Pieces of Us

The Making of Jordan Peele’s Modern Horror Classic

Written By: Caseen Gaines
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Following his Academy Award-winning success with Get Out, Jordan Peele further cemented his status as one of today’s most visionary filmmakers with Us, a chilling horror film with big ideas and bloody retribution in equal measure. Featuring intriguing narrative threads, uncanny characters, subversive musical arrangements, and an eclectic visual style, Us is the rare blockbuster that delighted fans, awed critics, and upped the ante. Pieces of Us showcases the bold production design and dynamic storyboards that form the backbone of a brilliant cinematic achievement. Including insights from Peele and other key creatives, this making-of book decodes the indelible imagery that propelled Us to become one of the most memorable and transgressive modern horror films.

DECODE A HORROR MASTERPIECE: This deluxe coffee table book will reveal the secrets behind the making of Us, interrogating its complexities in a lavish format. Homing in on iconic props, including the golden scissors wielded by the Tethered, this book examines the world of Us in riveting fashion.

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN STORYBOARDS: Pieces of Us showcases storyboards for key sequences, including the film’s gripping opening scene and the pivotal home invasion. Publicly revealed for the first time in this book, these storyboards offer an all-new experience of Us.

EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS: New interviews with Jordan Peele and other key creatives offer fresh perspective on the making of Us.

COMPLETE YOUR FILM LIBRARY: Fill your bookshelf with incredible volumes from Insight Editions, including Jurassic Park: The Official Script Book, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Complete Visual History, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The Ultimate Visual History, and many more!

Format: Hardcover
Publication Date: 10/7/2025
ISBN: 9798886636642
Pages: 128
Trim Size: 9.25 x 11

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Caseen Gaines, Author: Caseen Gaines is a pop culture historian who has been published in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, The A.V. Club and Decider. He has authored several books including We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy, A Christmas Story: Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic, and Inside Pee-wee's Playhouse, which won a Silver Medal at 2012's Independent Publisher Book Awards. He is on social media @caseengaines.

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