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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #235: Goosebumps Series 2000 #8: Fright Camp by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 13 Aug 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.
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
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
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Other Recaps: Recap #231: Campfire Stories #1 by Don Oriolo and Vincent Scarpelli (Jude Deluca on 23 Jul 2019)
Jude recaps Campfire Stories 1 by Don Oriolo and Vincent Scarpelli. Urban legends by the bucketful, and it's great.
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
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!
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #222: Tales for the Midnight Hour by J.B. Stamper Part 1 (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 […]
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, cultural appropriation ahoy, DED FROM STUPID, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity
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!
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Other Recaps: Recap #221: Detective Comics #49: Clayface Walks Again! (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 […]
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
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, awesome lead characters, Batman recaps, cool location, crazy means dangerous, DC Comics recaps, recaps by jude
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Other Recaps: Recap #219: The Witching Hour #1 (Jude Deluca on 2 May 2019)
Jude recaps The Witching Hour 1.
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
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
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Other Recaps: Recap #216: Deadtime Stories #17: Faerie Tale by A.G. Cascone (Jude Deluca on 19 Mar 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 […]
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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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #212: Goosebumps Series 2000 #22: Full Moon Fever by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 26 Feb 2019)
Jude recaps Goosebumps Series 2000 22: Full Moon Fever by R.L. Stine. Beware monsters, angry kids, and misreading wrappers.
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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Other Recaps: Recap #210: Rumic World: The Laughing Target by Rumiko Takahashi (Jude Deluca on 13 Feb 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 […]
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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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #203: Goosebumps #61: I Live In Your Basement! by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 29 Dec 2018)
Jude recaps Goosebumps 61: I Live In Your Basement! by R.L. Stine
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
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
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Graveyard School recaps: Recap #202: Graveyard School #14: The Tragic School Bus by Tom B. Stone (Jude Deluca on 20 Dec 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 […]
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
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!
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Fear Street Recaps: Recap #201: Fear Street #17: The Best Friend by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 18 Dec 2018)
Title: Fear Street #17 – The Best Friend, a.k.a “Baby’s First Fear Street” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Bill Schmidt Tagline: Sometimes friendship can be murder…. Summary: Best friends… to the end! Who is Honey Perkins? She’s been telling everyone in Shadyside that she’s Becka Norwood’s best friend. But Becka’s sure she’s never met Honey […]
Tropes: 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, Head injury? Walk it off, I beat you because I love you, 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, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, token fat friend, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s attire, ableism, adults are idiots, adults are useless, author: r l stine, bad bffs, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, fear street, recaps by jude, shady boyfriends, storming off in a huff is mature, threats are practical jokes
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Other Recaps: Recap #192: Confessions of a Teenage Vampire: Zombie Saturday Night by West and Ellis (Jude Deluca on 6 Nov 2018)
Title: Confessions of a Teenage Vampire – Zombie Saturday Night Writer: Terry M. West Penciller: Steven A. Ellis Inkers: Richard Perrota and Ravil Lopez Letterer: Fred Van Lente Colorists: Kent Marquart, Ryan Dunlavey, Leon Allen, Michelle Wulfson Cover Art: Steve Ellis and Stew Noack Editor: Bonnie Bader Summary: My life has really changed since I […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Parents? What parents?, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Red Herrings, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s attire, 90s cheese, 90s horror, 90s ya, 90s ya cheese, ableism, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, adults are useless, author: terry west, comics, cool location, crazy means dangerous, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES
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Other Recaps: Recap #181: Deadtime Stories #10: Grandpa’s Monster Movies by A.G. Cascone (Jude Deluca on 12 Sep 2018)
Title: Deadtime Stories #10 – Grandpa’s Monster Movies, a.k.a. “A Nightmare on Green Acres” Author: A.G. Cascone, a.k.a. Annette and Gina Cascone Cover Artist: ??? Tagline: The midnight show is a scream. Summary: Home movies can be a horror! C.T. and his cousin Lea are staying at their grandparents’ old farmhouse. It’s Grandpa’s seventieth birthday, […]
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, 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, My that's awfully convenient, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s horror, 90s ya, ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are helpful, adults are idiots, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: a g cascone, crazy means dangerous, deadtime stories, needs more werewolves, supernatural oooooh!
