/tags/halloween Halloween en-US Copyright Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:50:47 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-31/the-lighter-side-of-horror-movies-on-the-radio-takes-on-campy-and-comic-films Not all horror movies are scary or spooky. Some films, like “Shaun of the Dead” or “An American Werewolf in London,” actually have a big dose of comedy in… Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:50:47 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-31/the-lighter-side-of-horror-movies-on-the-radio-takes-on-campy-and-comic-films Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-10-31/the-lighter-side-of-horror-movies-on-the-radio-takes-on-campy-and-comic-films Not all horror movies are scary or spooky. Some films, like “Shaun of the Dead” or “An American Werewolf in London,” actually have a big dose of comedy in… Wed, 31 Oct 2018 15:50:47 GMT /arts-culture/2018-10-31/the-lighter-side-of-horror-movies-on-the-radio-takes-on-campy-and-comic-films Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-01/movies-on-the-radio-comic-and-campy-horror-films Most horror movies are meant to be spooky and scary...but bad acting or cheap special effects can turn a terrifying tale into campy one. The classic… Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:45:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-01/movies-on-the-radio-comic-and-campy-horror-films Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2018-10-01/movies-on-the-radio-comic-and-campy-horror-films Most horror movies are meant to be spooky and scary...but bad acting or cheap special effects can turn a terrifying tale into campy one. The classic… Mon, 01 Oct 2018 19:45:31 GMT /arts-culture/2018-10-01/movies-on-the-radio-comic-and-campy-horror-films Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-10-28/hercules-versus-vampires It’s a battle oft overlooked by the history books, but North Carolina Opera is paying tribute to the epic battle between Hercules and vampires in their… Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:22:56 GMT /arts-culture/2016-10-28/hercules-versus-vampires Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-10-28/hercules-versus-vampires It’s a battle oft overlooked by the history books, but North Carolina Opera is paying tribute to the epic battle between Hercules and vampires in their… Fri, 28 Oct 2016 16:22:56 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-10-28/hercules-versus-vampires Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /law/2014-10-31/chapel-hill-police-brace-for-halloween-on-franklin-street Chapel Hill officials say they are prepared for tonight's annual Halloween celebration on Franklin Street. More than 300 police officers will be keeping… Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:04:33 GMT /law/2014-10-31/chapel-hill-police-brace-for-halloween-on-franklin-street Eric Hodge /show/the-state-of-things/2013-10-31/how-bats-might-become-mans-best-friend Bats are the subject of much folklore and derision in human society. Some say they are vermin who carry rabies. Others equate them with the undead vampire… Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:42:12 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-10-31/how-bats-might-become-mans-best-friend Alex Granados, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2013-10-31/how-bats-might-become-mans-best-friend Bats are the subject of much folklore and derision in human society. Some say they are vermin who carry rabies. Others equate them with the undead vampire… Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:42:12 GMT /science-technology/2013-10-31/how-bats-might-become-mans-best-friend Alex Granados, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2013-10-31/who-wins-a-fight-between-the-vampire-squid-and-vampire-frog In this Halloween fright fest, The State of Things tackles the so-called Vampire Squid and Vampire Flying Frog. The names are misnomers, as the squid does… Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:32:38 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2013-10-31/who-wins-a-fight-between-the-vampire-squid-and-vampire-frog Alex Granados, Frank Stasio