The bulk of the book is taken from journals that Holzman meticulously kept all the way from pre-production through the final phase of editing. Those entries make an eye-opening read for b-movie buffs: there's a big difference between having a theoretical understanding that exploitation filmmaking is a struggle and actually seeing how the day-to-day grind of it plays out.

Synapse's promotional materials reveal it was a 15 year journey to produce this set - and fans of '80s genre material will be thankful for the results. Read on for a breakdown of the standard edition release.