Does the idea of watching a horror movie this Halloween give you the shivers? Horror columnist Niko Kay Smith SC ‘25 shares tips she learned on her journey from scaredy cat to a horror fan, and shares how scary movies helped her confront her anxiety.
Tag: Horror Movies
OPINION: Don’t be scared, embrace the nuanced art of horror films
American horror films are Tess McHugh’s PO `25 dream, and she understands that the gore isn’t for everyone. But, McHugh argues that it should be.
Horror Hour: The plague of marketability in holiday horror
Have you ever heard of “Krampus” (2015)? How about the new Eli Roth movie “Thanksgiving,” starring Addison Rae? Horror columnist Anna Peterson SC ‘25 dives into holiday horror, how the neo-capital subgenre succeeds and where it fails.
‘Horror Hour’: How Wes Craven’s “Scream” brought spoof horror to the big screen
With Halloween around the corner, the movie theater is packed with reboots of iconic franchises like “The Nun II” and “The Saw X.” Columnist Anna Peterson SC ’25 thinks its time to go back to our horror roots with “Scream.”
Scene it: ‘X’ (2022): A modern slasher that provides classic chills
What’s scarier than a swamp in Texas? Probably the murderous making of an adult film on a swamp in Texas. That is exactly the plot of “X,” which TV & film columnist Rory Jones PO ’22 argues is a fresh take on the classic slasher format.