Hendrix, Grady.

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.

PN3435 / .H46 2017