Volume 7, Issue 1

October 2018

11880 Roswell Ave.

Chino, CA

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Toxic People/Trends 2-3

Fortnite vs. H1Z1/Comic 4-5

D.C. Comics vs. Marvel 6-7

Watch & Listen 8

Horoscopes 9

Bullies/Masks/Urban Legends 10-11

Scary Story 12

Inside this issue:

I will survive!!!

2018-19 INSIDER Staff:

Dayanna Perez, David

Fender, Christian Hartson,

Duke Hernandez, Emma

Trujillo, Reese Gonzales,

Kelea Alicea Lara, Breann

Hill, Angel Cesma, Gavin

Hrynezuk, Jackie Guerrero,

Annalisa Contreraz, Julia

Zelaya, Alyah Tolentino

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The Briggs Insider is a product of School Publications, and is published at Briggs Fundamental School Junior High

by CVUSD. Opinions expressed herein are those of the reporters, writers, photographers, and cartoonists, and do

not necessarily reflect the opinions of the school, the district, or any other individual associated with The Briggs In-

sider.

Advisor: Mr. Adam Pease

Staff writers and contributors: Angel Cesma, Annalisa Contreraz, David Fender, Reese Gonzales, Jacquelyn

Guerrrero, Christian Hartson, Duke Hernandez, Breann Hill, Gavin Hrynezuk, Kelea Lara Alicea, Dayanna Perez,

Alyah Tolentino, Emma Trujillo, Julia Zelaya

Toxic People

Toxic People Cleanse By Emma Trujillo

Have a mindset that it will take time Getting rid of a bad person in your life isn’t always easy. You can’t just say, “You’re not going to be in my life anymore.” That’ll only make them want to bug you and stay. So, you need to be patient and tell them sev-eral times you can’t be friends with them until they finally get it. Don’t feel as if you need to explain yourself Please don’t do this! It’s only wasting your time, just simply tell them how you feel, which is something that’s not open for debate. Block/Disconnect them from any social media Thanks to social media we can talk to anyone we want anytime, meaning they can bother you anytime. Not giving them this option is a huge relief because you don’t need to fear what they’ll say at any given time or place. Start off with distance and not total separation at first If you sit next to them in a class and would like to sit with someone else, go ahead. At lunch sit with a differ-ent group, or if they’re not going to the lunch lounge,

then you go ahead and have fun! Put yourself out there and meet new and better people Join school clubs they wouldn’t join. You can partner up with the new kid or ask someone you think would be nice to hangout. Do different sports and activities. Don’t list every single reason why they’re bad for you Again, this is only wasting your time. Plus, you don’t want to make them feel bad, or even worse it’ll aggra-vate them and they definitely won’t leave you alone. Don’t stoop to their level and focus on “revenge” or “getting back at them.” Not only are you starting to act like this person but it’s completely stupid. I mean come on, just forgive and forget. Not a lot of people can just let things be, but if you can let it go, and be the bigger person, you’re prov-ing how mature you are. If you’re seeking revenge, stop! This is what they are looking for, a reaction. Remember, you’re in control of who you want in your life not them.

Page 3 V ol u me 7 , Is s u e 1 School Trends New School Trends By Reese Gonzales

Do you follow back to school trends? There are

many new Back to school trends from clothing to shoes to fun activities. These include Vans, crop tops, and the hot video game called Fortnite!

Vans are one of the most popular shoe brands out there! There are many different types of Vans, such as low tops, high tops, platform, and slip-ons. They come in all sorts of colors, but one of the most popular styles for back to school are the black and white check-ered Vans. Checkered Vans were created in the late 70’s and are now back in style. In 1982 checkered Vans were featured in Fast Times at Ridgemont High.

Another very popular back to school trend is crop tops with high waisted pants. The shirts range from striped to camo to solid t-shirts. One of the most popular colors this school year is mustard yellow. Jeans are always a back to school trend, but this year the most popular are ripped, tattered, and frayed.

