Official Splatter Movie Guide: Hundreds More of the Grossest, Goriest, Most Outrageous..

by John McCarty

The man who coined the term "splatter movie" separates the anemic from the ebullient in this all-new volume presenting hundreds of the goriest, grossest, and most outrageous films ever made. Includes summaries and commentaries on recent films as well as some which were overlooked in Volume I. Essential reading for film buffs, gorehounds, and concerned parents everywhere. 24 pages of black-and-white photographs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312070462
• ISBN13: 9780312070465
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

A great, fun guide

This book, the sequel to McCarty's original "Splatter Movie Guide", covers movies released between 1989 and 1992, plus many older titles overlooked in the first guide. Like the first, it rates movies of the "splatter" genre, mainly horror, sci-fi, and action movies, with lots of blood and guts. The author even goes into detail about how much and what type of blood and guts to expect- whether it's an eyeball poked out, an evisceration or two, or beheadings, he's got it covered. Also included are plot synopses, actors/directors, and basically whether the film is worth your time or not. McCarty's writing is hilarious, and the book is fun to read even if you're not interested in the movies. His descriptions of the films are hysterical, pee-your-pants funny, so it's both fun to read and a useful guide for gorehounds. For example, his review of "Ministry of Vengeance" begins, "If you can accept the basic premise that 'Dukes of Hazzard's' John Schneider is a Vietnam-vet-turned-Episcopal-priest-turned-bloodthirsrty-revenge-minded vigilante when his wife and daughter are mown down by terrorists in an airport, then you're welcome to this bargain-basement Bronson crap". As you can see, he tells it like it is. And so do I: buy it!