Waxing/Waning

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’:Potential, Merciless Potential written by Sophie Swengel When the metaphorical curtain rose on a sea of white Antarctic snow in Guillermo del Toro’s recent screen adaptation of Frankenstein, this filmgoer could not help but smile. Ah, framing device! I thought; indeed, the nesting doll structure of Mary Shelley’s legendary 1818 novel is…

Overkill: An Analysis of The Substance and the Dramatization of Gore in Horror Movies written by Reese Urbach With horror becoming an increasingly popular movie genre, many directors are trying to outdo each other in terms of “fear factor.” The Substance is no exception.  Director Coralie Fargeat uses body horror to tell the story of…

Books to Keep You Up After Dark written by Lindsay Collier The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides  …is a psychological thriller that lures readers into an unraveling mystery of a woman who refuses to speak after murdering her husband. This novel serves as a character study between therapist and patient. Michaelides peels back layers of…

The Season of Suspense written by Lindsay Collier Autumn provides a space of contemplation and introspection. As days continue to grow shorter, good books are one way to stay entertained while stuck inside. Whether you are seeking a book to make you sleep with the lights on, or a space to think about the world…

Fall Into Fiction written by Lindsay Collier There is something about fall that makes us crave scary stories– narratives that are capable of mirroring the colder, creepier nights. As the leaves turn, so do the books we pick up. The following titles span the realm of horror and are perfect to pick up for the…

There Are the Stories We Tell Ourselves, and Then There is Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights written by Sophie Swengel One of the looming clouds over any writer’s head, however successful, is the allure of having your work adapted. It is an easy allure to succumb to, and as a writer myself, I can’t help but…

Immortalized Through Memory: The Beauty of Aftersun by Peyton Trout This article contains spoilers for the movie. “[S]ometimes at playtime I’ll look up to the sky and if the sun is out, I’ll think about the fact that you can see the same sun. So that even if we aren’t in the same place, we…

By the Luna Negra Staff
2022 was a year of creativity, as reflected in the artwork produced. From releases of writing to movies to digital work, self-expression flourished in each of the forms it took…

To Read or Not to Read: Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho by Peyton Trout This review contains spoilers for the film and book. A Halloween costume classic. A TikTok trend. A crazed businessman. Patrick Bateman has had a grip on pop culture more in recent years than ever before. While most everyone knows Christian Bale…

By the Pricking of My Thumb — What to Read This Autumn by Leah Shepard As the wind begins to swell and the leaves begin to change, sending us indoors, autumn has set in on campus. With it, it brings the ambience of autumn—that spooky mood we all know too well—and for many, it brings…

By Chad Troyer
Known Unknown is an installation by senior Sculpture student Kennedy Deen. The installation has one main sculpture that you can enter, called Glow Within. . .

By Olivia Wachtel
Emelia Tallman’s Senior BFA Thesis Exhibition, Familiar Patterns, is a beautiful exercise of reflection. . .

By Michael Turle
Made up of five separate pieces of intricate multi-media art, the collection deals with themes of gender, sex, identity, body image, and much, much more. . .

By Peyton Trout
Thursday, March 24, Kent State art students gathered their families and friends to attend the university’s Annual Student Art Exhibition which features both graduate and undergraduate art. Each undergraduate artist was eligible for Best in Show, First Runner Up, Second Runner Up, and People’s Choice. . .

By Jillian Bremner
Oozing with literary style from the first frame, The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson’s eleventh feature length film, delivers a story about a fictional magazine operating out of a small town in France jam packed with wry performances, stunning visuals, inventive story telling technique, and most importantly, a love of journalism. . .

Welcome to Luna’s newest project, our Waxing/Waning blog!

By Chad Troyer

Subjective Value & the Material Self is an installation focused on tiny jars, born from Anders Ove’s Vile Vials project. A selection from the first iteration of Vile Vials is presented as enlarged photographs on one of the gallery walls. These “Vials” are composed of “found objects” that…

By Chad Troyer
Sounds of Life features 5 weavings that are based on remembered sounds at specific locations, such as a car revving its engine outside of a warehouse. These weavings employ ikat, a traditionally Japanese dyeing technique in which. . .

By Chad Troyer
Olivia Pace’s exhibition, Out of Body Experience, features 5 ceramic sculptures, four wall-hung and one supported by two pedestals. These sculptures are hand built, not castings, based on body parts, . . .

By Olivia Wachtel
Hope Ashley’s BFA thesis exhibition is a reflection on perspective and environment, combining architectural and industrial mediums. . .

By Olivia Wachtel
Walking into Thrive, Abbi Spangler’s BFA thesis exhibition, I was struck by the sheer volume of her work. Hanging from the ceiling . . .