It’s a subject many people don’t feel comfortable talking about openly, but it’s an important one. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and in honor of that here is a list of both documentaries and feature films discussing the various impacts, attitudes, social prevention, harsh reality, and trauma that all revolve around sexual assault. It’s… Read more »
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Spring Forward
We’re past midterms (Yay!) and Spring Break is over (Boo!), but spring is here (Yay again!). To celebrate the beginning of spring and the second half of the semester, the Media Library has some game and movie recommendations so you can enjoy being done with midterms as well as enjoy the beginning of spring. Metal… Read more »
Midterm Madness
Do midterms have you feeling bummed? Are you at the point in the semester where you see no light at the end of the tunnel? Here at the Media Library we have that flicker of hope that may just keep you going. If you’re looking for some happy-go-lucky films that’ll help you through some mid-semester… Read more »
Flashback Friday: Goodbye 2015
It’s been about a week since the year that was came to an end and while you’re still reeling from the realization that the spring semester is just around the corner, I thought it would be a good idea to take you back to the comforting embrace of the past and remember the year 2015…. Read more »
October Scare-A-Day: Fright Night (1985) DVD 257 and Fright Night (2011) DVD 16158
![Fright Night DVD covers (1985 on left, 2011 on right)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20160511052501im_/http://blogs.library.unt.edu/media/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2015/10/fright-night-covers-562x300.png)
Everyone has neighbors. Even all the creeps. Every creepy thing, every creepy creep… all live next door to someone. Do you know who your neighbors are? Do you ever see them out? In the daylight? In the Fright Night films, Charley Brewster gets a new neighbor with strange sleeping habits and a weird diet of fruit… and… Read more »
October Scare-A-Day: Horror Effects Hosted By Tom Savini Video On Demand
In an October Scare-A-Day post last week, we mentioned Tom Savini for his work on Dawn of the Dead (1978). Tom Savini is a master of movie makeup, gore, special effects, and visual effects. You have also seen him acting in several spooky/gorey flicks such as From Dusk Till Dawn, Planet Terror, and even in a… Read more »
October Scare-a-Day: Left 4 Dead 1 & 2 Game 6 & 45
Left 4 Dead and its sequel Left 4 Dead 2 gets you and 3 of your friends to venture out in various zombie infested areas with an assortment of firearms and melee weapons. Sounds simple enough, but when you consider the variety of zombies (I fear the witch and you should too) and the staggering… Read more »
October Scare-A-Day: Mansions of Madness Boardgame 275
Mansions of Madness Boardgame 275 Up ahead, isolated in the Massachusetts countryside, stands a secluded mansion. This is where the clues have led you. This is where you will finally find the answers you have been seeking. As you advance through the cold, driving rain, the dim light dancing in the ornate windows gives the… Read more »
October Scare-a-Day: Night of the Living Dead DVD 5729
There’s no escaping Night of the Living Dead‘s ghouls roaming the countryside. Not that you’ll have to run very fast or anything. These poor shambling living-deads will eventually make their way to you, unlike their track star modern incarnations who can sprint Usain Bolt style. Nope, these zombies will give you some time to sit… Read more »
October Scare-a-Day: Hannibal Season 1 & 2 DVD 16430-16431
Watching this show makes me hungry. Is that weird? I mean, it does have amazing shots of food being prepared and served, but I’m pretty sure that’s all human meats. If Soylent Green looked as good as the food on this show, Charlton Heston would have no qualms eating his fellow man. Aside from the… Read more »