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Title: VideoHound's Horror Show: 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish and Humorous Movies by Mike Mayo ISBN: 1-57859-047-7 Publisher: Visible Ink Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Nearly Indispensible
Comment: I bought this book right when it came out oh so many years ago. Since that time I've thumbed through it on countless occasions when I thought I'd seen everything there was to see...or had at least heard about it. This book invariably brought some film to my attention that I had some how missed before. In that regard this book it wonderful.
There are some flaws, though. The first is the authors rather lax definition of the horror genre. This leads to the Wizard of Oz being included along side the Wizard of Gore. Somehow that doesn't quite jive and it makes me wonder sometimes what honest to goodness horror movies got excluded to make room for these selections. Second, the author tends to keep things very mainstream. This gripe was answered some when I looked through the Videohound cult movie guide and saw that many of the more fringe titles I hoped to find in the horror guide were included there. Finally, the author's tastes skew very Anglo-American to the point where I don't think that European productions that aren't from the UK get a raw deal in his reviews. However, this is more of a difference of opinion with the author than an actual problem with the book.
On the whole this is very good pickup for someone new to the genre and a find that will reward even the most seasoned horror enthusiast.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Definitve Horror Reference Guide
Comment: This book is unbelieveable! If you are a serious fan of horror movies, I can't see how you could ever be disappointed in this book.
999 of the most well known, (and some fairly obscure) horror flicks reviewed in concise, one-four paragraph summaries, and rated at the end from a 0-4 star, (WOOF!-Four Bone) rating. It contains cast, filmmakers, screenwriters, distributing companies and ratings for each film.
Filled to the brim with pictures, quotes, references, etc. Every couple of pages also has a Videohound Salutes section, where they take half a page to remember and honor certain actors, directors, and decades, and their special contributions to the horror genre.
The reviews are helpful, and informative, and I've rented countless movies based on this book's recommendations and have come away very satisfied. I tend to agree with almost everything the author writes about each movie I see, and as soon as I've seen a new horror flick, I make sure I immediately re-read what the book had to say to make comparisons with my own opinion.
The horror genre is huge, and so, naturally, in the interest of space, many movies couldn't find a spot on here, but most of those movies are obscure slasher flicks from the seventies and eighties, that nobody should care about anyway, (although, admittedly, I've seen 'em all.) Every significant film in the horror genre is in here, from the 1930's to about 1997.
There isn't any way I can possibly recommend this book enough!
Rating: 4
Summary: The Hound Will Follow the Scent of Blood
Comment: This is an excellent listing of horror movies to rekindle memories or to suggest what to hire from your video store. Most horror films are here but not all. Critters is one of my favourites that is not in this book. There is a short summary of each film along with a rating and opinion. Obviously you are not going to agree with all the opinions and ratings. There are also summaries of different directors who have been influential in the horror genre. A listing of alternative titles at the back of the book helps you to quickly locate a film, as all films are in alphabetical order if you can not originally find it. There is also a list of all the actors who have been in horror films and information on what other horror movies they have been in. Photographs from various horror films are also included making this not a bad reference book.
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Title: Fangoria's 101 Best Horror Movies You'Ve Never Seen: A Celebration of the World's Most Unheralded Fright Flicks by Adam Lukeman, Anthony Timpone ISBN: 1400047498 Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: VideoHound's Cult Flicks & Trash Pics by Carol A. Schwartz, Jim Olenski, Carol Schwartz ISBN: 1578591139 Publisher: Visible Ink Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: VideoHound's Sci-Fi Experience; Your Quantum Guide to the Video Universe by Carol Schwartz ISBN: 0787606154 Publisher: Visible Ink Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Horror Movie Survival Guide by Matteo Molinari, Jim Kamm ISBN: 0425178412 Publisher: Berkley Boulevard Books Pub. Date: 10 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide by John Stanley ISBN: 0425175170 Publisher: Berkley Boulevard Books Pub. Date: 08 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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