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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Episode List
Season 1
7. Angel
12. Prophecy Girl
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Which episode would you like to start with?
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1. Welcome to the HellmouthWhen teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with a teenage MC
2. where the MC begins a new life
3. written by an author you have just discovered
4. with two words in the title that begin with the same letter
5. a book with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: SafeAuthor: L. Waltree
Date Read: 8/3
Task: 3. Written by an author you have just discovered
How it Fits: New to Me author
Next Episode Choice: 5. Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
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5. Never Kill a Boy on the First DateWith Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is the first in a trilogy or series
2. with 2, 0, or 5 in the publication date
3. where someone is trapped (your definition)
4. with a group of something on the cover
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book:Apple Polisher Author:- Heidi Belleau
Date Read: 8/17
Task:Task #1 that is the first in a trilogy or series
How it Fits: first in a trilogy or series
Next Episode Choice:The Pack
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6. The PackXander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. where the MC is a student
2. that you possess (a book that you have purchased)
3. with double vowels in a word in the title
4. set in Africa
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Covenant Author: Cora Rose & Lark Taylor ★★★★☆
Date Read: 9/19
Task: that you possess (a book that you have purchased)
How it Fits: purchased a copy
Next Episode Choice: 8. I, Robot... You, Jane
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8. I, Robot... You, JaneWillow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. that is new to you
2. where the MC gets a new friend
3. that you got electronically
4. that is at least a century old (written before 1925)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Danny Hall Gets a Lawyer
Author: Lisa Henry & Sarah Honey
Date Read: 9/21
Task: that is new to you
How it Fits: new to me
Next Episode Choice: 9. The Puppet Show
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9. The Puppet ShowBuffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. listen to an audio book
2. where the MC is considered no dummy (is quite smart)
3. where an organ is mentioned in the book (heart, lungs, livers, brains)
4. with a talented MC (your definition)
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: The Killer Who Kept MeAuthor: Davidson King
Date Read: 9/22
Task: listen to an audio book
How it Fits: audiobook
Next Episode Choice: 10. Nightmares
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10. NightmaresA series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. from a series of 10+ books
2. with a title that begins with a letter found in STRANGE
3. that someone else rated 1 star
4. tagged "Realistic Fiction"
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Green RavensAuthor: A.E. Via
Date Read: 9/23
Task: 2. with a title that begins with a letter found in STRANGE
How it Fits: title that begins with a letter found in STRANGE
Next Episode Choice: 11. Out of Mind, Out of Sight
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11. Out of Mind, Out of SightWhen an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with an invisible person on the cover (in other words, no humans)
2. where the MC gets attacked
3. set in a location name that begins with a letter in SUNNYDALE
4. with "trace" or "traces" in the text of the book
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Two Guys One Puck
Author: J.R. Gray
Date Read: 11/3
Task: 2. where the MC gets attacked
How it Fits:MC gets attacked
Next Episode Choice: 2. The Harvest
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2. The HarvestBuffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. about friendship
2. with a powerful MC (your definition)
3. with an author's initial found in PORTAL
4. with a habitation on the cover
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
2. The HarvestBook: Undone
Author: Alessandra Hazard
Date Read: 11/17
Task #5 - with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
How it Fits: Paranormal tag on the MPG
Next Episode Choice: 3. Witch
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3. WitchBuffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. tagged "Witch" or "Witchcraft"
2. that you can hold in your hands (not an audio book)
3. where a significant character that has a disability
4. with "fire" in the text of the book
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
Book: Outcast Author: D.J. Jamison
Date Read: 11/22
Task: with "fire" in the text of the book
How it Fits: "fire" in the text of the book ... in a fire when I was six.”(p. 238)
Next Episode Choice 4. Teacher's Pet
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4. Teacher's PetBuffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
To help Buffy slay vampires, read a book:
1. with biology on the cover (a living organism)
2. where someone dies
3. with 400+ pages
4. where the MC is described as beautiful or handsome
5. with some sort of paranormal tag on the book's main page
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Books mentioned in this topic
Outcast (other topics)Undone (other topics)
Two Guys One Puck (other topics)
Green Ravens (other topics)
The Killer Who Kept Me (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
D.J. Jamison (other topics)Alessandra Hazard (other topics)
J.R. Gray (other topics)
A.E. Via (other topics)
Davidson King (other topics)
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Buffy needs help slaying all those vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness.
She needs 'Scoobies'. A Scoobie is a loyal friend who uses various methods to assist in Buffy's fight against evil creatures.
You can become a Scoobie.
Challenge Begins: August 1, 2025
HOW TO PLAY:
1. Look at the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode list.
2. Choose an episode and post it on your thread.
3. The moderator will then post the related episode information and tasks.
4. Once you complete one of the tasks, post in your thread and in the Reporting thread the following:
Book:
Author:
Date Read:
Task:
How it Fits:
Next Episode Choice:
Rules:
Books must be 140+ pages.
Audio books must be 3+ hours long.