This month of spine-tingling experiences is the perfect setting for two one-act plays that will leave you disturbed and shaking in your seat with a pounding heart.

The Covey Center’s  presentation of the chilling stories “Lost Boys” and “A Tell-Tale Heart,” in the intimate setting of the Brinton Black Box Theater, will be presented together for $10 per person. Both one-act plays are directed by BYU alumnus Randy King, who has had lots of experience both teaching and performing.

The first tale, “Lost Boys,” is a story written by LDS author Orson Scott Card and inspires a creepy feeling reminiscent of M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Sixth Sense.”

The only actor in this presentation is Thom Duncan, a graduate of BYU’s theater department. According to a news release, he is recognized in the area for active involvement in many productions.

Thursday is such a fabulous day! Its a one-class day and only one day away from Friday. Its the detox, de-stress, day and the only thing that makes the week bearable. I spent the day studying, baking rolls, and watching a few episodes of Gilmore Girls. Heaven. Baking bread is the perfect activity for a college student because you can study at the same time. After making the dough it has to rise for about an hour — perfect for studying. About the time the dough is risen its time for a break from studying. After kneading the dough, forming it and putting it in to bake for the allotted time its easier to focus on studying again. Once the bread is finished so is the homework!

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 by Parker Smith

   There is nothing like a good old-fashioned British rock band. 

BrakesBrakesBrakes, a band from Brighton, U.K., will play its lively pop rock at Kilby Court today.

The lead singer of the group, Eamon Hamilton, is known for his energetic stage presence and said he loves being on stage.

 Darkness creeps in, moonlight illuminates the sky and ghosts come out to play among earthly beings on the night of eerie festivities.

Halloween and its traditions can be traced back to 1000 A.D. According to thesnapper.com, Halloween was created to honor the dead. People would make bonfires, hold parades and dress up like devils, angels and saints. 

Dressing up for Halloween was not just for entertainment in the past, but according to history.com, it was used as a protection technique to hide from wicked spirits.

1.Describe your music in five words or less.
“Piano-based pop-rock.”

2.What’s in store for this year?
“Some more rockin’ good shows. I [Nat Harward, drummer] want to say we’ll release an album in the next couple of months, but we all have such hectic lives that I can’t make any guarantees.”

3.What is the future of the band after this year?
“That has yet to be determined. It depends on what doors open up in our individual lives and if things mesh.”

4.What direction do you see your music going?
“We’ll continue to develop the presence of a female voice in the mix (Megan Kjar). We’ve been adding a lot of energy and faster tempos. We’ve got more tunes for people to get up and dance to.”

Hungry for artwork? Come satisfy your hunger and pick out something to bring home from the Vending Machine Show in the BF Larsen Gallery in the Harris Fine Arts Center tonight at 7.

The BYU Student Art Council for the Department of Visual Arts is putting on a Vending Machine Show with a collaboration of undergrad students as well as faculty members to host a charity event in honor of the United Way.

“The main idea behind the show is to get people involved in visual arts around campus and in the community,” said Sway Chavez, the student chair for the Visual Arts and Communications Department. “Also, to come and to be able to take art home and for the money to go to the United Way, but know that more specifically it goes directly to the Provo community.”