Digital Arts Horror Nights

Myths and Magic: Tales from the Edge of Reality

Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) Digital Arts department will host its annual Horror Nights production, featuring this year’s theme: “Myths and Magic: Tales from the Edge of Reality.” This immersive, mythological horror show will take place over two nights, Tuesday, Oct. 27 and Thursday, Oct. 29, inside the Black Box Theater at Coronado High School. Doors open each night at 6 p.m.

Horror Nights, now in its 17th year, is a much-loved DigArts tradition. Since horror night occurs in October, students are tasked with beginning their projects as soon as they start school. They begin with sketches and brainstorming, then they storyboard, film, animate, or begin to design in Illustrator or Photoshop in anticipation of their show.

Film and animation students will screen their original horror shorts and animations. Lining the venue, custom-designed movie posters created by the film and animation students will offer a glimpse into their onscreen terrors. Meanwhile, the graphic design students will display a gallery of horror-themed headshots featuring every student in the conservatory transformed to match the “Myths and Magic” theme, alongside a collection of dark, mythologically-inspired graphic design posters.

The event is recommended for middle school aged children or older. Concessions will be available for sale. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, staff, seniors and military, and are on sale now at www.cosasandiego.com, or can be purchased prior to each performance.