Rating 3/10 Another Halloween means another "Saw" movie is upon us. Oh, the horror! The fourth installment in the franchise keen on grotesque torture is not only the worst of the series thus far, but one of the worst films of the year. Pushing the envelope...

Full Name: Cruella de Vil First Appearance: "The Hundred and One Dalmations" by Dodie Smith in 1961, followed by Disney's animated film version, "101 Dalmations" (subsequently followed by a live-action "101" and "102 Dalmations"). Wardrobe: Long fur coat,...

There's something about TV these days that's making some people smile and others frown. Television shows, as well as the networks that present them, have fallen victim to a new cliché: Pushing the envelope. Too many television programs supposedly "push...

First Appearance: "Gorgo" Description: An amphibious giant monster that resembles a dinosaur (possibly a Gorgasaur). Origin: The Gorgo monster lives off the shores of England and usually will never leave its deep, watery haven. Abilities: There isn't...

Tony Martin Staff Writer "28 Days Later" "28 Days Later" was an epic movie for a few reasons, but the best reason was that it made zombie movies artistic. For so long, we watched random idiots fight off slow-moving corpses, but Danny Boyle's sprinting,...

DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - "A Nightmare On My Street" DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince offer their advice on fending off Freddy Krueger in "A Nightmare On My Street." The 1988 song is a classic example of how hip-hop used to be fun and actually...

Once a year, NIU's Boutell Memorial Concert Hall becomes the "Boo-tell Memorial Concert Hall." The transformation will be in full effect this Tuesday night for the School of Music's annual Halloween concert, which takes place on the night before Halloween...

Monster Madness - The Creeping Terrors First and only appearance: "The Creeping Terror" (1964) Appearance: Imagine a giant slug made with sewn-together bed sheets, carpet samples and joke-shop knick-knacks. Origin: Vague. Apparently it traveled from a...

Herminia Irizarry "2001 Maniacs" What do you get when you mix a blood-thirsty Confederate ghost town out for revenge with a group of Yankee college kids en route to spring break? A really bad excuse for a horror movie. "2001 Maniacs" is director Tim Sullivan's...

Track of the Day: "People are Strange" - The Doors While "People are Strange" doesn't require you to run under the covers or wet your pants while listening, it does have an eerie, haunting quality. Released by The Doors in 1967 on the album "Strange Days,"...

"No snitching." This was the theme for the third episode of the second season of "The Boondocks." The show started off with the simple story of Robert "Granddad" Freeman moving his two grandsons Huey and Riley Freeman from the South Side of Chicago to...

Members of the jazz group Panoramic will reunite this Sunday in DeKalb. The group only reunites for a handful of concerts a year, so any time they perform in DeKalb is a cause for celebration. The NIU community has an opportunity to join the party in...