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Peeping Tom by Kiri Bloom Walden 9781800348370
€100.09Reviled on its release, Peeping Tom (1960) all-but ended the career of director Michael Powell, previously one of Britain's most revered filmmakers. The story of a murderous cameraman and his compulsion to record his killings, Powell's film stunned the... -
The Witch by Brandon Grafius 9781800348356
€100.09Robert Eggers' The Witch (2015) is one of the most critically acclaimed horror films of recent years, praised as a genre film of unusual depth which eschews jump scares in favour of a gradually and steadily building tension. Set in newly colonized New... -
Possession by Alison Taylor 9781800857056
€100.09Premiering at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession remains a distinct phenomenon. Though in competition for the illustrious Palme d’Or, its art cinema context did not rescue it from being banned as part of the United Kingdom’s... -
Poltergeist by Rob McLaughlin 9781800856974
€97.12'Created’ by Steven Spielberg yet officially directed by Tobe Hooper, Poltergeist (1982) can be best described as ‘family horror movie’ both in its target audience and in its narrative context, the story of an All-American suburban family, the Freelings,... -
The Conjuring by Kevin J. Wetmore 9781800859265
€100.09In 2013 an apparently simple, back-to-basics scary movie transformed horror cinema for the rest of the decade. Based on the allegedly true story of the Perron family haunting and subsequent investigation by ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren, The... -
Satanic Shadows: Depictions Of Hell And The Devil In Classic Cinema by G. H. Janus 9781840686951
RRP: €21.36€14.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840686951Author G. H. JanusFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Creation BooksPublisher Creation Books -
Scrooge by Colin Fleming 9781800857032
€100.09This Devil's Advocate explores the cinematic wonders of Brian Desmond Hurst's much loved 1951 adaptation of A Christmas Carol, Scrooge, through the prism of horror cinema, arguing that the film has less in common with cosy festive tradition than it does... -
Cape Fear by Rob Daniel 9781800857018
€100.09Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991) opens with a shot of water and climaxes on a raging river. Despite, or perhaps because of, the film's great commercial success, critical analysis of the film typically does not delve beneath the surface of Scorsese's... -
Nightmare On One Sheet: The Horror Art of Graham Humphreys by Graham Humphreys 9781912740239
RRP: €32.12€22.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912740239Author Graham HumphreysFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Korero PressPublisher Korero Press -
Monsters on the Couch: The Real Psychological Disorders Behind Your Favorite Horror Movies by Brian A. Sharpless 9781641607919
RRP: €21.36€15.76Horror movies can reveal much more than we realize about psychological disorders—and clinical psychology has a lot to teach us about horror. Our fears—mortality, failure, loneliness—can be just as motivating as our wishes or desires. Horror movie... -
Pet Sematary by Shellie McMurdo
€91.17Most scholarship on Mary Lambert's Pet Sematary (1989) overarchingly focuses on the Stephen King novel (1983), and tends strongly towards housing the story within the Gothic literary tradition. The film itself is often absent from considerations of North... -
Infected Empires: Decolonizing Zombies by Patricia Saldarriaga
RRP: €77.35€67.78Given the current moment-polarized populations, increasing climate fears, and decline of supranational institutions in favor of a rising tide of nationalisms-it is easy to understand the proliferation of apocalyptic and dystopian elements in popular... -
The Cabin in the Woods by Susanne Kord
€91.17The Cabin in the Woods (2012), directed by Drew Goddard and co-authored by Goddard and Joss Whedon of Buffy-fame, was famously described by co-author Whedon as his ‘loving hate letter’ to horror. Interviews with Whedon reveal that his struggles with... -
The Craft by Miranda Corcoran
€91.17In recent years, teen witches have become highly visible figures. Fictional adolescent witches have headlined popular television shows like The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018-2021) and American Horror Story: Coven (2013-2014), while their real-life... -
Haunted Homes by Dahlia Schweitzer
RRP: €26.17€18.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978807730Author Dahlia SchweitzerFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 140g -
Cruising by Eugenio Ercolani
€100.09In the fading atmosphere of the New Hollywood era, William Friedkin – the wunderkind director with an Academy Award for his cop drama, The French Connection (1971) who then scored an even bigger success with The Exorcist (1973) – began work on what would... -
The Masque of the Red Death by Steve Haberman
€100.09The Masque of the Red Death (1964), the seventh collaboration between producer-director Roger Corman and horror icon Vincent Price, became the crowning achievement for both men, their masterpiece. After the critical and commercial success of House of... -
Horror Films for Children: Fear and Pleasure in American Cinema by Dr Catherine Lester
€125.03Children and horror are often thought to be an incompatible meeting of audience and genre, beset by concerns that children will be corrupted or harmed through exposure to horror media. Nowhere is this tension more clear than in horror films for adults,... -
Hosted Horror on Television: The Films and Faces of Shock Theater, Creature Features and Chiller Theater by Bruce Markusen
RRP: €34.50€28.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476684611Author Bruce MarkusenFormat PaperbackPage Count 249Imprint McFarland & CompanyPublisher McFarland & CompanyWeight(grams) 178g -
