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Shock Value is a well-written history of the "New Horror" and it's directors, writers, and producers. Jason Zinoman has done his research...(I saw this from the perspective of working in the SPFX makeup industry for a dozen years during the '80's and '90's...I was there...so I DO know the history of many genre films). Anyone who loves film regardless of genre should read this book. Wes Craven, John Carpenter, O'Bannon, De Palma...they're all here of course. But the author traces other not so famous filmmakers who made important contributions. Very thoughtful, candid and even funny at times. A wealth of recent horror film history. Come on buy this one...and be the life of any horror film history discussion!
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Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror by Jason Zinoman
John Foster, September 1, 2011
Shock Value is a well-written history of the "New Horror" and it's directors, writers, and producers. Jason Zinoman has done his research...(I saw this from the perspective of working in the SPFX makeup industry for a dozen years during the '80's and '90's...I was there...so I DO know the history of many genre films). Anyone who loves film regardless of genre should read this book. Wes Craven, John Carpenter, O'Bannon, De Palma...they're all here of course. But the author traces other not so famous filmmakers who made important contributions. Very thoughtful, candid and even funny at times. A wealth of recent horror film history. Come on buy this one...and be the life of any horror film history discussion!