My Bookish Life Book Review: Paperbacks From Hell : The Twisted History of 70s' and 80s' Horror Fiction

Title: Paperbacks From Hell: The Twisted History of 70s and 80s Horror Fiction
Author: Grady Hendrix with Will Errickson
Pages: 254
Genre: Non-fiction
Rating: 4 stars

Synopsis: An affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and '80s. Take a tour through the horror paper back novels of two iconic decades ... if you dare. Page through 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 !

My review: I found the book to be really interesting especially the historical facts in the book. I'm a huge fan of horror and I learned a lot about the history of horror I didn't know. That was one of the things I liked about the book a whole lot.

I also liked that the book talked about a lot of lesser known authors. I read about a lot of books that sounded very interesting that I had no idea existed. In fact, I think I want to put the Paperbacks From Hell reading challenge in my jar of reading challenges.

I want to check out more of Grady Hendrix's books. He is hilarious and I think his stuff could be interesting to read. His sense of humor made the book really fun to read!

Since I learned stuff about the horror genre I didn't know and the book was interesting and fun to read I'm giving the book 4 stars! I for sure plan on checking out the books talked about in this book and more books by Grady Hendrix. This book was an excellent read for sure and I enjoyed every minute of it!

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That's it for this update. I hope you all have a nice rest of your day. I will talk to all of you again soon!

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