Scrunchies are also a very popular back to school trend. Scrunchies can be tracked all the way back to the 60’s. The scrunchie snapped its way back in to popular culture as one of the most popular hair ac-cessories. The scrunchie came back in 2018 and is even used on the wrist as a bracelet. This just shows that a lot of items that started in the 70’s or 80’s eventually come back into style.

Slime was and still is a popular after school ac-tivity. There is a very popular YouTuber that makes slime named Karina Garcia. Slime is something that can be sold, bought, and made! Slime is a really cool activity, because the recipe to make it is glue, and Borax! But, you can also use contact solution and baking soda, or Tide if you don’t want to use bo-rax. Some people also add shaving cream, clay, glitter, and more.

Another VERY popular after school trend is the game called Fortnite! Fortnite is a very popular game, because it is free to play. But, some people buy, skins, dance moves, and A LOT more! People love playing Fortnite because you can play together with friends.

These are some of the most popular back to school trends. Anywhere from activities to video games to clothing to accessories! There are many more, but these are the most popular back to school trends this school year.

Page 4 I N SI DER H1Z1 vs. Fortnite / Comic

Fortnite H1Z1 By Christian Hartson

H1Z1 is a battle royale video game that is

available to play on PC and PlayStation 4. H1Z1 isn't just any battle royale game though, it is the original battle royale game. H1Z1: King of the Kill and H1Z1: Just Survive came out at the same time in early 2016, but the most popular and most recent H1Z1 came out February 28, 2018.

In H1Z1, 100 people spawn in on one map by jumping off an airplane. In H1Z1 the goal is to be the last one alive and to kill the other 99 players. When you start a game, you have no weapons, so you must find weapons.

H1Z1 i s d i f fe rent and be t te r than Fortnite because it is more realistic graphics, two has weapons and items that actually exist, and because in H1Z1 you don’t have to buy all the cos-metics instead you can earn them by playing.

By Duke Hernandez Fortnite is one of many battle royale video

games. Fortnite Save the World started out as a zom-bie-fighting game. Over time Fortnite’s Popularity, and other battle royale games slowly rose into the spotlight. As Fortnite died, the first bat-tle royale game, H1Z1 rose and blew up. When the maker of Fortnite, Epic Games found out about H1Z1, they decided to make a battle royale game mode. So, Fortnite decided to introduce a batttle royale game mode. The new mode instantly became popular around the world. As Fortnite rose again, H1Z1 lost popularity. Fortnite can be played on a variety of plat-forms. For example, Fortnite can be played on Playstation 4, Xbox One, Xbox One X, PC, Samsung Galaxy S9, Iphone 6s and up, and Nintendo Switch. I can see why H1Z1 lost popularity. One, the graphics in Fortnite are way better than H1Z1’s. If you would play H1Z1 you would see the graphics and the frames per second are not good at all. And two, the gameplay is quite boring. The map never undergoes changes, which makes the map old. But Epic Games has made some really bad decisions. Over the course of the ex-istence of Fortnite Battle Royale, Epic has made some ill-advised decisions. For H1Z1, skillcap for H1Z1 is very low, which is bad. The skillcap is the skill that is required to succeed in the game. For Fortnite, the skill required is very high, which makes the game more challenging. In the end, Epic Games can learn from those mistakes and make the game bet-ter. Fortnite may be very unrealistic, but the overall gameplay is better over H1Z1’s.

