Hurricane Erin has taken a few turns that have now created a much more dramatic situation for the coastline—reaching all the way up into the Mid-Atlantic and even New York City.
Storm surge is now expected for New York Harbor, Raritan Bay, the waters around Staten Island, the entire Jersey Shore, all of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina’s coastlines, as well as the northern half of South Carolina’s coastline.
For days, official storm trackers maintained that Erin would remain safely offshore. But many amateur forecasters began noticing a subtle westward trend several days ago. That trend has continued. While the storm is still expected to stay mostly out to sea, portions of the East Coast will now face impacts that simply weren’t predicted earlier in the week.
In a blog post over the weekend, Loeb pointed to observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, which showed a “glow of light, likely from a coma, ahead of the motion of 3I/ATLAS towards the Sun.”
A coma is the hazy and luminous cloud that surrounds the nucleus of a comet.
However, there’s “no evidence for a bright cometary tail in the opposite direction,” he wrote, with scientists suggesting it was evidence that dust was evaporating from the object’s Sun-facing side.
The observations led Loeb and his colleagues to an intriguing, albeit far-fetched possibility: is the mysterious space object generating “its own light?”
Another seemingly epic little film is coming out way.. a new trailer has been revealed for Ben Leonberg’s GOOD BOY and it looks extremely interesting.. It is told from the perspective of a family dog..
From the official description:
Indy is wary of the creepy old house, and his affection for Todd is unwavering. After moving in, Indy is immediately vexed by empty corners, tracks an invisible presence only he can see, perceives phantasmagoric warnings from a long-dead dog, and is haunted by visions of the previous occupant’s grim death. When Todd begins succumbing to the dark forces swirling around the house, Indy must battle a malevolence intent on dragging his beloved Todd into the afterlife.”
But as one commenter in the Youtube section said (and we agree): If the dog dies, we riot..
The film debuts on October 3, 2025 on Shudder.. If depending on the ending, subscriptions may be canceled..
Warner Bros. has now revealed new box office data for Weapons, including beating out a major Disney title SNOW WHITE..
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The movie brought in an additional $25 million at the domestic box office this past weekend. This puts Weapons’ domestic total at $88.5 million, just above Disney’s Snow White, which grossed $87.2 million domestically.
Weapons has not yet passed Snow White at the worldwide box office. However, Snow White made a total of $205.6 million worldwide during its entire theatrical run, whereas Weapons has brought in $148.2 million in just two weeks. They are on the way!!
2025 has been an exceptionally good year for horror..
Social media has been buzzing lately. Maybe you’ve seen the stories, caught glimpses of that music-picture vibe.
Picture this: it’s late at night, late summer, and an ice cream man rolls up … around 2 a.m. You definitely don’t want ice cream. You don’t even want to be near this guy. You ask yourself, why is this ice cream truck here? And then that jingle drifts out into the darkness… of course, you assume it’s nefarious. Something feels very, very off.
So here’s what’s happening: if you’ve been browsing TikTok recently, you’ve probably seen stories being posted, videos being uploaded, suggesting an ice cream man (or men) is showing up in Virginia.. or Pennsylvania, or Ohio.. just pick whichever state the rumor mill drifts toward, and that’s apparently connected to a bunch of missing kids in Virginia and the other states..
People have even equated the missing kids to the plot of WEAPONS that was released two weeks ago in theaters..
Additionally, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that the numbers are high in Virginia simply because it is proactive in forwarding every case. Of the 3,274 children reported missing so far this year, a vast majority are runaways and about only 4 percent remain unaccounted for. Only two AMBER Alerts and 25 CODI (missing or endangered children) Alerts have been issued in 2025—and all those children were safely recovered..
But social media will social…
Even Chris Brown spoke about the spike in children vanishing in Virginia..
Because of these missing kids and late night appearances reportedly happening with these trucks, people are linking them to alleged crimes by unnamed ice cream men. It is odd.. or worse.. to see an ice cream truck roaming so late at night. On a personal note, a few years ago an ice cream truck pulled up near my house. Kids rushed to it, as they used to, but one summer it showed up around 10:30 p.m.—still summer, still beauty, but the creeping darkness made it feel wrong. Weird. No one bought anything. Even if kids were awake, the instinct was to stay away.
Now, all the crime-fighter online detectives are saying these ice cream men must be snatching kids. At this point, besides the rumors, is there any real connection between late-night ice cream trucks and missing children? It seems like we are still in the ‘no’ category..
Despite videos like this..
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It doesn’t help that ice cream trucks are creepy.. they show up at night.. and there have been a few infamous ice cream-man crimes.
