Title: How to Survive a Horror Movie
Author: Seth Grahame-Smith
Genre: Nonfiction, adult, horror, satire
Publication date: May 2011
Published by: Quirk Books
Source: Purchased ebook
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Synopsis: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
From ghosts, vampires, and zombies to serial killers, cannibalistic hillbillies, and haunted Japanese videocassettes, How to Survive a Horror Movie shows how to defeat every obstacle found in scary films. Readers will discover:
-How to Perform an Exorcism
-What to Do If You Did Something Last Summer
-How to Persuade the Skeptical Local Sheriff
-How to Vanquish a Murderous Doll
-How to Survive an Alien Invasion
-How to Tell If You've Been Dead Since the Beginning of the Movie
and much, much more. Complete with useful instructions, insane illustrations, and a list of 100 important films to study, How to Survive a Horror Movie is essential reading for prom queens, jocks, teenage babysitters, and anyone employed by a summer camp.
I’m a huge horror movie fan so when I discovered this book I knew that I needed it in my brain immediately! The thing about me though is that, honestly, I would probably be that person who dies in the first 5 minutes of a Supernatural episode 😆
So I was hoping that maybe this book would help with that! And you know what, it might!
The book starts off by helping you find out whether you're in a horror movie. It listed all these cliches and even had something called a MAD test... I loved it! This book hooked me right from the start! There was some fun art and the writing was very sassy! I love a book with fun writing!
After you figure out whether you’re in a horror movie or not, we move on to figuring out what type of movie you’re in, and to do that you have to gather clues from your surroundings. For example, are you in the Pacific Northwest (I am ðŸ˜) and have found some creepy tapes? Sorry, you might only have seven days to live 😬
I loved how the book was broken down into different types of movies and listed the seven horror movie sins that will 100% get you killed. For me, that would be curiosity. In the real world, I am a skeptic. I hear a noise I’m gonna go investigate like the absolute idiot I am 😆 You’d think that with the amount of horror movies I watch and horror books I read, I’d know better. But no, I’d probably die tbh. Lol.
But thanks to this book, that might not be the case after all because it gives you tips on how to get out of immediate danger! Listen, this is a nonfiction book about surviving fictional horror movies, but honestly, the tips aren’t bad. So you’re in the Pacific Northwest with a creepy Well Girl on your tail... Head north. Why? Because nothing bad ever happens in Canada 😆 Finding yourself in a Saw-like situation? Play dumb. Being chased by inbred hillbilles? Girl, you gotta out-crazy them. They won't know what hit them.
Finding yourself in a slasher? No worries! This book breaks down the different types of slashers and how to defeat them! It’ll even tell you how to convince the skeptical local police to help you! Wondering whether your house is haunted? This book will tell you how to figure that out and how to get rid of the entity! The book will also tell you what to do if you suddenly find that your corn has children in it. I know, nobody wants that.
This book was ridiculous and I loved every minute of it! It was so much fun and it made me laugh a lot! I loved every aspect of the book and how satirical it was! I highly recommend this book if you're a fan of horror movies! And even if you’re not, you might still find this fun to read!
The book starts off by helping you find out whether you're in a horror movie. It listed all these cliches and even had something called a MAD test... I loved it! This book hooked me right from the start! There was some fun art and the writing was very sassy! I love a book with fun writing!
After you figure out whether you’re in a horror movie or not, we move on to figuring out what type of movie you’re in, and to do that you have to gather clues from your surroundings. For example, are you in the Pacific Northwest (I am ðŸ˜) and have found some creepy tapes? Sorry, you might only have seven days to live 😬
I loved how the book was broken down into different types of movies and listed the seven horror movie sins that will 100% get you killed. For me, that would be curiosity. In the real world, I am a skeptic. I hear a noise I’m gonna go investigate like the absolute idiot I am 😆 You’d think that with the amount of horror movies I watch and horror books I read, I’d know better. But no, I’d probably die tbh. Lol.
But thanks to this book, that might not be the case after all because it gives you tips on how to get out of immediate danger! Listen, this is a nonfiction book about surviving fictional horror movies, but honestly, the tips aren’t bad. So you’re in the Pacific Northwest with a creepy Well Girl on your tail... Head north. Why? Because nothing bad ever happens in Canada 😆 Finding yourself in a Saw-like situation? Play dumb. Being chased by inbred hillbilles? Girl, you gotta out-crazy them. They won't know what hit them.
Finding yourself in a slasher? No worries! This book breaks down the different types of slashers and how to defeat them! It’ll even tell you how to convince the skeptical local police to help you! Wondering whether your house is haunted? This book will tell you how to figure that out and how to get rid of the entity! The book will also tell you what to do if you suddenly find that your corn has children in it. I know, nobody wants that.
This book was ridiculous and I loved every minute of it! It was so much fun and it made me laugh a lot! I loved every aspect of the book and how satirical it was! I highly recommend this book if you're a fan of horror movies! And even if you’re not, you might still find this fun to read!
This book sounds like a blast! For such a "dark" topic it looks so much fun 😂😂 I just have to read this, even though I don't even watch horror movies 😂
ReplyDeleteYesss! It was ridiculously enjoyable!
DeleteOh my gosh, this sounds like so much fun! I have loved other books by this author, so I'll have to grab this one. I guess I didn't realize it was nonfiction, which makes it even more tempting. Great review!
ReplyDeleteLisa Loves Literature
I have not read anything else by this author, but maybe I should? I definitely recommend this one though!
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