Comic By Breann Hill

Page 5 V ol u me 7 , Is s u e 1 Amusement Parks Magic Mountain is #1 By Gavin Hrynezuk

Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park in Valencia, California. The park is about 262 acres in total and holds the world record for most roll-er coasters in an amusement park, which is 19! When Six Flags Magic Mountain first opened in 1971, there were only about 500 employees and 33 attractions, and admission only costs $5 for adults, and $3.50 for children of the age of 3 to 12. The park was only named Magic Mountain instead of Six Flags Mag-ic Mountain when it opened. Some attractions that were at the park when it opened were the Gold Rush, a steel coaster, the Log Jammer a log flume, and an observation tower called the Sky Tower. The company also made the Great American Revolution in 1976, a 360-degree steel looping coaster; and the Colossus in 1978, which was at the time the fastest, largest dual-tracked wooden roller coaster.

In 1979, Magic Mountain was sold to Six Flags when they added Six Flags into the front of the name. Six Flags then went on to break the world record of most roller coasters in one park, making many great and iconic coasters including: Full Throttle, The Rid-dler’s Revenge, Green Lantern: The First Flight, and many more wonderful rides. In 2015, Six Flags also decided to make a new version of Colossus where they re-tracked the coaster making it steel instead of wood, added several more inversions, and renamed it Twisted Colossus. The attractions are so popular that in 2017, the amusement park had over 3.3 million visi-tors, ranking it sixteenth in attendance in all of North America!

By Dayanna Perez

Knott’s Berry Farm is a amusment park for all ages they have tiny roller coasters and big roller coast-ers for those who like scary thrilling rides they also have food and games and they have this dance room where they have a disco ball and music. I think this is a better amusment park than Disneyland be-cause some other amusment parks don’t have most of what knot’s does so it different and since Knott’s has lots of new rides that people are loving for exam-ple there‘s Hang Time which is new it’s a dive coaster and thrilling ride. There’s also another popular one there‘s xcelorator which is a loopy dive coast-er theres also rides which you can get wet in like the log ride, they also have shows like baton, and pom pom which is a dance thats includes pom poms

Knott’s is the Best!

Page 6 I N SI DER D.C. Comics

By Alyah Tolentino

Move out of the way Avengers there is a more powerful group of superheroes in town. There are two major comic producers in the superhero industry, Marvel and DC. Both comics produce fictional sto-ries containing superheroes and villains that battle to save mankind. There is a constant debate to decide who is better. The answer is simple. DC is better be-cause they illustrate various superhero teams who bat-tle together, show sidekicks who are pushed to the limit, and they portray experienced superhero wom-en.

DC offers a variety of superhero teams to help save the world from vicious vil-lains. The superheroes team up to work together to make them more powerful to defeat anything that comes against them. For example, “Teen Titans” fight together against Deathstroke. Alone they would not be able to handle such a character. Together they were able to bring him down. The group consists of Robin, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven. Each of them has a power that they contribute to the group. Together these powers make them fearless. In Marvel on the other hand, the superhero teams do not work together as well. A major problem with the Avengers is they are constantly bickering against each other. For example, in the “Civil War” Captain Amer-ica and Iron Man have trouble working togeth-er. Their arguments with each other affected the team because their bickering distracted them from focusing on the real issues. In addition to superhero teams, DC shows talented sidekicks as well. DC has talented sidekicks that contribute to defeating

enemies. One sidekick from DC is Robin. In the

many adventures that Batman had, Robin was able to

contribute to the defeat of many villains. For exam-

ple, Robin helped the “Justice League” to evacuate

everyone from the city to avoid an impending attack

from the Legion of Doom. He was like a shepherd

moving quickly to avoid danger. As Robin took care

of this task, Batman was able to come up with his vic-

torious plan. His contributions are well known. Alt-

hough Marvel has some sidekicks they are not as fa-

mous as DC. For example, Bucky Barnes was Captain

America’s sidekick. His contributions are not as well-

known as Robin’s. Robin has been around a lot long-

er which gives him more experience to be a better side

DC Can Win!

kick. Like the sidekicks, there are many experienced women superheroes in DC.

