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Details of events on page 8 Guide 2009 | 3 Movie Reviews by Jonathan Montgomery Jennifer’s Body

Remember mad cow disease? What if it the movie really focuses on the character Typically, “scary” is the last word that nifer is openly, well, open); she turns into had actually escalated into a global epidem- development of lone survivors. It is ev- comes to my mind when I think of Me- some sort of boy-hating vampire, and her ic, spreading infected into your eryone’s selfishness and adherence to self- gan Fox (“Transformers,” “Transformers: quest for blood begins. surrounding cities? (Yeah, zombies! Not interest that kept them alive thus far. But as Revenge of the Fallen”). Between the gruesome killings and brief those wimpy vampires that have been run- their time spent together lengthens, an im- However, “Jennifer’s Body” really pres- moments of comedic relief, the movie it- ning around lately.) minent family bond grows between them. ents her in a way I’m not accustomed to: self never really commits to either genre. Well, apparently, deceitful, young attrac- With that said, this isn’t just a sappy sto- a blood-sucking, flesh-eating, boy-killing That is not to say the movie doesn’t tive girls, a Michael Cera clone, Jesse Eisen- ry. It is still a movie, and it follows kind of gal. shine in either respects. berg, a Twinkie-obesessed Woody Harrel- most of the zombie film rules. Similar to Directed by Karyn Kusama (“Aeon Diablo Cody delivers some expected son and would be among the “,” the movie is hilari- Flux”) and written by Diablo Cody clever one-liners and memorable quirky survivors. ous at times (Bill Murray, you god), even (“Juno”), “Jennifer’s Body” is a campy quotes; however, the appeal to teenagers’ Directed by Ruben Fleisher, “Zombie- frightening. It’s kind of like “Superbad” but look at high school life turned horror lingo left me frustrated at times, perhaps land” takes viewers on a roller coaster ride with the walking dead, and depending on story. because it hit too close to home in regards while hitting a large spectrum of emotions the person, that may or may not be a good At first, characters are walking stereo- to how some people my age talk nowadays and film styles. thing. types, pumped full of hormones and un- (It’s the first movie I’ve ever seen that uses The movie is driven by protagonist and “Zombieland” aims to be fun, which it controllable sexual urges. Jennifer Check the word “Hella”). narrator Columbus (), a definitely accomplished. Some scenes, spe- is the “hot” girl, wtih her skimpy outfits If you’re looking for something truly timid, awkward teenager with self-declared cifically the ones in slow motion, were beau- and lusting habits for the opposite sex. scary, then this isn’t your movie. If you loner tendencies. After surviving plagues of tifully executed. It’s evident this movie had She and her “BFF” Needy Lesnicky want a horror-film version of “Juno,” this zombies by himself, he meets up with the some good vision and direction, however, (Amanda Seyfriend, “Mamma Mia!”), live is far from it. eccentric Tallahassee (), such moments almost felt too short-lived. their typical lives at a high school in a But there may be enough entertaining his love interest Wichita () and As any zombie movie typically alludes small town. and blood-filled moments for “Jennifer’s Little Rock (.) The group to, we may be living more zombie-like lives Of course, all of this changes once the Body” to sneak by as a decent movie, for agrees to not get too close. Their pasts re- than we are aware of. As this movie goes growing number of mutilated bodies of some. veal hardships of loved ones literally being to show, when the possibility of death is boys start popping up. Oh yeah, sorry fellas, the movie may eaten alive. around the corner, it’s really about enjoying Apparently, a group of “indie” rockers be called “Jennifer’s Body,” but you don’t As expected, there are a lot of bullet the small things in life, perhaps a rule we performed a satanic ritual only on Jenni- actually get to see Megan Fox nude (I’m rounds ripping through zombie flesh, but should already be trying to live by. fer because a real virgin wasn’t used (Jen- sure I just saved some people $13). 4 | The Daily Titan Top 10 Costumes for guys A few costume ideas, which are available at the Little Professor Scary bookstore during their seasonal Halloween sale, for those struggling Movies to make their own costume. 1) Psycho (1960) Starring: Anthony Perkins, Photos by Jeff Lambert: Janet Leigh Villain: “Mother” Left: Robert Duran dons a “police pig” costume which includes full body suit, mask, aviator 2) Rosemary’s Baby (1968) sunglasses and baton. Officer Swine also comes Starring: Mia Farrow, with a baton perfect for enforcing the peace. Ruth Gordon Villain: Rosemary’s neighbors/ Satan Right: Duran mimics “Bruno” in a costume which is perfect for guys not shy when it comes to showing a little extra skin. 3) The Exorcist (1973) Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn Villain: Evil entity (Satan) that possess Regan

4) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Starring: Gunnar Hansen, Marilyn Burns Villain: Leatherface

