Apocalypse on the Set: Nine Disastrous Film Productions

"Welcome to My Nightmare" explores the unbelievable true stories behind eight films, both American and foreign, little-known and iconic-- "Pulgasari, The Abyss, Apocalypse Now, HeavenAs Gate, The Crow, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Fitzcarraldo," and "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen."
The book opens with an examination of "Pulgasari," a North Korean film similar to Godzilla which was dreamed up by Kim Jong-Il and created by a Japanese director the dictator kidnapped and forced to live on grass, salt and rice for four years before lavishing him with a budget of millions and a staff of seven hundred fed on truckloads of pheasants, wild geese, and deer. Astoundingly, the story behind each of the other seven films is just as grippingathis is a book film fans will devour. These cinematic endeavors confirm that truth is stranger than fiction, that reality is more volatile than narratives, and fate more improbable than plots.