In November 2010, former ice cream truck driver Michael Keetley murdered two brothers in Ruskin, Florida, and wounded four others. He was seeking revenge against a man nicknamed “Creeper” after being robbed and shot in his ice cream truck, but mistakenly targeted the brothers and their family. Keetley was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and four counts of attempted murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole..
But as of today, nothing concrete linking the late night ice cream trucks to abductions….
So we’ll keep watching, keep studying, and stay alert. Even though there’s no reason to believe mass criminal gangs are roaming the streets serving soft-serve swirls, we’re not ignoring it.. but we know one thing for sure.. we absolutely will avoid that ice cream man in the dead of night.
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And on that note, let’s enjoy a few stories from MR NIGHTMARE offering 3 disturbing true ice cream truck horror stories…
The school year’s about to start. Today is a Sunday before many schools begin session.. others happen next week…
The change is here. You can feel it.
Even if you’re not the one carrying a book bag and lunch box anymore, there’s something about this time of year that still gets into your bones. The air changes. That first crisp edge eventually replaces the heavy summer heat. Evenings come a little sooner. Somewhere in the distance, there’s the faint glow of Friday night lights.
It’s like the world is quietly telling you it is again time to turn the page.
Starting school was always a rite of passage. New shoes, fresh notebooks, the awkward excitement of seeing who ended up in your classes. Adults now join in by posting their kids’ schedules and seeing who what other kids share the same homeroom as theirs.. and the photos on the first day blanket the socials…
Fall itself is wrapped itself around it all—cool mornings, leaves crunching under shoes, the smell of sharpened pencils and pumpkin spice everywhere.. memories come back so easily you can almost hear the hum of the fluorescent lights in the hallway of your own school..
Nostalgia.. It’s warm. It’s familiar. But like I’ve said before—it’s a little like pulling a blanket out of the dryer only to realize it’s still damp. Comforting for only a moment and then the warmth vanishes and you are left with something very different than how it started..
Our minds edit the past into highlight reels, cutting out the awkward moments, the bad grades, the stress. We remember the best parts and forget that life was never as flawless as the memory makes it seem.
Sometimes, we try to go back—not physically, but mentally. Mental “teleporting.” Close your eyes. Block out the present. Let yourself drift to a hallway you once walked, a mall you once wandered, a crisp fall night under the stadium lights. Picture every detail—the way the air smelled, the sound of shoes on the floor, the weight of the backpack on your shoulder. If you let yourself sink into it, your brain can almost convince you you’re there again.
I guess it can be healing for a bit.. But here’s the danger—stay there too long, and the present starts to fade. You risk getting so wrapped up in what was that you stop paying attention to what is. Nostalgia can be a bridge, but it can also be a trap and a curse into oblivion..
So use it wisely. Take the trip in your mind when you need to remember who you are, or to feel the spark of a time when things seemed simpler. But then—open your eyes. Look around. Notice the smell of this fall’s air, the sound of these streets, the people who are part of this chapter.
Because here’s the truth—one day, right now will be the moment you’re trying to teleport back to. And when that day comes, you’ll wish you’d really been here for it.
Right now, we’re getting into the slower time for the box office season. The big blockbusters have all been released during the hottest months, and now it’s time for the overall system to cool down back to springtime levels and eventually winter slump..
But before we get there, we have a horror movie called Weapons that continues to dominate, adding $25 million at this week’s box office. That comes with a 40% drop from last week. Now, while a 40% drop sounds significant, remember—many movies have much steeper declines. The bigger they are, the mightier they fall.
For a film in the horror genre to drop less than 50% is a massive achievement. And don’t forget—it cost well below the amount of money it’s making to actually create the film. That means nothing but profit for Zach Cregger, and nothing but goodwill from the horror community, which is still giving it massive kudos and big numbers on Rotten Tomatoes.
Hurricane Erin on Saturday strengthened into a fearsome Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 160 mph as the storm traveled west over the Atlantic, according to the National Hurricane Center.
And 200 mph gusts…
This could go down in history as one of the strongest storms ever in the Atlantic. At this point, there are some observations of a slight wobble to the south and west, and that needs to be monitored pretty closely because the track still has the storm quickly taking a sharp northern turn and out to sea, avoiding all land and Bermuda. Let’s hope the fish enjoy Hurricane Erin, and we don’t.
In the meantime, any deviation to the path could create obstacles for landfall or at least beaches. But let’s hope the current track stays exactly like it is, and we don’t have to worry about Hurricane Erin making its own weather pattern due to its strength. Everyone will be watching this one closely.
And if nothing happens, as we predict it will not based off of the current forecasts, it does offer a cautionary tale. Hurricanes are very strong this time of year in a very hot Atlantic Ocean, and this could portend trouble eventually for the Northeast—areas that have not seen the impacts of a Category 4 or 5 storm in our lifetime.
