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It's Alive!
Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Movie Posters from the Kirk Hammett Collection
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Before Kirk Hammett assumed the heavy metal mantle of one of the most successful and beloved bands in rock history, he was a geek for the imaginative universe of horror. This generously illustrated book highlights the finest examples from Hammett s personal collection an astonishing trove of horror and sci-fi film posters that span the history of the genre. The guitarist credits his musical force to a lifelong fascination with the gothic fantasy developed in these films and their original posters. In this volume, several intriguing essays cover the history of the film poster, the brain s response to fear, and Hammett s own contributions to the world of the macabre.
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"Metalheads know him as the guitarist for Metallica, but Kirk Hammett also has quite a thing for horror. It's Alive (Skira Rizzoli), shows off some of his collection-a splendid selection of some of the greatest film posters of the horror and sci-fi genres, from classics to cult faves, along with essays from experts about their significance as art and how they reflect on our larger issues and fears."
-Parade
"The book combines oddities such as the aforementioned Caligari poster, Roland Coudon's funeral procession tableaux for Frankenstein, and a Karoly Grosz Mummyposter that spotlights the film's human cast members with a lot of more common promos for pictures such as Dracula's Daughter, Barbarella, Mystery of the Wax Museum, and Island of Lost Souls. Hammett favors pre-sixties posters, though there is a scattering of later day ones for movies such as Alien, Rosemary's Baby, Blacula, and of course, It's Alive. It's an impressive collection."
-Psychobabble Blog
". . . 120 pages of images that feature the personal movie poster collection of Hammett, which include some of the most beautiful, obscure, rare, and/or famous sci-fi and horror posters that have ever been released."
-Dread Central
"The book is a real visual treat and if you're anyone like me it brings back many childhood and young adolescent memories."
-Boyce McClain Collector's Corner
"Kirk has just released his new book It's Alive! showcasing his amazing collection of classic horror movie posters."
-FrightFind.com
"It's Alive features the most iconic images ever made, revealing our unquenchable desire to mediate the realms of the unknown, where dark forces come to the light on a quest for dominance-and fail every time. Whether Frankenstein, Dracula, the Werewolf, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, aliens, zombies, or beasts and ghoul s of any kind, It's Alive lovingly reflects on our rapacious desire to be scared time and again by the boogieman."
-Crave Online
"Kirk [Hammett] is showing is love affair with horror once again. His latest book, It's Alive, features a look at some of the horror posters in his collection and features classic Universal monsters posters, cult classics, and even an assortment of modern cinema."
-Underland Online
". . . this handsomely designed book features emblematic posters for great genre films as well as rare and unusual images from around the world. "
-LeonardMaltin.com