‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi Five Nights at Freddy’s is a video game franchise that has grown over the past ten years. The characters of animatronic puppets and a security guard keeping the pizzeria (or other locations) safe have been reworked for nine games. The video games follow the same model but place the animatronic puppets in different environments. The games have gained a large cult following, … Continue reading ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi When we look back at history, the media has masked the brutality that occurred when colonizers came to North America. There is a stripped-down version of this and that of the Indigenous people. The book Killers of the Flower Moon, written by David Grann, highlighted the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI. Grann, an American journalist, crafted his novel with … Continue reading ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review

TV Review: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (2023)

By: Amanda Guarragi Since 2018, Mike Flanagan has given Netflix some incredible gothic horror series. Some have been adapted from novels, and others from the mind of Flanagan. He has created layered, heart-wrenching stories with The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, a religious and deeply unsettling cult narrative in Midnight Mass, and terminally ill teenage patients sharing spooky stories in The Midnight Club. … Continue reading TV Review: ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ (2023)

TV Review: ‘Goosebumps’ (2023)

By: Amanda Guarragi As someone born in the ‘90s, the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine was everywhere. His books have always centred on children experiencing obscure fantastical events. Each book had a creature that would be directly linked to how the characters in his novels were feeling. Stine often wrote parallels between grief and loss when constructing his supernatural stories. The Goosebumps series was … Continue reading TV Review: ‘Goosebumps’ (2023)

‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Review

By: Amanda Guarragi The lure of small-town myths is what makes Stephen King’s stories captivating. Every character is connected to the grounds they walk on. Their families have lived in the particular town for decades and have never found the heart to leave. Each family has their story, whether it is good or bad. In Pet Sematary: Bloodlines, the characters find out just how haunted … Continue reading ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’ Review