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==Book== On October 1, 2012, [[Abrams Image]] published Hammett's first book, ''Too Much Horror Business'' (a collection of photos detailing Hammett's lifelong love of [[monster movies]] and horror memorabilia).<ref>Florino, Rick (September 11, 2012). [http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/kirk-hammett-of-metallica-talks-his-book-too-much-horror-business/10230247 "Kirk Hammett of Metallica Talks His Book 'Too Much Horror Business'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224072211/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/kirk-hammett-of-metallica-talks-his-book-too-much-horror-business/10230247 |date=February 24, 2013 }}. [[Artistdirect]]</ref> Hammett has said that the book is "basically" all of the horror memorabilia he has managed to amass over the last 30 years. In an interview with ''[[Guitar World]]'', Hammett said that he has such a huge horror collection and thought it was the right time to share it with everyone.<ref name="auto8">Hart, Josh. [http://www.guitarworld.com/kirk-hammett-release-too-much-horror-business-book-october Kirk Hammett to Release 'Too Much Horror Business' Book in October] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412213029/http://www.guitarworld.com/kirk-hammett-release-too-much-horror-business-book-october |date=April 12, 2015 }}, ''[[Guitar World]]'', June 20, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2015.</ref> The 228 page hardcover features more than 300 images of Hammett's horror collection. Among these images are the costumes from the [[Bela Lugosi]] movies ''[[White Zombie (film)|White Zombie]]'' and ''[[The Black Cat (1934 film)|The Black Cat]]'' (which also starred [[Boris Karloff]]), original movie posters (ranging from ''[[Nosferatu]]'' to ''[[Hellraiser]]''), rare horror-themed toys (including the 'Great Garloo' and 'Frankenstein Tricky Walkers'), movie props (including the 'Dr. Tongue' zombie from [[George A. Romero]]'s ''[[Day of the Dead (1985 film)|Day of the Dead]]''), original [[Basil Gogos]] ''Famous Monsters'' art, and fantasy paintings by [[Frank Frazetta]].<ref name="auto8"/> In addition to the images from Hammett's horror collection, ''Too Much Horror Business'' contains three conversations with the guitarist about his childhood, the nature of his horror collection, and the connection between [[Metallica]]'s music and horror movies.<ref name=GuitarWorld/> On the book, Hammett has been quoted saying: {{blockquote|This is my gift to all the other horror nerds out there who are just like me. It's (the book) been made with great love for all the many characters and movies which guided me through childhood, into adulthood and which still keep me on track today.<ref name="auto8"/>}}
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