Written by Olivia Ruiz Since we are currently in the peak of the fall season, I know that my favorite activity is cozying up in my bed with my heated blanket, some hot chocolate, and watching movies all day. This year, everybody is wondering what movies would be the best for this kind of weather. Personally, I love scary movies in the fall but I understand that those aren't everyone's cup of tea. For this fall season, this list contains diverse movie genres and I think it has

Written by: Daisy Rodgers The movie Coraline, which is directed by Henry Selick, tells the story of a young girl named Coraline Jones. The movie starts with Coraline moving into her new home with her parents. She comes to find this ominous door, which leads to an alternate reality, which at first glance seems to be absolutely perfect and offers everything she could need. But as the movie goes on, Coraline learns that this alternate reality isn’t as perfect as it seems. This m

Written by Nick Lopez How does one turn a movie with famous actors into a fun, comedic, and horror-like film? No idea! But Hubie Halloween makes it happen. Hubie Halloween is a Netflix original comedic horror movie that stars actors like Adam Sandler, Noah Schnapp, and Karan Brar. Many more of your favorite childhood actors and actresses that you may know of are also in this film! Hubert “Hubie” Dubois ( Adam Sandler ) is an adult man who lives with his mom. He’s a kind-hea

Written by Nala Montgomery  For years whether you lived in Hidden Valley or Middletown, if you were feeling peckish for pizza then Stone Fire  was your best bet because, well, it was your only bet. So imagine the hype that accumulated around the news of Ciao Bella , a new pizzeria in Middletown Plaza. Business was booming on opening day, with orders piling up and selling out 4 hours before closing.  Ciao Bella Pizzeria Logo; Printed on to-go Box Though its not a dine in exper

Written by T Canchola On October 13, 2025, the official Invincible YouTube channel released their traditional season teaser trailer , which many fans have taken as a promise for a redemptive season in terms of animation, plot, and character development. If you don’t know about the tradition, it’s an animated short that introduces the release date for each new season, featuring Mark and a surprise guest character. For season two, it was the alien Allen, season three was the s

Written by Thomas Crago BBC News addresses why Hozier’s speech involving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, free speech, and equality was suspiciously censored from their Reading and Leeds 2025 broadcast.  Hozier live 2025. Credit: Derek Bremner for NME After direct criticism from fans regarding the topic, The broadcasting corporation addressed that Hozier’s set was cut due to a mutual agreement with the artist. The corporation has a history of criticism with streaming perform

Written by Fiona Lee About a month ago in Middletown High, a school shooting threat for September 19th was found written in the middle school bathroom. It was proven empty, as are many threats of this nature, so students and staff were able to go home safe that day. However, combining the frequently tragic shootings within American schools with the continuously presented lack of emergency preparedness of Middletown High, many community members have decided they did not feel a

Written by Barron Bryant The Israeli military has announced a long-awaited ceasefire to the war in Gaza. The IDF and Hamas forces have signed a treaty with the terms that Hamas must release the 20 surviving hostages in exchange for the thousands of Palestinian prisoners taken since October 7th. This conflict has done unimaginable damage to the stability of the Middle East, killed tens of thousands, and has reduced Gaza to rubble. The ceasefire was debated in Egypt, with leade

Written by Cade Fergusson Hasan Piker, a prominent Twitch streamer with 3 million followers is amidst a controversy regarding his dog (Kaya). On October 7, 2025, Hasan was accused of using a shock collar on Kaya while he was streaming. In the video  clip, he is seen moving his hand to the side of the screen while his dog gets up from its mat, and as the dog walks away, it yelps and goes back to its mat.  Hasan Piker’s Stream when he was accused of “shocking” his dog Kaya Over

Written by Jack Crago Heston James a social media prankster arrested and facing 9 years for 13 criminal charges. He was famous on TikTok for his Backup screamer prank, and he would often impersonate store employees; which is a large reason why he was arrested. The young 21 year old was arrested in July and was facing 9 years, but is on temporary bail.  Heston Cobb (Heston James) mugshot He was charged with burglary, illegally impersonating, disorderly conduct, and criminal tr

