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Against a tan background there is a graphic of a TV on the left and the caption, "what to watch WEEK 2" on the right. Inside the TV is a picture of the protagonist in the horror comedy "Spree."

Horror comedies more frightening than the return to campus after break

Amelia Butala
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Jan. 20, 2023
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Over a faint backdrop of open books, the text: "lately in LITERATURE with Leyla Yilmaz." "Literature" is stylized in multiple fonts over red, green, and pink rectangles, as in a collage made from magazines.

Lately in Literature: ‘Can women kill?’ asks Eliza Clark in debut novel, ‘Boy Parts’

Leyla Yilmaz
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Oct. 11, 2022
Arts & Life
illustrated figure lying down reading book with scary red eyes in the background behind them

Celebrating Halloween with “Carmilla,” blurring lines between the rational and the supernatural

Fyza Parviz Jazra
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Oct. 27, 2021
The Grind
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My American horror story: How I became haunted

Jen Ehrlich
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Oct. 28, 2020
Arts & Life
“P.T.” unfolds in a series of puzzles, some obtuse, others clever, each nightmare-inducing. (Photo: Konami)

‘P.T.’: A chilling gaming experience

Noah Howard
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Feb. 5, 2020
Arts & Life
Cho Yeo-jeong as the wealthy matriarch in Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite." (Courtesy of NEON)

‘Parasite’ will have you buzzing to the #Bonghive

Olivia Popp
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Sept. 17, 2019
In "Happy Death Day 2U," the intrepid Tree Gelbman must once again outwit a ruthless killer (courtesy of Universal Pictures).

‘Happy Death Day 2U’ is a happy accident

Kaycee Branche
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Feb. 22, 2019
"The Haunting of Hill House" is based on Shirley Jackson's classic novel (courtesy of Netflix).

‘The Haunting of Hill House’ combines scares with compelling characters

Kaycee Branche
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Oct. 30, 2018
The Grind
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When horror movies aren’t scary enough

Clara Spars
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Oct. 10, 2018
The LA Philharmonic plays at the Hollywood Bowl. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Kicking off Shark Week with ‘Jaws’ and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Olivia Popp
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July 25, 2018
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Horror literature picks for November

Arts & Life Reads beat writers
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Nov. 3, 2017
Michael Fassbender in "The Snowman." (Courtesy of Universal Pictures)

Even Michael Fassbender can’t save ‘The Snowman’ from its cold, lifeless narrative

Noah Howard
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Oct. 27, 2017
Tree Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) screams in Blumhouse Productions' newest film, "Happy Death Day" (Courtesy of Universal Pictures).

Blumhouse Productions disappoints with ‘Happy Death Day,’ a slapdash bore

Zak Sharif
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Oct. 18, 2017
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Cat people and leopard men: Val Lewton at the Stanford Theatre

Carlos Valladares
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April 1, 2017
A typical scene from James Wan's and David Sandberg's "Lights Out" (Courtesy of Warner Bros.)

Film review: ‘Lights Out’ chills — and how!

Liz Ketcham
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July 30, 2016
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Teens and screams: David Robert Mitchell’s slick slasher flick ‘It Follows’

Raymond Maspons
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March 20, 2015
Courtesy of Alicia Hamar.

Director William Eubank discusses his film “The Signal”

Alicia Hamar
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June 2, 2014
Arts & Life
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Review: ‘Fright Night’

Eliana Carmona
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Aug. 19, 2011
The Stanford Daily

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