DC has experienced women who battle against anything that gets in their way. The most famous wom-an in DC is Wonder Woman. She is the best super hero because of her training that she received from the Amazons who are a tribe of fearless women warriors sent by the gods. Her training helped her early on when she battled and defeated Ares, the God of War. She continued to be unstoppable by using her powerful shield and lasso. Although Marvel has a powerful superhero woman known as Captain Marvel, she does not carry the same training as Wonder Wom-an. She did not have a team of warriors who worked with her to teach her how to be the ultimate he-ro. Based on these facts DC is better because of the super-

hero teams that battle together, the talented sidekicks

and the experience women superheroes have.

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By Angel Cesma Who would win, the Marvel or DC Universe?

With the likes of Superman, Wonder Woman, the rest of the Justice League, Doomsday, Lobo, and Darkseid it would seem like DC would win right? Wrong! Marvel has Iron Man, Thanos, Doctor Strange, Thor, Hulk, Professor X, Scarlet Witch, Mag-neto, and many more superior characters, which is why Marvel could beat DC.

You are probably wondering who most of these characters are. Scarlet Witch has magical powers, and if you did not know, Superman is vulnerable to magic. Magneto is also a mutant and the father of Scarlet Witch . Magneto has the power to control met-al, like Wonder Woman’s shield, sword, and bracelets. He can control her bracelets to hold her hands down, throw her shield away, then stab her with her own sword all with a couple of hand gestures. Professor X is also a mutant that has the power to shut DC charac-ters’ brains off, which could kill them, control people, switch bodies, and send mind bolts which cause any pain he desires. You guys probably know who Iron Man, Thanos, Doctor Strange, Thor, and the Hulk are, but do you know that Thor uses magic as well? Since Odin is dead, Thor possesses the Odin Force or Thor Force. This is the most powerful magic in exist-ence. He also possesses his Old King Thor form, which easily defeated World War Hulk, which is the strongest form of Hulk, one that could destroy planets with a single punch. He also defeated Galactus, a ce-lestial being that eats planets, and he is stronger than any DC character. Old King Thor combined with the Odin/Thor form is unstoppable to any character Mar-vel or DC.

Well what about the rest of the Justice League? Professor X can shut any member of the Jus-tice League’s brains off. Also, if for any reason some-thing goes wrong for Marvel, Doctor Strange could go back in time with the Time Stone. Iron Man can also analyze DC characters’ fighting tactics and powers to counter them.

Let's match the top 3 Marvel characters vs the top 3 DC characters. These characters will be matched as evenly as possible, so Thanos would not fight Bat-man. If there are no DC characters on the same level as the Marvel characters, they will not fight those characters.

Marvel’s strongest character, Old King Thor vs DC’s strongest character The Spectre. Since Old King Thor and The Spectre are both stronger than Superman, this should be a good one. Old King Thor is a god, and The Spectre is the godly Spirit of Vengeance. If these two were to fight, Old King Thor would win. Old King Thor is more powerful and is a god, and The Spectre is only mortal. Old King Thor also possesses the all black necro sword, which grants immortality, regenera-tion, speed, strength, durability, and is made for divine murder. This means it was made to kill gods and bypass immortality. If Old King Thor hits The Spectre with this sword, he will be dead no matter what.

Marvel’s 2nd strongest character, Galactus vs. DC’s 2nd strongest character Superman. Galactus would cream Superman. Galactus has limitless power. He can also alter his size to grow as big as the sun and crush Su-perman with his fingers. Or, since Superman heals just from Earth’s sun Galactus can just eat it, then smash Superman with his fists, which would kill him. Even if Superman were to get lucky and defeat him, Galactus has the power to revive himself. Superman cannot defeat Galactus with all the power and abilities he has.

Marvel’s 3rd strongest character, Thanos vs. DC 3rd strongest character Doomsday. Let’s just be honest, we all think of the infinity gauntlet when we see Thanos. Let’s just say Thanos had the infinity gauntlet. If he went against Doomsday, he would pummel him. He can use the Power Stone to overpower Doomsday. He can also use the Soul Stone to take his soul, so he couldn’t fight him. Thanos can even use the Reality Stone to make Doomsday a frog then step on him. Finally, Thanos can just snap his fingers and his powerful enemy would be-come ash.

