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Scarred for Life Books

Scarred for Life is a series of three books about the dark, scary pop culture of the 1970s and 1980s in Britain.Created and authored by Stephen Brotherstone and Dave Lawrence, the books began as a conversation about the TV shows, comics, books – even ice creams that traumatised a generation as children.Each copy dives into social, political, and cultural history of the 70s and 80s, as seen through the lens of popular culture and how we were all scarred for life!

"A labour of love, this 740-page Proustian rush reminds you that the golden era of prog (and disco, and punk at that) offered welcome musical counterpoint to a pretty bleak decade."

Louder Sound

"The range covered in the book is very impressive, covering over five hundred pages and leaves the reader eager to learn more about the books, movies, and imminent threats of nuclear destruction that the team are hoping to cover in a third volume."

We Are Cult

"The final part of what has been a quite extraordinary achievement. Like the previous volumes this will bring back happy (or not so happy!) memories if you were there at the time, or have you seeking out thrills and scares you missed out on if you weren’t."

Sci-Fi Bulletin

Scarred for Life Volume One: The 1970s

Scarred for Life Volume One is an affectionate look at the darker side of pop culture in the 1970s.From public information films, scary kids TV shows, bleak adult dramas, dystopian sci-fi, savage horror films, violent comics, horror-themed toys and sweets, and the huge boom in paranormal paraphernalia.Prepare to relive your childhood nightmares, and the things that made us scarred for life!

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Scarred for Life Podcast

Each week, Absolute Radio presenter Andy Bush and Scarred for Life author Dave Lawrence are joined by a special guest who brings with them three terrors from their childhoods that scarred them for life.