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Because a concussion is a mild inconvenience, not a medial situation and it can be cured by grit and determination

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Recap #308: Strange Matter #1: No Substitutions by Marty M Engle

Title: Strange Matter #1 – No Substitutions, a.k.a. “Fairfield Nights: The Ballad of STACY CALHOUN” Author: Marty M. Engle Summary:

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Recap #307: The Nightmare Room: Dead of Night by R.L. Stine

Title: The Nightmare Room – Dead of Night, a.k.a. “A Boy Named Keith” Author: R.L. Stine Acknowledgement: SharkBud, thank you

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Recap #279: Social Distance Snarking: My Demon Lover (1987)

Title: My Demon Lover (1987) Summary: A homeless street musician becomes a demon when sexually aroused. (THIS IS THE LITERAL SYNOPSIS!

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Recap #274: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #6 by Alan Grant and Barry Kitson

Title: Batman Legends of the Dark Knight Annual #6 – “Executioner” Plot: Alan Grant and Barry Kitson Script: Alan Grant

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Recap #270: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Title: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) Summary: A high school senior class trip turns into Murder Party

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Recap #266: Goosebumps #4: Say Cheese And Die! by R.L. Stine

Title: Goosebumps #4 – Say Cheese And Die!, a.k.a. “Greg Banks Won’t Eat His Cereal” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist:

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Recap #262: Goosebumps #1: Welcome to Dead House by R.L. Stine

Title: Goosebumps #1 – “Welcome to Dead House” a.k.a. “They’re Coming To Get You, Amanda!” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist:

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The Rich Girl Cover by Bill Schmidt

Recap #261: Fear Street #44: The Rich Girl by R.L. Stine

Title: Fear Street #44 – The Rich Girl, a.k.a. “Capitalism Stinks!” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Bill Schmidt Tagline: Would

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Recap #255: The Castle by Yoko Matsumoto

Title: The Castle, or The Mansion of Time Creator: Yoko Matsumoto Scanner/Translator: Luchs Editor: Tama-Neko Summary: A young girl has

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Recap #241: Skinwalkers (2006)

Wing recaps Skinwalkers (2006) and THEY’RE WEREWOLVES NOT SKINWALKERS WTF. Also: plot holes, unsurprising plot twists, great bat comments, and Wing goes off on a sexualized female werewolf tanget.

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Graveyard School #18 - The Dead Sox Cover by Mark Nagata

Recap #224: Graveyard School #18: The Dead Sox by Tom B. Stone

Jude recaps Graveyard School 18: The Dead Sox by Tom B. Stone and the baseball pun is right there in the title.

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Recap #221: Detective Comics #49: Clayface Walks Again!

Title: Detective Comics #49 – “Clayface Walks Again!” Writer: Bill Finger Penciller: Bob Kane Inkers: Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George

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Graveyard School #16 - Don't Tell Mummy

Recap #218: Graveyard School #16: Don’t Tell Mummy by Tom B. Stone

Jude recaps Graveyard School 16: Don’t Tell Mummy by Tom B. Stone. Don’t get wrapped up in whether or not the details make sense.

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Recap #203: Goosebumps #61: I Live In Your Basement! by R.L. Stine

Jude recaps Goosebumps 61: I Live In Your Basement! by R.L. Stine

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Recap #202: Graveyard School #14: The Tragic School Bus by Tom B. Stone

Title: Graveyard School #14 – The Tragic School Bus, a.k.a. “Skip Wolfson in: ‘Screaming Yellow Honkers’” Author: Tom B. Stone,

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Recap #201: Fear Street #17: The Best Friend by R.L. Stine

Title: Fear Street #17 – The Best Friend, a.k.a “Baby’s First Fear Street” Author: R.L. Stine Cover Artist: Bill Schmidt

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Recap #196: Spellbound by Christopher Pike

Title: Spellbound by Christopher Pike Summary: No one knew how the girl had died. They found Karen Holly in the

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Recap #186: Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror #17

Title: The Simpsons’ Treehouse of Horror #17 Summary: Prepare for a trilogy of Halloween treats in this year’s terrifying Treehouse of

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