The Blood on Satan's Claw by David Evans-Powell
€100.09Widely regarded as one of the foundational 'Unholy Trinity' of folk horror film, The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) has been comparatively over-shadowed, if not maligned, when compared to Witchfinder General (1968) and The Wicker Man (1973). While those... -
Prevenge by Andrew Graves
RRP: €27.36€24.66Prevenge (2016) is an entertainingly dark 21st-century horror movie detailing the serial killing journey of heavily pregnant Ruth. It's a cleverly crafted narrative full of stark social commentary, traversing the delicate line between comedy and tragedy... -
Dawn of the Dead by Jon Towlson
€100.09George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978) is celebrated both as a ‘splatter’ movie and as a satire of 1970s consumerism. One of the most financially successful independent films ever produced, Dawn of the Dead presented a strong vision to audiences of... -
Repulsion by Jeremy Carr
€100.09Roman Polanski's Repulsion (1965), starring Catherine Deneuve as a repressed and tormented manicurist, is a gripping, visually inventive descent into paranoia and self-destructive alienation. Emblematic of recurrent Polanski motifs, evinced in his... -
Re-Animator by Eddie Falvey
€100.09Since its release at the mid-point of the 1980s American horror boom, Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator (1985) has endured as one of the most beloved cult horror films of that era. Greeted by enthusiastic early reviews, Re-Animator has maintained a spot at the... -
The Haunted House on Film: An Historical Analysis by Paul Meehan 9781476674582
RRP: €26.17€22.07A popular phenomenon since antiquity, the image of the haunted house is one that has translated elegantly into the modern medium of film. The haunted house transcends genre, appearing in mysteries, gothic romances, comedies and horror films. This book is... -
IT Chapters One and Two by Alissa Burger
€91.17Drawing on critical analysis of film, the horror genre, the Gothic, and Stephen King scholarship, this book considers Andy Muschietti's IT Chapter One (2017) and IT Chapter Two (2019) on multiple levels: as film (both as individual films and through... -
Nosferatu in the 21st Century: A Critical Study by Simon Bacon
€109.02‘Nosferatu’ in the 21st Century is a celebration and a critical study of F. W. Murnau’s seminal vampire film Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens on the 100th anniversary of its release in 1922. The movie remains a dark mirror to the troubled world we... -
The Modern British Horror Film by Steven Gerrard 9780813579443
RRP: €26.17€18.62When you think of British horror films, you might picture the classic Hammer Horror movies, with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and blood in lurid technicolor. Yet British horror has undergone an astonishing change and resurgence in the twenty-first... -
M3GAN Bobbling Figurine: With sound! Running Press 9780762488438
RRP: €14.27€12.13M3GAN-Model Three Generative Android, M3GAN for short-is now a mini bobbling figurine, complete with audio of some of her most iconic lines from the camp horror film.- Specifications: Includes a 3 3/4 inch bobbling M3GAN figurine on a display base- With... -
The Hammer Story: Revised and Expanded Edition Marcus Hearn 9781803365145
RRP: €35.69€30.33The only authorised history of Hammer Films draws on exclusive access to the company's archive of stills and paperwork to give the complete history of the company and its leading figures, a film-by-film analysis of its horror and fantasy titles, and the... -
Queer Horror: A Film Guide Sean Abley 9781476690278
RRP: €64.25€54.61From the very beginnings of the artform, horror has been part of the cinema landscape. Despite some of the earliest iconic genre films being created by gay directors such as F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu) and James Whale (Frankenstein, The Invisible Man,... -
Gremlins: Santa Gizmo: With Lights and Sound! Running Press 9780762482436
RRP: €14.27€12.13* Deluxe Collectible: A finely detailed, 3 inch plastic replica of Gizmo* Light-up and Sound Effects: Equipped with multiple LED Christmas lights and audio of Gizmo singing* Card Included: A instruction card features the rules for the care and keeping of... -
Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing and Horror Cinema: A Revised and Expanded Filmography of Their Terrifying Collaborations, 2d ed. Mark A. Miller 9781476693453
RRP: €34.50€29.32From their first pairing in Hamlet (1948) to House of the Long Shadows (1983), British film stars Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing forged perhaps the most successful collaboration in horror film history. In its revised and expanded second edition, this...Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:RRP: €34.50€29.32Subtotal: -
Videotapes From Hell: A Visual History of Cult, Collectible, and Crazy Video Covers Stephen Jones 9781493077953
RRP: €35.70€30.35VIDEOTAPES FROM HELLBook InformationISBN 9781493077953Author Stephen JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint ApplausePublisher Globe Pequot Press -
Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch Emily C. Hughes 9781683694250
RRP: €17.84€15.16You don't have to miss out just because you don't like to be frightened! Stop trying to read nonsensical Wikipedia plot summaries (we know you re doing it), and let an expert tell you everything you need to know about the most influential horror films of... -
The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy Rolf Giesen 9781476692227
RRP: €64.25€54.61Director F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, made in 1921, right after the devastating Spanish Flu pandemic, has become the ultimate cult classic among horror film buffs around the world. For years there was much speculation about the...