Death By Snails Vol. 2

Think of the best movie you've ever seen.

It's probably not in this book.

Think of the worst movie you've ever seen.

It's definitely not in this book (and there's a reason for that).

Think of the weirdest movie you've ever seen. There's a good chance it's in this book and there's a good chance that you don't know why you're still thinking about it.

Join film critic and essayist Lucas Hardwick as he explores the hearts of gold buried in some of cinema's most confounding contributions and (obnoxiously) peels back the layers of tried-and-true classics like Apocalypse Now, mutant hillbilly showcases like Terror Circus, and logic-defying wacko samplings like American Rickshaw.

Collected from five years of film writing that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, Death By Snails Volume 2: How to Watch Anything Through the Art and Majesty of Film Criticism is a journey through Lucas' most personal musings on movies from across cinema history. More than just a collection of essays, it's an invitation to explore what you like, and why you like it.

Featuring essays and reviews on over 100 films including titles such as American Psycho, Red Rooms, Night of the Juggler, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Killing, Dressed to Kill, Cruising, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, King Kong, The Birds, To Live and Die in L.A., The Caller, The Sadness, Creature, The Dead Mother, Warriors Two, Messiah of Evil, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Mosquito Coast, Assault On Precinct 13, and many more.