Writer Tony Schaab has made a career or reviewing everything
zombie through his website The G.O.R.E. Score (www.TheGOREScore.com) and his book The G.O.R.E. Score: Vol. 1, A Review Guide
to All Things Zombie which is a collection of some of these articles that
appeared on his site plus a few that are exclusive to this book. Zombie fans should rejoice as Schaab touches
upon not only zombie related films but games, comics, television shows, and
various other media. Now, there are a
ton of books out there dedicated to horror films and probably just as many
dedicated to zombie films but Schaab doesn’t just review films he rates them in
a way that fans of these films can decide whether or not it is worth their time
to watch some of the films he’s listed.
The way in which he rates the films is known as his
“G.O.R.E. “score. The “G” is for
General Entertainment; “O” is for Original Content; “R” is for Realism; “E” is
for Effects and Editing; the average of the score makes up the film’s “G.O.R.E.
Score.” Schaab doesn’t spend time on
zombie films most horror fans have already become fans of. Instead, the majority of the films reviewed
are independent films or films that have been overlooked over the years or
become cult favorites. Some of the
favorites are Dead Snow (2009), Undead (2005), Planet Terror (2007), and Verses
(2000). He even touches upon the
not-so-good such as Night of the Living
Dead 3D (2007), Plan 9 From Outer
Space (1959), House of the Dead (2003),
and Zombie Strippers (2008). Only half of the book focuses on zombie
films.
The second half of the book focuses on games, comics, books,
and music. Schaab wants zombie fans to
have the chance to open up to everything else out there that fans may have
missed but would be interested in. He
does a great job with presentation of the material and his G.O.R.E. score for
each reviewed item is very even giving you the impression that he isn’t biased
for or against any type of item reviewed.
Schaab’s writing is also highly entertaining which is what you would
expect from a fan of zombie films writing a book for zombie fans.
This is one of the better books of this kind that will
appeal to both zombie fans and general horror enthusiasts as well.
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