Blood is the Life
Vampire Cinema From Nosferatu to Salem's Lot
Since the early days of cinema, vampires have always been a source of fascination for filmmakers. This book looks at a century of filmic bloodsuckers, from the classic black and white films such as Bela Lugosi’s Dracula, Mark of the Vampire and Dracula’s Daughter to the gory delights of Hammer’s Dracula saga and other vampiric interpretations such as Kiss of the Vampire, Vampire Circus and Twins of Evil to '80s classics such as Fright Night and Lost Boys right up to such cinematic bloodsuckers as Renfield, Last Voyage of the Demeter and Abigail.
Large format, full colour and profusely illustrated with hundreds of posters, lobby cards, stills and behind the scenes shots this will be a delight for any fan of vampire cinema.
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Euro Horror
NASCHY! FRANCO! ARGENTO! BAVA! ROLLIN!
From the best selling team at We Belong Dead magazine comes their latest book covering the weird and wonderful world of Euro Horror! Featuring: Blood soaked gialli! Italian gothic horror! French erotic vampires! German silent horrors!
Over 350 pages in glorious full colour, large format paperback. Illustrated with hundreds of stills, posters and lobby cards.
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Die Laughing!
The Dark Side Guide to Comedy Horror Movies
Whatever your tastes in either comedy or horror, you’ll be laughing here: From the sophisticated black comedy of James Whale’s The Old Dark House to the gory excesses of Troma films and Peter Jackson’s Bad Taste and Braindead. From Abbott and Costello’s meetings with various classic Universal monsters to Bob Hope wisecracking about zombies in The Ghost Breakers, there’s something for everyone in this latest Dark Side tome.
Packed with never-before-published stills and posters, Die Laughing really is a scream, and also an essential purchase for any discerning reader who enjoys being scared to death and having a laugh at the same time.
Full colour throughout!
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Dead Scary:The Dark Side Guide to Zombie Movies IN STOCK NOW!
What sort of zombies do you favour? The fast-moving ones from 28 Days Later or the slow-moving ones from the Fulci and Romero movies? Whatever your taste in brains, this book has them covered. You’ll find chapters on Underwater Zombies, Nazi Zombies, post-2000 British zombie films such as The Dead, The Zombie Diaries and The Girl with All the Gifts. Plus The Walking Dead and its many spin-offs, Val Lewton’s I Walked With a Zombie, Bela Lugosi’s White Zombie, Bob Clark’s Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things and The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue. 194 pages, full colour throughout! Hemlock Price: £22.50 Add to Basket |
Son of Unsung Horrors
From the team that brought you We Belong Dead magazine & the best selling 70s Monster Memories, comes another collectors item. The follow up to the original Unsung Horrors - Son of Unsung Horrors brings you more crazy, obscure, out-there titles from the outer edges of cinema! Includes Schlock, Chamber of Horrors, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, The Maze & Requiem for a Vampire. An absolute MUST for genre fans and collectors alike! Large format, 400 pages, full colour throughout! Hemlock Price: £34.95 Add to Basket |
Spotlight on Horror:Classics of the Cinefantastique
Spotlight on Horror: Classics of the Cinefantastique looks at 160 classic and influential movies that have defined the genre over the last 100 years. From the silents to the present day, each film is looked at in detail and the book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of photographs, posters and lobby cards - each page in full glorious colour. 408 pages, full colour throughout! Hemlock Price: £34.95 Add to Basket |
A Pictorial History of Hammer Horror
Featuring essays on all Hammer’s horror movies from The Mystery of the Mary Celeste in 1935 up to 2019’s The Lodge. Packed with hundreds of rare photos, posters and lobby cards from collections in the US, UK, France, Italy, Norway and Germany. A must for genre fans and collectors alike. Soft cover, 454 pages, full colour throughout! Hemlock Price: £34.95 Add to Basket |
A Century of Horror:A Pictorial History of the Cinefantastique
This mighty tome from the guys at We Belong Dead charts a pictorial history of horror cinema in the 20th century. Loaded with stills, posters and lobby cards, both familiar and rare, it is a sumptuous visual history of that most enduring of movie genres. Ten chapters covering the Silents to the 1990s, plus Euro Horror and Japanese Horror are examined. With stunning cover art from Graham Humphreys and a Foreword by Sara Karloff, this book is a must for genre fans and collectors alike. With 520 pages and full colour throughout, this mighty tome will be despatched to UK customers via courier. Hemlock Price: £44.95 Add to Basket |
Into The Velvet Darkness:A Celebration of Vincent Price
This mighty tome from the team behind We Belong Dead looks at every aspect of Vincent Price’s life, films and career. Large format, full colour throughout & with a foreword by Victoria Price, this is a must for genre fans and collectors alike! 352 pages. Hemlock Price: £34.95 Add to Basket |
A Celebration of Peter Cushing
Back by popular demand! From the team that brought you the mighty 70s Monster Memories and Unsung Horrors, here’s another chance to get your hands on this giant film book for genre fans and collectors alike. A Celebration of Peter Cushing is 300 pages on the life and films of the Gentleman of Horror. A true labour of love by Eric McNaughton and his team at We Belong Dead, this large format paperback is A4, full colour throughout and packed with stills, posters and lobbies. Foreword by Veronica Carlson. Hemlock Price: £34.95 Add to Basket |
Witches, Bitches and Banshees: (Paperback)The British Films of American International Pictures
Author John Hamilton (Beasts in the Cellar) has distilled over two decades of research and 60 interviews into this mighty tome about the British films of American International Pictures. From Horrors of the Black Museum to Circus of Horrors, from Rocket to the Moon to City Under the Sea, from Horror House to Madhouse, this superb title covers the whole period in loving detail. Available in hardback and paperback editions - order now to avoid disappointment. 354 Pages! 8.5” x 11” format. Over 850 images! Hemlock Price: £39.95 Add to Basket |
Stalking Pictures:A Dark Side Guide to Slasher Movies!
