SHOCK XPRESS 1 | SHOCK XPRESS 2: The Essential Guide to Exploitation Cinema

4to. Two vols. Illustrated throughout in colour and b&w. Highlights, with additional new material, of a successful London-based periodical of the same title. The compilations contain many interesting interviews with film directors (David Cronenberg, Harry Alan Towers, Clive Barker, et al); articles on other directors, such as Georges Franju [Eyes Without a Face], and essays on specific genres within the exploitation field. Extremely well illustrated, and fun to read. Contributors include: Anne Billson, Ramsey Campbell, David Kerekes, David McGillivray, George Kuchar, Jack Stevenson, Kim Newman, Alan Jones, &c. Sold as a set. Large trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good.