PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: Burnt Offerings (1976)
I have said it before. I will say it again. If you find yourself a character in a 1970’s horror movie and an Old Hollywood actor, particularly Burgess Meredith offers you something that sounds way too good to be true, you are going to die. Mark my words. You are going to die and your […]
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
Thomas Tryon was an actor before he was an author. It nearly ruined him. While his biggest triumph as an actor was his Golden Globes winning role in The Cardinal, he was subject to the abuses of director Otto Preminger. An example? Preminger fired Tryon in front of his parents when they visited the film, only rehiring after he felt that the actor […]
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: Pin (1988)
In Paperbacks from Hell (page 143 to be exact), Grady Hendrix explains what PIN is all about: “Leon and Ursula have lived together ever since their parents died in a car accident. The kids grew up thinking dad’s anatomical model, PIN, was alive, and now Leon throws his voices unconsciously, keeping PIN talking. PIN eats with them, listens to […]
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: Will Errickson from Too Much Horror Fiction
Will Errickson’s blog, Too Much Horror Fiction, collects and reviews vintage horror literature (mostly from the 1960s to the early 1990s) and celebrates its resplendent paperback cover art. And it’s where I learned about so many of the books that make up this week’s inspiration, the book Paperbacks from Hell. Will was kind enough to sit down and […]
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: Interview with Grady Hendrix!
Grady Hendrix is the author of Horrorstör (“the only novel about a haunted Scandinavian furniture store you’ll ever need”) and My Best Friend’s Exorcism (“basically Beaches meets The Exorcist). But he’s here on our site because of the amazing Paperbacks from Hell, which you can purchase at Quirk Books or Amazon. I had the great opportunity to discuss the book, as […]
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK: The book!
Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix is THE book of 2017. An exploration of some of the strangest mass market fiction ever printed, it features books where “no plot was too ludicrous, no cover art too appalling, no evil too despicable.” If you love the horror genre, you owe it to yourself to purchase this […]
PAPERBACKS FROM HELL WEEK starts Monday!
If you haven’t read Grady Hendrix’s Paperbacks from Hell, get off this site now, get the book and get down with the best book of 2017! Then come back Monday, because we have a review of the book (spoiler warning: we loved it). Even better, Grady did an awesome interview with us and gave some suggestions […]
Pieces (1982)
When the general public thinks of a slasher film with no redeeming value whatsoever, chances are they’re thinking about this movie. It is at the same time the best and worst film you’ve ever watched. But more importantly, it is never ever boring. Back in 1942, a young boy named Timmy was putting together a […]
Necromancy (1972)
If you go to a town named Lilith to live, you should not be surprised that the town is run by devil worshippers. If Orson Welles comes to you in a robe and his name is Mr. Cato, you should not be shocked to learn that he wants to use you to raise his son […]
The Fox with the Velvet Tail (1971)
Whether you call it In the Eye of the Hurricane, Lusty Lover or Suspicion, this film starts with plenty of style and 70’s morality. Ruth and Paul are a new couple, but Ruth is still married to Michael, who thinks their trial separation will get them back on the same page. Ruth obviously has no interest […]
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