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Scary Things, like they imply, are fucking (very, for those who don’t like swearing) terrifying. Recently, I’ve realized that I have done and I have been doing some Scary Things. With that realization came the next one: that Scary Things aren’t that scary, in reality. Now maybe it’s time for me to precise what I mean by “Scary Things”. It’s an action or an event that seems huge, is very much stress inducing, and that you need or want to do/actively participate in. And, for me, you can put scary things into two categories: the Scary Adult Things and the…

Have you ever read the long series of poems that consists of Dante’s Inferno and thought, “Wow, I wish this was a video game? Or have you ever played Doom and wished that it could be ten times more difficult and twice as fast-paced? Well, believe it or not, there is in fact a video game that matches both of these criterias. ULTRAKILL is a very fast-paced first-person shooter with graphics inspired by games from the 1990s like Half-Life 1 or the very first Resident Evil, you recognize the type. The style is intentional, however, as the game released its…

Spoilers ahead ₊✩‧₊˚꩜｡˚₊✩‧₊ We all know Coraline. This unique stop-motion movie that may have traumatised kids or have sparkled in them a far new fascination for horror that grew with them years later. I was the latter one of course. Because of its unique whimsical yet dark universe, that movie would forever have a special place in my heart and my every year halloween comfort movie.   I'll be diving into what makes the movies so loving.  Rewatching it each time hit harder, the storytelling and the visuals are so on point, blending perfectly the beauty with horror really making it…

You do not have to believe anything that I am going to say. Even I do not believe in this story; and I have witnessed it with my own eyes! I do not intend to tell you this story to convince you that ghosts exist or anything of the sort; I only wish to recount in the most precise way possible that lonely night of June which I and my best friend will always remember. I do not remember exactly why I bought that OUIJA board in the first place. I only know that, after a random day of winter…

What is NaNoWriMo?  If you're interested in writing, you may have heard someone mention this word in the last few weeks. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, and has been an online writing competition since 2001. The goal of the challenge is to write 50 000 words, or a novel, in the month of November, or fail trying.  With the original non-profit that ran NaNoWriMo shutting down (nanowrimo.org) for warranted reasons, a new one has taken over (https://nanowrimo.ca/), and the writing challenge is still well and alive. In past years there would be rewards and sponsors for the event,…

With Halloween just around the corner, the great majority of people (me included) will begin to watch horror movies. I will present here my favorite horror movie genre; found footage movies.  The most famous found footage movie is, of course, The Blair Witch Project. Released in 1999, it is the story of three film students recording a supposedly haunted forest. Without any spoilers, strange events start happening, and their trip takes a much scarier turn, and what started as a documentary quickly descends into madness.  An earlier trace of found footage can be found in another movie, however. The Blair…

How are you?  If I asked you this you’d probably answer “good”, “fine”, “okay”. Something positive or neutral—which we consider positive. And of course, why wouldn’t you be good?  You go to one of the best CEGEP in the world (because the world of CEGEP does in fact limit itself to Quebec). You are surrounded by many people who are all there just like you, and they all look so different and so unique, yet you don’t talk to them, and they don’t either. You’re not part of them. Then you go outside, you step on a can. You pick…

Iranian-American poet and writer Kaveh Akbar’s novel Martyr! came out in January 2024 and upon its release, it almost immediately became a best seller, for good reasons. The book explores the main character’s struggles with addiction, with his multicultural identity as a second generation immigrant and with his grief after losing both of his parents. This novel, which also contains some of Akbar’s renowned poetry, is so appreciated mainly because of its emotional appeal. In this book, the character’s emotions arguably matter more than the storyline and it is a sort of psychological exploration of its characters. While the point…

People who identify as a part of the LGBTQ+ community often feel the need to “come out” to the people around them. Coming out (or “coming out of the closet”) refers to the action by a queer person to tell other people about their sexual or gender identity, which is then glorified as an overly important part of their life. As National Coming Out Day is coming soon, (October 11th, 2025) we wanted to write a guide to help you in the eventuality of a loved one’s coming out. The LGBTQ+ Club Most of the people of the LGBTQ+ club…

(This text contains spoilers for the movie Fairytopia 2: Mermaidia) As a queer person, I often look back to my childhood and wonder if there was any clue that I would end up this way, before I even knew what a gay person was. Was there any indication in the way I acted, the music I liked, the games I played or the movies I watched? I will never know for sure until the time machine is invented, but I believe that my favorite movie at the time being Barbie Fairytopia 2: Mermaidia is no coincidence. Upon rewatching, I realised…