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

Wil Wheaton's review

Nov 21, 2018

it was amazing

bookshelves: horror

This book is a fantastic examination of the people and movies that created horror as we know it. If you want to understand why we had so many slasher films in the 80s, or why horror seemed to be completely subverted into weird satire that wasn't particularly scary in the 90s, you should read this book.

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Reading Progress

September 17, 2018 – Shelved

September 17, 2018 – Shelved as: horror

October 4, 2018 –

page 90

32.85% "So far, an incredibly easy read that is enjoyable and informative."

October 15, 2018 –

page 127

46.35%

October 18, 2018 –

page 142

51.82% "I've been watching The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs every night on Shudder, and I'm about halfway through it. This book dovetails quite nicely with that experience."

October 29, 2018 –

page 157

57.3% "Part of this that I wasn't expecting is how we get to see the people behind the myth of the filmmakers we've loved for decades. DePalma did stuff to his actors on CARRIE that would get him run out of the industry today, and I kind of wish I could un-know that."

November 19, 2018 – Started Reading

November 19, 2018 –

page 250

91.24%

November 21, 2018 – Started Reading

November 21, 2018 – Finished Reading