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Son of Unsung Horrors

Son of Unsung Horrors

 

From the team that br­ought you We Belong Dea­d magazine & the­ best selling 70s Monster ­Memories, comes ­another collectors it­em. The follow up to the original Unsung Horrors - Son of Unsung Horrors brings you more crazy, obscure, out-there titles from the outer edges of cinema! Includes Schlock, Chamber of Horrors, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, The Maze & Requiem for a Vampire. An absolute MUST for genre fans and collectors alike!

Large format, 400 pages, full colour throughout!

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Spotlight on Horror:

Spotlight on Horror:

Classics of the Cinefantastique

 

Spotlight on Horror: Classics of the Cinefantastique looks at 160 classic and influential movies that have defined the genre over the last 100 years. From the silents to the present day, each film is looked at in detail and the book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of photographs, posters and lobby cards - each page in full glorious colour.

408 pages, full colour throughout!

 

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A Pictorial History of Hammer Horror

A Pictorial History of Hammer Horror

 

Featuring essays on all Hammer’s horror movies from The Mystery of the Mary Celeste in 1935 up to 2019’s The Lodge. Packed with hundreds of rare photos, posters and lobby cards from collections in the US, UK, France, Italy, Norway and Germany. A must for genre fans and collectors alike.

Soft cover, 454 pages, full colour throughout!

 

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A Century of Horror:

A Century of Horror:

A Pictorial History of the Cinefantastique

 

This mighty tome from the guys at We Belong Dead charts a pictorial history of horror cinema in the 20th century. Loaded with stills, posters and lobby cards, both familiar and rare, it is a sumptuous visual history of that most enduring of movie genres. Ten chapters covering the Silents to the 1990s, plus Euro Horror and Japanese Horror are examined. With stunning cover art from Graham Humphreys and a Foreword by Sara Karloff, this book is a must for genre fans and collectors alike.

With 520 pages and full colour throughout, this mighty tome will be despatched to UK customers via courier.

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Chopped Meat:

Chopped Meat:

British Horror of the 1970s

 

Chopped Meat tells the full story of UK fright cinema during the decade of the three-day week, power cuts, T Rex, and hot pants! Pete Walker, Norman J Warren, José Larraz, David McGillivray, Stephen Weeks, and even Andy Milligan and Jesús Franco, made major contributions to the British horror scene of the 1970s, and the team at We Belong Dead has reviewed more than 180 tantalising terror titles from Assault to Alien, from Blind Terror to Terror, from Fright to Frightmare.

380 pages, large format paperback.

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Into The Velvet Darkness:

Into The Velvet Darkness:

A Celebration of Vincent Price

 

This mighty tome from the team behind We Belong Dead looks at every aspect of Vincent Price’s life, films and career. Large format, full colour throughout & with a foreword by Victoria Price, this is a must for genre fans and collectors alike!

352 pages.

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70s Monster Memories

70s Monster Memories

 

Back by popular demand! 70s Monster Memories is the final word on being a monster kid in the 1970s. With over 70 chapters covering every aspect of '70s horror, this massive tome features everything from the legendary BBC 2 double bills to trading cards, LPs, movie tie ins, TV horrors and all aspects of books and magazines such as Monster Mag, House of Hammer, Famous Monsters, Pictorial History of Horror Movies.... you name it, if it was in the '70s it will be here. This labour of love from the team behind We Belong Dead magazine has to be seen to be believed. A true Monster Kid collector's item. Limited availability. Foreword by House of Hammer’s Dez Skinn and afterword by Alan Frank. A must for horror fans and collectors alike.

408 pages, full colour throughout.

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Witches, Bitches and Banshees: (Hardback)

Witches, Bitches and Banshees: (Hardback)

The British Films of American International Pictures

 

Author John Hamilton (Beasts in the Cellar) has distilled over two decades of research and 60 interviews into this mighty tome about the British films of American International Pictures. From Horrors of the Black Museum to Circus of Horrors, from Rocket to the Moon to City Under the Sea, from Horror House to Madhouse, this superb title covers the whole period in loving detail. Available in hardback and paperback editions - order now to avoid disappointment.

