Sick Flicks (Paperback or Softback)

WARNING: NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART (OR STOMACH).

From arterial spray ballets to flesh-rending freakouts, Sick Flicks: Volume 1 slices deep into 50 of the most unforgettable splatter films ever unleashed upon unsuspecting audiences. Whether it's George Romero's genre-defining Dawn of the Dead or the gut-wrenching insanity of Nacho Cerda's Aftermath, no gore gag goes unexamined.

Written by Mike Bracken -- better known as The Horror Geek from Comedy Central's Beat the Geeks and host of the cult YouTube series Sick Flicks-this book is your blood-soaked passport to the wonderfully warped world of gore cinema. Whether you're a veteran gorehound or just dipping your toe into the crimson tide, there's something here to delight and disturb.

Featuring films from around the world, Sick Flicks: Volume 1 is your guided tour through the back alleys of horror-where the cameras roll, the blood flows, and the censors weep.

Smart. Funny. Absolutely covered in viscera.

You've seen the channel. Now read the book.

Editorial Reviews:

“...entertaining, insightful, at times funny, and [Mike’s] persona as presenter/critic made it all fun to watch.”

—Jack Sholder, Director of The Hidden, Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge

“[Sick Flicks is] my favorite show on YouTube”

—Chet Zar, Dark Arts Society

Mike Bracken is probably best known as the host of the popular weekly YouTube show, Sick Flicks, which boasts more than 100,000 subscribers. Bracken was also the "Horror Geek" on Comedy Central's pop-culture TV quiz show Beat the Geeks. He is a popular film and videogame critic who has written for for NBC Universal's Fandango and Movies.com, Cinescape Magazine, IGN.com, GameCritics.com, Cinematical, MovieFone, and Cinema Blend. He was the on-air film critic for the syndicated Big O & Dukes radio show, and was a contributor to the cult classic Butcher Knives and Body Counts anthology (Dark Scribe Press, 2011.)