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Film & Television

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton talk swapping roles in ‘Freaky’

Freaky
Blumhouse Productions/Courtesy

The film’s focus on characters inhabiting the wrong bodies allowed Vaughn and Newton to mine their characters’ different genders and ages for laughs.
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Commentary

Friday, October 30, 2020
Photo from a scene in "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"

Swinging in circles: The continued relevance of ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’

One thing led to another, and at the beginning of October, we found ourselves strong-arming my family into watching “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (the original 1974 film, of course) as part of my best-friend-mandated cultural education in slasher films.
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College Life

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

How horror movies show a silver lining to canceled summer plans

Horror movies can show you that you’re not really missing out on your previous summer plans. Here’s how your plans could have gone horrifically wrong.
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College Life

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Horror films for the sad and single this Valentine’s Day

There are plenty of horror films that show that being in a relationship isn’t necessarily a good thing. Here are some of those horror films that might make you feel better about your single status.
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College Life, Halloween 2019

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Quiz: Which ’80s horror movie villain are you?

It’s spooky time, and you know what that means! Time to take a million spooky quizzes to really sync your personality with Halloween vibes.
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College Life, The Daily Clog, Uncategorized

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Notes from the peanut gallery: Where to go on National Peanut Day

With National Peanut Day here, you know you’ve got to celebrate. Here’s to satisfying that peanut craving you’re bound to have on National Peanut Day.
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College Life, Halloween 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

The Clog’s power ranking of classic horror film franchises

The Clog has ranked what we believe are the best horror franchises that have become classics over the years. Whether you like slasher flicks or ghost movies, you’ll find them all right here!
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College Life

Friday, July 13, 2018

13 unlucky things that could happen at UC Berkeley on Friday the 13th

Here are some UC Berkeley nightmares that just might come true on this superstition-laden day.
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College Life

Friday, April 13, 2018

Things that are more unlucky than Friday the 13th

These 30 things plague the life of every Bear. At least you can breathe a little easier this Friday knowing that it could be a lot worse.
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College Life

Friday, October 13, 2017

Choose your own Friday the 13th adventure

Try our quiz to see if you can make it through the worst day a student can ever face. It’s filled with nightmarish twists, turns and late Phase 1 times.
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