#30 in Horror
Paperbacks from Hell
- Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction
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Our view
“Paperbacks from Hell” is a funny, affectionate history of the lurid horror paperbacks of the 1970s and 1980s. Grady Hendrix informs as much as he entertains, setting their outrageous plots and covers against the world of the time, from the satanic panic to the AIDS crisis. It is as good for dipping into as for reading straight through. Horror readers will close it with a list of strange titles to track down.
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About the book
Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of ‘70s and ‘80s Horror Fiction is a 2017 non-fiction book by American writer Grady Hendrix. It was first published by Quirk Books on September 19, 2017 in print and ebook. An audiobook release by Blackstone Audio followed on January 9, 2018.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.5 across 85 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 36% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 11 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 74 | 87% |
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