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Autumn media moodboard

> Fuel for fall feelings > By Bex Peterson, Editor-in-Chief

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“Grab your pumpkin spice latte, light those cinnamon
apple candles,and cozy up with these games, shows, and

albums to fully embrace this most wonderful time of year.’

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Gravity Falls (2012-2016)

This animated series provides a great transition from summer to fall with
a lot of spooky content thrown in. It’s a pretty well-known show but if
you havent’ heard of it, the plot centres on twin siblings Mabel (Kristen
Schaal) and Dipper (Jason Ritter) Pines as they spend the summer with
their great uncle “Grunkle’” Stan (Alex Hirsch). The looming evergreens
and eerie atmosphere of the Mystery Shack bridges the gap from summer
to fall perfectly, with episodes such as “Summerween’” fully copping

to the mixed aesthetics. If you've never seen the series before, it’s good
fun for a September weekend marathon; if you have seen it, this is the
perfect time to pick your favourite episodes for a quick rewatch.

Night in the Woods (2017)

I can't sing the praises of this indie game enough. I played it twice over
this summer, eager to explore every aspect of it top to bottom to discover
all its secrets, though in truth it’s a game best played in fall for the full
effect. A Night in the Woods follows Mae Borowski, a college dropout
(and anthropomorphized cat) who returns to her hometown of Possum
Springs, a dying former mining town. Within a few days of her returning
home Mae starts to realize that there is something deeply wrong with
her hometown. With the help of her friends Gregg, a rebellious leather-
clad fox; Angus, Gregg’s intellectual boyfriend (and literal bear); and
Beatrice, an abrasively disillusioned alligator; Mae investigates the source
of the darkness at the heart of Possum Springs, coming to terms with
her own difficult past in the process. Though Halloween doesn’t exist

in the universe of Night in the Woods, there is a Harvest Festival at the
end of the first act that serves as a good in-game analogue. The game

is funny, eerie, and at times deeply heartbreaking, and it’s definitely
worth playing late into the night by the flickering glow of candlelight.

The Five Ghosts by Stars (2010)

This album always brings to mind gloomy, rainy October and November
afternoons, and is perfect easy listening for such times. Though “Fixed”

was a staple of Canadian radio when the album first came out and “Dead
Hearts” has been used for many a dramatic moment in TV shows over the
years, I feel like many of the other songs off this album have been somewhat
slept on since its release. Ranging from playful to sombre, ethereal to gritty
realness, the album brings to mind dying leaves, short days, and long, long

nights. I personally recommend “The Passenger”, “The Last Song Ever
Written’, and “The Dead Beg for More” off the bonus EP The Seance.

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