the twisted history of '70s and '80s horror fiction Hendrix, Grady. creator Errickson, Will 1970- text pau Philadelphia, PA Quirk Books [2017] 2017 monographic eng

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254 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) A nostalgic and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970's and 1980's, complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles. Hail, Satan -- Creepy kids -- When animals attack -- Real estate nightmares -- Weird science -- Gothic and romantic -- Inhumanoids -- Splatterpunks, serial killers, and super creeps -- Appendix : Selected creator and publisher biographies -- Afterword : Recommeded reading / Will Errickson. Grady Hendrix with Will Errickson. Includes index. Horror tales History and criticism Ghost stories History and criticism Paperbacks History and criticism Book cover art PN3435 .H46 2017 1594749817 (pbk.) 9781594749810 (pbk.) 210223 on1003294393