Welcome!

Hi, everyone! Welcome to Oh God Why?! Nostalgia Reviews! I’m your snarky recapper/reviewer, JC. I grew up on all things horror, thriller, chiller, suspense, and all combinations thereof – a healthy dose of 1990’s teen thriller novels and all manner of scary movies, but now I’m wondering: Are they as good as I remember them being? (Spoiler alert – no. No, they are not.) So join me as I recap and review the teen chillers and horror movies of my youth, and laugh along with me as I lament what bad taste 12-year-old me had.

The handy helpful Master Recap List  is posted here, containing current and future recaps.

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Announcements:

In November 2020, I participated in NaNoWriMo! I posted my send-up of Point Horror/Fear Street-type stories on this site, chapter by chapter, just for something fun and a little different. So, if you’re so inclined, check out Fowl Intentions aka Not Another Teen Thriller!

Start here: Fowl Intentions aka Not Another Teen Thriller Chapter 1

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I also have a YouTube channel and Patreon page! You can watch my intro video here to find out what you can expect in the future:

https://youtu.be/571p89ledIA

 

Upcoming Recaps:

The complete Sweet Valley High Evil Twin miniseries:

A Night to Remember

The Morning After

The Arrest

The Verdict

The Wedding

Beware the Babysitter

The Evil Twin

Return of the Evil Twin

Video Review: With Teeth by Kevin Kangas (aka Don’t Stick Your Dick in That: The Book)

This book is the sleaziest, most misogynistic, poorly-thought out garbage-covered nightmare I’ve read in a while, so . . . enjoy! See if you can spot the exact moment this book broke me and sucked my will to live! It’ll be fun, I promise!

Horror Franchises Go To Space! [Video]

It’s usually a joke, right? [Insert horror villain here] Goes to Space! The desperate last ditch effort of a franchise on its last legs. Today I’m taking a look at the five major horror franchises that went to space, and interrogating whether or not it was a good idea – for the movie, for the franchise, and for the audience!

Meridian (1990) – Full Moon’s (sort of) Werewolf Movie? (Video Recap)

Hey, everyone! I recently watched Full Moon Features’ movie, Meridian, after it had been sitting in my DVD rack for years (I know, I know, physical media what?), and it left me with QUESTIONS. Questions like, “What the hell?” and “Is this a werewolf movie?” and “WHAT the HELL?!”

Halloween Extravaganza: Missing Cat Mystery Playthrough Video (You Say Which Way series)!

Happy Spooky Halloween, friends! I had so much fun last year playing through Choose Your Own Adventure-style books that I decided to do it again this year – in a video! This is the Missing Cat Mystery, aka The Creepy House, from the You Say Which Way series. Please enjoy my dramatic reading as we attempt to save our missing cat from the creepy house!

Recap #96 – Sweet Valley High #96: The Arrest

Title: The Arrest

Series: Sweet Valley High

Author: Francine Pascal/Kate William

Published: July 1993

Description: Will Elizabeth ever regain her self-respect? Elizabeth Wakefield has been arrested — and her twin, Jessica, has finally stolen Elizabeth’s boyfriend, Todd. The twins have drifted further apart than ever before — is there any hope of reunion now?

Nicholas Morrow agrees to appear on the hot new dating show, Hunks. After two ridiculous dates, Nicholas is ready to give up on the idea of true love forever. But he still has one more date to go…

Lila Fowler’s mother has returned to Sweet Valley just when her daughter needs her the most. But how can she explain why she abandoned Lila? Can Lila learn to love the woman who left her all those years ago?

… and Margo continues toward Sweet Valley — leaving a wake of destruction!

Book Two in this explosive six-part miniseries… Sweet Valley will never be the same!

Nostalgia Time!

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Look, guys, this section of the recap is basically going to be the same every time – I can never sort out which events take place in which book; Margo is the best part of this series for all the wrong reasons; and the whole Nicholas Morrow on Hunks storyline can die in a fire.

So let’s get to it, shall we?

The Point Horror Cover That Broke Me

An excerpt from my Cover Comparison video where I can’t stop laughing for three minutes over one of the UK covers!

Cover Comparison Part 1 – US vs UK Point Horror Covers

Welcome to Cover Comparison, where I compare some US Point Horror covers to their UK counterparts, and also the UK cover that broke me! Like and subscribe on YouTube for more!

YouTube Content! Pet Sematary 2019 Comedy Teaser Trailer

I made a silly little thing! Inspired by the scene in Pet Sematary 2019 that made me realize the movie should have switched focus to be a heartwarming family comedy about a day in the life of a dad and his zombie child. Enjoy!

YouTube and Patreon Announcement!

Hey there, friends! Today is an exciting day – I’ve just launched both my completely revamped Patreon page, AND a brand-new YouTube channel! There’s some fun free content right now, including a blooper reel that practically made itself while I was filming my Patreon Intro and Welcome video, and the first video in a series I’m calling “Reading Reviews”, where I find and read funny Amazon, Goodreads, and Letterboxd reviews of media I’ve recapped previously.

In the future, I’ll be uploading videos in my “Recap Revisit” series, where I take an old recap from this site and turn it into a brand new video recap, complete with new insights and opinions. Patrons at a certain tier will be able to choose which book or movie I should revisit in this once-a-month video! Think I didn’t give something a fair chance? Just want to hear (and see!) me talk about a certain book or movie even more than I already did in the written recap? Join the Patreon and boss me around a little!

Just to give you a little taste for free, here’s the first Reading Reviews video for your consideration:

Thanks for reading, and I hope to see you on the YouTube and Patreon!

 

Recap #95 – SVH #95: The Morning After

Title: The Morning After

Series: Sweet Valley High

Author: Kate William/Francine Pascal

Published: July 1993

Description: Could the twins be split forever?

A terrible accident has changed the Wakefields’ lives forever. Will Jessica Wakefield ever come to terms with the tragedy?

Bruce Patman has finally opened his heart to Pamela – but will he be able to ignore the malicious gossip about her wild past?

When all of Sweet Valley finds out that Lila Fowler has lied about her guidance counselor, her life goes into a tailspin. Finally, Lila’s desperate father brings home someone special to help Lila – the mother she never knew! But is it too little, too late?

. . . and three thousand miles away, a troubled young woman heads west on a journey that will change Sweet Valley forever!

Nostalgia Time!

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I remember reading this miniseries as a teen – or at least as many of the books as I could find at the library. I’m pretty sure that means I was missing a book here or there, but since every book in this series-within-the-series recaps everything from the previous books, it was pretty easy to follow. This is the “official” start of the Evil Twin miniseries, I suppose because it’s technically the first one that Margo (the evil “twin”) shows up in, even though the events of the Jungle Prom were the catalyst for everything that happens. Margo is a great character (terrible psychopath, but great character), and her sections of the books are the most fun (?) to read. I tend to read this entire series back-to-back, and therefore the events of each individual book blur together. I couldn’t tell you what happens in which book until we get to the very last one, The Evil Twin. There are a lot of side character arcs, some good, some meh. But like I said in A Night to Remember, I really do love this miniseries!