The new Craig DiLouie is here and this time he's exploring the nature of horror and why we're drawn to these stories. How To Make A Horror Movie and Survive is set in Hollywood in the 80's, where movie director Max has just made Jack The Knife III, the latest in a very successful slasher …
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This book from Gabrielle Moss explores the huge selling phenomenon that was book series for kids and teens in the 80's and 90's. Books like RL Stine's Goosebumps, The Babysitters Club and The Saddle Club were hugely popular, long running series with little gimmicks that sold like hot cakes, targeting a previously untapped market, essentially …
Recently when I was thrifting, I picked up an old school View-Master for $5cad. I had one when I was a kid, and just thought it would be nice to have it on a shelf. But when I posted about it on Instagram and talked to friends, they all were so unthused and nostalgic, I …
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With it's cover styled to look like a classic 80's VHS cover, My Best Friend's Exorcism is playful nostalgia for the 80's era, it's music, TV, fashion, and most of all, it's dodgy horror films. And it's absolutely delightful. In the fourth grade, Gretchen moves to town and soon becomes Abby's best friend. Best friends …
In a dystopian future, 2044, the world is a crumbling mess, with most people incredibly poor. Wade Watts is an orphaned teen who essentially lives online via the OASIS, a virtual reality construct that's more appealing than the real world. He attends high school there and has one friend, who shares his love of a …
Who doesn't love a bit of old school 80's glam now and then? When I bought this dress from Boohoo.com, I wasn't sure at first if I like it or not, and then I threw it on the other day and fell in love with how old school and power shoulders it is. Teamed with …
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Unicorns are having a real fashion moment, and I for one, am loving it. I'll take the teasing about my childish, OTT taste, but give me my unicorn makeup brushes and My Little Pony T Shirt, because fashion and makeup should be fun. And what's more fun than unicorns? Back in the day, the unicorn …
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I really enjoyed this unusual book, a Booker Prize winner back in 1984, which was recommended to me for my reading list this year. It tells the story of Kere, a woman who lives in a tower and has distanced herself from other people, especially her family. But she finds herself drawn out of herself, …
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