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Today in Strange - December 12, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:37:00 +0000

On this date in 1913, the " Mona Lisa" painting, missing for two years, turned up under a hotel bed in Florence. Awakened by a throbbing noise, a Jupille, Belgium man found a large metallic UFO hovering between trees on a nearby road. The witness saw a logo on the craft's surface that resembled ellipses and the next day police found a giant circular impression in a nearby meadow. Taking place Dec. 12, 1989, the incident was part of the massive six month UFO wave over Belgium and France.

Today in Strange - November 30, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:41:00 +0000

On this day in 1954, Elizabeth Hodges of Sylacauga, Ala. was injured when an eight and a half pound meteorite crashed through the roof of her rented house, bounced off a console radio, and struck her left hip and hand. She later became embroiled in a court battle with her landlord over ownership of the rock, which was eventually donated to a university, after being used as a doorstop.

Today in Strange - BLACK FRIDAY - November 25, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:00:00 +0000

"No pen could describe it, nor tongue express it, nor thought conceive it unless by one in the extremity of it." Such was how the writer Daniel Defoe described the Great Storm of 1703-- the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the south of England, with winds of up to 120 mph that wreaked havoc for a number of days in late November. This date in 1950, saw America's Storm of the Century, a violent blizzard that paralyzed the Northeast, with winds up to 100 mph, sub zero temperatures, and 57 inches of snow.

Today in Strange - Nov. 24, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:36:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving!

On this day in 1963, as America watched live on TV, Lee Harvey Oswald was fatally shot by Jack Ruby. On November 24, 1971 a hijacker who became known as D.B. Cooper parachuted from a Northwest Orient plane with $200,000 in ransom money, never to be seen again.

Today in Strange - November 23, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:09:00 +0000

More than 100 ducks were knocked out of the sky during a storm over Stuttgart, Arkansas on this day in 1973. Some of the ducks were jarred by irregularly-shaped hail, others were frozen, picked up by a tornado, coated in ice high above the clouds, and then dropped.

Today in Strange - November, 22 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:18:00 +0000

During the evening of November 22, 1987, the 'Max Headroom' broadcast signal intrusion incident took place. An intruder wearing a Max Headroom mask was successful in interrupting the signal of two Chicago TV stations with their own video broadcast featuring strange, distorted antics.

Friday Night Videos : Buckets of Blood by Spookhaus

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

"A Tribute to splatter flicks, Buckets of Blood is a gory, bloody,

music video"

as stated by the host of this video. And that it is! Enjoy Gore

Hounds and Happy Friday!

Today in Strange - November 18, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Legend has it that on this day in 1307, William Tell shot the apple off his son's head. He'd been ordered to do this as punishment for disrespecting an authority figure. On November 18, 1978, more than 900 people died in Jonestown, Guyana after cult leader Jim Jones convinced them to drink cyanide-laced grape punch.

The Fall of The House of Edgar Allen Poe

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:06:00 +0000

     Even now, 162 years after his death, Edgar Allan Poe still seems to be suffering from the kind of bad luck that haunted his life. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake of Baltimore, Maryland pushed through a package of spending cuts and tax increases and cut funding for the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. Baltimore officials have ordered the city's Committee for Historic & Architectural Preservation (CHAP) to settle on a plan to operate the museum without using public funds.

     Poe lived in the tiny west Baltimore rowhouse with his aunt, cousins and grandmother from 1832-1835, before he became famous for his tales of the macabre. He never resided in Baltimore again, but he died in the city under very mysterious circumstances and is buried there.

      The Poe House had been funded at around $80,000 a year, which included the caretaker's salary, a security system, utilities and all supplies. Since the city cut off its annual support last year, the house has been operating on reserve funds and they are running out fast. It seems hope is fading for this quaint little House of Poe but there is something that everyone can do to help thanks to a new publication on the racks.
Following in the footsteps of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine, by the name of Monsterpalooza, comes a cool new genre mag that is jumping in to help the not so famous house and grave of Edgar Allen Poe with one very cool recently found item. Monsterpalooza Magazine is offering this beautiful, exclusive poster of the great Vincent Price!