Although DC has overpowered characters like The Spectre, Superman, and Doomsday, they just can’t match Marvel in Old King Thor, Galactus, and Thanos. With DC’s top 3 contenders down, they just don’t stand a chance to Marvel’s variety of powerful characters.

Marvel Over DC

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Movie Starring Storyline I Think...

Venom

(PG-13)

October 5

Tom Hardy, Michelle

Williams, Riz Ahmed,

Scott Haze, Reid Scott

Marvel’s hard-core villain as a

lethal protector, Venom has

alien symbiote abilities mixed

with human Eddie Brock.

This movie will be action

packed with fear and funny in

some parts.

First Man

(PG-13)

October 12

Ryan Gosling, Claire

Foy, Jason Clarke, Pablo

Schreiber, Christopher

Abbot

Looking through the eyes of

Neil Armstrong, the first man

to walk on the moon.

This movie will be out of this

world and exciting.

Goosebumps 2:

Haunted...

(PG-13) October 12

Madison Iseman, Wendi

McLendon-Covey, Ken

Jeong, Chris Parnell

Halloween comes to life in a

comedy adventure based on

R.L. Stine’s bestselling books.

I think this movie will be a mix

of humor and horror. Though

not too scary, since it is Goose-

bumps!

Halloween

(R)

October 19

Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick

Castle, Judy Greer, Vir-

giniia Gardner

Laurie Strode’s final confronta-

tion with Michael Myers, who

has been haunting her since his

killing spree 4 decades ago.

I think this will be about the

horror of Halloween, and stop-

ping the murderous, masked

figure.

Johnny English

Strikes Again

(PG) Oct. 26

Rowan Atkinson, Olga

Kurylenko, Emma

Thompson, Jake Lacy

Johnny English comes out of

retirement to catch a hacker

who exposed all undercover

agents in Britain.

I think this movie will by silly

and funny, with a fair share of

action thrown in.

Watch & Listen In Theaters:

October 5 — A Star is

Born, Venom

October 12 — Beautiful

Boy, Goosebumps 2:

Haunted Halloween, Bad

Times at the El Royale

October 19 — Hallow-

een, Can You Ever For-

give Me?, The Hate You

Give

October 26 — Suspiria,

Johnny English Strikes Again

On DVD/Blu-Ray/Streaming:

October 2 — The First

Purge, Sicario:: Day of the

Soldado,

October 9 — Skyscraper,

Eighth Grade, Hotel Tran-

sylvania 3: Summer Vaca-

tion, Hotel Artemis

October 16 — Ant-Man

and the Wasp, Whitney,

Unfriended: Dark Web

October 23 — Mamma

Mia: Here We Go Again, Sorry to Bother You

October 30 — The Spy Who Dumped Me

In the Spotlight… by Jacqueline Guerrero

Page 9 V ol u me 7 , Is s u e 1 Page 9 V ol u me 7 , Is s u e 1 Horoscopes 9/23—10/22

7/23—8/22

6/21—7/22

2/19—3/20

5/21—6/20

1/20—2/18

12/22—1/19

11/22—12/21

10/23—11/21 4/20—5/20

3/21—4/19

8/23—9/22

It's important you succeed right now --

but it's more important you avoid putting

too much pressure on yourself. Go easy!

Pressure and self-doubt are your big-

gest enemies right now. You already

have all the power you need to conquer

anything. When you need it, all you

have to do is believe and it will be there.

Working on a long-term goal is very

exciting. You may be given a choice

at a critical point: You can either

change course and go off on a new

direction, or you can keep going.

There's no wrong decision, but keep

in mind that if you go off track, you'll

have to start all over again to get

back on it.

