I already got mine (at a substantially higher price), but had a notification set up at Overstock.com just in case I wasn't able to find it elsewhere.

So, here, you few lucky bastards!

Seriously - act fast. There's only a small supply in stock.

Done. Thanks for the heads-up.

Refresh my memory about this book - I remember a previous discussion about it here, and mentally made a note to pick it up later but never got around to doing so. Is it already out of print or something? FWIW, Amazon appears to have it in stock as well for about the same price as Overstock, but the cover picture is different (US vs. UK editions?).

Don't know about its print status, but the first run went very quickly, and at a price point closer to MSRP. Didn't realize Amazon had got it back as well - perhaps this is just a simple re-stocking based on how the initial run sold.

But who knows? If anyone's interested, the price is right...

I picked one up in the Downtown Disney Virgin Megastore last week ($79.95)...they had about 4 copies. A good read...I look forward to the next installment!

Just ordered one with some Borders gift certificates at Amazon/Borders - $49.00!

Got mine today, and it appears to be more substantial than I envisioned. Very small type, so stock up on Advil before you start reading! It's also heavy, but after battling with the large softcover GODS IN POLYESTER on my lap, I think I can handle this book just fine.

Heft ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK and we'll talk, girly man.

The softcover GODS IN POLYESTER is more bendy and for professional readers only.

Someone please talk me into buying GODS IN POLYESTER. Does it have an interview with Hy Pyke?

Yep.

Try finding a copy. Headpress isn't even selling it anymore -- but they still have a few copies of the second part, GODS IN SPANDEX.

FYI, if you go through google looking for coupons, you can get it even cheaper. I got mine when they first had it for under $25 with shipping!! It was one of the best deals I got last year.

I love the book (talking once again about "Nightmare USA") and it is definitely in the running (with four other titles) for my favorite book of 2007. BUT... the binding on my copy is already falling apart! That gives a real edge to Tim's Bava book when it comes to best production values!

Yeah, but it should have "Best Tatters" mostly sewn up. Mostly.

I'll keep this in mind now that I've finished the Bava, and am about to crack the binding on mine. Oof. Poor choice of phrase, perhaps...

Some time ago I raised my concerns about FAB's softcover books falling apart with our kind of regular reading but didn't get too much consensus. It kept me from buying PROFONDO ARGENTO for some time (although I ultimately took the plunge) and I view every subsequent softcover release with suspicion.

This one's hardbound.

Is Headpress an American or British company? Speaking of them, I see that their BAD MAGS book still hasn't been published (although their own webpage also confusingly lists the book as "out of print"). The author of BAD MAGS has his own webpage, and he sound somewhat sarcastic, listing the availability of his book as "Your guess is as good as mine." Do I detect a disconnect between the author and the purported publisher?

Probably, because I detect a disconnect between the publisher and anyone in the United States interested in purchasing their products. I attempted to order Gods In Spandex and had to throw in the towel after 10 minutes of trying to figure out how to choose a shipping option; the function simply doesn't work, and you can't proceed with the order unless you choose an option. As for Gods in Polyester, beyond a couple of copies that turned up in Kim's Video in N.Y.C. a few years back, I've never seen it carried in any stores, nor was it picked up by any Stateside distributors interested in actually pushing it. The MySpace page has links to book dealers that either no longer list the book or are located in the Netherlands or someplace else where the American dollar is laughed at nowadays.

What really drives me crazy about all of this? These are books about American-made movies. Even our genre coverage is getting outsourced these days, fer crissakes.

Oh dear. My copy of NIGHTMARE USA just arrived (with a smushed up corner on one of the boards, sadly) and now I'm not sure how I lived without it. As a litmus test, I immediately popped it open to the expose on BOARDINGHOUSE. Usually it's a fool's game to mix wise-ass first-person reviews into an exhaustive history book; they usually don't blend and poison the objective hard data. But Thrower's so so funny and lovesick I expect he could sweet talk the semi-interested reader into becoming rabid exploitation enthusiast. Anyway, Thrower had me when he called BOARDINGHOUSE "cinematic anti-matter," so baffling and alien that no normal standards of judgement could be applied. He not only knows the movies, but how to watch them.

Agreed on Boarding House, the review is spot-on in every way and, to my mind at least, is a perfect summation of the movie - so far as summing up that movie is possible. As I think I mentioned at the time, there was a day-long festival in London promoting the launch of the book which culminated in a screening of this movie. It's beyond description and I will be forever grateful to Mr Thrower for bringing it into my life. I'm not sure how I ever lived without it.

I suspect that in any other year, NIGHTMARE USA would be declared as THE book of the year by the cult cognoscenti. Of course, the Bava book has trumped it, but it's a close second, IMHO.

Has anyone been plagued by pages falling out of loose binding? I haven't yet, but the binding does feel a bit rickety...

If NIGHTMARE USA has an abiding problem it's that Stephen Thrower is a hard act to follow... even for Stephen Thrower. After you've read his exhaustive coverage of MESSIAH OF EVIL, his perfectly adequate review of HAUNTS comes off as a huge disappointment. I'm not saying he owes us the same level of devotion title per title, it just sucks (for us) when it isn't there. Because it's so damn good when it is.

I'm treating my copy with the tenderness of the wolves.

Well, Marty, the pages haven't started falling out yet, but the spine is already wrecked on mine so it could start happening soon. I remember I used to see adds in the used book newsletters I used to get for places that would repair bindings. I'm sure these places are still around (just on the internet now). Has any one here ever had this done? It might be worth it in the case of this book. Although truth be known, I have several older books that I should already be taking care of...

While the book is still available, it's going to be cheaper to pick up another copy than send it to a restoration specialist. Book rebinding generally runs $45-100 for clothbound books, and into the hundreds for leatherbound antiquarian volumes. So unless there's a restoration expert in your area, or you know someone who can do the work, shipping may push you past the $50 to nab a fresh copy from Amazon.

Are bookbinderies rare? We have one here in Champaign, Illinois that repaired some of my books several years ago.