Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. They were published by the paperback porn publishers carlyle. Apr 12, 2014 every paradise has its amazing paperback cover from the 80s. I dont know exactly how they coat the pages in professional print shops, but i figured that a simple thin coating of adhesive laminate would give a very similar result. Make a list browse lists search lists leaders help contact suggest feature newsletter. Chris foss 1946 was especially popular in the 70s and 80s for his scifi book covers, but he also worked on concepts and visualizations for movie projects. Faint diagonal crease along bottom right portion of front cover, two slightly miscut corner tips a printers flaw affecting front end paper and title page, one page folded diagonally presumably previous owners bookmarking, moderate general wear. Heres our list of 11 books from the 1980s and 1990s that were turned into popular movies. When uploading your own images to cover creator, make sure. Clear polypropylene book covers specialty packaging clearbags. Included in the bookscans database are images of significant backcover artwork. Lustybooks features large collection of premium sex stories and. I decided to pick some of the better ones and snap photos of them and share them. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
The reaping by bernard taylor, when darkness loves us by elizabeth engstrom, the nest by gregory a. The stupendous fantasy of the aztec hounds turned loose on the modern world. Blondie, the eurythmics, cyndi lauper, and prince were all strutting their stuff on the newly created mtv. I really love this book, it covers 145 of the most important movies of the 80 s. I decided to hunt through covers of retro horror paperbacks and share some of the best, or worst, cover designs. It was a great time to be young and footloose on the streets of manhattanpunk rock and folk music were everywhere. A fragile vintage paperback to begin with, it might be best to put this one str. Until i can find doc and a time traveling delorean i visit the 80s like everyone else, via movies. Besides painting book and magazine covers berkey produced illustration for calendars, movie posters, advertising, stamps, and did personal works. Vintage book lot of 2 paperbacks the outsiders 80s and lord. Dont miss this trip through the movies that defined the 80s era. If it is a softcover edition of a previous hardcover edition, and if published by the same publishing house as the hardcover, the text pages are normally identical to the text pages in the hardcover edition, and the book. An affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and 80s take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades.
Sep 08, 2017 but how do you decide which ones are the scariest stephen king covers. But did you know lots of your favorite 80s movies were adapted from books. See more ideas about books, cover and horror books. Stranger things 2 episodes imagined as vintage paperback.
There are plenty of resources to help you find a title or author see reference library. Horror author and vintage paperback book collector grady hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next. Mens adventure paperbacks of the 20th century facebook. This was not the kinda stuff youd find via the book of the month recommendations. I mainly write comics but also films, novels and videogames. Back in the leather and lace eighties, i was the fantasy editor for a publishing company in new york city. But thats the plot of the movie the parent trap, which had various productions most. These 10 horror novels from the 80s will still haunt you today. On the paperback content tab, scroll down to the book cover section and click launch cover creator. Mar 08, 2009 a guide to 80s teen series part 1 a to d abracadabra bantam put out this fantasy driven series in 1989 and like most powerswithout responsibilities themes many of the plots centered around year old protagonist dawn suffering the repercussions of her capricious spell casting. After working in singapore and china, he moved to the united states in 1946 and became a professor. Mens adventure paperbacks of the 20th century has 5,054 members. This archive documents the 4300 books published under various company names and imprints from 1959 to 1975. He wrote 4 horror books in the late 70searly 80 s dealing with this kind of subject, i.
Chris cornells daughter covers temple of the dogs hunger. This for me is probably the classic 80s horror paperback cover. When i studied the book covers in my library i noticed that the main feature that differentiated them from plain card stock was the laminated coating that covers on the outside. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books. Each book cover is 100% exclusive and sold only once. Posted in 70s american crime films, 80s american crime films, asian noir, australian crime fiction, australian noir, belmont tower books, black pulp fiction, blaxsploitation, book cover design, crime fiction and film set in vietnam, crime film, pulp fiction in the 70s and 80s, pulp fiction set in asia, pulp paperback cover art, robert stone. An essential pleasure of vintage paperback collecting is that moment of discovery, looking at a book and seeing something new. Clear polypropylene book covers specialty packaging. To satisfy those wishes we have created the books category for anyone to create a book cover or make your own book cover from the use of various book related effects. In contrast, hardcover or hardback books are bound with cardboard covered with cloth, plastic or leather. Clear slipon book covers are an easy and effective way to preserve your books and display them clearly. From spicy to sleazy to smutty a cover gallery of the sexy paperbacks from the 1930s to the 1980s cover gallery and shop links at. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring. Lovecrafts birthday with 20 of his creepiest book covers.