From The Monsterpalooza site:
Printed on high-quality, glossy poster stock, it measures 18" x 24" and is perfect for framing.
This is a rare, candid photo of the actor visiting Edgar Allan Poe's grave at the Westminster Burial Grounds. It was taken by Jeff Jerome, the curator of the Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, when Mr. Price was on tour with his one-man show Diversions and Delights, in 1977. This photo has not seen for 34 years until it was published in the pages of the premiere issue of Monsterpalooza Magazine.

     While in Baltimore on tour, Mr. Price stopped at Westminster Hall to pay his respects at Poe's grave, and paid a visit to the near-by Poe House and Museum. While at the Poe House, the veteran actor, known for his wonderful portrayals of Poe's heroes and villains in the AIP/Corman films, was quoted as saying, "This place gives me the creeps!"
     A portion of every sale (after production, shipping and handling costs) will be donated by Damfino Media to help support the Poe House and Museum in Baltimore, keeping it's doors open, as it is currently under the threat of closure by the City of Baltimore. (To find out more about the Poe House and Museum in Baltimore please visit www.poeforevermore.com)

     Please support the Poe House and Museum! Get one for yourself, and one for the Price and Poe fan who you know will want to display this poster in a place of honor-- before they're all gone!
Check the website for more details and to order via Paypal or you can order through:
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Today in Strange - November 17, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:14:00 +0000

On this day in 1790, mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Möbius was born. He's remembered today for creating the curious topological surface called the Möbius strip. It was on November 17, 1968 that NBC famously outraged football fans by cutting away from the final minutes of a Raiders-Jets game to air the TV special, "Heidi," on schedule. Maverick catastrophist Immanuel Velikovsky died ('79) and the American Theosophical Society was formed (1875).

Crossed: Wish You Were Here

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

     Some time ago, among one of the many lulls that we get in Horror movies in the theaters these days, I had listed some very cool Horror finds that I have had my nose stuck in that have nothing to do with movies. Really, I do get tired of the old boob tube, whether it be video or your regularly scheduled programs. You may have caught on to that fact by the lapses in postings from time to time. Believe it or not, the television is not one of my main pass-times. More often than not, the television is on for background noise while I am reading or doing other things. The amount of television shows that I absolutely tune out the rest of the world for can be counted on one hand. As far as movies go, well, if you haven't figured that out by now, I watch Horror. I always have and I always will. 99% of the movies that I watch are Horror and have been since I can remember. This boils down to books, my first love, music, and everything in between. I am without a doubt a true fan of the Horror genre and I don't foresee that ever changing.

       As I was saying, some time ago, I listed some of the very cool things in the Horror world that you should really be checking out as a fan of the genre. One of those bloody little morsels I was telling you about was a comic series called Crossed. Not for the faint of heart by any means, and truly some of the most horrific stuff one would ever read, fully accompanied by blood spattered graphics to go along with the Horror at hand.

      The Crossed are people that have been effected by some sort of plague that has caused them to live out their most vile and disturbing human impulses. Sort of like a zombie apocalypse only much, much worse. The most evil thoughts and dark wishes of anyone Crossed is sure to be acted out by them. I'm sure you can imagine some pretty perverse things, but the authors of these stories take those and then add a level of vileness that would make the most twisted of individuals cringe. The original Crossed by writer Garth Ennis and artist Jacen Burrows was just the beginning. Other authors picked up on this wide open blood soaked landscape and other stories have been released, including Crossed: Family Values, Crossed 3D and the current Crossed: Psychopath. It has even been rumored that the series has been optioned for an independently-funded film, with Ennis writing the screenplay. Let's hope so!

For those of you that haven't been out there to check out some seriously twisted Crossed action, you are in major luck. Crossed: Wish You Were Here will be hitting the internets as an absolutely 100% free web comic. New Crossed, new stories, and all free for your reading pleasure. Now that's good news for the world of Horror.

