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“Bad” Books, and the Readers That Love Them

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Batman: The Animated Series

We Are All Alone With Ourselves: The Tragic Villains of Batman: The Animated Series

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Book covers of Christopher Pike's Tales of Terror and Tales of Terror 2
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Teen Horror Time Machine

The Perils of Time Traveling Teens: More From Christopher Pike’s Tales of Terror

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Four Things I Miss From the Golden Age of Paperbacks

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Book covers of RL Stine's The Stepsister and The Stepsister 2
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Teen Horror Time Machine

Sibling Rivalry and Attempted Murder: The Stepsister and The Stepsister 2

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Book covers of ten classic SFF titles
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Ten Classic Books I Read as a Teen That Still Hold Up

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The Babylon 5 space station from the TV series Babylon 5
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Babylon 5

Babylon 5 Was the Ultimate Exercise in Plotting vs. Pantsing

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Book cover of The Mall by Richie Tankersley Cusick
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Teen Horror Time Machine

Shopping Montages and Food Court Terrors: Richie Tankersley Cusick’s The Mall

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Book covers of R.L. Stine's First Date and Diane Hoh's Last Date
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Teen Horror Time Machine

Killer Romance: First Date and Last Date 

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Book covers of 10 science fiction novels first published in 1973
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The Golden Age of SF (But Not the One You’re Thinking Of)

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Teen Horror Time Machine

Buckle Up: Hit and Run and Driver’s Dead

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Teen Horror Time Machine

Not So Happy New Year: R.L. Stine’s The New Year’s Party 

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

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