issue 8 // volume 43

Creature features for the
scariest time of year

> Horror movie monsters that eat the living

Cazzy Lewchuk
Opinions Editor

 

Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

any horror movies (and real
life events) demonstrate

 

that humans are the real
monsters. But sometimes, the
source of the scariness is an
actual monster. It could bea
slightly-altered human that
sucks your blood, or it could be
a completely unrecognizable
creature. Whatever it is,

these entities make for great
villains in these flicks.

OOOIOS

N2 all good horror has to be
scary. Though some may
tell you different. I am of the
mind that campy horror is just
as good as terrifying horror,
and that’s just what Afterlife
with Archie is. Featuring all
your favourite characters

from the long-running comic
book series, this graphic

novel is Grease meets Night
of the Living Dead—and |
loved every page of it.

Written by Roberto
Aguirre-Sacasa, who has
brought us such works as The
Stand and Thor: The Trials of
Loki, the plot is easy to follow
and just dark enough to tarnish
the idyllic ’50s world of the
Archie franchise. Jughead’s
canine companion, Hot Dog,
gets hit by a car and dies. In an
effort to save his friend, Jughead
takes the body to Sabrina the
teenage witch, who conjures
dark magic to bring him back
to life. Unfortunately, the result

 

30 Days of Night (2007)

The small town of Barrow, Alaska, is isolated and northern enough that
it goes through a whole month of darkness each year. What fun activities
will the townsfolk do throughout the night? Mostly running away and
being slaughtered by a coven of bloodthirsty European vampires.

 

 
 
 
  
 
  
  

Alien (1979)

In deep space, the crew of the
Nostromo stumbles upon an
abandoned planet containing
only a dead alien and dozens of
eggs. One of the eggs hatches and
attacks a crew member—but the
resulting offspring is even more
disgusting and terrifying as it
stalks the crew one by one. There
are few things more iconic than
this franchise and the titular alien,
and it’s regarded as one of the best
horror and sci-fi films ever made.

Jaws (1975)

It was a game changer not just for
horror, but for the entire movie
industry. Over 40 years later, we're
still afraid to go into the water There
area lot of shark movies, but none
compare to the original horror of a
great white terrorizing a small town.
Enhanced by great performances
and the element of surprise (you
don’t actually get to see the shark
until an hour in), this movie is
considered a genuine classic.

The Mist (2007)

Suspenseful and psychologically
thrilling, this one is based ona

short story from master of horror
Stephen King. After a storm, a group
of people are stuck in a supermarket
due to a thick mist trapping them
inside. Things only get worse when
many mysterious and terrifying
monsters start trying to get in. If
the outright creature danger isn’t
enough, the trapped begin to turn
on each other and even consider
sacrifices to fight these beings.

arts // no. 9

Comic corner:
Archie gets groovy

> ‘Afterlife with Archie, Volume 1:
Escape from Riverdale’ review

of her meddling is a zombie
infestation that forces the gang
to try to get out of Riverdale.
The plot is extremely
simple, to be honest, but I
didn’t mind that because it
didn‘ feel rushed, and it still
felt complete. Despite the fact
that this was a collected work
(this volume combines single
issues one to five), the arc of
the plot still seemed to have
the three tiers—beginning,
middle, and end—with just
enough tease left over to get me
interested in the next volume.
The art, which was done
by Francesco Francavilla,
draws the perfect amount of
inspiration from the classic
style of the characters, which
began in Pep Comics #22 in 1941
and continued until the Archie
series reboot in 2015. Francavilla
successfully “horrifies” it, by
emphasizing a darker colour
palette and focussing more
heavily on detail—pretty
much universal horror genre
staples in regard to art.
Overall, I enjoyed this
graphic novel immensely,
and would definitely
recommend it as a Halloween
treat this October.

Art by Francesco Francavilla