Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

5 reviews

jessthanthree's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Incest, Rape, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, and Murder

haleybre's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

paperdream's review against another edition

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Cancer and Transphobia