Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Quirk Books, Philadelphia, 2017
ISBN 10: 1594749817 ISBN 13: 9781594749810
Anbieter: Alta-Glamour Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
254pp., selected credits and publisher biographies, credits, index. Illustrated in color. 'Written in dead letters. and covered in blood!' 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. Trade paperback. Light shelfwear. Very good.