Horror Movie
Ratings31
Average rating3.5
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Ratings31
Average rating3.5
A chilling twist on the "cursed film" genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and The Cabin at the End of the World. In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick. The weird part? Only three of the film's scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot. The man who played "The Thin Kid" is the only surviving cast member. He remembers all too well the secrets buried within the original screenplay, the bizarre events of the filming, and the dangerous crossed lines on set that resulted in tragedy. As memories flood back in, the boundaries between reality and film, past and present start to blur. But he's going to help remake the film, even if it means navigating a world of cynical producers, egomaniacal directors, and surreal fan conventions--demons of the past be damned. But at what cost? Horror Movie is an obsessive, psychologically chilling, and suspenseful feat of storytelling genius that builds inexorably to an unforgettable, mind-bending conclusion
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This was my first Paul Tremblay book and I found it very interesting. I definitely plan on reading more from this author.
Further evidence that my favourite horror is meta-fictive horror, it discusses horror, the tropes, the cultural history, but that doesn't stop it from being horrifying in itself. I am grateful to those reviewers who, without spoiling anything, led me to believe this ‘wasn't quite horror'. I would argue there is still horrifying content, and the ambiguously supernatural ending is definitely movie monster material, but for much of the book, you are exploring how the film script takes shape, how that has affected the lives of those who participated, you are are fascinated and sad by turns, but horrified comes later. I'll admit I was on shaky ground when it seems like it would be just how this experience twisted a human into monstrous actions, how tragic it was that one person's choice would ruin other lives, but there's something about the EXTRA that was the final twist that leaves me with a generally favourable impression. Much was fucked up, but also there seemed to be just the right amount of author fucking with the reader. If you're willing to sit down and watch an entire slasher flick, I think you can appreciate every writing decision made here.
⚠️Suicide, torture, gore, cannibalism
