Since 1897 the Woodlawn cemetery has occupied a hallowed space in Santa Monica on the corner of 14th and Pico Boulevard, and is the resting place for a wide spectrum of the Santa Monica and general California community. A common sight for students and pedestrians, many pass it by without a moment's notice on their way to class. At 26...

Events for this year’s Halloween weekend run abound with opportunities to engage in gothic fun. There are a plethora of events for adults and children throughout the weekend, from costume-themed electronic dance parties, to zombie pub crawls to seasonal traditions. Here are some of the Halloween events happening on the Westside this weekend: October 31 Events: Halloween Carnival in West...

Growing up, Halloween was a holiday to dress up as something scary and magical, like a witch, warlock, ghost, or goblin. But over the years the holiday has morphed into a way for people to let loose and become someone else for a night. The scary looks have been replaced by funny horse masks, crying baby faces and provocative costumes....

With Halloween just around the corner, costume stores are beginning to become infested with people looking for the perfect garb to wear on the scariest night of the year. Seasonal stores have risen like werewolves under a full moon to lure commission from desperate shoppers searching for reasonably priced costumes, wigs, and makeup. Party City is one of the largest...

As a kid, Halloween was the holiday. Dressing up, pumpkin carving, house decorations, scary stories, Halloween movies ("Hocus Pocus," please), and of course, going door to door dropping one-liners for free candy in exchange was enough to get excited about. Now, I may have been a little over-excited for this holiday, but then again, at the time, what kid wasn't?...

Halloween is upon us and there is a lot more to be scared of than haunted houses and creepy costumes. From international wars, to wars in our neighborhoods, to wars with ourselves, fear never fails to present itself in its many forms. Riots over racial conflicts, people being massacred in foreign countries for the sake of bloodshed, kidnappings, and psychological...

On Halloween, many choose to remain indoors and prefer to have their fear glands palpitate to intense images on the screen. The cinema has the power to terrify audiences as well as set cultural standards for what is considered to be scary. There can be little doubt that a fear of clowns has spiked thanks to films like the Stephen...

“As friends we’ve gathered, hearts are true. Spirits near, we call to you.” These words echo in my head like a broken record, a reminder of the squandered 1 hour and 23 minutes of my life I will never get back. Yet, Stiles White’s (screenwriter behind “Knowing” (2009) and “Boogeyman” (2005)) directorial movie debut, “Ouija” surprisingly tops the weekend box...

It's 6:45 p.m. on Monday morning in Corsair Pavilion and Greta Schmittdiel is running suicides. She doesn't have to. Her scrimmage team won the game from the practice session earlier that morning. Yet, she joins in as the losing half runs in the cold of the Pavilion, even beating some of them to the finish. Schmittdiel is the leader of...

The Santa Monica Corsair men's soccer team repeated their performance from last month Tuesday afternoon as they ran away from Allan Hancock College, defeating the Bulldogs 5-1. Corsair sophomore forward Jonathan Navas notched his ninth and tenth goals as the Corsair front line had their way with the Bulldog defense through out the entire game. Corsair forward and captain Maurice...