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A Monster Calls tells the story of Conor O’Malley (Lewis MacDougall), a young boy whose world has been turned upside down by his mother’s (Felicity Jones) terminal illness. Conor’s life is thrown further into disarray when he is visited by a gigantic monster, formed from the bark of a tree in a nearby churchyard. The monster vows to tell Conor three stories over several visits and demands that Conor must then tell his own story. As his mother’s health worsens and Conor struggles to deal with everyday life and the visits of the monster, he must confront his worst fears to survive.Also featuring the voice of Liam Neeson as the monster, plus an exceptional performance by Sigourney Weaver as Conor’s grandmother, A Monster Calls is an emotionally gripping tale delivered with style and panache by director J. A. Bayona, whose next film is the much-anticipated Jurassic World 2.This book tells the full story of the creation of A Monster Calls through revealing interviews with the cast and crew—including Bayona, MacDougall, Jones, Neeson, and Weaver—and stunning behind-the-scenes visuals, such as concept art and on-set stills. The Art of A Monster Calls also delves into the electrifying special effects that bring the titular behemoth to life and the creation of the unique animated segments that accompany the monster’s stories in the film.The ultimate companion to one of the most exceptional films of 2016, The Art of A Monster Calls is a must-have for film fans.

Rooted in the unsettling familiarity of a suburban shopping mall and the halo of childhood nostalgia, DON'T LEAVE HER ALONE is both an eerie and witty portrait of what happens when fear is left unchecked - festering within us until it consumes us from the inside out.'A darkly enchanted expedition into the eviscerating oblivion of motherhood. de Fez writes with her sharpest knife' Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch Alba has spent her life unable to be alone, clinging to the presence of others to silence the anxieties she refuses to face. But when she wakes up on the floor of a shopping mall, covered in blood and with only fragmented memories of how she got there, she is forced to confront the truth she has long avoided. Meanwhile, her sister Diana struggles to balance the pressures of motherhood and work, while their mother, Carmen, remains trapped in an endless cycle of sacrifice and duty, caring for her daughters and grandchildren.As Christmas Eve approaches, the tension between them becomes unbearable and what once seemed like ordinary family struggles transforms into a surreal nightmare. As the tensions the three women have long held in explode, they're finally forced to confront the terror that connects them. Haunting, cinematic, and strikingly visceral, Desiree's novel is an incisive exploration of motherhood that interrogates women's struggle for autonomy and identity and ultimately forces the question: what does it take to finally break free?'Full of tenderness and delirium, moving between suburban realism and fairy tale' Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night

Rooted in the unsettling familiarity of a suburban shopping mall and the halo of childhood nostalgia, DON'T LEAVE HER ALONE is both an eerie and witty portrait of what happens when fear is left unchecked - festering within us until it consumes us from the inside out.'A darkly enchanted expedition into the eviscerating oblivion of motherhood. de Fez writes with her sharpest knife' Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch Alba has spent her life unable to be alone, clinging to the presence of others to silence the anxieties she refuses to face. But when she wakes up on the floor of a shopping mall, covered in blood and with only fragmented memories of how she got there, she is forced to confront the truth she has long avoided. Meanwhile, her sister Diana struggles to balance the pressures of motherhood and work, while their mother, Carmen, remains trapped in an endless cycle of sacrifice and duty, caring for her daughters and grandchildren.As Christmas Eve approaches, the tension between them becomes unbearable and what once seemed like ordinary family struggles transforms into a surreal nightmare. As the tensions the three women have long held in explode, they're finally forced to confront the terror that connects them. Haunting, cinematic, and strikingly visceral, Desiree's novel is an incisive exploration of motherhood that interrogates women's struggle for autonomy and identity and ultimately forces the question: what does it take to finally break free?'Full of tenderness and delirium, moving between suburban realism and fairy tale' Mariana Enriquez, author of Our Share of Night

Tengo miedo a caminar sola de noche por la calle. Miedo a no ser aceptada. Miedo a obsesionarme con el amor romántico. Miedo a desactivar los roles tradicionales en mis relaciones sentimentales y familiares. Miedo a desear. Miedo a mi propio cuerpo y al ajeno. Miedo a engordar y envejecer. Miedo a fracasar como madre, y a la presión social por la maternidad. Miedo a la pérdida. Miedo, en general, a no estar a la altura.Tengo mucho miedo. Todo el rato. Pero el cine de terror me ha ayudado desde que era niña: a la vez que alimentaba mis temores y generaba muchos nuevos, me ha brindado un lugar en el que cobijarme, en el que aprender. Ahora que tengo más herramientas para combatirlo soy capaz de enfrentarme a él. De ganar al miedo. "Un visión del horror que duele por su honestidad y emociona por su belleza, que desenmascara aquello que esconde la oscuridad de un cine: que el alma de las películas de terror es inmensa, libre y, sobre todo, femenina."J.A. Bayona"Un libro lúcido y valiente sobre cómo el cine de terror ayuda a pensar el duelo, la soledad, la violencia sexual, la locura y ese pavor que te sigue, de noche, en la calle oscura."Mariana Enríquez

Un debut arrollador y catartico sobre los vinculos familiares asfixiantes, escrito desde las tripas y con un humor cotidiano que sorprende. Una novela sugestiva y profundamente libre. Alba tiene una vida normal. Tres hijos, un coche, una hipoteca, un marido que lo intenta. Y una madre y una hermana con las que comparte un amor infinito. Pero hay algo que no funciona. Y es que Alba tiene un miedo terrible a quedarse sola. Para ignorarlo, pasa horas al telefono con su madre y su hermana. Acosada por ese miedo, tiene los ojos en carne viva. Sabe que algo esta a punto de estallar. Hasta que una Nochebuena se queda encerrada en un centro comercial cuando todo el mundo ya se ha ido. Fuera, su madre y su hermana la buscan en vano. Dentro, todo lo que Alba ha intentado enterrar durante tantos anos lucha, imparable, por salir a la superficie. Despues de esto ya nada sera igual. Una vision del horror que duele por su honestidad y emociona por su belleza . J. A. BAYONA Amor intenso, purpurina y ansiedad, entre el realismo suburbano y el cuento de hadas. Llena de ternura y delirio. Genial. MARIANA ENRIQUEZ