Horror Movie Books – Page 3 – Really Awful Movies

Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon

In his essay collection The Rub of Time, novelist Martin Amis assembled his ultimate Tennis Monster inspired by Victor Frankenstein – the head of Thomas Muster, the torso of Boris Becker, the legs of Michael Chang, etc. With the metaphor being extended to something as genteel as tennis, does the mystique of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein;Continue reading “Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon”

Horror Movie Dictionary: Christmas

Horror movies are notorious for being calendar cash-ins. There are movies centred around Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, New Year’s Eve Spring Break, and of course, Christmas. Things have gotten so out of hand, there’s even a Bloody Wednesday. Since their advent (see what we did there?) there’s seemingly a new Kris Kringle killer filmContinue reading “Horror Movie Dictionary: Christmas”