Due to begin in October over at http://www.crossedcomic.com , it has been rescheduled for an early 2012 launch. Avatar Press will keep fans informed on it's development via its website (www.avatarpress.com) , the Twitter feed (@AvatarPress) , and on the web comic's own site www.crossedcomic.com.
Here's hoping there's not too much of a delay in getting it online, and if you haven't checked any of it out, be sure to follow the links in the meantime to see what the disgust is all about. Any fan of Horror is sure to love what's coming from the Crossed.

Today in Strange - November 16, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:22:00 +0000

November 16th stands as a key date for a pair of staples in the world of conspiracy theory. On this date in 1914, the Federal Reserve opened its doors as the quasi-national bank in the United States, much to the chagrin of many who saw it as a dangerous consolidation of power. Thirty-one years later, in 1945, Project Paperclip saw the United States "import" 88 German scientists to assist in rocket development. Many in the parapolitical research community point to this dubious event as the start of an infiltration of America by darker forces.

Today in Strange - Nov 15, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:14:00 +0000

On today's date in 1999, Mercury transited across the sun. While such crossings happen about 13 times a century, this was a rare "grazing occultation" that won't happen again till 2391.

Today in Strange - Nov 14, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:13:00 +0000

On this date in 1963, a new volcanic island appeared near Iceland. Nellie Bly, New York World reporter, began her successful quest to surpass the fictional journey of Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg, by traveling around the world in less than 80 days (1889). The Dow Jones closed above 1,000 for the 1st time in history (1972).

Today in Strange - November 12, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:37:00 +0000

On November 12, 1933, Hugh Gray was walking along the shore of Loch Ness when he saw an "object of considerable dimensions, making a big splash with spray on the surface of the Loch." He had his camera with him, and captured what some believe to be the first photographic evidence of the Loch Ness Monster. Others have dismissed the image as a distortion of a dog swimming through the water.

Today in Strange - November 10, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:43:00 +0000

On this date in 1871, explorer Henry Stanley found the missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in central Africa, and issued his famous greeting: "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" It was on November 10, 1983, that Fred Cohen demonstrated the first computer virus --yes, it's safe to click on that link :)

Today in Strange - November 9, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:33:00 +0000

The Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 happened on this day, with nine states, as well as two provinces of Canada, hit by a series of power failures that lasted up to 13 hours. In New York City, 800,000 people were caught in the subways, when the blackout struck at rush hour. Though the cause was blamed on human error, many UFO sightings occurred the same night over the area, suggesting to some that their presence was connected to the blackout.

Today in Strange - November 8, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:53:00 +0000

On this day in 1958, as Charles Wetzel was driving along the Santa Ana River, he had a sighting of a strange bipedal reptilian creature with scales. Making gurgling and screeching sounds, it clawed at the windshield as Wetzel accelerated over it. Police tests indicated the car had run over something and there were definite claw marks on the windshield.

Troll Hunter

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:02:00 +0000

2010

PG-13

We, as Americans, sure do miss out on some very cool films due to our distance from most other countries. I mean, think about it. In Europe alone, you can hop a train and take it to any number of other countries. Start the day in Spain and crash in Amsterdam. Skip on over to France and your just a short trip away from either Italy or Germany. There are so many influences and places that are in such a relatively short distance from each other, and many great Horror films that come from the area, too. And yet that's another downfall for us isolated one country Americans. The language barrier means that many of these awesome films are made with added subtitles for the American market, and this means not only do you need to be in the mood for a movie, but you need to be able to give your complete attention to that movie in order to read the dialogue and follow the story. Sometimes, we are just not up to the task. A lot of times we are not up to the task. I think many would choose a bad movie in English before a really good one they would have to read. Especially if it had been a long day.

     Troll Hunter is one of these type movies. One I have been wanting to see since it graced the cover of Rue Morgue Magazine. Everything about the film looked and sounded like an excellent viewing experience, it's just those damned sub-titles.

     Finally, after a few weeks of the film sitting around, I actually got a break and was in the mood to do some reading on top of my movie watching. I don't know what's happening to me in my old age. Reading is akin to narcolepsy to me any more these days. I pick up a book, read a chapter or so and quickly fall out dead asleep with the book on my chest. Seriously. I don't even have to be tired.

