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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

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"The Brutalist" (2024), dir. Brady Corbet. Courtesy Film at Lincoln Center Press

IFFBoston Fall Focus brings an exciting lineup of films this Halloween weekend

By Max Morin, Beacon Correspondent / November 2, 2024
In a city of young filmmakers and movie lovers, an exciting slate of 14 upcoming films are coming to...
A Beacon Hill resident watched over her cauldron of candy on Thursday evening during Boston’s trick-or-treat night. (Madla Walsh/ Beacon Staff)

Photos: Creatures of the night: The best of Beacon Hill trick-or-treat night

By Madla Walsh, Assistant Photography Editor / November 2, 2024

Crowds of trick-or-treaters took over Beacon Hill Thursday evening. Monsters, Princesses, and more swarmed the famous cobbled streets, trekking bags of...

Illustration Rachel Choi

DO watch v.s. DON’T watch: horror movies this spooky season

By Nate Ruttenberg, Beacon Contributor / October 23, 2024
With Halloween approaching, scary movies are in fashion this week.
A child plays on the ground after spending some time at arts and crafts. (Sofia Waldron for The Beacon)

Photos: Boston celebrates Halloween with third annual Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival

By Sofia Waldron / October 25, 2023

Hundreds gathered on Friday to celebrate the third annual Fall-o-Ween Children’s Festival. Families were encouraged to dress up and celebrate the season...

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Commodifying murder cases for the sake of a Halloween costume is unethical

By Christina Horacio, Staff Writer / October 26, 2022

As suspected, Netflix series “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” skyrocketed, racking up 496.1 million hours of streaming, making it the ninth most...

Illustration by Hailey Akau

‘Pretty Little Liars’ set the standard for Halloween episodes

By Shannon Garrido, Multimedia Managing Editor / October 26, 2022

Picture this, it’s 2011.  Rebecca Black has just released “Friday,” Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have won Best Kiss at the MTV Movie...

Emerson Poetry Project’s Spooky Slam will be so good it’s scary

Emerson Poetry Project’s Spooky Slam will be so good it’s scary

By Sophia Pargas, Living Arts Editor / October 26, 2022

This Halloween, the Emerson Poetry Project is providing a celebration like no other: a head-to-head performance poetry battle. The Spooky Slam, held on...

Salem’s Midnight Teas(e): brewing and blending occult-themed nightlife

Salem’s Midnight Teas(e): brewing and blending occult-themed nightlife

By Max Handelman, Correspondent / October 26, 2022

The flames of a crackling fire cast an eerie orange glow as they bounce off the black steel of a cauldron. A mysterious, ghost-white extract is added to...

Illustration by Rachel Choi

Dracula on the streets, Frankenstein’s monster in the sheets

By Mariyam Quaisar, Content Managing Editor / October 26, 2022

Halloween brings out an aspect of peoples’ creative side that can be easily transferred to a steamy bedroom. Oct. 31 is the day to dress up in scary,...

Illustration by Meg Richards

America’s biggest haunted house: the echo chamber

By Meg Richards, Beacon Correspondent / October 26, 2022

Alt-right fringe conservatives are repackaging the same witch-hunt rhetoric that got the likes of Disney’s Sanderson Sisters hanged 400 years ago. The...

Two dogs dressed as a bride and groom at the parade.

Annual Doggone Halloween Costume Parade brings spooky festivities Downtown

By Lucia Thorne / November 4, 2021

Tricks and dog treats took over Downtown Crossing this Halloween as the annual Doggone Halloween Costume Parade made its triumphant return to Summer Street...

How eager students are celebrating a ‘normal’ Halloween

How eager students are celebrating a ‘normal’ Halloween

By Dionna Santucci / October 30, 2021

Boston is opening up after nearly two years of inactivity, and the barriers raised during the pandemic are coming down just in time for Halloween. After...

Halloween is back! Here are some ways to celebrate the spooky holiday

Halloween is back! Here are some ways to celebrate the spooky holiday

By Lucia Thorne / October 21, 2021

After missing out on tricks and treats last year, a somewhat normal Halloween is finally here and it's time to get in the spooky spirit.  Whether you’re...

10 must watch fall films

10 must watch fall films

By Rachel Hackam / October 13, 2021

With the weather getting colder and the days growing shorter, it can only mean one thing—fall is here.  Fall, especially October, is the perfect...

'Desktop horror' mini-movie review for your COVID-19 Halloween movie night

‘Desktop horror’ mini-movie review for your COVID-19 Halloween movie night

By Domenic Conte / October 31, 2020

For this year’s Halloween, many of our traditional plans are no longer the safest and best ways for us to celebrate the holiday.  With large gatherings...

Emerson Mystic celebrating Halloween 2019

Emerson Mystic hosts virtual event to celebrate Gaelic festival ‘Samhain’

By Karissa Schaefer / October 31, 2020

This year, Emerson Mystic, an organization dedicated to anything “witchy,” offered a dorm-safe alternative to the traditional Samhain bonfires and...

Megan Quirk sets up a plastic pumpkin basket outside a Colonial dorm in preparation for Halloween.

A Halloween without tricks or treats: How students are celebrating this year

By Lucia Thorne / October 14, 2020

The pandemic is making it trickier to get treats. Every year, the night of Oct. 31 normally calls for costume contests, frat parties, and trick-or-treating....

Illustration by Ally Rzesa / Beacon Staff

What witches’ brew ingredient are you?

By Dasha German / October 24, 2019

Eye of newt: Scorpio, Aquarius Toe of frog: Cancer, Libra Wool of bat: Gemini, Aries Tongue of dog: Virgo, Pisces Scale of dragon: Capricorn,...