{"product_id":"the-nasty-john-lees-9781638492092","title":"The Nasty: The Complete Series","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ring\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eEmpire Records\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eTHE NASTY\u003c\/i\u003e, a coming-of-age horror story splattered with dark comedy, as a group of horror movie-loving teens bites off more than they can handle when the most sought-after video nasty ever slips through their fingers, and they are forced to film their \u003ci\u003eown\u003c\/i\u003e video nasty slasher movie - where evil, screams, and nightmares bleed into reality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeep telling yourself: \"It's Only a Movie. It's ONLY a Movie! IT'S ONLY A MOVIE!!!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsn't it?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e CALLING ALL SCARY MOVIE FANS!\u003cbr\u003e MACABRE MAYHEM! SATANIC PANIC! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Scotland, 1994.\u003cbr\u003e Eighteen-year-old Graeme \"Thumper\" Connell still has an imaginary friend: the masked killer from his favorite slasher film. Thumper is obsessed with horror and always has been. He fills his time with scary VHS rentals and hanging out with his friends and fellow fans, The Murder Club. But everything changes when his local video shop acquires one of the notorious films known as \"video nasties\" -- films so scary they're the target of the British Moral Decency League's crusade to ban and burn.\u003cbr\u003e But it's only a movie, right?\u003cbr\u003e It's all just imaginary, isn't it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nasty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a story about the perception of evil, the power of genre, the love of fandom, the need to create art, oh, and crap-your-pants TERROR! Become a bonafide member of The Murder Club: pick up this book! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For fans of \u003ci\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStand By Me, IT, The Monster Squad\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDonnie Darko\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEmpire Records\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Best Friend's Exorcism \u003c\/i\u003eand other books by Grady Hendrix, fans of Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, \u003ci\u003eLittle Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e (Jeff Lemire \u0026amp; Dustin Nguyen), \u003ci\u003eThe Closet\u003c\/i\u003e (James Tynion IV), \u003ci\u003eThe Me You Love in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (Skottie Young \u0026amp; Jorge Corona), \u003ci\u003eGiant Days\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfterlife With Archie, Killadelphia \u003c\/i\u003e(Rodney Barnes \u0026amp; Jason Shawn Alexander), and \u003ci\u003eProctor Valley Road.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePRAISE FOR THE NASTY: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eHorror Comics To Watch For in 2023 \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is no other title I have been more excited about than this because it is a love letter to horror while tackling the conservatism we are seeing rise in pop culture today...\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If you're a fan of slasher movies, creative plot twists, and 90s nostalgia, you need \u003ci\u003eThe Nasty\u003c\/i\u003e in your life.\" -- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Promised Me Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The Nasty \u003c\/i\u003eis a bloody valentine to slashers and the outsiders who love them.\"- \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAIPT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A blood-splattered love letter to VHS and horror. \" -- Dave Scheidt (\u003ci\u003eAvatar The Last Airbender, Adventure Time, Mayor Good Boy)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is an over the top kind of story..., and it makes the horror FUN!\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBig Comic Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nasty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a love letter to slasher flicks and a generation of kids who loved them. Tender, funny, surprising, endearing, with an emerging horrific twist. We had \u003ci\u003eFaces of Death\u003c\/i\u003e as the taboo underground horror tape that was whispered about but it wasn't cursed. \u003ci\u003eThe Nasty\u003c\/i\u003e takes a fun nostalgic trip down memory lane and elevates it to a new level of horror. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLotusland Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The Nasty\u003c\/i\u003e is a wholesome horror romp... pay(ing) homage to horror classics.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJake's Take Horror Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Everything about this story is pumped full of nostalgia and slasher movie goodness that will keep the pages turning so quickly that you might just burn a hole in the comic.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou Promised Me Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lees\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1638492093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638492092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vault Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.19h x 6.88w x 0.50d","brand":"John Lees","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45479095927039,"sku":"9781638492092","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87690291-8ed1-4309-abe6-1e34495ba248.jpg?v=1715936261","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-nasty-john-lees-9781638492092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}