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Savini: The Biography Hardcover – August 20, 2021

by Tom Savini (Author), Michael Aloisi (Author)

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What can you say about Tom Savini? Well, the facts work just fine for this multi-hit wonder. He created the zombies and all of the iconic special makeup effects for the mother of all zombie movies, DAWN OF THE DEAD. He created Jason, one of the most prolific movie villains of all time, for the movie franchise FRIDAY THE 13TH and for the mega-hit video game. He created Leatherface in the much-loved fan favorite TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART TWO. He created the crate creature Fluffy, the grave-rising cadaver Nate, and all of the twisted, cockroach-filled, water-soaked zombies for the five horrific chapters of the movie CREEPSHOW and continued to dazzle audiences with his work on a dozen other horror movies in his career as a special makeup effects magician. He played the crotch rocket-wearing character Sex Machine in FROM DUSK TILL DAWN and mesmerized movie-goers with his many other standout roles as an actor, including those in GRINDHOUSE, MACHETE, and THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. He directed three of the most memorable episodes of the television series TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE and the much loved and respected remake of the movie NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, and most recently he was called upon by his pal Greg Nicotero to direct an episode of the new Creepshow television series for AMC's Shudder.In this beautiful picture book, Tom, in his own unique writing style, tells his life story, discusses his movies, shares anecdotes, give his opinions, and of course, talks about the movies in a way only Tom can.

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Michael, known to his fans as AuthorMike, is the author of nine books, including a number one bestseller and the star of a popular web series. Mike has an MFA in Creative Writing, has done book tours in over five countries and twenty states, sold movie/television rights, been featured in several documentary films and had his books featured in over one hundred media outlets around the world. All of which, he achieved independently.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ AM Ink Publishing (August 20, 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1943201307
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1943201303
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.69 x 11 inches

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MICHAEL ALOISI is the author of over a dozen published books, including the official biographies for film legends, Tom Savini and Kane Hodder and now paranormal icon Steve Gonsalves. In the fiction world, Michael has written several novels, including Mr. Bluestick and Pieces (co-written with Rebecca Rowland). Under his pen name, Michael Gore, he has released three horror short story collections, including Do Not Open and Skeletons in the Attic. His books have been turned into a reality show, a documentary film and they have been translated into several languages. With a BFA in Film Directing and an MFA in Creative Writing, Michael teaches filmmaking classes and lives in Massachusetts with his wife and children.

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Dana L. Estes

High Quality Edition to my Savini Library!

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021

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I just received my Savini book and I am very pleased with the presentation. I read several reviews stating that it was cheaply made and not worth the price. I have to disagree. Although I wish it was longer it is very well made and even though the pages are not high gloss they are high quality matte. As for the price, as consumers, we have to realize that this book was published by a specialty publisher. That generally means a higher price tag. I wanted a brand new copy so I paid the money for it. If you don't mind a used copy, there are some around for $20 off the Publisher's Price.

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M.S.

Great book for fans and curious alike on the great Tom Savini

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2021

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I grew up wanting to be a monster makeup artist. Magazines like Fangoria and movies by Romero were staples of my household. Savini was, and remains, a hero to me. His life is almost too incredible to describe, in that it's so cool, it's hard to believe. He is a living legend in his field. His book is a great overview of a creative life hopefully still going strong. It's also surprisingly introspective and funny. Highly recommended.

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2021

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I like Savini's effects. I'm not sure after reading this that I would like the man.

Besides being in dire need of an editor, this book makes the special effects icon seem like part gee-whiz kid mixed with being stuck on himself and being kind of a womanizer. It's disappointing, and when he writes a chapter on how people think he's a dick, you realize just how out of touch he is when it comes to that sort of thing.

I wish I enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed his other work over the years. Part of me thinks he can be a nice guy, but I'm also very happy I never met him. This book has some wonderful insights into his life and the films he's done, but those insights leave a lot you be desired when it comes to the man. Honestly, I wish i would've never read this.

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020

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An awesome biography from one of the greatest minds in cinema!!!
I highly recommend reading this if you are a lover of movies!!!

