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Lost In Cult: Cult Classics #1
Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space
For 16 years, survival horror has been gripped by the events which unfolded upon the USG Ishimura — the derelict setting of EA Redwood Shores’ iconic Dead Space. From its first entry to its transcendent remake, the sprawling universe of Dead Space has captivated players and raised the bar for its genre more than once, becoming a transmedia franchise in the process. But the series has also stumbled; taken wrong turns.
In Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space, author Elijah Beahm explores the vast reaches of the Dead Space universe, cataloguing every masterpiece, misstep, and oddity across the series from its video games and movies to its novels and comics. Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space is the definitive, comprehensive book encapsulating every Dead Space project. Its 272 pages feature incisive prose, new and candid interviews with the franchise’s creators, and hands-on insight into pre-release game prototypes.
In Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space, author Elijah Beahm explores the vast reaches of the Dead Space universe, cataloguing every masterpiece, misstep, and oddity across the series from its video games and movies to its novels and comics. Make Us Whole: The History of Dead Space is the definitive, comprehensive book encapsulating every Dead Space project. Its 272 pages feature incisive prose, new and candid interviews with the franchise’s creators, and hands-on insight into pre-release game prototypes.
272 pages, Hardcover
Published June 6, 2025
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December 1, 2025
A fantastic retrospective on my longtime favorite survival horror franchise that manages to provided a crazy amount of background and insight I never expected! As a whole I was impressed on the depth and insight into the series as a whole as well as to the quality of the hardcover and illustrations of the book itself!
November 21, 2025
Hands down one of the best books that I have ever read. I've been a huge fan of the Dead Space video game series for a very long time now. I can't explain why I'm drawn to that world, to those characters, and to that horror but the plight of Isaac and his fight against the Marker and Necromorph scourge is highly interesting to me.
That being said, this making of/history book is amazing going over details about everything Dead Space related. If you are even a casual fan, I can't recommend this book enough. Buy it. and read it immediately.
Altman be Praised.
That being said, this making of/history book is amazing going over details about everything Dead Space related. If you are even a casual fan, I can't recommend this book enough. Buy it. and read it immediately.
Altman be Praised.
November 4, 2025
A phenomenal retrospective on Dead Space that will leave you fascinated, frustrated, and wanting to be made whole again and again and again.
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“In so many ways, this is Isaac's final moment of defiance. He spits in the eye of cruel, pretentious, mass-slaughtering beings that would call themselves gods. He shouldn't be here, let alone surviving, and it is a moment without parallel in the entire series.”
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“In so many ways, this is Isaac's final moment of defiance. He spits in the eye of cruel, pretentious, mass-slaughtering beings that would call themselves gods. He shouldn't be here, let alone surviving, and it is a moment without parallel in the entire series.”
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