354 Pages! 8.5” x 11” format. Over 850 images!

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Witches, Bitches and Banshees: (Paperback)

Witches, Bitches and Banshees: (Paperback)

The British Films of American International Pictures

 

Author John Hamilton (Beasts in the Cellar) has distilled over two decades of research and 60 interviews into this mighty tome about the British films of American International Pictures. From Horrors of the Black Museum to Circus of Horrors, from Rocket to the Moon to City Under the Sea, from Horror House to Madhouse, this superb title covers the whole period in loving detail. Available in hardback and paperback editions - order now to avoid disappointment.

354 Pages! 8.5” x 11” format. Over 850 images!

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Stalking Pictures:

Stalking Pictures:

A Dark Side Guide to Slasher Movies!

 

Delve inside these bloodstained pages to discover definitive chapters on all of the slice and dice heavyweights, from Halloween and Friday the 13th to The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. Plus the Chucky movies and forgotten slashers of the 1980s such as Visiting Hours, Happy Birthday To Me and Pieces. There’s even a chapter on the best giallo slashers. An essential purchase for collectors and genre fans alike.

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Television Terrors:

Television Terrors:

A History of Horror on the Small Screen

 

Editor Allan Bryce has enlisted some of today’s most highly respected genre authors to tell the full story of shocks on the box. Each one brings their unique style and knowledge to their specialist subject. Beautifully illustrated throughout, with never-before-published stills, posters and candid behind-the-scenes photographs, this lavish book is an essential purchase for any fan of the dark side of the small screen!

178 pages, large format, full colour throughout.

 

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British Horror Films: Beyond Hammer and Amicus

British Horror Films: Beyond Hammer and Amicus

Edited by Allan Bryce

 

British Horror Films: Beyond Hammer and Amicus is an exhaustively researched and stunningly illustrated book on the many other great British horror movies made by companies such as Tigon and Tyburn, and cult directors such as Pete Walker, Terence Fisher and Freddie Francis. Allan Bryce has enlisted some of today’s most highly respected genre authors – each one bringing their unique style and knowledge to their specialist subject. Profusely illustrated throughout, with never-before-published stills, posters, lobby cards and candid photographs, this lavish book is an essential purchase for any fan of British horror films!

182 pages, large format, full colour throughout.

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Italian Horrors:

Italian Horrors:

Cannibals, Zombies, Strange Vices and Guilty Pleasures!

 

This stunning book from the Dark Side team chronicles the best and the worst of Italian Horror, a genre that frequently favours style over narrative sense and is characterised by over-the-top gore, lurid sex and strong violence.As always with Dark Side books, this is a great value volume, beautifully produced and full of never-before-published stills and posters. It will tell you all you need to know about this hugely popular subject and is an essential purchase for collectors and genre fans alike.

194 pages, full colour throughout!

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Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out

Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out

Hardback, illustrated

 

The definitive biography of internationally-renowned film director Roman Polanski, famed for classics such as Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, The Pianist and Oliver Twist. From his upbringing in war-torn Poland, through his entanglement in the notorious Hollywood slaying of his then wife, Sharon Tate, to his flight from American justice on a charge of child rape, Polanski’s life has been as colourful and controversial as his movies. In this illustrated 366-page book, best-selling author Denis Meikle sheds new light into the dark corners of Polanski’s life and career.

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Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

A Kind of Illusion By Denis Meikle

 

In this exciting screen biography, internationally acclaimed film critic Denis Meikle explores Johnny Depp's career from his breakthrough roles in Edward Scissorhands, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape, via the classic performances such as Ed Wood, Dead Man, Donnie Brasco, Sleepy Hollow and From Hell through to box-office smashes Pirates of the Caribbean, and Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd.

Paperback, shrink wrapped.

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