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A review by soobooksalot
How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive by Craig DiLouie
dark
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This likely comes as no shock, but I love books about the making of horror movies/shows and cursed films.
There have been some awesome ones as of late - Curse Of The Reaper, Mister Magic, Run Time, Burn The Negative, Night Film, Found - to name a few.
Now add How To Make A Horror Movie And Survive by Craig DiLouie to the mix. Thank you to Hachette Books for the gifted review copy!
Director Max Maurey is best known for the Jack The Knife horror series. But it's not getting the viewer reactions he'd like. Horror shouldn't be laughed at, and Max wants horror to mean something.
Enter the Arriflex 35BL, the very camera used to film the ill-fated Mary's Birthday - a movie never released due to the on-screen deaths of several cast and crew.
Max has the cursed camera. And is making the movie If Wishes Could Kill with it. After all, as the cover states, horror isn't horror unless it's real.
I previously loved DiLouie's Episode Thirteen, and HTMAHMAS has made him an auto-buy author for me. This wink-and-nod to the horror film industry is a bit unconventional and all entertaining - recommended!
For release on June 18.
There have been some awesome ones as of late - Curse Of The Reaper, Mister Magic, Run Time, Burn The Negative, Night Film, Found - to name a few.
Now add How To Make A Horror Movie And Survive by Craig DiLouie to the mix. Thank you to Hachette Books for the gifted review copy!
Director Max Maurey is best known for the Jack The Knife horror series. But it's not getting the viewer reactions he'd like. Horror shouldn't be laughed at, and Max wants horror to mean something.
Enter the Arriflex 35BL, the very camera used to film the ill-fated Mary's Birthday - a movie never released due to the on-screen deaths of several cast and crew.
Max has the cursed camera. And is making the movie If Wishes Could Kill with it. After all, as the cover states, horror isn't horror unless it's real.
I previously loved DiLouie's Episode Thirteen, and HTMAHMAS has made him an auto-buy author for me. This wink-and-nod to the horror film industry is a bit unconventional and all entertaining - recommended!
For release on June 18.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol