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Local Asheville Movie Theater Previews New Horror Film to Celebrate Arthouse Theater Day

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 Camille Nevarez-Hernandez 0 Comments Asheville, avl, film, horror, movie, scary

Josh McCormack Arts & Features Writer jmccorma@unca.edu The Grail Moviehouse in downtown Asheville celebrated Arthouse Theater Day with a premiere

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Modern horror films scare up success

September 7, 2019September 22, 2019 Taylor Sexton 0 Comments arts, arts and features, film, horror, horror film

Josh McCormack Arts & Features staff writer jmccorma@unca.edu As the summer movie season comes to a close, the box office

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‘Halloween’ evolves over 40 years

October 30, 2018October 31, 2018 Sarah Shadburne 0 Comments 40 year anniversary, arts, Arts & Features, drew scheid, features, halloween, halloween 2018, halloween H20, horror, movies, unca

The Halloween franchise began in 1978, featuring Jamie Lee Curtis as teenager Laurie Strode, who watches all of her friends get killed and becomes Michael Myers’ fixation for the night. Though the franchise has many parts, 2018’s Halloween is 40 years in the future and shows the hard life Lorie has lead from her traumatic experience that fateful night 40 years ago.