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Burn the Negative
by Josh Winning
I'm a bit of a horror movie obsessive, and it's like this book was written for me. This book is to horror cinema what Grady Hendrix's My Best Friend's Exorcism is to, like, Phil Collins and the Extreme Teen Bible: nostalgic, consciously derivative, and still somehow fresh.
It pulls inspiration from the alleged curses that plagued real-life films like Poltergeist and twists them in a way that manages to explore real emotions and trauma.
The protagonist Laura was the child star of a "cursed" horror movie called the Guesthouse. Eight members of the cast and crew died sudden, mysterious deaths that seemed to echo those in the film. When she is pressured into writing an article about an attempt to remake the movie, creepy shit starts happening all over again.
The book itself is steeped in creepy pop culture references and tropes. Despite the many loving clichés, every time I thought I saw a twist coming, I was wrong.
When this book comes out, I'm buying a copy and it's going on a shelf next to my ratty, thrifted copy of the Psychotropic Video Guide. Where it belongs.
It pulls inspiration from the alleged curses that plagued real-life films like Poltergeist and twists them in a way that manages to explore real emotions and trauma.
The protagonist Laura was the child star of a "cursed" horror movie called the Guesthouse. Eight members of the cast and crew died sudden, mysterious deaths that seemed to echo those in the film. When she is pressured into writing an article about an attempt to remake the movie, creepy shit starts happening all over again.
The book itself is steeped in creepy pop culture references and tropes. Despite the many loving clichés, every time I thought I saw a twist coming, I was wrong.
When this book comes out, I'm buying a copy and it's going on a shelf next to my ratty, thrifted copy of the Psychotropic Video Guide. Where it belongs.