
The Horror of It All
One Moviegoer’s Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead…
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R.C. Bray
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Adam Rockoff
Horror films have simultaneously captivated and terrified audiences for generations, racking up billions of dollars at the box office and infusing our nightmares with unrelenting zombies, chainsaw-wielding madmen, and myriad incarnations of ghosts, ghouls, and the devil himself. Despite evolving modes of storytelling and the fluctuating popularity of other genres, horror endures.
The Horror of It All is a memoir from the front lines of the industry that dissects (and occasionally defends) the hugely popular phenomenon of scary movies. Author Adam Rockoff traces the highs and lows of the horror genre through the lens of his own obsessive fandom, born in the aisles of his local video store and nurtured with a steady diet of cable trash.
From Siskel and Ebert's crusade against slasher films to horror's renaissance in the wake of Scream, Rockoff mines the rich history of the genre, braiding critical analysis with his own firsthand experiences. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
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Rambling, with occasional insights
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Overall Not Bad
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1) This is a great job of reading and being practically invisible by RC Bray. I didn't notice one mispronunciation and the timing/pace of the reading was pitch perfect. This is why you hire a pro to do the voice acting.
2) If you are a horror fan at all, there will be at least 2-3 opinions in the book that you do not agree with. This is a wonderful thing, I think Adam is 100% wrong about Scream, and his notion that Friday the 13th compares to Halloween is laughable to me, and that's kind of the point. This is a mainstream book that you can argue with, disagree with and still enjoy because he obviously loves the movies as much as we do. It's a book that treats the genre as well as major American sports or like academics with integrity treat literature. Debate is welcome and encouraged.
3) If you are not a hard core horror fan, you will find 3-4 movies you will enjoy that you did not know.
4) The lack of any political insertion into the text of any of his opinions on the movies is so refreshing in 2022, I'd love to give it an extra star just for that. Adam talks about the movies, not how they made him reflect on his values/privilege/gender identity. Evaluating the movies on their own merits and content rather than bringing his own subtext or agenda to them is something I never thought would be noble or rare, but here we are.
Audible, put Adam's Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Movie on here. And there are dozens of similar books on this subject that we would all love to listen to on Audible.
The Exact Book You're Looking for Slasher Fans
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RC Bray reads this brilliantly, with emphasis in all the right places. All in all, this is just a super book. I listened to it while walking my dog over a series of a couple weeks. :)
A whole lot of fun for horror diehards!
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Great Listen for Horror Fans
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Memory Lane
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On the downside, he does sometimes go off subject. For instance, there is a whole chapter about the PMRC and the congress hearing regarding music censorship. And sometimes he can be a little pretentious.
Overall, if you love horror movies, especially ones made in the 80's, you will enjoy this book.
Great book, if you were a teen in the 80's
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I didn't always agree with the author, but his points were made well and really we don't all have to agree about any creative endeavor.
this is a fun read
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An outstanding book
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Horror nerd book !
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