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Halloween Death Match 2024: The Phantom of the Opera vs. Lestat de Lioncourt

Hannah Zunic

Oct 3013 min read

Halloween Death Match 2024: The Phantom of the Opera vs. Lestat de Lioncourt

It's time! Who will take the crown in the 4th annual Halloween Death Match?

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I Re-Ranked All of Riley Sager's Books Cause I Still Have Too Much Time On My Hands

Hannah Zunic

Aug 75 min read

I Re-Ranked All of Riley Sager's Books Cause I Still Have Too Much Time On My Hands

I'm a big fan of Riley Sager, so of course I need to re-rank all his books.

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Do I Actually Hate The Great Gatsby Or Just The Way Schools Teach It?

Hannah Zunic

Jul 106 min read

Do I Actually Hate The Great Gatsby Or Just The Way Schools Teach It?

I hate The Great Gatsby and I will stand by that statement. Although, it may not be as bad as I claim.

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Finding Out Who the Best Detective is Once and For All: Sherlock Holmes V. Hercule Poirot

Hannah Zunic

Feb 2816 min read

Finding Out Who the Best Detective is Once and For All: Sherlock Holmes V. Hercule Poirot

It's Versus Match time, baby! It's time to find out who the best literary detective of all time is.

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Ladies Night! Carrie White V. Annie Wilkes: Who Will Win?

Hannah Zunic

Oct 31, 202311 min read

Ladies Night! Carrie White V. Annie Wilkes: Who Will Win?

It's the 3rd Annual Halloween Death Match!

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Vampires Are Gay and You'll Never Change My Mind

Hannah Zunic

Jun 28, 20236 min read

Vampires Are Gay and You'll Never Change My Mind

The OG literary vampires? Yeah, they're gay.

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This Is A PSA, Don't Perform Necromancy: A Look at "Wake Not the Dead" by Johann Ludwig Tieck

Hannah Zunic

Jan 11, 20238 min read

This Is A PSA, Don't Perform Necromancy: A Look at "Wake Not the Dead" by Johann Ludwig Tieck

We're taking a trip down memory lane with an interesting hot take today.

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Frankenstein's Monster V. The Headless Horseman: Who Will Win?

Hannah Zunic

Jan 1, 202314 min read

Frankenstein's Monster V. The Headless Horseman: Who Will Win?

Happy 3rd birthday to RHRML!! To celebrate, let's host a death match.

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The Headless Horseman V. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Who Will Win?

Hannah Zunic

Oct 31, 202214 min read

The Headless Horseman V. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: Who Will Win?

I have the answer to the age old question: who would win in a fight? Jekyll & Hyde? Or the Headless Horseman?

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I Rank All of Riley Sager's Novels Cause I Have Too Much Time On My Hands

Hannah Zunic

Oct 26, 20223 min read

I Rank All of Riley Sager's Novels Cause I Have Too Much Time On My Hands

When you've read all there is in an author's canon, you rank the heck out of those books.

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A Dorian Gray Hot Take to End All Hot Takes

Hannah Zunic

Jun 15, 20226 min read

A Dorian Gray Hot Take to End All Hot Takes

I don't think anyone is ready for what I'm about to throw into the void that is the internet.

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Who is the WORST Shakespeare Couple?

Hannah Zunic

Feb 9, 202215 min read

Who is the WORST Shakespeare Couple?

Romeo and Juliet? Hamlet and Ophelia? Bassanio and Portia? Which one is the worst couple?

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A Love Letter to Macbeth

Hannah Zunic

Jan 19, 20225 min read

A Love Letter to Macbeth

Shakespeare's comedies may be my 99 problems, but Macbeth is not!

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Best of 2021

Hannah Zunic

Dec 29, 20214 min read

Best of 2021

It's the last post of 2021. Let's recap all we did this past year here at RHRML.

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Classics in the Making

Hannah Zunic

Dec 1, 20216 min read

Classics in the Making

Do you ever wonder what will be consider "classics" in the future? Cause I do.

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Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss: Let's Talk About the Medieval Feminist Icon Christine de Pizan

Hannah Zunic

Nov 10, 20217 min read

Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss: Let's Talk About the Medieval Feminist Icon Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan is the medieval feminist icon we don't deserve!

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Dracula V. Frankenstein's Monster: Who Will Win?

Hannah Zunic

Oct 27, 202113 min read

Dracula V. Frankenstein's Monster: Who Will Win?

Welcome to the fight to end all fights! Today we learn who the stronger Gothic Literature monster is: Frankenstein's Monster or Dracula.

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Let's Talk About Being Buried Alive

Hannah Zunic

Sep 29, 20216 min read

Let's Talk About Being Buried Alive

*taps microphone* Stories about being buried alive are some of the scariest pieces of literature!

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I Rank ALL of Gregory Maguire's Novels Because I Have Too Much Time on My Hands

Hannah Zunic

Jun 2, 20215 min read

I Rank ALL of Gregory Maguire's Novels Because I Have Too Much Time on My Hands

For one of my favorite author's birthday, I am going to rank all of his books.

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I Got 99 Problems and They're All Shakespeare's Comedies

Hannah Zunic

Apr 14, 20213 min read

I Got 99 Problems and They're All Shakespeare's Comedies

Like every English major across the globe, I was required to take a class about Shakespeare. All I learned was that he's not funny.

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