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Summary: How do these guys find these movies?
Review: Lets face it: If it wasnt for cult films what would friday nights in the fall be like? Pretty dull in my opinion. Videohound's guide has every single cult film you can think of. All put together in a 666 page morsel. Every movie from ''One Down Two To Go'', to ''Them!'' offers a complete review, cast, awards, and the director, writer, and producer. If your a cult buff, then you shouldnt be without this book in your reading collection.
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Summary: A fun-filled trip through trash cinema
Review: This book is a great and well made guide to the world of trash movies. Unlike the Psychotronic Guide, this book has a rating system and informative and interesting sidebars. The only problem is that it is not quite long enough and, consequently, many films that are truly trashy and noteworthy are left out. However, this doesn't significantly hurt a fun-filled little book that is one of the most dog-eared in my library.
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Summary: I Can Show You The World!
Review: This is an essential for any movie geek or individual with an insatiable love for B,cult, and independant pictures.
Along with these reviews, the hound also contains a tribute on each new letter of the alphabet to certain movie heroes and icons such Bela Lugosi, Quinten Tarantino, and many many more. The book also has an introduction by the King Of The B's, BRUCE CAMPELL!
Highly recommended
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Summary: really good book
Review: this is the best guide to finding info on a cult movie. it has neat pics and quotes. best of all if has a full discription of the movie and when it was made, how much it would cost if you wanted to buy it, who was in it and what awards it won. it has an index you can look up the actors, and there's a page of the cult movie web pages, where to send fan mail, and if the movie goes by a different title it says that too! this book has to be the best movie guide i've ever purchased
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Summary: Bride of the Midnight Cult-Movie Resource Guide Massacre
Review: This is the highly anticipated second edition of VideoHound's wildly successful resource guide CULT FLICKS & TRASH PICS. People new to this series will probably find this volume overwhelming in its comprehensive coverage of obscure and bizarre films while fans who purchased the first guide (or thumbed through it at the book store) will be glad to know that many of the shortcomings of the problematic first edition have been vastly improved upon.This new edition includes a brand new forward from cult actor Bruce Campbell (EVIL DEAD, MANIAC COP) that's both hilarious and irreverent. There's also a nice introduction that rightfully acknowledges DVDs as an important medium in cult film and a section of contributors whose initials can be found at the bottom of some of the movie reviews. The expansive indexes (a signature characteristic of VideoHound resource guides) contain such familiar sections as "Cult Connections," a list of books, websites, and magazines that are dedicated to anything and everything cult, an "Alternative Titles Index," because so many of those weird films exist under multiple titles, a "Cast Index," a "Director Index," and a "Category Index." New to this second edition are the "Writer Index," the "Cinematographer Index," (truly a nice touch) and the "Composer Index." This second edition of VideoHound's CULT FLICKS & TRASH PICS contains about 250 new reviews for fans to obsess over. Not only do old classics like DEAD ALIVE, FROM BEYOND, and ILSA, THE WICKED WARDEN get the recognition that they finally deserve, but newer cult films like HAPPINESS, MEMENTO, and ED GEIN also get coverage. This guide also makes the wise choice of including such obscure art-house classics like Pasolini's infamous masterpiece SALO, THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM. Perhaps the most notable additions to this second edition are the numerous Italian horror films that have recently been getting widespread DVD distribution due to the efforts of companies like Anchor Bay Entertainment, Synapse Films and Shriek Show. In addition to previous film reviews of SUSPIRIA and BLACK SUNDAY, fans can also read about great movies like LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE, THE BEYOND, and CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. While many of the titles that were covered in the previous edition are exactly the same in this second edition, there are a number of reviews that have been greatly expanded upon. For instance, the first edition included a brief summary of Mier Zarchi's infamous revenge film I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE that dismissed the flick as being complete garbage and giving it zero stars. This edition has a rather lengthy synopsis that ends up awarding the film two and half stars. This second edition also boasts new sidebars of some of the greatest cult personalities, my personal favorite being the one on director Frank Henenlotter. There are numerous photographs throughout the text from films like MOTEL HELL, BLACULA and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and there are countless quotes and taglines to be found in the sidebars. On the back of this second edition of VideoHound's CULT FLICKS & TRASH PICKS, there is a great quote from `Eye Magazine' that reads, "One of the most appealing aspects of the book is the element of surprise." If there was ever one quotation to perfectly represent this reference guide, it would be that one. Highly Recommended...
