Hand-Held Hell: The Outbreak of Homemade Horror

There was a sense of wonder and occasional disbelief when scouring the horror section of independent video stores during their heyday, coming across a vampire covered with bubbling, oozing flesh, or an eyeball laying on the ground still tethered to its socket by various icky tissues, or a head split in two, the tongue unfurled between the crevice like a Fruit Roll-up.

HAND-HELD HELL looks at 44 outrageous works of underground cinematic horror created during and inspired by the technological, cultural, and historical circumstances of the home-spun horror era, including in-depth interviews with 22 audacious filmmakers like Mark Polonia, Nathan Schiff, Tim Ritter, Donald Farmer, Fred Vogel, Brian Paulin, and Scott Schirmer. The book is an irreverent tribute to gonzo DIY horror filmmaking.

Every copy ordered from this site includes a book plate signed by the author and a free code to download a companion EP featuring six tracks composed by Justin Burning.

Published by Graveface Publishing, Inc., in association with Terror Vision. Edited by Jordan Itkowitz. Cover illustration by Chad Keith. Logo by Matt Dougherty. Trade paperback. 7" x 10". 376 full-color pages.

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