Pruett Norris

Pruett Norris is a staff reporter and film critic for 828newsNOW. He is a member of the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) and graduated from Appalachian State University with degrees in English and Electronic Media/Broadcasting. He enjoys vampire movies, Scrabble and hanging out with his cat, Tommy Chainsaw. Contact him at pruett@828newsNOW.com.

Music
12 months ago
Local high school marching band competition celebrates 50 years

Marching bands from around the region will assemble to compete at the 50th Land of the Sky Marching Band Festival this Saturday, Nov. 2.

Lifestyle
12 months ago
Unmasking the wild, weird world of Halloween mask rehauling

Local artist and Halloween mask refurbisher Eli Lawrence breaks down what it takes to make a screen-accurate horror movie mask.

Lifestyle
12 months ago
31 horror movie recommendations for Halloween night

828boosNOW is a list of 31 different horror movies to consider queuing up this Halloween.

Lifestyle
12 months ago
828boosNOW, Day 31: ‘Halloween’ (1978)

Every day this month, resident horror movie enthusiast and 828newsNOW staff reporter Pruett Norris is recommending a Halloween film for your macabre amusement.

Music
12 months ago
270+ musicians contribute to W.N.C. benefit album

“Caverns of Gold: A Benefit for WNC Hurricane Relief” is donating 100% of its profits to nonprofit organization Beloved Asheville.

Eclipse at Asheville Art Museum
Local
12 months ago
Asheville Art Museum welcomes survivors on “pay-what-you-wish” basis

The Asheville Art Museum is welcoming citizens of Hurricane Helene-afflicted counties across N.C., Georgia and Tennessee to visit on a “pay-what-you-wish” basis through the end of the year.

Lifestyle
12 months ago
828boosNOW, Day 30: ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’

Every day this month, resident horror movie enthusiast and 828newsNOW staff reporter Pruett Norris is recommending a Halloween film for your macabre amusement.

Local
12 months ago
Behind Harley Davidson, a different kind of chopper flies rescue

Adam Smith, founder of Savage Freedoms Relief Operations, has been flying helicopter rescue missions for a month after Hurricane Helene struck Western North Carolina.

Lifestyle
12 months ago
828boosNOW, Day 29: ‘Trick ‘r Treat’

Every day this month, resident horror movie enthusiast and 828newsNOW staff reporter Pruett Norris is recommending a Halloween film for your macabre amusement.

Lifestyle
12 months ago
828boosNOW, Day 28: ‘Hereditary’

Every day this month, resident horror movie enthusiast and 828newsNOW staff reporter Pruett Norris is recommending a Halloween film for your macabre amusement.

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