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Summary: Bride of the Midnight Cult-Movie Resource Guide Massacre
Review: This is the highly anticipated second edition of VideoHound's wildly successful resource guide CULT FLICKS & TRASH PICS. People new to this series will probably find this volume overwhelming in its comprehensive coverage of obscure and bizarre films while fans who purchased the first guide (or thumbed through it at the book store) will be glad to know that many of the shortcomings of the problematic first edition have been vastly improved upon. This new edition includes a brand new forward from cult actor Bruce Campbell (EVIL DEAD, MANIAC COP) that's both hilarious and irreverent. There's also a nice introduction that rightfully acknowledges DVDs as an important medium in cult film and a section of contributors whose initials can be found at the bottom of some of the movie reviews. The expansive indexes (a signature characteristic of VideoHound resource guides) contain such familiar sections as "Cult Connections," a list of books, websites, and magazines that are dedicated to anything and everything cult, an "Alternative Titles Index," because so many of those weird films exist under multiple titles, a "Cast Index," a "Director Index," and a "Category Index." New to this second edition are the "Writer Index," the "Cinematographer Index," (truly a nice touch) and the "Composer Index." This second edition of VideoHound's CULT FLICKS & TRASH PICS contains about 250 new reviews for fans to obsess over. Not only do old classics like DEAD ALIVE, FROM BEYOND, and ILSA, THE WICKED WARDEN get the recognition that they finally deserve, but newer cult films like HAPPINESS, MEMENTO, and ED GEIN also get coverage. This guide also makes the wise choice of including such obscure art-house classics like Pasolini's infamous masterpiece SALO, THE 120 DAYS OF SODOM. Perhaps the most notable additions to this second edition are the numerous Italian horror films that have recently been getting widespread DVD distribution due to the efforts of companies like Anchor Bay Entertainment, Synapse Films and Shriek Show. In addition to previous film reviews of SUSPIRIA and BLACK SUNDAY, fans can also read about great movies like LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE, THE BEYOND, and CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. While many of the titles that were covered in the previous edition are exactly the same in this second edition, there are a number of reviews that have been greatly expanded upon. For instance, the first edition included a brief summary of Mier Zarchi's infamous revenge film I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE that dismissed the flick as being complete garbage and giving it zero stars. This edition has a rather lengthy synopsis that ends up awarding the film two and half stars. This second edition also boasts new sidebars of some of the greatest cult personalities, my personal favorite being the one on director Frank Henenlotter. There are numerous photographs throughout the text from films like MOTEL HELL, BLACULA and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and there are countless quotes and taglines to be found in the sidebars. On the back of this second edition of VideoHound's CULT FLICKS & TRASH PICKS, there is a great quote from 'Eye Magazine' that reads, "One of the most appealing aspects of the book is the element of surprise." If there was ever one quotation to perfectly represent this reference guide, it would be that one. Highly Recommended...
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Summary: Not quite the cult bible, but an important publication.
Review: Videohound, who are known for making books about films, release this book about cult films. Given, I am a cult film aficiato (clearly shown by the on-purpose misspelling), I can tell you that several entries are missing ("Star Worms II", "The First Turn-On", "Meet The Feebles", "Full Metal Jacket") and even some directors aren't even mentioned (Jim Larsen etc.). But the biggest flaw about this publication is that the movies aren't reviewed in there complete uncut version. They even only reviewed Sgt. Kabukiman in it's PG-13 format ! Overall, it's a good read and a must for those new to the cult world. Just remember, never trust anyone who gets paid to review movies.
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Summary: Great Stuff!!!
Review: What a great book. The perfect guide for anyone looking for that odd or out-of-the-mainstream rental when everyone else is lining up for that same old Top Twenty. Well-written, funny, informative. It's a terrific companion at the film store. Actually, I keep it in my car's glove box so it's always available.
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