Paperbacks from Hell
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Paperbacks from Hell

by Grady Hendrix

2017•Documentary•128 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalcomedyfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded, fresh non-fiction book, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

Written in dead letters... and covered in blood! Demonic possession! Haunted condominiums! Murderous babies! Man-eating moths! No plot was too ludicrous, no cover art too appalling, no evil too despicable for the Paperbacks From Hell. Where did they come from? Where did they go? Horror author Grady Hendrix risks his soul and sanity (not to mention yours) to relate the true, untold story of the Paperbacks From Hell.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalComedySocial commentaryUnlikely connections

Subjects

Ghost storiesHorror talesHorror tales, history and criticismBook coversPaperbacksBook cover artDESIGN / BookHUMOR / Essays

Details

Author
Grady Hendrix
Published
2017
Pages
128
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