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Jun 14, 202313 min read

Spooky Books for Movie Nerds

Growing up, my love of horror developed through television and the movies. It started with Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?...

Jun 7, 20235 min read

15 Creepy Novels About Summer Camp

I never liked summer camp as a kid. The activities. The heat. The chaos. I was a decidedly indoor creature. I liked being outside, but on...

May 24, 20235 min read

I Swear 'House of Leaves' Knows I'm Writing This

Last summer, I read Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves for the first time. And if ever a book could read you right back, it would be...

Apr 19, 20235 min read

GUEST POST: What I’ve Learned about Grief from the Horror Genre

On April 16, 2021, sometime around six in the morning, my husband received the worst news of his life: his father had suddenly passed...

Apr 12, 20238 min read

Book Recs Based On Your Favorite 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?' Episode

If you were a weird little kid in the 1990s who watched a lot of television, you probably loved Are You Afraid of the Dark? even though...