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The State Hornet
Newsletter AD Fall 2025
The student news site of Sacramento State University

The State Hornet
Jacob Peterson

Jacob Peterson, News Editor

(he/him)

Jacob joined The State Hornet in fall 2022, and served as the spring 2023 visuals editor and now the fall 2023 news editor. He earned his A.A. in journalism at Cosumnes River College and is working on his B. A. at Sac State.
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Released in 1992, “Candyman” takes classic gothic horror and transplants it into a contemporary setting. With strong performances and a masterful score, you’ll be hypnotized by this cult classic. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy of TriStar Pictures)

Hornet Horrors: ‘Candyman’

Not recommended for those with bee allergies
Jacob Peterson, News Editor
December 1, 2023
Few cult classics earn their praise as much as 1992’s “Candyman”, a gothic horror set in the then modern day.
Blending horror with stop-motion animation, the 2021 flick, “Mad God” presents a grotesque and awe-inspiring world. With a veteran of stop-motion at the helm, this film will have you unable to avert your eyes through its entire runtime. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy of Shudder)

Hornet Horrors: ‘Mad God’

A triumph 30 years in the making
Jacob Peterson, News Editor
November 17, 2023
Animated movies are rarely straight horror flicks, but “Mad God” proves the medium can be a perfect vehicle for the genre.
Released in 2004, “Club Dread” was created by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe, best known for “Super Troopers.” Whereas the latter is remembered as a cult hit, the former is barely remembered at all. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy if Searchlight Pictures)

Hornet Horrors: ‘Club Dread’

Horrifying, but not in a good way
Jacob Peterson, News Editor
November 10, 2023
A horror comedy set on an isolated island resort all about sex and drugs, you’d be forgiven for expecting more fun than “Club Dread” provides.
Members of the California Faculty Association gather at an event to celebrate the strike authorization vote at Amador Hall’s seating area, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. The CFA announced on Nov. 9 that it will be holding rolling strikes from Dec. 4 to Dec. 7

BREAKING: CFA announces strikes across CSU campuses

The one-day strikes will take place across various CSU campuses
Jacob Peterson, News Editor
November 9, 2023
The California Faculty Association has announced they will be holding multiple one-day strikes across California State University campuses in early December if a new contract is not agreed on.
“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’

Lock your doors before watching this flick
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.
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’

There may be imitators, but there's only one original slasher flick.
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.
One of many adaptations of the works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft, 1985's "Re-Animator" manages to also be one of the best. A great example of an 80's cult classic, this flick has all the blood and cheesiness you could want. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image courtesy of Empire Pictures)

Hornet Horrors: ‘Re-Animator’

The best film adaptation of Lovecraft’s work
Jacob Peterson, News Editor
September 15, 2023
With a healthy combination of cheesiness and gory effects, the 1985 “Re-Animator” is exactly what you’d look for in an 80s cult classic.
Filmed on location in Ireland in the 1980's, "Rawhead Rex" is a rare divergence from the slasher flicks domination the box office at the time. Unfortunately that novelty doesn't do nearly enough to carry what's ultimately a pretty middling film. (Graphic created in Canva by Ariel Caspar, Image Courtesy of Empire Pictures)

Hornet Horrors: ‘Rawhead Rex’

From the mind that brought you ‘Hellraiser,’ this is… well, not that
Jacob Peterson, News Editor
September 8, 2023
While ‘Rawhead Rex’ isn’t the first adaptation of Clive Barker’s works to hit the silver screen, it was the one that made him take the reins of future adaptations.
The Hornet Commons, where the Aug. 4 armed robbery took place, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. According to a timely warning notice from Sac State one of the suspects was armed with a handgun.

[Photo] Armed robbery at the Hornet Commons

August 29, 2023

The Hornet Commons, where the Aug. 4 armed robbery took place, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. According to a timely warning notice from Sac State one of the suspects was armed with a handgun.

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