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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Bonechillers #7: Frankenturkey II by Betsy Haynes (1995)

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Review by JOSIAH JONES Have you ever read a sequel that felt jarringly different from the original? That's  Frankenturkey II .  Kyle and...
Thursday, October 28, 2021

It's Halloween by Jack Prelutsky (1977)

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Review by JOSIAH JONES No one writes fun poetry quite like Jack Prelutsky, and his holiday collections are among his most enjoyable. After t...
Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Choose Your Own Adventure, Young Readers #11: The Bigfoot Mystery by Lynn Sonberg (1983)

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In creating School Book Scare, it was my  hope  to shine a spotlight on a diverse range of voices and viewpoints related to these strange li...
Friday, September 17, 2021

Fright Time #1: "Madman on Main Street" / "It's Almost Dark" / "Scary Harry" (1995)

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THE COVER With this, the first in the series from Baronet Books, Fright Time sets the stage for all the other gloriously dusty-looking art s...
Friday, August 27, 2021

The Covers of Tales for the Midnight Hour

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Cover artist unknown Great ghosts! I think it's time for our first gallery of frightful covers. The series I elected to spotlight may be...
Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Tales of the Gross and Gruesome by Ellen Steiber (1995)

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Cover art by Broeck Steadman THE COVER I'm virtually illiterate when it comes to art, so my first thought on seeing this cover is, ...
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