Horror for Weenies, Emily C. Hughes
Horror for Weenies, Emily C. Hughes
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Horror for Weenies
Everything You Need to Know about the Films You're Too Scared to Watch

Author: Emily C. Hughes

Narrator: Cassidy Brown

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/03/2024


Synopsis

You don't have to miss out just because you don't like to be frightened! Stop trying to read nonsensical Wikipedia plot summaries (we know you're doing it), and let an expert tell you everything you need to know about the most influential horror films of the past sixty years—without a single jump scare or a drop of gore.

With a rundown of the history and significance of horror cinema, explanations of common tropes, and detailed entries on twnety-five important movies ranging from Night of the Living Dead to The Blair Witch Project to Get Out, Horror for Weenies will turn even the scarediest of cats into a confident connoisseur.

Each entry includes: a detailed plot summary, with enough jokes that it won't freak you out; smart, illuminating analysis of the film's themes and cultural significance; descriptions of iconic scenes you definitely do not want to look at; and talking points for impressing even the biggest scary-movie buffs.

Horror for Weenies is the first installment in the Outsider's Guide series, which offers highly listenable crash courses in major cultural phenomena, so you can catch the references and understand the big deal. Never get left out of a conversation again!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sadie on April 16, 2024

Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch by Emily C. Hughes Page Count: 272 Publisher: Quirk Other Books I Enjoyed by This Author: Debut book but I have been a fan of Emily's for a long time going back to her Tor Nightfire blog days and her website, Rea......more

Goodreads review by Becky on May 29, 2024

Star Review in the June 2024 Issue of Library Journal Three Words That Describe this Book: expertly crafted, informative, accessible Draft Review: The first in a new series of “Outsider’s Guides,” from Quirk, Hughes presents a book best described as a conversation with the reader’s Horror fan bestie.......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on July 11, 2024

I am a certified weenie. Everything is too scary for me. Forget Stephen King; I was terrified by the giant robot spider in Jonny Quest when I was 5. (Check it out on YouTube, and you’ll see what I mean. Shudder! I’m 66, and it still freaks me out a bit.) So I was absolutely the target audience for th......more

Goodreads review by C.J. on September 28, 2024

Thanks to NetGalley and Quirk Books for the audiobook ARC! Cassidy Brown did a nice job, handling the author’s humor well. This was a unique read for me. The kind that stuck out to me the entire time. It is a nonfiction book, about many horror movies that are originally books. So… a book about film......more

Goodreads review by Chante _mightierthanthesword_ on September 13, 2024

Halloween came early this year! So I love horror movies, right? But I struggle with gore, body horror, and I struggle to watch them alone. My husband refuses to watch them with me (unless it's the Scream series and I beg him a million times) so I'm not 100% caught up on all the hip and happening horr......more