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...incredible special effects. But instead of detracting from the show, these unpolished aspects serve to heighten enjoyment and run up the fear factor. Like the Blair Witch Project this summer, the scare lies in the unknown, the monster lurking in the shadows who never quite reveals himself. The thrill lies in the psychological, not the tangible, possibilities...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: X-Static! | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...these myths and folktales exist? Why are they so powerful? The reasons are twofold; we want to explain the unexplainable, and we want to believe the unbelievable. We want the opportunity to contemplate something other than the corporeal humdrum of everyday life. We want the vicarious thrill of hearing an answer to our most outrageous queries of What if? "The X-Files," then, can be seen as our filtration of mysticism through a more modern lens, with the paranoia of government conspiracy and the growing fears associated with the introduction of technology such as the Internet serving as appropriate...

Author: By Alixandra E. Smith, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: X-Static! | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

...suspect a number of you--will pass through Johnston Gate on graduation day having never experienced the thrill of a classic course we simply could not fit in--in my case a survey of the history of America or a survey of the history...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, | Title: Closing the Door on the Past | 10/26/1999 | See Source »

...almost every facet of the game on Saturday, and the result was a win that everyone can enjoy. The Crimson is in good position for the stretch run and will win at least a share of the title if it wins out. It also gets to enjoy the thrill of winning late...

Author: By Bryan Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BLee-ve It! | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

Around midnight, after the family's return, he slipped upstairs to JonBenet's room and, using a stun gun, temporarily immobilized her. He carried the youngster to the basement and sexually assaulted her while simultaneously choking her, apparently for the thrill, with a garrote--a favored tool of pedophiles, Smit says--fashioned from the handle of one of Patsy Ramsey's paintbrushes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: Did an Intruder Kill JonBenet Ramsey? | 10/25/1999 | See Source »

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