Horror Report

Year: 2023

  • Tracking the yule log: Should Krampus visit you this year?

    Tracking the yule log: Should Krampus visit you this year?

    Tales of a demon. Nothing that like.. right?

    The stories of a Christmas villain who punishes bad children and drags them to hell–a real holiday spirited fable–are worth mentioning each year

    Krampus is someone who accompanies St. Nick on his quest around the world to give gifts to kids.

    In more ancient lore, we see him in pre-Christian times .. Austria. France. Italy. Slovenia. He may have originated during Pagan times from a horned deity. Either way, as times beats on, he becomes more popular each year.

    In 2023, people are gathering around the world to celebrate–if that is the right word–Krampus.

    So let’s get to the basics. Who is the lovable Christmas demon?

    Krampus was created as a counterpart to kindly St. Nicholas, who rewarded children with sweets. Krampus, in contrast, would swat “wicked” children and take them away to his lair.

    According to folklore, Krampus purportedly shows up in towns the night before December 6, known as Krampusnacht, or Krampus Night. December 6 also happens to be Nikolaustag, or St. Nicholas Day, when German children look outside their door to see if the shoe or boot they’d left out the night before contains either presents (a reward for good behavior) or a rod (bad behavior).

    A more modern take on the tradition in Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic involves drunken men dressed as devils, who take over the streets for a Krampuslauf—a Krampus Run of sorts, when people are chased through the streets by the “devils.”

    So being dragged off to hell by a goat monster is what we deserve?

    What if–if–Krampus was exactly what we deserve this holiday season?

    There are times when we all need to take a long hard look in a mirror. With those Christmas lights in the background.. with the shadows of our reality in the foreground.

    What may give us fright, if really were honest in our self-assessment, is that we may really deserve to be on the naughty list. We could possibly even be needing a sinister and disturbing visit from Krampus this holiday season.

    War.. pestilence. Pollution. Vanity. Selfishness.. cruelty. Bullying..

    Are we guilty?

    Do we deserve the sharp fangs and the whipping of bird branches from his sack, maybe even being drug into the underworld?

    What about you?

    Sure, he drags kids into the darkest pits of hell, but adults should not be immune to the punishments from Krampus should they be warranted..

    Krampus is set to visit on the 5th of December.

    You may be fine. If 2023 was not your best, perhaps your visitor that night will be less than fun.

    Good luck. Hope you were good.

  • Bob Iger marvels at the blame for failure

    Bob Iger marvels at the blame for failure

    Bob Iger is not in reality.. he is blaming the ‘pandemic effect’ for dismal performance of MARVELS.. little did he realize people just .. didn’t like it. Period.


    MORE.. ″The Marvels was shot during Covid,” he explained.

    “There wasn’t as much supervision on the set, so to speak, where we have executives [that are] really looking over what’s being done day after day after day.”

    Bob, Bob.. the movie may have been shot then but all of the advertising was done after..

    All of the big splashy product placements.. billboards. Trailers.

    Not one bit sparked interest .. the fanbase seemingly gave up when all of the characters they were fans of were pushed to the side for a new universe that no one seems to understand or desire..

    What would Elon Musk have to say about this..?

  • 5 more homeless people shot in Vegas as cops hunt LA ‘serial killer’

    5 more homeless people shot in Vegas as cops hunt LA ‘serial killer’

    UDPATE:
    Police in Los Angeles have arrested the suspect believed to be responsible for the murders of three of the city’s homeless community who were shot and killed as they slept this week, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore announced on Saturday. The individual was identified as Jerrid Joseph Powell, 33, a Black male who is a resident of Los Angeles, Chief Moore said.

    X X X X

    Five homeless people were shot, leaving two dead, in Las Vegas – just hours after cops revealed they are hunting for a serial killer who murdered another three in Los Angeles.

    A lone gunman opened fire on the group of homeless people at 5.30pm near a highway overpass in the northern part of Vegas. One victim, a male in 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene due.

    Two other males in their 30’s are listed in stable condition while another male of similar age is listed as critical. One male male who is in his late teens is said to be in stable condition.
    — Read on www.themirror.com/news/us-news/breaking-las-vegas-shootings-5-218721

  • Sanda Day O’Conner dead at 93

    Sanda Day O’Conner dead at 93

    Sandra Day O’Connor dead at 93.. an historic figure who was a game changer for the Supreme Court..

