Sometimes he reads a shocker, the sort that is known as 'railway literature,' presumably because it cannot hold the attention for more than the time that elapses between two stops.
"A Novelist on Novels"
W. L. George
I ran toward Rafe, struggling with him for the shocker he had drawn from its hiding-place inside his shirt.
"The Planet Savers"
Marion Zimmer Bradley
His hand went limp and I snatched the shocker and pitched it over the ledge.
"The Planet Savers"
Marion Zimmer Bradley