     Luckily the shackles of sleep didn't over take me during the sub-titles of this great film from Norway. The landscapes and visuals, alone, are beautiful enough to give this film a view, but don't get me wrong, it has a great story, too.

Shot in the verite' style of first person and dubbed as found footage, I am sure you can glean what the story of Troll Hunter is about. If that much interests you, then you will find this film a pleasure to watch. Great and interesting characters, a few surprises, the vast landscapes of Norway and, oh yeah, Trolls. BIG, BIG, Trolls. It is after all, the story of a Troll hunter.
I'm here to tell you that if you find yourself in the mood for a really enjoyable creature feature, and if you don't mind the sub text that you need to give your attention to, then this film is definitely one to add to your list to see. This is a film that will pretty much be enjoyed by all, so catch the Troll if you can, they are pretty cool looking to see.

Today in Strange - November 7, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:37:00 +0000

Hoping to win a Nobel Prize? It may help if your birthday is November 7th, which boasts a surprising number of Nobel recipients who share 11/7 as their date of birth. Marie Curie, Konrad Lorenz, and Eric R. Kandel each were borth on this date and received Nobel Prizes for their scientific work. Additionally, Nobel laureates Sir C.V. Raman, Albert Camus, and Michael Spence are also a part of the 11/7 birthday club.

Today in Strange - November 3, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:48:00 +0000

November 3rd is a day of remembrance for the prophet St. Malachy, dubbed the "Irish Nostradamus." There was a great panic in Europe over the close approach of a comet, on November 3, 1679. Controversial psychiatrist and scientist, Wilhelm Reich, died in prison at the age of 60, on this date in 1957.

Paranormal Activity 3

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:31:00 +0000

Rated R

Now Playing

     For a third time, more bumps in the night from Paranormal Activity is documented via first person camera views that suck you, as a viewer, right into the middle of the frightening phenomenon at hand.
     Believe it or not, this film is by far the best of the three so far. Clap your hands and do a little dance Horror fans, you read that right. The Horror film has finally come along that hasn't gotten worse as time went on.

This third installment reveals even more and takes us back to where it all began in 1988. Dad decides to tape the goings on and, well, I am sure you can imagine what types of things end up on the tape.

    Your nights may be a little more restless and you may find yourself feeling a little extra panic for a second from a strange noise in your abode, but definitely get out to see this one. The thrills and chills and things revealed will leave you thoroughly engrossed by the film. The story will have you enthralled. And yes, you will be scared. It really all leaves me wondering, though. Will there be a number four? I sure as hell hope so.

See this one. ASAP. It's all the great things you have come to expect with added creepiness and new surroundings and settings.

Check my reviews for the others here:

Paranormal Activity Review

Paranormal Activity 2 Review

Today in Strange - October 31, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:49:00 +0000

Welcome to Halloween!

Held on this day was the ancient Celtic's Samhain harvest feast (the precursor to today's Halloween). The date later became associated with All Hallows Eve, honoring the Christian saints. On this day in 1926, magician Harry Houdini passed over to the Other Side. Every year since then, a Halloween seance has been conducted to try and contact him.

Zombie Zombie - Halloween Main Theme

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:30:00 +0000

It's almost here. Have a SAFE Halloween Weekend!

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!! | Weekly World News

noreply@blogger.com (Scoob) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:14:00 +0000

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!! | Weekly World News

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Today in Strange - December 12, 2011

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Today in Strange - BLACK FRIDAY - November 25, 2011

Today in Strange - Nov. 24, 2011

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Today in Strange - November, 22 2011

Friday Night Videos : Buckets of Blood by Spookhaus

Today in Strange - November 18, 2011

The Fall of The House of Edgar Allen Poe

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Today in Strange - November 17, 2011

Crossed: Wish You Were Here

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Today in Strange - Nov 14, 2011

Today in Strange - November 12, 2011

Today in Strange - November 10, 2011

Today in Strange - November 9, 2011

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Troll Hunter

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Paranormal Activity 3

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Zombie Zombie - Halloween Main Theme

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL!! | Weekly World News

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