Every paradise has its amazing paperback cover from the 80s. These books didnt even have to bother with a half decent cover designthe title alone usually sold the product. As such you can create your own book cover in a few clicks by using a book photo. The delightfully sleazy sex paperbacks of the 1960s. A loving examination of lurid pulp book covers from the 1970s and 80s. Thousands of unique premade horror book covers created by professional designers. Published by lancer books, new york, new york usa 1964 from. A selection of classic paperback book covers from the through a general overview of paperback cover illustrators. Jul 24, 2019 how to make a hard cover for a paperback book. I was thinking a4 size but in reality its actually a little bit smaller than that but its well written and covers pretty much every major or significant release you can think of over the 176 pages, and helen is a great writer. If you dont know, the 70s and 80s were brilliant times. Fantasy book covers best book covers movie covers fantasy books science fiction magazines science fiction art cover art classic. Your books, be it old, new, for class, or for you, are unfortunately fragile and easy to damage.
Popular 80s books share book recommendations with your. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring welldressed skeletons, evil dolls, and knifewielding killer crabs. The great gatsby is one of those books with a cover so iconic that any change to it offends our delicate sensibilities, but even with that self. Scifi artists and illustrators list, freelance artist, sci. The protection of a book is the protection of all the contents within it, and our clear plastic slipon book covers are the perfect shield for. All i can say is im happy book covers are not yet 3d experiences. New medium black genuine leather bible book cover case zippered organizer. Sep 19, 2017 an affectionate, nostalgic, and unflinchingly funny celebration of the horror fiction boom of the 1970s and 80s take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades. Paperback book covers clear protective book covers. If you have an interest in vintage erotic paperbacks, either from a literary standpoint or as a connoisseur of the tacky cover artwork, this book is an. Details about vintage book lot of 2 paperbacks the outsiders 80s and lord of. See more ideas about books, cover and pulp fiction. The twisted history of 70s and 80s horror fiction paperback. It is entertaining to read and the lists and photos really bring these classics back to life.
Uses published in the 1980s that are in some way prototypical of that decade. A guide to 80 s teen series part 1 a to d abracadabra bantam put out this fantasy driven series in 1989 and like most powerswithout responsibilities themes many of the plots centered around year old protagonist dawn suffering the repercussions of her capricious spell casting. Original paintings, licensing, and sketches for sale. A weekly game of bridge in the suburbs becomes a wifeswapping affair which ends up in suicide and murder although you have to wonder about the primary focus of a book containing the line, ive heard more than one man say that you have muscles where most american women have nothing but desire. Paperback sleaze sexy vintage paperback cover gallery. The great amount of images really impress, but it is not a picture book, every image comes with comments and a lot of infos, and the movie with a list of actors, the awards received and a lot of valuable background information. We sell only explicit erotic books, primarily from the golden age of erotica 1968198x but including other more recently published books sometimes, especially if the book is now out of print.
Paperbacks from hell pays tribute to a golden age of horror fiction. You can choose an image from our image gallery or from your computer. See more ideas about horror, horror books and novels. Books of the 70s seemed to find a way back to childlike awe and the fascination with the feelgood stories that many people had not seen in a very long time. The original books by her, not the copycats put out by her estate after she died. We make it easy to provide for a large series of albums, or for a classroom full of textbooks. I really love this book, it covers 145 of the most important movies of the 80s. How to make a hard cover for a paperback book with pictures. Other books from the 80s i read were the sweet valley high, chrystal falls and cheerleaders series. It has the usual signs of wear that one would expect to see in any paperback book that has been read. Ive only read the first book, and have got the next 2 on my to be read pile, and i have yet to acquire the fourth. Books that were published between 1980 and 1989 and that were very popular in that time period and now. How to create paperback book covers for your selfpublished.
The paperback covers had a hole in them with a picture of the main character and when you opened it the bigger picture showed others in the picture. My grandma read every paperback book she could get her hands on, and she would give me some of the. Paperback book covers many selfpublished authors start off with ebooks and eventually decide to publish a hard cover or paperback book too. Witch house by evangeline walton paperback best book covers, vintage book covers, vintage. Fortunately before slipping into an utter and a completely deserved obscurity he bestowed upon us several british pulphorror novels that were graced with some of the cheesiest and most ludicrous cover art of the day. Bookscans is designed to let you see what the book looks like.
