BEST AUTHOR BEST : JASON BLUM [ 2 ]

In '' Horror's New Wave, '' the producer of low-budget movie franchise celebrates 15 years of unnerving audiences.

.-  WHO ELSE BESIDES horror fans might appreciate it?

Horror fans are more varied than you might think - a lot of moms love horror. I think anyone interested in storytelling, culture or independent filmmaking will appreciate the book.

It has a lot of fun behind-the-scenes stories from actors, writers, directors and the small army it takes to make a film, along with some very cool art.

And I'd like to think it has something to say about the power of taking risks.

.-  What could the publishing industry learn from the Blumhouse way of making movies?

You can't rely on data for everything. Sometimes it's good to rely on your gut.

.-  Are there literary genres that you avoid?

Romance novels.

.-  What books are you embarrassed not to have read yet?

All the Lyndon Johnson books from the guy who wrote the book on Robert Moses, [ Robert Caro. I've read but not completed.]

.-  What's the last book you recommended to a member of your family?

'' Long Island Compromise,'' to my cousins.

.-  The last book you read that made you laugh?

'' Portnoy's complaint,'' by Philip Roth, about 40 years ago. I rarely laugh when I read books.

.-  The last book you read that made you furious?

Mary L. Trump's books '' Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man '' and '' The Reckoning : Our Nation's Trauma and Finding a Way to Heal.''

.-  What's your favorite book no one else has heard of ?

'' Die With Zero : Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life,'' by Bill Perkins.

.-  You're organizing a literary dinner party. Which three writers dead or alive, do you invite?

Caro, Capote and John Williams, who wrote the book '' Stoner,'' which I'm desperate to make into a movie.

The World Students Society thanks The New York Times.