I’m laughing at the fact that we have the entirety of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles staring up at the book.
HOW TO MAKE A HORROR MOVIE AND SURVIVE – Craig DiLouie (Released July 18th, 2024)
How could I resist grabbing this one from Barnes & Noble?
Book Description:
Horror isn’t horror unless it’s real.
Max Maury should be on top of the world. He’s a famous horror director. Actors love him. Hollywood needs him. He’s making money hand over fist. But it’s the 80s, and he’s directing cheap slashers for audiences who only crave more blood, not real art. Not real horror. And Max’s slimy producer refuses to fund any of his new ideas.
Sally Priest dreams of being the Final Girl. She knows she’s got what it takes to score the lead role, even if she’s only been cast in small parts so far. When Sally meets Max at his latest wrap party, she sets out to impress him and prove her scream queen prowess.
But when Max discovers an old camera that filmed a very real Hollywood horror, he knows that he has to use this camera for his next movie. The only problem is that it came with a cryptic warning and sometimes wails.
By the time Max discovers the true evil lying within, he’s already dead set on finishing the scariest movie ever put to film, and like it or not, it’s Sally’s time to shine as the Final Girl.
My Thoughts: 3/5 stars
If the art of making movies is your thing, then I think you’ll love this book! I was hoping for this to be more horror and less on the technical side of what goes into filming a movie. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE movies, but some parts felt really slow because of this. It also had more horror comedy vibes, and I don’t know if I just wasn’t in the right mood for that. That being said, it was super quick, I loved the concept behind everything, and it had some horror on the lighter side of the genre. I do love this author, so I’ll be getting more from him in the future.
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