Martin (1977) Novel by George Romero & Susanna Sparrow

Martin, Blood thirsty piece of bizarre gothic trash.

                          

    Martin, the most unseductive vampire of all-time. From the king of the zombie films, George A. Romero, comes a strange tale about a socially awkward, extremely immature vampire.      

 

    Being a low-budget horror film with a meager release, the film has become an obscurity to most horror fans, though highly regarded among horror genre aficionados. Supposedly, Romero claimed this to be his favorite of all his films, including Night of the living Dead.

   

    Of note, Romero has written multiple pieces of prose to tie-in with his films. In addition to this collaboration, Susanna Sparrow also co-wrote Dawn of The Dead in the late-'70s.

 

    As of summer 2015, the crazy asking price for Martin on Ebay ranges from $20 to $300. I opted for Re-animator novelization over this book. So for now, i can only give you this skimpy article on the subject.

  

    If i were to hypothesize, i would say there are many additions and polarities between the film and novel. With the film's original cut being nearly three hours long, one has to surmise the book is loaded with an extensive amount of goodies. Moreover, the only surviving cut of the film is an hour-and-a-half long condensed version.

 

   To get more Martin, fans must either piously wait around until the additional footage resurfaces, or pony up the verdant paper for an original out-of-print paperback copy.

    As i previously stated, i haven't read this novelization, but i have watched and reviewed the film on my youtube channel in the fall of 2014--click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC84NYmohA4