Weng's Chop

01/16/2026

We’re very excited to officially announce the upcoming book, UNSUNG HEROES OF THE ITALIAN SCREEN by renowned film historians Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani, coming this Spring from your good pals at WK Books! Not only does it feature this absolutely stunning cover design by the masterful artist Jolyon Yates, but it’s the first in what will hopefully be many volumes to bring much-deserved attention to Italian filmmakers whose work is admired, but whose names are often unfamiliar to fans. Volume one covers the works of Massimo Dallamano, Vittorio Salerno, and Franco Rossetti, and is sure to be a must-have for fans of genre cinema the world over! Stay tuned for updates, but for now, just bask in the glory of this gorgeous cover art.

11/22/2024

Hey there, cinephiles! We're very excited to announce the new release from WK Books by author and film historian Troy Howarth, INNOCENCE LOST: ROBERT SIGL AND THE CURSE OF LAURIN. Over a year in the making, the book focuses on the career and life of director Robert Sigl, who burst onto the scene in 1989 with his hauntingly beautiful debut feature LAURIN, and traces the ups and downs of his troubled career from his early film school days through the present. The director generously gave his full cooperation to the project, and the book is lavishly illustrated, featuring many never-before-seen photos from Sigl's private archives. It is now available around the world in both Standard B&W and Color editions, so grab your copy now! 🎬
(Purchase links below, listed by edition/country.)

US STANDARD EDITION (B&W interior): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
US COLOR EDITION (full color interior): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNFZF4FY

STANDARD EDITION INTERNATIONAL LINKS:
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UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
GERMANY: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
FRANCE: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
SPAIN: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
ITALY: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
NETHERLANDS: https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
POLAND: https://www.amazon.pl/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
SWEDEN: https://www.amazon.se/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
JAPAN: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
CANADA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DNQS5LXD
AUSTRALIA: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DNQS5LXD

COLOR EDITION INTERNATIONAL LINKS:
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UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
GERMANY: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
FRANCE: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
SPAIN: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
ITALY: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
NETHERLANDS: https://www.amazon.nl/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
POLAND: [N/A]
SWEDEN: https://www.amazon.se/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
JAPAN: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
CANADA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0DNFZF4FY
AUSTRALIA: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0DNFZF4FY

11/17/2024

Podcast Episode · Wild Side: The Official Mondo Macabro Podcast · 11/15/2024 · 1h 16m

07/30/2024

Very nice review of Troy Howarth's book HUMAN BEASTS: THE FILMS OF PAUL NASCHY. Thanks so much to Alan Scouser for the kind words!

Buy this book here: https://amzn.to/3LOoIAB

06/29/2024

Heather and I are at the second annual MonsterFest in Canton, Ohio. I love attending conventions, although I rarely go to any nowadays. We’re here as ‘huskers’ with a 6-foot table full of zines and books for sale.

Our main feature for this Bigfoot Con is Stephen Bissette’s “Cryptid Cinema 2: A Boggy Creek Primer,” which is the first chapter of a forthcoming 400+ page tome! A taste of what is to come!

I am also selling old magazines of mine from the ‘90s,and WK Books’ publications: “Weng’s Chop” and my two Indian movie books. I didn’t have any issues of “Monster!” Left to bring to MonsterFest.

06/26/2024

This morning’s Goddess video (Tamil film).

Man, I do love this genre. Once very popular Southern Cinemain the mid-90s/early-00s, the genre (which I dub Angry Goddess films), is a variation on the devotional-horror genre. About a decade ago I wrote an article for the magazine “Weng’s Chop” in which I chronicled nearly 100 such films from the 1960s-2010s. Fun stuff. Rivaled only in my book by the once simularly popular “Cobra Lady/Nagin” genre (where titles overlap in their plot and characters), I’m sad Angry Goddess films are no longer mass produced.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/bWkoG8T3HpvLTJki/?mibextid=w8EBqM&startTimeMs=7000

01/18/2024

Assorted books and magazines published by WK Books:
https://www.facebook.com/wkcinemabooks/

12/20/2023

NOPE, we do NOT sell digital copies of any of our books and magazines:

The Cinematic Art of Fantastic India, Volume 2

09/10/2023

IT HAS ARRIVED! The long-anticipated new WK Books release from Tim Paxton is now available on Amazon the whole world over! With over 200 full-color pages of Indian movie mayhem and hundreds of beautiful images, movie junkies will love diving into this unique sampling of world cinema weirdness! Featuring a gorgeous cover by Jolyon Yates, it's available in both softcover and hardcover editions. GET YOURS NOW!

RIGHT HERE, Y'ALL: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CFD4KMMF

08/10/2023

THE SURE-TO-BE-BANNED BOOK YOU-KNOW-WHO DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ! The release of Tim Paxton's THE CINEMATIC ART OF FANTASTIC INDIA VOL. 2 is nearly upon us! Prepare for more girls, gore and glittering gods. The follow-up to Tim Paxton's 2018 book, THE CINEMATIC ART OF FANTASTIC INDIA VOL. 1: VCDs, will dazzle the eyes with sizzling sensuality and offend the uptight with more b***y, bad-ass heroines and ooey gooey creatures from HELL! An instant exploitation classic!

If you can't wait for the new book, and you don't own the first volume, why not drop by Amazon to pick up the hardcover or paperback?

HC - https://a.co/d/eXIe0J0
SC - https://a.co/d/0aa6s89