Aug 11, 2005 this is a group devoted to oldtimey paperback book covers. Bookcoverscre8tive book cover design bestselling premade. Book covers from the 80s were popular when they were stories of either incredible feats done by ordinary people or those that fit snugly in the fantasy genre. King has written over 50 novels, and thats not even counting his short story collections and works of nonfiction. If you like the 80s, movies, or pop culture in general this is a joyous book to have. If its meant purely to scare, then some of the heftier books on this list would have wracked up a body count, terrifying readers to. The book cover must be exciting and engaging, as well as being quintessential 80s in style. Paperbacks from hell consists of a thematic, and not chronological, map of the paperback horror genre, and, in its eight chapters, hendrix taxonomizes horror fiction as thoroughly as possible. The cold war going hot in the 80s is a favorite althistory topic of mine, but the last series i purchased with that setting had problems, and im hoping to avoid another series set in the past where the author either didnt research or didnt remember things that happened in the 80s when it came to nonmilitary matters. Nov 06, 2018 travel back in time to the most bodacious movie decade ever. I realize this is a pathetic description, but hoping someone will know. So, as a kind of dark flipside to beautiful british book jacket design of the 1950s and 1960s, ive established british thriller book cover design of the 1970s and 1980s, a permanent page tribute after a fashion to those covers, drawing on the books in my own collection. None of the internets could help me find anything about him but that he was born in 1927. Vincent di fate 1945 has been producing scifi paintings for paperback covers, dust jackets, magazines, gallery and museum exhibitions.
Celebrating the twofisted, heavily armed paperback adventure heroes of longgone. In fact, he masterfully illustrates what happened after the publication of the holy trinity of the horror genre, rosemarys baby 1967, the other, and the exorcist both. If its meant purely to scare, then some of the heftier books on this list would have wracked up a body count, terrifying readers to death over 700 pages or more. Is it possible for a book cover to be so bad that it is brilliant. Page through dozens and dozens of amazing book covers featuring welldressed skeletons, evil doll. Babes, crime, helpless women, magazine, true detective leave a comment. Top 10 stephen king projects currently in the works. A trade paperback, sometimes referred to as a trade paper edition or just as a trade, is a higherquality paperback book. The protection of a book is the protection of all the contents within it, and our clear plastic slipon book covers are the perfect shield for the job. These were nasty, filthy sex fantasies that normalized some deeply troubling sex actsraped by daddy being an obvious example. The bookstore shelves of the 70s and 80s were loaded with these cheap paperbacks, and signet books featured some really, really fantastic covers. The benefits are tremendous as amazon will automatically pair your ebook with the paperback on amazon and it looks very professional to have both available, not to mention the satisfaction of having a. The unquiet grave fain would the heavenborn soul with her converse michael atkinson channelling dick smiths dorian gray vintage paperbacks see more. A paperback, also known as a softcover or softback, is a type of book characterized by a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.
This is a great book by an entertaining writer who also does a great podcast for empire movie magazine. For contemporary uses that emulate that era, see 1980s style. The very same day, synchronicity dropped the new expanded edition of feral houses exhaustive study of sixties sleazy sex paperbacks, sinarama onto my doorstep. Nov 25, 2017 a collection of cover art and photographs of 1980s horror novels, including a few from the 1970s and 90s, too. Foss is best known for his colorful spaceships, enormous and bulky robots, and vast constructions. Twelve totally awesome 80s movies based on books quirk. Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades.
Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. A new hope novelization covers to mark the release of the last jedi novelization, looks back at the many editions of the book that started it all. Two such concepts are metafiction in literature and its tvfilm equivalent, breaking the fourth wall. Nov 17, 2017 stranger things 2 episodes imagined as vintage paperback book covers. There are those who wished they were either authors of such books or part of the book itself. The book must be still available to purchase today. Scifi artists and illustrators list, freelance artist. I found a bunch of these in the cottage i stayed at on vacation and they tickled my funny bone. Packed with photos and memorabilia of hollywood stars, this collection of classic cinema blockbusters offers summaries, release dates, trivia, and fun facts on each motion picture. Feb 14, 2016 cover gallery of the sexy, sleazy paperbacks from the 30s to the 80s hip pocket sleaze. The best book covers of march 2020 by frannie jackson march 31. Also featuring i saw them kill michael farmer and the voodoo widows recipe for death.
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