By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Features Editor| Alumnus and independent, horror author Martin Lastrapes released "The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Witch," book two of his trilogy, The Vampire and the Hunter, on 4 July, 2015. The novel is a "whimsical vampire horror" set in the Inland Empire where Dracula himself gives Adam and Jesus—the vampire and the hunter—a task to perform and if they fail, Olivia, the woman whose heart they both vie for, will lose her life. The interview for the first entry in the trilogy, "The Vampire, the Hunter, and the Girl", is available here: http://coyotechronicle.net/martin-lastrapes-alumnus-author/ The following is the second interview between Lastrapes and myself … [Read more...] about Fireside Chat with Martin Lastrapes
Witch
Hansel and Gretel turned into epic modern-action adventure
By Shannon Luster |Staff Writer| "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," the movie, takes the old-fashioned fairy tale Hansel and Gretel and gives it a modern twist. This action/fantasy/horror movie written and directed by Tommy Wirkola, stars Jeremy Renner as Hansel and Gemma Arterton as Gretel, soared to number one in the box-office and raked in $19.7 million, according to the IMDb Charts. Hansel, Gretel, and other characters use modern languages such as "yeah" and "gonna," but is offset with a historically accurate set that looks like something straight out of the 17th century. The cool costumes also reflect a modern twist, since Gretel often wears skintight, black pants with a … [Read more...] about Hansel and Gretel turned into epic modern-action adventure
The good witch of the west
by Lita Gaithers | Staff Writer| In the movie, The Wizard of Oz, there are good witches and there are bad witches. Here at CSUSB, there’s a full fledged good “witch” that walks the campus. Twenty-year-old sophomore student, Annalisa Ard, sees herself as a good person who happens to practice Wicca. Ard and I talked for hours at Lucille’s Restaurant in Victoria Gardens. Without reservations, she was very candid in the interview. “I call myself a Wiccan. I’m not a witch. Most people when they hear the word ‘witch,’ they think of a bad person in a fairytale or a scary movie,” said Ard. She went on to say, “I was raised as a Latter Day Saint, a Mormon. However, I started researching Wicca … [Read more...] about The good witch of the west