FAB Press
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Publishing informative and lavishly illustrated popular culture art books for three decades. www.fabpress.com
We're proud to unveil cover art for M.J. Simpson’s new book 'Elsa Lanchester: Bride of the Hunchback' courtesy of artist Jason Heeley. Pre-Orders for the Collector’s Edition - with stunning page edge printing - start @ fabpress.com from 10am UK time on Thurs 1st Oct, Pre-Order URL here at that time.
The perfect way to end another great day at Fantastic Fest? Getting home to contributor copies! Major thanks to Tom Mes for including my essay on J-Horror’s linguistic origins in his exhaustively researched and entertaining guide to Japanese horror movies!
Every single copy of the new FrightFest Guide to Japanese Horror Movies we brought along to the festival has been sold. Pre-Orders ship this coming week. And don’t worry, we’ve printed enough for further online sales! www.fabpress.com
Tom Mes signing his new book @frightfest.bsky.social Guide to Japanese Horror Films. Second signing session Saturday 5:15pm, and again 8:15-9:00pm
Tom Mes has arrived at @frightfest.bsky.social and Sadako is here too! Official book launch 2:30pm Friday 28th at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square
House of Psychotic Women is being re-issued in large format hardcover, Blaxploitation Cinema is being re-issued in paperback, and Behind the Pink Curtain is back in print! All this news and more is covered in the August FAB Press newsletter: eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
New releases, re-issues and Pre-Orders for August
Including the return of House of Psychotic Women large format hardcover
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New episode of Writers on Film features Kier-La Janisse on Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter and The House of Psychotic Women @kierlajanisse.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...
Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter
Podcast Episode · Writers on Film · 29 July · 1hr 19min
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The FrightFest Guides are back! The new Volume 8’s subject is JAPANESE HORROR MOVIES! Author Tom Mes will be in London for this year’s @frightfest.bsky.social film festival, introducing screenings of Japanese Horrors and signing copies of his book. Pre-Order here... www.fabpress.com/frightfest-g...
Interview with noted genre commentator/ author Jasper Sharp. It focuses on the Japanese film genre of Roman Porno, which often took a more creative and inventive take on sleaze. @88films.bsky.social, @thirdwindowfilms.com, #klubbsuper8, @fabpress.bsky.social www.musiquemachine.com/articles/cre...
Creative ‘n’ Inventive sleaze- The world of Roman Porno
In the year 1971, Nikkatsu, the oldest/ at one point, the biggest film production company in Japan. Did something quite daring/ some would say crazy- they compl
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Here are some more titles in my haul from @fabpress.bsky.social 😍 Both of these are written by the amazing @broigle.bsky.social and they are absolutely fantastic 🥰 #PhysicalMedia #FilmSky #Horror #HorrorSky #Italian #Exploitation #Books
One of discosploitation’s most pedigreed titles was this gritty 1979 UK favorite directed by Ian Sharp (THE FINAL OPTION) and written by James Kenelm Clarke (HOUSE ON STRAW HILL) with cinematography by Phil Meheux (CASINO ROYALE), [TRAILER LINK] youtu.be/kmv1MK-PwbM
THE MUSIC MACHINE (1979) TRAILER
YouTube video by Severin Films / Intervision Picture Corp.
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Had a chunky delivery from the amazing @fabpress.bsky.social today! A lot of the delivery is for my birthday so those photos will have to wait 😢😅 But feast your eyes upon these until then! 😍🤣 #PhysicalMedia #FilmSky #Horror #HorrorSky #Exploitation #Sexploitation #Adult #Books
Our friend Alan Jones is a legendary genre journalist, punk rock pioneer and unapologetic disco fan. All of this and then some comes together in his knockout new book Discomania: Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them from Fab Press.
Today at @shelflifebooks.bsky.social in Calgary 4:00pm co-presented by Calgary Underground FF! I'll be talking about our Robert Downey Sr. book w/ some clips + reading from my book COCKFIGHT. The store will have these and other books in stock, like SATANIC PANIC, HOPW + YULETIDE TERROR!
Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio director) showing some love for DISCOMANIA: "A deliriously dizzy blend of memoir and the wider cultural craziness of the ‘70s - bathhouses, giallo, disco and punk." The super shiny signed Special Edition is still available… www.fabpress.com/discomania-s...
Stellar line-up at Abertoir this year. FAB Press will be there. Come and say hello. And if you can only put aside one day we’d strongly suggest the Friday, which will be crowned with an epic Simon Boswell stage production, full live band, projections, light show and all.
Abertoir Horror Festival@abertoirfest.bsky.social · 11mo agoJust ONE WEEK TO GO ‘til Abertoir 2025! Time for a roll-call – who’s joining us for 5 days? Or perhaps 1 or 2? Or a handful of films? Let us know below! In a week’s time we’ll be kicking things off with an opening reception at 4pm before opening with The Bride of Frankenstein in all her glory.
Still time to book a trip to Aberystwyth! Come along to the amazing Abertoir horror festival, experience the Simon Boswell live show (standalone tickets for this event only £15.00!), and check out the FAB Press stall while you’re there!… abertoir.co.uk/event/aberto...
Simon Boswell: Live in Concert - Abertoir
BUY FESTIVAL PASSES(only £85) BUY DAY PASSES(only £35) BUY SINGLETICKETS Simon Boswell is a British composer, producer, and musician whose career spans
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We've found a few boxes of rare signed books, all of which have been unavailable for some time. They're now back in stock at our web store. Also on Pre-Order now, the epic new Little Shoppe of Horrors, plus a new Creepy Images Anthology. Check out our newsletter here: eocampaign1.com/web-version?...
Signed Books, Creepy Images, Little Shoppe of Horrors Special Edition
Brand new Little Shoppe of Horrors, Creepy Images Anthology, and some signed edition warehouse finds all on sale now
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Last chance to grab a ticket for this momentous event tonight!
Jasper Sharp@jaspersharp.bsky.social · 12mo agoTwo days till Hisayasu Sato's nightmarish tale of gore and grotesquery REWIND / CELLULOID NIGHTMARES premieres in pristine new restoration in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social Thurs 16th at 6:30pm with my intro + Behind the Pink Curtain book signing ticketlab.app/event/35372#/
Two days till Hisayasu Sato's nightmarish tale of gore and grotesquery REWIND / CELLULOID NIGHTMARES premieres in pristine new restoration in London @thenickelcinema.bsky.social Thurs 16th at 6:30pm with my intro + Behind the Pink Curtain book signing ticketlab.app/event/35372#/
And coming to London's Nickel Cinema next week on 16th Oct. @thenickelcinema.bsky.social thenickel.co.uk
The Nickel
London’s new fully independent grindhouse cinema, stage + bar
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Liz@schlockvalue.bsky.social · 12mo agoTomorrow night at Alamo Brooklyn: the new 2K restoration of Hisayasu Satō’s masterpiece RE-WIND (aka CELLULOID NIGHTMARES), presented by filmmaker Heather Landsman. Still some tickets left: drafthouse.com/nyc/event/we...
Behind the Pink Curtain book signing with me and UK premiere of the new restoration of Hisayasu Sato's RE-WIND / CELLULOID NIGHTMARES / ABNORMAL INGYAKU Thurs 16th October 2025, at London's @thenickelcinema.bsky.social - book here for a night you won't soon forget! ticketlab.app/event/35372#/
We’re thrilled to announce that FAB Press author Josiah Howard (Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide) will interview Fred "The Hammer" Williamson onstage in Los Angeles, following a screening of BLACK CAESAR on Tuesday September 23! Here’s the info: thefridacinema.org/movies/black...
It's raining, I'm making hot chocolate, my cat is being super cuddly and the postman just delivered these. I couldn't dream up a more perfect day. Thank you to Fab Press, Bubbles and Jasper. @fabpress.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social
