The Horror of It All, Adam Rockoff
The Horror of It All, Adam Rockoff
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The Horror of It All
One Moviegoer’s Love Affair With Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead…

Author: Adam Rockoff

Narrator: R. C. Bray

Unabridged: 7 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/19/2015


Synopsis

Horror films have simultaneously captivated and terrified audiences for generations, racking up billions of dollars at the box office and infusing our nightmares with unrelenting zombies, chain saw–wielding madmen, and myriad incarnations of ghosts, ghouls, and the devil himself. Despite evolving modes of storytelling and the fluctuating popularity of other genres, horror endures. The Horror of It All is a memoir from the front lines of the industry that dissects (and occasionally defends) the hugely popular phenomenon of scary movies.

Author Adam Rockoff traces the highs and lows of the horror genre through the lens of his own obsessive fandom, born in the aisles of his local video store and nurtured with a steady diet of cable trash. From Siskel and Ebert's crusade against slasher films to horror's renaissance in the wake of Scream, Rockoff mines the rich history of the genre, braiding critical analysis with his own firsthand experiences. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

About Adam Rockoff

Adam Rockoff is the screenwriter of Wicked Lake, a film so depraved that it caused Ron Jeremy to storm out of the theater in anger. However, his 2010 adaptation of the classic exploitation film, I Spit on Your Grave, received nearly unanimous praise from horror critics. His first book, Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986, a critical examination of the slasher genre, was made into a documentary which premiered on STARZ. When he's not getting his hands bloody, Adam runs the television production company FlashRock Films.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Trudi

I always feel guilty when I snag a book from NetGalley and don't love it. But hey -- impartial reviewing and honest reader response is what we all crave, right? So I get over that guilt pretty quickly. Adam Rockoff has a great idea here. While my real passion is to watch horror movies (not read about......more

Goodreads review by Michael

I tried. I tried so hard to finish this book. Fifty pages left, but then the final straw came when the author deemed Wes Craven's Scream as a fraud. Don't get me wrong. Assholes are like opinions; everybody has one. But I really should have set this book aside nearly 150 pages earlier when Mr Ruckof......more

Goodreads review by Hunter

A funny and nostalgic look back at horror for anyone who slipped on over to the dark side in the 80s. Reading it also provided a list of flix I have to watch again.......more