For more than 30 years, Alan Jones was the principal reviewer for the British movie magazine Starburst. Finally, Jones has collated his entire body of Starburst reviews into one extraordinary volume, without editing the original texts which shone like a beacon during some of the darkest of times for the British genre lover.
Starburst: The Complete Alan Jones Film Reviews 1977-2008 is a record of many of the most influential fantasy and horror movies of all time. With his signature Starburst house style Jones was at the forefront of every new trend with his enlightening reviews covering every UK fantasy release in his eagerly anticipated monthly column.
From the rise and fall and rise again of stalk-and-slash, the heyday of practical gore effects, the animation revival and the found footage phenomenon to the science fiction tent-pole, the superhero blockbuster takeover, and the CGI revolution, Jones commented on it all while divulging unique facts, film industry gossip, and vital contemporary details.
1,250 films reviewed!
660,000 words!
2,000 illustrations!
648 large format pages!
Special Features UNIQUE to the Signed & Numbered Collector's Edition of STARBURST, only available direct from FAB Press:
Stunning SILVER page edges.
Individually numbered limited edition – each Collector's Edition book will have its own unique-numbered Alan Jones signature plate on the title page.
Guaranteed to receive your book long before the trade edition will be released later in the year.
FRIGHTFEST ATTENDEES PLEASE NOTE!
THE STARBURST BOOKLAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE AT FRIGHTFEST
So if you are planning to attend please note that we will be reserving a sufficient number of the silver page edge numbered edition for sale there. Two book launch sessions with Alan Jones in attendance are scheduled, first on Friday 23rd August and then on Saturday 24th August. The precise times of each one-hour slot will be decided shortly before the festival. The book will be sold for £50 at FrightFest.
