· Adam Cesare’s Video Night is a novel that gets that balance absolutely right. The book both is a ‘video night’ – a couple of high-schoolers, pushing some horror into the VCR circa – and the whole time it’s also pointing to the ‘video night’ that’s going to Author: Thisishorror. 'Video Night' is like an 80's horror comedy kick to the face and I loved every single second of it. This creature feature style story follows Billy and Tom who enjoy a weekly 'video night' where they typically enjoy a horror film. This week, though, they each have a date with them and the night is going to go a whole different way. · VIDEO NIGHT is a sharp, smart, energetic novel which pays tribute to all the brilliantly gross horror comedies of the VHS era, even as it carves out its own corners of shock literature. Its debts and cues owe more to movies than to novels, although of course there is some Stephen King in there.
Video Night. 5 best books like Video Night (Adam Cesare): Creature, The Nightmare Room, Clowns Vs. Spiders, The Haunted Forest Tour, Halloween Fiend. As I sat down to read Adam Cesare's new novel VIDEO NIGHT, I had in front of me a nice warm plate of Chinese food dinner. I had ordered the shrimp. Turns out that was an incredibly foolish accompaniment to this book. When reading VIDEO NIGHT, avoid the shellfish dinner at all costs! If you do not heed this warning, you are guaranteed to experience feelings of nausea, revulsion, and extreme. "Video Night" by Adam Cesare. Discussion. Close. Posted by 1 year ago. Archived "Video Night" by Adam Cesare. Discussion. Assimilating aliens, intimate setting and characters, and a wonderfully subtle but twisted sense of humor!.
Cesare, Adam. Video Night: A Novel of Alien Horror (p. ). Black T-Shirt Books. Kindle Edition. For this particular Video Night, Tom’s bringing his girlfriend, much to Billy’s chagrin. He’s also got hold of some pills that aren’t exactly what they say on the tin. VIDEO NIGHT is a sharp, smart, energetic novel which pays tribute to all the brilliantly gross horror comedies of the VHS era, even as it carves out its own corners of shock literature. Its debts and cues owe more to movies than to novels, although of course there is some Stephen King in there. VIDEO NIGHT, by Adam Cesare is a novel that those of us with fond memories of growing up in the 80's will be able to identify with. From the old VHS horror movies, to the "video night" between friends--now adding their girlfriends to the mix, which changes things on that "mental" level--this book was one that I couldn't help but love.
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