The Strand creeps it real.

Hello, readers of The Strand! You’re in for a treat! Sarah and Mikaela are back once again, with something a little goofy this time! Or should we say… spooky? We’ve polled the masthead on some of the most hard-hitting Halloween-themed questions that we could dream up—Freddie Krueger would be so proud. Caution, some of the answers to the last question might haunt you! We know you’re dying to hear what The Strand has to say.

For example (we all know you’ve been wondering for quite some time): 70.6 percent of the masthead would rather spend a night in the (notoriously haunted) Victoria College chapel than meet the ghost of the Queen’s Park horse-man face to face… What does that say about us? That’s for us to know and you to figure out. 

But aside from that, we present to you, a fundamental, trick-proof guide to Halloween 2022… The Strand style. 

Tell us who you’re being for Halloween, without telling us who you’re being for Halloween.

• “Just bee yourself” ~Adam, Managing Web Editor 
• “Black turtleneck, fanny pack, dad jeans. Figure it out.” ~Faith, Stranded Editor 
• “Something that came from my closet” ~Rion, Co-Editor-in-Chief 
• “Loves languages, the colour green, and sending threatening notifications. Hoot hoot.” ~Roensa, Senior Copy Editor 
• “Isn’t Halloween also just a fitting holiday for love?” ~Shelley, Co-Illustration Editor 
• “Nostalgic and sweet… fun to play” ~Sarah, Arts and Culture Editor
• “Wordle” ~Seavey, Co-Illustration Editor
• “Nightmare gay serial killer who eats eyes” ~Keiran, Science Editor 
• “A french maid from the planet Transylvania” ~Mikaela, Arts and Culture Associate 
• “Think of the most bloodcurdling rendition of “chandelier” you’ve ever heard performed by an animated character!” ~Sam, Features Editor 
• “Mom, I am a rich man” ~Ishika, Co-Poetry Editor 
• “Does anyone know where I can get Farrah Fawcett hairspray?” ~Max, Co-News Editor
• “Over the rainbow and clicking shoes” ~Isha, Social Media Manager 
• “Natalie Portman but make it dark” ~Abi, Opinions Editor 

Best Halloween movie?

At The Strand, we think that The Nightmare before Christmas and Coraline are go-to’s. 

Scariest place on campus?

Turns out, there’s a lot of them—but we did have some real winners. 

• “Exam Centre” ~Adam, Faith, & Mikaela
• “Trinity College” ~Rion & Max
• “The Office of the Dean of Students ;)” ~Sam
• “Earth Science basement (the fly incubators are there)” ~Kieran
• “The Fisher Library elevator… absolutely horrifying” ~Sarah
• “EX200” ~Shelley, Co-Illustration Editor 

Worst candy bar?

The gross stuff that collects at the bottom of your trick-or-treating bag. 

• “The chalky US Smarties” ~Adam
• “Snickers or Butterfinger. Anyone who picks those as their #1 candy deserves JAIL” ~Janna, Co-Editor in Chief
• “Snickers, duh.” ~Sarah
• “Oh Henry!” ~Shelley & Rion
• “Mound” ~Seavey
• “Crispy Crunch” ~Kieran
• “Coffee Crisp – its namesake ingredient reminds me of exam season” ~Maeve, Associate Copy Editor

How would you survive if you were a character in a scary movie?

Some of us are crafty… others not so much…

• “By simply not putting myself at risk in the first place. Oh, what’s that? You want me to come over to play with a Ouija board? Sorry, I am suddenly deathly ill. You and some friends are going for a walk through the supposedly haunted forest at midnight? Sorry, can’t come, got work tomorrow.” ~Janna
• “By moving out of town at the first sign of trouble. Even a creak in the floorboards and I’m gone!” ~ Mikaela
• “Be creepier than the spooky monster to assert dominance” ~Max
• “Pretending to be a bimbo so they let me live the longest” ~Abi 

Eugene, Shelley, Rion, and Faith don’t think they would survive…

Would you spend a night in a haunted house for straight As?

• “To be honest, I would quite literally permanently move into a haunted house, get possessed, and become a ghost bride if it meant I would get straight A’s” ~Janna
• “I already live in Annesley, so yeah.” ~Faith
• “It can’t be more soul-sucking than Robarts… right?” ~Max

You get to pick the masthead group costume… What will we be?

• “The Varsity (spooky)” ~Adam
• “Everyone dresses up as different Taylor Swift eras” ~Janna
• “TELETUBBIES! (I know there’s only 4 of them but we can have repeats)” ~Faith
• “Taylor Swift’s discography” ~Roensa
• “Okay hear me out. We each dress as different types of columns (Think Greek style Ionic/Doric etc). Because y’know. Newspaper columnists” ~Shelley
• “A very long horse” ~Seavey 
• “Oompa-loompas with Rion and Janna as Willy Wonka” ~Kieran
• “Get a very big trench coat and be mega muppet man” ~Max

And with that, we wish you a happy Halloween!