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Pumpkins sit outside of the entrance to the trial during the Jack-o-Lantern trail event on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, at McConnell Springs Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Matthew Mueller | Staff

Lexington’s jack-o’-lantern trail is a Halloween treat

Sammy Wynn, Reporter October 31, 2024

The winding trail wraps itself around the entire park while a myriad of jack-o’-lanterns glow eerily throughout the path. The orange hue lights up the path, guiding the attendees through the trail's...

Illustration by Tessa Kasman.

A Halloween movie must-watch list

With Halloween right around the corner, the time has arrived to celebrate the season with the best spooky movies. The Kernel Opinions Desk has compiled a list below of their favorite Halloween films for...

Students carve pumpkins outside of Champions Kitchen at "Big Boo Bash" on Oct. 23, 2024 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.

‘Big Boo Bash’ returns to Champions Kitchen for spooky season

Kelsey House, Reporter October 26, 2024

Champions Kitchen in the Gatton Student Center hosted their annual “Big Boo Bash,” a dining event created to celebrate the spooky season. University of Kentucky students attended the event on Wednesday,...

Dance Attack Dance Company dances through the Thriller parade on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Grace Owoeye | Staff

PHOTOS: Lexington’s annual Thriller Parade

Sydney Yonker, Grace Owoeye, and Josie Zoeller October 21, 2024

  Lexington hosted its annual Thriller Parade, where viewers watched displays of zombie dancers, resurrections of Michael Jackson, and other fictional characters march down West Main Street,...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli

The origin of Halloween and its traditions

Owen Chesemore, Reporter October 31, 2023

Halloween has crept upon us once more, and before donning costumes and venturing out to Halloween parties, or huddling into a warm blanket to watch a skin-prickling film, it’s important to take a moment...

Handler Megan Smith and dog Airlie dress up as a pilot and an airplane for the Puppy Fashion Show on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022, in the Cats Den at The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Maria Rauh | Staff

Tricks and treats: UK 4 Paws for Ability hosts puppy fashion show

Kristen Roberts, Reporter November 4, 2022

On Oct. 27, the UK organization 4 Paws for Ability hosted a puppy fashion show as a new fundraising event. Service dogs in training and handlers dressed up in Halloween costumes and strutted down the...

Young trick or treaters walk down the sidewalk with their candy during Halloween on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, on Chenault Rd in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo.

This Halloween is calling for creativity and pop culture

Lindsey Davis, Staff Reporter October 31, 2022

I am a huge fan of Halloween. It’s filled with all of my favorite things: eating candy, going to parties with friends and most importantly, dressing up. Halloween is your chance to be someone else...

UK student among victims of deadly South Korea crowd surge

UK student among victims of deadly South Korea crowd surge

Kendall Staton, Asst. News Editor October 30, 2022

A UK student is among over 150 dead after a crowd surged in Seoul, South Korea, late Saturday night, university president Eli Capilouto said via campus-wide email Sunday afternoon. The email said Anne...

Rohan Campbell and Jamie Lee Curtis star in Halloween Ends. Photo provided by Universal Pictures.

‘Halloween Ends’ – Or does it?

Delaney McGuire, Reporter October 26, 2022

As the spooky season commences, horror fans have been taken aback by the assortment of new releases as horror movies begin to flood theaters once again. Between the release of the first-rated horror...

Students gather for the WRD Halloween movie festival on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at the Worsham Cinema in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Kentucky Kernel

Wildcats trick or treat themselves to a set of spook-tacular movies at the WRD movie festival

Courtney Suber, Reporter October 13, 2022

Halloween is just around the corner, and with it comes the Writing, Rhetoric & Digital Studies (WRD) Halloween movie festival. The event, planned by WRD Associate Professor Thomas Marksbury, also...

This Halloween, discover a new, free-to-access genre: Analog horror

This Halloween, discover a new, free-to-access genre: Analog horror

Emily Girard, Features Editor October 10, 2022

It’s that time of year again, where everyone is recommending the best things to watch around Halloween. New horror media comes out every year, and as a horror fan myself, I’ve been mostly aware...

A slice of sweet potato pie is served on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo

Thanksgiving: A holiday glow up

Sarah Michels November 18, 2021

I used to abhor Thanksgiving. For a holiday marketed as some fantastic feast, I couldn’t fathom why turkey was the star of the show. I personally preferred ham, and I could never understand why anyone...

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