Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction by Will Errickson, Grady Hendrix

5 reviews

haleybre's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Gore, Murder, Abortion, Child death, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, and Suicide

thewellbitch's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

3.5

The narrator was great but since this is a reference book, do get a physical or ebook copy (I think there's also illustrations/photos so even more reason). There are so many unhinged books now I am very curious to read

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Murder, Medical trauma, Incest, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Cannibalism, and Animal death

paperdream's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

autty's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

3.5

This book provides a brief overview of the various subgenres within horror fiction during its publishing heyday. Due to the breadth of topics covered, this book functions more as a collection of personal reflections of various horror novels rather than an analysis of horror novels as a medium and the context they existed within. At times I wished that there was a singular aspect of horror publishing that was more strongly focused upon that would have either linked all the different types of horror novels together rather than making it feel as if I was reading a list of various trivia assembled about the topic.  That being said, the author's sense of humor makes this book a fun read, and I greatly appreciated that I could feel the care that he has for the genre as a whole. The selling point of this book for me is the wonderful assortment of cover art from these novels, which highlights the stylistic trends that pervade horror publishing. As a whole, this book is good for those who have not explored the world of horror fiction as of yet , as well as people who like various forms of horror art.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Gore, Incest, and Rape

sarah984's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

3.0

This book was fine, but not really what I was hoping for. The cover illustrations are great, and some of the history is interesting, but everything is kind of blithe and superficial. I was hoping for something a little more like The Secret Feminist Cabal (sci-fi fan history) but for horror.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, Pedophilia, Murder, Medical content, Incest, Grief, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer and Transphobia