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Recap #253: Goosebumps Series 2000 #20: Be Afraid – Be Very Afraid! by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 15 January 2020

Jude recaps Goosebumps Series 2000 20: Be Afraid – Be Very Afraid! by R.L. Stine. Needs more #werewolves, but the twisty storytelling is surprisingly great.

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are absent, author: r l stine, because goosebumps, comments by wing, cool location, goosebumps, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, weaksauce bad guy motivation

Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Parents? What parents?, physical deformity for chills & thrills, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, This recap is sponsored by the WWE, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #252: Choose Your Own Nightmare #1: Night of the Werewolf by Edward Packard by Jude Deluca on 10 January 2020

Title: Choose Your Own Nightmare #1 – Night of the Werewolf, a.k.a. “The Wacky Witchy Werewolf War” Author: Edward Packard Illustrator: Bill Schmidt Tagline: It’s a full moon… beware of howling beasts! Summary: Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? Your vacation at your cousins’ house is off to a creepy start. A body – OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, adults are idiots, annoying main character, author: edward packard, choose your own nightmare, comments by wing, cool location, crazy means dangerous, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, witches

Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, physical deformity for chills & thrills, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #251: Spinetinglers #16: We Wish You A Scary Christmas by M.T. Coffin by Jude Deluca on 30 December 2019

Title: Spinetinglers #16 – We Wish You A Scary Christmas, a.k.a. “I’ve Got Santa In My Basement” Author: M.T. Coffin, a.k.a. George Edward Stanley Cover Artist: ??? Tagline: Not A Creature Was Stirring… Summary: It’s Every Kid’s Worst Nightmare! There’s a rumor going around that Santa Claus will not be making his rounds this year… OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are helpful, adults are idiots, author: m t coffin, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, because it was the 90s you see!, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, needs more werewolves, obvious red herring is obvious, spinetinglers, storming off in a huff is mature

Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Red Herrings, This recap is sponsored by the WWE, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #250: Nocturnal Letters by Ms-Bowser by Jude Deluca on 29 December 2019

Title: Nocturnal Letters, a.k.a. “Night of the Nasty Notes” Developer/Author: Ms-Bowser Summary: A scary/creepy point-and-click adventure game. Very plot-driven. You can almost call it an interactive movie. Ivy lives with her family in a big house in the forest. Things have been rather strange lately. Help Ivy find out what is wrong, and uncover the OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are useless, always with the incest, author: ms-bowser, awesome creepy house, comments by wing, cool location, crazy means dangerous, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, video games, whimsical notes

Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, I beat you because I love you, Incest is relative, McGuffin ahoy!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #247: Tales For The Midnight Hour by J.B. Stamper Part Two by Jude Deluca on 26 November 2019

Jude recaps Tales For The Midnight Hour by J.B. Stamper Part Two and somehow spends most of the time bored. Way to fail, Stamper.

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: j. b. stamper, comments by wing, cool location, crazy means dangerous, needs more werewolves, questionable medical experiments, recaps by jude, science gone wrong, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES, WHY IS IT ALWAYS COCKROACHES?!

Tropes: Cheer on the killer, cultural appropriation ahoy, DED FROM STUPID, detail your disability to me, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Red Herrings, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #245: The Last Graveyard School Recap: #28 – The Spider Beside Her by Tom B. Stone by Jude Deluca on 1 November 2019

Jude recaps Graveyard School Recap: 28 – The Spider Beside Her by Tom B. Stone, and somehow, despite her terror, Wing enjoys it.

Categories: Graveyard School recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are absent, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: tom b stone, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, crazy means dangerous, good bffs, graveyard school, needs more vampires, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, WHY IS IT ALWAYS SPIDERS

Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Hypocrites are hypocritical, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Parents? What parents?, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #240: Graveyard School Final 2 Countdown: #20 – Creature Teacher by Tom B. Stone by Jude Deluca on 17 September 2019

Jude recaps the penultimate Graveyard School book, Creature Teacher by Tom B. Stone and no one is ready to say good-bye to this series.

#resurrectgraveyardschool2019

Categories: Graveyard School recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are helpful, author: tom b stone, awesome lead characters, crazy means dangerous, graveyard school, recaps by jude, storming off in a huff is mature, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!

Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #239: Goosebumps #16: One Day at HorrorLand by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 12 September 2019

Jude recaps Goosebumps 16: One Day at HorrorLand by R.L. Stine.

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, annoying cliff-hangers, annoying main character, author: r l stine, awesome lead characters, bad bffs, bad guys are stupid, cool location, goosebumps, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, VAMPIRES, WHY IS IT ALWAYS SPIDERS

Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, This recap is sponsored by the WWE, Well that escalated quickly, World of fail

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Recap #238: The Last Vampire #8 | Thirst #4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike (Part Four) by Wing on 5 September 2019

Wing recaps the final part of The Last Vampire 8 | Thirst 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike AND HOLY FUCKING SHIT DOES EVERYTHING GO WRONG GODDAMN IT PIKE.

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, annoying main character, author: christopher pike, crazy means dangerous, racism, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!

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Recap #235: Goosebumps Series 2000 #8: Fright Camp by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 13 August 2019

Jude recaps Goosebumps Series 2000 88: Fright Camp by R.L. Stine. It’s like the Cavern of No Return Night of the June Bugs Holds the Prisoners of the Vampire King Dr. Cruel.

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are idiots, author: r l stine, bad bffs, camping is murder, cool location, crazy means dangerous, good bffs, goosebumps, needs more werewolves, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, whimsical notes

Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, physical deformity for chills & thrills, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #231: Campfire Stories #1 by Don Oriolo and Vincent Scarpelli by Jude Deluca on 23 July 2019

Jude recaps Campfire Stories 1 by Don Oriolo and Vincent Scarpelli. Urban legends by the bucketful, and it’s great.