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Sealed Fate

Not bad, but I had higher hopes

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2020

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Taking into account the high cost of this book (60 bucks!) the very, very poor choice of paper used is very disappointing...The majority of the photos have been published previously, but there are some great ones in here that I hadn't seen before which is a positive. Unfortunately the poor quality paper, again, doesn't do many of the pictures much justice leaving them looking rather "flat" and some a bit blurry. And for a "coffee table book" I guess that I was expecting to see a more colorful layout with more photos? The written content itself is good, I've always greatly admired and enjoyed the mans work. However, overall, I'm left feeling rather disappointed in this book. Perhaps my expectations were just too high?

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Jonathan K Marsh

Not terrible, but not worth $60

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2020

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The book is basically everything you would expect from a Tom Savini biography. Great stories, industry insights, behind the scenes photos, gore, etc. Unfortunately, as another reviewer mentioned, the poor quality of the paper used for the pages is inexcusable for this price point. A lot of the images feel washed out or grainier than they should be. It often looks like it was printed on a home printer. With that said, it is pretty much the definitive Savini biography. I'd still recommend watching his documentary on Amazon Prime over this, though it looks great on a coffee table.

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Metal Head

Still poor quality printing

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2021

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I ordered my hardcover Savini book in late December 2021, supposedly these are the “higher quality” prints. Still pretty bad, low quality images and printing, and my cover came unglued almost immediately after opening the book. For a book about a guy who has become famous for his visual effects, you’d think they’d want the images to be high quality to show off his work. Pretty bummed on it, worth $30 MAX.

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020

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Beautiful book

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Vaso Babic

For the price you pay I expected better quality.

Reviewed in Australia on July 9, 2023

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For the amount you pay for the book at least give the a book a nice decent finished gloss cover? If your a dedicated fan of Savin's career & his work the book is recommended if you don't mind the matted quality of paper and cover, by all means purchase the book at a cheaper price it's definitely not worth $60. Not sure if the hard cover edition would have made any difference but I wasn't going to take that chance at throwing $100+ on it.

Marcos

Un libro biográfico que puede no contentar del todo al fan del gore

Reviewed in Spain on September 10, 2020

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La calidad del papel está por debajo de lo esperado, si tenemos en cuenta el precio de venta del libro.

El contenido puede que no contente al fan del gore que busque un recopilatorio definitivo de los trabajos artesanales del maestro Tom Savini para el cine (para eso están los dos volúmenes de "Grande Illusions").

Aquí, como cualquier otra biografia, se nos confiesan aspectos más intímos de su vida privada, combinando fotografías personales (niñez, familia, amigos, su actual mujer, su hogar, etc...) con imágenes entre bastidores, algunas nunca vistas antes, de los fantásticos maquillajes creados sobre los actores.

Yo personalmente, lo he disfrutado muchísimo porque he podido ampliar aún más el material gráfico de sus fantásticas creaciones prostéticas y además he profundizado en el lado más personal de Savini, con sus experiencias y vivencias desde jovencito hasta la actualidad.

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Frank K.

A MUST FOR SAVINI FANS

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2021

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I would have gave it five stars if the photos was colour part from that a great read

Jean-francois Paradis

Not bad, but not great !

Reviewed in Canada on February 6, 2020

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I'm a fan of Tom Savini. This book's more about what Tom is thinking about religion, violence, some stories about is life, etc. There's not many things about movies. Some diaries where we know how many times Tom makes love… But sadly for me, not a lot about the movies (FX or actor). When the book talk about Dawn of the Dead, we learn that by this time, M. Savini was in total love for Darth Vader and that he makes a costume at Halloween… An ok book, but really not great.

William

Poor Quality

Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2020

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The content of this bio was good and worth a little more than your average book I suppose, but the hefty pice tag for the physical quality of the book is really not worth it. The paper is wavy, the binding is ridged and not well put together and I don't know if its just because my book was sitting at an angle but the hard cover is pretty twisted as seen in the picture.

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