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Hot Picks
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Books
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If you want to do a
little research
away from your computer,
here are some books you might
want to read
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Michael Weldon - The Psychotronic Encyclopedia
of Film
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Ballantine Books, 1983
Over 20 years of age but still one of the essential readers for fans of weird, trashy drive-in fare. Go
look for it on flea markets, or who knows, you
might still be able to catch a copy on amazon.
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George E.Turner, Michael H.Price -
Forgotten Horrors
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Midnight Marquee, 1999
The definite reader about the
development of B-horror from 1929 to 1937, included are many weird &
forgotten mysteries, spooky Westerns, serials, jungle thrillers, &
much else you'd never thought you'd hear about anywhere. A must ! |
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Pete Tombs - Mondo Macabro
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St. Martin's Press, 1998
Definite reader on weird movies from around the
world. Does cover Hong Kong, the Philippenes, Indonesia, India,
Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Japan. Later, this book would
spawn one of the most interesting small DVD labels, also called
Mondo Macabro. |
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Cathal Tohill, Pete Tombs - Immoral
Tales
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St. Martin's Press, 1995
Extensive reader on sex- & horror-films from all
over Europe. Does include articles on Jess Franco, Jean Rollin,
José Larraz, Jose Bénazéraf, Walerian Borowczyk, Alain
Robbe-Grillet
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Bryan Senn - Drums o'Terror:
Voodoo in the Cinema
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Midnight Marquee, 1998
Interesting reader on the many facets of the
subgenre of Voodoo-cinema, from the early talkies until the late
1990's, covering films as diverse as White Zombie, I
Walked with a Zombie, Plague of the Zombies, Zombie
Flesh Eaters, Angel Heart, The Serpent and the Rainbow
and Tales from the Hood, to name but a few. |
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V.Vale, Andrea Juno (editors) - Incredibly
Strange Films
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Re/Search, 1986
The title says it all, this book does cover many
(back then) neglected filmmakers like Ted V.Mikels, Ray Dennis
Steckler, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Ed Wood, Russ Meyer, Joe Sarno,
..., plus short features on weird filmgenres liek the Beach
Party films, Juvenily Delinquency films, Women in Prison, Santo,
biker films & LSD films. |
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Jack Hunter, Allen Eyles, Robert Adkinson, Nicholas
Fry (editors) - Hammer Films - The House of Horror
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Creation Books, 1995
Comprehensive history of Hammer Films, as
usual the emphasis is on Hammer's horror output (which
is a bit of a shame, there is much to discover in Hammer's
not so well known past). |
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John McCarty - Hammer Films
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Pocket Essentials, 2002
A very brief section on the historical details of Hammer
Films, succeeded by reviews of the usual often reviewed classics (no
surprises here) & a fairly complete filmography of their feature
length films. A quick read, but (as with most Pocket Essentials) too thin
a book for real substance. |
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Bill Landis, Michelle Clifford - Sleazoid
Express
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Fireside, 2002
An entertainingly written tour
through the grindhouse cinemas of Times Square (before it got cleaned up),
plus features on the filmmakers whose films were played there, & Times
Square's favourite genres. expect everything from Ilsa & Olga to Andy
Milligan, Eurosleaze & Mondo movies.
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Annette Miersch - Schulmädchen-Report
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Bertz, 2003
Informative reader on the popular German Schulmädchen
Report/Schoolgirl Report-series & its many
rip-offs. Unfortunately written in a very academic manner, &
somehow the love for the genre seems to be missing.
German language only !
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Rudolph Grey - Nightmare of
Ecstasy: Life and Art of Edward D.Wood jr
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Feral House, 1994
Quite simply put, the definite book on Ed Wood !!! |
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Jonathan Bignell, Andrew O'Day - Terry
Nation (The Television Series)
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Manchester University Press, 2005
Study on the famous British TV-scriptwriter. Contains a good,
interesting biography, but unfortunately the main body of the text,
an analysis of his work, focusses only on the work of his
sci-fi-series, Doctor Who, Blake's 7
& Survivors, while totally neglecting his work on
comedy & crime drama. |
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