5) Carrie (1976) Starring: Sissy Spacek, John Travolta Villain: Carrie White

6) Halloween (1978) Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, P.J. Soles Villain: Michael Myers

7) Night of the Living Dead (1968) Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea Villain: The Zombies

8) Friday the 13th (1980) Starring: , Betsy Palmer Villain: Jason

9) Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Starring: Johnny Depp, Heather Langenkamp. Villain: Freddy Krueger

10) Child’s Play (1988) Starring: Catherine Hicks, Villain: Chucky Halloween Guide 2009 | 5 Costumes for girls Top 10 Halloween Photos by Jeff Lambert: Candies Left: Bre Miles dressed up as a “gypsy princess,” includes dress and head scarf 1) Candy Corn (1880s) – The symbolic candy of Halloween Right: A well-practiced pirate voice goes well was created by George Ren- with this “sea-captains” costume which comes ninger. The original colors are with dress, hat and shoes. Sword and scurvy not similar to an ear of corn: white included. tip, orange middle and yellow bottom.

2) Hershey’s Milk Chocolate (1899) – The Hershey’s choco- late bar was the first chocolate sold by Milton Hershey.

3) Milky Way (1923) – The Milky Way was the first filled chocolate bar, and is made of a chocolate-malt nougat center, topped with caramel and covered in chocolate.

4) Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (1928) – Created by H.B. Reese and produced by the Hershey Company, Reese’s are circular chocolate cups with peanut but- ter on the inside.

5) 3 Musketeers (1932) – Pro- duced by Mars, Incorporated, this candy bar is filled with nougat, whipped chocolate and is covered by chocolate. The bar was the third product from M&M/Mars.

6) Kit Kat (1935) – The Kit Kat was created in the United Kingdom by Rowntree. In 1988, Nestlé acquired Rowntree, and since then, Kit Kats have been produced in the U.S.

7) Nestlé Crunch (1938) – The candy is made of milk chocolate mixed with crisped rice. When it first came out, the crunch bar sold for five cents.

8) M&M’s (1941) – The orig- inal M&M colors were brown, yellow, red, green and violet. The originals were also made with- out the famous ‘M’ printed on them.

9) Whoppers (1949) – Her- shey Foods Incorporated pur- chased the original makers of Whoppers, Leaf North America confectionery operations, in 1996.

