Short Sharp Shocks

There's good news and bad news regarding my monograph 'Short Sharp Shocks', covering the topic of 'short' British horror films from 1897 to the present day.

Bad news: following last week's Festival of Fantastic Films in Manchester, where I did a roaring trade, all copies have now sold out.

Good news: a second edition, very slightly tweaked (I've fixed a couple of errors and have changed about half-a-dozen words), is available at this link for £10 plus postage: http://www.lulu.com/shop/http://www.lulu.com/shop/darrell-buxton/short-sharp-shocks/paperback/product-24299093.html

What the critics said:

"What an invaluable document! Excellent" - John Llewellyn Probert, author of 'The Nine Deaths of Dr Valentine'

"A hearty recommendation for Darrell Buxton's new history of short Brit-horror films, which is an appropriately slim volume and currently available from the man himself. It's a quick read but makes the case for this little-known "crazy realm" rather brilliantly. He goes right from 1897 to the digital and frequently home-made (even phone-shot) productions of today. Well worth a visit" - Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic

"I can wholeheartedly recommend it. An enthusiastic, knowledgeable and at times funny trawl through a rather overlooked area of Brit cinema history. The 'where to find the films' section at the end will have you glued to your laptop/tablet/Smart TV" - David Dent, Dark Eyes of London blogger/movie critic

"I'm really enjoying reading 'Short Sharp Shocks' - I had no idea there was so much ground to cover on the shorts front" - David Simpson, Gothique Film Society

"Bloody marvellous" - Paul Cotgrove, Horror-on-Sea Film Festival

"As well researched and detailed as one would expect from Darrell Buxton, an essential purchase filling one of those niches in the serious horror film collector's library" - Ian Taylor, contributor to We Belong Dead fanzine