – 97 pages Price: $12.99 “The spell upon the guards was broken when The first of them was slaughtered like a hen Whose neck upon the chopping block gets thwacked. On either …

TALES FROM THE CRYPT #8: DIARY OF A STINKY DEAD KID (TALES FROM THE CRYPT GRAPHIC NOVELS) By Stefan Petrucha – (Author), Maia Kinney-Petrucha (Author), John L. Lansdale (Author), Rick Parker (Illustrator), Miran Kim (Illustrator), James Romberger (Illustrator), Marguerite Van Cook (Illustrator) Published by Papercutz Publication Date: 2009 Format: Color – 96 pages Retail $12.95 each Diary of a Stinky …

THE BOOK OF LEGION – SECOND COMING – ISSUE#2 (COMIC) Writen by: Ryan Mojica, F.S. Hayes, Tom Sullivan Pencils: Ryan Mojica, Anton Ruggiero, Rodolfo Buscaglia, James Helkowski Greytones: Mean James Helkowski Letters: Warren Montgomery, Anton Ruggiero Publisher: Legion Studios Publication Date: 2004 Format: Full Color – 44 pages Price: $3.95 “Volume II in the continuing Anthology of Horror. The mad …

RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #99 Published by MARRS MEDIA INC. Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 126 pages Price: $9.95 Rue Morgue hits the streets posting the ever iconic Freddy vs Freddy cover ..beautifully painted referring to the Englund Freddy and the 2010 Haley Freddy. More than just a social metaphor, the issue actually has a call in with both actors …

RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #102 Published by MARRS MEDIA INC. Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 70 pages Price: $9.95 If that possessed demon on the cover doesn’t get you motivated for REC2 I don’t know what will? The cover calls out the “unholy face of new Spanish Horror” and I for one am digging this fresh direction. REC 1 thrilled …

RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #98 Published by MARRS MEDIA INC. Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 126 pages Price: $9.95 Issue 98 celebrates the memory of Paul Naschy who passed away in Nov of 2009. His legacy leaves a performance of several characters such as the wolfman, a hunchback, Count Dracula, a mummy— with several others. 7 pages worth and smattering …

RUE MORGUE MAGAZINE #100 Published by MARRS MEDIA INC. Publication Date: 2010 Format: Color – 126 pages Price: $9.95 When a horror magazine can proudly display 100th issue in this sorrid economy without having to close the doors first…it’s a really good sign. Not only do consumers lack the funds to shell out $10 an issue but are wondering where …

REAL VAMPIRES, NIGHT STALKERS AND CREATURES FROM THE DARKSIDE (PAPERBACK) Written by Brad Steiger Published by Visible Ink Press Publication Date: 2009 Format: Black /White – 320 pages Price: $24.95 While there are several books about vampires on the market, its always good to come across one that doesn’t just focus on the cinema version vampires. Brad Steiger’s latest book …

SPIRIT MOTHER Written by Adra Steia Published by Tease Publications Publication Date: 2008 Format: Black /White – 340 pages Price: $14.99 A tragic and horrific tale of love and all things dark and morbid! One of my goals is to become a horror author. I try to meet as many people in the industry as I possibly can. Well I …