Feral House: 89 books
Theatre of Fear & Horror: Expanded Edition
The Grisly Spectacle of the Grand Guignol of Paris, 1897-1962
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2016
"Bloodcurdling shrieks, fiendish schemes, deeds of darkness, mayhem and mutilation—we all have a rough idea of what Grand Guignol stands for. But until now it has been hard to find out much more about it than that. According to the American theater historian Mel Gordon, no major history of the theater...
Disco's Out...Murder's In!
The True Story of Frank the Shank and L.A.'s Deadliest Punk Rock Gang
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.
The Los Angeles, Orange County, and South Bay punk scenes, populated by blue collar kids...
Black Metal
Evolution of the Cult
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2013
Featuring a wealth of new interviews with the genre’s most central figures, Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult offers the most comprehensive guide yet to the most controversial form of extreme metal. From the pioneers of the early 80s to its fiery rebirth in Scandinavia through to today’s diverse groups, this epic analysis captures the movement’s development in unparalleled depth.
Hard-Core
Life of My Own
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2016
As a homeless child prodigy, Harley Flanagan played drums for bands at Max’s Kansas City and CBGBs, and was taught to play bass by the famed black band Bad Brains, and drank with the notorious Lemmy of Motörhead. Most famously, Harley became a member of the famous hardcore band The Cro-Mags, and disputes accusations of stabbing two band members.
The Covert War Against Rock
What You Don't Know About the Deaths of Jim Morrison, Tupac Shakur, Michael Hutchence, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Phil Ochs, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, John Lennon, and The Notorious B.I.G.
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
The connections between government, organized crime, and the music industry are examined, offering compelling evidence that there may be more to the deaths of important popular musicians than has been commonly told.
Art Chantry Speaks
A Heretic's History of 20th Century Graphic Design
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2015
There used to be a time when designers were trained in the history of composition. Now you just buy a fuckin' piece of software and now you've become a designer.
"Art Chantry . . . Is he a Luddite?" asks a Rhode Island School of Design poster promoting a Chantry lecture. "Or is he a graphic...
by Nik Richie
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
TheDirty.com, a heavily trafficked online gossip sheet, was created by an entrepreneur by the name of Nik Richie--whose Iranian parents named him Hooman Karamian.
Richie's appearances on programs like Dr. Phil, Anderson Cooper 360, Nancy Grace, and 20/20 suddenly provided him with notoriety...
Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman
The First Jewish Superhero, from the Creators of Superman
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Here is a kaleidoscopic analysis of Jewish humor as seen through Funnyman, a little-known super-heroic invention by the creators of Superman. Included are complete comic-book stories and daily and Sunday newspaper panels from Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s creative fiasco.Siegel and Shuster,...
by Anton Szandor LaVey
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2000
Wisdom, humor, and dark observations by the founder of the Church of Satan. LaVey ponders such topics as nonconformity, occult faddism, erotic politics, the "Goodguy badge," demoralization and the construction of artificial human companions.
War is a Racket
The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2003
General Smedley Butler’s frank book shows how American war efforts were animated by big-business interests. This extraordinary argument against war by an unexpected proponent is relevant now more than ever.Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is General Smedley Butler’s frank speech...
Packing Inferno
The Unmaking of a Marine
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Tyler E. Boudreau is a twelve-year veteran of the Marine Corps infantry. He trained and committed himself physically and intellectually to the military life. Then his intense devotion began to disintegrate, bit by bit, during his final mission in Iraq. After returning home, he discovered a turmoil developing...
Blood Beneath My Feet
The Journey of a Southern Death Investigator
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
Have you ever been locked in a cooler with piles of decomposing humans for so long that you had to shave all the hair off your body in order to get rid of the smell? Joseph Scott Morgan did. Have you ever lit a Marlboro from the ignited gas of a bloated dead man's belly? Joseph Scott Morgan has. Have...
The Assassinations
Probe Magazine on JFK, MLK, RFK and Malcolm X
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2003
"Probing deep into four hidden histories... the material released should dispel any notions of 'lone nuts' or coincidence... These articles cut a clear path through the thick jungle of disinformation that has grown around these events and expose the truly hideous teratomas that thrive and bloom under the canopy of 'national security.'"—New York Press
Love, Sex, Fear, Death
The Inside Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
• First book to appear about the much-discussed group from the point of view of major former members and long-time investigators • Includes hundreds of never-before-seen photos and illustrations of the cult in action, and excerpts from their notorious and highly collectible magazines, including...