Asia Shock Event Reviewed in The Asian Reporter

Mike Street, who recently reviewed Patrick Galloway's unstoppable guidebook to dark Asian cinema, Asia Shock: Horror and Dark Cinema from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, & Thailand, for The Asian Reporter, was luckly enuogh to be at Galloway's reading, screening, and book signing at legendary Powell's City of Books in Portland. The full review of the event is online here, and below is a sneak preview:

Although a casual observer might have wondered what bloody maniac was reading at Powell’s, those who attended saw what has made Patrick Galloway’s books so popular and enjoyable. A mixture of knowledge, humor, and eviscerating honesty, Galloway’s presentation gave Asian horror-film fans all they wanted, and more — the same way the films they love do.