#HauntsAndHexes Do horror movies make you #Scream ? This book might be for you ! Saw it at my local indie, didn‘t take a peek inside, made me laugh because I have a good friend that this describes perfectly.
Fascinating to get to the modern era in this book, because it makes me wonder which of these movies will endure the way ones from previous decades have. Like, I don't think a second edition of this book in 30 years would have The Conjuring in it (the way it didn't bother with, say, Friday the 13th) (no offense to either series) (okay, some offense to Friday the 13th)
Weird sideswipe at Re-Animator and Evil Dead in the discussion of 28 Days Later?? (Also, I don't think either of those are zombie movies, but I am admittedly persnickity about those 2 movies, my beloveds)
Gotta say, I have never considered that Leatherface has 2 faces - I have always assumed that he just isn't great at applying makeup for dinner!
I'm listening to this not as a titular weenie, but as someone who watches A Lot of horror; so, not to be a jerk, but Psycho doesn't -really- come up much in the discussion of proto-slashers. It's going to be an interesting listen!
pickHas English come up with any secular equivalents for the phrase 'preaching to the choir/converted?' It's the strongest feeling I had while reading this: I'm glad it exists, I'm not sure I needed to read it.
I will say, I was not familiar with all examples of media (film/television) discussed, but the author did a great job of summarizing each such that I never felt like I was unable to follow the thread - 1/?
“We can't avoid being influenced by the stories we see onscreen, but we also have the power to influence the stories that are made.“
pickAbsolutely loved this book since I cannot watch certain horror movies.
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