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Century of Horror 1970-1979

Published: 1997-01-01

Hardcover: 352 pages

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Book by Drake, David; Bradbury, Ray; Morrell, David; Card, Orson Scott; Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn; Etchison, Dennis

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Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film, 1978-1986

by Adam Rockoff

Published: 2011-10-21

Paperback: 223 pages

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John Carpenter's Halloween, released on October 25, 1978, marked the beginning of the horror film's most colorful, controversial, and successful offshoot--the slasher film. Loved by fans and reviled by critics for its iconic psychopaths, gory special effects, brainless teenagers in peril, and more than...

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The Horror of It All: One Moviegoer's Love Affair with Masked Maniacs, Frightened Virgins, and the Living Dead...

by Adam Rockoff

Published: 2015-05-19

Kindle Edition: 273 pages

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Pop culture history meets blood-soaked memoir as Adam Rockoff, “a passionate fan of the horror genre in all its forms,” (The New York Times) recalls a life spent watching blockbuster slasher films, cult classics, and everything in between.Horror films have simultaneously captivated and...

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My Extraordinary Ordinary Life

by Sissy Spacek, Maryanne Vollers

Published: 2012-05-01

Hardcover: 288 pages

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In her delightful and moving memoir, Sissy Spacek writes about her idyllic, barefoot childhood in a small East Texas town, with the clarity and wisdom that comes from never losing sight of her roots. Descended from industrious Czech immigrants and threadbare southern gentility, she grew up...

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Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland

by Sid Luft

Published: 2017-03-01

Hardcover: 480 pages

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The third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy’s meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born ...

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Mommie Dearest

by Christina Crawford

Published: 2017-11-21

Kindle Edition: 522 pages

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The 40th anniversary edition of the “shocking” #1 New York Times bestseller with an exclusive new introduction by the author (Los Angeles Times).   When Christina Crawford’s harrowing chronicle of child abuse was first published in 1978, it brought global attention to the previously...

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My Mother's Keeper

by B. D. Hyman

Published: 1987-11-01

Hardcover: 348 pages

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Candidly, but with affection, the daughter of Bette Davis portrays the private side of the tempestuous actress and her marriage to Gary Merrill and recounts her own experiences as the daughter of a world-famous star

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The Seasonaires: A Novel (The Seasonaires)

by Janna King

Published: 2018-05-02

Hardcover: 288 pages

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For a twenty-something, there is no summer job better than being a seasonaire. No responsibilities, college is barely a thought, and you’re surrounded by glamorous, beautiful people.  Intoxicating and seemingly carefree, what could possibly go wrong?An idyllic Nantucket summer begins l...

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Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon

by Robert Kurson

Published: 2018-04-03

Hardcover: 384 pages

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The riveting inside story of three heroic astronauts who took on the challenge of mankind’s historic first mission to the Moon, from the bestselling author of Shadow Divers.“Robert Kurson tells the tale of Apollo 8 with novelistic detail and immediacy.”...

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The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar

by Terri Cheney

Published: 2011-03-01

Kindle Edition: 290 pages

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“Killing yourself at any age is a seriously tricky business. But when I was seven, the odds felt insurmountable.” As a young girl, Terri Cheney’s life looked perfect. Her family lived in a lovely house in a tranquil Los Angeles suburb where the geraniums never once failed to bloom. S...