How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith

 

The scariest thing is trying to take a picture without Jack knocking things over.

Honestly, sometimes I feel like I'm stuck inside a horror movie. Receiving flowers at work from a man who knows who I am, but I have no idea who he is? Check. Someone threatening children if we don't give him a pair of gloves (which we do not have, because we are a library, not a department store)? Check. Lights flickering off when you enter book storage and things falling off the wall when no one is near them? Double check. 

Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you were stuck inside a scary movie? Did you ever consider how you would react and whether or not you would live long enough to see the closing credits? If so, Seth Grahame-Smith has you covered.

With chapters dedicated to every type of horror movie villain you could possibly encounter, How to Survive a Horror Movie will teach you how to determine if, you are in fact, in a horror movie and what actions to take from there. You'll learn about the 7 deadly horror movie sins, harbingers of impending doom, 10 places to never go, how to survive a slasher/seemingly inanimate objects/supernatural beings and how to know if you made it to the sequel (it doesn't feel right to congratulate you if you did, you'll just have to go through the nightmare all over again and unless you're the main character, you'll probably die).

To me, this is a display book. It's a fun, quick read, but it's something that I'm not likely to pick up again (not because it's bad, but because I've learned all I can from it already). It's a book that will look cute and interesting on my horror shelves. It does have some nice artwork and it's entertaining, but it's really not the kind of book you'll find yourself reading over and over again...Unless you're the unlucky sort and you find yourself in these situations often.