Screaming and Conjuring Signing with Clark Collis Friday 10/24/25

October 21, 2025 Matt Desiderio Events, Signings 0

Clark Collis Screaming and Conjuring hardcover from 1984 Publishing (2025)

Our creepy October events just keep on coming! On Friday October 24th from 6-8PM we will be celebrating the release of Clark Collis’ newest book Screaming and Conjuring: The Resurrection and Unstoppable Rise of the Modern Horror Movie, another amazing release from our buds at 1984 Publishing!

About the book: Screaming and Conjuring details the films and frights that led to this extraordinary renaissance, from the release of the groundbreaking Scream in 1996 to the arrival of 2013’s The Conjuring, which spawned a multi-billion dollar franchise.

Wes Craven’s Scream was followed by a flood of classic terror tales such as The Blair Witch Project, The Sixth Sense, Final Destination, The Others, Pan’s Labyrinth, 28 Days Later, Resident Evil, Saw, Hostel, Paranormal Activity, and Insidious. This comprehensive history covers the often difficult and tortuous making of all these films (and many more), giving readers the exclusive lowdown on productions which were often as intense as the horrifying sights that ended up on screen.

Screaming and Conjuring features recollections from a host of genre icons, including actors Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) and Neve Campbell (Scream), directors Eli Roth (Hostel) and Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Drag Me to Hell), and legendary makeup effects artist Greg Nicotero (The Mist, The Walking Dead). The book also includes 200 production stills, film posters, and rarely seen images.

About the author: CLARK COLLIS is a British entertainment journalist who has contributed to The Guardian, Empire, Q, Mojo, and Entertainment Weekly, where he was a senior writer for 18 years. He grew up in Wells. Somerset, and studied history at Cambridge University. He is the author of the 2021 book You’ve Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life.

Can’t make it to our Screaming and Conjuring book signing with Clark but still wanna get your hands on an autographed copy? No sweat, just place a pre-order right here, right now and we will send a signed copy straight to your door after the event!

So join us on Friday October 24th and meet the author of this sure to be legendary horror movie book Screaming and Conjuring, Clark Collis!

What: Screaming and Conjuring book signing

Who: Clark Collis

When Friday October 24th 6-8PM

Where Forbidden Planet NYC 832 Broadway NY, NY

Signed Pre-order link: https://tinyurl.com/4af39ywr

facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1496787248258955

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Matt D has been a manager, buyer and event coordinator at Forbidden Planet since 2005 or maybe it was 2006. Who can remember? We didn't even have computers back then. A native New Yorker from the borough of Queens, raised on Sunday Funnies, Monster Movies and Rock N' Roll. What better place to end up than Forbidden Planet where he can use his position to influence the city's pop culture. A responsibility he takes seriously more now than ever due to New York's consistent change for the worse. The last thing NYC needs is another cafe or bank so thank whatever it is you believe in that Forbidden Planet is here to stay. Beyond the walls of FP, Matt is a publicly recognized expert in cult and horror cinema with a focus on VHS. He is the founder of Horror Boobs a collective that books screenings and distributes weirdo films, the producer of the documentary Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS collector, the publisher of the Blood Video zine, and is regrettably responsible for resurrecting the career of schizophrenic Shot-on Video director Carl J Sukenick. E-mail him at Mattdfpnyc@gmail.com Follow him on various social media at @horrorboobs