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Beauty in Death

Kate Jennings, Feature Editor October 25, 2023

Growing up, according to my mother, I had always had a strange fascination with death. It wasn’t like I was always around death; in fact, I’ve only ever been to one funeral in my life, and I’m almost...

Slaughterhouses Haunted House

Haunted Houses: Scary or Dangerous?

Ross Akins, Staff Writer October 23, 2023

Haunted Houses are one of the most popular events in October as people like to attend them leading up to Halloween. Some people like to be scared out of their minds while others get dragged there by their...

Michael Myers hiding in the shadow. Photo from Halloween, 1978

The Shape

Josh Dixon, Staff Writer October 27, 2022

O Michael how your knife is shining bright; Your shape hides in the very dark shadows; Stalking your victim on Halloween night; Unsuspectingly you deal the deathblows. Spending fifteen years...

The mansion was built in the prime of the roaring 20’s in a time where everyone’s philosophy was “eat, drink and be merry,” and it was quite beautiful when it was first built. (Photo by: Grace Wood)

John Wolf

Grace Wood, Editor-in-Chief November 22, 2019

My car drove begrudgingly up the winding gravel road, leading up to my next photography assignment: an old mansion once owned by John Wolf, a prominent businessman in our town. For the past few months,...

Children and teenagers that live in your neighborhood will be lining up at the door, waiting for you to walk up with a candy bowl like this in your arms.

Should Teenagers Still go Trick or Treating in High School?

Eva Watson, Staff Writer October 31, 2019

It’s October, which means that it is spooky season. Parents are buying the big bags of candy, kids are picking out their Halloween costumes and all the houses in the neighborhood are being decorated...

The perfect way to get into the spooky season of Halloween is to go to a haunted attraction!

Top Five Haunted Halloween Attractions in North Georgia

Bella Angell, Features and Opinion Editor November 7, 2017

The term “haunted” has different meanings to different people, like small children may perceive carved pumpkins and corn mazes as scary while teenagers crave a larger scare factor in their pursuit...

Macy was always bullied by a single person and one day she decided it was time for it to end. Only she might have made the wrong decision.

The Murder That Haunted

Kenya Espinoza, Staff Member April 19, 2017

The wooden floor began to sing an alarming melody, as I silently lay on my bed. A cool breeze danced into the room and began to nibble at my skin, making it jump. Strange figures began to form in the corner...

Amongst all gifts, there are ones in the blood.
This is not a proper demonstration of one of those gifts.

Gifts to a Witch

Savannah Keith, Poetry Editor November 16, 2015

Being a witch is hard. Our candle supply is in constant thirst, our incense stick stash is always burning up, and finding wands is a sylphing pain. Being caught without sage is as detrimental as being...

Halloween is the time to scare yourself silly. Why not do it with music?

Oh, How Spooky!

Megan Hoffman, Staff Writer October 31, 2014

Trying to get into the spirit of Halloween while in high-school can be tough. This playlist will certainly help! While incorporating fun classic Halloween hits, this playlist enters a completely different...

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