Paperbacks From Hell Preview - Book Covers Were a Whole Lot Scarier in the '80s

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1Advertising, Poster, Font, Flyer, Book cover, pinterestQuirk Books

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2Art, Illustration, pinterestCover attributed to Lisa Falkenstern

'Piper' by Brett Rutherford and John Robertson, Zebra, 1987

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3pinterestCover by Jill Bauman

'Midnight' edited by Charles L Grant, Tor, 1985

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4pinterestCover by Terry Oakes

'Maggots' by Edward Jarvis, Arrow, 1986

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5pinterestCover attributed to Lisa Falkenstern

'Legion' by William Peter Blatty, Pocket Books, 1983

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6pinterestCover by Richard Newton

'Heads' by David Osborn, Bantam, 1985

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7pinterestCover by Bob Larkin

'Feast' by Graham Masterton, Pinnacle, 1988

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8pinterestCover by Ed Soyka

'The Djinn' by Graham Masterson, Tor, 1988

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9pinterestCover by Jill Bauman

'Dark Companions' by Ramsey Campbell, Tor, 1985

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10pinterestCover by Lisa Falkenstern

'Childgrave' by Ken Greenhall, Pocket Books, 1982

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11pinterestCover by Terry Oakes

'Birthpyre' by Larry Brand, Corgi & Avon, 1980

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12pinterestCover by Jill Bauman

'The Kill' by Alan Ryan, Tor, 1988

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13pinterestCover by Terry Oakes

'The Abyss' by Jere Cunningham, Simon & Schuster, 1981

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14pinterestCover by Terry Oakes

'Slime' by John Halkin, Critic’s Choice, 1984

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15pinterestCover by Lisa Falkenstern

'The Nestling' by Milton Charles, Pocket Books, 1982

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16pinterestCover by Bob Larkin

'The Guardian' by Jeffrey Konvitz, Bantam 1979

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17pinterestCover by Thomas Hallman

'Fangs' by William Dobson

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18pinterestCover by Lisa Falkenstern

'Crib' by Harold Lee Friedman, Pocket Books, 1982

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19pinterestCover by Richard Newton

'Cat’s Eye' by William W. Johnstone, Zebra, 1989

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20pinterestCover by Richard Newton

'Abracadabra' by Stephen Gresham, Zebra, 1988

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