Trashfiend: Disposable Horror Culture of the 1960s & 1970s

by Scott Aaron Stine

Two glorious decades of low-budget monster movies, horror comicbooks, glow-in-the-dark model kits, sci-fi trading cards, television horror show hosts, 8mm film reels and more! From low-budget horror films to grisly comic art, from lurid movie magazines to late-night creature features, from campy monster toys to exploitive poster art, Trashfiend takes a loving look at "disposable" horror culture from the 1960s and 1970s. Packed with reviews, trivia, rare illustrations, exhaustive technical information, and written with a humorous but insightful flair that is sure to engage both hardcore fans and the curious alike, author Scott Stine picks up where his self-published Trashfiend magazine left off for a fun, albeit critical look at an often overlooked genre that is considered trash! Includes over a hundred reproductions of rare ad art, as well as vintage books, toys and magazines from the era, with eight pages of glorious, garish color.

Genres: Horror, Film, Nonfiction, Media Tie In

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jason Coffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll make this simple for you: if you're a horror/b-movie fan at all, you NEED this book in your life. Scott Stine covers some of his favorite b-movies, writes up reviews for blaxploitation horror films (not exactly a crowded subgenre!), gives us the scoop on John Stanley and Pat Boyette's horror films (if you know those names, you should be ordering this book at this very moment), and even writes a compelling chapter about how he wasn't able to write a chapter of the book on his favorite horror host from his childhood! This description just barely scratches the surface of the book, and Stine's conversational writing style is perfect for the subject matter. Tremendous fun.

[thom hamilton · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is an interesting book, for those that remember this type of films. I really bought the book, because of one part. growing up in the Seattle area. On Friday nights there was The Count, on nightmare theatre, when the coffin lid opened up and you heard his laugh, it scared you really bad. I want to that the author for his write up on nightmare theatre. Thom Hamilton.

[SHUiZMZ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Check out my review at shuizmz.com