This Time It's Personal - A Monster Kid's History of Horror Memories and Experiences (hardback)

<p>I was a Monster Kid and The Weird Kid The Horror Movie Kid. I found out early...horror is always personal.</p><p> </p><p>Now I make horror for a living. It shouldn't just be WATCHED.</p><p>Horror should be ENJOYED.</p><p> </p><p>This isn't some stuffy analysis telling you what's good or bad. Instead it's a tour of the 1930s through the 1980s--a personal account of how the best and worst of this era gave us so many memories and experiences that impacted our own lives. It's fun...just how horror should always be.</p><p> </p><p>Whether it's crowds screaming in terror at Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Alien Dawn of the Dead Sleepaway Camp and so many more; or audiences laughing out loud at The Amityville Horror Prophecy or Jaws The Revenge--my goal is to show how movies on the big screen or late night cable and home video brought us together. I also examine historical context and its importance to a film's success and why so many reboots and remakes seem to fail.</p><p> </p><p>IF YOU LOVE BEING SCARED IT WILL BE THE READ OF YOUR LIFE!</p><p> </p><p>Monster Magic Memories! Harrison shares his personal recollections as to how he became a Monster Kid and WHY horror brought him to his filmmaking career. Horror fans will enjoy and even FEEL a personal connection to his journey through both schlock and genuine cinematic horror. Revealing oftentimes funny and thoroughly entertaining--this book is a highly recommended gem! -- Stone Wallace (The Stephen King of Manitoba)</p><p> </p><p>Horror has arrived--and no one loves it more or knows more about it than Harrison. Consider yourself lucky. He's sharing his fascinating journey through the celluloid world of terror and you have a front row seat. -- Adrienne Barbeau</p><p><br></p>