10) Reese’s Pieces (1978) – In 1982, the candy made an appear- ance in Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” boosting sales by 65 percent. 6 | The Daily Titan Arboretum transforms for Haunted Garden event By Kymberly Snew and various Halloween items to Daily Titan Asst. News Editor look at. [email protected] This event is geared mainly to- ward children ages 6 – 12. “After Cal State Fullerton’s beautiful the kids go through the tour, I’ll ask garden will turn into a dark and the little boys if they were scared, scary haunted garden on the eve- and they say no, then (they) point nings of Oct. 23 and 24. to their mothers and say, ‘but she It will be the sixth year the Ful- was’,” Haller said. “It’s fun to see lerton Friends of the Fullerton how brave the children are after Arboretum boost Halloween spirit the tour.” for children and adults in the Ful- After the spooky trip through lerton area. the haunted gardens, visitors are “We have a unique situation greeted at the Haunter’s Ball with here with the gardens; it’s a perfect a “treat” and Halloween fun. setting for Halloween, with the “We hope to raise $5,000 for trees and the bushes. It’s a natural the Friends of the Fullerton Ar- setting for Halloween,” said Mary boretum through this event,” said Haller, a volunteer-coordinator Mary Dalessi, president of the for the Haunted Garden. Friends of Fullerton Arboretum. The Haunted Garden started in The goal as a group is to raise 2004, and this year will hold more money for different events the Ar- characters than before. boretum houses. The money raised photos By Mark castillo/For the Daily Titan Favorite characters that will re- at the Haunted Garden every year Pictures taken from last year’s Haunted Garden in the Arboretum where visitors are guided through spooky forests and cemeteries. turn include the “tomb stone tap- allows free admission to the gar- per” and the “snake lady,” with den during regular business hours. come out and poke the children to Fullerton Arboretum. fans, the Haunted Garden will her bats and night-time creatures, Students and faculty will be able scare them on purpose.” “We try and change it up every feature a Children’s Party on Sat- which will be on display. Witches, to continue to enjoy the peace- CSUF, Fullerton College and year; there is usually always a lot urday, Oct. 24, from 1 – 3 p.m. , ghouls and goblins will be ful features of the garden without many high school students have of interest.” for children 3 – 5 years of age. The lurking along hidden trails while having to pay. shown up to volunteer for the As volunteers show up in their afternoon will include a costume Dracula’s vampires will guide visi- Students, faculty and their fam- event and celebrate a fun and spir- scary costumes to prepare for the parade, pumpkin patch tours, tors down the garden paths into ilies are encouraged to attend the ited Halloween. night, there will be a “number of crafts, games and refreshments. the forest where cemeteries come Haunted Garden. “It’s not scary in “We expect to have a good year makeup artists who will be do- “It is a colorful event; music alive and witches come out to the sense of Knott’s Scary Farm; it’s this year; last year, the attendance ing character makeup, rather than and spooky sounds will be playing play. The path will lead to a bat not aimed to scare teenagers,” Da- lacked due to the fires,” said Mark wearing masks,” Haller said. wherever they go during the tour cave that will have new mysteries lessi said. “We don’t have people Castillo, manager of Friends of the For the younger Halloween through the garden,” Haller said. Halloween Guide 2009 | 7 Take a walk on the spooky side of Fullerton By Jonathan montgomery – Nov. 6. um and started their adventure at 6 buster” is harder than it looks. It could be that gentle breeze felt Daily Titan Staff Writer “ hunters” are taken on a p.m. while the sun was still glaring. “People look at you like you’re blowing past your neck or shoulder, [email protected] two-and-a-half hour tour through It was light out, momentarily, but crazy,” said Neill. said Gross. Or perhaps, “Seeing that Downtown Fullerton where they are soon the sun would drop, the moon The first stop on the tour was Ful- thing out of the corner of your eye,” Most of the time, the seemingly shown different locations and build- and stars would come out, and the lerton High School, home of the is actually a spirit reaching out to say unexplainable has a simple and ra- ings infamously known for their ghosts and ghouls would be free to Plummer Auditorium. The audito- hello. tional explanation. spooky occurrences. Even more, this roam the streets. rium’s wall exposed a large mural – a The evening was dark by the time However, according to Aimee is a tour rich in Fullerton history. “Every stop on this tour has re- Fullerton treasure painted in 1934. they reached Le Potager, the former Aul, museum educator of the Fuller- “The tours are a celebration of ported activity,” said Sam Neill, 43, The auditorium is said to house the home of Fullerton’s first woman auto ton Museum Center, there is always local legend,” Aul stated in a press co-founder and lead investigator for spirits of Louis E. Plummer and dealer. a small portion, perhaps “6 percent,” release. “We’re not making any su- North Orange County Paranormal a ghost known only as the “angry “Put your psychic feelers out and which defies all reasoning. pernatural claims; we’re just sharing Society. woman.” see if you can feel the ‘spot,’” said The Fullerton Museum Center stories of another facet of Fuller- Neill carried a camera and a sense Despite the circulating stories act- Aul, referring to the spot where the launched its ninth annual “Haunt- ton’s history, particularly that of the of knowledge only obtained through ing as explanations for paranormal owner had died long ago. ed Fullerton Walking Tours” last downtown.” years of haunted exploration; al- incidences, Plummer