Horror Movie

Confusing? Yes. But yet very entertaining.

I honestly was not sure what I was going to be getting myself into with this book. It seemed interesting enough as it's brief description had led on for it to be.

"In June 1993, a group of young guerilla filmmakers spent four weeks making Horror Movie, a notorious, disturbing, art-house horror flick.

The weird part? Only three of the film’s scenes were ever released to the public, but Horror Movie has nevertheless grown a rabid fanbase. Three decades later, Hollywood is pushing for a big budget reboot."

It is an interesting story about the making of a horror movie that ended up being a horror movie from the past that is now being rebooted with the only living person from the movie reprising the role.

Overall, the style of how the book was done, with flashbacks to how the original was made was really interesting. It was particularly unique, how each chapter that was from the past had ended with a scene from the script of the movie allowing you to learn more about what this movie was to be.

Honestly, at times I wish the author had just stayed in the past for part of the book and then go to the present day later on as the story almost felt like two trying to combine into one with a few pieces that did not really mesh together. Especially, when for the start of the book, the parts from the past were way more interesting and captivating.

The best parts of it are definitely saved for closer to the end. At the beginning you get a understanding of how a few of the people died but then at the end you learn about how the entire story and mystic of this movie that never was, was all for show but that the unnerved nature of the survivor made things slightly uneasy at times.

The most riveting moment, I found was when they revealed why the movie ended and never was released even though they had basically completed the movie, and while there were hints as to why this was throughout the book, you don't really expect it to be what happens. And I mean that in a good way.

While the book overall is fantastic and very interesting, once the big reveal happened, it takes quite a weird turn.

It's like at the end, the author decided to make the story move to a more unconventional twist, having the main character seem to lose himself into this creature he had once played years ago and become the monster he had pretended to be, that he had once lived. Though clear that he never really forgot about it, this obsession which really would have served the book better if sprinkled throughout the book was used only at the end to make for a shocking finale piece.

When in reality, it just came across slightly misguided and too much saved for the end, when having it show more throughout the entire book, having the obsession slowly take over would allow for the ending to make sense.

The grand finale of this book just felt out of place. It was still really well written and followed what the story was leading up to but still felt rushed or that something was missing. What more, is that after the big climatic moment happens, the book just ends. Though I understand what it was trying to do, leave the reader questioning things and wanting more, it fell flat. I was more left with the thought of "huh" rather than being left on the edge of suspense.

Have you read this book? Do you agree with me on this or did I miss something? What are your thoughts on the book?