Bøker av John Llewellyn Probert

Mad medics... sinister surgeons... psychopathic psychiatrists. We put our trust in them. They say they want to help, to cure, to relieve pain and soothe suffering. They claim those experiments they''ve been performing are for the greater good of mankind. But what if they actually want the opposite? What happens when doctors are dead set on researching the strange, the bizarre, the weird? What happens when all that scientific and medical knowledge only results in the creation of unimaginable horror? Ever since the dawn of cinema, filmmakers have been depicting on screen the potential outcomes of medical madness and science gone sick. Now join surgeon, author, film critic and not-at-all-mad Doctor (at least according to him) John Llewellyn Probert as he takes a detailed look at the history of one of the most enduring archetypes in cinema, with an introductory overview of the genre followed by reviews of over 200 key mad doctor movies. In addition to critical appraisal, the author''s own medical background allows him to provide a unique insight into just how well the filmmakers have done their homework. Thrill to monsters and mutations, creatures and creations, horror hospitals, isolated mansions and underground laboratories. Enter a world of research gone rogue, of frightening philosophies and dread disease. Featuring a foreword by the notorious director Tom Six, who shocked filmgoers across the globe with his 100% medically accurate Human Centipede, and its sequels. Welcome to the FrightFest Guide to Mad Doctor Movies. Be reassured that you will be guided by a man who knows all about this stuff in real life, and that you''ll be quite safe. Trust him. He''s a doctor.

Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes, England's very own 'Prince of Chill', would have been 100 years old in 2019. To celebrate this, fifteen of the finest authors currently working in the supernatural genre have come together to contribute new tales of The Monster Club, Clavering Grange, Temptations Unlimited, Madam Orloff, Vampires, Ghosts and of course Shadmocks. Chetwynd-Hayes himself is represented by one of his classic Francis St. Clare and Frederica Masters stories. Those who are already fans will be sure to enjoy this selection of genuinely creepy stories, all of which are seasoned with a taste of the trademark Chetwynd-Hayes humour. 

The Compleat ValentineBeing the complete and unabridged, uncensored, unbelievable exploits of the world's most resourceful and flamboyant serial killer, comprising:The Nine Deaths of Dr ValentineSomeone is killing doctors in the style of the murders from Vincent Price movies, leaving the Bristol police baffled. The only man who could possibly be responsible died years ago. Or did he?The Hammer of Dr ValentineSomeone is killing the tabloid journalists who reported the original story, and the deaths are all in the style of Hammer Horror Films. Could Dr Valentine be back?The Last Temptation of Dr ValentineA Hollywood film company has arrived in Bristol to film The Nine Deaths of Dr Valentine. When crew members start turning up dead in situations similar to classic British horror films, the Bristol police can reach only one conclusion. Their old nemesis has returned.The Compleat ValentineAll three books in one omnibus edition of the most bizarre, elaborate and startling murders ever committed to paper!

Nobody Likes Going to HospitalThey thought the old man was harmless. Just another tramp found collapsed in an abandoned housing estate. At Northcote Hospital they put him in a bed and let him keep the strange old book he insisted on clutching. Nobody Likes Having to Stay InThree friends working through the night at Northcote Hospital are about to experience the worst shift of their lives, trapped inside the building as creatures undreamed of in their worst nightmares begin to crawl from the walls in a bid to make the place their own. And Nobody Wants to Die ThereSoon everyone and everything in Northcote Hospital will be changed. Will anyone be able to stop the evil worming its way through the building? Or will the horror escape to infect the planet?John Llewellyn Probert's Dead Shift Where the worst thing in this world is nothing compared to what's lurking just outside it