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HAND-HELD HELL: THE OUTBREAK OF HOMEMADE HORROR Available Now from Graveface Publishing & Terror Vision

HAND-HELD HELL: THE OUTBREAK OF HOMEMADE HORROR Available Now from Graveface Publishing & Terror Vision

Graveface Publishing and Terror Vision presents Justin Burning’s debut book, Hand-Held Hell: The Outbreak of Homemade Horror, a morbidly curious look at 44 outrageous works of underground cinematic horror created during the home-spun horror era.

“There was a sense of wonder and occasional disbelief when scouring the horror section of independent video stores during their heyday!”

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Printed In Blood Celebrates 45 Years of a Cult Classic with I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE Scriptbook (22 November)

Printed In Blood Celebrates 45 Years of a Cult Classic with I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE Scriptbook (22 November)

Printed in Blood is proud to present the collector’s edition I Spit On Your Grave Scriptbook, featuring 144 pages of art, essays, and ephemera honoring 45 years of the iconic film.

“This woman has just cut, chopped, broken, and burned four men beyond recognition… but no jury in America would ever convict her!”

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MUMS AND SONS: An Examination of the Child/Parent Relationship Available from Plastic Brain Press

MUMS AND SONS: An Examination of the Child/Parent Relationship Available from Plastic Brain Press

Exploring the complexity of human relationships in The Babadook, Hereditary, and Psycho, Rebecca McCallum’s horror analysis pocketbook examines the damaging nature of secrets, acts of repression, and the (taboo) horror of motherhood.

“Rebecca McCallum is an important emerging voice in horror criticism.”

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Mondo Celebrates Exploitation Cinema in WARPED & FADED: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of the American Genre Film Archive

Mondo Celebrates Exploitation Cinema in WARPED & FADED: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of the American Genre Film Archive

Mondo is excited to announce the book release of Warped & Faded: Weird Wednesday and the Birth of the American Genre Film Archive, a definitive guide to exploitation cinema, from author Lars Nilsen, and editor Kier-La Janisse, along with several genre enthusiast contributors.

“Texas became ground zero for a revolution in film exhibition.”

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Mondo Unleashes THESE FISTS BREAK BRICKS: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World

Mondo Books Unleashes THESE FISTS BREAK BRICKS: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World

Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali, along with publisher Mondo Books, will be releasing These Fists Break Bricks, 19th September. The New York Times bestselling author, Grady Hendrix, is widely known for his Bram Stoker Award-winning Paperbacks from Hell, a history of the horror paperback boom of the Seventies and Eighties, and now, with film historian Chris Poggiali, they tell the story of how kung fu movies came to America.

“May this book’s history and the culture it revisits inspire future generations to come.”

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Brian De Palma’s Assistant Sam Irvin Reveals All About the Making of DRESSED TO KILL in BOOBS & BLOOD Magazine

Brian De Palma's Assistant Sam Irvin Reveals All About the Making of DRESSED TO KILL in BOOBS & BLOOD Magazine

Sam Irvin, former personal assistant to Brain De Palma, celebrates the 40th Anniversary of De Palma’s Dressed to Kill, with the publication of his personal experiences during the making of this classic horror-thriller, starring Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson and Nancy Allen.

“Despite my formal education in cinematic arts, my real film school was the time I spent with De Palma. Every riveting minute of it.”

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BOOBS & BLOOD Magazine Fundraising for Breast Cancer Charities One Issue at a Time

BOOBS & BLOOD Magazine Fundraising for Breast Cancer Charities One Issue at a Time

Boobs & Blood is a magazine that gives all its profits to charity – in this case the Keep A Breast Foundation – and last month it celebrated its 3rd issue for whom everyone involved worked entirely for free. It looks like an art magazine yet it covers the world of exploitation culture.

“If you can fundraise and have fun at the same time – and with a name like ours that’s not hard to do – life simply doesn’t get any better.”

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Cannibal XXX #1 (2020, UK) Review

Cannibal XXX #1 (2020, UK) Review

Artist/writer/creator Paul PJ Johnson has been a consistent and prominent figure on the UK independent comics scene for the past 7-8 years. Being well known for his character Razor Bastard is only half the story, as Johnson’s versatile imagination and unique artistic style has seen him also release some absolute gems, such as the epic graphic novel Death Truck and the amazing Once Monster. Now he’s back, with what may be his most raunchy, most graphic, and most violent creation: Cannibal XXX.

“Yeah, what’s the worst? You drop your toast, butter side down? … Oh yeah, being eaten alive by fucking cannibals!”

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Lloyd Kaufman’s Best Selling Novel PESTS Infests! Feature Film Currently In-Development at Troma Entertainment

Lloyd Kaufman's Best Selling Novel PESTS Infests! Feature Film Currently In-Development at Troma Entertainment

From the twisted minds of Lloyd Kaufman, Jordan Young, and Regina Katz comes the TROMAzing feature film adatptation of Pests, the bestselling novel; currently in-development at Troma Entertainment.

A titanic story about Phil, a down and out underdog exterminator, and the freak accident that changed his life. Phil decides during his convalescence that he will use his newfound power for good and disrupt the corrupt corporate film interests that threaten the only things he’s ever loved: movies. The book explores the seedy underbelly of the Hollywood elites.

“We’ve gone too far…”

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Mondo Brings Their San Diego Comic-Con Booth into Your Home (22-26 July)

Mondo Brings Their San Diego Comic-Con Booth into Your Home (22-26 July)

Mondo is excited to unveil their plans as part of Comic-Con@Home, the virtual San Diego Comic-Con convention. Featuring online panels with Mondo creative directors and artists, daily product drops and sneak peeks at upcoming collectibles, apparel, and soundtracks, the five day celebration of the year’s biggest geek event will take place at home from 22nd-26th July.

“No lines. No achy feet. No con crud.”

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The Howling II Triple Threat: 1979 Book vs. 1985 Film vs. 2017 Comic Book

The Howling II Triple Threat: 1979 Book vs. 1985 Film vs. 2017 Comic Book

The Howling is rightly seen as one of the best werewolf novels and one of the best eighties’ horror film adaptations. However, it also spawned a series of sequels which have awful review scores, and just a few years ago another sequel to the original film was published in the comic book format. But, how does the comic book series compare to one of the strangest and most disappointing sequels ever made? And what about the novel?

“The rocking, shocking, new wave of horror!”

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The LA MUERTA: ASCENSION #1 Collection Available Now from Coffin Comics

The LA MUERTA: ASCENSION #1 Collection Available Now from Coffin Comics

It’s been eight months since the patron Saint of Death haunted Maria Diaz’ dreams—eight months since Maria donned the guise of the avenging vigilante La Muerta. But instead of finding happiness in a peaceful life, Maria has grown restless. A trained combat soldier, she needs a mission to give her purpose and distract her from the creeping shadows of her losses.

Enter the legendary crime-fighting luchador Loco. He plans to wipe meth from the face of the barrio and needs La Muerta’s help to do it. Together, they leave a pile of broken thugs and dealers in their bone-crunching wake…

“Who wants a casa full of ghosts?”

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