29th October 2022
In honour of its 100th anniversary, Sam Mutch explores the creation and legacy of German horror classic Nosferatu. When you think of a classic horror film, what comes to mind? Some of the most common answers include The Shining (1980), The Exorcist (1973), and Psycho (1960). But, nestled amongst the greatest horror films of all ...
28th October 2022
Angelica Kerr explores the best of Halloween: the stories. As a birthday treat, my mother invites us to sit down with her and watch The Shining: Stanley Kubrick’s film of Stephen King’s great horror classic. Just as roses and peonies are blooming and baby birds are tweeting, at my house we gather around to enjoy ...
26th October 2021
Should we defend gratuitous violence in film? Rothery explores the wider implications of blindly consuming such bloody content. Should we defend gratuitous violence in films, or is it actually instilling a harmful perspective of the world? This issue has been well debated in relation to video games, with many ultimately arguing “to each their own”: ...
23rd October 2021
More needs to be done this Halloween to support students who are most at risk of sexual assault. Fear plays an important role in our lives, from our careers to our relationships, and it’s fun to take a day to personify this fear in the form of murky monsters and spooky dooky parties. This Halloween ...
23rd October 2021
Katherine recommends suitably scary, not scarring, flicks for children for the Halloween season. It’s October, which means binge watching horror movies at my flat, and watching Tim Burton and Hocus Pocus with my sibling. My sister, like many, isn’t a big horror fan, and prefers to watch films that feel spooky, but without the jump ...
21st October 2021
Tomek guides us through a commanding mix of movies that provide the slash and the silliness, guaranteed to provide you with the best spooky vibes for Halloween 2021. Scary Movie 1 & 2 (Keenan Ivory Wayans 2000, 2001) NETFLIX I am kinda cheating here, forgive me. If you can cope with a little bit of ...
13th October 2021
Science & Tech Editor Matt Laing discusses why thrill-seeking isn’t so “crazy” after all. What is it with those bunch of nutters trekking across crazy landscapes to hurl themselves off cliffs, as a means of “exploration”? It may be a fair question, but one that annoys me as a self-professed adventure sports addict. For most ...
31st October 2020
The things that make Halloween Halloween aren’t just the parties – what about the music, films and novels that made the holiday a cultural staple to begin with? I absolutely LOVE Halloween. It may be because I love autumn, costumes, any excuse to throw a themed party, or just because I can’t quite leave my ...
29th October 2020
2020’s been a horror show in itself, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t going to miss the Halloween that could have been. I’ve always been a fan of Halloween. Growing up, I had an abundance of creative costumes courtesy of my mum: from Willy Wonka to Little Bo Creep, from Taylor Swift to a pumpkin. ...
28th October 2020
This Halloween remember that your ‘edgy’ costume could be someone’s biggest nightmare. Having spent the earlier part of my childhood growing up in India, I was grossly unprepared for dealing with the covert and blatant racism I would be forced to encounter persistently when I moved to the West. These situations ranged from the borderline ...
