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Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror by Jason Zinoman

5.0

This fun book covers the New Horror boom of the 60s and 70s (and into the 80s). Zinoman focuses on a movie or two per chapter, allowing room for relevant tangents and compelling character studies as well as filmmaking trivia. He discusses enough movies that, even if you might know everything about a couple of the movies, there will be other new info for you elsewhere. It’s a quick, engaging read with a lot of interesting anecdotes and information. A must read for fans of horror and movies.