Header (film)
Based on the story by Edward Lee, Header portrays the grueling psychological journey taken by ATF Agent Stewart Cummings. On the surface, Stewart struggles to solve a string of bizarre murders, but in secret, his life falls into a world of corruption that’s impossible to escape. Deceit, rape, and murder spiral out of control triggering a hellish conclusion that defies description.
Features cameos by Edward Lee and Jack Ketchum
Beyond Blood (film)
High Tension, Inside, Martyrs, Frontier(s) and Them. In the years of 2003 to 2008, those sensational and innovative horror movies were made and left huge impact around the world. This movement is called New Wave of French Horror. This film explores the meaning and hidden secrets of this significant movement.
Features interviews with Jack Ketchum
The Life of Death (film)
This documentary explores how death is perceived by group horror professionals and its influence on their work. Includes interviews and insights from Troma head honcho Lloyd Kaufman, Artist Bob Fingerman, Jack Ketchum, special effects artist Tom Sullivan (Evil Dead), and Scream Queens Debbie Rochon and Caroline Munro (Dr. Phibes, Maniac), along with a host of many other others.
Inside the Plain Brown Wrapping (film)
In-depth interviews with Jack Ketchum and the other creators of Mail Order about women in horror and truth vs. fiction.
Dark Dreamers (TV series)
They have created the dreams that mark our nightmares, forging an unforgettable world of dark fantasy, horror and suspense. After thirty years of accruing in-depth interviews, award-winning author Stanley Wiater has created the ultimate video library of horror icons as SMASH VISION presents “Dark Dreamers; – Volume One.” This four-DVD set features one-on-one interviews with over 30 writers, directors, producers, actors and SFX artists – including “I Am Legend” author Richard Matheson. From John Landis to Stan Winston; Forrest J Ackerman to Clive Barker; John Saxon to Wes Craven; Sean S. Cunningham to Larry Cohen….. the artistic world of horror would not exist without these dark dreamers. Why did they enter this dimension? How did they make their mark? What is it about their craft that drives their passion? Respected journalist and horror aficionado Stanley Wiater spent decades developing relationships with renowned subjects, and their stories will entertain, enlighten, and perhaps …
Also includes an interview with Jack Ketchum
The Cult of Ichi (film)
Bonus feature on the American DVD and Blu Ray release of Takashi Miike’s cult classic, Ichi the Killer, featuring interviews with Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee (among others).
Darlin’ (film)
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin’ is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns where she is to be tamed into a “good girl.” However, Darlin’ holds a dark secret and she is not traveling alone. The Woman, equally fierce and feral, who raised her, is ever present and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to step in her way.
Continuing the twistedly vicious adventure of Lucky McKee’s cult hit The Woman, Darlin’ sees standout star Pollyanna McIntosh both in front of and behind the camera.
Based on characters created by Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee
Executive Producers: Jack Ketchum and Lucky McKee
Written and Directed by Pollyanna McIntosh
Olivia (film)
The love bond between two girls comes to a horrific end when they encounter a killer.
Mail Order (film)
A Wall Street trader who’s addicted to snuff films thinks he sees an ex-girlfriend starring in one. Directed by Eric Shapiro, this short film is an adaptation of Mail Order, a short story by Jack Ketchum (The Girl Next Door, Red, The Woman).
The Woman (film)
A disturbing tale of torture and dirty little secrets that can haunt any seemingly harmless neighborhood. The story follows a successful country lawyer who captures and attempts to ‘civilize’ the last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the Northeast in the wild for decades, thereby putting the lives of his family in extreme jeopardy.
Offspring (film)
THEY HUNT IN PACKS. THEY FEED ON FLESH. THEY PREY ON INNOCENCE. Back with a vengeance and an insatiable appetite for human flesh…THEIR TIME HAS COME AGAIN. Based on the acclaimed novel and adapted for the screen by best-selling author Jack Ketchum, Offspring follows the survivors of a brutal flesh-eating clan that has resurfaced in the once sleepy town of Dead River, Maine. The locals are in for a rude awakening when they realize it’s the same pack that the sheriff thought he’d killed off a decade ago. Just when they thought the nightmare was over, theyre about to discover that the fight for their lives has only just begun.
