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31 days of horror: ‘Death’

Callum Standish and Ariana Powell // October 29, 2023

It’s a dark and stormy night somewhere! In preparation for Halloween, get scared with 31 days of horror.  This week’s theme: death. There is nothing more final than death, so there is no theme...

Created by Ariana Powell on Oct. 22. Based photos from Adobe Stock.

31 days of horror: ‘Cult classics’

Callum Standish and Ariana Powell // October 22, 2023

It’s a dark and stormy night somewhere! In preparation for Halloween, get scared with 31 days of horror. Each week will have seven films that align with a specific theme. This week’s theme: cult...

Created by Ariana Powell on Oct. 14.

31 days of horror: ‘Psych!’

Ariana Powell and Callum Standish // October 15, 2023

It’s a dark and stormy night somewhere! In preparation for Halloween, get scared with 31 days of horror. Each week will have seven films that align with a specific theme. This week’s theme: psych! With...

Created by Ariana Powell, with base photos from Adobe Express, on Oct. 6.

31 days of horror: ‘Horror-lite’

Ariana Powell and Callum Standish // October 8, 2023

It’s a dark and stormy night somewhere! In preparation for Halloween, get scared with 31 days of horror. Each week will have seven films that align with a specific theme. This week’s theme: horror-lite....

Created by Ariana Powell on Sept. 27.

31 days of horror: ‘Monsters and magic’

Ariana Powell and Callum Standish // October 1, 2023

It’s a dark and stormy night somewhere! In preparation for Halloween, get scared with 31 days of horror. Each week will have seven films that align with a specific theme.  This week’s theme: monsters...

Ghostface in Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Groups Scream VI. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

‘Scream VI’: Killers imitating killers, movies imitating movies

Ariana Powell, City Editor // March 16, 2023

A phone ringing, a simple question and a list of rules. That is what makes a Scream movie. The sixth installment of the Scream franchise, directed by Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, released...

Don’t be scared of scary movies

Don’t be scared of scary movies

Elijah Ewing, Staff Writer // April 8, 2020

It's midnight, but you’re still wide awake, eyes glued to the screen as eerie music from the movie fills the room. Looking over your shoulder, you have to remind yourself that you’re safe in your...

‘The Invisible Man’ is a true psychological horror film

‘The Invisible Man’ is a true psychological horror film

Danielle Kessler, Staff Writer // March 5, 2020

If anyone has been feeling a little underwhelmed by the latest films in the horror and thriller genre to come out—à la “The Turning”—then I’m here to say that “The Invisible Man” has come...

Album art for There Existed an Addiction to Blood by clipping.

‘There existed an addiction to blood’: horror meets hip-hop

Kati Morris // October 31, 2019

In their latest concept album, rapper Daveed Diggs and producer group Clipping, comprised of William Hutson and Jonathan Snipes, tap into the world of horror film tropes.Through the lens of the horror...

The best bad horror movies

Danielle Kessler // October 31, 2019

October is a great time to enjoy spooky festivities such as Halloween parties, pumpkin patches and curling up with a good horror movie. However, one of my favorite sub-genres of horror are movies that...

Lupita Nyongo stars as Adelaide Wilson, a mother whos family is terrorized by their evil doppelgangers. 
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Jordan Peele delivers another instant-classic horror film

Angel Ortega // March 24, 2019

Although it’s not a perfect horror film, Jordan Peele's “Us” is an outstanding film layered with social commentary and symbolism. Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) and her husband,...

The poster of the new, darker version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Image from Netflix.

“Sabrina the Teenage Witch” is now darker with more Satan

Alex Coba // November 1, 2018

In the vein of the show "Riverdale" comes Netflix's "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina." Based on the Archie comic books, by the same name, the show tells the story of Sabrina Spellman, a half-witch who...

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