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The ’Toban staff’s spooktacular Halloween media picks
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The Thing (1982)
John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) is a masterwork of horror filmmaking. The oppressive, cold atmosphere evokes an extreme paranoia in the audience from the start of the movie to the appearance of...
We’ll never go out of style and neither will concert movies
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Stepping into Scotiabank Theatre for the opening night of the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour film screening felt like stepping into a different world.
Attendees wore sparkly cowboy boots, Eras Tour merch or dressed like Swift herself....
The science behind fright
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Fear is one of the most primal emotions and has fascinated researchers and curious minds alike for generations. But what goes on in our brains when we experience fear? And why do we willingly...
Advocating for the disability community
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People with disabilities make up 22 per cent of the Canadian population aged 15 and older. Despite being a global community of an estimated 1.3 billion people, they face numerous social, institutional and physical...
Presentist paralysis and the desire for a more loving future
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Halloween is quickly creeping upon us, and I wish the scariest thing terrorizing my dreams were goblins, ghouls and the other creatures that stalk the night. Ultimately, my heart is haunted by an ever-growing...
Horrify your parents, ruin your body
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When I got a tattoo, a relative asked me, “What are you going to do now that you’ve ruined your body?”
That relative is no longer with us — not by my hand. But I...
Fear, horror and gaming
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In 1996 Capcom released Resident Evil for the original PlayStation, changing horror gaming and horror as a whole. Games such as Sweet Home (1989) for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Alone in The Dark...






