Tag: recaps by dove

Happy Birthday, Devil’s Elbow! – Recapper Joy

Posted on 13 January 202313 January 2023 by Wing

Happy birthday, Devil’s Elbow! Waaaaaaaaaaay back in 2013, Dove and I started this with two evil twins, a lineup of

Recap #281: Ghostwatch (1992)

Posted on 30 October 20202 March 2024 by Dove

Dove recaps the greatest Halloween special of all, Ghostwatch (1992), and invites her American friends to WORSHIP PIPES OR ELSE!

Recap #280: The Worst Witch (1986)

Posted on 30 October 202018 June 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps The Worst Witch (1986), and can’t help but notice that it’s the groundwork for Potter.

Recap #271: The Lost Boys (1987)

Posted on 31 July 202028 July 2020 by Dove

Title: The Lost Boys (1987) Tagline: [bat: Shall we recite it in unison?] Sleep all day. Party all night. Never

Recap #263: Curse of Chucky (2013)

Posted on 11 May 20206 May 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Curse of Chucky (2013) with JC of Oh God Why?! Nostalgia and finds out it’s really hard to be bitchy when you’re enjoying the movie.

Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller #1: The Christmas Ghost by Jamie Suzanne

Recap #228: Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller #1: The Christmas Ghost by Francine Pascal

Posted on 11 July 201931 July 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps Sweet Valley Twins Super Chiller 1: The Christmas Ghost.

Recap #214: Necromentia (2009)

Posted on 14 March 20196 August 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps Necromentia (2009) wherein: demons are dicks, humans don’t decompose, lawyers can’t be trusted, singing pigs are massively dodgy, and I hope JC is still talking to me.

Recap #182: After the Hole by Guy Burt

Posted on 22 September 201819 June 2021 by Dove

Dove recaps After the Hole by Guy Burt, and after fifteen years still isn’t really sure what happened down there

Recap #174: The Hole (2001)

Posted on 7 August 201824 April 2024 by Dove

Dove recaps The Hole (2001) wherein everyone over the age of eighteen is absolutely incapable of rational thought, and those under that age are terrifying.

Recap #95: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Posted on 13 October 201726 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps her most beloved horror movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). It’s a love fest. From beginning to end.

Recap #63: Wickedpedia by Chris van Etten

Posted on 10 April 20172 August 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps Wickedpedia by Chris van Etten, one of the new Point Horrors, that address the injustice of the lack of diversity of leads in PH: we need MOAR WHITE MALES. And that’s probably the least shitty thing about this book. Brace yourself.

Recap #61: Books of Blood 3: The Coach by M. C. Sumner

Posted on 13 March 201726 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Books of Blood 3: The Coach by M. C. Sumner, which is not really an accurate title, but behold EVEN MORE VAMPIRES, and they can look like anyone.

Recap #58: Books of Blood 2: The Hunger by M. C. Sumner

Posted on 6 February 201726 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Books of Blood 2: The Hunger by M. C. Sumner, where we have new characters and MOAR VAMPIRES.

Recap #56: Books of Blood 1: The Principal by M. C. Sumner

Posted on 16 January 201714 November 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps Books of Blood 1: The Principal by M. C. Sumner where Talli is going to save the world from vampires. And it’s as cool as it sounds.

Recap #27: Haunting Christmas Tales – Part Two

Posted on 26 December 201614 November 2019 by Dove

Dove finally loops back to complete Haunting Christmas Tales by various, almost a year later. This recap contains the best short story of the set. And one so bad it gets recapped in five sentences.

Recap #52: Hall Pass by Robert Hawks

Posted on 5 December 201614 November 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps Hall Pass by Robert Hawks, and still has no idea what it was about.

Recap #50: The Accident by Diane Hoh

Posted on 21 November 201621 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps the Point Horror staple, The Accident by Diane Hoh, where a nice girl swaps places with a ghost and, shocker, that turns out to be a Very. Bad. Idea.

Recap #48: Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick

Posted on 7 November 201624 September 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick, the love child of Cusick’s meandering dirge and Michael Bay’s assumption that explosions will fix everything.

Recap #45: The Invitation by Diane Hoh

Posted on 17 October 201611 July 2020 by Dove

Dove recaps The Invitation by Diane Hoh where a bunch of unfortunates are invited to the coolest party of the year… as the victims. It’s like The Purge, only less happens and nobody cares.

Recap #40: The Stranger by Caroline B Cooney

Posted on 29 August 201614 November 2019 by Dove

Dove recaps The Stranger by Caroline B Cooney, which turns out to be an unexpected joy. It is basically Twilight, except the Bella character is not an energy-sucking void, and the Edward character is cursed with an *actual curse*, rather than “tragically attractive and awfully good at everything he does”.