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A review by aaronj21
Horror for Weenies: Everything You Need to Know About the Films You're Too Scared to Watch by Emily C. Hughes
4.0
Definitely read it if…
You’re the titular, easily spooked, nascent horror fan
You generally like movies and enjoy the “best of…” genre of film books
You’re a horror fan who’s already seen all of these and just enjoy reliving them, reading about the cultural impact of these films, and the history of horror cinema more broadly.
This book was composed of brief, entertaining, and informative chapters. I read it very quickly and found something to like about every section. The brand of humor was very much to my taste and I found myself laughing aloud at several points, yes, Johnny Depp’s crop top in Nightmare on elm street is slutty, the Babadook is a gay icon, and FINALLY someone’s talking about Zara’s weird clam shell e-reader from It Follows.
You’re the titular, easily spooked, nascent horror fan
You generally like movies and enjoy the “best of…” genre of film books
You’re a horror fan who’s already seen all of these and just enjoy reliving them, reading about the cultural impact of these films, and the history of horror cinema more broadly.
This book was composed of brief, entertaining, and informative chapters. I read it very quickly and found something to like about every section. The brand of humor was very much to my taste and I found myself laughing aloud at several points, yes, Johnny Depp’s crop top in Nightmare on elm street is slutty, the Babadook is a gay icon, and FINALLY someone’s talking about Zara’s weird clam shell e-reader from It Follows.