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Night of the Living Dummy - The Goosebumps Monthly

Today we're introduced to one of Goosebumps most iconic characters, Slappy the Dummy! Well, kinda. This is a book about two girls each starting a career in stand up comedy. Probably should have had some jokes.

The situation with Goosebumps

Hey everybody. So, November has been a very *messy* month for me. I got pretty dang sick on Thanksgiving week, which already put me behind, and about every four days or so, my landlord and some handymen come in, turn off my power, just mess around in ways that means I can't use my computer. So, suffice to say, I'm behind schedule on videos.Not to get too much into my budget, but I need to publish five videos in a calendar month to make rent and bills. I've got four already, but because of today's landlord muck-about, I'm onl...

America Goes Bananaz - Nick Knacks Episode #007

Today we look at Nickelodeon's first variety show, it's origins with QUBE, and what it meant for the future of the channel!

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Nick's Thanksgiving Fest - Nick Knacks SPECIAL

Happy Thanksgiving! Or, okay, a few days after Thanksgiving. Sorry this one's late guys, got super duper sick. But hey, the best part about Thanksgiving are the leftovers! Here's a Nickelodeon Thanksgiving special from 1989, not much to look at, but super important in the development of Nicktoons!

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VNA #14 - "Lucifer Rising" by Andy Lane & Jim Mortimore - Doctor Who Book Guide - CtW

The mysterious planet Lucifer is home to many secrets, but Project Eden, the research team sent to study it, have secrets of their own. Who killed one of the researchers? What do to the mining corporations want with the project? And just what might Ace's motives in bringing the Doctor and Bernice Summerfield here?

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The Questionable Legacy of Disney's Snow White

1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is important in both film history and the history of Walt Disney, but is the story behind the film what we think it is?

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Hush, Ideas & Symbols (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

This Halloween, we look at one of the most acclaimed episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Hush". What might this episode have to say about communication and language? Get rid to get all philosophical and pretentious!

The Tale of the Pinball Wizard - Are You Afraid of the Dark Halloween Annual 2017

Happy Halloween, and welcome to the first Are You Afraid of the Dark Halloween Annual. This year, we look at "The Tale of the Pinball Wizard," a story about a kid who loves pinball a bit too much. Sure, other horror shows might have vampires, zombies, ghosts, but you know what's really spooky? Game addiction.

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Early Access: The Tale of the Pinball Wizard - Are You Afraid of the Dark Halloween Annual 2017

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Let's Get Invisible! - The Goosebumps Monthly

Max and his friends discover a mysterious mirror and lamp in the attic. When you turn on the lamp, you turn invisible! When you turn off the lamp, you become visible again! So, really, it's a magic light bulb story, but I suppose "magic mirror" is a more traditional hook.

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Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Special - Nick Knacks SPECIAL

In the spirit of Halloween, we're jumping ahead to 1986 for Marc Summers' Mystery Magical Tour! Marc Summers and his friends discover a spooky castle full of magicians. It's chessy, but in a good way.

Video Comics - Nick Knacks Episode #006

Today we look at a cheap filler show where a guy reads comic books to kids, and along the way, we explore the history of the motion comic and discover Nickelodeon's mob roots. No, seriously.

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse (it's soup)

We return to the Resident Evil film franchise with it's second entry, where we get a new protagonist who is immediately thrown away for the old protagonist that the screenwriter was dating. I'm not super fond of this one.

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge - The State of Queer Horror Cinema

Look, you can't talk about the second Freddy Krueger film without talking about it's homoerotic subtext, so I'm not going to fight it. How queer is Elm Street 2, and why haven't we made more queer horror movies in a time when people are clearly demanding it?

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I was a guest on a Power Rangers podcast!

Hey everyone, a few weeks ago I had the honor of being a guest on the Power Rangers podcast "Teenagers with Attitude," where we talked about the two-parter Storybook Rangers. Here's the link to part one, part two will be up next week. It was a ton of fun, and if you haven't heard this show before, there's a lot to love!

Vote for the 2017 Halloween Special!

Now that we're doing Goosebumps reviews every month, there's no real point in doing the Goosebumps Halloween Annual. We're in need of a replacement, but is there anything else out there that'll scratch that campy-90s-horror-for-kids itch? I think there might be. POLL CLOSES OCTOBER 12TH! ONLY YOUR FIRST VOTE COUNTS!