The Collective

Fall 2022

Magician’s Supper

By: Trent Summers “Bye, Mom. Goodbye, Grandmother. I’ll meet you both at sundown.” She said this as she shut the door behind her and stared blankly at the yellow field in front of her. A golden landscape with yellow crops surrounded her cottage. There are sectioned paths for walking, which travel in all directions, as…

Stop-Motion Animation in Horror

By: Jacquelyn Medley The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, and Paranorman are just a few well-known examples of stop-motion animation in the horror genre. Stop-motion animation is a filming technique that involves taking a series of slightly different photos one after the other and then combining them to create the illusion of motion. But what exactly…

Anthony’s Day at the Mall

by: Reese Orkin Anthony Myers stands at the top of the mall escalator, spine fully extended, shoulders squared, and knees locked. His feet are aching in his loafers, despite the insoles, and his tie feels suffocating. He takes a deep breath and releases it as he awakens at the bottom of the escalator. The throngs…

Representation of Same-Sex Relationships

By: Samuel Line When we look to relationships in media what do we typically see? The honest answer is that we see what will sell the best. People are so starved for any same-sex relationships that any relationship between two characters of the same gender is likely to become seen as a homosexual relationship. I…