Paperbacks from Hell - The Twisted History of '70S and '80S Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix

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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires comes a nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and '80s. Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades . . . if you dare. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knife-wielding killer crabs! Read shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable volume dishes on familiar authors like V. C. Andrews and R. L. Stine, plus many more who've faded into obscurity. Also included are recommendations for which of these forgotten treasures are well worth your reading time and which should stay buried.

  • Product Features

    • Author - Grady Hendrix
    • Publisher - Quirk Publishing
    • Publication Date - 09-19-2017
    • Page Count - 256
    • Paperback
    • Adult
    • Classics
    • Product Dimensions - 7 W x 10 H x 0.9 D
    • ISBN - 9781594749810

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Paperbacks From Hell was a really interesting book. Each chapter covered a different topic that became popular in horror publishing in the '70s and '80s, but the author also related it to what was going on in the world at the time. I learned a few things while reading this, such as there actually being a male author writing under the V.C. Andrews name. I liked the entire women horror writers chapter. There were a lot of books that I'd never heard of and some I'd seen at various thrift shops or used book stores over the years. This is actually the first Grady Hendrix book that I've read even though I own two of his fiction books. You can tell he did a lot of research for this book and actually cared about the subject. I would recommend this to anyone who's a fan of horror, vintage horror paperbacks, or who likes a bit of horror publishing history.

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