SHIPWRECKS, MONSTERS AND
MYSTERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES Ed Butts Tundra Over 6000 shipwrecks have oc- curred in the unruly waters of the Great Lakes. These often mysterious tragedies are the focus of Ed Butts’ book of maritime legends and supernatural encounters, a Bard’s com- pendium that also boasts the odd sea monster yarn and oft-told ghostly pirate tale. With a pulpy Ripley’s Believe It or Not! feel, and lots of actual historic intrigue, this col- lection of waterlogged terrors may make you think twice about setting sail.
JESSA SOBCZUK STAGES: THE ART AND PROCESS
OF JASON EDMISTON Jason Edmiston Self-Published Illustrator and RMcontributor Jason Edmiston’s 32-page book gives viewers an insightful look at his tra- ditional painting style and technique. Edmiston’s pop-art sensibilities, similar to those of Ron English and Todd Schorr, mix well with his Basil Gogos-esque colour the- ories and devotion to monsters (from King Kong to the Monster Squad creatures). Limited to 1000 copies, Stages is a tasty hors d’oeuvre until the career-defining art tome finally arrives.
GARY PULLIN
PAT THE ZOMBIE Aaron Ximm
Ten Speed Press This parody of a children’s touch- and-smell flip book might contain the best corpse-scented scratch- ’n’-sniff gag ever, but shitty smells don’t necessarily make for interesting reads. With the endless supply of zombie novelty books crowding the market, you probably want to opt for one that won’t leave your finger smelling like a dead body for days after reading. Inappropriate for kids and pointless for anyone but the most diehard zom- biephiles.
JESSA SOBCZUK
Boris Karloff: More Than A Monster: Karloff applies
makeup to Otto Lederer on the set of Bride of Frankenstein.
spent the following 38 years (until his death in ’69) playing monstrosities and sinister villains in virtually every medium, including film, theatre, radio and television. He even served as the editor of a number of short story anthologies. Yet behind his “evil” persona dwelled a gentleman thespian who was adored by fans and colleagues alike. Author Stephen Jacobs thoroughly documents the first 44 years of Karloff’s life (including those
spent as a repertoire actor travelling through Western Canada) chronologically before introducing us to the horror star he became when he first appeared as Frankenstein’s monstrous creation. For the remainder of the biography, Jacobs treats us to a banquet of Hollywood horror history as Karloff teams up with Bela Lugosi, joins RKO’s B-picture producer Val Lewton and signs on with AIP to work with Roger Corman and Mario Bava. Along the way, the author offers up examinations of Karloff’s stage work (as heavy Jonathan Brewster in Arsenic and Old Lace and Peter Pan’s Captain Hook), radio per- formances (from the eerie Inner Sanctum to its send-ups on shows such as The Charlie McCarthy Program) and television appearances (host duties on Thriller, voice work on How the Grinch Stole Christmas), as well as glimpses of his personal life (notably his multiple marriages and his role in the creation of the Screen Actor’s Guild). But does the world really need another Karloff book when the much-acknowledged, definitive and
authorized biography, Boris Karloff: A Gentleman’s Life (by Scott A. Nollen), was published back in 1999? Well, yes. With extensive research and interviews, Jacobs has chosen to focus more heavily on the early life and career of William Henry Pratt, the man who would become “KARLOFF: the Uncanny,” rather than simply rehashing his much-written-about years as a larger-than-life horror icon, proving there are still stones to be overturned.
JASON PICHONSKY KNUCKLE SUPPER Need another reminder that all vampire sagas aren’t steeped in sparkling immortal romance?
Knuckle Supper reads exactly like the dish served up in its title; a devastating punch to the face. Combining the slick Hollywood decadence of a Bret Easton Ellis novel and the drug-addled realism
of Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting, author Drew Stepek gleefully takes the piss out of the staid tropes of the genre by injecting LA’s seedy underbelly with heroin-addicted vampires.
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