Wes Craven's Last House On The Left

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Summary: midnight confessions
Review: hello last house fans, as a close confidant of david szulkin and last house star david a hess, i must say people have to read this graphically detailed monster of written class. this 70's film student text book has inspiration.szulkin has touched the heart and soul of wes cravens masterpiece. All cult fanatics will read this book

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Summary: Horrifying
Review: I think this may be one of those reviews that get 0 out of 20 user ratings. I didn't even read the whole book, only about 50%. If you want a good review go read any of the other usefull ones of which there are plenty.

Let me start out by saying that this is a good book, highly detailed just like everyone else has said. It however had me going out of the house to the nearest garbage can at three o'clock in the morning. After spending the whole day reading the very detailed desciptions of an orgy in violence I felt dirt, disgusted and in need of a shower and a memory loss. I couldn't get the imagery of the book out of my head and I definately couldn't sleep, so I decided to make a symbolic trip to the garbage can to cleanse my house since there was no way I could sleep with that thing in the house. If like me you have a sensitive disposition, you should be warned that this book may not be for you. Otherwise, like previously noted, it's probably a good book.

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Summary: a paramount reading,
Review: I'm 30 years old and always wanted to see "Last House" at the drive-in where it always played, and at the midnight showings, just to see what everyone was talking about. By the time I could see it by myself, all this stopped w/video! You can imagine my delight in having all the hype recaptured in this book! Well written, with plenty of behind-the-scenes info, and an update with the actors/actresses in the movie. I felt like I was back in time! If you've wanted to know what everyone's been talking about, and how the "House" set the standard for terror (which it did, when you compare the slasher movies to it), get this book. It's well worth the price!

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Summary: Really into it
Review: The best way to describe this book is reverent. This is a seriously in depth look at Wes Craven's demented debut, Last House on the Left.

Szulkin has done a ton of research. There are countless references in here to obscure genre work, foreign films, etc, etc. Plenty of pictures, too, big, bright and shiny pictures of various artwork from the film and its unofficial 'sequels', grisly scenes, and more. Whatever you think of the film, this is an impressive book.

Last House on the Left is definitely demented, but looking at the current state of the horror genre, it holds up pretty well. The raw, grainy quality and the depiction of the kind of sick, stark horror you read about in the papers--this is definitely not a movie that glorifies crime and murder as other slick, entertaining films do. Craven would do similar things later in the decade with The Hills Have Eyes, another ultra low-budget but creepy study of an American family.

Video nasty buffs and horror fans will highly appreciate such a respectful book about an oft-disrespected and reviled film. I mean, this is the second, revised edition(!) That is dedication, folks.

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Summary: a paramount reading,
Review: the importance of the movie,is overshadowed by Szulkin's "under the microscope" details and facts.And those details and facts are exactly why you can not put this book down.The index alone is a treasure listing of the the greatest horror/slasher/sci-fi/camp...movies ever made. I cannot wait to see what Szulkin's next subject will be....