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On the Quad: When does holiday season really start?

By Andrew Marcus, Christian Gratto, and Christopher Meadows • November 6, 2024

Target and Kohl's had winter holiday decorations for sale before Andrew Marcus finished putting together his Halloween costume. He decided to go out on the quad at Ithaca College to find out just how soon...

Ithaca’s Spookiest Stories | Halloween

By Ava Suffredini and Nathan Glasser • November 1, 2024

Happy Halloween! Do you like scary stories? Nathan Glasser took a tour around town to explore Ithaca's spookiest tales. Be warned: these stories might frighten you!

Pixies raise the dead with eerie rocking melodies

By Sheelagh Doe, Life and Culture Editor • October 30, 2024

Pixies has come back to haunt October with their spooky spectacular ninth studio album “The Night the Zombies Came.” The album holds a theme of horror with stories of zombies, hypnosis and being chased from the perspective of a decapitated chicken. The band has been long known for its imprint on rock music in the 1980s and early 1990s, but as of March this year, its bassist Paz Lenchantin left the group and fans have been eager to hear what the band’s new sound will be. Emma Richardson, the new bassist, pulls through with her smooth vocals on various tracks in the new album. Bass lines are the glue to any song and Richardson proves her ability to keep up with the large shoes left for her to fill, while also adding her own style.

On the Quad: What are your plans for Halloween?

By Ashley Kane, Makai Yllanes, and Christopher Meadows • October 25, 2024

Reporter Ashley Kane went on the quad to find out what students are dressing up as for Halloween and how they are celebrating the holiday.

‘Smile 2’ outperforms its predecessor with stronger characters and thrilling cinematography

By Logan Thompson • October 24, 2024

“Smile 2” starts with a bang and never pumps the brakes. Fans of “Smile” (2022) will be delighted, as this sequel is an upgrade in every way. The horror is more horrible and the scares are scarier. The main character is a scandal-plagued pop star, desperate for a comeback following a car accident and the public meltdown that tanked her career. In every way, her story is bigger than the previous main character, Rose, who was a psychiatric hospital therapist.

On the Quad: Trick for a Treat

By Sammie Macaranas, Mei Dennison, and Ava Suffredini • October 30, 2023

In a Halloween On the Quad special, Sammie Macaranas asks students if they can show off a trick for a treat. Students show off yo-yo tricks, cartwheels and even backflips.

Ithaca community members celebrate Halloween

By Chelsea Coichy, Contributing Writer • November 2, 2022

In preparation for Halloween, Ithaca College students and community members engaged in costume parties, vendors, markets and movie nights to ring in the holiday.

Review: Final chapter of Halloween trilogy fails

By Giancarlo Messina, Staff Writer • October 25, 2022

In the final installment of David Gordon Green's "Halloween" trilogy, the film provides a disappointing and empty experience.

Halloween spooks the Ithaca community

By The Ithacan Photo Staff, The Ithacan Photo Staff • November 3, 2021

During this Halloween season there were festive halloween events held all around campus for the week of Halloween.

Review: Latest Michael Myers flick knifes itself

By Jackson Noel, Staff Writer • October 27, 2021

The “Halloween” brand is an automatic sell — especially in October — so even trying to make an intelligible film seems too lofty an ambition.

Costumes, candy and COVID-19: Halloween festivities adapt to the pandemic

By Ithacan Staff • November 1, 2020

Halloween is usually the time of year that brings people together to dress up and go door to door at strangers’ houses. Kids dressed in an array of costumes walk around their neighborhoods digging through...

‘Deja View’ – 31 Nights of Fright Halloween Special

By The Ithacan, Rachael Weinberg and Diego Medina • October 31, 2020

The Ithacan · 'Deja View' - 31 Nights of Fright Finale Hosts Diego Medina and Rachael Weinberg finish up their 31 Nights of Fright series with some arthouse horror and a final ranking. The two discuss...