The Book of Lists: Horror: An All-New Collection Featuring Stephen King, Eli Roth, Ray Bradbury, and More, with an Introduction by Gahan Wilson

by Del Howison, Scott Bradley, Amy Wallace

Book Overview

The phenomenally popular Book of Lists series has sold millions of copies from coast to coast, enthralling trivia aficionados with fascinating infobits about simply everything Now the latest edition turns an evil eye toward the strange, the blood-curdling, and the macabre with spine-tingling fun facts from the dark side of entertainment. Chock-full of creepy information from the netherworlds of movies, TV, literature, video games, comic books, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061537268
• ISBN13: 9780061537264
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Loving it!

love books of lists, love horror genre....mix 'em together and you get a winner! FIVE HUGE STARS!

If you love the horror genre and trivia then this book is for you

I am a huge fan of the horror genre and lists so i knew i would love this book. It is interesting on many levels. Many familiar faces of the genre created lists in the book that are both entertaining and informative. I guarantee you will be making lists of your own after reading this book with movies, books, or music that sound appealing to you. It is also great to hear what people involved with the genre think. All the lists are given generous description so even the most diehard genre fans will learn something new. I highly recommend this book, whether you are a fan of the horror genre itself, a lover of lists, or you simply enjoy entertainment related trivia. Just trust me this book is for YOU!

a walking-like-it's-talking checklist tour of sharp minds and multimedia curios for the horror curio

Darkness abates in THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR ... and creative light shines. Thumbing through this book tonight, back from the release party at Dark Delicacies earlier today, I like it. I dig this book. Dig it deep and try to bury it ... yet it still rises. Beyond the editors' choice picks, the deft contributors rise sublime. Beyond ephemera, this volume renders a needful and quirky historical pop document for an oft maligned genre. Required reading for the horror buff and a walking-like-it's-talking checklist tour of sharp minds and multimedia curios for the horror curious. THE BOOK OF LISTS: HORROR scents blood, and begs a second volume. Get some.

A GREAT RESOURCE AND GREAT FUN!

The Book of Lists: Horror is the latest addition to the Book of Lists series that has spanned four decades. This time Amy Wallace, Book of Lists veteran and daughter of the legendary Irving Wallace, receives a strong assist from Scott Bradley and Del Howison, two experts in all things horror. The result is very special! If you love lists, you will not be disappointed. If you love horror in films, books, music, poetry and art, you will not be disappointed. If you want to celebrate your love of the macabre, then look no further. If you want to expand your list of movies to watch and books to read, then you will find this book to be an amazing resource. The book is filled with fun facts, great lists (be sure to check out James Gunn's NINETEEN FAVORITE REASONS GOD MADE HUMANS SO SQUISHY on page 38), great style (I love that Chapter 2: The Literature of Dread, starts with 20 great openings in horror fiction and closes with 20 great endings in horror fiction) and a fantastic fan section (do not miss Jim Gerlach's list on page 405). This tome does a wonderful job of expanding the scope of horror, particularly with Jack Ketchum's TEN BEST HORROR NOVELS THAT DON'T CALL THEMSELVES HORROR NOVELS and Ramsey Campbell's THIRTEEN NOVELS ON THE EDGE OF HORROR. Bentley Little has a great list dealing with one hit wonders although I would disagree with his contention that MAGIC was William Goldman's only horror novel. But that's part of the greatness of this book - it offers so many viewpoints, that it is likely to start some arguments! The quality of contributors is amazing, particularly in the field of literature. The book is creative, fun-loving, well organized, informative and well written. Add this one to your shelves today!