Film Review: ‘Countdown’ falls flat, relying on only jump scares, gore
Horror filmmakers nowadays need to get one thing straight: jump scares do not equal horror films. Clearly, that idea was lost in translation with Justin Dec’s Countdown.
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Horror filmmakers nowadays need to get one thing straight: jump scares do not equal horror films. Clearly, that idea was lost in translation with Justin Dec’s Countdown.
Correction appended.
The Drugstore at OU, 2 Health Center Drive, Room 109, recently made CBD products available for students to purchase.
The Women’s Center is sponsoring the Athens NEDA walk on Saturday morning.
Just when you think the season isn’t going anywhere, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk throw a curveball and set up something great.
We all know that finding a good horror movie is an accomplishment in itself, but finding one that you’ve never heard of is even better. This list shows that horror movies don’t always have to be high-budget films to be scary. It’s all about the ability to scare the audience in unique ways. Here are five movies that prove a horror film with any budget can be scary, just in time for Halloween.
Athens is known for being a special, small college town with a thriving bar scene. But beyond the bars, Athens also harbors a flourishing art scene with many work by students.
Four episodes into the season of American Horror Story: 1984, and we’re still only on night one. There’s chaos ensuing around every corner and friends are getting stabbed in the back — figuratively and literally.
Three police chiefs of local departments gathered at The Athena Cinema Tuesday night to answer questions regarding their policies, racial bias and the arrest of Ty Bealer.
Oct. 10 is World Mental Health Day, a day for engaging in healthy dialogue surrounding mental illness and personal well-being.
Though last week’s episode of American Horror Story wasn’t as thrilling as it could’ve been, this week’s episode heavily made up for it.
The best stories in life begin with the struggle. The back and forth, always questioning soul that can’t seem to place a finger on where they belong in this world.
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Send Silence Packing, a national traveling suicide awareness exhibit, came to College Green Tuesday.
The worst part of watching movies is the search to find the perfect one. With spooky season rolling around, it’s almost time to cuddle up on the couch with some popcorn and a movie. If you and your friends are looking to get scared without leaving the house, check out some (or all) of these terrifying films this Halloween season.
Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services will have a backpack display on College Green in memory of college students who have died by suicide Tuesday. The display is part of Ohio University’s goal to spread awareness of suicide prevention.
Editor’s Note: The story has been updated to reflect the most recent information.
Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services has a new therapy dog on campus.
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When reading the phrase “homosexuality is shameful,” would you consider it an opinion or hate speech? For most people, it would read as an attack on a large and marginalized group of people. But for some, they’d simply see it as an opinion.