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Unsafe on Any Screen
"[A] collection of movie reviews covering the sick, twisted, sleazy, and cheesy from all corners of the world."--Back cover.
The Ice Harvest
“BITTERLY FUNNY . . . [A] SLEEK FIRST NOVEL . . . NOIR CRIME . . . HAS FOUND A STERLING NEW CHAMPION IN PHILLIPS.” –The New York Times Book Review “A FUTURE HARD-BOILED CLASSIC–TIGHT, COLD, AND CACKLING WITH IRONY. On Christmas Eve [in Wichita], a mob lawyer is skipping town with the cash. But in this boozy, neo-noir world–James M. Cain meets George V. Higgins–the best-laid plans of bagmen turn brutal.” –The Dallas Morning News “OMINOUS, ACTION-PACKED. . . This is a confident, wry debut . . . [that] may remind readers of Fargo or Pulp Fiction.” –Detroit Free Press “I SIMPLY CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SCOTT PHILLIPS WILL DO NEXT. [This] funny, tough first novel felt like it was written by an old pro, an Elmore Leonard we’ve never heard about who’s discovered a place where the criminals are really dumb, the low-lifes are oh-so-fun to watch and, if somebody just happens to get what he deserves, there’s no one to blame.” –RICHARD RUSSO Author of Straight Man “A DARKLY COMIC, SOMETIMES BRUTAL PIECE OF NOIR FICTION.” –The Denver Post Finalist for the Hammett Prize
Tales of Misery and Imagination
A collection of short stories by Scott S. Phillips (author of Friday the 13th: Church of the Divine Psychopath and Unsafe On Any Screen), these Tales of Misery and Imagination leap forth from an untamed wilderness of pop culture, insecurity, lust, monsters and misadventure: a disillusioned man is tormented by not-so-random acts of vandalism, sideshow performers ponder their future, confidence is found in the strangest of insults, a shy teenage boy journeys into the undiscovered country of a car full of girls, an embittered boy-band veteran spills his secrets, a quest for Bigfoot goes awry, and heavy rains bring something toothier than flowers into bloom. With his goofball characters, ear for...
Man with Chihuahua
Adam Stuart is terrified of dogs. His girlfriend takes it as a challenge, signing them up to foster a baby Chihuahua, not realizing they're the most frightening brand of dog. Adam knows to fear the tiny beast thanks to the traumatic childhood experience that left a private part of his body dotted with scars. His life's hard enough as it is, but now he's forced to face his fears and lots of time alone with the deadly creature, who... ...does not devour his tasty flesh and instead becomes his best pal - and his muse. When she's unexpectedly adopted by someone else and taken away, he's heartbroken. Determined to turn his life around and save the tiny dog from a fate worse than death, he joins forces with an aging roadie on an epic quest to get her back.
Speaking Our Minds
Language is an essential part of what makes us human. Where did it come from? How did it develop into the complex system we know today? And what can an evolutionary perspective tell us about the nature of language and communication? Drawing on a range of disciplines including cognitive science, linguistics, anthropology and evolutionary biology, Speaking Our Minds explains how language evolved and why we are the only species to communicate in this way. Written by a rising star in the field, this groundbreaking book is required reading for anyone interested in understanding the origins and evolution of human communication and language.
The Stink of Flesh - the Original Screenplay
“The writing is witty and daring — this is the movie every zombie geek aspires to make…” — EyeCraveDVD.com Wandering the zombie wasteland, Matool lives by his animal instinct — not to mention his hammer and giant nails. But when he's kidnapped by a mysterious couple, he must rely on an entirely different weapon to survive... Read the original shooting script for THE STINK OF FLESH and see how a low-budget film translates from page to screen in the cult movie Lawrence Raffel of MonstersAtPlay.com called “A fantastic entry in the zombie sub-genre. Great characters, talented filmmaking, an inventive storyline... Definitely recommended and in my humble opinion, a far better film than 28 Days Later." Written by Scott S. Phillips, screenwriter of the Martial Arts classic DRIVE (1997) and several episodes of the CW Network TV series KAMEN RIDER DRAGON KNIGHT, and author of the novels PETE, DRINKER OF BLOOD, FRIDAY THE 13th: CHURCH OF THE DIVINE PSYCHOPATH, and SQUIRREL EYES. Also includes an appreciation of the movie by Cody Hamman of LifeBetweenFrames.com.
A Career Guide to Your Job in Hell
A collection of nine entries--seven fictional and two nonfiction--give humorous to horrific glimpses at jobs no one would ever want. The fiction ranges from horror to science fiction, whimsical to horrendous while the nonfiction stories are light in tone.
Squirrel Eyes
SQUIRREL EYES is the story of Alvin Bandy, lifelong movie junkie and would-be filmmaker, who finds himself alone in Hollywood after his girlfriend Alison sends him packing in favor of another man. With his career — if you can call it that, when it consists of one incredibly bad movie he wrote — on the rocks, Alvin hatches a drunken plan to course-correct his screwed-up life: he travels to his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico to seek out his first girlfriend, Kelli, and do what he never did before: have sex with her. Kelli, however, won't be had so easily, and lays down a challenge to Alvin that could either be his undoing or his salvation... Funny, dark, raunchy and sentimental, Squir...
The Electrician
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