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Book Bound in Human Flesh Confirmed by Harvard Scientists
“Naturum De Montum”, roughly translated: Book of the Dead, otherwise known as the Necronomicon. Most famous from theĀ Evil Dead series, the Necronomicon is a book bound in human flesh and inked in blood, filled with all kinds of incantations to resurrect demons, possession, and various other nasty tricks the devil would play.
It’s also a work of fiction and was first mentioned in HP Lovecraft’s 1922 story The Hound. However, the thought of the book, both its making and content, can be rather chilling. Well, in a disturbing real-life twist, Harvard scientists have done a series of tests and are now 99.9% sure that the material covering ArsĆØne Houssayeās Des destinĆ©es de lāame (roughly translated as The Destiny of the Soul)Ā is human skin in their very own Houghton Library. Morbidly fitting for a book about the soul.
Bill Lane, the director of the Harvard Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Resource Laboratory, said, āThe analytical data, taken together with the provenance ofĀ Des destinĆ©es de lāame, make it very unlikely that the source could be other than human.”
But who or how many? A note inside the book from Dr. Ludovic Bouland explains it’s from the back of a female mental patient who died of a stroke. In his note, he says, āA book about the human soul deserved to have a human covering: I had kept this piece of human skin taken from the back of a woman.”
Although Anthropodermic bibliopegy (the practice of binding books with human skin) has been around since the 16th century, a book with a cover made from the flesh of a mentally ill woman certainly sounds like the makings from a horror movie. Two other volumes were believed to be bound from human skin as well but were later to be confirmed as sheepskin.
I recommend putting down theĀ Goosebumps orĀ Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and read this article at The Independent for a chilling tale.
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‘Alien’ is Being Made Into a Children’s ABC Book
That Disney buyout of Fox is making for strange crossovers. Just look at this new children’s book that teaches children the alphabet via the 1979 Alien movie.
From the library of Penguin House’s classic Little Golden Books comes “A is for Alien: An ABC Book.
The next few years are going to be big for the space monster. First, just in time for the film’s 45th anniversary, we are getting a new franchise film called Alien: Romulus. Then Hulu, also owned by Disney is creating a television series, although they say that might not be ready until 2025.
The book is currently available for pre-order here, and is set to release on July 9, 2024. It might be fun to guess which letter will represent which part of the movie. Such as “J is for Jonesy” or “M is for Mother.”
Romulus will be released in theaters on August 16, 2024. Not since 2017 have we revisited the Alien cinematic universe in Covenant. Apparently, this next entry follows, “Young people from a distant world facing the most terrifying life form in the universe.”
Until then “A is for Anticipation” and “F is for Facehugger.”
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Holland House Ent. Announces New Book āOh Mother, What Have You Done?ā
Screenwriter and Director Tom Holland is delighting fans with books containing scripts, visual memoirs, continuation of stories, and now behind-the-scenes books on his iconic films. These books offer a fascinating glimpse into the creative process, script revisions, continued stories and the challenges faced during production. Holland’s accounts and personal anecdotes provide a treasure trove of insights for movie enthusiasts, shedding new light on the magic of filmmaking! Check out the press release below on Hollan’s newest fascinating story of the making of his critically acclaimed horror sequel Psycho II in a brand new book!
Horror icon and filmmaker Tom Holland returns to the world he envisioned in 1983ās critically acclaimed feature film Psycho II in the all-new 176-page book Oh Mother, What Have You Done? now available from Holland House Entertainment.
Authored by Tom Holland and containing unpublished memoirs by late Psycho II director Richard Franklin and conversations with the filmās editor Andrew London, Oh Mother, What Have You Done? offers fans a unique glimpse into the continuation of the beloved Psycho film franchise, which created nightmares for millions of people showering worldwide.
Created using never-before-seen production materials and photos – many from Hollandās own personal archive ā Oh Mother, What Have You Done? abounds with rare hand-written development and production notes, early budgets, personal Polaroids and more, all set against fascinating conversations with the filmās writer, director and editor which document the development, filming, and reception of the much-celebrated Psycho II.
Says author Holland of writing Oh Mother, What Have You Done? (which contains an afterward by Bates Motel producer Anthony Cipriano), āI wrote Psycho II, the first sequel that began the Psycho legacy, forty years ago this past summer, and the film was a huge success in the year 1983, but who remembers? To my surprise, apparently, they do, because on the filmās fortieth anniversary love from fans began to pour in, much to my amazement and pleasure. And then (Psycho II director) Richard Franklinās unpublished memoirs arrived unexpectedly. Iād had no idea heād written them before he passed in 2007.ā
āReading them,ā continues Holland, āwas like being transported back in time, and I had to share them, along with my memories and personal archives with the fans of Psycho, the sequels, and the excellent Bates Motel. I hope they enjoy reading the book as much as I did in putting it together. My thanks to Andrew London, who edited, and to Mr. Hitchcock, without whom none of this would have existed.ā
āSo, step back with me forty years and letās see how it happened.ā
Oh Mother, What Have You Done? is available now in both hardback and paperback through Amazon and at Terror Time (for copies autographed by Tom Holland)
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Sequel to ‘Cujo’ Just One Offering in New Stephen King Anthology
It’s been a minute since Stephen King put out a short story anthology. But in 2024 a new one containing some original works is getting published just in time for summer. Even the book title “You Like It Darker,” suggests the author is giving readers something more.
The anthology will also contain a sequel to King’s 1981 novel “Cujo,” about a rabid Saint Bernard that wreaks havoc on a young mother and her child trapped inside a Ford Pinto. Called “Rattlesnakes,” you can read an excerpt from that story on Ew.com.
The website also gives a synopsis of some of the other shorts in the book: “The other tales include ‘Two Talented Bastids,’ which explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills, and ‘Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream,’ about a brief and unprecedented psychic flash that upends dozens of lives. In ‘The Dreamers,’ a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored while ‘The Answer Man’ asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.”
Here’s the table of contents from “You Like It Darker,”:
- “Two Talented Bastids”
- “The Fifth Step”
- “Willie the Weirdo”
- “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream”
- “Finn”
- “On Slide Inn Road”
- “Red Screen”
- “The Turbulence Expert”
- “Laurie”
- “Rattlesnakes”
- “The Dreamers”
- “The Answer Man”
Except for “The Outsider” (2018) King has been releasing crime novels and adventure books instead of true horror in the past few years. Known mostly for his terrifying early supernatural novels such as “Pet Sematary,” “It,” “The Shining” and “Christine,” the 76-year-old author has diversified from what made him famous starting with “Carrie” in 1974.
A 1986 article from Time Magazine explained that King planned on quitting horror after he wrote “It.” At the time he said there was too much competition, citing Clive Barker as ābetter than I am nowā and āa lot more energetic.ā But that was almost four decades ago. Since then he’s written some horror classics such as “The Dark Half, “Needful Things,” “Gerald’s Game,” and “Bag of Bones.”
Maybe the King of Horror is waxing nostalgic with this latest anthology by revisiting the “Cujo” universe in this latest book. We will have to find out when “You Like It Darker” hits bookshelves and digital platforms starting May 21, 2024.
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