Fans of Scott Telek’s film writing have come to expect an irreverent, insightful and often outrageously funny take on films from the good to the very, very bad. The tradition continues in this fourth volume, archiving 43 movie reviews in the horror genre, all beginning with the letter D.

It turns out the letter D is a good one for horror, as it contains the words “Dead,” “Don’t,” “Demon” and “Dracula.” And if you were trapped on a desert island with these movies (as well as fresh water, food and a TV and DVD player!) you would actually be doing pretty well, as many fine horror movies begin with the letter D. Also a lot of great bad and cheesy movies, and also some truly awful ones, but as usual, Scott Telek makes reading about bad movies enjoyable with his inimitable wit and style.

Not only does this volume cover Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, on the shortlist of greatest horror films ever made, and its remake, but you get numerous Dracula films, many of the “Don’t” movies, including the notorious Don’t Answer the Phone, the original TV movie Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and it’s horrendous remake, and unexpected horror comedy delights Don’t Open ’Til Christmas and Deadtime Stories.

There are great movies like Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone and De Palma’s Dressed To Kill, and a serious contender for worst film ever made, Dreamcatcher. Also included are curiosities like Death Bed: The Bed That Eats and The Dark.

You may find some fun movies to watch, or you just may have some good laughs, but you’ll plunge into a world when film was still interesting, the individual and idiosyncratic creations of directors, not committee-approved content intended to fill time on streaming services. Enjoy!

Movies covered inside:

Damien: Omen II

The Dark

The Dark Hours

Daughters of Satan

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Day of the Animals

The Dead Girl

The Dead Zone

The Deadly Bees

Deadly Friend

Deadtime Stories

Death Bed: The Bed That Eats

Deep Blue Sea

Deep Star Six

The Demon

Demon Seed

Demons

Demons 2

The Descent

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Devil Times Five

The Devil’s Rejects

Diabolique (1996)

Die! Die! My Darling

Disturbing Behavior

Dolls

Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

Don't Answer the Phone!

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1974)

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)

Don't Look Now

Don’t Go Near the Park

Don’t Open ‘Til Christmas

Dr. Tarr’s Torture Dungeon

Dracula (1978)

Dracula (Bram Stoker's)

Dracula 2000

Dream House

Dreamcatcher

Dressed to Kill

The Driller Killer

The Dunwich Horror