The danger and the dark side of Star Wars

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StarWars.com take a look at some of the scarier moments of the Star Wars story, perfect reading fodder for Halloween.

When a door opens in Star Wars, there’s usually something scary behind it. Maybe a bunch of stormtroopers. Possibly a frightening tentacled monster. Perhaps even a Sith Lord! And that’s no accident: it’s often said that Star Wars is designed to rhyme. Lines from one film are repeated in another (“I have a bad feeling about this”). Iconic scenes from the original trilogy are reflected in the prequel and sequel trilogies. (The cantina? Think of the Outlander Club in Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones.). And so it is that Star Wars is stacked with dramatic door-reveals that are all trick, no treat. In celebration of Halloween season, here are five times danger and the dark side came knocking…

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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StarWars.com take a look at some of the scarier moments of the Star Wars story, perfect reading fodder for Halloween.

When a door opens in Star Wars, there’s usually something scary behind it. Maybe a bunch of stormtroopers. Possibly a frightening tentacled monster. Perhaps even a Sith Lord! And that’s no accident: it’s often said that Star Wars is designed to rhyme. Lines from one film are repeated in another (“I have a bad feeling about this”). Iconic scenes from the original trilogy are reflected in the prequel and sequel trilogies. (The cantina? Think of the Outlander Club in Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones.). And so it is that Star Wars is stacked with dramatic door-reveals that are all trick, no treat. In celebration of Halloween season, here are five times danger and the dark side came knocking…

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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