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Halloween candies and chocolate ranked from best to worst
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By most people’s standards, I would be considered too old to be trick or treating. Despite this, my candy preferences are strong and have remained this way since childhood. I probably shouldn’t be critically analyzing each piece of candy I’m given on Halloween, especially because it’s all free. As the saying goes, beggars can’t be…
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Bingeman’s Screampark incites fright and delight
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On Oct. 25, a few of my friends came up for the weekend, and for some unknown reason, I agreed to go to Bingeman’s Screampark (and I say “some unknown reason” because I am very scared of a lot of horror-related things). Screampark is an event put on at Bingeman’s in Waterloo each year that…
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Horror movies worth talking about this Halloween
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Halloween is upon us. That means costumes, trick or treating, carving pumpkins and more. If you’re a film nerd, however, you only have one thing in mind … obsessively annoying people to watch some of your favourite horror flicks. Here are a few scary movies sure to get you in the mood for the spooky…
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Our magical fascination with witches
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When an average person imagines a witch, it’s likely that either the historical account of Salem or medieval Europe would come to mind. In a pop culture-based stereotype, it would probably be an evil old lady similar to the look of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz. Although, today there…
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Why October is the best month
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If I were to conduct a sample census on campus asking students their favourite month, at least 8 out of 10 would say October. October is the most common month depicted in college movies; autumn is simply is setting one pictures when thinking of a university campus. This cannot be by chance; autumn is the…
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show continues its legacy after 43 years
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If you ever see a collection of eccentrically dressed individuals sauntering towards your local cinema this Halloween season with a seemingly random assortment of items — rubber gloves, rice, toast, a newspaper, squirt guns, playing cards — and sometimes even hot dogs, then they might just be going to see The Rocky Horror Picture Show.…
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The bars and clubs to check out this Halloween
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Picking a bar for your Halloween plans can be daunting at times. What bar is going to be the most lit? And where can you go so you don’t have any FOMO? Don’t worry, The Cord has you covered for your Halloween nights out. Bar Rayna This new attraction has been open for a few…
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A recap of Bingemans Screampark 2018
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Thursday Sept. 27 marked the day some colleagues and I went to Bingemans Screampark. For those who don’t know, Screampark is an annual event at Bingemans in Waterloo — essentially, picture a really long and extended haunted house with several different stages. Once we arrived, we were greeted by a headless woman dressed entirely in…
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An exploration of women’s Halloween costume
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“In the real world, Halloween is when kids dress up in costumes and beg for candy. In girl world, Halloween is the one day a year when a girl can dress up like a total slut and no other girls can say anything else about it.” So said Lindsey Lohan’s character Cady in the movie Mean Girls.…
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Unexpected reactions to Horror Show Collective’s Scary Movie Challenge
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When I think of scary movies, the first thing that comes to mind is horror, fake blood and graphic scenes with nothing real about them. On October 27, The Scary Movie Challenge, hosted by the Horror Show Collective was held at the Princess Cinemas in uptown Waterloo. The movie that was being showed was kept…
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