By: Sam Miller

Hello, Sam Miller here and I don’t normally play horror games. But, it’s Halloween time so it’s gotta be spooky I guess.

Anyway it all started with the game Haunted House on the Magnavox Odyssey. This game was very rudimentary and featured the player (floating eyeballs) navigating the dark haunted house avoiding bats, tarantulas and the like while attempting to collect shards of an urn to escape. This game features basic survival horror elements that cement it as the first horror game. 

The following years until the mid-nineties would feature some games that qualified as “horror” but don’t fit the norm for what you expect due to a lack of focus on frights.

During the time of the N64 and PS1, horror games started to gain their footing with Resident Evil games and the like. In the next generation, horror games would only get better with graphics increasing. The big hits this time were Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Fatal Frame. When the Wii, Xbox One and PS3 came to be horror games were still getting better and more popular with hits like Dead Space Condemned and Bio-shock.

Now with Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U, graphics have become amazing and horror games benefited from it. The hits were Little Nightmares 1+2, Resident Evil 7, Evil Within, Amnesia and more.

We’ve come to a turning point in horror games with a certain indie game series taking off. This was Five Nights at Freddy’s, and unlike other horror games it took a nostalgic place and made it scary which doubled frights. This spawned a new type of horror game referred to as mascot horror where mascots (toys, animals, etc.) are evil monsters. Unfortunately most of these games sucked because game developers were jumping on the bandwagon, releasing slop because it will guarantee them money. Not to say all mascot horror was bad, but most was. Of course, normal horror continued to exist and had big successes like Dead by Daylight and Silent Hill 2.  Horror games have had a interesting history and continue to be huge successes.

By: Holleigh Stratton

Here are the top ten animals to dress up for Halloween! They are all small, cute, and tiny . .  so that means you don’t have to buy a big huge costume.

1.  Dogs  – they have so many cute costumes. I just think dressing up small dogs will be cute, fun, and you can find a dog costume on temu for 3 bucks.
2. Cats – I think a cat would look cute in a costume and you can get a costume online  for 3 bucks.
3. Bunny – imagine a theme in a costume. Wouldn’t that be so cute?
4. Guinea pig – these small pets are tiny and round, and you can make them a pumpkin.
5. Hamster – yeah, they might stay in a cage all the time, but they can still be dressed like any other pet.
6. Rabbit – these pets are small and love to chew things up, but that doesn’t mean they’ll chew up their costumes!
7. Chinchilla – these are small pets, and while they may be in a cage all the time, they are still pets and deserve to have a costume.
8. Squirrel – I chose a squirrel just because I wanted to see one in a costume.
9. Bird – I just want to see what a bird will looked liked dressed up as a dog
10. Pig – have you ever seen a pig dressed up for Halloween?

By: Jura Baziz

My cat has a lot of needs, and if you want to be a cat owner, I’ll help you be the best one! I’ll help you with food, care, and loving your little fur baby.

First, let’s start with food. The food that I feed my cat is a brand called Meow Mix. My cat loves it! Every day when it’s feeding time, the sound of the bag makes him run downstairs, and rubs his head against my leg, his eyes saying; “ Feed me Jura, PLEASE FEED ME!” Anyways, I feed my cat about twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the evening before dinner. I feed him about ¼ cup. If you follow this, you’ll have a happy, full cat!

Second, let’s talk about care. Since I have a cat mixed with Norwegian Forester cat, and a Domesticated Long Hair, my cat has HAIR. I need to brush him about twice a day. You also need to clip your cat’s nails at least every month. I also change my cat’s litter box about 3 times a week, or whenever it gets full. If you don’t clean the litter box, your cat won’t want to use the toilet and will go take his/hers business elsewhere… Lastly, you need to bathe your cat at least once every 2 weeks. Cats already lick themselves, so they are pretty clean, but it’s still nice to wash them.

Lastly, let’s talk about loving your cat. If you don’t love your cat, they won’t love you back! Cats need a lot of attention. Without it, they will think that you don’t care about them, and will act like they own you and the place. Petting your cat can be hard, since all cats like to be petted in different areas. Most cats don’t like to be rubbed on the belly, because the skin there is just a little bit thinner. Usually, cats like to be petted under the chin, in between the eyes, and behind the ears. If you find where your cat likes to be pet, they will love you!!

Now, go and do all of this stuff to your cats, and soon enough, you’ll be the best cat owner out there. Go and tell all your friends about how you learned to feed your cat, care for your cat, and loving your cat!

By: Holleigh Stratton

Let’s start off with trying to teach your dog to stand on their front paws. First,get your dog and hold her to front paws but be careful –  dogs get hurt real easily. Then, you take the front paws of your dog, and cross the left one over the right one. Next, give the dog one treat every time they stand up. Just hold her paws for a little bit of time. Then, let go and she should be standing with a lot of practice .

In the future, I want to teach my dog to sit in the car because I’m tired of her running around it when we are going to the vet. Also, when my dog is older, I want to teach her how to ride on my bike with me.

Currently, I am teaching my dog to be less shy. I’ve been introducing her to more people. It is working, as she is less shy now.