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Image Credit: Universal Pictures. Description: Mike Myers’ mask in Halloween. The recently released Halloween is the eleventh film in the much-maligned franchise and the second reboot, so when production was first announced back in 2017, it is safe to say that I kept my expectations in check. For once though, such cynicism proved unnecessary. General […]
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It’s the scariest time of the year…no, not exam season, Halloween! Some of you will want to hide away beneath the covers, but for those of you bold enough or seeking the thrills of horror (and crazy enough to enjoy those films), the Oxford Student has some suggestions for your October movie repertoire – the […]
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Terrible Horror Films By Dan Mahoney Halloween isn’t scary. It just isn’t. It’s silly and fun, more about pumpkins, cartoon skeletons and Scooby-Doo than it is about Michael Myers and actual horror. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but I find it hard to believe it’s a scary holiday when its most famous ritual […]
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Scrap the popcorn and the all-American horror flicks, get ready to squirm to horror done the Asian way. Horror movies and I have always had a love-hate relationship. From a young age I loved thrillers and all things gothic, but come Halloween it seemed impossible for me to make that last jump (scare) into the […]
Continue ReadingA group of students behind an “excessive” Halloween party in a Somerville accommodation block have admitted responsibility after the college threatened to fine all residents. An email to students from Dr Annie Sutherland, the college’s Dean, said “several college rules were broken” and “complaints from other students as well as fellows” were received after the […]
Continue Reading✮✮✮ It’s that time of year again. Timeless pagan festival clashes with cat-ears kitsch to produce the grotesque smorgasbord of a cultural phenomenon we dub Hallowe’en. And with it comes a good crop of spooky student drama – this week’s double-bill of The Death of Maria and The Ghosts of Barucone Manor at The Burton […]
Continue ReadingFrankie Goodway reveals the true character of Christmas: a malevolent bully.
Continue ReadingAs the long winter nights draw in, Hugo Wallis surveys Oxford’s (paranormal) nightlife…
Continue Readingour guide to the beauty trends you need in your life – this week: inspiration for Halloween
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