    She died in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday “of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness,” the Supreme Court said in a statement.

    A trailblazer.

    May she rest in peace.

  • Brazillian city enacts an ordinance that was written by ChatGPT!!

    Brazillian city enacts an ordinance that was written by ChatGPT!!

    City lawmakers in Brazil have enacted what appears to be the nation’s first legislation written entirely by artificial intelligence — even if they didn’t know it at the time.

    The experimental ordinance was passed in October in the southern city of Porto Alegre and city councilman Ramiro Rosário revealed this week that it was written by a chatbot, sparking objections and raising questions about the role of artificial intelligence in public policy.

    Rosário told The Associated Press that he asked OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT to craft a proposal to prevent the city from charging taxpayers to replace water consumption meters if they are stolen. He then presented it to his 35 peers on the council without making a single change or even letting them know about its unprecedented origin.
    — Read on apnews.com/article/brazil-artificial-intelligence-porto-alegre-5afd1240afe7b6ac202bb0bbc45e08d4

  • Mystery wave of pneumonia hits AMERICA: Ohio county records 142 child cases of ‘white lung syndrome’ which it says ‘meets the definition of an outbreak’

    Mystery wave of pneumonia hits AMERICA: Ohio county records 142 child cases of ‘white lung syndrome’ which it says ‘meets the definition of an outbreak’

    Developing

    Not only is this above the county average, it also meets the Ohio Department of Health definition of an outbreak,’ the county’s health department said Wednesday.

    The spread of cases has raised fears that an American outbreak of the infection that has overwhelmed hospitals China could hit this winter. Several European countries are battling similar crises.

    But a source at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that,  nationally, ‘nothing is out of the ordinary’.

    An ‘ongoing investigation’ is underway in Ohio into what is triggering the wave of illness, but officials do not think it is a new respiratory disease — and instead blame a mixture of several common infections all hitting at once.
    — Read on www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12809869/us-child-pneumonia-outbreak-extremely-high-cases.html

  • So what’s in Joe Biden’s briefcase again?

    So what’s in Joe Biden’s briefcase again?

    And here we always thought it was nuclear codes. Dark Brandon may have just revealed quite the state secret.

    Another weird moment in presidential history just occurred.. President Biden told people during a public event—with cameras rolling—that his Marines carry a code to blow up the world without nuclear weapons. Then he chuckled as the others laughed nervously along..

  • Hell opens its doors: Henry Kissinger dead at 100

    Hell opens its doors: Henry Kissinger dead at 100

    Henry Kissinger, the toweringly influential former secretary of state who earned a reputation as a sagacious diplomat but drew international condemnation and accusations of war crimes for his key role in widening the American presence in Vietnam and the U.S. bombing of Cambodia, died Wednesday.

    He was 100.

    Say no more. You can do your own research..

  • China orders mystery pneumonia outbreak ‘cover-up’ as officials told to ‘downplay illness & BAN word Covid’

    China orders mystery pneumonia outbreak ‘cover-up’ as officials told to ‘downplay illness & BAN word Covid’

    Something doesn’t feel right about this…

    Not just a repeat of history but new waters being sailed. Equally scary prospects exist with either premise ..

    CHINESE officials have been ordered to downplay the mystery pneumonia outbreak raging across the country, an insider has claimed.

    Beijing has also ordered medics not to reveal the cause of the illness and urged officials to avoid using the term Covid-19, according to the source.
    — Read on www.the-sun.com/health/9740975/china-orders-mystery-pneumonia-outbreak-cover-up/

  • Rumors: Stranger Things series finale will take place at Christmas

    Rumors: Stranger Things series finale will take place at Christmas

    Silver bells!

    It seems appropriate that the final season of the show will actually take place during the same “Seasons” as the opening.

    Recent reports strongly suggest that the final season will unfold during Christmas.

    A Reddit user shared photos from the sets of Stranger Things. The location is likely Hawkins High School and it features a Christmas tree. There’s also a message on the board that reads, “We know times are tough for all of Hawkins, but anything you can spare will be much appreciated.

    Perhaps there will be a need for Joyce’s wall art to light up yet again.