Tomorrow is a future that will be here in

mere hours. You're constantly moving

on your path, and your future isn't going

to wait for you. Plan what you want and

where you want to go. This isn't about

setting goals; it's about calling on your

flexibility and being ready for whatever

comes your way.

Look around and you'll find inspira-

tion. There are people in your life

who have valuable things to teach

you. In fact, the timing may be per-

fect to reach out and ask for guid-

ance. You'll add your own spice to

things so don't worry about becom-

ing a carbon copy of anyone.

Sure, running around with your friends

can be a lot of fun, but try not to get too

carried away. You have serious priori-

ties to consider. So ditch the loud par-

ties and say 'no thanks' to any wild invi-

tations. Right now, you should move

toward hibernation mode. Let yourself

be quiet and focus inward for a while.

Your emotions are strong, and a sad

story may motivate you to take on an

unwise strategy. You have a wonderful

sense of compassion, but it can set you

back. Being impersonal or objective

doesn't mean the same thing as being

unfriendly or rude.

Grab that crazy idea that's been in

the back of your mind. Whatever

windfall of money, attention or cred-

ibility you receive will provide the

way to success. It's in your best in-

terest to get involved. Reach out and

get yourself noticed.

There's a lot going on in your life

that your friends and family don't

know -- and they should! This can be

easily done with a mass email. Your

people may have inspiring words for

you -- and you may inspire them.

You hold the missing piece in a puz-

zle someone you love is working on.

Try something new and be aware that

this may require a shopping trip or

other expense. Shake up your usual

routine. Put yourself in unfamiliar ter-

ritory. Try a different restaurant, take

a position in a discussion just for the

sake of argument -- check out a radio

station you usually skip right by.

A big event is on its way, and it might

present you with an opportunity for

growth or a new romance. Talk to oth-

ers about what you hope will happen.

They might be able to make it clearer

for you and may give a clue about how

to handle things.

You look for ways to help others. In

big and small ways, you'll be able to

add your special brand of sunshine to

the world. Whether you just buy a

friend a cup of coffee or chip in with

something bigger, you'll truly under-

stand the meaning behind the notion

that generosity is its own reward.

There's something you've been working

on with another person -- either a rela-

tionship or a project -- and it's not mov-

ing forward the way it should be. Usual-

ly, the best tactic is to keep on keeping

on; But there's a time to admit when

something is futile and move on.

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Bullies Are BAD!!! By Kelea Lara Alicea

Have you ever been bullied? Have you ever wondered why you get bullied? Well both these things have hap-pened to me and

are still happening to me! I don’t like the fact that there are some kids in this world that believe they are better than oth-ers. They're NOT! We should all be treated and seen equally. Bullying is so bad that about 4,400 people commit suicide a year! People lose their lives because of bullying, and people lose their children because of bullying. Bullies make people feel insecure or like losers or wannabes. We shouldn’t feel ugly because someone gives their opinion on us. We are all beautiful in our own way. I chose my topic because I know what it feels like and at a young age when people were bullying me I just cried and cried and cried. I hated myself because I let the bullies get to me. I have a skin condition called vitiligo where there’s not enough pigment cells in my body for me to be just one color so instead I'm two colors. You do not know how much I got bullied for that one reason, but now that I'm older and I've grown up and changed a lot from my 8-9-10 year old self I know that bullies just say and do mean things because they have nothing better to do. We all have our own opinion on this subject, but the way I see it is people put other people down to make themselves feel better but if you don’t give them a reaction what are they going to feel? Here’s where it gets a bit confusing for some people, I always tell myself don’t give the bullies a reaction yet, I end up doing it anyways because I've been holding in all the things people have said to or about me and when I erupt it’s not a good thing. What I'm trying to say is when someone says something to you just ignore them, walk away, and enjoy your life and if you don’t you will be stuck getting taunted because you keep giving a reaction. DON’T let them get to you! And do you ever wonder why the words they say to us or the names we get called hurt us? Whoever said that a nerd was a bad thing? Whoever said a bully can’t be nice?

