When it comes to teenage mystery stories, there are few tried and true combos quite like small-town America and shadowy supernatural forces. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer, to Scooby-Doo, to any number of ’80s Spielberg flicks, the pairing always produces results. While you’re waiting for the next season of Stranger Things to take a crack at it again, […]
John Wayne Cleaver, teenage sociopath and monster-hunter extraordinaire, has long grappled with those darn homicidal urges. You know, that ache we all feel to crack open a sternum, sink a knife blade into a beating human heart, that sort of thing. We’ve been there, too—at least, those of us who’ve been reading this series since the beginning. In the latest […]
As a way to help erase stigma related to mental illnesses, the National Alliance on Mental Illness has designated May as Mental Health Month. According to the NAMI website, 1 in 5 Americans will be affected by a mental health condition in their lifetime, and the more we talk about the subject—even in fantastical contexts—the more we can […]
