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The Horror of It All
The Horror of It All: One Moviegoer’s Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead... | Adam Rockoff
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Pop culture history meets blood-soaked memoir as a horror film aficionado and screenwriter recalls a life spent watching blockbuster slasher films, cult classics, and everything in between. Horror films have simultaneously captivated and terrified audiences for generations, racking up billions of dollars at the box office and infusing our nightmares with unrelenting zombies, chainsaw-wielding madmen, and myriad incarnations of ghosts, ghouls, and the devil himself. Despite evolving modes of storytelling and the fluctuating popularity of other genres, horror endures. The Horror of It All is a memoir from the front lines of the industry that dissects (and occasionally defends) the hugely popular phenomenon of scary movies. Author Adam Rockoff traces the highs and lows of the horror genre through the lens of his own obsessive fandom, born in the aisles of his local video store and nurtured with a steady diet of cable trash. From Siskel and Ebert’s crusade against slasher films to horror’s Renaissance in the wake of Scream, Rockoff mines the rich history of the genre, braiding critical analysis with his own firsthand experiences. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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SkeletonKey
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Panpan

Listened to this on the way to see family...

Chuck Klosterman fanboy ranting for 7 hours about how horror movies are not sexist by quoting horror directors being very sexist and arguing that society prefers to watch beautiful women die. And SURPRISE, he also hates all the movies you love.

What a terribly unlikable person. Yick.

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WeAreLegion
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Mehso-so

If you are a fan of horror films like me, than most of the info here you already know. The allure of this tome is the personal connection by the author to these films. It reads like an easygoing conversation with a friend. However, for this style to work, you have to like the author or at least find them Interesting. I did not. I prefer his previous book: GOING TO PIECES on the history of slasher films. Read that instead.

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charl08

Librarything appears to be down. Argh...

the_hibernator Was that the day of the big cyberattack? 8y
charl08 @the_hibernator Yup. I was so relieved when it worked. Scared moments wondering how I'd have to log all my books again... 8y
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Kosugi
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Being a massive horror movie fan, I was excited to pick this up recently. Let's see if Jason and I enjoy it.