While Sam Fuller is best known for being the filmmaker behind such classics as “Naked Kiss,” “Pickup On South Street,” “Shock Corridor,” “The Big Red One” and more, he was also an author. Not only did he pen novelizations for some of his films, he also wrote a small handful of original works too, and one that has never seen the light of day in the English language is now coming.
Titan and Hard Case Crime are bringing “Brainquake” to shelves this September. It was penned by Fuller while he was in self-imposed exile in France, fighting with Paramount over the cut of “White Dog.” And it sounds like another perfectly pulpy tale from the writer/director. Check out the synopsis and artwork for the book below. And be sure to check out our feature on Fuller’s essential films.
The bagmen who transport money for organized crime live by a special set of rules: no relationships, no ties…no alcohol, no women…no talking…and never, ever look inside the bag you’re carrying.
For more than ten years, despite suffering from a rare brain disorder, Paul Page was the perfect bagman. But that ended the day he saw a beautiful Mob wife become a Mob widow. Now Paul is going to break every one of the rules he’s lived by to protect the woman he loves—even if it means he might be left holding the bag…
