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The art of pulp horror : an illustrated history / edited by Stephen Jones ; foreword by Robert Silverberg. - 256 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Penny dreadfuls : this week's thrill-picked yarn / by Sarah Cleary -- Pre-code horrors : the horror monster show! / by Richard Harland Smith -- The shudder pulps : stories that thrill and chill! / by Mike Ashley -- Poverty row : horror was never so fascinating! / by Gregory William Mank -- Seduction of the innocent : strangest tales of fear and terror! / by Barry Forshaw -- Drive-in delinquents : fiendish! Fantastic! Frightening! / by Lisa Morton -- Pulp fiction : the bizarre, the frightening, the gruesome! / by Justin Marriott -- Exploitation explosion : horror beyond belief! / by Christopher Fowler -- Boom and bust : something bad is coming / by Stefan Dziemianowicz.

This companion to the award-winning 'The Art of Horror' and 'The Art of Horror Movies', from the same creative team behind those acclaimed illustrated volumes, looks at the sexy, sleazy, and sensational subject matter in books, magazines, comics, and movies that has helped to shape modern horror.

ISBN: 9781540032973 1540032973

Nat. Bib. No.: GBC0D8549 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019937662 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Horror tales--History and criticism.
Horror films--History--Pictorial works.
Horror in art.
Pulp literature--Illustrations.

LC Class. No.: PN6071.H727 / A89 2020

Dewey Class. No.: 809.3