Book Review: Battle Royale Slam Book Book to movie adaptations aren’t a new genre of film, many books have been adapted into film during the short history of cinema. Although many have caused controversy over the years none have caused such a stir as the adaptation of the cult novel Battle Royale . The story of Battle Royale is simple but also devastating, a group of 30 students are trapped on an island with collars on their necks, they must kill one another until one is left standing as the ultimate victor. In The Battle Royale Slam Book: Essays on the Cult Classic by Houshun Takami edited by Nick Mamatas and Masumi Washington [Haika Soru; 2014; San Francisco; 185 pgs; $14.99; ISBN” 978-1421565996] is collection of essays analyzing the impact of not just the novel but the movie and Japanese manga as well. Mamatas and Washington brought together writers from every spectrum to show that the cult phenomenon th...