THE BBC IS REPORTING:
Footage showing that some residents in the earthquake-hit Chinese city of Chengdu were stopped from fleeing their compounds due to a Covid lockdown has sparked anger and disbelief online.
Some in Chengdu say they were told to stay inside through a 6.6-magnitude earthquake on Monday that has killed at least 65 people.
Those that ran out say they found the exits shut due to Covid restrictions.
Chengdu, home to 21 million people, is currently under strict lockdown rules.
China has a so-called zero Covid-19 policy, meaning that lockdowns are routinely imposed in communities when cases of the virus are detected.
— Read on www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-62804213
Author: Horror Reporter
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Chinese Covid lockdown traps residents during earthquake
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Must be the season of ‘WITCH’
Skylark Vision is presenting WITCH, a production by Marc Zammit, Craig Hindle, Tony Zammit, and David Baboulene..
WITCH stars Fabrizio Santino, Sarah Alexandra Marks, Russell Shaw, Ryan Spong, Daniel Jordan, Mims Burton, Jane Hamlet, Anto Sharp, Ritchi Edwards, Nick Tuck, Nell Bailey, Danny Howard, Ella Starbuck, Livvy Nicolae..
The film, written and directed by Craig Hindle and Marc Zammit, can be described a horror, thriller, and medieval fantasy.. It was filmed in Europe, primary Hungary.
Marc Zammit is an Award-winning director after only three years. He recently completed his Feature Film “Homeless Ashes”, which was his directorial debut. In addition to directing the film, he also served as its executive producer & acted in the leading role. Prior to the filming of Homeless Ashes, he very rigorously and successfully raised the total funds via crowdfunding.
Here is the trailer for the film that was released a few days ago:
Set in Dawnbrook, England in 1575, William must prove the innocence of his wife Twyla, who stands accused of being a witch.
William must hunt down the real witch if Twyla is to be spared, but unearthly events make them both look doomed.
The film also inspired a really cool final poster..
We will follow this one..
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Disease outbreak mystery as two die from unexplained pneumonia of ‘unknown origin’ in Argentina
So far, a total of six patients in Argentina have undergone testing after being struck by a mystery illness, as three patients are currently still hospitalised. Tests ruled out the presence of most common infections, like COVID-19, sparking concerns of a new disease outbreak. Health officials on Wednesday announced that two people in northwest Argentina died this week from a form of severe pneumonia of “unknown origin”.
— Read on www.express.co.uk/news/science/1663332/disease-outbreak-mystery-argentina-two-dead-unexplained-pneumonia-unknown-originThis is a developing story..
The World Health Organization is monitoring the developing situation..
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An AI interpretation: who’s the giant?
W shave been seeing this image a lot lately on Facebook of what a batch between Andre the giant and the worlds tallest man in history, Robert Wadlow..
So we asked AI to generate us what it thinks of what the scene would look like.
As usual, the output is disturbing ..
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After large pool of human blood found in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, police and community seek answers
A 4-by-7-foot pool of blood was found in the parking lot exit of Silver Spring Courtyards retirement center Saturday morning around 7:15 a.m. Another pool of blood was only feet away in the grass. Police also located a pair of black Rayban prescription glasses near the area, a new piece of potential evidence.
“We have, at this time, been able to account for all the residents of the retirement center,” the chief added. “There was nobody found and there were no other signs other than the pair of glasses.”
The question remaining for neighbors: Is it a crime scene? Or the scene of a serious accident, in a typically safe neighborhood?
“I’ve felt nothing but safe here,” Kenes said, explaining his daily walks through his community.
Officials are trying to narrow down an 8-hour window, believing the incident happened between 11 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday.
— Read on local21news.com/news/local/after-large-pool-of-human-blood-found-in-cumberland-co-police-and-community-seek-answers -
False evacuation warnings freaks out L.A.
Just as fires become a dominant problem in dry California, this happen!
An evacuation notice that popped up on television Wednesday telling residents to “immediately” evacuate Los Angeles was broadcast in error, a sheriff’s office said.
