The Film Books Thread

[Make Them Die Slowly]

Originally Posted by spooks

Even stranger! I was having a little read of my copy last night, and thought i might put a post up about it too! Spooky days!

This book is fantastic. In fact I'm willing to say its my favourite book about film! I love the way the author (Stephen Thrower) unashamedly speaks up for such considered 'cinematic atrocities' like Pigs, boarding house et al. Its lovely having such a well informed and written book with an appreciation of film so similar to my own. This book is highly recommended!

Oh and there should be a part 2 in the pipelines
Can't wait

I couldn't have said it better myself.

Thrower's "Eyeball" zine was great as well,and is now published in book form.

[Pete]

I picked up Cinema Sewer: The Adults Only Guide to the Sickest and Sexiest Movies yesterday and it is brilliant ( what i have read so far ). Full of hilarious stories and interveiws of some the XXx stars of the 70's and 80's.( Jamie Gillis is one Depraved dude! ). Also some of the images are very explicit.

An absolute must for all fans of cinematic sleaze.

[1313]

Originally Posted by loops

I picked up Cinema Sewer: The Adults Only Guide to the Sickest and Sexiest Movies yesterday and it is brilliant ( what i have read so far ). Full of hilarious stories and interveiws of some the XXx stars of the 70's and 80's.( Jamie Gillis is one Depraved dude! ). Also some of the images are very explicit.

An absolute must for all fans of cinematic sleaze.

Yeah, it's pretty cool! i picked up part 2 the other month, they're good books for a laugh.

[Gigantor]

Yeah Part 2 just came out!

[iluvdvds@Cult Labs]

Well, I just ordered Monster Island: A Zombie Novel and the graphic novel Jesus Hates Zombies!!!!! I was also going to get Pride And Prejudice And Zombies instead but wasn't too sure on this one.

Has anybody here read any of these or any similar?

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

HMV were selling 101 Horror movies you must see before you die for £8 last week.Classic little read with some cool photos and poster artwork.

[Splatterdragon73]

In no particular order here's the cinema related books i own:

Zombie
Cannibal
Legacy Of Blood
Blood And Black Lace
Jackie Chan: Inside The Dragon
Zombie Holocaust: How The Living Dead Devoured Pop Culture
Eaten Alive!: Italian Cannibal And Zombie Films
Bronson's Loose!: The Making Of The Death Wish Films
The Exorcist: Out Of The Shadows
Meat Is Murder!
Killing For Culture x 2 (1 original, 1 revised)
The Jaws Log: 25th Anniversary Edition
DVD Delirium Vol.1 x 2 (1 original, 1 revised)
DVD Delirium Vol.2
DVD Delirium Vol.3
The Gore Score
More Gore Score
Gore Score 2001
Horror Holocaust
Beyond Horror Holocaust
Spaghetti Nightmares
Hong Kong Action Cinema
The Official Splatter Movie Guide Vol.1
The Official Splatter Movie Guide Vol.2
Terror On Tape
Lucio Fulci: Beyond The Gates
The Connoisseurs Guide To The Contemporary Horror Film
The Deep Red Horror Handbook
The Essential Guide To Hong Kong Movies
Profondo Argento
Cannibal Holocaust And The Savage Cinema Of Ruggero Deodato
The Art Of The Nasty x 2 (1 original, 1 revised and signed by Nigel Wingrove and Marc Morris.)
The Haunted World Of Mario Bava
The Original Video Nasties Vol.1 x 2 (1 original, 1 revised)
The Video Nasties Vol.2
The Evil Dead Companion
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Companion
Sex And Zen & A Bullet In The Head
Dying For Action: The Life And Films Of Jackie Chan
The Essential Guide To The Best Of Eastern Heroes
From Bruce Lee To The Ninjas
Art Of Darkness: The Cinema Of Dario Argento
Videohound's Dragon Asian Action And Cult Flicks
Shock! Horror! Astounding Artwork From The Video Nasty Era (signed by Francis Brewster, Harvey Fenton and Marc Morris)
Wes Craven's The Last House On The Left: The Making Of A Cult Classic x 2 (1 original, 1 revised)
See No Evil: Banned Films And Video Controversy
Intercepting Fist: The Films Of Bruce Lee
Sweet And Savage
The Zombies That Ate Pittsburgh: The Films Of George A. Romero
Nightmare Movies
Book Of The Dead
The Dead Walk (revised)
Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide
Making Friday The 13th: The Legend Of Camp Blood
The Seduction Of The Gullible x 3 (1 original, 1 revised and 1 The Dark Side edition.)
The Essential Jackie Chan Sourcebook
100% Jackie Chan: The Essential Companion Vol.1
100% Jackie Chan: The Essential Companion Vol.2
Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective's Scrapbook
Revenge Of The Creature Features Movie Guide
Creature Features Movie Guide Strikes Again
Creature Features: The Sci-Fi, Fantasy And Horror Movie Guide
BFI Modern Classics: The Thing
BFI Modern Classics: The Exorcist x 2 (1 original, 1 revised)
Grande Illusions
Grande Illusions Book 2: From The Films Of Tom Savini
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History Of Friday The 13th
Nigel Andrews On Jaws
The Delirium Guide To Italian Exploitation Cinema 1975-1979
The Best Of Jackie Chan's Screen Power
The Unauthorised Jackie Chan Encyclopedia
Beyond Terror: The Films Of Lucio Fulci
and Seagalogy: A Study Of The Ass-Kicking Films Of Steven Seagal.

Whew!

[Pete]

I own:

Eaten Alive: Italian Cannibal and Zombie Movies (signed by Lamberto Bava)
Book of the Dead
DVD Delirium Vol1: Redux
DVD Delirium vol 2
DVD Delirium Vol 3
Alternate Europe
Cinema Sewer
Cinema Sewer 2
Shock! Horror! Astounding Artwork from the Video Nasty Era (signed by Lamberto Bava)
Video Nasties - Darkside first edition.
Robert De Niro - official bio
Bloody Sam: The Life and Films of Sam Peckinpah
Clint Eastwood
Making of Scarface (1983)
Halliwells top 1000
Halliwells guide 2003
Best Films of the 80's

[Splatterdragon73]

Although i only used to look at movie books (y'know just the pictures!) when i was a kid in the early '80s it wasn't until the later part of the decade that i actually began reading the text inside and started learning about many things cinematic.

Following on from my previous post, here's most (if not all) of the booklets i have:

Cine Xcess
Mondo Argento
Blazing Magnums
Knights Of Terror
Suspiria: Dario Argento's Darkest Dream
And You Will Live In Terror!....John Martin Explores The Beyond
John Morghen: The Nastiest Man In The World!
David Warbeck: The Man And His Movies
The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue: A Critical Dissection
Giallo Scrapbook Vol.1
Giallo Scrapbook Vol.2
Slash Hits Vol.1
Slash Hits Vol.2
Slash Hits Vol.3
Tom Savini: The Wizard Of Gore
Nekrofile: Cinema Of The Extreme
Son Of Seduction Of The Gullible
Fantasy Film Memory: Lucio Fulci
Fantasy Film Memory: Cannibal Holocaust
Fantasy Film Memory: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre/The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (signed by Gunnar Hansen)
and assorted issues of Flesh And Blood, Is It....Uncut?, Giallo Pages, Delirium and Diabolik.

I know these latter titles aren't books but they're film-related anyway. So sue me!

[Gigantor]

Wow,Nice collection of books Gentlemen