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Comic Review: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1 (Jordie Bellaire & Dan Mora)

February 18, 2019March 4, 2019 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

This Buffy the Vampire Slayer comic reboot is, in her words, author Jordie Bellaire's "love letter" to the original series.

Tagged 90s, book reviews, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, comic books, graphic novels, jordie bellaire, joss whedon, LGBTQ, nostalgia, Reboot, Retelling1 Comment
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A Halloween Story (I Wrote as a Kid!)

October 31, 2018November 14, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

A dark, but hilarious, story that I wrote as a 10-yr old kid - Trick-or-treating, kidnapping, and a big rescue (kind of...) Happy Halloween!

Tagged 90s, childhood, fiction, Halloween, Halloween stories, humour, nostalgia, Scary stories, Short Story, Storytelling, YA6 Comments
Reviews and Essays

Horror for Thought: The Horror Renaissance of the 2010s

October 26, 2018October 28, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

What makes horror movies so unique is their ability to explore what we, as a society, are dealing with at any given moment. Here's a glimpse at what the Horror Renaissance is telling us these days.

Tagged 2000s, 70s, 80s, 90s, feminism, film theory, horror, Horror movies, movie reviews, nostalgia, popular culture4 Comments
Reviews and Essays

Book Review: Halloween Party – Fear Street #8 (R.L. Stine)

October 24, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

So bad, it's good

Tagged 90s, Book Review, book reviews, books, Disability, Fear Street, horror, nostalgia, popular culture, R.L Stine, YALeave a comment
Reviews and Essays

Book Tag: 90s Kid

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

A good excuse to shout out books... and the 90s

Tagged 90s, Book Review, Book tag, books, popular culture, throwbacksLeave a comment
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