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Paperbacks from Hell Grady Hendrix

Paperbacks from Hell By Grady Hendrix

Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix


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Summary

Celebrating the weird, gory, freaky, amazing horror fiction of the 70s and 80s. With vintage art, hilarious commentary, recommended reading, and poignant creator biographies.

Paperbacks from Hell Summary

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

SEE the amazing vintage book covers featuring well-dressed skeletons, evil dolls, knife-wielding killer crabs! READ the shocking plots involving devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! LEARN the stories of long-forgotten creators as well as familiar names like V.C. Andrews and Anne Rice. 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. It s an affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinching tour through the horror fiction boom of the seventies and eighties, complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles. Plus recommendations for which of these forgotten treasures are well worth your reading time and which should stay buried.

Paperbacks from Hell Reviews

One of SFFWorld's Best of the Decade

Pure, demented delight.The New York Times Book Review

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is as funny as it is engaging.The Washington Post

The book is a true appreciation of the genre.Los Angeles Times

Just thumbing through these pages will bring back your youthand terrify you all over again.Newsday

A loving examination of lurid pulp book covers from the 1970s and 80s.Atlas Obscura

Paperbacks from Hellis as wild as its source material.The A.V. Club

[Paperbacks from Hell]
will delight anyone with an interest in horror, design illustration, or the macabre.Print Magazine

A nostalgic treat.Playboy Online

You may find yourself trying to stock up on old titles so you can get your fill of gloriously trashy scares.Bustle

[Hendrix's] love of the genre shines through as he pokes gentle fun at some of the era's more entertaining reads, and speaks with genuine appreciation of other titles whose horrors stand the test of time.BookRiot

More praise for Grady Hendrix:
National treasure Grady Hendrix follows his classic account of a haunted IKEA-like furniture showroom, Horrorstor (2014), with a nostalgia-soaked ghost story, My Best Friends Exorcism.The Wall Street Journal, on My Best Friends Exorcism

Horrorstor delivers a crisp terror-tale...[and] Hendrix strikes a nice balance between comedy and horror.The Washington Post, on Horrorstor

Terrific... Sharply written... [My Best Friends Exorcism] makes a convincing case for [Hendrixs] powers as a sharp observer of human behavior.The A.V. Club, on My Best Friends Exorcism

Hendrixs darkest novel yet will leave readers begging for an encore.Booklist, starred review, on We Sold Our Souls

Campy. Heartfelt. Horrifying.Minnesota Public Radio, on My Best Friends Exorcism

An inventive, hilarious haunted house tale.Bustle, on Horrorstor

Clever, heartfelt, and get-under-your-skin unnerving.Fangoria, on My Best Friends Exorcism

A good, creepy, music-tinged thriller.CNET, on We Sold Our Souls

About Grady Hendrix

Grady Hendrix s first novel, Horrorstor, an illustrated novel about a haunted IKEA, was named one of the best books of 2014 by NPR. Horrorstor was translated into 10+ languages; television rights were optioned to producer Gail Berman of Fox Networks Group. His most recent novel, My Best Friend s Exorcism, explores the friendship of two high school girls growing up in the 1980s, one of whom becomes possessed by a demon. Grady and his wife own and operate the acclaimed vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy in New York City.

Additional information

GOR008516035
9781594749810
1594749817
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Grady Hendrix
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Quirk Books
2017-09-19
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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