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This week's hair raising reads are 1989’s The New Girl and 1991’s Lights Out, two titles from RL Stine’s famed Fear Street series. With the much anticipated Netflix adaptations set to drop in July, we thought the time was right to revisit this groundbreaking entry in youth horror literature. A time capsule of questionable sexual politics, these books helped to establish a template of horror authors still follow today. On this podcast, we talk blood, guts, and spoilers so listener discretion is advised.
By Elizabeth ErwinThis week's hair raising reads are 1989’s The New Girl and 1991’s Lights Out, two titles from RL Stine’s famed Fear Street series. With the much anticipated Netflix adaptations set to drop in July, we thought the time was right to revisit this groundbreaking entry in youth horror literature. A time capsule of questionable sexual politics, these books helped to establish a template of horror authors still follow today. On this podcast, we talk blood, guts, and spoilers so listener discretion is advised.