2 Hocus 2 Pocus

Picture this: you’re twelve years old. You’ve just sat down on your family’s living room couch that probably could go for a deep clean and is harboring several hundreds worth in spare change in between the cushions. You’re double-fisting your Halloween candy bag in one hand and a lukewarm apple cider in the other. On the television screen in front of you, a movie is about to play. For the next hour and thirty-six minutes, you will have probably the most intense sexuality crisis of your– albeit short– life so far.

Culture, Shriek WeekKaia ThompsonOctober 31, 2022

Truth is Spookier than Fiction: Elon Musk Buys Twitter

With Elon Musk finally closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, with a stated goal of loosening speech restrictions on the platform. We took to the quad to get the opinion of AU wonks.

Current, Shriek WeekRow SullivanOctober 31, 2022

Breaking News: Mysterious Ghost Haunts Electric Scooters on Campus

Does this prove life after death? Students at American University have reported sightings of a spirit haunting their campus- specifically the places where students leave the electric scooters some use to get from one place to another.

Campus, Shriek WeekNora LewisOctober 29, 2022

7 Ways to Scare Your Peers (Without a Costume)

Have you ever wished you could give someone the fright of their life on Halloween night, but your wardrobe is just not up to par? Never fear! I have taken the liberty of listing 7 terrifying conversion starters you can use to ensure no one will talk to you for the rest of the night.

Current, Campus, Shriek WeekShannon KaneOctober 28, 2022

What Should Your Sexy AU Costume be?

In order to help out all of the wonderfully slutty wonks of this campus, I've compiled a list of costumes that are both slutty and show school spirit. Who isn’t proud to be a wonk? Actually, don’t answer that question.

Campus, Shriek WeekGreta RedleafOctober 27, 2022

Bah Humbug Mfs

The views of this article do not reflect the views or values of The Rival as a whole. The Rival loves Halloween.

Culture, Shriek WeekAnnette Honey HochstadtOctober 26, 2022

Michael Myers Escaped, Confused as People Quarantine during Halloween

Shriek WeekThe Rival AmericanOctober 30, 2020Halloween, freddy krueger, nightmare on elm street, texas chainsaw massacre, Shriek Week, movies, horror movies

In Memoriam: The Wonk Costume You Would Have Worn to This Year’s Halloweekend Bash

Shriek WeekThe Rival AmericanOctober 30, 2020Halloween, The Rival, The rival american, dick cheynet, bush, sis, soc, spa, Hamilton, Corona, Fake News, Rachel Maddow, Monopoly, parks and rec, star wars, Albright, Brexxit

Knives Out: Halloween Without Horror

Shriek WeekThe Rival AmericanOctober 29, 2020knives out, rian johnson, movies, 2019, oscars, joker, american, American University, The Rival, The rival american

A Crytpid Apology

Shriek WeekThe Rival AmericanOctober 29, 2020American University, The Rival, The rival american, Halloween, horror, cryptid, ghost, sylvia burwell

Queering Horror, Failings of "The Haunting of Bly Manor"

Shriek WeekThe Rival AmericanOctober 28, 2020bly manor, netflix, horror, halloween, 2020, binge, wlw, queer, queer love, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, hill house, The rival american, American University, The Rival

Your 2020 Halloween Costume Guide

Shriek WeekThe Rival AmericanOctober 28, 2020Halloween, Halloween costumes, Halloween costume, American University, mike pence, pence fly, usps, tiger king, tik tok, among us, 2020

A Totally Scientific, Not at All Subjective End to the Debate: Is “The Nightmare Before Christmas” a Halloween Movie?

The plot of “TNBC” revolves around the (forced) combination of Halloween and Christmas. But this combination of two nationally beloved holidays has left viewers quarreling since 1993: is “TNBC” really a Halloween movie?

Please, I'm trapped in Kogod and I need your help

“Where was I? I looked up. It was then I saw the unspeakable building that has come to define my miserable existence. I dare not repeat its name, dear reader, though a rhyme might help in your identification: NO GOD, reads its cursed inscription. Arlene and Robert NO GOD. For there is no god in these walls as much as there is no mercy in hell.”

I Dressed Up as an Alien Freshman Year: An Apology

“I have a confession to make. I’ve thought about this for a while, and after a lot of advice, and a lot of therapy, I’ve decided that I need to come clean: during my freshman year of college, I, too, dressed up in a basic alien costume for Halloween. I know.”