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Mainframe Entertainment Inc. released "Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktakular" straight to television on Oct. 22, 2003.

“Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktacular” is a campy treasure

Sabrina Harrison, Entertainment Editor October 23, 2024

I do not want to watch a movie that will give me nightmares on Halloween, I want to watch a campy animated movie with a good soundtrack and characters that give me gender envy. Though Halloween...

Halloween, celebrated annually on October 31, is one of the world's oldest holidays. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

Opinion: Halloween is the best holiday that ever existed

Joey Arthur, Reporter October 21, 2022

Here at Midwestern State University, we are gearing up not only for our Centennial Homecoming Celebration, but also for Halloween. From going costume shopping to shopping for candy for the Homecoming Trunk...

Ghostly rumors of MSU campus investigated

Ghostly rumors of MSU campus investigated

Fisher Seigler, Reporter November 3, 2021

According to a 2019 survey by multinational market research group Ipsos, just under half of Americans believe in ghosts. Wichita Falls has its own ghostly rumors, such as Witch’s Gate. From an article...

General business junior Daniel Gallivoda participates in the mummy wrapping contest as Micheal Myers.

Clark Student Center goes all out with this year’s Halloween party

Diamond Gamboa, Reporter October 29, 2021

Halloween is a time of year that allows people to dress up and become someone who they wouldn’t normally be. On Thursday, Oct. 28, the Clark Student Center presented a Halloween party to give that chance...

Gooseman

Satire: The Gooseman of Sikes Lake

Soma Snikrep, esteemed journalist October 16, 2020

As the days of October dwindle, the students of MSU have turned their attention to Halloween. Unbeknownst to many of the young Mustangs preparing for spooky season, a true terror lies at the bottom of...

Haunted House

How local haunted houses are functioning in the pandemic

Dallas Wabbington October 16, 2020

October has always been viewed as the time of year when people can dress up as scary creatures and have Halloween parties with treats and scary movies, but Oct. 2020 has different plans as the pandemic...

Tips for having a safe Halloween

Wichitan Staff October 29, 2019

The Wichitan staff knows that Halloween is the time for "lit" college parties, alcohol, cute outfits, and dancing, but we want to encourage everyone to consider their safety while having fun. Tip 1:...

It: Chapter 2 Image

‘It: Chapter 2’ has less fear and more feelings

Brian Lang, Film Critic October 1, 2019

After two years, the evil clown is back. The much-anticipated sequel to “It” is here with direction by Andy Muschietti and even though two years have passed for us, it’s been long 27 years for the...

Trunk or treat pumpkin toss

Trunk or treat brings the community to campus

Jake Clancy, Reporter October 31, 2018

The Student Alumni Council’s trunk or treat brought some 700 people to the Hardin parking lot with 16 cars and volunteers giving out candy on Oct. 30. "We thought it would be cool to help out with...

Chester Rushing, Joe Keery and Natalia Dyer in Stranger Things (2016). Photo courtesy of IMDB

Inman: ‘Stranger Things’ has taken over my life

The Wichitan November 7, 2017

I’ll admit I was pretty late to jump on the "Stranger Things" bandwagon, and after binge-watching it over the span of two days, I now know that the hype surrounding the show is well-deserved. It...

Christian Love and Autumn Dahl, both theater students, perform the Reformation in Clark Student Center Oct. 31. Photo by Elias Maki

Theater students perform the Reformation

Mia Heck October 31, 2017

RELATED STORY: Effects of Reformation still visible 500 years later After the theater students performed a scene about the Reformation, about 50 students gathered in Comanche Suits to attend...

Andrea Hernandez, biology freshman, passes out candy while the kids of YMCA trick or treat in Killingsworth Residence Hall at Midwestern State University. Photo by Justin Marquart

Student residents get to trick or treat too

Brendan Wynne October 31, 2017

Miniature monsters, two-foot terrors and fun-sized fiends — Killingsworth Hall was crawling with some 30 costume-clad trick-or-treaters from the YMCA of Wichita Falls as part of the annual trick-or-treating...

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