Shelf 133

Schoolhouse of Horrors!

Karina and Rachael are back to school! We're talking all about haunted schools, monsters in schools, school ghosts -- and Lisa Frank Trapper Keepers. Also Karina gives a tarot reading for the new school year! Books mentioned: "Phantom of the Auditorium" by R.L. Stine "Brujos of Borderland High" by Gume Laurel "Down a Dark Hall" by Lois Duncan Movies/TV Mentioned Tha Faculty Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Slumber Party Scares!

Get your sleeping bags, it's slumber party time! Rachael and Karina are talking about slumber party fun, including telling scary stories, playing "Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board", and talking about our favorite teen heartthrobs (hello, Josh Hartnett!). Don't say Bloody Mary! Books discussed: "In a Dark, Dark Room" by Alvin Schwartz "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" by Alvin Schwartz "Stories That Must Not Die" by Juan Sauvageau "Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley" by David Bowles "Felice and the Wailing Woman" by Diana Lopez "Our Shadows Have Claws" edited by Yamile Saied Méndez, Amparo Ortiz "The Stranger Beside Me" by Ann Rule "The Haunted Mask Graphic Novel" by by R. L. Stine and Maddi Gonzalez "Please Be My Star" by Victoria Grace Elliott "If Anything Happens to Me" by Luanne Rice Movies discussed: "Scream" "Psycho" "The Exorcist" "Longlegs" "Trap"

Summer Camp Horror!

Grab your sleeping bag and your s'mores, we're heading to summer camp! In this episode, Rachael and Karina revisit the Fear Street novels by RL Stine, specifically "Lights Out" and Camp Nightwing. Other books mentioned: "You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight" by Kalynn Bayron "The Last Girls Standing" by Jennifer Dugan "The Counselors" by Jessica Goodman "The Honeys" by Ryan LaSala "Molly Saves the Day" (American Girls) by Valerie Tripp TV Shows mentioned: Bug Juice (Disney) Salute Your Shorts (Nickelodeon) Fear Street (Netflix) Movies mentioned: Friday the 13th

Wait Till Shelf 133 Comes

Welcome to Shelf 133, where the books and movies are spooky but also vaguely Lisa Frank colored. In our inaugural episode, Rachael tells Karina her memories of the classic spooky children's book "Wait Till Helen Comes" by Mary Downing Hahn.