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From the award-winning author of Our Lady of the Inferno comes another tale of New York in the Bad Old Days: A saga of murder, bloodshed, and betrayal set against the backdrop of Times Square at the height of its decadence and depravity.
In the kingdom of the damned that is 42nd Street, there’s no lowlier subject than Andy Lew. An unrepentant junkie, voyeur, and degenerate, he’s only tolerated by the more dangerous men around him because he keeps the projectors at the Colossus theater running on time, entertaining them with the most extreme horror cinema money can buy.
There’s something unique about Andy, though. He owns a movie. It’s the only one of its kind. No one knows who made it. Only he knows where it came from. The woman it stars is beautiful beyond imagination—and the images it depicts are more nightmarish than the darkest depths of Hell. The beasts of 42nd Street will do anything to possess it, but there’s something they don’t understand. Andy loves the woman in the movie—and he’ll go to any lengths to protect her…
A savage love letter to 70s exploitation cinema and a biting satire of toxic fan culture, Beasts of 42nd Street makes horror dangerous again as it ventures into the mind of a psychopath like no other— one that will have readers recoiling even as they keep coming back for more.
Genre: Horror
In the kingdom of the damned that is 42nd Street, there’s no lowlier subject than Andy Lew. An unrepentant junkie, voyeur, and degenerate, he’s only tolerated by the more dangerous men around him because he keeps the projectors at the Colossus theater running on time, entertaining them with the most extreme horror cinema money can buy.
There’s something unique about Andy, though. He owns a movie. It’s the only one of its kind. No one knows who made it. Only he knows where it came from. The woman it stars is beautiful beyond imagination—and the images it depicts are more nightmarish than the darkest depths of Hell. The beasts of 42nd Street will do anything to possess it, but there’s something they don’t understand. Andy loves the woman in the movie—and he’ll go to any lengths to protect her…
A savage love letter to 70s exploitation cinema and a biting satire of toxic fan culture, Beasts of 42nd Street makes horror dangerous again as it ventures into the mind of a psychopath like no other— one that will have readers recoiling even as they keep coming back for more.
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"Like the bastard lovechild of Paul Schrader and Abel Ferrera, Preston Fassel's Beasts of 42nd Street is a sleazy, audacious, razor-sharp slice of bloody exploitation that will satisfy cinephiles and gorehounds alike. You may be able to wipe away the grime after reading this book, but the smile will stay for days." - Kealan Patrick Burke
"...a faithful yet imaginative transcription of one of the darkest times and places in our country's history... hedonistic, pharmaceutically inflamed, devastated by disease... a walk down the last mile of degradation of an entire society...often repellent but always dramatically engaging... It was the worst of times and the worst of times... Fassel captures it in all its inglorious glory: sick, violent, and propulsive as hell!" - Mick Garris
"...one of the best detective novels to come down the pike in a long while. A rogues' gallery of great characters and a killer story mixed with New York City in all its 1970s sleazy glory. What's not to love? Do yourself a favor and buy a copy today." - Harry Hunsicker
"Like a strip of diseased celluloid... a work of gritty, haunting storytelling. You won't be able to forget Andy Lew's descent into forbidden cinema." - John Palisano
"You don't just read this book, you live it. A desperate love story of obsession and madness that could've only happened on 42nd street." - Matt Serafini
"...a faithful yet imaginative transcription of one of the darkest times and places in our country's history... hedonistic, pharmaceutically inflamed, devastated by disease... a walk down the last mile of degradation of an entire society...often repellent but always dramatically engaging... It was the worst of times and the worst of times... Fassel captures it in all its inglorious glory: sick, violent, and propulsive as hell!" - Mick Garris
"...one of the best detective novels to come down the pike in a long while. A rogues' gallery of great characters and a killer story mixed with New York City in all its 1970s sleazy glory. What's not to love? Do yourself a favor and buy a copy today." - Harry Hunsicker
"Like a strip of diseased celluloid... a work of gritty, haunting storytelling. You won't be able to forget Andy Lew's descent into forbidden cinema." - John Palisano
"You don't just read this book, you live it. A desperate love story of obsession and madness that could've only happened on 42nd street." - Matt Serafini
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