Written by Damien Rudy October has arrived, and with spooky season’s coming and going I tend to think about stories. Not necessarily creepy stories, but stories nonetheless. Many stories are vastly different from one another, but one thing they all seem to have in common is an antagonist; a villain. Every great story has a villain. Villains have the songs, quotes, and devious actions that draw audiences into the story. Most villains tend to follow tropes and there are near in

By: David Sisson The San Francisco Giants clubhouse has been in disarray since the Rafael Devers trade, and (now former) Manager Bob Melvin has only made it worse. He takes pitchers out too late, makes disorienting changes to batting order almost every game, advises awful defensive and offensive approaches, and wont fight for the team when they need it.  (Graphic announcing Bob Melvins firing, courtesy of NBC Sports Bay Area) The team has had such immense talent over the last

Written by: Glen Bates AI has now attempted to blackmail a man during a simulated test. The AI  company, Anthropic, was running an experiment where they had a simulated corporate environment. In this environment it was given access to a trove of emails from the company. Within these emails Opus 4 figured out that it was scheduled to be shut down at 5 pm by an employee. Opus 4 then found out that the employee that was meant to shut it down was having an affair with a woman a

Written by Nick Lopez Watching Girl Haunts Boy was an experience of a lifetime. It tells such a great and amazing story about a human and a ghost. In Girl Haunts Boy, Cole Sanchez ( Michael Cimino ), moves to a new house while dealing with the loss of his father. The house he moved into is haunted by a ghost, Beatrix “Bea” Jenkins ( Peyton List ). They form a bond no other human and ghost could ever make. Cole shows Bea around the town and with the help of Cole's spiritual fr

Written by Vic Ness Marilyn Manson was always widely known as a strange and dark guy, but how dark does it really get? Marilyn Manson is an American singer from Ohio, 56 years old as of today. His parents, Hugh Warner and Barbara Wyer, and he had a rocky and complicated relationship, Marilyn has stated how his father was abusive, which could’ve definitely influenced the way he is today and the actions he made during youth, along with his mother. His mother insisted that he wa

Written by Gia Braden Halloween, a 1970s classic, is one of those movies everyone loves. Horror films were making a scene during the 70s, including The Exorcist (1973), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), and Carrie (1976). John Carpenter, an award-winning filmmaker, rose to fame with the most popular Halloween movie, raising the box office to $70 million. Patient of Smiths Grove peeping on his next victim From the popular soundtrack to the suspense, Michael Myers is devious

Written by Olivia Ruiz On October 14th and October 16th, the Lady Mustangs soccer team will face the Fort Bragg Wolverines and the Lower Lake Trojans. In preseason, the Lady Mustangs were beat by the Wolverines but in their season games, they beat them with ease. With Lower Lake, they have only played them once this season but they beat them 2-0.  The first game of the week for the Lady Mustangs occurred on October 14th and their opponent was the Wolverines from Fort Bragg. T

Written by Len Rivas   On Saturday, October 11th, 2025--in the National Julio Martínez Prádanos stadium in Chile-- Argentina faced off with Mexico during the U20 world cup quarter final match, leaving winners with a score of 2-0 . Argentina has dominated over Mexico, winning 16 of their 32 meetings and winning all four of their FIFA matches. Argentina's star players, Maher Carrizo and Mateo Silvetti both scored goals in their 2-0 victory. The last match between these two coun

Written by Kate Brame The origins of Halloween or how it has evolved into the Halloween we know today might not be very well known to most people. Halloween is the modernized version of the pagan festival Samhain, from Ireland. Everything from carving pumpkins to trick-or-treating wasn’t always included in Halloween celebrations. There were many factors that contributed to making the Halloween we know and love today.  A picture of three jack-o-lanterns with Halloween decor ar

Written by Wyatt, Gardiner The Predator movie series is an iconic franchise, with their latest movie Predator: Killer of Killers being a success with a high five star ratings and good reviews from the unique art style to the strong story telling. An image of Elle Fanning in the new movie The new predator movie, which is set to release November 7, 2025, is being directed by Dan Trachtenberg, starring in the movie is the famous actor Elle Fanning , who starred in movies like Ch