‘Texas’ Massacres Screen
‘The Beginning’ serves a chopped-up prequel

The idea of a horror prequel is annoying. We know what’s going to happen before it happens. We know the outcome of the film before the credits roll. And in this case, we know from the beginning that nobody from the family of maniacs in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning will die because we already saw them alive and well in 2003’s original remake. That means we know Sheriff Hoyt (R. Lee Ermey) lives to see another standup comedy.... MORE

The prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre arrived in theaters on Friday, Oct. 6.

The gory days of Halloweens past

Students decide to forget about studying for that last midterm and instead don some strange costume. This scenario happens every year on campus and has become just a small part of Rider’s Halloween history. “Passing all the six-year-olds stumbling through the night in their ghost costumes, you knock on the next door,” read an excerpt from Rider’s 1997.... MORE

Wells’ worlds collide in re-creation

Fathers loaded their guns, children hid in their beds and mothers prayed as widespread panic plagued thousands across the country. Mass hysteria took command of people’s thoughts and even drove some to commit suicide 68 years ago on the night before Halloween. Absolute fear had robbed American citizens of their better judgment ... MORE

A ghoul reveals all: one-on-one with a bug-eating monster

Six Flags Great Adventure’s Fright Fest is one of New Jersey’s most popular Halloween attractions. One of Fright Fest’s finest, senior Theodore Dalley, a psychology major from Jackson, N.J., sat down to share some of his horror stories. ... MORE