Delve inside these bloodstained pages to discover definitive chapters on all of the slice and dice heavyweights, from Halloween and Friday the 13th to The Hills Have Eyes, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. Plus the Chucky movies and forgotten slashers of the 1980s such as Visiting Hours, Happy Birthday To Me and Pieces. There’s even a chapter on the best giallo slashers. An essential purchase for collectors and genre fans alike. Hemlock Price: £22.50 Add to Basket |
Television Terrors:A History of Horror on the Small Screen
Editor Allan Bryce has enlisted some of today’s most highly respected genre authors to tell the full story of shocks on the box. Each one brings their unique style and knowledge to their specialist subject. Beautifully illustrated throughout, with never-before-published stills, posters and candid behind-the-scenes photographs, this lavish book is an essential purchase for any fan of the dark side of the small screen! 178 pages, large format, full colour throughout. Hemlock Price: £19.95 Add to Basket |
British Horror Films: Beyond Hammer and AmicusEdited by Allan Bryce
British Horror Films: Beyond Hammer and Amicus is an exhaustively researched and stunningly illustrated book on the many other great British horror movies made by companies such as Tigon and Tyburn, and cult directors such as Pete Walker, Terence Fisher and Freddie Francis. Allan Bryce has enlisted some of today’s most highly respected genre authors – each one bringing their unique style and knowledge to their specialist subject. Profusely illustrated throughout, with never-before-published stills, posters, lobby cards and candid photographs, this lavish book is an essential purchase for any fan of British horror films! 182 pages, large format, full colour throughout. Hemlock Price: £19.95 Add to Basket |
Hammer: The Haunted House of HorrorBy Denis Meikle
Hammer: The Haunted House of Horror tells the story of the rise, fall and rise again of Hammer Films, revealing the full drama behind its hits and misses, with contributions from many of Hammer’s key players. Revised and updated from A History of Horrors by Dark Side contributor Denis Meikle, it is profusely illustrated in full colour throughout, with never-before-published stills, posters, lobby cards and artwork. This lavish special is the definitive history of Britain’s most famous cinematic monster-maker - and a must for every Hammer fan! 178 pages, large format, full colour throughout. Hemlock Price: £19.95 Add to Basket |
Amicus: The Friendly Face of FearBy Allan Bryce
Amicus: The Friendly Face of Fear tells the complete story of Amicus’s 20 year creative period. You will also learn of the behind-the-scenes troubles that eventually tore the company apart, leading to a bitter and extended legal battle between the two former partners. Profusely illustrated in full colour throughout, with never- before-published stills, posters, lobby cards, flyers, candid photographs and unused artwork, this lavish book is the definitive history of a major independent studio, and every horror fan’s dream. 166 pages, large format, full colour throughout. Hemlock Price: £19.95 Add to Basket |
Italian Horrors:Cannibals, Zombies, Strange Vices and Guilty Pleasures!
This stunning book from the Dark Side team chronicles the best and the worst of Italian Horror, a genre that frequently favours style over narrative sense and is characterised by over-the-top gore, lurid sex and strong violence.As always with Dark Side books, this is a great value volume, beautifully produced and full of never-before-published stills and posters. It will tell you all you need to know about this hugely popular subject and is an essential purchase for collectors and genre fans alike. 194 pages, full colour throughout! Hemlock Price: £22.50 Add to Basket |
Roman Polanski: Odd Man OutHardback, illustrated
The definitive biography of internationally-renowned film director Roman Polanski, famed for classics such as Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, The Pianist and Oliver Twist. From his upbringing in war-torn Poland, through his entanglement in the notorious Hollywood slaying of his then wife, Sharon Tate, to his flight from American justice on a charge of child rape, Polanski’s life has been as colourful and controversial as his movies. In this illustrated 366-page book, best-selling author Denis Meikle sheds new light into the dark corners of Polanski’s life and career. Hemlock Price: £5.95 Add to Basket |
Johnny DeppA Kind of Illusion By Denis Meikle
In this exciting screen biography, internationally acclaimed film critic Denis Meikle explores Johnny Depp's career from his breakthrough roles in Edward Scissorhands, and What's Eating Gilbert Grape, via the classic performances such as Ed Wood, Dead Man, Donnie Brasco, Sleepy Hollow and From Hell through to box-office smashes Pirates of the Caribbean, and Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd. Paperback, shrink wrapped. Hemlock Price: £4.99 Add to Basket |
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