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Mel Bright-Jackson - Staff Reporter

Mel Bright-Jackson - Staff Reporter
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Opinion: Best ways to prepare for a Midwest winter

It’s that time of year when Midwesterners, Canadians, and anyone slightly close to the Arctic prepare for what seems the longest time of year: winter. That also means it is time for everyone’s favorite tradition to prepare themselves for the weather: layering!

Megan is boring: Scaring teens pointlessly

Megan and Amy, the key protagonists of Megan is Missing are depicted here in a cartoon image. Credit: Mel Bright-Jackson, 42Fifty

Megan Is Missing is a 2011 found-footage horror movie involving two teen girls named Megan and Amy who are quite active online. It follows the abduction of the two girls after Megan meets with a man online and what happens to them after they disappear. Michael Goi, the movie’s director, presents disturbing issues in a way that leaves nothing up for discussion. The viewer feels they watched a thinly-veiled splatter film while the director believes he taught the audience a lesson on internet safety. In reality, Megan Is Missing does more scaring the viewer than educating them.

Beloved and Controversial: Movies of Summer 2023

Summer movies were hot in unexpected ways. Credit: Steve Reeves

Over the summer many blockbusters were released, with both critics and audiences considering them going down in film history. While they may have been widely enjoyed internationally, they still aren’t left without their fair share of controversy. 

Horror Enthusiasts Offer Spine-Chilling Works

Credit: Brianna Huerta

With a four-decade long history, the Internet is in no shortage of people’s ingeniousness and communities of differing backgrounds.  Writers, artists, musicians, comedians, actors, and many more can be found right online; but there lies another type of creator, those who seek out and make disturbing content or horror enthusiasts.