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The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

The Student News Site of Marymount Manhattan College

The Monitor

Serial Killers Being Swept Under the Rug?!  Bodies of Men Being Dumped in Chicago

Serial Killers Being Swept Under the Rug?! Bodies of Men Being Dumped in Chicago

Najla Alexander, Features Editor, Crime Reporter February 22, 2023

The first few months into the new year and bodies of men are being pulled out of the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Reports of these bodies being talked about on Twitter where body after body is being...

New Spooky Movies/TV Shows to Look Out For

New Spooky Movies/TV Shows to Look Out For

Najla Alexander, Features Editor/Crime Reporter October 9, 2022

It’s officially spooky season and sweater weather, that time when the temperature drops below 60 degrees and we’re all bundling up to stay warm. That also means new horror and Halloween-themed film...

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Strange Occurrences Surrounding Disappearances in National Parks

Najla Alexander, Staff Writer December 7, 2021

Have you ever noticed how much we as a society always often hear and read about people going missing and just up and vanishing sometimes with no trace? Especially along the trails of some of the most famous...

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He’s Back and Better than Ever

Najla Alexander, Staff Writer November 8, 2021

*Spoilers Ahead if you haven’t watched the first episode* Charles Lee Ray is back as the iconic Good Guy Chucky doll in the small town of Hackensack or Hackenslash, New Jersey. This time you will...

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R.L. Stine Fear Street Trilogy introduces New Adult Horror

Najla Alexander, Staff Writer November 5, 2021

*Warning some spoilers ahead if you haven’t watched the Trilogy* If you are a fan of the Goosebumps book series and TV series by author R.L. Stine you will love the Fear Street Trilogy series...

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Do You Like Scary Movies?

Najla Alexander, Staff Writer October 30, 2021

The horror genre is one that is loved by many especially around the time of All Hallow’s Eve or Halloween. Writers like Stephen King, Wes Craven, and even Joe Hill (son of Stephen King) bring to life...

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The Perfect Things to Watch to Get You in the Spooky Spirit

Najla Alexander, Staff Writer October 29, 2021

It’s that wonderful time of the year again where nonstop Halloween nostalgia is in the air, whether you liked all the guts and horror or not. There is something for everyone this Halloween season.  Of...

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Would you Dare to say His Name, If you knew their Story?

Najla Alexander, Staff Writer October 19, 2021

*Spoilers ahead if you haven’t watched the film yet* Candyman (2021) is a supernatural slasher film about a spirit with a hook for hand covered in bees that can get summoned by saying his name five...

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American Horror Story: Inspired by Real-Life Events

Najla Alexander, Staff Writer March 25, 2021

American Horror Story, the very popular anthology horror TV series created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchukl, has a total of nine seasons on Netflix and is currently filming the tenth. Throughout all...

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