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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #176: Goosebumps #25: Attack of the Mutant by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 16 Aug 2018)
Title: Goosebumps #25 – Attack of the Mutant, a.k.a. “Crisis of Infinite Mutants” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Tim Jacobus (U.S.), ???? (U.K.) Tagline: He’s no superhero. He’s a supervillain! Summary: Read at your own risk… Skipper Matthews has an awesome comic book collection. His favorite one is called The Masked Mutant. It’s about an […]
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, 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!!!, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are idiots, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: r l stine, bad guys are stupid, comics, comments by wing, cool location, goosebumps, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #175: Sweet Sixteen by Francesca Jeffries (Tuesday on 15 Aug 2018)
Title: Sweet Sixteen by Francesca Jeffries Summary: Leslie can’t wait to turn sixteen. She’s planning a huge birthday Party. Everyone’s invited. Her gorgeous boyfriend, Rick. Her best friend, Deborah. Her cousin, Trish. It’s going to be the biggest bash ever. [Wing: That … that is a list of three people. THREE.] But out of the […]
Tropes: I beat you because I love you, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Red Herrings, sexual harassment happens everywhere even in the woods, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: ableism, author: francesca jeffries, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, cool location, crazy means dangerous, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by tuesday, shady boyfriends, threatening phone calls
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Other Recaps: Recap #171: Confessions of a Teenage Vampire: The Turning by West and Ellis (Jude Deluca on 31 Jul 2018)
Title: Confessions of a Teenage Vampire #1 – The Turning Writer: Terry West Penciller: Steve Ellis Inkers: Rich Perrota and Ravil Lopez Letterer: Fred Van Lente Colorist: Michelle Wulf and Ryan Dunlavey Summary: I used to be a pretty average teenager. True, I didn’t haprves tons of friends, and I liked studying history, but I […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s horror, 90s ya, ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are helpful, author: terry west, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, comics, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES
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Fear Street Recaps: Recap #165: Fear Street Super Chiller #12: High Tide by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 22 Jun 2018)
Title: Fear Street Super Chiller #12 – High Tide, a.k.a. “Wave Race: Blood Storm” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Bill Schmidt Tagline: A lifeguard’s job can be murder… Summary: Blood on the water… Adam Malfitano still has nightmares about the night his girlfriend, Mitzi, died. He sees the blood. He sees her in the water. […]
Tropes: I beat you because I love you, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Red Herrings, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, sexual harassment happens everywhere even in the woods, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s cheese, ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are idiots, annoying main character, author: r l stine, comments by wing, cool location, recaps by jude, threatening phone calls, whimsical notes, ya horror
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #142: Driver’s Dead by Peter Lerangis (Donna on 27 Mar 2018)
Title: Driver’s Dead by Peter Lerangis The Author: A rather prolific author, Peter Lerangis has been writing for decades, although if you go to his website the farthest back you’ll find is his The Watchers series. No mention of his Point Horror writing that I can find. Seriously. Not even his Wiki page goes beyond his […]
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are useless, author: peter lerangis, comments by wing, cool location, crazy means dangerous, recaps by donna, shady boyfriends, supernatural oooooh!, threats are practical jokes
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Nightmare Hall recaps: Recap #140: Nightmare Hall #10: Sorority Sister by Diane Hoh (Dade on 19 Mar 2018)
Title: Nightmare Hall #10: Sorority Sister by Diane Hoh Summary: When Maxie McKeon pledges Omega Phi Delta, she figures she’s got it made. She loves her new sisters. And everyone knows Omegas throw the best parties and go out with the cutest guys. But someone on campus isn’t crazy about the sorority. That person is […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, DED FROM STUPID, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, This place deserves a lawsuit, This recap is sponsored by the WWE
Tags: ableism, annoying main character, author: diane hoh, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, crazy means dangerous, recaps by wing, shady boyfriends, strong bad guy motivation, threats are practical jokes
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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 […]
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
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
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