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are idiots, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: don oriolo, camping is murder, comics, crazy means dangerous, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!

Tropes: Cheer on the killer, DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, physical deformity for chills & thrills, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #222: Tales for the Midnight Hour by J.B. Stamper Part 1 by Jude Deluca on 23 May 2019

Title: Tales for the Midnight Hour Author: Judith Bauer “J.B.” Stamper Initial Thoughts As part of my attempt to start off Year Three on the right foot, I’ll be reviewing one of my favorites of the Point Horror collection. Though this book was originally published back in 1977, which I believe predates the inception of OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Point Horror Recaps

Tags: ableism, annoying main character, author: j. b. stamper, awesome creepy house, mummies, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!

Tropes: Cheer on the killer, cultural appropriation ahoy, DED FROM STUPID, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity

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Recap #221: Detective Comics #49: Clayface Walks Again! by Jude Deluca on 9 May 2019

Title: Detective Comics #49 – “Clayface Walks Again!” Writer: Bill Finger Penciller: Bob Kane Inkers: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos Letterer: George Roussos Editor: Whitney Ellsworth Initial Thoughts Last year I reviewed Detective Comics #40 as part of my attempt to freshen the air in May since I spent all of April 2018 talking OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, awesome lead characters, Batman recaps, cool location, crazy means dangerous, DC Comics recaps, recaps by jude

Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Head injury? Walk it off, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #219: The Witching Hour #1 by Jude Deluca on 2 May 2019

Jude recaps The Witching Hour 1.

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are absent, adults are useless, annoying main character, awesome lead characters, comics, cool location, crazy means dangerous, DC Comics recaps, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, shady boyfriends, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, witches

Tropes: Cheer on the killer, DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, McGuffin ahoy!, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Parents? What parents?, physical deformity for chills & thrills, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Racism: business as usual, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #217: Short And Shivery by Robert D. San Souci – Part 2 by Jude Deluca on 16 April 2019

Title: Short & Shivery a.k.a. “The Wide World of Horror” Author/Editor/Reteller: Robert D. San Souci Illustrator: Katherine Coville Summary: Everyone loves a spooky story. Don’t you? Welcome to a chilling world of hair-raising tales! The thirty stories in this book were gathered from around the world, selected for their ghastly details and terrifying twists. Come OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, annoying main character, author: robert d san souci, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, fairy tales, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES, weaksauce bad guy motivation

Tropes: cultural appropriation ahoy, DED FROM STUPID, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's the killer! He's the killer! He's … my LOVAH!, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, physical deformity for chills & thrills, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #216: Deadtime Stories #17: Faerie Tale by A.G. Cascone by Jude Deluca on 19 March 2019

Title: Deadtime Stories #17 – Faerie Tale, a.k.a. “Reject Ridge High” Author: A.G. Cascone, a.k.a. Annette and Gina Cascone Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson Tagline: This is no tooth fairy! Summary: Who’s watching while you sleep? The first time Colin saw the tooth fairy was after he’d lost his first baby tooth. His parents laughed when OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are helpful, author: a g cascone, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, cool location, crazy means dangerous, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, whimsical notes, witches

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Recap #212: Goosebumps Series 2000 #22: Full Moon Fever by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 26 February 2019

Jude recaps Goosebumps Series 2000 22: Full Moon Fever by R.L. Stine. Beware monsters, angry kids, and misreading wrappers.

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, adults are useless, annoying cliff-hangers, annoying main character, author: r l stine, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, goosebumps, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, weaksauce bad guy motivation, witches

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Recap #210: Rumic World: The Laughing Target by Rumiko Takahashi by Jude Deluca on 13 February 2019

Title: The Laughing Target, a.k.a. “Yandere Saga” Writer/Artist: Rumiko Takahashi Summary: Yuzuru was an average teenager who had almost forgotten that he was betrothed to Azusa when he was only 6! Now arriving to claim what she feels is rightfully hers, only Satomi (Yuzuru’s current girl friend) stands in her way… and with the mysterious OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are absent, adults are idiots, adults are useless, always with the incest, annoying main character, author: Rumiko Takahashi, crazy means dangerous, incest is relative, manga, recaps by jude, rumic world, sex sex sex omg sex!, supernatural oooooh!

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Recap #203: Goosebumps #61: I Live In Your Basement! by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 29 December 2018

Jude recaps Goosebumps 61: I Live In Your Basement! by R.L. Stine

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: ableism, adults are useless, annoying cliff-hangers, author: r l stine, crazy means dangerous, goosebumps, obvious red herring is obvious, questionable medical experiments, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, threatening phone calls, whimsical notes

Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Head injury? Walk it off, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, physical payback for comedic laughs, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Red Herrings, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, This place deserves a lawsuit, This recap is sponsored by the WWE

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Recap #202: Graveyard School #14: The Tragic School Bus by Tom B. Stone by Jude Deluca on 20 December 2018

Title: Graveyard School #14 – The Tragic School Bus, a.k.a. “Skip Wolfson in: ‘Screaming Yellow Honkers’” Author: Tom B. Stone, a.k.a. Nola Thacker, a.k.a. D.E. Athkins Cover Artist: Cam DeLeon Summary: The Next Stop May Be Skip’s Last… Skip Wolfson can’t believe he almost missed the bus again! One more late morning and he’ll be OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Graveyard School recaps

Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, adults are useless, author: tom b stone, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, cool location, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!

Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, Head injury? Walk it off, Hypocrites are hypocritical, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, physical deformity for chills & thrills, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Red Herrings, Well that escalated quickly

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