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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 #249: Goosebumps #53: Chicken Chicken by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 12 December 2019

Title: Goosebumps #53 – Chicken Chicken, a.k.a. “The Clucking” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Tim Jacobus Tagline: It’s a finger lickin’ nightmare! Summary: Don’t Call Them Chicken Legs! Everyone in Goshen Falls knows about weird Vanessa. She dresses all in black. Wears black lipstick. And puts spells on people. At least, that’s what they say. OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: annoying cliff-hangers, annoying main character, author: r l stine, because goosebumps, because it was the 90s you see!, comments by wing, cool location, goosebumps, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, supernatural oooooh!, weaksauce bad guy motivation, witches

Tropes: 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, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, physical deformity for chills & thrills, physical payback for comedic laughs, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Red Herrings, This recap is sponsored by the WWE, Well that escalated quickly

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Recap #248: Christmas Terror Tales by Kevin Folliard and J.T. Molloy by Jude Deluca on 10 December 2019

Title: Christmas Terror Tales Author: Kevin Folliard Artist: J.T. Molloy Tagline: Stories To Enjoy From October Through December Summary: You’d Better Watch Out… Sixteen gripping tales inspired by classical horror and urban legends twist holiday themes into chilling cautionary tales. A mischievous snowman frames the children who built him for its mistakes. A haughty priest OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: adults are helpful, adults are idiots, adults are useless, annoying cliff-hangers, annoying main character, author: kevin folliard, comments by wing, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES, weaksauce bad guy motivation

Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, 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, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Racism: business as usual

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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 #246: Nightmare Hall 14: The Initiation by Diane Hoh by Wing on 21 November 2019

Wing recaps Nightmare Hall 14: The Initiation by Diane Hoh and wants to punch the protagonist in the mouth. A lot. BECAUSE SHE WON’T STOP LYING TO PEOPLE WTF.

Categories: Nightmare Hall recaps

Tags: adults are idiots, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: diane hoh, bad bffs, crazy means dangerous, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by wing, threats are practical jokes, weaksauce bad guy motivation, whimsical notes

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, 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, Red Herrings, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, World of fail

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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 #244: Goosebumps Series 2000 #10: Headless Halloween by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 31 October 2019

Title: Goosebumps Series 2000 #10 – Headless Halloween, a.k.a. “Brandon Did A Bad, Bad Thing” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Tim Jacobus Tagline: Talk about getting ahead! Summary: Frozen in silence, I squinted into the eerie, pale light. Hands popped up from beneath the ground. They shook off dirt and stretched. A dozen hands poked OMG! What happens next??? Read on… »

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: adults are helpful, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: r l stine, awesome creepy house, because goosebumps, cool location, goosebumps, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, WHY IS IT ALWAYS COCKROACHES?!

Tropes: 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!!!, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Parents? What parents?, physical payback for comedic laughs, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, 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 #236: The Last Vampire #8 | Thirst #4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike (Part Three) by Wing on 15 August 2019

Wing recaps The Last Vampire 8 | Thirst 4: The Shadow of Death chapters 15-21 and Sita is holding the idiot ball waaaaay too much of the time. Also: some people die.

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, annoying main character, author: christopher pike, awesome lead characters, cool location, crazy means dangerous, metaphor abuse, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES

Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, DED FROM STUPID, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Racism: business as usual

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Recap #233: The Last Vampire #8 | Thirst #4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike (Part Two) by Wing on 1 August 2019

Wing recaps The Last Vampire 8 | Thirst 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike (chapters 8-14) and not only do we have body swaps but now we have SEKRIT IDENTITIES and SURPRISE RETURNS and MORE.

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, annoying main character, author: christopher pike, awesome lead characters, cool location, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES

Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), My that's awfully convenient

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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 #230: The Last Vampire #8 | Thirst #4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike (Part One) by Wing on 18 July 2019

Wing recaps the first 7 chapters of The Last Vampire 8 | Thirst 4 The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike. Body snatching, baby vampires, and ESP science ahoy!

Categories: Other Recaps

Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are idiots, annoying main character, author: christopher pike, awesome lead characters, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES

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Recap #229: Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller #2: The Ghost in the Graveyard by Francine Pascal by Raven on 16 July 2019

Raven recaps Sweet Valley Twins Super Edition 2: The Ghost in the Graveyard by Francine Pascal

Categories: Sweet Valley recaps

Tags: annoying main character, awesome lead characters, comments by dove, comments by wing, recaps by raven, supernatural oooooh!

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Recap #228: Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller #1: The Christmas Ghost by Francine Pascal by Dove on 11 July 2019

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller 1: The Christmas Ghost.

Categories: Sweet Valley recaps

Tags: annoying main character, author: francine pascal, awesome lead characters, comments by raven, comments by wing, recaps by dove, supernatural oooooh!

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Recap #226: Short And Shivery by Robert D. San Souci – Part 3 by Jude Deluca on 27 June 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: ACTUAL DEATHS!, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: robert d san souci, awesome lead characters, good bffs, shady boyfriends, supernatural oooooh!, WHY IS IT ALWAYS SPIDERS

Tropes: Cheer on the killer, DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's the killer! He's the killer! He's … my LOVAH!, I beat you because I love you, ME! It's all about ME!!!, My that's awfully convenient, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Racism: business as usual, 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 #225: Give Yourself Goosebumps Special Edition #8: Weekend at Poison Lake by R.L. Stine by Jude Deluca on 13 June 2019

Jude recaps Give Yourself Goosebumps Special Edition 8: Weekend at Poison Lake by R.L. Stine. So much poisoned water, so little time.

Categories: Goosebumps Recaps

Tags: adults are helpful, annoying main character, cool location, give yourself goosebumps, goosebumps, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, weaksauce bad guy motivation

Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, McGuffin ahoy!, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Parents? What parents?, physical deformity for chills & thrills, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, This place deserves a lawsuit, 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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