Horror and humor collide as high schooler Mindy meets her father for the first time amidst an otherworldly encounter in rural Missouri. It’s blood ties, failures in communication, and the dangers of growing up gay in the 90s.
It’s 1997, and in the rural town of Rolla, Missouri, blood ties will be explored amidst the backdrop of an alien encounter. Mindy is a teenager who is just meeting her father, Leonard, for the first time. Meanwhile, her relationship with her mother is strained as she remains closeted about her homosexuality around her, but will meeting Leonard help bring family cohesion? Will Mindy be able to forgive Leonard for abandoning her before a creature from another world comes knocking on the back door?
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Rated PG-13: This story contains some violence, some curse words, and homophobia.
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Roderick Usher, a billionaire tech genius goes back in time and abducts Mary Shelley to be his bride — but not before he gives her a few upgrades — making her into the perfect woman. It’s woman versus monster in “The Bride of Usher.”
This sci-fi/horror marriage of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher was the Halloween Special for 2025.
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Rated R: This story contains violence, gross men, racism, some non-consensual touching, the objectification of women (not glorified), and plenty of feminine rage.
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Sally Pinkerton is about to graduate high school and she wants nothing more than to stay connected with her best friends in this short story by Nat Weaver.
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Rated PG:Mild teenage mean girl behavior.
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Sitting on a metal park bench. Stuck. Unable to move. No will to move. The clouds roll in.
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Rated PG: A mild dreadful feeling.
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