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Documentary

Review: ‘Scary Stories’ A nostalgic treat full of empty calories

Being a kid in the 1990s was to live within the heyday of horror YA fiction. There was an explosion of horror book series aimed at children and teens, including; Goosebumps, Spooksville, Fear Street, Point Horror, Shivers, Creepers, Spine Chillers Mysteries, Bone Chillers… I could go on!

Looking to appeal to this same target audience was anthologies of short stories, yet little to none of these captured the public imagination like the trio of Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark (1981-1991). The Scary Stories documentary aims to delve deeper into these books…

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Novel

35 Sci-Fi Horror and Alien Books from the 90s

Over the past couple of weeks, I have really got the sci-fi bug. Whilst you won’t find me watching Star Trek or Star Wars anytime soon, I have been enjoying science fiction, particularly books that feature extra-terrestrials, but with a horror twist.

This of course led me to research what sci-fi horror titles are out there. Here is that list!

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Goosebumps / Novel

Chicken Chicken Review

According to the Goosebumps Fanwiki, R. L. Stine took inspiration from Stephen Kings’s Thinner when writing Chicken Chicken. Will it compare? Surely not?! Let’s scratch a little deeper…

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Goosebumps / Novel

Are Goosebumps Books Scary?

Only one book has ever brought me close to being scared, and it was not even what most would describe as a fully-fledged horror novel! You can see what I mean in my review of MINE by Robert McCammon. But on this reflection, along with being a massive Goosebumps fan, got me thinking… are Goosebumps books scary?