Name: The Horror of It All
ISBN: 9781476761831

Adam Rockoff

A horror film aficionado and screenwriter reflects on a life spent watching blockbuster slasher films, cult classics and everything in between, tracing the highs and lows of the horror genre as reflected by his own fandom. By the author of Going to Pieces.

One Moviegoer’s Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead...

The Horror of It All

Sally

The writing of this book was alright. It didn't really fit with a non-fiction book in my opinion. 
It was easy to read, so that should at least count for something I suppose. 
I mostly felt like the book did not know where it was going. Based on the title and the description of the book I expected a somewhat one-sided book about why the author likes this genre so much and maybe a bit of a history of this book. It wasn't that. 
It was mostly him criticising people for having a different opinion than he does and just making fun of them for not understanding. His arguments where therefore pretty weak and mostly based upon the fact that a certain person doesn't understand the genre or goes into it with intentions different from him. 
The last chapter pulled everything a bit together, but it still wasn't really good. It still made me want the time back that I spend reading this book.

The Horror of It All One Moviegoer’s Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead...

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