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Graveyard School recaps: Recap #240: Graveyard School Final 2 Countdown: #20 – Creature Teacher by Tom B. Stone (Jude Deluca on 17 Sep 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
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
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!
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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #239: Goosebumps #16: One Day at HorrorLand by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 12 Sep 2019)
Jude recaps Goosebumps 16: One Day at HorrorLand by R.L. Stine.
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
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
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Graveyard School recaps: Recap #237: Graveyard School Final 3 Countdown: #25 – Escape from Vampire Park by Tom B. Stone (Jude Deluca on 3 Sep 2019)
Jude recaps Graveyard School 25 - Escape from Vampire Park by Tom B. Stone
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!!!, Mental health: with tact and sensitivity, Misogyny is for pussies, Mwahahahaha!, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, This place deserves a lawsuit, This recap is sponsored by the WWE, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: adults are helpful, author: tom b stone, awesome lead characters, cool location, graveyard school, needs more sharks, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, VAMPIRES
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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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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #225: Give Yourself Goosebumps Special Edition #8: Weekend at Poison Lake by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 13 Jun 2019)
Jude recaps Give Yourself Goosebumps Special Edition 8: Weekend at Poison Lake by R.L. Stine. So much poisoned water, so little time.
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
Tags: adults are helpful, annoying main character, cool location, give yourself goosebumps, goosebumps, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, weaksauce bad guy motivation
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Graveyard School recaps: Recap #224: Graveyard School #18: The Dead Sox by Tom B. Stone (Jude Deluca on 11 Jun 2019)
Jude recaps Graveyard School 18: The Dead Sox by Tom B. Stone and the baseball pun is right there in the title.
Tropes: Continuity? Fuck that shit, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Head injury? Walk it off, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mwahahahaha!, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Roses are red Violets are blue I'm going to fucking kill you, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: awesome lead characters, bad bffs, bad guy pov sucks, cool people don’t eat, good bffs, graveyard school, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, storming off in a huff is mature, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!
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Other Recaps: Recap #223: Batman: The Drowned #1 (Jude Deluca on 6 Jun 2019)
Jude recaps Batman: The Drowned 1 and it's all Dark Multiverse All the Time around here. Drown the world. Drown. the. World.
Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Hypocrites are hypocritical, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Racism: business as usual, Well that escalated quickly, World of fail
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, author: dan abnett, bad guy pov sucks, Batman recaps, cool location, DC Comics recaps, metaphor abuse, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation
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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 #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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Other Recaps: Recap #213: Short & Shivery by Robert D. San Souci – Part One (Jude Deluca on 28 Feb 2019)
Jude recaps Short & Shivery by Robert D. San Souci and we get 10 creepy short stories that may or may not be familiar.
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are helpful, adults are idiots, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: robert d san souci, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, fairy tales, good bffs, shady boyfriends, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, weaksauce bad guy motivation, witches
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Graveyard School recaps: Recap #209: Graveyard School #17: Jack and the Beanstalker by Tom B. Stone (Jude Deluca on 8 Feb 2019)
Title: Graveyard School #17 – Jack and the Beanstalker, a.k.a. “Jude Deluca’s ‘Graveyard School Theater’” Author: Tom B. Stone, a.k.a. Nola Thacker, a.k.a. D.E. Athkins Cover Artist: Mark Nagata Summary: Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum! Now The Giant Is Going To Have Some Fun… Jackson needs to earn some money – fast. When he mows old […]
Tags: adults are helpful, adults are useless, annoying main character, author: tom b stone, comments by wing, graveyard school, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!
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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #205: Give Yourself Goosebumps #3: Trapped in Bat Wing Hall by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 8 Jan 2019)
Jude recaps Give Yourself Goosebumps 3: Trapped in Bat Wing Hall by R.L. Stine and it's two stories for the price of one. Two delightful, kind of charming stories. Good job, Stine.
Tropes: cultural appropriation ahoy, Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, McGuffin ahoy!, 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 deformity for chills & thrills, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, annoying main character, author: r l stine, awesome creepy house, awesome lead characters, give yourself goosebumps, goosebumps, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, WHY IS IT ALWAYS SPIDERS
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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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Other Recaps: Recap #200: Jingle Belle: Grounded by Paul Dini and Stephanie Gladden (Jude Deluca on 5 Dec 2018)
Title: Jingle Belle – Grounded Writer: Paul Dini Line Art and Cover: Stephanie Gladden Colors: Felix Serrano Letterer: Troy Peteri Editor: Rob Levin Summary: A fan favorite holiday character returns! When Jing again breaks her parents rules, she is forced to spend Christmas Eve GROUNDED. But when Santa is also caught in a lie, he has to share the same punishment! Neither […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Hypocrites are hypocritical, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: adults are useless, author: paul dini, awesome lead characters, comics, cool location, good bffs, obvious red herring is obvious, storming off in a huff is mature, strong bad guy motivation
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Graveyard School recaps: Recap #199: Graveyard School #12: Scream, Team! by Tom B. Stone (Jude Deluca on 28 Nov 2018)
Title: Graveyard School #12 – “Scream, Team!” a.k.a. “The Bad News Belville Bears” Author: Tom B. Stone, a.k.a. Nola Thacker, a.k.a. D.E. Athkins Cover Artist: Cam DeLeon Summary: Belville Bears 13 Grove Hill Tigers 0 They’re big. They’re mean. They’re ugly. And they’re totally killing the Graveyard School Tigers. The Belville Bears used to be […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, ME! It's all about ME!!!, Mwahahahaha!, My that's awfully convenient, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: adults are idiots, author: tom b stone, awesome lead characters, cool location, graveyard school, needs more werewolves, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation
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Other Recaps: Recap #196: Spellbound by Christopher Pike (Wing on 15 Nov 2018)
Title: Spellbound by Christopher Pike Summary: No one knew how the girl had died. They found Karen Holly in the mountain stream, her skull crushed. There was only one witness to the tragedy, Karen’s boyfriend, Jason Whitfield. He said a grizzly had killed her. But a lot of people didn’t believe him. They thought Jason […]
Tropes: He's dead! He's dead! HE'S FUCKING DEAD! ... oh wait he survived, Head injury? Walk it off, I hate the hot chick! (And she hates me.), Incest is relative, Parents? What parents?, Racism: business as usual, sexual harassment happens everywhere even in the woods
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are absent, author: christopher pike, cool location, needs more werewolves, recaps by wing, shady boyfriends, storming off in a huff is mature, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!
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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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Jude recaps Fillmore!: Episode 21, "The Unseen Reflection" and he and Wing go off on a long discussion of fandom and the interactions between fans and creators.
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Fuck My Little Pony! Friendship is not magic!, 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, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: ACTUAL WEREWOLVES!, author: madellaine paxson, awesome lead characters, comments by wing, cool location, disney, good bffs, obvious red herring is obvious, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, VAMPIRES
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