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Toad Licking is a (Deathly) Thing: A Psychedelic Throwback to the 1970s.

Posted on July 25, 2025 by

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WARNING: Spoilers Ahead for Sunrise on the Reaping (though no plot revelations) Perhaps no other character in Sunrise has raised more eyebrows in disgust than the repulsive Magno Stift. Making his shocking entrance as District 12’s stylist, Haymitch describes his sun-leathered skin tattooed with… Continue Reading “Toad Licking is a (Deathly) Thing: A Psychedelic Throwback to the 1970s.”

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Happy Hunger Games!

Welcome to a virtual place to share perspectives on the full set of Hunger Games books and films, including the Ballad prequel and Sunrise on the Reaping. Future posts may include guest authors, student contributors, and my own topics of interest. Comments on posts are welcome and are reviewed prior to approval.

Meet the Author
Watch Episode 56 of Into The Arena (Feb, 2023), with Tom Paradis chatting about his university class and recent book, A Place Called District 12: Appalachian Geography and Music in the Hunger Games (and Ballad).
This site inspired by a first-year seminar on the Hunger Games at Butler University.
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