Halloween Masks By David Fender

During Halloween, students have been restricted from wearing bloody costumes and face obstructing masks. Every year kids are told to take off masks. The reason is bloody costumes may scare younger kids on the cam-pus. Also, with a

mask on you can get away with bad behavior because your face is hidden.

Students have a few days a year where they can express themselves. Halloween and spirit weeks. I asked Mrs. Pittman about the bloody costume re-striction. She said, "We have a restriction because of younger kids that may get scared during the parade.” I also asked Mrs. Pittman about the mask rule. She said,” Students wearing a mask can’t get in trouble be-cause, teachers can’t see their face.” Other schools have mask rules like this, but it restricts some students from dressing up. The mask rule is understandable, but some students only wear masks because they don’t want to buy a costume. Therefore, the mask rule needs to be removed or changed.

In my opinion, the mask and bloody cos-tume rules need to be reviewed. I have been a victim of having to take my mask off during a parade. Even though I knew there was a rule, I thought it was more relaxed. Other students have had costumes with too much blood or a face obstructing mask and have had to take them off. Also, some students hate uncomfort-able costumes or just a mask. If the costume is bloody or the mask obstructs your face you can’t wear it. I know the district has good intentions with these restrictions. They can influence some students, and the rule might stop mischief. It also might stop younger students from fearing bloody costumes.

In conclusion, the mask rule can be fixed but only with the agreement of administration and the stu-dent body. Should the rules change, or should they stay the same? I think they should change it, and most stu-dents will agree with me.

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By Annalisa Contreraz

It's that time of year again... Halloween. That’s the time for scary stories or better yet, urban legends. Here are 8 of my favorite urban legends.

Hachishakusama – She is an eight-foot-tall woman that abducts children. She wears a white dress and makes a “Po... Po... Po...” sound. You can escape her but only after a cleansing that takes a whole night. The cleansing works like this: There are newspapers with ancient runes covering the windows and salt bowls in every corner of the room with a Buddha statue in the middle of the room. You must stay in that room till 7 a.m. the next day. After this ritual, you leave Japan and never return. Wendigo – Wendigo means “the evil spirit that de-vours mankind” or “cannibal.” These are extremely thin, and they are about 15 feet tall. They also have long yellow fangs, glowing eyes and have yellowish or decaying skin. The more you talk about these, the more one can become attached to your soul. The Elevator Game – First off, if you want to play this game, you must be alone and in a 10-story build-ing. Also, you must press the buttons in a specific or-der: 4, 2, 6, 2, 10, 5, then 1. On the fifth floor, a non-human woman will join you, but you cannot look or speak to her. If played correctly, the elevator will start to go up and you will arrive in another dimension. If the elevator starts to descend, get off the elevator on the first floor and leave the hotel without looking back. The Red Room – This originated from Japan. This is a pop-up that appears while searching the web. It states, “Do you like the red room?” If this pops up on the computer and you close it, you will cut yourself, paint the walls red with your blood and die. La Llorona(pictured) – La Llorona or the “Weeping Woman,” killed her children and now roams the Earth crying for them. She causes misfortune to those who see or hear her. Children must be extremely cautious for she can mistake you for her own and throw you in the river. Skinwalkers – These are supposedly witches who can shapeshift into different animals. By wearing the skin of any animal, after the transformation is complete, they then have the power of that animal. If you look into a skinwalker’s eyes, they can absorb your soul.

