Tonight: Destinies - The Voice of Science Fiction

Tonight at 11:30 pm, I'll be a guest on Dr. Howard Margolin's genre talk show, Destinies - The Voice of Science Fiction on WUSB, 90.1 FM to talk about my recent book, Horror Films of the 1990s (McFarland; 2011).

It was a fascinating (if not always great...) decade for horror movies, and I always enjoy talking about horror movies in the age of The Blair Witch Project, Scream and Silence of the Lambs.

Howard is a great interviewer, so I'm really looking forward to the show, and hope you'll join us as we talk scary movies in the nineties.  

If you can't listen to the program live, the episode will be archived, and I'll get that information to you over the weekend.

Hope to see you tonight!

CHOICE recommends Horror Films of the 1990s

A new review for my book, Horror Films of the 1990s!

CHOICE, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, writes

"Muir is probably the best known, if not the best authority on contemporary horror films, and this latest edition in his ongoing series (Horror Films of the 1970s, 2002; Horror Films of the 1980s....) will be a welcome edition to the library of any fan of the genre....the body of each entry is devoted to Muir's excellent commentary...Highly recommended."

Horror Films of the 1990s at the PC Principle: Pop Culture on Demand

My friend and interviewer extraordinaire, Troy Foreman, is now featuring a podcast interview with me regarding my book, Horror Films of the 1990s at his great site, The PC Principle (Pop Culture on Demand).  

Troy loves horror films with a passion, and we had a terrific, rollicking hour-long talk about the nineties, that decade of interlopers, serial killers, Internet fears, the "talking" slashers (Scream [1996]) and genetic horrors.  

In our wide-ranging conversation, we looked at historical trends in the decade, and specific films, from The Blair Witch Project (1999) to The Sixth Sense (1999) to Bordello of Blood (1997).

I want to thank Troy for a great chat, and for featuring me on his podcast.  I also want to see if I can wrangle an invite back when my book, Music on Film: Purple Rain premieres this April, as Troy is a huge Prince aficionado.

It was an honor and pleasure to be on The PC Principle, and I hope everyone will give the interview a listen...

New Book Reviews for Horror Films of the 1990s

Horror Films of the 1990s -- my third "horror films of" decade book -- has been racking up some  great early reviews, and I wanted to call your attention to a few of 'em as Black Friday approaches (hint, hint, nudge, nudge):

From Dread Central: "If you are at all familiar with the previous works John Kenneth Muir did on horror films of the 70s and 80s, then you should be excited that you can now add the 90s to your library...he has created an invaluable research book that horror fans NEED on their shelves (along with his books on the films of the 1970s and 1980s).. Rated: 4 1/2 out of 5."

From The Thunder Child:  "Fans of the horror genre will find much to enjoy in these pages.  John Kenneth Muir's writing is entertaining as well as informative, and will enable you to revisit each of your favorites with a somewhat different persective than usual...Such a detailed overview will also be of interest to the movie historian as well as the horror aficionado."

From Joseph Maddrey at Movies Made Me: "...Horror Films of the 1990s proves that John Muir is a master of explaining why horror films remain vital."