Author: Grahame-Smith, Seth

Brand: Quirk Books

Color: Black

Edition: Illustrated

Binding: Paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 176

Release Date: 24-09-2019

Details: Product Description Written by best-selling author, screenwriter, and producer Seth Grahame-Smith (Stephen King’s It), with an introduction by horror icon Wes Craven (A Nightmare on Elm Street), this is a hilarious must-read for any horror movie fan...and it just might save your life. Are you reading this in a cornfield, at a summer camp, or in an abandoned mental institution? Have you noticed that everything is poorly lit, or that music surges every time you open a door? If the answer is yes, you’re probably trapped in a horror movie. But don’t freak out—just read this book! With it you will learn how to overcome every obstacle found in scary films, including: • How to determine what type of horror film you’re trapped in • The five types of slashers and how to defeat them • How to handle killer dolls, murderous automobiles, and other haunted objects • How to deal with alien invasions, zombie apocalypses, and other global threats • What to do if you did something last summer, if your corn has children in it, or if you suspect you’re already dead Review “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 “If anyone would know how to survive a horror movie, it would be Seth Grahame-Smith.”— Tulsa World “ How to Survive a Horror Movie is essential reading for horror movie buffs of all ages.”— Think Geek “Insightful, funny, and a must-have companion for any horror fan.”— Geeks of Doom “A tongue-in-cheek guide loaded with humorous insights to the many familiar cinematic tropes that populate the genre.”— Horror DNA, 4 star review About the Author Seth Grahame-Smith is a  New York Times best-selling author ( Pride and Prejudice and Zombies;  Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter), screenwriter ( Dark Shadows; The Lego Batman Movie), and producer (Stephen King’s  It) of film and television. His novel  Pride and Prejudice and Zombies debuted at #3 on the  New York Times Best Seller List, has sold over two million copies, and has been translated into more than twenty languages. A film adaptation was released in 2016. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Introduction I’ve always had a special place in my heart for horror movie characters. You have to feel sorry for the poor bastards. Of all the film genres they might have found themselves in—romantic comedies, costume dramas, inspiring biopics—these unlucky chumps were spawned in that darkest and most desolate tract of cinematic real estate: the opening moments of a horror movie.      Whether it’s the perky camp counselor, the overconfident scientist, or the security guard who leaves his post to check on “that weird noise,” the odds of survival are not good for these pitiful wretches. Like the thousands of baby sea turtles who hatch from their leathery eggs and crawl toward the sea only to be snatched up by waiting predators before they even had a chance to live, precious few horror movie characters survive to see the end credits.      Before I was lucky enough to make horror movies of my own, I spent my formative years sitting in carpeted basements, lights off, watching these films on VHS. My friends and I screamed ourselves hoarse—not just because we were scared, but at the sheer stupidity on display. The poor choices being made. The obvious death traps being walked into. The sex being sexed.      Yet, as stupid and helpless as the victims in these stories were, I felt for them. Yes, I loved watching them get hacked to pieces. Yes, I laughed at their gruesome demises. Yes, I laughed harder when they died naked. But a little part of me—the part deep, deep down that still had the capacity to care for others—wanted to help them.      And so I wrote this book as a tribute to these most pathetic of creatures, i

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