What's a horror movie fan to read this month when they're lounging in a pile of leaves, sitting on the subway or curled around a hot cider? Look no further than the new book "How to Survive a Horror Movie" by Seth Grahame-Smith.
The book has Scream-like self awareness, but has its severed tongue firmly planted in cheek. With such chapter titles as "What To Do If You Did Something Last Summer," "How To Stay Awake for a Week," and "What to Do if Your Corn Has Children In It" author Seth Grahame-Smith dissects the devices of the genre with a machete.
Put simply: this book is fun. It's almost as if those ironic conversations with your horror-buff friends were recorded and transcribed. Throw in gruesome illustrations by Nathan Fox (see above for an example), quotes from legendary horror films and a foreword by horror maven Wes Craven himself and this little terror-tome is well-worth the 10 bucks.
Now if THAT weren't enough, they're upping the horror-book-ante by making a companion website complete with one minute video shorts based on chapters from the book. According to author via the site:
Starting October 9th, we'll post two new episodes every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday until Halloween -- eighteen in all. On Thursdays, we'll also re-post three of that week's episodes with a commentary track (because if there's one thing that's been missing from micro-budget Internet shorts, it's a commentary track).
The first two videos have been posted: "How To Defeat A Killer Doll" and "Seven Things to Never, Ever Put in a Child's Room."
They've got good production value, are well edited and best of all are a quick funny watch keeping with the Halloween season.
Check it out at DodgeTheKills.com.
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