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Sweet Valley recaps: Recap #229: Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller #2: The Ghost in the Graveyard by Francine Pascal (Raven on 16 Jul 2019)
Raven recaps Sweet Valley Twins Super Edition 2: The Ghost in the Graveyard by Francine Pascal
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Child's Play Movies: Recap #220: Child’s Play 3 (1991) (JC on 6 May 2019)
JC of Oh God Why?! Nostalgia recaps Child's Play 3, wherein Chucky wears lipstick, Andy gets a haircut, and the grand finale takes place in an improbably detailed wild mouse coaster.
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, Continuity? Fuck that shit, DED FROM STUPID, This place deserves a lawsuit
Tags: adults are useless, comments by dove
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Other movies: Recap #215: Death Machine (1994) (JC on 18 Mar 2019)
JC of Oh God Why?! Nostalgia recaps Death Machine (1994), wherein Brad Dourif is the best thing in it. And there's a killer robot. And we're still not 100% on the lead character's tragic backstory.
Tropes: cultural appropriation ahoy, DED FROM STUPID, This place deserves a lawsuit
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, comments by dove
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #64: Identity Theft by Anna Davies (Wing on 24 Apr 2017)
Title: Identity Theft by Anna Davies Summary: Hayley is going to have the best year ever. After years of careful planning, she’s ready to serve as student council president AND editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Ivy League, here she comes! However, just before student council elections, someone creates a fake facebook profile for Hayley and starts posting […]
Tropes: I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, Parents? What parents?
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are absent, adults are idiots, adults are useless, always with the incest, annoying main character, author: anna davies, bad bffs, comments by dove, crazy means dangerous, needs more werewolves, recaps by wing, threatening phone calls, threats are practical jokes, weaksauce bad guy motivation, whimsical notes
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #62: Twins by Caroline B. Cooney (Wing on 27 Mar 2017)
Title: Twins by Caroline B. Cooney Summary: Twice the evil. Twins Mary Lee and Madrigal are living double lives – with some shocking secrets Mary Lee and Madrigal are twin sisters, beautiful and deeply attached to each other. Then in high school, Mary Lee and Madrigal’s parents decide to send Mary Lee away to boarding […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Racism: business as usual
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are idiots, adults are useless, author: caroline b cooney, comments by dove, cool location, crazy means dangerous, inappropriate teacher-student relationships, metaphor abuse, recaps by wing, shady boyfriends
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Other Recaps: Recap #60: Bad Blood #3: Judgment Night by Debra Doyle and James Macdonald (Wing on 27 Feb 2017)
Title: Judgment Night by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald Summary: “I HAD A BAD DREAM…” Valerie Sherwood knew all about nightmares. Three years ago she was turned into a werewolf, and ever since that strange moonlit night, she understood the power of the darkness. The only thing to fear was fear itself. And tonight, […]
Tags: ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are absent, author: debra doyle, author: james macdonald, awesome lead characters, comments by dove, cool location, good bffs, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #59: Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney (Tuesday on 20 Feb 2017)
Title: Freeze Tag by Caroline B Cooney Tagline: Cold Hands Evil Heart… Tag you’re dead Summary: Meghan and West, girl and boy next door, play an innocent game of Freeze Tag with their neighbour Lannie. But Freeze Tag is no ordinary game… when Lannie is playing. For when she tags someone, they really do freeze-like […]
Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, I beat you because I love you, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.)
Tags: author: caroline b cooney, comments by dove, comments by wing, cool location, recaps by tuesday
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Other Recaps: Recap #57: Bad Blood #2: Hunters’ Moon by Debra Doyle and James Macdonald (Wing on 30 Jan 2017)
Title: Hunters’ Moon (Bad Blood #2) by Debra Doyle and James Macdonald Summary: Bitten by a werewolf, Valerie had no choice but to accept the bloodthirsty call of the full moon. Even though she vowed never to kill humans, children were being murdered in the night–drained of blood. On their necks was the mark of […]
Tropes: 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
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, always with the incest, author: debra doyle, author: james macdonald, awesome lead characters, comments by dove, crazy means dangerous, recaps by wing, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES
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Podcast: Podcast 2: Books of Bad Blood (Dove on 22 Jan 2017)
Wing and I recap Books of Blood 1: The Principal by M. C. Sumner and Bad Blood 1: Bad Blood by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald, and also discuss general horror tropes. Follow
Tags: comments by dove, comments by wing, OMG GUYS WE ARE PODCASTING!
