Spoilers will be marked like this. Highlight to reval them.
NOTE: Something that keeps coming up in these annuals are the use of outdated and sensitive terms. Some of these words have other meanings than what they are now associated with. For example, queer is used in its original meaning (odd or strange) in both the 1980 and 1981 annuals. While not nescesarilly offensive, I still include instances of the use of such words in this list, to give readers a heads up so they are not caught totally off-guard when they see them.
!!! This list is a work in progress, expect to find content warnings for the other annuals added later on !!!
- Home for Tea (Comic) pp.3-8
- Destruction caused by war, mentions of death
- The Woman and the wolf (Article) p.10
- Mentions of death
- Something On the Stairs! (Story) pp.11-16
- A word that is likely (hopefully) some obscure British slang or a misspelling of the word "Trendy" appears on page 12 once. The word in question is spelled exactly like the T-slur used against transgender people, so just be aware that it’s there. Christianity, themes of religious corruption, death, proceed with caution if you’re squeamish (the monster’s/octopus' description is quite detailed).
- The Haunting of Form 2B (Comic) pp.17-22, 24-29, 36- 41, 129-143
- Corporal punishment, hallucinations, distress and amnesia caused by hallucinations, Victorian-era typical sexism, near-miss car accident, injuries (scalding), mentions of death (drowning), mind control, death (drowning)
- Hannah Comes Home (Story) pp.30-35
- Use of the term “native” (multiple times) in reference to the residents of the Seychelles Islands instead of any national or ethnic markers (Seychellois maybe would be a more accurate term to use had the story been written today, but I’m not sure), there’s a beetle encased in resin (shown in an illustration also) so proceed with caution if you don’t like bugs.
- Dracula! (Article) pp.42-47
- Mentions of blood (What else would you expect from an article about Dracula), death, mentions of rabies and suicide, religious beliefs surrounding suicide, discussion of Vlad the Impaler and his actions (which include, surprise surprise, impaling), discussion of Elizabeth Bathory and her actions (The kidnapping and torture of young girls, bathing in their blood)
- A Little Night Music (Comic) pp.49-51, 54-56
- Shipwreck, drowning, death, some pretty gnarly looking undead sailors
- Witchfinder General (Article) pp.52-53
- Witch hunts, mentions of torture, hangings, death, illustrations depicting hangings and the gallows
- A New Leaf for Nancy (Comic) pp.57-65, 69-77, 84-88, 98-107
- Poverty/economic hardship, bullying, injuries (non-lethal, to the neck, to the head), mentions of death and attempted murder, framing for a crime
- Your Face is your Fortune (Article) pp.66-68
- Face reading pseudoscience, use only in good fun
- Wishes to Spread (Story) pp.78-83
- Use of “queer” to mean odd or strange on page 79
- Hand of Vengance! (Comic) pp.89-96
- Illustrations of a mummified severed hand, death, asphyxiation
- The Cupboard (Story) pp.114-121
- Mentions of child abuse, death, starvation
- Borgia– House of Horror (Article) pp.122-123
- Mentions of death, poisoning, drowing, stabbing, mention of still-birth
- Last Dance at the Disco (Comic) pp.125-127
- Mention of fire, allusions to the afterlife
- Mountain girl (Comic) pp.3-8
- Gun violence, death of the grandfather, earthquakes
- Somewhere (Story) pp.10-15
- Mentions of death, hanging
- Strange Heritage (Comic) pp.16-24, 41-56, 65-80, 121-143
- Use of an outdated term now considered a slur against the Romani people (once, on page 43), use of a gun (non-lethal), death of a main character
- Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogene (Poem) pp.25-27
- References to God/Christianity, brief zombie/skeleton/reanimated corpse description (Proceed with caution if you’re squeamish) imagery of drinking blood from skulls in the last paragraph and illustrated
- The Evil Garden (Comic) pp.28-33
- Cruelty, physical abuse, poisoning
- Voodoo (Story) pp.34-39
- Death, misappropriation of the name of a real life religion practiced by real life people. The practice portrayed in the story is more aligned with the European use of poppets/wax figures to enact sympathetic magic.
- Pretty Magical! (Article) pp.57-63
- Old hygene and beauty advice so take everything with a grain of salt, especially the tanning advice. (Always use SPF!!!)
- Write your own Ghost Story! (Quiz) pp.81-83
- Mentions of blood, use of "queer" to mean odd or strange on page 82
- Ruby’s Best Friend (Comic) pp.84-86
- Dog fighting, cruelty towards animals, forest fire, the dog dies
- Rag Doll (Comic) pp.97-102
- Bullying, caning, self-immolation
- Make Your Own Shrunken Head (Craft Activity) p.105
- Use of the term “Indian” to describe native Americans. Feels kinda culturally insensitive in general.
- The Weird Sisters (Story) pp.109-114
- Death, death in childbirth, grief, a mention of the death of a baby, non-lethal harm of a baby (scratching drawing blood), mention of poisoning, institutionalisation, description of lethal injuries, blood (illustrated also, but not super graphic)
- Cilla the Chiller (Comic) p.115
- Mention of spanking in jest
- Prince of Lightning (Comic) pp.115-120
- The British stealing and keeping important cultural artifacts (in this case statues with religious significance) without returning them in the future. So colonialsm.