Shockdecember: 21 Horror Movies in 48 Hours

Rating:
Summary: not the same old
Review: For every thousand horror film review books that only review the obvious mainstream films or the classics, there is one or two that dares to review the, well, less-than-mainstream ones.
How many times have you passed the box cover art for The Worm Eaters in your local video store's horror section, wondering, "Wow, who would ever rent this?"
Well, Matt Farley, Charlie Roxburgh and Tom Scalzo have rented that film, plus twenty more obscure to not-too-obscure horror films, for an experiment they have dreamed up. They have done what all of us, at some point, have always thought about doing: subject themselves to film after tortuous horror film to see what would happen. Luckily they lived to tell their tale, the results being Shockdecember.
All three contributors take turns mocking, criticizing, hating, loving, laughing and, at times, sleeping through some real juicy films. It's like a night of you and your friends just sitting around cracking jokes. You get the sense that they really had fun in the creation process for this book.
Good clean fun. Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: not the same old
Review: For every thousand horror film review books that only review the obvious mainstream films or the classics, there is one or two that dares to review the, well, less-than-mainstream ones.
How many times have you passed the box cover art for The Worm Eaters in your local video store's horror section, wondering, "Wow, who would ever rent this?"
Well, Matt Farley, Charlie Roxburgh and Tom Scalzo have rented that film, plus twenty more obscure to not-too-obscure horror films, for an experiment they have dreamed up. They have done what all of us, at some point, have always thought about doing: subject themselves to film after tortuous horror film to see what would happen. Luckily they lived to tell their tale, the results being Shockdecember.
All three contributors take turns mocking, criticizing, hating, loving, laughing and, at times, sleeping through some real juicy films. It's like a night of you and your friends just sitting around cracking jokes. You get the sense that they really had fun in the creation process for this book.
Good clean fun. Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: These ARE horror movies!!!!
Review: Horror movies these days are hard to sit through. Most of them have a "cool" teen cast with a soundtrack with the latest bands on the rock charts, and oh yeah, we need to throw some screams into this horror picture!!!
Well, this book ignored these so-called horror movies! Not only did these three writers discuss the forgotten horror flicks, they did it with a touch of humor and according to the preface, they reviewed these 21 movies in only 48 hours!!!???!!! When I read that, I said to myself, these guys must be twisted or they are real horror movie freaks!
I really liked that the reviews were done with humor, making it different than most dull movie books. Since these were low budget movies that were discussed, you will find yourself looking for some of these gems (for me, I discovered THE STEPFATHER). I was very pleased they included the underrated "The Hitcher"!
All three writers seemed to make you laugh and remember these movies in their own way. When you get this book, be sure to study Tom Scalzo's "What I learned in this movie" lists. They just might save you someday if you just happen to be chased by a crazed serial killer!!!!

Rating:
Summary: you'll be shocked!
Review: in SHOCKDECEMBER, charles roxburgh and company share their amazingly analytical and often humorous insights into some of the greatest of the worst horror movies ever made! it's an incredible testament to the human spirit of endurance, that these young men are still able to function in society after having witnessed so many bad movies in so short a time span. things i learned from this book:
- girls who look like marylyn monroe are stupid
- shortcuts are bad
- if you accidentally kill a sorority mother, just push her into the swimming pool
and "slumber party massacre 3" is required viewing
do yourself a favor and read SHOCKDECEMBER today! then do the world a favor by renting all the movies contained within its pages and burn them in a massive bonfire, while roasting marshmallows and possibly running from the authorities after you've accidentally killed your neighbors dog and zombies rise from the earth to eat your step-sister's best friend.

Rating:
Summary: Fun read
Review: ShockDecember is a very good book to sit back and laugh at all the very cheesy horror films that have come out over the years. The authors have a very good knowledge of horror films and even point out things to watch out for during each film (Do not run into the ocean to get away from a killer). Shockdecember is a very enjoyable read if you love horror films. Even if you are not the biggest fan in the world of these types of films it is still an enjoyable read because you can tell the authors had a very enoyable time seeing so many cheese ball films in a short period of time.