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The Book of Lists: Horror
The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything! Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information f...more
Paperback, 410 pages
Published
September 16th 2008
by Harper Perennial
(first published 2008)
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An assemblage of lists and essays-in-the-form-of-lists about horror movies, horror books, and horror in a variety of other formats. I’m not a huge horror fan, but I still got a kick out of this book. The humorous lists were unsurprisingly my favorites—top honors definitely go to Vince Churchill’s “Wow, the Black Guy Lived!”—and there were some good reading recommendations to be gleaned from the books section as well. However, there were far too many lists that were basically, “Hey, Here Are My...more
The perfect bathroom book, this entertaining collection is both interesting and insightful. Sure to send you looking for many obscure movies and books.
Very cool, very funny...this comprehensive, sometimes off-the-wall, book of lists is chock full of mainstream horror and hard-to-find cult classics and a must read for the horror addict (and dedicated listmaker nerds like myself). I had an absolute ball perusing these colorful lists, compiled by some of the biggest names in the genre, including Stephen King (who lists his 10 favourite horror novels / short stories of all time). You will be inspired, intrigued, and amazed and have a helluva good...more
Every once in awhile, horror shows us its fun side. In The Book of Lists: Horror, a wonderful new compendium that will leave genre enthusiasts glassy eyed and drooling into the wee hours of the night, editors Wallace, Howison, and Bradley ably pull together the vast elements of this classic genre. Straddling a fine line between trivia and contributor opinion, the collection offers up a plethora of lists – spanning movies, television, literature, music, even comic books and video games – compiled...more
Right away I can say that if you liked trivia, then you will like this book. If you like the horror genre in any form (film, books, tv, music, etc.), then you will like this book as well. Some readers out there may remember the Book of Lists series, and this is a pretty good entry in the series.
The book is arranged into major chapters. There is one chapter each for film, literature, music, miscellaneous trivia, and a little bit of this and that at the end. Personally, I like the literature chap...more
The book is arranged into major chapters. There is one chapter each for film, literature, music, miscellaneous trivia, and a little bit of this and that at the end. Personally, I like the literature chap...more
Feb 11, 2009
Professor
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3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Horror fans
Recommended to Professor by:
Carrie
Some of the lists are good, and contain films I haven't heard of or from genres I am not that into (especially in things like the list of "women in terror" sub-genre films). Unfortunately, the bad is really bad-no talent ass wipes with terrible stuff to their credit enlightening you to exactly why they make terrible films. Probably the primo example of this is Eli Roth's list, which is, predictably, of "The Top Ten Genital Mutilations in Film", with each entry loving laid out-both the film, and...more
Works almost as a reference book, at least in a basic way to catch me up on my classic and recent horror movies. I don't like the Hostel series- too much morality, not enough gore- but Eli Roth did compile a good list of groin accidents (but uses Cannibal Holocaust 3 times- it's a great movie, but come on!) The Italian movies list is good, as are a few of the book lists. Steven King has some obvious, then some interesting recommendations. There's a great list of Mexican movies I now need to see....more
Got this because of the varied contributors (are Edgar 'Shaun of the Dead' Wright and Scott 'Mysterious Skin' Heim brought together anywhere else?) plus inspired little features. The Twilight Zone chap's list of hackneyed plots is a hoot, particularly 'Hey! I'm Really Dead!'
This book would have been more meaningful to me if I had known even a third of the "famous" people chosen to list their Top Ten _______. For example, "Adam Green's Top Ten Horror Movie Actresses Who Should Have Gotten Naked...But Didn't" is not only boring but insulting.
Some of the lists were good but (especially the movie lists) they all seemed to list and relist the same movies.
The book lists were a very small chapter and that is what I was most looking forward to.
I would have given this book 2 stars if it wasn't for their horror-themed video games list. It was only 5 items long and two of the games they screwed up the description.
The book lists were a very small chapter and that is what I was most looking forward to.
I would have given this book 2 stars if it wasn't for their horror-themed video games list. It was only 5 items long and two of the games they screwed up the description.
Could've done without all the self-plugging intros (but I guess the contributors have to have some reason to participate). Anyway, lots of fun (with some good movie suggestions).
I love lists. I love horror. So there was very little chance of me disliking this book. I was reminded (usually quite pleasantly!) of things I'd seen/read before, and I picked up a lot of recommendations for things I hadn't. I'm really glad I got this book.
Really could not get into this. Not the horror buff that I was when I was younger. Have read the other List books though and have enjoyed.
This kind of confirmed my interest in all things Horror was waning. Read in two days, months later resold book.
Got this book at the book signing. It is incredibly entertaining and funny as all hell. A definite must-read!
It is three of my favorite things combined:Books, Lists, and Horror. Hooray!
nice book of lists for horror films
Cool book if you are into horror.
Weakest of the Book of Lists entries.
this book was terribly entertaining, and a reminder that the best kind of book to read is one where the author loves the subject matter. broken down into sections -- lists about horror movies, horror literature, horror music, horror miscellany, and horror fans -- the book is quick moving and segues right about the time you're done reading about one subject or the other.
Feb 17, 2009
Ruben
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Pretty sweet, I read it from Cover-to-cover, even though it's more of a bathroom book. Really it just made me want to read more horror books and see more horror movies. Really, it makes me want to embrace the horror fan inside that I never actually let out. Maybe I will...
Not a bad read even if (like me) you're only passingly into horror. Lots of discussion by luminaries who really know their stuff. Recommended.
One of my favorites. Fascinating information for horror buffs of all ages.
a fun read
May 09, 2013
Robin Graves
marked it as wish-list
Apr 23, 2013
Rae Of
marked it as my-wishlist
Apr 20, 2013
Iroulito91
marked it as to-read
Apr 16, 2013
Bianca
marked it as to-read
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Amy Wallace is an American author. She is the daughter of authors Irving Wallace and Sylvia Wallace and sister of historian David Wallechinsky. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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