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The Burlington Free Press Saturday, October 29, 2005 2B www.burlingtonfreepress.com ,,0 111 FNN RUSSELL. A'rw Pre tt GLENN RUSSELL, Press Mark Austin of Milton, a volunteer with New England K-9 Search and Rescue, and his German sheperd, Roman, search for signs of Brianna Maitland Friday afternoon. SEARCH: Police resume looking for missing teen 1 ALISON REDLICH, tree Press University of Vermont English professor Tony Magistrate (center) discusses the underlying themes in the original horror film, Halloween, during his class Wednesday afternoon. Magistrale's scholarly passion is the work of Edgar Allan Poe, but he has always had a weak spot for horror films. TERROR: Students study horror film Continued from Page IB a dishwasher at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery on March 19, 2004.

Her abandoned car was found the next day. She was 17 at the time and would be 19 now. She lived in Sheldon. It becomes more probable she is a victim of foul play the longer she is missing without contacting friends or family, said Miller. He said police have no suspects and used information pooled from 18 months of interviews to plan the search.

Stohl said the snowstorm earlier in the week complicated the effort. Participating in the search are the Vermont and Connecticut state police, Northeast Kingdom, New England and Maine search and rescue dogs, Stowe CAMPAIGN: Vehicles need wide berth Hannah Blum (left), 21, an English major at the University of Vermont, and her class partner, Kate Emmerich, 21, deliver a presentation on the horror film, Halloween, during class Wednesday afternoon. Reward, more information Brianna Maitland's family offers a $10,000 reward for the accurate description of where she can be found and an additional $10,000 reward for her safe return or for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible for her disappearance. They maintain a Web site at www.bring-brihome.org Mountain Rescue, Vermont Fish and Wildlife and Upper Valley Wilderness Re-sponse Team. Contact Ed Shamy at 660-1862 or eshamybfp.burlingtonfreepress.

On the books The text of Vermont law regarding emergency vehicles stopped along the road: The operator of a vehicle which is approaching a stationary law enforcement vehicle which is displaying a blue or blue and white signal lamp, or of a vehicle which Is approaching a stationary ambulance, fire apparatus, a vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter, or a motor vehicle used in rescue operations as set forth in section 1 252 of this title which is displaying a red signal lamp, shall proceed with caution, and, if traveling on a four-lane highway, and safety conditions permit, make a lane change. planting a police car with flashing lights along the side of the highway while another officer stops drivers who don't slow down and pull into the other lane. It's become quite apparent that not everyone is aware of the law, said state police Sgt. John Flannigan. "I think quite a few were surprised." Contact Terri Hallenbeck at 229-9141 or Continued from Page IB viewer likely would miss, according to Magistrale.

The horrors of World War I are stamped all over "Nosfe-ratu," a 1922 vampire film featuring blasted landscapes, crippled men and a plague. The 1950s spawned movies such as "The Blob" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still," that reflected the atomic age and a nightmare of science unleashed. "Students are very encyclopedic in terms of horror films, but they're not very savvy in terms of what it is they see when they watch horror," Magistrale said. "This class helps them understand that, like every work of art, horror film speaks to them in terms of time and place." Not surprisingly, there was a lengthy waiting list for the film seminar. Those students who made the cut had to have taken an earlier class with Magistrale.

"They were all hand-picked," Magistrale said. "They're my babies." The 53-year-old English professor's cozy Old Mill office is an homage to horror and Edgar Allan Poe his passion. Framed photographs of Stephen King, an acquaintance of Magistrale, and pouters of classic scary movie trailers fill the walls. Only in these digs does a collection of Shakespeare plays appear completely at home next to toy figurines of Leath-erface and Dracula. Magistrale's romance with all things creepy began some 40 years ago in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y.

Then 12 years old, he and his Aunt Katherine would take late afternoon trips to a Victorian (neighborhood and make up ghost stories. "She'd pick me up after school in late October, and we'd sit in front of these old houses, where the elm trees outside were devoid of leaves, and the moon would peep through the branches," Magistrale recalled. "You know how Norman Bates had his mother? Well, I had an aunt who introduced me to terror." Not everything about Magistrale is an exercise in the macabre. The resident of sub- time of year, as Halloween beckons. Spooky holiday props are planted around the house for atmosphere.

"I think of Halloween as more of a lifestyle and scholarly interest than as one day of the year," Magistrale said. "It goes against all the sacri-monious plaudits of religion and gives us an opportunity to give vent to our alter egos." Many of the professor's students are equally passionate about horror. ALISON REDLICH, Free Press Hannah Blum wants to be a horror fiction writer. Her roommate, Kate Emmerich, said her future is still up in the air, but she doesn't plan to stray far from all things Gothic. Travis Delaney has other ideas.

"I just want Tony's job," Delaney said. "He can't do this forever. I'm just going to wait it out." Contact Jill Fahy at 660-1898 or jfahybfp.burlingtonfreepress.com 4:30. Sun. 10-4 Continued from Page IB "It was the most dramatic piece of the commercial," Satterfield said.

That's because it illustrates what police were trying to get at too many drivers come dangerously close to emergency vehicles and personnel who are stopped along the highway. State law requires drivers to show caution when passing any stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights. On a four-lane highway such as interstates, drivers must also move over to the left lane if possible. In the video, Macarilla stands along Interstate 89, with traffic streaming by and asks, "You know what it feels like to have a few tons of metal scream by right next to you? A police officer does. Believe me, it's not a good feeling." The video, which has been played as a public service announcement on local television stations, is just part of the campaign to catch drivers' attention.

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