Nice post Moscow I like Michael J. Weldon's no-nonsense style in his Psychotronic Video Guide ... boy, has he done his homework! It still is and always will be my number 1 reference book.
Horror Movies by Daniel Cohen Horror Poster Art by Tony Nourmand and Graham Marsh Horror Cinema by Jonathan Penner, Steven Hay Schneider, and Paul Duncan Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents by Stephen Thrower The Art of the Nasty by Nigel Wingrove and Marc Morris Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide by Glenn Kay They Came From Within: A History of Canadian Horror Cinema by Caelum Vatnsdal Cinema Sewer, Vol. 1 by Robin Bougie Cinema Sewer, Vol. 2 by Robin Bougie Eaten Alive! Italian Zombie and Cannibal Movies by Jay Slater Videodrome: Studies in the Horror Film by Tim Lucas And the following aren't directly related to the genre, but contain insight and reviews into certain horror titles/genres. Showgirls, Teen Wolves, and Astro Zombies: A Film Critic's Year-Long Quest to Find the Worst Movie Ever Made by Michael Adams Destroy All Movies!!! by Zach Carlson and Bryan Connoly Swedish Sensationsfilms: A Clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers, and Kicker Cinema by Daniel Ekeroth Grindhouse: The Sleaze-Filled Saga of an Exploitation Double-Feature by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino A History of Italian Cinema by Peter Bondanella
I've never seen that one,cool find ! I do have one from the mid seventies,it's in storage right now.The cover is a shot of Peter Cushing about to cut into the skull of yet another ''experiment".Anybody recall this books title ?
I own: Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th by Peter Bracke Horror Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir Horror Films of the 1980s by John Kenneth Muir Horror Films of the 1990s by John Kenneth Muir Television Fright Films of the 1970s by David Deal The Bigfoot Filmography by David Coleman King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson by Ray Morton The Complete History of The Return of the Living Dead by Christian Sellers & Gary Smart Videohound's Horror Show by Mike Mayo The Night Stalker Companion (A 25th Anniversary Tribute) by Mark Dawidziak Just When You Thought It Was Safe: A Jaws Companion by Patrick Jankiewicz Shock Value by Jason Zinoman It Lives Again! Horror Movies in the New Millennium by Axelle Carolyn The Fearmakers by John McCarty The Evil Dead Companion by Bill Warren The Beast of Boggy Creek by Lyle Blackburn Minds of Fear: A Dialog with 30 Modern Masters of Horror by Calum Waddell If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell The Jaws Log (30th Anniversary Edition) by Carl Gottlieb Monsters in the Movies by John Landis Rue Morgue Magazine's 200 Alternative Horror Films You Need to See Fangoria's 101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen John Carpenter: Prince of Darkness by Gilles Boulenger The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi by John Kenneth Muir Wes Craven: The Man and His Nightmares by John Wooley John Landis by Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan
I own: Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th by Peter Bracke Horror Films of the 1970s by John Kenneth Muir Horror Films of the 1980s by John Kenneth Muir Teenage Wasteland by J.A. Kerswell And I enjoy all four. I consider the John Kenneth Muir books indispensable. I like the fact that they are both humourous and analytical, as well as the fact that they cover all the classics as well as many obscurities.
Is this by chance the book you are referring to? I've been collecting horror/sci-fi merchandise since the 1970's. Currently I have over 300 books on the subject. This book came out in 1977.
I've got a few: Asian Cult Cinema 15th Anniversary Edition Swedish Sensation Films If Chins Could Kill The Evil Dead Companion Hollywood East Sex and Zen and a Bullet in the Head Mondo Macabro Immoral Tales Cannibal Movie Chronicle (in German) Portrat: Laura Gemser (in German) Book of the Dead: A Complete History of Zombie Cinema French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction House of Psychotic Women
I have quite a few already mentioned, also UNIVERSAL HORRORS by Tom Weaver, which is a must for anyone interested in classic horror.
They Came From Within (for the Prom Night pages) The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies - edited by Phil Hardy. I first found this book when I was at University in softcover and devoured it. Tracked down the hardcover when I got on the internets and I think it was my very first internet purchase! Hardcover, cheap, but I think the surface mail postage got caught up in the wharfies strike of the mid 90s, and it must have taken about three or four months to get to me. I was sweating buckets the entire time! Since it was printed in 1986 the 80s are a dozen pages or so, but aside from a few glaring errors (Cannibal Girls has two different reviews in two years) and some wordy reviews (not my favourite!) it is an excellent resource (with reviews of films going back to the 1800s!). It was reprinted and updated some years later (1996 I think), but I haven't picked up a copy. Dark Side magazines, and some other bits and pieces, but not much all totalled. If anyone has suggestions on a similarly encyclopaedic look at horror, I'd appreciate it.
I just picked up the updated NIGHTMARE MOVIES by Kim Newman and really enjoy it...it covers horror films up to 2010, and I think is one of the first books to cover recent films.
Just reading The Complete History of The Return of the Living Dead and it's a wonderful retrospective of an awesome series, well the first three parts at least.
Interesting post, Moscow. I really enjoyed Muir's book on 80s horror films but I noticed the exact problem you mention in his 90s horror volume, this time focusing on political issues of the Clinton years. It's like you said - in some cases this is warranted but too many times he makes connections that really aren't there. I'll have to reread the 80s volume to see if I notice what you point out.
This is one thing that I really don't own too many of. I do own these though: Horror Films of the 1970s (2 volume set) Horror Films of the 1980s (2 volume set) Horror!: 333 Films to Scare You to Death Assault of the Killer B's: Interviews with 20 Cult Film Actresses Clive Barker's A-Z Horror Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy I own some other books, but I'm not sure I'd technically call them reference or review books... like Actor specific Biographies.
I always liked the Creature Features guides, and the Video Hound Retriever just for how they indexed the horror in the back by obscure subgenres.
Not your average reference book, but some of you here might love this one. I got it a few months back. It is a reference guide to westerns (film, TV, comics, etc.) with horror, scifi and fantasy elements. Love it! http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-...r=8-1&keywords=encyclopedia+of+weird+westerns
