{"product_id":"paperbacks-from-hell-grady-hendrix-9781594749810","title":"Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires\u003c\/i\u003e comes a nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and '80s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHorror 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 \u003ci\u003eExorcist \u003c\/i\u003eor \u003ci\u003eRosemary's Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable volume dishes on familiar authors like \u003cb\u003eV. C. Andrews\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eR. L. Stine\u003c\/b\u003e, plus many more who've faded into obscurity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included are recommendations for which of these forgotten treasures are well worth your reading time and which should stay buried.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Grady Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1594749817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594749810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2017 pg. 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/21\/2017","brand":"Grady Hendrix","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053893480703,"sku":"9781594749810","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a5c843d-538d-4678-8173-f5a89c6e4cf3.jpg?v=1685026840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paperbacks-from-hell-grady-hendrix-9781594749810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}