{"product_id":"paperbacks-from-hell-the-twisted-history-of-70s-and-80s-horror-fiction-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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quirk Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781594749810","brand":"Quirk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42447013413001,"sku":"9781594749810","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_73cad890-6a31-473e-84c4-23657b769d44.jpg?v=1716235983","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/paperbacks-from-hell-the-twisted-history-of-70s-and-80s-horror-fiction-9781594749810","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}