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“The Strangers” manages to thrill and frighten by making use of a slow build up to its scares. With solid performances and a simple but effective premise, this movie will make you check your door twice for many nights to come. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy of Universal Pictures)

Hornet Horrors: ‘The Strangers’

Jacob Peterson, News Editor November 3, 2023
Released in 2008, “The Strangers” takes a more psychological approach to scaring its audience, though it still maintains a degree of brutality.
In the first edition of Stinger Style, staffer Maddie Thielke gives you ten costumes from these five halloween classics. These easy and iconic costumes will be a hit this Halloween. (Graphic created in Canva by Maddie Thielke)

Stinger Style: Turn your favorite Halloween movie into your costume

Maddie Thielke, Staffer October 30, 2023
In the first entry of Stinger Style, I came up with ten relatively easy costumes to recreate from Beetlejuice, Coraline, Hocus Pocus, Corpse Bride and the Nightmare Before Christmas.
A controversial entry in the “Halloween” franchise, “Season of the Witch” is held up by some as one of the series worst and others as an underrated classic. Featuring androids, pagan rituals and the worlds most annoying commercial, this cheesy but gorey 80’s horror movie may be just what you’re looking for. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy of Universal Pictures)

Hornet Horrors: ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’

Jacob Peterson, News Editor October 27, 2023
Robots, masks and pagans, oh my! This polarizing entry to the "Halloween" franchise may not be perfect, but it has its own cheesy charm.
One of the most divisive entries in the “Friday the 13th” franchise, the series fifth film  “A New Beginning” was one of many attempts to try something new with the franchise. While the idea of a new killer donning the mask is fine on paper, its execution doesn’t live up to the challenge. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy of Paramount Pictures)

Hornet Horrors: ‘Friday the 13th: A New Beginning’

Jacob Peterson, News Editor October 13, 2023
A polarizing film in the “Friday the 13th” franchise, “A New Beginning” is an attempt at taking the series in a new direction.
“Into the Groove” will explore current, past and developing trends in music each week. For the column’s second edition, we will examine the history of house music and its return to its roots. (Graphic created in Canva by Chris Woodard)

Into the Groove: The reclamation of house music

Chris Woodard, Managing Editor October 11, 2023
Join Managing Editor Chris Woodard and dive into the history of house music with the likes of Frankie Knuckles all the way to last year’s amazing “RENAISSANCE” by Beyoncé.
Considered by many to be the first true slasher movie, Mario Bava’s 1971 classic “A Bay of Blood” helped define the genre. Even over five decades after its initial release, this bloody thriller still manages to hold up as an entertaining flick. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, image courtesy of Nuova Linea Cinematografica)

Hornet Horrors: ‘A Bay of Blood’

Jacob Peterson, News Editor October 6, 2023
One of the most influential horror movies ever made, Mario Bava’s “A Bay of Blood” defined what elements made up the slasher movie nearly a decade before the genre’s golden age.
“Into the Groove” will explore current, past and developing trends in music each week. For the column’s first edition, we will revisit 2015 and its significance on music today. (Graphic created in Canva by Chris Woodard)

Into the Groove: Revisiting 2015, the best year of music in the last decade

Chris Woodard, Managing Editor October 3, 2023
Drake hits, Taylor Swift’s war with Apple, a new era of Atlanta rap and so much more. 2015 shaped the formation of music for years to come.
Considered by many to be a classic of the golden age of Hollywood, 1955’s “The Night of the Hunter” delivers a folk tale-like atmosphere that’s equal parts serene as it is terrifying. Add in an amazing performance from Robert Mitchum as serial killer and self-proclaimed preacher Harry Powell and it’s easy to see how this movie earned its praise. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios)

Hornet Horrors: ‘The Night of the Hunter’

Jacob Peterson, News Editor September 29, 2023
Long lauded as a classic of filmmaking in general, “The Night of the Hunter” mixes scares with a fairytale-like atmosphere.
Considered a classic of Canadian film and a cult haunted house hit, “The Changeling 1980 does a lot to earn those accolades. It may not be the scariest horror flick to hit the silver screen, but it’s certainly one of the most well made. (Image courtesy of Chessman Park Productions)

Hornet Horrors: ‘The Changeling’

Jacob Peterson, News Editor September 22, 2023
A cult classic, 1980 Canadian horror film “The Changeling,” does a lot to earn its place in the lexicon of haunted house flicks.
Diary of a Bookworm: ‘And they lived happily ever after, the end!’

Diary of a Bookworm: ‘And they lived happily ever after, the end!’

Julie Blunt May 31, 2023
Say ‘goodbye’ to Diary of a Bookworm.
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