Not every novel below comes from a lost legend-several of these authors pushed through to contemporary success-and not all of them conform to the salacious paperback scene that inspired Grady Hendrix’s Paperbacks From Hell, but each of them first hit shelves between 19 and are worth the attention of any confessed horror hound. That’s why King’s name is absent from the list below, along with horror perennials like Clive Barker and Dean Koontz. Unfortunately, King is one of the few authors whose output survived the ensuing horror bust, as the genre shrank back into its niche status and specialty publishers shuttered, leaving some publishing rights in limbo for years. Both on film and on the paperback spinners, horror flourished during the Reagan decade, as exemplified by Stephen King’s prolific output during the period. Here’s an understatement: the ‘80s were kind to the horror genre.
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