Viewers in Ventura County were watching TV when programming was interrupted to show the message: “Emergency alert system. A civil authority has issued an IMMEDIATE EVACUATION NOTICE for the following counties or areas.” The list included Los Angeles, Eastern North Pacific Ocean, and Port Conception to Guadalupe. It is not yet known how many viewers received the alert.
Authorities quickly issued a release that their warnings should not be heeded ..
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Mystery pneumonia kills three and infects nine in Argentina—it’s not Covid
Three people have died and five are in hospital after developing a “pneumonia of unknown origin”, Argentinian health authorities have announced.
According to the Ministry of Health in Tucumán – a small region in the northwest of the country some 800 miles from the capital, Buenos Aires – nine people in the sameprivate clinic unit have contracted mystery pneumonia.
Authorities are concerned about the deadly outbreak because the usual suspects – including Covid, influenza and hantavirus – have been ruled out. Five of the six affected, and both of those who so far died, are also health care workers, suggesting an infectious agent may be involved.
— Read on www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/mystery-pneumonia-kills-two-infects-six-argentina/Officials commenting on this new virus say that there are multiple similarities to COVID-19, but the coronavirus has been ruled out. Lung scans may look the same as a result, and the strange pneumonia symptoms are there. But, it does not appear that this is a known virus at this time.
Developing .. 
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A knife attack darkens first day of school in North Carolina
One person was killed and two were injured Thursday in an apparent stabbing on the fourth day of class at an eastern North Carolina high school, police said.
Jacksonville Police Chief Mike Yaniero told reporters at a news conference that two minors were taken to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune with injuries, and one later died.
He said that the attack at Northside High School in Jacksonville appeared to be a stabbing but that the investigation was ongoing.
A teacher was also injured, but not stabbed, and received onsite medical treatment, he said.
Officials have commented that there’s no ongoing threat to the public after this attack.
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‘Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey’ Trailer Turns Pooh and Piglet into Slasher Movie Maniacs!
In this version of the classic story, Christopher Robin is headed off to college and he has abandoned his old friends, which then leads to the duo embracing their inner monsters.
Watch the bloody Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey trailer below!
“Christopher Robin is pulled away from them, and he’s not [given] them food, it’s made Pooh and Piglet’s life quite difficult,” Waterfield recently told Variety, detailing the plot.
“Because they’ve had to fend for themselves so much, they’ve essentially become feral,” the filmmaker continued. “So they’ve gone back to their animal roots. They’re no longer tame: they’re like a vicious bear and pig who want to go around and try and find prey.”
— Read on bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3729797/winnie-the-pooh-blood-and-honey-trailer-turns-pooh-and-piglet-into-slasher-movie-maniacs/All the blood. All the honey.
This movie is not getting attention because it will be an academy award winner.. but instead because it is shocking in its portrayal of a once innocent character into a monstrous murderer…
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Theater owners desperate for business: $3 movie day in the works
Just as the box office experiences its lowest profit weekend of the entire summer, this news is being reported to inspire your business:
For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.
The Cinema Foundation is a non-profit arm of the National Association of Theater Owners.. They are involved with this announcement.
The date: September 3.
It will be a nationwide discount day in more than 3,000 theaters and on more than 30,000 screens.
Major chains, including AMC and Regal Cinemas, are participating, as are all major film studios.
In participating theaters, tickets will be no more than $3 for every showing, in every format.
But will this be enough?
Despite having a few blockbusters weekends this summer, and record breaking movies, the last few years have been pretty awful. COVID can be blamed with theater shut downs.
Now that the COVID nightmare has quelled, the streaming platforms seem to have captured the dull imagination of movie-goers.. We have lost our zeal for a air conditioned and amazing popcorn filled frenzy of new movies.
This group seems to hope to make that return again.
Good luck.
It seems unlikely that we will have the beauty of the experience we once did.
And frankly, during a recession or even depression, spending money sure ain’t available to millions of people. Choosing between necessity and entertainment, we obviously know where the fundage will nbe thrown, right?
That perhaps is what makes this dicey.
Theaters have grown dark–but without movies being played.
At some point it breaks.
We lament when it will, and until then enjoy the moments we get to bask in the pale light of a projector screen inside a building or outside in a drive-in.
Three dollar day may help. A bit. It just won’t be the silver bullet to end all fears for future theaters..