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Rob Zombie's horror movie trilogy including House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil's Rejects, and 3 From Hell, is getting a new 4K collection with lots of bonus items. It's up for preorder now.
Hollywood Vampires began their first tour in more than three years with a London show at The O2 Arena, joined late in the set by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood. The appearance added a high-profile guest moment to the band’s European return, which brings together Alice Cooper, Joe…
A Romanian couple, Adina Mihai, 31, and her boyfriend Madalin Dumitru, 30, have been jailed for 17 years at Oxford Crown Court after admitting manslaughter over the poisoning deaths of two men in a sex-scam robbery scheme. Mihai posed online as an escort to gain access to wealthy…
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has been a welcome hit for Ubisoft, and several weeks after the game launched for PC and console, new stats about it have been revealed. Mind you, these stats lean toward more esoteric data points, so if you've been curious about which Caribbean…
Kingsport, Tennessee, a Republican-leaning industrial town with an ammunition plant supplying the US military, is divided over US involvement in Iran. Residents remain broadly loyal to Donald Trump and the Republican Party, but some see military action as justified while others believe the US should avoid further wars.…
Michaela Community School in Brent, north-west London, run by headteacher Katharine Birbalsingh, has achieved nearly 70 per cent A and A* A-level grades, more than double the national average of 28.5 per cent, despite serving one of the country's most deprived communities. The results come days after new…
Flock’s chief executive, Garrett Langley, has acknowledged that the US surveillance company was too slow to introduce safeguards against police misuse of its cameras, number-plate readers and drones. The admission follows cases in which officers reportedly used the technology to track romantic partners, stalk people and search for…
Netflix has commissioned a feature documentary about Keiko, the orca made famous by the 1993 film Free Willy, as interest in the story grows alongside a planned Warner Bros reimagining. The film will examine Keiko’s life in captivity, his role in inspiring animal-rights activism, and the disputed attempt…
Dawn of War 4’s Necrons are designed as highly durable, attrition-focused forces, but developer King Art Games has given them a major vulnerability: overexpansion. Their need to spread their territory can leave key infrastructure exposed, creating opportunities for opponents to disrupt an otherwise resilient faction and making multiplayer…
Oklahoma senior Ryder Cowan produced an upset at the US Amateur despite arriving for his match at Merion Golf Club with only two golf balls. The situation added unusual pressure to an already demanding tournament, where losing a ball could have complicated his chances against a highly seeded…