WK Books

22/11/2024

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
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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

05/08/2024

Time for a little promotion…

Book overview
Tim Paxton has done God’s work (or maybe the Devil’s?) in researching, archiving, and educating us on the highways and byways of not just the movies but, equally important, the poster designs and artwork that promote them.

In this stupendously illustrated book, you will find a massive smorgasbord of designs and art, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous and often touching on several points in between. The illustrations are accompanied by detailed information about them and the different variants of posters for individual films are discussed and explained. We are introduced to the chudails, shaitans, bhoots, tantriks, and nagins that fill the Indian horror pantheon and to the various mahals and havelis in which their stories play out. Tim’s category of “fantastic India” is refreshingly broad, and you will find here images of films ranging from the micro-budgeted exploitation movies of Kanti Shah to arthouse productions such as Shekhar Kapur’s BANDIT QUEEN and subject matter ranging from caveman epics to noirish thrillers, alongside gaily gruesome horror outings such as Mohan Bhakri’s ROOHANI TAAQAT.

The Cinematic Art of Fantastic India is a treat for the eye and the brain and a paean to the power and inventiveness of the human imagination.
- Pete Tombs, Author of Mondo Macabro and Immoral Tales

There are barely a handful of people outside India that understand the idiosyncrasies and the garish eccentricities of Indian B-grade horror and fantasy films. Author Tim Paxton not only has his finger on the pulsating carotid of this wonderfully absurdist and bombastic subgenre but also tirelessly champions it as one of its most ardent acolytes. Inside this tome, you are bound to find many unseen treasures of Indian celluloid closely guarded by ichadhari nagins and it’s more than likely that you will be chased by a preth-atma or two while perusing through its pages. Enter at your own peril!
- Sandesh Shenoy, owner, bollywoodcrypt.com

About the author: Author Tim Paxton has admired oddball cinema since the 1960s and has written about this passion since he was a teenager. Founder of Kronos Productions and publisher since 1978. This is the second volume in his proposed Fantastic India Cinema tetralogy. He lives in Oberlin, Ohio, with three cats, way too many movies, books, movie memorabilia, textiles, and religious iconography

30/07/2024

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

29/06/2024

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.

01/02/2024

27/01/2024

Another publication I designed for my publishing company Kronos Productions (now WK Books) along with David Todarello and Betsy Burger. Logo by Alex Wald with cover art by Jimmy Zero. 1992 or ‘93, I think. I no longer have the magazine.