How to Survive a Horror Movie

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title How to Survive a Horror Movie
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Seth Grahame-Smith
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 180,Width 131
Category/GenreFilms and cinema
ISBN/Barcode 9781594741791
ClassificationsDewey:791.436164
Audience
General
Illustrations 30 two-colour

Publishing Details

Publisher Quirk Books
Imprint Quirk Books
Publication Date 23 May 2007
Publication Country United States

Description

This is an illustrated guide to surviving every kind of horror movie obstacle, from axe-wielding psychopaths to haunted Japanese VHS tapes. With information covering every major horror movie of the past three decades, it deals with ghosts, serial killers, haunted cars, killer pets, creepy Japanese children, snakes on a plane, and more! This book shows you how to survive a horror movie which will appeal to horror fans of all ages.

Author Biography

Seth Grahame-Smith is the author of the New York Times best seller Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. He doesn't know it yet, but he's been dead since the beginning of the movie. Illustrator Nathan Fox lives in Kansas City, Missouri, with his wife and daughter. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Wired, Print, Spin, and countless other national publications.

Reviews

"Grahame-Smith's little volume is just like a horror movie: entertaining and...a fun afternoon's diversion."--The Hartford Courant "If you have snakes on your plane, did something last summer or suspect you've been dead since the beginning of the movie, then this is the book for you."--McClatchy-Tribune "How to Survive a Horror Movie is essential reading for horror movie buffs of all ages."--Think Geek