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The Horror Movie Massacre: Book One
“My name’s Villiers McManus and this is my story, for those of you who want to hear it. It’s not for the faint of heart, as you might have already gleaned from the title”
After the disastrous screening of his first horror feature film, Villiers McManus conceives of a far more horrifying way to achieve the fame and glory he craves.
Embarking upon a deadly road trip to famous horror movie locations across America, beginning in the woods from The Evil Dead, Villiers slips deeper into the Horrorfilmland in his head, with a series of brutal murders that evoke the deaths in the movies he loves.
Book One of The Horror Movie Massacre features the first ten installments of the serialized story, as first featured in the Mini Horror Quiz Collection books by Killian H. Gore.
Praise For Killian H. Gore:
“Books for the obsessive horror fan… you are doing an excellent job. Keep writing!” - John Landis
After the disastrous screening of his first horror feature film, Villiers McManus conceives of a far more horrifying way to achieve the fame and glory he craves.
Embarking upon a deadly road trip to famous horror movie locations across America, beginning in the woods from The Evil Dead, Villiers slips deeper into the Horrorfilmland in his head, with a series of brutal murders that evoke the deaths in the movies he loves.
Book One of The Horror Movie Massacre features the first ten installments of the serialized story, as first featured in the Mini Horror Quiz Collection books by Killian H. Gore.
Praise For Killian H. Gore:
“Books for the obsessive horror fan… you are doing an excellent job. Keep writing!” - John Landis
96 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 14, 2019
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October 31, 2019
This one is for all the horror nerds like me. Frustrated horror filmmaker turns into real life killer, hell bent on staking his claim in the world of terror. Gore's vast knowledge of horror trivia plays well here as we go from infamous slasher movie set to movie set. The chapters move at a brisk pace and there are 2 more books to come. This makes me want to travel the country and visit Camp Crystal Lake, 'Haddonfield' and so many others. A fun, gory read.
December 9, 2019
I struggled with whether to give this 3 or 4 stars. The horror fan in me wanted to go with 4. I love the research the author has put into this novel. Using the settings of horror movies as sites for actual killings is ingenious. I love the references to everything horror imbedded throughout the book. The main character, McManus, is entertaining, but not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and it's fun to see his reactions when he realizes the holes in his not well thought out plans. At times the humour reminds me of Jeff Strand, but far less funny.
If I'm to be totally objective, this is a 3 star read. The writing is competent, but rather generic. I had issues with how quickly McManus became a murderer and had no qualms with the acts he committed. One minute he is making homemade, super low budget horror movies, that are unsuccessful, and the next minute he is a full blown killer, due solely to the fact that almost no one appreciates his movies. That's hard to swallow. Past behaviours that might suggest he is on the edge would have made this transition much more believable. Parts of the novel seemed hurried as well. A little more time spent at the "Crystal Lake" campground, or The Night of the Living Dead cemetery would have made this novel better.
Despite these flaws, I had so much fun reading The Horror Movie Massacre: Book One and I won't hesitate to read the sequel.
If I'm to be totally objective, this is a 3 star read. The writing is competent, but rather generic. I had issues with how quickly McManus became a murderer and had no qualms with the acts he committed. One minute he is making homemade, super low budget horror movies, that are unsuccessful, and the next minute he is a full blown killer, due solely to the fact that almost no one appreciates his movies. That's hard to swallow. Past behaviours that might suggest he is on the edge would have made this transition much more believable. Parts of the novel seemed hurried as well. A little more time spent at the "Crystal Lake" campground, or The Night of the Living Dead cemetery would have made this novel better.
Despite these flaws, I had so much fun reading The Horror Movie Massacre: Book One and I won't hesitate to read the sequel.
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