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Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: Rosemary’s Baby By Ira Levin
(Click here for information on the 2022 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This week, the final selection, Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin) Well, constant readers, again this year we expand the concept of … Continue reading
Posted in Non-YA Fiction
Tagged 1967, Author L, Horror, Random House, Satanic Panic, Title R
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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery
Don’t miss television’s most imaginative show… If it’s summer, it must be time for watching reruns on TV and checking out novelizations of movies and TV shows out of the local library! (What? Isn’t this everyone?) A few summers back … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1971, Author S, Bantam, Fantasy, Horror, Novelization, Sci-Fi, Title N
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Mina By Marie Kiraly
This could not be damnation. But if it was, the fire was far too sweet to resist… As usual October means I will be subjecting friends and family to a schedule of seasonally appropriate movies (I shall forever secretly remain … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1994, Author K, Berkeley Books, Gothic, Horror, Romance, Title M
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Movie Madness And/Or Mania: Summer of Fear [AKA Stranger In Our House] (1978)
Theatrically-released versions of vintage YA works are few and far between- it has taken until this year to finally get a high-profile Judy Blume adaptation (The first pass, Tiger Eyes, an indie release directed by Blume’s son, basically sank without … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1978, Director C, Horror, Made-for-TV, Title S
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The Body By Stephen King
I was twelve going on thirteen when I first saw a dead human being… It’s a short novel about finding a dead body in the woods! It features a group of middle-school boys with dysfunctional home lives! It has a … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1982, Author K, Coming of Age, Death, Friendship, Horror, Title B, Viking
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Finding A Dead Body In The Woods Part 1: Dreamland Lake By Richard Peck
Only when it’s too late do Brian and Flip realize that their search for the truth will change their friendship forever… It’s a short novel about finding a dead body in the woods! It features a group of middle-school boys … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1970, Author P, Coming of Age, Death, Dell, Friendship, Horror, Laurel-Leaf, Thriller, Title D
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The Christmas Killer By Patricia Windsor
She’s dreaming of a dead Christmas… I didn’t think much of Patricia Windor’s Seventeen short story about a teenage girl deciding not to pursue an affair with an older man, but Christmas-themed YAs are getting to be slim pickings… The Plot: …So … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage YA Fiction
Tagged 1991, Author W, Horror, Murder, Mystery, Point, Scholastic, Supernatural, Thriller, Title C
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Wrapping Up The Imaginary Summer Book Club: The Haunting Of Hill House By Shirley Jackson
(Click here for information on the 2017 edition of Molly’s Imaginary Summer Book Club Featuring Classics of Women’s Literature. This month, the September selection, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House.) Well, a week after Halloween we finally get to Shirley … Continue reading
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Tagged 1959, Author J, Gay, Ghost Story, Gothic, Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Title H, Viking
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