Urban Legends

Hell’s Bridge – This urban legend takes place some-where in West Michigan called Cedar Creek. It is said that a man named Elias Friske murdered seven children and blamed it all on a demon. If you are standing on that bridge at 12 a.m., you can hear either the Devil laughing or the murdered children crying. The LaLaurie House – Located in New Orleans, LA, this is the house of a woman who lived there with her family in the 1800’s and murdered her slaves. Once, she became so enraged with a young twelve-year-old slave girl, she chased the girl up to the balcony where the girl jumped and killed herself. About a year later, a 70-year old slave set the kitchen on fire and later stated, after being found chained to the stove, that she thought Madame LaLaurie was going to take her to the torture room. She said that anyone who went up never came down. When an investigation broke out, the family left, and they found seven mutilated bodies in the room. No one is allowed into the building now.

Page 12 I N SI DER Word Search “Delete the Photos” Adapted by Julia Zelaya from Scary for Kids.com

There were four teenage girls who lived in

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Their names were Ying, Spicy, Nana and Sis. The girls shared everything to-gether; they were best friends after all. They also all shared a love for horror. The girls had heard an urban legend about their school and they wanted to see if it was true.

According to what they heard, a girl had gone missing in the bathroom, and it had been locked up ever since. The girls planned to sneak in after class, and that’s exactly what they ended up doing. After their last period they waited in the library until every-one left. They used a paper clip to pick the lock on the door. Then, they were inside. They looked around and found a camera in one of the sinks

The camera had full battery and was still work-ing. They looked to see what pictures the camera had, but all they found was empty pictures of the bath-room.

Sis questioned,” I wonder what they could have been up to...”

They all went silent until, “OMG I KNOW WHAT THE PERSON WAS DOING!!! “exclaimed Nana. “They were trying to capture a spir-it, you’re supposed to take pictures in a dark, haunted room if you are trying to catch a ghost!”

Ying said,” Then maybe we should get out of here...”

“Ok Ying, but after we take a selfie.” “Fiiiiiiiine,” complained Ying. The three girls posed to take a picture. Click!

“Ok done”, said sis. “Ok then let's leave I'm starting to get the creeps. “said Ying. The three girls go their separate ways to their houses. On her way home Sis received a call from a private number. “Hello? Who is this!” said Sis “DELETE...... DELETE NOW!” said a raspy voice on the other line. The call abruptly ended. “What the heck...” whispered Sis. She didn’t think much about it though.

When Sis got home she plugged the camera into her computer and started flipping through the pictures. When she came to the picture that she took of Spicy, nana and Ying, but then she noticed some-thing odd. Nana’s hair looked strange. She decided to give nana a call, but nobody picked up the phone. When Sis looked back at the picture Nana had com-pletely disappeared. “W....what's going on?!”

When she took another look at the pic-

ture Spicy’s hair looked long. Spicy’s hair is much

shorter than what was showing up in the picture, al-

most like Spicy was wearing a wig. Sis started to pan-

ic and gave Spicy a call as fast as she could. “Hey what's

up Sis?” said spicy. “Hey umm do you know what's

going on in the picture I took...” questioned Sis “What?

No! What's wrong with the picture??” Said spicy. “I

don’t know your hair looks super long.” Said Sis. The

call ended again. “Spicy? HELLO?!?” Sis was starting

to panic. Again, as Sis looked back at the picture Spicy

had disappeared. She was petrified to what she saw

next. Behind Ying there was a girl with long dark hair

looking at Sis.

She was frozen in her seat. She was about to

call Ying when she heard a voice say “Delete.... de-

lete...” Suddenly there was a knock on the door “WHO

IS IT?!?” Sis cried out. There was no answer. She was

too scared to open the door, and out of fear she started

to cry. With trembling hands, she grabbed the camera

and took one. Last. Selfie. When she took a glance at

the photo she was horrified to see a girl smiling with

sharp dirty teeth back at her. She let out a huge, loud

scream. Her roommates heard her and rushed into her

room. But all they saw was “delete the photo” engraved

into the walls. The next day the school was the urban

legend originated, and where the four girls went

to school, the school was petrified to find the four girls

dead in front of the locked-up bathroom and in blood

on the walls is wrote “delete it.”