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Georgetown Student Groups Co-Sponsor Night of Thrills, Bring ‘The Exorcist’ Screening and Nighttime Market to Students

Georgetown Student Groups Co-Sponsor Night of Thrills, Bring ‘The Exorcist’ Screening and Nighttime Market to Students

By Riley Vakkas November 3, 2023

The Georgetown University Farmers Market (GUFM), Georgetown Entertainment and Media Alliance (GEMA) and Georgetown Program Board (GPB) co-hosted a festive event that featured several Halloween-themed...

Halloween Festivities Return to DC Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Halloween Festivities Return to DC Amid COVID-19 Concerns

By Ella Davie November 4, 2021

Pumpkins, skeletons and spiderwebs decorated the houses in the Georgetown neighborhood, but the streets were quieter than usual on Halloween night.  This year, while many of the traditional Halloween...

The Haunting of Bly Manor Splendidly Tricks With Spooky Haunts, Treats With Emotional Depth

‘The Haunting of Bly Manor’ Splendidly Tricks With Spooky Haunts, Treats With Emotional Depth

By Mason Stempel October 21, 2020

★★★★★ An ivy-covered manor with a dark past. Eerie mist rolling off of an on-property lake. Creaks in the hallways in the dead of night. Two orphaned children living under the shadow of the...

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This Year’s Lineup of Scandalous Halloween Costumes: Quarantine Edition

By Melanie Boychuk and Melanie Boychuk October 18, 2020

Happy Christian Girl Autumn, everyone. If any of you have frequented TikTok in the last two weeks, you’ve likely been bombarded with pumpkin spice, this timeless song and, of course, scandalous Halloween...

14 Halloween Costumes You Can Make Sexy: Georgetown Edition

14 Halloween Costumes You Can Make “Sexy”: Georgetown Edition

By Jenna Ryu and Jenna Ryu October 28, 2019

Aside from trick-or-treating, we know you love seeing those creative costume ideas that go beyond *rolls eyes* Harley Quinn. If you want to think a little outside the box, but still maintain a sexy...

EDITORIAL: Avoid Racist Halloween Costumes

EDITORIAL: Avoid Racist Halloween Costumes

By Editorial Board October 25, 2019

With Halloween less than a week away, many students are looking for a costume. When choosing Halloween costumes, students must make sure they avoid racist and otherwise inappropriate outfits.  This...

@KIMPETRAS/INSTAGRAM | Kim Petras spooky halloween album is dark and mature, driven by 
tantalizing synth beats and lyrics, just in time for the season.

Kim Petras Expands On Previous EP, Fleshes Out Old Concepts

By Kira Pomeranz October 10, 2019

★★★★☆ One year since German alt-pop songstress Kim Petras released “Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1,” an EP that drew inspiration from the holiday of Halloween, Petras has altered the concept...

Love Letter to the Witch Who Lives Under the Road Between Regents and Reiss

Love Letter to the Witch Who Lives Under the Road Between Regents and Reiss

By Matteo Lauto and Matteo Lauto October 26, 2018

Dear Witch Who Lives Under The Road Between Regents and Reiss, What’s cooking? No, literally, what you are cooking down there? There’s always this unhealthy amount of steam coming from the manhole,...

Top 5 Disney Halloween Movies

Top 5 Disney Halloween Movies

By Emily Anthony and Emily Anthony October 26, 2018

Happy spooky season, y'all! Now that we've moved past the 80-degree October nights and we're officially into sweater weather, it's time to break out the pumpkin spice and the list of Halloween costume...

Blumhouse Productions

Devoid of Ingenuity, ‘Halloween’ Disappoints

By James Kim October 22, 2018

★★☆☆☆ Following a rewarding career as a producer and director for “Joe” and “Prince Avalanche,” David Gordon Green returns to Hollywood with “Halloween,” the latest in...

Halloween Costumes for Hoyas From Every School

Halloween Costumes for Hoyas From Every School

By Layla Moghavem and Layla Moghavem October 16, 2018

Fellow Hoyas, prepare yourselves. Spooky szn is descending upon us — and no, I’m not referring to the sudden ubiquity of dead rodents on campus. That’s right: It’s almost Halloween, and if you’re...

TYLER PERRY COMPANY

Movie Review: ‘Boo 2! A Madea Halloween’

By Alexandra Brunjes October 20, 2017

★★★☆☆ Moments before the beginning of the press screening of “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween,” Tyler Perry’s voice unexpectedly filled the theater. Heads turned and then excited gasps...

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