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Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review, I will be binge reading more R.L. Stine books starting with the series that scared the pants off of all middle schoolers around the world since 1992: Goosebumps. I will start with the original series then move on to the numerous spin off series, and boy there is a lot!
By Ashley McGuire2 years ago in Horror
Retro Book Review
In this Retro Review, I will be covering the first book in R.L. Stine’s original Fear Street series: The New Girl. Originally published in 1989, this first installment of the Fear Street Universe introduces us to our main protagonist Cory Brooks, a somewhat goofy male gymnast that loves to joke around with his two best friends David and Arnie (who are also both on the gymnastics team) until one day while doing a handstand in the cafeteria, Cory sees the girl of his dreams. The first half of the book focuses on Cory seeing the new girl; a beautiful blonde, blue eyed young woman that has pale skin and seems to disappear almost suddenly as soon as Cory approaches her. No one in the school seems to notice this mysterious girl except for Cory’s female best friend and next door neighbor Lisa, who says that she shares a physics class with. Lisa tells Cory that this elusive new girl’s name is Anna Corwin.
By Ashley McGuire2 years ago in Horror
5 short Mexican legends that will amaze you
the crybaby It is the most popular Mexican legend. It tells of a mestizo woman who had 3 children with an important Spanish gentleman out of wedlock. After years of asking him to formalize her relationship, the woman learned that the gentleman had joined a high-class Spanish lady.
By diego michel2 years ago in Horror
Netflix’s The Old Ways Divides Everyone on Opinion
Impressions of the Film The first time I watched this film I did remember feeling like it was too slow of a plot for a horror flick. The development of the demonic possessions seemed to be outshone by multitudes of interpersonal conflict between this small cast of characters. The actual “Scare” scenes were few and far between. I raised an eyebrow and did a “pause-check” at about 60 minutes to see how much longer to go in the film. Not usually a good sign for a horror moviegoer when you’re not invested in “what will happen next.”
By Fiona Percival2 years ago in Horror
On William S. Burroughs
Plenty of things have been said about William Seward Burroughs over the course of his life and after. He was a shamble man with a box full of mysteries, a man that can't be admired nor respected but simply studied for the amount of chaos he produced with virtually everything he touched.
By Ezra I. James2 years ago in Horror
My Journey as a Horror Writer: The Road so Far.. Top Story - February 2022.
Schooling Years Creative writing for me has always been an outlet for things I could not say in words to anyone, whether it was my family or the one friend I had, I never felt like I could open up to them. I was a shy awkward child who preferred to live life through the pages of books and hide away from any type of social interaction possible.
By Elise L. Blake2 years ago in Horror
The Summer Sandwich
We couldn't have possibly known that things would turn out like this when we hid Dillon's peanut butter and tuna sandwich beneath the loose board of our cabin last year at summer camp. At the time we were hoping it would just be a gross prank that would pay off next year when we all returned for another month of hanging out in the woods. We were so naïve.
By Artifex Frost2 years ago in Horror
The Suspect
Sheriff Barnett glared through a one way mirror at the filthy man who sat fidgeting in the interrogation room. She didn’t like this. As a rule she was strictly opposed to hauling in suspects for questioning without any real evidence, but there’s a saying about desperate times, and her current situation could easily fit that category.
By Travis Sawyer2 years ago in Horror
The Mostly Unsurprising Results of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2022)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise has always been a continuity mess, and its entries have run the gamut ranging from poor to middling to good. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), released on Netflix, is not the first entry to ignore everything except the 1974 original, but it does try to capture the atmosphere and pacing of the original perhaps more so than any of the previous installments. The hints of competence make it all the more frustrating that this film suffered in various aspects, making it one of the weaker entries. Granted, given the history of the franchise, my expectations were low, so I am not surprised. But here are the reasons for my rating.
By Steven Shinder2 years ago in Horror