Author: Ava Van Buskirk
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Happy Fortieth Birthday, Re-Animator!
Stuart Gordon’s horror cult-classic Re-Animator (1986), an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s titular novelette, turns forty this year, cueing a moment for reflection and retrospection. The movie tells the story of Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs), a new student at Miskatonic University enamored with reanimating dead tissue. He meets Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott), a promising fellow student…
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An Intimate Look: Lawrence’s Family Business
Image credit Justin Higuchi, via Wikimedia Commons At the end of October, sibling duo Clyde and Gracie Lawrence visited the Bluestone here in Columbus for their eponymous Family Business tour. The name carries metaphorical significance, as the two have made music together since childhood – but also literal significance, as they also have a father…