and his wife Inside the house, footsteps are month, which runs from Sept. 16 The group met inside the - muse though, being a real-life “Ghost- are not buried under the school, and said to be heard late at night when “No one jumped from the tower,” no one is around; a stubborn light Aul said, debunking the urban leg- switches on and off upstairs, only no end. one’s finger is there to flip it. The haunting continued across “There’s gotta be an explanation; the street to the Fullerton Fox The- doesn’t mean that there are (ghosts); atre. Standing alone, the Fox Theatre doesn’t mean that there aren’t,” said can appear frightening; it is nearly Gayle More, 51. She came with her run-down and closed off to the pub- friend Alison Deferrante, 47, hop- lic by a locked gate. ing for a fun night after seeing an ad Here, along with stories, a photo was also shared among the group. A blur present in the left-hand corner of the photo is just a blur to some, but a ghost haunting the frame to others. Victoria Gross, 54, a psychic con- sultant and author of “Ghosts of Orange County,” said people expe- By jonathan montgomery/Daily Titan Staff Writer rience ghosts all the time; they just Aimee Aul explains the history and haunted past of the mural painted on Fullerton High School’s Plummer Auditorium. may not be aware of it. 8 | The Daily Titan Halloween Event Details Sinister Pointe chase of tickets online. Theater in Fullerton. Nov. 1., 6:30 p.m. – mid- What: A comedy murder-mys- What: Two terrifying walk- Price: $42.95 When: Oct. 16 – Nov. 21, check night on Fri and Sat. tery dinner-show. through mazes in Brea. Online: DearlyDepartedTours. online for times On weeknights, When: Public shows Jan. – Nov., When: Oct. 2 – 31. Thu, Fri, 7 com/DDT/tours.htm Where: 110 E. Walnut, 6:30 – 10 p.m. selected Sat evenings. Bar – 10 p.m., 7 p.m. – midnight, Sat Fullerton Where: 321 W. Katella Ave., opens at 6:30 p.m., show and Sun Night of the Living Dead Price: $25. Students with Anaheim is from 7 – 10 p.m. Where: 453 S. Associated Road, What: Stage-show of Night of current ID: $15 Price: $13. Front of the line Where: Wyndham Hotel 3350 Brea the Living Dead at the Online: MaverickTheater.com pass: $20 Ave. of the Arts, Costa Price: $13 single maze; $20 Maverick Theater in Ful- Online: TheMTGrave.com Mesa both mazes lerton. Pumpkin Launch 2009 Price: $58.95 Online: SinisterPointe.com When: Oct. 2 – Nov. 1, added What: CSUF engineering stu- Boot Hill Online:KillerEntertainment. Halloween shows Oct. dents launch pumpkins at What: A spooky haunted house com Dearly Departed 27, 28, 30 at 8:30 p.m. Titan Stadium. made to look like the old Tragical History Tour Where: 110 E. Walnut, Fuller- When: Oct. 31, 9 a.m. – 12:30 west town that once stood The Nightmare Before Christ- What: A three hour tour that ton p.m. on that land. mas 3-D will explore close to 100 How much: $19. Students with Where: CSUF Titan Stadium When: Oct. 23 – 25 and 28 – What: ’s classic film scenes of celebrity scan- current ID: $10 Price: Free 31, 7 – 10 p.m.; Hall- is screened in Disney 3-D dal, death and Online: MaverickTheater.com Online: DiscoveryCube.org oween 6:30 – 10:30 for a limited time. fun. p.m. When: Oct. 22 – Nov. 1 When: Oct. 5 – 31, Wed – Sun The Rocky Horror Show The Empty Grave Where: 16 Goldenrod, Irvine Where: 6838 Hollywood Blvd., Sun 9:30 a.m., 1 p.m. What: Not to be confused with What: New haunted attraction Price: Free. Donations are wel- Hollywood and 1:30 p.m. The Rocky Horror Pic- at the Anaheim Garden comed. Price: VIP tickets: $22. General Where: Exact meeting location ture Show movie, this is Walk. Online: LegendOfBootHill.com Admission: $13 details will be provided a stage-show version of When: Oct. 2 – 4, 9 - 11, 16 – Online:Disney.Go.com/Dis immediately upon pur- the film at the Maverick 18, 23 – 25, 28 – 31 and The Password is ... ‘‘Murder’’ neyPictures/El_Capitan Theme parks bring thrills Knott’s Scary Farm Haunt What: Six Flags Magic Mountain is trans- What: All you fear is here, at Knott’s Scary formed into a ‘scream park.’ Farm. When: Oct. 3 – 31 When: Oct. 1 – 4, 7 – 11, 14 – 18, 21 – 25 and Where: 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway, 28 – 31. Sun, Wed, Thu. Valencia 7 p.m. – 1 a.m. Price: $27.50 Fri and Sat 7 p.m. – 2 a.m. Online: SixFlags.com Where: 8039 Beach Blvd., Buena Park New Mazes: Bite – The sexy and sinister are Price: Pre-sale: $31.99–$49.99. Walk-up out for a “bite” in this recently uncov- pre-sale: $49.99. Day of event: $53.99 ered nest of the undead. Online: Haunt.Knotts.com Lector’s Slaughterhouse – Step on these New Mazes: Lockdown – The Asylum deadly docks and enter the world of the Terror of London – set in the Mystery celebrity butcher, taking wretched re- Lodge, which once housed 13 Axe venge on the bowels of society. Murder Manor New Shows: Mr. Six Spooktacular Street Party - Dia De Los Muertos in 3-D – Journey Dust off your “Thriller” moves and join into Mexican folkore to face the the authority of fun Mr. Six, as he trav- Chupacabra and La Llorona. els the park in the Fright Fest hearse.

Universal Studios: Halloween Time at What: The most horrifying movies come to What: The Disney villains have taken over life at Universal Studios, Hollywood. Disneyland. When: Various dates beginning Oct. 2 – 31 When: Sept. 25 – Nov. 1. Times vary; Where: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal see Web site for details City Where: 1313 S. Disneyland Drive, Anaheim Price: Ticket prices vary; see Web site Price: 1-Day 1-Park adult ticket: $62 for details Online: Disneyland.com Online: HalloweenHorrorNights.com Halloween shows and rides: Shows: Bill and Ted Party On! Ghost Galexy The Rocky Horror Picture Show– Halloween Screams A Tribute Main Street Pumpkin Festival Terror Tram: Live or Die – A game Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror based on the “Saw” film that takes place at the famous Universal backlot. Halloween Roundup Fantasmic