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Stop Reading That! (formerly Spatular Extremities) is a review show for zines, fanzines, pulp magazines and other literary detritus. Follow me on Twitter at @stopreadingthat.

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Stop Reading That! (formerly Spatular Extremities) is a review show for zines, fanzines, pulp magazines and other literary detritus. Follow me on Twitter at @stopreadingthat.

    Girl Watcher Meets JG Ballard

    Girl Watcher Meets JG Ballard

    A review of the 50s and 60s magazine Girl Watcher and the novella Running Wild by JG Ballard.
    Girl Watcher 1: https://archive.org/details/Girl_Watcher_01_1959-03
    Girl Watcher 2: https://archive.org/details/Girl_Watcher_02_1959-06
    Running Wild: https://archive.org/details/runningwild00ball

    • 17 min
    Divinity

    Divinity

    Stop Reading That! returns with the 90s British sex/fetish magazine Divinity, which is a swingin' good time. Divinity 1: https://archive.org/details/Divinity01Starbrite Divinity 2: https://archive.org/details/Divinity02Starbrite Divinity 3: https://archive.org/details/Divinity03Starbrite

    • 18 min
    People's Temple, People's Tomb

    People's Temple, People's Tomb

    People’s Temple, People’s Tomb by Phil Kerns is the story of a man who escaped Jim Jones’s People’s Temple and then tried to convince two members of his family to do the same. Archive link: https://archive.org/details/peoplestemplepeo00kern

    • 11 min
    The Ku Klux Klan OR Invisible Empire Review

    The Ku Klux Klan OR Invisible Empire Review

    The Ku Klux Klan OR Invisible Empire is a fascinating primary source document that provides a look into the organization’s origins through the eyes of its founders. It's racist even by 1914 standards and self-serving, but should be of interest to history buffs and people looking for an angle not taught in school. ia802308.us.archive.org/25/items/cu319240835301

    • 15 min
    Raw Virus Review

    Raw Virus Review

    Raw Virus is a reminder that there is no time like the present if you want to get your voice out.
    Issue 1: https://ia801901.us.archive.org/21/items/RawVirus1edit/Raw%20Virus%231%28edit%29.pdf
    Issue 2: https://ia801907.us.archive.org/28/items/RawVirus2edit/Raw%20Virus%232%28edit%29.pdf

    • 15 min
    Mentally Penetrated by an Acid Enema

    Mentally Penetrated by an Acid Enema

    Mentally Penetrated by an Acid Enema has great reviews, but the self-conscious weirdness doesn't always work in its favor.
    Issue 6: https://ia800104.us.archive.org/33/items/MentallyPenetratedByAnAcidEnema06Starbrite/Mentally_Penetrated_By_An_Acid_Enema_06%20%28Starbrite%29.pdf
    Xerox Ferox: https://www.amazon.com/Xerox-Ferox-World-Horror-Fanzine/dp/1909394106

    • 15 min

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