Delivering The Fetus: How to Make a Killer Low-Budget Horror Film with Practical Effects

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Go behind the blood, sweat, and madness of indie horror filmmaking with Delivering The Fetus, a 300+ page deep dive into how the cult horror-comedy The Fetus was conceived, financed, shot, and unleashed. Written by Writer-Director Joe Lam, this book pulls back the curtain on every step of production—revealing the practical effects, creature design, directing challenges, problem-solving chaos, and wild on-set stories that brought the film to life.

Part filmmaking guide, part personal memoir, Delivering The Fetus blends expert insight with raw, unfiltered honesty. You’ll learn how to build a crew, work with actors, pull off impossible scenes on a tight budget, navigate distribution, and craft horror that sticks with audiences long after the credits roll.

Whether you’re a filmmaker, horror fan, or collector of behind-the-scenes stories, this book is a must-have look at the art, and insanity, of creating practical-effects horror in today’s digital world.

Go behind the blood, sweat, and madness of indie horror filmmaking with Delivering The Fetus, a 300+ page deep dive into how the cult horror-comedy The Fetus was conceived, financed, shot, and unleashed. Written by Writer-Director Joe Lam, this book pulls back the curtain on every step of production—revealing the practical effects, creature design, directing challenges, problem-solving chaos, and wild on-set stories that brought the film to life.

Part filmmaking guide, part personal memoir, Delivering The Fetus blends expert insight with raw, unfiltered honesty. You’ll learn how to build a crew, work with actors, pull off impossible scenes on a tight budget, navigate distribution, and craft horror that sticks with audiences long after the credits roll.

Whether you’re a filmmaker, horror fan, or collector of behind-the-scenes stories, this book is a must-have look at the art, and insanity, of creating practical-effects horror in today’s digital world.