GET READY FOR A SCARY NIGHT!
BY SOO YEON NAM
Do you like watching horror movies? Horror movies
are so appealing that people can’t stop watching
them even though they are scary. There are many
genres of horror films; Slasher film often revolves
around a serial killer who systematically murders
people in violent ways. Psychological horror films
relie on the character’s fear, guilt, belief, emotion,
music, and ghosts to build tension. Science horror
films include aliens, mad scientists, and experiments
gone wrong. Supernatural horror films include
ghosts, demons, or other depictions of supernatural
occurrences. Zombie films feature creatures that are
usually portrayed as either reanimated corpses or
mindless human beings.
those who want to be frightened: The Exorcist, The
Shining, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Alien,
Psycho, The Silence of the Lambs, The Thing, Saw, and
Texas Chainsaw Massacre. These movies include
various genres. The Exorcist–a supernatural horror,
The Shining and Psycho psychological horror,
Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and Texas
Chainsaw Massacre–slasher horror, and Alien and The
Thing–science fiction horror.
Another junior at SLAS, Tsubasa Kazari, said that he
started watching horror movies recently. “Slasher
films scare me the most because it can happen in real
life.” He added, “The thing that scares me the most in
real life is death.”
You might wonder, why do people watch horror
movies? Sung Jun Kwon, a junior at SLAS answered,
“When I watch horror movies, I get rid of stress.” He
also said, “Supernatural horror such as Incidious
scares me.” Horror movies make people get rid of
stress. That’s one reason why people watch horror
movies.
Now you know the types of horror films that scare
people, but what scares people in their real life? Here
are the top 10 things that scare people: fear of death,
the dark, creepy, crawly things, scary places,
disfigurement, dismemberment, suspense, spooky
music, lightning and thunder, fear of unusual. These
factors are involved in horror films to frighten the
Here is a list of top 10 scary movies of all times for audiences.
THE AWESOME LIFE OF RODNEY IN SHANGHAI
BY JONASON ZHANG
Rodney J. Watkins is a Physical Education teacher at R: Life in Shanghai is awesome with all the cool people
Shanghai Livingston American School (SLAS) who from different cultures around. But if I do plan to move,
also coaches the high school boy’s basketball team. it will be to Switzerland.
He is originally from Washington D.C. in the USA and
has been teaching at SLAS for 2 years. He loves to play J: Why are Muhammad Ali and Allen Iverson your
American football and basketball. His role models role models?
include Muhammad Ali and Allen Iverson. Mr. Watkins R: They are my role models because they overcame
is a much respected and well-known teacher at our the odds in their life. Ali Muhammad was arrested by
school.
the government for not participating in the Vietnam
War, but he then came back to win a boxing
J: What do you like about SLAS? Why or why not? championship! Allen Iverson overcame the doubts of
R: I like the environment at SLAS because it is a great short players playing in the NBA and ended up in the
school with great teachers and students.
Hall of Fame.
J: Is this your first year coaching basketball at
SLAS?
R: Yes this is the first year coaching basketball at SLAS.
The basketball team is going good so far. We got great
leaders and great team spirit.
J: How is the basketball team doing this year?
R: The players are improving every day. We got a lot
to improve on, but the team is going well so far. Our
goal is to be undefeated.
J: How’s life like in Shanghai?
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