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Man in doll-mask chases and threatens Philadelphia residents, police say
Philadelphia police are searching for a man who has been chasing and threatening residents while wearing a frightening doll mask, in a series of incidents near City Hall last week. Authorities say he approached at least six people, making menacing remarks, including asking one woman if she was “ready to die”, before fleeing. He faces…
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Richard Armitage Officially Trades Harlan Coben For a New 6-Part Crime Series
Actor Richard Armitage, best known for his frequent collaborations with author Harlan Coben on Netflix thrillers, is moving to a new ITV crime drama called Winter. The show, based on the long-running French series Balthazar, pairs Armitage with Annabel Scholey as an unconventional crime-solving duo, offering fans of Coben-style mysteries an alternative as Netflix’s I…
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‘Nashville’ Alum Charles Esten Notes “Strange Coincidence” of Being in Greenville, South Carolina Days Before Hayden Panettiere’s Death
Charles Esten, who starred alongside Hayden Panettiere in the ABC drama Nashville, has paid tribute to his late co-star after her unexpected death on Sunday at the age of 36. In an Instagram post, Esten revealed that he and his wife, Patty Hanson, had unknowingly been in Greenville, South Carolina, days before Panettiere’s death, describing…
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The 2010 co-star who called Robert De Niro a weirdo: “Like words are an impediment to him”
“Just so strange…” The post The 2010 co-star who called Robert De Niro a weirdo: “Like words are an impediment to him” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Last Year’s Weirdest Sci-Fi Movie Officially Makes Streaming Comeback
Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos’s dark sci-fi comedy Bugonia has emerged as a surprise streaming success, marking a comeback for one of last year’s most divisive releases. It follows the pair’s earlier collaborations on The Favourite and Poor Things, both of which earned Stone Oscar recognition and grossed over $100 million worldwide, though their…
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No, Vecna Wasn’t on Ozempic: How the ‘Stranger Things’ VFX Team Rebuilt Its Villain
Ahead of the release of Stranger Things’ fifth and final season, the show’s VFX team has detailed how they rebuilt the villain Vecna and the series’ otherworldly dimensions for what creators Matt and Ross Duffer called a “mega movie” finale. VFX supervisor Betsy Paterson told The Hollywood Reporter that the production’s expanded budget allowed for…
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Paramount+ Officially Confirms Star Trek’s Future After Cancelling Last New Series
Paramount+ has confirmed that Star Trek remains central to its future plans, even though the franchise currently has no new series in production for the first time in over a decade. Both of the streamer’s active Trek shows, Strange New Worlds and Starfleet Academy, are set to end after their next seasons, leaving fans uncertain…
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The new Rusty Lake game is a grim, sinister tale of family, destiny, and cooking: I fed a man porridge filled with dead bugs and he told me it tasted good
Rusty Lake developer Robin Ras and studio Second Maze are releasing a new instalment in their long-running point-and-click puzzle series, continuing its trademark blend of dark humour, family mystery and surreal horror. The preview focuses on a mechanic in which the player prepares grim, often disturbing meals, such as porridge laced with dead insects, for…
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How Strange It Is – “Tough Luck”
Portland indie-rock band How Strange It Is have released “Tough Luck,” the second single from their forthcoming debut album, There Is No Evil. The track follows lead single “Slime,” which blended shoegaze textures with jangly, Shins-influenced pop-rock, building anticipation for the full record. “Tough Luck” has been likened to a Sparklehorse song reimagined for the…
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How ‘Death by Lightning’ Made James Garfield’s Assassination Feel “Shakespearean”
Death by Lightning, a new Netflix miniseries about the 1881 assassination of US President James A. Garfield, was created by Mike Makowsky after he stumbled upon Candice Millard’s book Destiny of the Republic in a bargain bin at a Los Angeles bookshop. Makowsky, best known for Bad Education, found the parallel story of Garfield and…