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“Skinamarink” Written and Directed by Kyle Edward Ball

Siblings Kaylee and Kevin are regular kids, living with their single dad. But when they wake up one night to find all the doors and windows in their house gone and that their father has disappeared, the two struggle to make it through the night by themselves while the force that manipulates their home starts […]

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So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison

Sloane hates the idea of aging; she dreads looking in the mirror and seeing new wrinkles. When her husband books a surprise birthday weekend getaway for her and her best friend, she’s not exactly in the best mood to be reminded she’s getting older. Naomi is a bit of a wild child, she loves to […]

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“I Was a Teenage Slasher” by Stephen Graham Jones

Told by Tolly Driver, a teenager trying to just get by in a desolate small town in West Texas in 1989, I Was a Teenage Slasher turns the genre upside down and tells the story from the perspective of the vengeful killer and not his victims. How does one become a slasher? How do slashers […]

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“Nicked” by M. T. Anderson

It’s 1087. The plague is sweeping through Anderson’s fantasy version of Italy, just as it was in the real world. A Benedictine monk named Nicephorus is having visions of St. Nicholas calling him to minister to the sick and dying. And a team of relic hunters, the dog-headed Reprobus and silver-tongued Tyun, are looking for […]

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“Onibaba” by Kaneto Shindo

I had previously heard about the 1964 Japanese film Onibaba, but only remembered to finally watch it when it was mentioned in “The Evolution of Horror” podcast’s series on folk horror. While not your average horror movie, it’s still an atmospheric wild ride that will likely appeal to both lovers of older dark cinema in […]

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“Gideon Falls” Vol. 1 by Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino

Something strange is happening in Gideon Falls. When a local folk legend, The Black Barn, starts appearing in the middle of the fields during a string of mysterious deaths and murders, the local priest is left scrambling at his new post to figure out what is causing this path of carnage. Meanwhile, a man whose […]

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Pruning Made Easy: A Gardener’s Visual Guide to When and How to Prune Everything, from Flowers to Trees by Lewis Hill

This classic guide gives detailed explanations and illustrations in the care of trees and shrubs. It offers specific advice for pruning many different species, and also provides clear guidance for pruning at various life stages and for for different purposes. Some examples: pruning to rejuvenate an older plant, or to create a barrier. There is […]

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“Small Miracles” by Olivia Atwater

Gadriel, the fallen angel of petty temptations, has never agreed with the point system of Sin and Virtue that decides a human’s fate after they die.  Why should eating chocolate cost you a ½ point of Sin?  Despite this, she stays out of the way and tries not to catch the notice of other angelic […]

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“Milk Street Cookish” by Christopher Kimball

Recent changes in my personal schedule gifted me a fresh start – an opportunity to get back into the habit of cooking regularly! I am really enjoying this change and hope to keep things interesting by trying a variety of recipes, but also need to keep it simple and quick. As with many people, I […]