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The clown at midnight: Reaching for the paranormal?

There are seasonal colds.. And there are seasonal scares. During the mean time of Halloween, we often are treated to a barrage of the strange, the unusual, the paranormal, and the macabre. It may be the only time that people can reasonably fashion themselves after zombies and walk down streets without fear of reprise.. In … Read moreThe clown at midnight: Reaching for the paranormal?

A season without a witch: Is Halloween the worst time to watch horror movies?

Jacob Hall in SCREENCRUSH writes why he never watches ‘Halloween’ on Halloween » He argues that this season is not about slashers, boogeymen, or Texas chainsaw users.. He is right. In part, Hall writes,  That’s not to say that I dislike John Carpenter’s slasher classic. In fact, it’s one of the best horror movies ever … Read moreA season without a witch: Is Halloween the worst time to watch horror movies?

The wired nature of our collective future

We are all plugged in .. in a sense, we are wired already, just in a virtual nature. Our phones capture our every meal, mood, and adventure. We post them to the internet. Facebook is crowded, Instagram is packed.. Twitter is a mess of updates from people with a handful of followers. We are guided by what is viral at the moment, sometimes by the second.. And in the end, we forget most of what we see.

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