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This fun and engaging book recommends and explores the fright flicks all horror fans need to see to ascend to the level of a true horror freak. Selected by a panel of judges, independent filmmakers and writers, the salute to horror movies includes classics ("Frankenstein" and "The Wolfman"), newer movies ("Saw" and "The Descent") and lesser-known gems ("Dog Soldiers"). Movies are divided into various categories including Asian horror, homicidal slashers, supernatural thrillers and zombie invasion. Recommendations found in "The Beginner's Shelf" help novices gently ease into the genre and overcome thier terrible affliction of only watching romantic comedies.
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Don Sumner is the CEO of Horror Freaks Media LLC, he has served as the expert on horror movie locales for USA Today, and is committed to countering the unenlightened views of movie critics who do not really "get" horror - the dreaded "horror intelligencia."
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This admittedly lightweight book nevertheless manages to function on two levels and I'll get back to this in a moment but first a generalisation about horror movies.
Basically they are mostly intended to be fun. We like the frisson that comes from either the jump shock or the gory gross-out moment creating first fear and then cathartic laughter. I don't want to get into cod-psychology about why we like horror movies but I will suggest that it is the catharsis we get from confronting our worst fear -death- in the face and being able to laugh about it. We diminish the worst thing that can happen to us and thereby deal with it. On another level, a liking for horror movies is a bit like being in a cult in a positive sense rather than a creepy Scientology-Christian-fringe sort of thing. Horror movie fans like to read about and argue about their favourite and least favourite horror movies and they have fun doing it and that's at whom this book is aimed.
It isn't intended as being either comprehensive or a definitive statement on horror movies; it's a celebration of them for their fans. In this case, following some entertaining introductory bumpf, we have a selection of films split into categories. Now the films themselves haven't been selected because they are the best, though many of them are, but because they are representative of a particular category and a good example of it. Of course this allows the reader to become mock-irate when their favourite film isn't included. When browsing through the Asian section imagine me screaming: "How can that idiot not include Tokyo Gore Police!" Or: "Alien might be horror but Aliens is an action movie!" Which is all part of the fun.
Now, as I mentioned above, it also works on two levels. The second level is that the book serves as a readable and accessible introduction to the horror movie genre for newcomers. While you might want to quibble with some of the selections -or go: Yes, he's included Slither, what taste the man has- the book serves as a pretty good primer and the novice can't really go wrong with trying any of them.
It's a colourful book with lots of stills from the movies and mostly not too gory with the worst being the bacteria-eaten face from Cabin Fever.
And there's also a copy of the movie Night of the Living Dead (1968) with a video introduction by the book's author. The print, however, looks like the public domain copy which has been circulating for years and is pretty poor quality.
So, one point nine shakily severed thumbs up from me.
But hey dude, really, I mean how could you NOT have included Re-Animator?
Basically they are mostly intended to be fun. We like the frisson that comes from either the jump shock or the gory gross-out moment creating first fear and then cathartic laughter. I don't want to get into cod-psychology about why we like horror movies but I will suggest that it is the catharsis we get from confronting our worst fear -death- in the face and being able to laugh about it. We diminish the worst thing that can happen to us and thereby deal with it. On another level, a liking for horror movies is a bit like being in a cult in a positive sense rather than a creepy Scientology-Christian-fringe sort of thing. Horror movie fans like to read about and argue about their favourite and least favourite horror movies and they have fun doing it and that's at whom this book is aimed.
It isn't intended as being either comprehensive or a definitive statement on horror movies; it's a celebration of them for their fans. In this case, following some entertaining introductory bumpf, we have a selection of films split into categories. Now the films themselves haven't been selected because they are the best, though many of them are, but because they are representative of a particular category and a good example of it. Of course this allows the reader to become mock-irate when their favourite film isn't included. When browsing through the Asian section imagine me screaming: "How can that idiot not include Tokyo Gore Police!" Or: "Alien might be horror but Aliens is an action movie!" Which is all part of the fun.
Now, as I mentioned above, it also works on two levels. The second level is that the book serves as a readable and accessible introduction to the horror movie genre for newcomers. While you might want to quibble with some of the selections -or go: Yes, he's included Slither, what taste the man has- the book serves as a pretty good primer and the novice can't really go wrong with trying any of them.
It's a colourful book with lots of stills from the movies and mostly not too gory with the worst being the bacteria-eaten face from Cabin Fever.
And there's also a copy of the movie Night of the Living Dead (1968) with a video introduction by the book's author. The print, however, looks like the public domain copy which has been circulating for years and is pretty poor quality.
So, one point nine shakily severed thumbs up from me.
But hey dude, really, I mean how could you NOT have included Re-Animator?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Don't look for any scientific in depth study of the horror film or searching for the meanings and subtexts of the key films of the genre.
This is a fan fun ride for the horror film addict.
The artwork is just awesome. The pictures and stills are presented in very high quality and the choice of these pictures is just great. So it's fun and nothing but fun to walk through the pages and just adore the artwork of your favorite films.
And there's also the suggestion of films to watch with the emphasis on the recent horror film of the last 10 years. And I found many fine films to watch thanks to Don Summers recommendation.
And it is subjective, o yes, and that's what makes it such a pleasure to read this book.
This is a fan fun ride for the horror film addict.
The artwork is just awesome. The pictures and stills are presented in very high quality and the choice of these pictures is just great. So it's fun and nothing but fun to walk through the pages and just adore the artwork of your favorite films.
And there's also the suggestion of films to watch with the emphasis on the recent horror film of the last 10 years. And I found many fine films to watch thanks to Don Summers recommendation.
And it is subjective, o yes, and that's what makes it such a pleasure to read this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Movie Horror Freak by Don Sumner is a fun read. The book is full of fantastic full color images that will bring back great memories of your favorite horror movies. I like how the movies are organized by genre making it easy to find a horror movie depending on my mood. This book also provides a great mix of classic, modern and foreign films giving any horror movie fan satisfaction.
The movie summaries are nice without spoiling twists or endings; which is important for movies you haven't seen yet. Each movie review includes a quote from the movie, which is fun to read. And don't worry no psychobabble or academia talk in this book just fun interesting facts on horror movies.
Includes George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" original version DVD a classic must have film.
I'm glad I added Movie Horror Freak to my book collection.
The movie summaries are nice without spoiling twists or endings; which is important for movies you haven't seen yet. Each movie review includes a quote from the movie, which is fun to read. And don't worry no psychobabble or academia talk in this book just fun interesting facts on horror movies.
Includes George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" original version DVD a classic must have film.
I'm glad I added Movie Horror Freak to my book collection.
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