When someone says Halloween-themed animals, most people will think of the classics—cats, bats and rats. Also spiders, but that doesn’t rhyme. These animals are tied to the scary spaces, characters…
Fright Night at PSU
Horror, humor and sexuality culminate in this year’s Fright Night: A Halloween Circus at Portland State. Returning for its eleventh year, this event will feature 12 acts and 18 performers…
The ghost of PSU
Late one dreary, blustery October evening, I sat at my desk in Portland State Vanguard’s office typing away on my laptop. Deep in the depths of the Smith Memorial Student…
Witchcraft in the 21st century
What comes to mind when you hear the word witch? It might have been the age-old stereotypical image of an old woman wearing a toothless smile and a pointy…
Spooktacular pairings
With the crisp fall air and lengthening nights, we find ourselves in the ideal season for embracing the eerie. Halloween’s approach provides the perfect alibi for settling in with a…
Don’t let Halloween take over autumn
What the hell is spooky season? In recent years, Halloween has seemed to break out of its late October shell and gradually come to cast its shadow over the…
Study confirms Halloween is an inferior holiday
A new study published by a team of researchers at Halloween Town State University found that Halloween is “wildly overrated.” The report, published in the journal Holiday Science Quarterly…
The greatest show of the Pacific Northwest
In regards to a canon of Pacific Northwest-based filmmaking, little attention has been given to the selection of television shows produced in the region. While works of the 2010s era…
Halloweentown
When it comes to Halloween, many flock to Oregon yearly to visit the Spirit of Halloweentown—located in our very own St. Helens. Many people didn’t even know that the far-away…
A Halloween horror primer
With Halloween just around the corner, everybody’s searching for the perfect horror movie to watch with friends, family or furry companions on the spookiest night of the year. Yet with…
Trick-or-treating from the living room
Everyone is desperate for an ounce of happiness as a treat for getting through these past six months. Thankfully, the fall update to Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here. …