Hells angels the strange and terrible saga of the outlaw motorcycle gangs is a book written by hunter s thompson published in 1967 by random house it was widely lauded for its up close and uncompromising look at the hells angels motorcycle club during a time when the gang was highly feared and accused of numerous criminal activities the new york times described thompsons portrayal as . This item hells angels a strange and terrible saga by hunter s thompson paperback 1329 in stock ships from and sold by amazoncom free shipping on orders over 2500 details fear and loathing in las vegas a savage journey to the heart of the american dream by hunter s thompson paperback 859. This item hells angels a strange and terrible saga by hunter s thompson hardcover 3842 ships from and sold by buyglobal fear and loathing on the campaign trail by hunter s thompson paperback 2909. The result of hunters strange and terrible saga was his book hells angels and a savage beating stopped just short of having his head caved in with a massive rock luckily he was not brained the book reads like a massive magazine article spattered with person experiences and occasionally graced with rape lead pipe to the teeth gang