A Horror Movie Survival Primer

Have you ever been watching a horror film, and wanted to shout at the screen when a character does something supremely silly, like walking into that spooky, abandoned (and obviously haunted) house, picked up the cursed object they've been told to stay away from, or even (as Scream so aptly illustrated) answered the phone? Then you've got to check out Seth Grahame-Smith's skillfully written How To Survive A Horror Movie, a humorous look at all the best ways to stay alive if you're find out you're trapped in a scary movie. It's a fun look at all of the cliches, tropes and oft-repeated scenarios that are featured in many of the horror films that fans love, or love to hate.

Grahame-Smith knows his away around a horror tale, having penned the novels Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. He was also a producer on the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's It, and wrote the screenplay for the Tim Burton version of the classic horror soap opera, Dark Shadows. This lovingly crafted guide to surviving the "Terrorverse" will bring a smile to the face of lovers of cinematic murder, dread and tales of unstoppable supernatural forces. You'll find out how to identify the type of slashers you might be dealing with, and how to handle killer cars, murderous dolls and zombie apocalypses.

How To Survive A Horror Movie is a tongue-in-cheek tome will educate you on how to recognize some of the most common threats in horror films. Learn about how to survive the killer consequences of that deadly hit and run you were involved in (and tried to cover up) last summer, or how to make it thru summer at the camp you're attending, which has played host to a machete-wielding killer in the past. Grahame-Smith is a lifelong fan of horror movies, and it shows. If you need to know "How To Survive A Night of Babysitting" or "How To Defeat A Killer Doll," then this not so deadly serious primer is the book for you.

I laughed out loud several times while reading this entertaining book during a recent vacation, and found myself flipping back to re-read some of the sections a second time. There are some nicely done illustrations throughout, and a handy guide to some of Grahame-Smith's favorite horror films, so that you can program a little festival of the movies he considers the best of the genre. I think you'll have a lot of fun reading How To Survive A Horror Movie. After all, this might be the only place you can find out "What To Do If Your Corn Has Children In It" and "How to Tell If You've Been Dead Since The Beginning of the Movie," so pick up a copy today. I promise it isn't a cursed book.