Welcome to the online version of The Pilot’s Halloween Edition! Exclusive to our online version: The Walking Dead Halloween Recipes episode summary page 7 Page The Best Horror Movies to Watch expedition, one traumatized and emotionally fragile This Season due to the death of her daughter and husband. Things by Sarah Maymi go horribly awry as the women find themselves stuck in a cave with seemingly no way out--and they're not It’s just a fact of life that horror movies alone. A claustrophobic and exhilarating are awesome. This film genre has been alive and experience, The Descent is primarily a great film kicking since the early 1900s--and it has only because it takes time develop the characters and makes progressed since then. I'm not sure about you, but us more attached to them. Not surprisingly, it is also I cannot think of a more convenient time to deeply terrifying--especially if you aren't a fan of dark celebrate and appreciate some of the finer horror spaces. pictures than October, the month of Halloween. Here, I present you six reviews of horror movies you should definitely make an effort to watch. THE SHINING: A film directed by the lauded, influential director Stanley Kubrick, The Shining came out in 1980 and is considered by many people to be one CARRIE: An adaption of Stephen King's first of the most intelligent horror movies ever made novel, Carrie was directed by Brian De Palma in (surprisingly, it was panned by critics on its first 1976. It tells the story of Carrie White, a young release). It tells the story of the Torrence family girl who is consistently harassed at school and heading out to the desolated Overlook Hotel, where the berated at home by her domineering mother. husband and father, Jack, will work as the caretaker. As However, Carrie comes to realize she the months slowly drag on, strange events start to take has telekinesis, the frightening power to move place, and it isn't long before it becomes clear that there anything with her mind. After a humiliating prank is something very wrong with the hotel--and the is pulled on her at the school dance, Carrie decides caretaker. to use her special power in the most horrifying The Shining does not take the easy choice of relying on way imaginable. The movie still remains terrific gore and cheap scares in order to have an effect on the even decades later, successfully telling a tale of a audience. Instead, it crafts an obscenely creepy victim who, even as she transitions to a villain, we atmosphere with meticulous details, making the film- still feel empathy for. The ending, at the time, going experience an uncomfortable one. But the scared moviegoers across the nation. We can only performances in it are fantastic, and it is essential to pray that the remake, taking place in more modern view if you love horror movies. times, will be respectable to the original. THE CABIN IN THE WOODS: Making its debut THE DESCENT: Released in 2006, The only last year, The Cabin in the Woods deconstructs the Descent is one of the more highly praised horror typical horror movie by making fun of the various movies of the past ten years. The plot is relatively cliches that run rampant in the genre. Stop me if this simple: six girlfriends embark on a caving sounds somewhat familiar: five teenagers decide to have a weekend of fun at a lonely cabin in--you guessed it--the woods. There is a jock, a pretty girl, innocent girl named Regan who is possessed by a the smart one--you get the point. Little do they demonic presence. Her mother, Chris, desperately know, they are actually being monitored by office tries everything to bring her daughter back, but workers for a mysterious reason. This is, however, finally asks that two priests conduct an exorcism. only the beginning. What's interesting about The The rest of the picture demonstrates, often Cabin in the Woods is that the film is filled to the mercilessly, the priests' attempts to save this one brim with plot twists and turns that force you to girl. The Exorcist was dramatically shocking back examine what you just witnessed. The film has its in its day, both for the content and new type of scary jump-out-of-your-seat moments of course, scares the film produced, such as Regan’s head but it has uproariously funny ones as well. spinning. What Not To Wear: The Problem With Halloween Costumes by Cynthia and Raysa Gonzalez HALLOWEEN: A classic. Don't even try to tell me you have never heard of Michael Myers. A 1978 film directed by John Carpenter (and what many consider the apex of his directorial career), your favorite horror movie probably owes a substantial amount to Halloween--it's often credited for beginning the slasher genre that is still prominent today. The story is centered on a group of teenagers, the protagonist being Laurie Strode, who are killed off one by one on the night of Halloween, hence the title. Halloween is such an amazingly frightening movie, from its iconic film score to the character of Michael himself, who is pure evil incarnate. Similar to The Shining, blood and gore in Costumes are one of the most well-known aspects the film are hardly present. It puts more effort into of Halloween. “What’re you being for Halloween?” building the suspense of what will occur next--and is one of the most asked questions during this time boy, does it work. of year. Going to the store and picking out what you want to wear, at first glance, seems like harmless fun. However, there is a problem with certain costumes. Some are ridiculous and outright offensive. Say you want to dress up as a Disney Princess, such as Snow White. When you get to the store aisle, you find that most “Snow White” costumes are THE EXORCIST: Many have said that the cheap knockoffs. You say to yourself, “I don’t scariest movie ever filmed is The Exorcist, based on remember Snow White wearing blue stockings and the novel and directed by William Friedkin. When high heels.” Well, either you didn't pay attention to the movie came out in 1973, a theater even offered the movie or there is something seriously wrong barf bags to the audience, and people were said to with women’s costumes. The majority of female have walked out of the theater midway through the costumes today begin with the words “sassy” or screening. The plot is about a sweet, “sexy”. As soon as you hit anything larger than children’s sizes, the skirts get shorter and the What You Probably blouses get tighter. It has gotten to the point where there are even Sexy Corn and Sexy Pizza Don’t Know About Halloween costumes. Of course, if a woman wants to dress up by Kristen McMonagle sexy for Halloween, she should be able to without judgment. The problem is that costumes sold are THE HISTORY BEHIND IT: limited to only those types of costumes. If a Over 2,000 years ago, Celtic people celebrated their st person wants to dress up as a Disney princess, she New Year on November 1 . The night before, October st should be able to dress up as accurately as 31 , they celebrated the festival of Samahain, a night possible-- and feel magical while doing it. The where they believed ghosts came and killed their crops objectification of women is not only found in at the end of the harvest. Hundreds of years later, the Catholic church declared Halloween costumes; it is a real issue in today’s st st society. It is used in advertisements, television, November 1 as All Hallows and October 31 was movies, magazines, and music videos to attract known as Hallows Eve. The holiday was soon called people. These “sexy” costumes definitely reflect Halloween. The practice of dressing up in costumes that. and the concept of trick-or-treating came to America in the mid-19th century from European immigrants. Another problematic aspect of costumes is cultural Halloween became more secular and commercialized appropriation, taking some elements from a over time; trick-or-treating became popular in the culture different than your own. An example of 1950’s when Halloween began to be more geared this is the many “Indian” (Native American) towards children. costumes. They usually feature the Native American headdress that so many people are • ¼ of all candy sold in the Unites States each year familiar with. However, most people are not aware is for Halloween. of the significance behind it. It is a war bonnet • Americans spend about $17 billion annually on that is earned after enduring many battles. Though Halloween-related merchandise. mostly worn for ceremonial purposes today, it has • Halloween is the second most profitable holiday in great spiritual and magical attachments to it. America, after Christmas. Wearing that as a costume is essentially mocking • 35 million pounds of candy are produced each Native American culture. Many other examples year for Halloween sales. include wearing a poncho and sombrero, or a • About ¾ of all trick-or-treating candy given out is geisha costume, which perpetrate harmful chocolate. stereotypes of ethnic groups. An especially racist • Wondering why some people give out coins to costume is the use of blackface to make a costume trick-or-treaters instead of candy? It used to be seem more accurate. Blackface was used in the (and in some places still is) a common practice for past to dehumanize and mock black people.