Paperbacks from hell : the twisted history of '70s and '80s horror fiction /
Grady Hendrix with Will Errickson.
- Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, [2017]
- 254 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
Includes index.
Hail, Satan -- Creepy kids -- When animals attack -- Real estate nightmares -- Weird science -- Gothic and romantic -- Inhumanoids -- Splatterpunks, serial killers, and super creeps -- Appendix : Selected creator and publisher biographies -- Afterword : Recommeded reading / Will Errickson.
A nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970's and 1980's, complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles.
1594749817 (pbk.) 9781594749810 (pbk.)
Horror tales--History and criticism. Ghost stories --History and criticism. Paperbacks --History and criticism. Book cover art.