Red (film)
An older, reclusive man, Avery, (Brian Cox) has a best friend in his dog Red. When three teens kill Red for no reason, Avery sets out for justice and redemption, attempting to follow the letter of the law. But when the law fails him, and the boys’ father (Tom Sizemore) clearly defines right and wrong in his own way, Avery must use whatever means possible.
The Girl Next Door (film)
In a quiet suburban town in the summer of 1958, two recently orphaned sisters are placed in the care of their mentally unstable Aunt Ruth (Emmy® winner Blanche Baker of Holocaust). But Ruth s depraved sense of discipline will soon lead to unspeakable acts of abuse and torture that involve her young sons, the neighborhood children, and one 12-year-old boy whose life will be changed forever. William Atherton (Die Hard), Catherine Mary Stewart (Night of the Comet) and Grant Show (Melrose Place) co-star in this devastating drama adapted from the controversial best seller by Jack Ketchum that Rue Morgue Magazine called one of the most disturbing reads in the history of horror literature.
Meine besten Erzählungen (Germany)
Für diese Festa-Sammlerausgabe hat Jack Ketchum noch selbst seine besten Erzählungen ausgewählt, bevor er im Januar 2018 überraschend starb. Leider hat er es nicht mehr geschafft, diese Ausgabe auch zu signieren.
34 Erzählungen in deutscher Erstveröffentlichung. Geschichten voller Schrecken, die mehr als nur Unterhaltungsliteratur sind. Ketchum steigt tief hinab in die dunklen Abgründe der Psyche.
Stephen King nannte Jack Ketchum den »furchteinflößendsten Autor Amerikas«. Seine Storys werden dich ängstigen und einige sind so verstörend, dass du das Buch einfach zur Seite legen musst, bis sich dein Pulsschlag wieder normalisiert hat.
For this collector’s edition from Festa, Jack Ketchum personally selected his best stories before he unexpectedly passed away in January, 2018. Unfortunately he was unable to sign this edition. This book contains 34 stories published in German for the first time.
These stories are full of horrors that are more than just entertaining literature. Ketchum descends deep into the dark abyss of the psyche. Stephen King called Jack Ketchum “America’s most frightening author.”
These stories will not only scare you but some are so disturbing that you will have to put the book aside until your heart rate returns to normal.
Translated by Patrick Baumann
Illustrated by Jana Heidersdorf
Contents:
- Jack Ketchum – Meister des (ganz alltäglichen) Grauens (Vorwart von Thorsten Hanisch)
- Die Schachtel (The Box)
- Die Rose (The Rose)
- Schlangen (Snakes)
- Das Gewehr (The Rifle)
- Das große Schäbige-Flittchen-Massaker von San Diego (The Great San Diego Sleazy Bimbo Massacre)
- Winterkind (Winter Child)
- Feuertanz (Firedance)
- Die Ausfahrt von Toledo Blade Boulevard (The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard)
- Wenn der Penny fällt (When the Penny Falls)
- Megan’s Law
- Pech (Luck)
- Vater und Sohn (Father and Son)
- Sonntage (Sundays)
- Zwillinge (Twins)
- Für immer (Forever)
- Verschwunden (Gone)
- Das Spuklokal (The Haunt)
- Mutter und Tochter (Mother and Daughter)
- Rückkehr (Returns)
- Abschnitt Zwei (Station Two)
- Das tapfere Mädchen (Brave Girl)
- Vertrauensbasis (Honor System)
- Feierabend (Closing Time)
- Olivia: Ein Monolog (Olivia: A Monologue)
- Monster
- Meerlandschaft (Seascape)
- Der Besucher (The Visitor)
- Hotline
- Der Tyrann (Bully)
- Das Richtige (The Right Thing)
- Oldies
- Wach (Awake)
- Nachschlag (Seconds)
- Der Gorilla in meinem Zimmer (Gorilla in My Room)