Back by popular demand, the Shock-marathon series of book reviews continues with "ShockJuly: An Adventure in Horror." This book delivers not only the irreverent reviews of three dedicated horror movie aficionados, but also recounts the emotions and tales of the screenings themselves. Only "ShockJuly" allows you, dare I say challenges you, to relive the triumphs and tragedies of an insane horror movie marathon.

Will Crazy Wanda and Bigfoot be reunited? If a goat tries to climb a stepladder, will it fall off? Can you perform a banjo solo in a horror movie and get away with it? Do ghostly...

Are you game? Do you have the guts to enter this bizarre world? Or the willingness to expose your brain to mind-rotting plot twists, impromptu bikini contests, and a film that was banned on two midwestern college campuses? Not one, mind you: two.

Do cannibal Confederate zombies raise the hairs on the back of your neck? How about a maniacal Santa with a deadly serious naughty-or-nice list? If Karate Pete shows up wanting a piece of whatever action you've got going, will you have the fortitude to put him in his place? I hear he has a phobia of nooses.

The door to a radical new experience...