Here’s some pretty exciting news. The Masters of the Universe film currently in production has just gotten a big casting update — Kristen Wiig, the famous comedian who got her start on Saturday Night Live, is officially joining the project. She’ll be voicing the character Roboto.
Fan reaction online has been swift, and on some pages, a bit negative. But here, we welcome this. Kristen Wiig is a fantastic talent, and Roboto was never the most prominently represented character in the original cartoon. We have high hopes she’ll deliver a voice performance that’s humorous, mechanical, and memorable.
The movie itself has been in development for years, moving through multiple scripts, directors, and even different studios before finally settling into its current production. The latest version is being produced by Amazon MGM Studios with plans for a major theatrical release. This take on Masters of the Universe promises a balance between faithful nostalgia and modern blockbuster spectacle, with updated designs for beloved characters, cutting-edge CGI for Eternia’s sprawling landscapes, and a tone that reportedly blends action, humor, and a touch of 80s camp.
Filming began earlier this year, with a mix of practical sets and large-scale green-screen work to bring the fantastical world of Eternia to life. The production team includes veteran effects artists from big franchises like Guardians of the Galaxy and Thor: Ragnarok, so the visual style is expected to be both vibrant and highly detailed. With a cast that now includes Kristen Wiig, fans are watching closely to see how this long-awaited film will reinterpret their childhood heroes — and villains — for a new generation.
We want to believe!! But it is getting tough to keep doing it..
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has created some chatter after appearing on the Joe Rogan podcast. Among many topics, she said the likelihood of interdimensional beings is pretty high. In fact, she claimed Congress has seen some evidence of it. She seemed convinced that there are aliens among us, maybe interdimensional, maybe otherworldly. She also brought up Air Force incursions and other unsettling possibilities..
Of course, the naysayers were quick to point out that she has also spent time in conspiracy circles and made other eyebrow-raising claims. UFO skeptics ask the obvious question: Where’s the proof?
And here’s the interesting part: This is one area where skeptics and believers might actually agree.
The “Any Day Now” Problem
Let’s think about it. We’ve been hearing these stories for a long time… It has been 2 years since congressional hearings and public meetings where lawmakers hinted they were aware of alien beings, recovered spacecraft, and even bodies supposedly stored away in government facilities.
There have been videos of strange craft–the Pentagon has admitted that they know these videos exist and we cannot explain them. We also had a whole period of time of shooting down tech above the United States, balloons from China, and we were in awe at the New Jersey drones … (they are still around by the way despite the non-coverage) ..
But we have also been fed a steady diet of rumors, each one sounding like we’re about to get the proof. But that “any day now” moment never arrives. Tomorrow becomes next week, next week becomes next year, and the cycle repeats. The promised revelations dissolve into nothing more than another letdown.
It’s hard not to question the credibility of the people making these claims. We keep hearing tall tales about beings from other planets, other dimensions, maybe even demons or angels.. but proof?
Yep.. no disclosure. No big reveal.. all of that.. Still missing.
Meanwhile, Back on Earth
As the online joke goes, the first comment under any alien-disclosure post is usually:
“Cool, but is my rent still due next month?” Yes. Yes, it is.
Sure, strange things are happening in our skies. The government itself has released video of unidentified craft. Pilots have reported encounters with objects they can’t explain. Those things are real, and we want to believe—in fact, we probably do believe. But for every new person who steps forward claiming they’ve got fresh evidence that will blow the lid off the mystery, we’re served yet another big, fat, nothing burger.
The Hype vs. the Reality
Yes, the congressional testimony from David Grusch was big. Yes, having George Knapp sitting behind him was a cool moment for UFO enthusiasts. But since then, other major news events have grabbed the spotlight.
Now we have a congresswoman going on a major podcast to say interdimensional beings exist and Congress knows it. And yet, the national conversation is consumed by political trench wars—debates over the federal takeover of Washington, D.C., or whether Vladimir Putin should be in Alaska meeting Donald Trump.
You’d think the possibility of otherworldly visitors would dominate the headlines. But we’re politically exhausted, socially divided, and perhaps too jaded to resonate with “the bigger picture”.. especially when that bigger picture is never actually drawn.
Instead, we get vague assurances: “They’re out there. Proof is coming. Any day now.” And as mentioned before, “any day now” usually turns into “never.”
Where’s the Beef?
On this one point, skeptics and UFO believers can probably stand side by side. As the old 1980s fast-food slogan went:
“Where’s the beef?”
Maybe, just maybe, the beef got beamed up right along with all those mysteriously mutilated cattle.
