The Story of the Jack Behind Jack-o'-Lanterns

By Austin Price, Editor-In-Chief

I’m sure most of you have carved a Jack-o'-lantern into a pumpkin. I know I did. I have vivid memories of visiting the pumpkin patch with my mom and pretending to help my dad carve the pumpkin in our kitchen, with pumpkin guts spilling out of mixing bowls. I remember my mom helping me light the candles inside of our pumpkins and leaving them out on the porch on Halloween night. I remember carrying the decaying pumpkin and now mutilated jack-o'-lantern into the backyard to put under a tree, leaving a yummy snack for the squirrels. These are all happy memories but the roots behind this beloved childhood ritual are much darker than they seem. With demonic roots and a search for salvation, today I will be telling the story of the original Jack behind the Jack-o'-lantern.

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The True Crimes of Halloween

By Austin Price, Editor in Chief

Warning: This article contains descriptions of violence, sexual assault, torture, murder, and child abuse. Reader discretion is advised.  

As you’ve probably noticed in my Spooky Stories Series throughout these past few weeks, I love Halloween. I am obsessed with Halloween. It is my favorite holiday, and it happens during my favorite time of the year, fall. It is the event that surrounds some of my favorite childhood memories. And to say it outright, it’s one heck of a holiday. Halloween is the only holiday that lets you be creepy, selfish, and allows you to tap into your inner spooky self. So yes, I love Halloween. 

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Modern-Day Mediums

By Austin Price, Editor-In-Chief

Today we’re going to talk about mediums. No, I don’t mean the size between small and large. I mean the more spooky, less common, and borderline unsettling mediums. Today, we’re going to talk about mediums as in a human that can make contact and communicate with the spirit world and with those who have passed on. Mediums are essential leaders in the occult, which is the community of individuals that participate in supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism.

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Seoul Street Eats: The Bitesize Guide

By Sandra Vo, Staff Writer

In a city as rich in culture as Seoul, the capital of South Korea, good food might be right outside your door (literally). Seoul’s streets are bustling with a variety of street food vendors, whipping up everything from toasted marshmallow ice cream to spicy chicken feet. While you might need a big gulp of Pepto Bismol the next day, it’s definitely worth the risk. This is a bitesize guide to some of the best street foods that Seoul has to offer.

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The Origins of Witchcraft

By Austin Price, Editor-In-Chief

Warning: This article contains mentions of torture, death, sexual misconduct, and abuse. Please read at your own discretion.

Hocus Pocus. Double, double toil and trouble. Abracadabra. Expeliarmus. Bippity Boppity Boo. I’m sure you’ve all heard one or more of these phrases before. The above phrases are in connection to witchcraft and sorcery seen in different forms of media including books, movies, television, and entertainment industries. What are now known as common, everyday phrases that are populated throughout the year, primarily in the time of Halloween, the origins of these phrases all lead to the Holy Bible.

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