Halloween
Keep your underground favourites alive this Halloween
October 26, 2026“I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you’re celebrating pieces of culture you love before they die to time and online oversaturation?” Originating in 2022, the beloved internet trend, “I hate gay Halloween” encapsulates the queer community’s tendency to create the most obscure costumes for Halloween. My favourite example comes from Morgan Sung’s post of her costume titled, “i hate gay halloween what do you mean you’re that 2016 tweet of the person who went to a halloween party as the babadook but it was more of a grown ups drinking wine vibe.” Using Halloween to make a reference…
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Around the world in horror movies
October 26, 2026When you think of horror movies, you might think of big blockbusters like The Conjuring and its cinematic universe, The Exorcist, Insidious, and other similar movies. As someone who loves all things creepy, haunted, gothic (a subgenre of horror that…
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Built to scare: How local designers construct spatial horror
October 26, 2026Every October, thousands of terror-seekers line up across Metro Vancouver to step into pitch-black corridors, bracing themselves for an evening of relentless scares. While pop culture often depicts seasonal haunts as Hollywood monsters and predictable jump-scares, I like to also…
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Why do we enjoy watching scary movies?
October 26, 2026During the Halloween season, many of us do scary activities. We watch horror movies, go to haunted houses, or go on roller coasters at Fright Nights. Some people go in October because there are so many options. Others seek out…
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SCARY STORIES: Inside the SFU morgue
October 26, 2026The SFU morgue has been off-limits to me for much of my degree — much like the swimming pool and level 0 of the AQ. The morgue is an actual lab on Burnaby campus that has technology to help authorities…
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C’est l’Halloween
October 26, 2026Somewhere, in a galaxy that’s actually ours, a British Columbian with French skills acquired in elementary and middle school, is standing in a Spirit Halloween store in Montreal. Because when a friend who you haven’t seen in years calls upon…
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Halloween Flicks: Killer movies for the holiday season
October 19, 2026It’s the scariest time of year! This week I cover some genre classics featuring angry killers, freak accidents, and just a little bit of laughter. The Cabin In The Woods (2011) by Drew Goddard A group of friends drive up…
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Halloween outfits for the culturally and fiscally conscious
October 19, 2026There’s nothing scarier than shelling out moolah for a Halloween costume you’ll wear to Fortune Sound Club and then never again. Pro tip: avoid anything too long because you will fall up and down those stairs. With Halloween being on…
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Creativity is the ultimate (monster) mash
December 18, 2025Halloween just happened, and thank god! I was getting tired of pretending to be a human. Just kidding — but there is something to be said about the creative freedom that Halloween provides. The holiday’s embrace of creativity is evident…
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Autopsy Report: Your basic white dad
November 11, 2025The following is a transcription of a voice recording from a mortician’s autopsy. Testing, testing. OK, time is 8:14 a.m. on Saturday, October 14, 2017. Name of deceased: Doug Graves. Location of death — uhh — the daughter, Abigail, said…
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