A review by otterno11
The Book of Lists: Horror, by Scott Bradley, Amy Wallace, Del Howison

3.0

Lately, I have been revisiting the old Books of Lists, feeling really nostalgic about their random trivia and fun lists of stuff people liked in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. I was then intrigued to see that this more recent book of lists, The Book of Lists: Horror, has been compiled, and on such an interesting topic, so I quickly acquired it from the library. While it is still chock full of fun stuff about the horror genre, including lists by a variety of “movers and shakers” in the genre, it is a little difficult to compete with the sheer variety available online these days. More than half of the book is taken up by movie lists, generally along the lines of director’s “top tens,” some more interesting than others though providing some interesting titles I had never heard of before, particularly among the international films. However, this emphasis on movies is still a little bit of a disappointment to some one whose interest is more in literature. In conclusion, while not reaching the heights of past books of lists, The Book of Lists: Horror still provides more than enough to keep the interest of anyone with a passing enjoyment of horror literature, movies, music, and other topics.