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ILLUSTRATION: ALEXIS KAIN ’27/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘Sinners’

Tayla J. Evans ’27, Features Editor November 5, 2025

Jam-packed with bloody action, soulful music and emotional vigor, “Sinners” immediately establishes itself as a classic. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, this powerful horror film is currently...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘Smile 2’

Luke Kropiewnicki ’25, Online Editor April 2, 2025

For my first review, I will be discussing one of my favorite horror movies from last year: “Smile 2,” the sequel to 2022’s “Smile.” This movie, written and directed by Parker Finn, had many people...

GRAPHIC: STEPHANIE SAVELA ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk: ‘The Substance’

Tayla Evans ’27, Distribution Manager November 13, 2024

Splattered with gore and psychological thrills, the sci-fi horror film “The Substance” is incredibly uncomfortable in all the right ways. The movie follows Elisabeth Sparkle, who, on her 50th birthday,...

GRAPHIC: ALLY ENGELBERT ’25/THE HAWK

CineHawk review: ‘Night Swim’

Jaylen Dotson February 7, 2024

A passable if forgettable horror debut from writer-director Bryce McGuire, “Night Swim” pits an innocent suburban family against a haunted swimming pool. Adapted from a short film McGuire co-directed...

Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund, Rose Weldon ’19 and some Insomnia Cookies (Courtesy of Rose Weldon).

Man of my nightmares

Rose Weldon October 24, 2017

A fan recalls meeting Freddy Krueger In October of my freshman year, I became aware of Robert Englund. I was working on a blog for a communications class that involved looking at outlandish movies....

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson '20.

When horror meets reality

Emily Graham September 11, 2017

A politically charged season of "American Horror Story" “American Horror Story” (“AHS”) returned on Sept. 5 with the premiere of its seventh season. This season’s theme is “Cult”, and...

“Split” is a satisfying and scary ride

Sam Britt January 24, 2017

New horror film is full of twists and turns Native Philadelphian director M. Night Shyamalan returns to the big screen with the psychological thriller “Split.” The movie tells the story of three...

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