Articles tagged: Halloween

Halftime Leisure

The highs and lows of group Halloween costumes 2024

’Tis the season to get spooky (and creative!) with your costumes, and what better way to do that than with a group of your closest friends (or bitterest rivals?). 

By October 31, 2024

Halftime Leisure

Hoyascope today: Spooky, scary horrorscopes for Halloweekend

What's in the stars today? Courtesy of the Halftime Leisure staff, choose your sign for your Halloweekend horoscope reading.

By , , , , , , , , , , and October 25, 2024

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Saw X brings you grotesque gore in 4k, but falls slightly flat 

Fan or not, Saw X will make you absolutely squirm in your seats, especially if you can handle it in 4K.

By October 25, 2023

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This time, it really is just a bunch of Hocus Pocus: Hocus Pocus 2 Movie Review

Well, it’s that time of year again: Hocus Pocus season. As Halloween approaches, Hocus Pocus (1993) related toil and trouble of all manner floods the internet and this year has... Read more

By October 24, 2022

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Warping the mirror: Five haunting literary monsters

For as long as humans have told stories, we have told of monsters. The Bible spawned the Devil and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The first true English-language epic,... Read more

By October 23, 2022

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QUIZ: Which Scary Movie Villain Are You?

It’s Halloween time! We all identify with scary movie protagonists, but do we ever feel for the villains? This quiz will help you figure out which scary movie villain lives... Read more

By October 31, 2021

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What’s next for the Conjuring Universe?

After the Conjuring storyline added another film this summer (The Devil Made Me Do It), the question for horror fanatics remains: what comes next for the series? The franchise already... Read more

By October 29, 2021

Movies

Halloween Kills is Bloody, Angry, and to the Point 

Content warning: violence In a sea of lifeless reboots, Halloween (2018), directed by David Gordon Green, set itself apart by being a surprisingly tasteful revival of the 1978 Carpenter classic.... Read more

By October 27, 2021

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The Weekly List: 10 movies that are not horror, but might as well be

Happy spooky season!! It’s time for orange-creme filled oreos and carving Jack-O-Lanterns! I am not a big fan of horror movies— the dark is scary enough for me—but I can... Read more

By October 26, 2021

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Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor is a dazzling horror love story that captivates hearts (and nightmares)

Mild Spoiler Warning: I vaguely discuss some details that give away parts of what happens toward the end of this show. It’s nothing in depth and nothing too explicitly obvious,... Read more

By October 30, 2020

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The Weekly List: A spooky soundtrack to accompany your mandated annual AHS: Coven rewatch

Halloween is my favorite holiday—and I am a “every day should be like Halloween” kind of person. But, for most people, the beginning of October marks the beginning of the... Read more

By October 20, 2020

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Coraline: The Kids Movie That Made Me Afraid of My Mom

Coraline (2009) isn’t exactly a “Halloween movie”. In fact, there’s no mention of Halloween at all. Despite this, Coraline’s resemblance to a lot of children’s Halloween movies has solidified its... Read more

By November 2, 2019

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The Weekly List: Halloween Hype Music

There’s something in the air. The leaves are turning different colors, the temperature’s slowly dropping, and everyone’s wearing sweaters. This can only mean one thing: Halloween is only a few... Read more

By October 22, 2019

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The Voice’s Worst Halloween Films

In the mood for a scary movie marathon to end Halloween in grand style? Our Halftime writers team has got you covered with the worst films to watch in this... Read more

By October 31, 2018

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The Weekly List: Ghost of Halloween’s Past

This playlist was designed to help you have the spookiest Halloween party possible. That means bringing up the scariest songs that will take you back to 8th grade formal where... Read more

By October 15, 2018

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A Case for the Classics: Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus (1993) is the best Halloween movie ever made. You may ask, what about Halloweentown? Or the spooky classic Twitches? Or even the controversial The Nightmare Before Christmas? But, these... Read more

By November 2, 2017

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The Voice‘s Favorite Halloween Films

Just in time for Halloween, we assemble the team in the name of all that is ~spooky~ to bring you the best and ~spookiest~ that haunting and horror cinema has... Read more

By October 31, 2017

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A Case for the Classics: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

It’s Halloween season! This is the season in which everyone loves to gather around, dress up in costumes, trick-or-treat, and watch some classic Halloween movies—Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street,... Read more

By October 30, 2017

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The Weekly List: Halloween Edition 2015

That time of year is once again upon us. Candy, pumpkin, and sexy cat outfit sales suddenly go through the roof, and everyone here at Georgetown prepares for a night... Read more

By October 26, 2015