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Rereading the Thrillers of My Youth
Rereading the Thrillers of My Youth
By Adina Applebaum
July 09, 2014

My 12-year-old self loved books filled with blood, boobs and brains. In other words, my 12-year-old self loved Christopher Pike.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland
Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

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The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft
The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

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The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still
The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.

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