Paperbacks From Hell
- 254pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Celebrating the weird, gory, freaky, amazing horror fiction of the 70s and 80s. With vintage art, hilarious commentary, recommended reading, and poignant creator biographies.
Grady Hendrix est un maître de l'horreur qui explore sans crainte les aspects bizarres et souvent humoristiques du genre. Ses œuvres font souvent appel à des références nostalgiques de la culture pop des années 1980, juxtaposant des concepts apparemment bénins à des éléments terrifiants. Hendrix mêle habilement humour et effroi, créant des récits aussi dérangeants que divertissants. Sa production, allant des romans aux scénarios, témoigne de sa polyvalence et de sa capacité à captiver le public.







Celebrating the weird, gory, freaky, amazing horror fiction of the 70s and 80s. With vintage art, hilarious commentary, recommended reading, and poignant creator biographies.
7 hours and 26 minutes
Creepy boyfriends! Scarlett fever! Poverty! Writer Grady Hendrix (Satan Loves You) and cartoonist Ryan Dunlavey (Action Philosophers) translate Louisa May Alcott's 185,644 word required reading perennial Little Women into a snappy comic strip collection you can read at your locker in-between lunch and 3rd period English! PLUS an original, HORRIFYING Louisa May Alcott biography written and illustrated by the authors.
Set in a maternity home during the 1970s, this Southern Gothic tale weaves elements of feminism and horror. The story explores the lives of women facing societal pressures and personal struggles, all while uncovering dark secrets within the home. Grady Hendrix, known for his gripping narratives, delves into themes of motherhood, identity, and the supernatural, creating a chilling atmosphere that challenges traditional horror tropes.
Soon to be a major motion picture. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, this unholy hybrid of Beaches and The Exorcist blends teen angst and unspeakable horrors into a pulse-pounding supernatural thriller. The year is 1988. High school sophomores Abby and Gretchen have been best friends since fourth grade. But after an evening of skinny-dipping goes disastrously wrong, Gretchen begins to act…different. She’s moody. She’s irritable. And bizarre incidents keep happening whenever she’s nearby. Abby’s investigation leads her to some startling discoveries—and by the time their story reaches its terrifying conclusion, the fate of Abby and Gretchen will be determined by a single question: Is their friendship powerful enough to beat the devil?
Money, beauty, power, and love -- the youngest members of the Magnolia League have it all. Some may call them lucky, but the truth is they're charmed. Armed with spells, potions, and conjures from the powerful Buzzard family, the Magnolias have bought their luck...at a price. Ensconced in the League's headquarters on Habersham street, golden girl Hayes Anderson would never dream of leaving Savannah, where there's no problem that can't be solved with a cup of Swamp Brew tea. But when danger lurks and family secrets are unearthed, Hayes learns that magic can't fix everything. Across town at an old mansion on Forsyth Park, recent California transplant Alexandria Lee is on a quest to free her mother's spirit from a hoodoo spell. As dark magic sweeps through Savannah's historic squares and misty backwaters, will Hayes and Alex have the strength to save the people they love -- and themselves? Katie Crouch's second Magnolia League novel is a beguiling story about family, friendship, and the magical ties that bind.
From the New York Times best-selling author of The Southern Book Club s Guide to Slaying Vampires comes a hard-rocking, spine-tingling horror novel about a washed-up guitarist of a 90s heavy metal band who embarks on an epic road-trip across America and deep into the web of a sinister conspiracy.
Fried Green Tomatoes and "Steel Magnolias" meet Dracula in this Southern-flavored supernatural thriller set in the '90s about a women's book club that must protect its suburban community from a mysterious and handsome stranger who turns out to be a blood-sucking fiend. Patricia Campbell had always planned for a big life, but after giving up her career as a nurse to marry an ambitious doctor and become a mother, Patricia's life has never felt smaller. The days are long, her kids are ungrateful, her husband is distant, and her to-do list is never really done. The one thing she has to look forward to is her book club, a group of Charleston mothers united only by their love for true-crime and suspenseful fiction. In these meetings, they're more likely to discuss the FBI's recent siege of Waco as much as the ups and downs of marriage and motherhood. But when an artistic and sensitive stranger moves into the neighborhood, the book club's meetings turn into speculation about the newcomer. Patricia is initially attracted to him, but when some local children go missing, she starts to suspect the newcomer is involved. She begins her own investigation, assuming that he's a Jeffrey Dahmer or Ted Bundy. What she uncovers is far more terrifying, and soon she—and her book club—are the only people standing between the monster they've invited into their homes and their unsuspecting community.
From the bestselling author known for blending horror and humor, this novella dives into the world of backyard rocket enthusiasts aiming for low Earth orbit. In Melville, South Carolina, a town struggling with financial despair, there are no astronauts left—only one stranded on the abandoned International Space Station after a failed mission. With NASA's budget slashed, the government turns a blind eye to this embarrassing situation, leaving the astronaut to face a grim fate. However, his cousin Walter Reddie, a disgraced former Shuttle Program member, refuses to let him die in space. Fueled by vodka and determination, Walter sets out to build a rocket himself. Defying laws, logic, and common sense, Walter attracts a motley crew of misfits—drifters, dreamers, science enthusiasts, and those disillusioned by the idea that space is only for the wealthy. Together, they transform Walter's rundown farm into a haven for aspiring astronauts. Yet, their journey is fraught with danger; they risk explosions, arrests, and chaos before they can even think about reaching orbit. Originally published in 2012 as Occupy Space, this revised edition includes a new introduction by the author.
Your past and your family can haunt you like nothing else... A hilarious and terrifying new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Final Girl Support Group.[Bokinfo]