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Other Recaps: Recap #55: Bad Blood #1: Bad Blood by Debra Doyle and James Macdonald (Wing on 2 Jan 2017)
Title: Bad Blood (Bad Blood #1) by Debra Doyle & James Macdonald Summary: It started with a group of teenagers telling scary stories around a campfire. No one believed Jay’s wild tale of moonlight and werewolves. They thought he was kidding when he said, “By morning, you’ll all be dead.” But Valerie saw the strange […]
Tropes: Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, adults are helpful, author: debra doyle, author: james macdonald, awesome lead characters, comments by dove, cool location, crazy means dangerous, good bffs, metaphor abuse, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #54: The Boyfriend by R.L. Stine (Wing on 19 Dec 2016)
Title: The Boyfriend by R.L. Stine Summary: You lie, you die Dex is madly in love with Joanna. He would do anything for her… but she doesn’t care. To her, boys are there to be used and thrown away. After Joanna breaks up with Dex, he does something no other guy has done to her […]
Tropes: Cheer on the killer, Continuity? Fuck that shit, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Incest is relative, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity
Tags: ableism, adults are absent, adults are idiots, always with the incest, annoying main character, author: r l stine, bad bffs, comments by dove, crazy means dangerous, recaps by wing, shady boyfriends, threats are practical jokes
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #53: The Bride by D. E. Athkins (Wing on 12 Dec 2016)
Welcome to completed recap #50! We have a fun celebration planned for later, but I wanted to note it here, too. I can’t believe we made it to 50 recaps. We would not be having nearly as much fun with this project without you guys, our lovely readers, and we appreciate each and every one […]
Tropes: Black Widow, Continuity? Fuck that shit, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), Mental health: with tact and sensitivity
Tags: always with the incest, author: d.e. athkins, comments by dove, cool location, crazy means dangerous, recaps by wing, strong bad guy motivation
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #51: Followers by Anna Davies (Wing on 28 Nov 2016)
Title: Followers by Anna Davies Summary: To tweet or not to tweet . . . what a deadly question. When Briana loses out on a starring role in the school’s production of Hamlet, she reluctantly agrees to be the drama department’s “social media director” and starts tweeting half-hearted updates. She barely has any followers, so […]
Tropes: #FirstWorldProblems, Cheer on the killer, Continuity? Fuck that shit, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), McGuffin ahoy!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are absent, annoying main character, author: anna davies, comments by dove, cool location, crazy means dangerous, metaphor abuse, recaps by wing, whimsical notes
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Other Recaps: Recap #49: Whisper of Death by Christopher Pike (Wing on 14 Nov 2016)
Title: Whisper of Death by Christopher Pike Summary: Returning home one day, Roxanne and Pepper find their small town – and surrounding towns – empty. Finally they find three other teens and realize that all five are each connected through the death of Betty Sue, the plain, shy girl who committed suicide only three months […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Incest is relative
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are absent, always with the incest, author: christopher pike, comments by dove, crazy means dangerous, metaphor abuse, recaps by wing, sex sex sex omg sex!, supernatural oooooh!
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #47: Halloween Night by R. L. Stine (Wing on 31 Oct 2016)
Title: Halloween Night by R. L. Stine Summary: Brenda hates her cousin, Halley, and she’s not the only one. Halley shouldn’t go around stealing other people boyfriends, it could get her into trouble. Big trouble… Brenda is determined to have her revenge – the perfect finale to her Halloween party She’s going to stop Halley’s […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, McGuffin ahoy!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Red Herrings
Tags: 90s attire, ableism, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: r l stine, comments by dove, cool people don’t eat, crazy means dangerous, recaps by wing, shady boyfriends, storming off in a huff is mature, threats are practical jokes
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #46: The Claw by Carmen Adams (Wing on 24 Oct 2016)
Title: The Claw by Carmen Adams Summary: The mark of death… Kelly is excited about her summer job at the local zoo – even after the threatening phone calls warning her away. Nothing can dampen Kelly’s resolve to work with animals. But wild animals can be very dangerous and someone has left the door to […]
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, DED FROM STUPID, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, McGuffin ahoy!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, My that's awfully convenient, Red Herrings, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s attire, ableism, adults are absent, adults are idiots, author: carmen adams, awesome lead characters, comments by dove, crazy means dangerous, metaphor abuse, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by wing, storming off in a huff is mature, threatening phone calls
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #44: 13 More Tales of Horror Part Three (Wing on 10 Oct 2016)
Title: 13 More Tales of Horror by Various Summary: A terrifying journey into horror – thirteen tales guaranteed to fill you with fear. What are the mysterious creatures stalking the woods at night, and who will be their next prey? A chilling game of cat and mouse! Who is the mysterious party guest in the […]
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are helpful, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: chris westwood, author: david belbin, author: graham masterton, author: john gordon, author: margaret bingley, awesome lead characters, bad bffs, comments by dove, recaps by wing, shady boyfriends, supernatural oooooh!
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #44: 13 More Tales of Horror Part Two (Wing on 3 Oct 2016)
Title: 13 More Tales of Horror by Various Summary: A terrifying journey into horror – thirteen tales guaranteed to fill you with fear. What are the mysterious creatures stalking the woods at night, and who will be their next prey? A chilling game of cat and mouse! Who is the mysterious party guest in the […]
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are absent, annoying main character, author: colin greenland, author: garry kilworth, author: jill bennett, author: philip pullman, comments by dove, cool location, crazy means dangerous, needs more werewolves, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!, WHY IS IT ALWAYS SPIDERS
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Point Horror Recaps: Recap #44: 13 More Tales of Horror Part One (Wing on 26 Sep 2016)
Title: 13 More Tales of Horror by Various Summary: A terrifying journey into horror – thirteen tales guaranteed to fill you with fear. What are the mysterious creatures stalking the woods at night, and who will be their next prey? A chilling game of cat and mouse! Who is the mysterious party guest in the […]
Tags: ableism, ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are absent, annoying main character, author: diane hoh, author: malcolm rose, author: stan nicholls, author: susan price, awesome lead characters, comments by dove, cool location, crazy means dangerous, metaphor abuse, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!
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Wing recaps Sweet Valley Twins Super Chillers 3 The Carnival Ghost by Francine Pascal and it is the best Sweet Valley book in the whole entire world.
Tags: author: francine pascal, comments by dove, comments by raven, cool location, recaps by wing, supernatural oooooh!, threatening phone calls
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