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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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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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Other Recaps: Recap #186: Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror #17 (Jude Deluca on 4 Oct 2018)
Title: The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 Summary: Prepare for a trilogy of Halloween treats in this year’s terrifying Treehouse of Horror! First, punk rock pixie and Go-Gos founding member Jane Wieldlin (Lady Robotika) leads Marge down the path of the walking dead; then, Zander Cannon and Gene Ha (Top Ten) offer up a remake, Simpsons-style, […]
Tropes: DED FROM STUPID, Gimme a blindfold and some stupidity, Head injury? Walk it off, My that's awfully convenient, pointless foreshadowing for fun and profit, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly, World of fail
Tags: ACTUAL DEATHS!, adults are helpful, adults are idiots, adults are useless, comics, comments by wing, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!, the simpsons, VAMPIRES
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Other Recaps: Recap #185: Mermaid Saga Part 12: The Ash Princess by Rumiko Takahashi (Jude Deluca on 2 Oct 2018)
Title: Mermaid Saga Part 12 – The Ash Princess Creator: Rumiko Takahashi Initial Thoughts Wow, so we’ve reached the final “Mermaid Saga” story to recap. My first completion of an entire series for Devil’s Elbow. Unfortunately this last chapter is devoid of Mana, so Wing I hope you enjoyed her presence in the last recap. […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, 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!!!, My that's awfully convenient, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s horror, ACTUAL DEATHS!, author: Rumiko Takahashi, comics, comments by wing, manga, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, supernatural oooooh!
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Goosebumps Recaps: Recap #178: Goosebumps #33: The Horror at Camp Jellyjam by R.L. Stine (Jude Deluca on 31 Aug 2018)
Title: Goosebumps #33 – The Horror at Camp Jellyjam, a.k.a. “R.L. <3’s H.P.” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Tim Jacobus Tagline: Tennis… canoeing… monsters, anyone? Summary: Sometimes, Winning Is Everything! Swimming, basketball, roller hockey, King Jellyjam’s Sports Camp has it all. Too bad Wendy isn’t a sports freak like her brother, Elliot. But how excited […]
Tropes: Dun-Dun-DUNNNNN!, Head injury? Walk it off, ME! It's all about ME!!!, My that's awfully convenient, Oh you wacky kids with your hi-jinks and your pranks, This place deserves a lawsuit, Well that escalated quickly
Tags: 90s horror, 90s ya, ACTUAL DEATHS!, annoying cliff-hangers, annoying main character, author: r l stine, awesome lead characters, cool location, recaps by jude, strong bad guy motivation, ya horror
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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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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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