Diabolically Good: The Movie Career and Afterlife of Horror Icon Vincent Price

by Drew Pisarra

145 pages, Paperback

Published June 5, 2026

About the author

Drew Pisarra once toured his monologues on both coasts and even had a ventriloquist act but has since retired from the world of dummies. His poetry has been called "brazen and lusty and often amusing" by "The Washington Post" while his short stories have been described as "thematically complex and often disturbing" by "The Empty Closet."

He is also the recipient of grants/commissions from Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation, Curious Elixirs: Curious Creators, Portland Art Museum, P.I.C.A., Brooklyn Arts Exchange, and Imago Theatre. Additionally, he was a featured poet at The Whitney Biennial 2022, as part of a two-day reading marathon hosted by A Gathering of the Tribes.

Reviews

[Angie Morrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

Drew Pisarra is a delight! His books combine his literary talent with his weird good taste and obsessions, whether for a day or night or decades. Drew Pisarra would fuck Vincent Price. And after reading his radio play, his reviews and his poems, I’m sure Vincent Price would have fucked him.

This book is entertaining, surprising, well-researched and a labor of love. If you are not a fan of Vincent Price you will be, I’m even more certain you will be a fan of Drew Pisarra.