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froodleI grew up as a kid of the 80s and 90s, and while I was in junior-school I found a series of books called Point Horror. A range of horror titles for young readers written by a variety of authors, Point Horror became a bit of an early 90s fad and many kids of my age back then were reading them and swapping them. All these years later, I’m still a fan of Point Horror. A good reason for that is the nostalgia I have for the books, but I also have a lot of love for some of the stories themselves too. There’s a real throwback tone to many of the stories, yet there’s some scary, cool and interesting things going on in many of the books. With authors like Diane Hoh, Carol Ellis, Richie Tankersley Cusick and R.L. Stine, who would go on to create the world of Goosebumps, there’s some top quality writing going on, and along with those bloody gorgeous covers, I can’t help myself when I see a used Point Horror book on a used book store shelf. I have to add it to the collection.
When I was doing my monthly whip-around to try to discover some new podcasts, I strolled upon “Don’t Point This Horror At Me”, a podcast in which two friends, Jill and Becky, read a Point Horror book, and discuss it in depth on each episode. I was immediately into it, and have listened to each of their episodes to date. Insightful, funny and entertaining, it took me back to my youth, and it was also cool to know that other folks were still into these books. I approached the two podcasters on Twitter and asked them if they’d like to chat with me for Nerdly about their podcast, about their love of Point Horror books and about the power of nostalgia. So, here it is…
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When I was doing my monthly whip-around to try to discover some new podcasts, I strolled upon “Don’t Point This Horror At Me”, a podcast in which two friends, Jill and Becky, read a Point Horror book, and discuss it in depth on each episode. I was immediately into it, and have listened to each of their episodes to date. Insightful, funny and entertaining, it took me back to my youth, and it was also cool to know that other folks were still into these books. I approached the two podcasters on Twitter and asked them if they’d like to chat with me for Nerdly about their podcast, about their love of Point Horror books and about the power of nostalgia. So, here it is…
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