GENERAL NATURE OF WORK: This is a semi-skilled position that performs a variety of clerical duties and code inspection work for Mayor’s Court, the Police Department and Administrator. It allows fans to see the classic with new eyes to find out what a hard, grueling and frequently near-fatal shoot it actually was.Position Title: MAYOR’S COURT/POLICE DEPARTMENT CLERK Employment Status: 32 Hours It’s an impressive tome that no slasher fan should miss.Ĭhain Saw Confidential is a book by the late Gunnar Hansen that is the most brutally honest, realest account of the making of the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre that any fan could ever get their hands on. It looks at not only why the slasher movement came about when it did, but why it fizzled out. There are a lot of books on slashers out there, I’ll admit, but this is both the most insightful and the most comprehensive. Going to Pieces provides a complete chronicle of one of the most infamous movements in horror history. Like the previous entry, this one was also turned into an important documentary. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film This is not only the best book chronicling the history of a single franchise, but is also one of the most honest accounts of the hardships of independent filmmaking. There are many interviews here that are not featured in the film and, more than that, there’s something about the book as a whole that just feels…special.

This one has been turned into a massive documentary, but that doesn’t mean the book itself isn’t worth reading. This book is an insightful look into the director’s career, examining the origins of each film as well as analyzing them individually to get a good look at both what worked and what didn’t.Ĭrystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13 th Not to mention work he’s done outside the genre, like the unbeatable Escape from New York and Big Trouble in Little China. He’s made some of the biggest hits in horror history, from Halloween and The Thing to films like The Fog and Prince of Darkness. Clive Barker, John Carpenter, Sam Raimi, Tom Savini, Robert Englund and so many more give compelling interviews, talking about not only their own careers but what they think makes the genre as a whole so compelling and important. It’s a book comprised solely of interviews with some of the genre’s biggest heavy hitters. Stanley Wiater’s Dark Visions is such an important book for anyone who either wants to make horror movies or just wants to know more about the people who put them together. Dark Visions: Conversations With the Masters of the Horror Film

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