Exploitation fiction is a type of literature that includes novels and magazines that exploit sex, violence, drugs, or other elements meant to attract readers primarily by arousing prurient interest without being labeled as obscene or pornographic. It is comparable to the Italian giallo genre. Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... The term exploitation may carry two distinct meanings: The act of utilizing something for any purpose. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Violence refers to acts of aggression and abuse which causes or intends to cause criminal injury or harm to persons, and (to a lesser extent) animals and property. ... Oral medication Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world. ... Obscenity has several connotations. ... Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek πορνη prostitute and γραφία written material) (also informally referred to as porn or porno) is the representation of the human body or sexual activity with the goal of sexual arousal. ... S.S. Van Dines The Benson Murder Case, the first giallo ever published (1929). ...

Exploitation fiction grew out of pulp fiction of the 1930s and 40s. It was popular "trash fiction" in the form of mass market paperbacks in the 1950s and 60s, when genuine, sexually explicit material could be seized as obscene. In the United States, material that went by U.S. mail was subject to federal obsenity laws that greatly curtailed the distribution of materials that were sexually explicit or featured graphic violence. These cheap novels exploited violence, drugs, and sex—especially promiscuity and lesbianism—but rarely delivered the kind of salacious detail their cover art implied and generally tacked on moralistic endings to satisfy critics who accused them of having "no redeeming social value." They were often repackaged under new titles with different cover art, to resell to the unsuspecting public looking for cheap thrills. Pulp Fiction is a 1994 film directed by Quentin Tarantino and written by Tarantino and Roger Avary. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... Categories: Stub | Books ... The 1950s were a decade that spanned the years 1950 through 1959, although some sources say from 1951 through 1960. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... A USPS Truck at Night A U.S. Post Office sign The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the United States government organization responsible for providing postal service in the United States and is generally referred to as the post office. ... This article is about homosexual women, not inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos A lesbian (lowercase L) is a homosexual woman. ...

As film production codes loosened in the early-1960s, exploitation fiction led to exploitation cinema (again parallel to the development of giallo cinema), typified by Russ Meyer films. The Production Code (also known as the Hays Code) was a set of industry guidelines governing the production of American motion pictures. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Russ Meyer Russ Meyer (left) and Roger Ebert, (1970) Russell Albion Russ Meyer (March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004) was an American motion picture director and photographer. ...

See also

• Giallo
• Exploitation film
• Pulp fiction