PAPERBACKS FOR HELL:THE TWISTED HISTORY OF THE 70'S AND 80'S HORROR FICTION BY GRADY HENDRIX, for me is a walk through my childhood! My brother got me hooked on horror and I have read quite alot of the earlier horror books mentioned in this book. They were a part of my brothers book collection and a big part of my life! I loved to be scared to death when I was younger and back in the sixties and seventies these paperback were a great way to read myself into a sleepless night hiding under the covers for protection! Mr Hendrix not only dives into the horror genre but the gothic novels as well. He takes the books and the decades they were published and give the reader the reason they were so popular at the time.
One thing Mr Hendrix did as well is to bring the attention of the ARTIST, the person who designed and created the creepy, gross covers. The author got the laurels back when the books were published but some of the credit is due to the artists who made those pages come alive in the covers.
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL is a MUST for anyone who goes for the horror genre & who wants to get an education on the books, the authors and the artists that created them.
I received this e book free from goodreads in exchange for an honest review!
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