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Season 11 of THE X-FILES Writers Chosen

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When the eleventh season of The X-Files was officially announced, I knew people personally that lost their shit with excitement (okay that was me). It was the exclamation heard round the fandom world and something the fans have been waiting for a looooooong, long time. Even though there’s still more than a year to go, fans are chomping at the bit for more information and we received some yesterday. We have the names of the season 11 The X-Files writers.

A lot of people are pretty upset by the choices….and a lot of people are also happy. So I guess they covered all of their bases. Coming to the writers’ table are familiar faces and X-Files veterans joining Carter: Darin Morgan, Glen Morgan, and James Wong. They all had a hand in last year’s season 10 special as well.

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David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Image credit NY Times.

The noobs of The X-Files writers are Gabe Rotter, Benjamin Van Allen, and Brad Follmer. All have some experience in the The X-Files world, but not that much. According to IndieWire, Rotter and Van Allen were writers’ assistants in seasons 9 and 10 and Follmer was the personal assistant to show creator Chris Carter.

People are upset because there is a distinct lack of estrogen in the writing department for season 11. While many understand bringing the veterans back, that doesn’t explain the choices of the more inexperienced writers he slipped by Fox.

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William B Davis in Season 10. Image credit CampFright.

Carter defended his decision to IndieWire in the past on his choices of writers during the season 10 reboot stating:

“I think it would have been a mistake, because you want to make good on a promise. You don’t want to take a chance. If it didn’t work you’d be sunk because there is no way to recover if someone wrote a script and it didn’t work. The clock is ticking. The clock is always ticking in series television. You don’t have a chance to make a mistake. You have to put it on the page first and you can’t fix it in post, no matter how much you rely on your post-production process. If it’s not there to begin with, it’s very hard to manufacture quality.”
Even though he said that about season 10, the same pressure is on Carter for season 11. The X-Files has a large fan base that has followed the show for decades (me included). It’s a pressure cooker of a writing room to push out quality writing for a show that means a lot to a lot of people.

With seven writers and ten episodes, there’s a chance for a triple Carter episode in this season. Regardless of your feelings about Carter’s decision about the new writers, it feels good to know our little alien baby is partially safe in the hands of the veterans of The X-Files writers.

Season 11 starts filming this summer, so stick with iHorror for updates on the show. Are you a Bruce Campbell fan? Check out that one time he was on The X-Files.

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Part Concert, Part Horror Movie M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ Trailer Released

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In true Shyamalan form, he sets his film Trap inside a social situation where we aren’t sure what is going on. Hopefully, there is a twist at the end. Furthermore, we hope it’s better than the one in his divisive 2021 movie Old.

The trailer seemingly gives away a lot, but, as in the past, you can’t rely on his trailers because they are often red herrings and you are being gaslit to think a certain way. For instance, his movie Knock at the Cabin was completely different than what the trailer implied and if you hadn’t read the book on which the film is based it was still like going in blind.

The plot for Trap is being dubbed an “experience” and we aren’t quite sure what that means. If we were to guess based on the trailer, it’s a concert movie wrapped around a horror mystery. There are original songs performed by Saleka, who plays Lady Raven, a kind of Taylor Swift/Lady Gaga hybrid. They have even set up a Lady Raven website to further the illusion.

Here is the fresh trailer:

According to the synopsis, a father takes his daughter to one of Lady Raven’s jam-packed concerts, “where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.”

Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Trap stars Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills and Allison Pill. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider.

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Woman Brings Corpse Into Bank To Sign Loan Papers

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Warning: This is a disturbing story.

You have to be pretty desperate for money to do what this Brazilian woman did at the bank to get a loan. She wheeled in a fresh corpse to endorse the contract and she seemingly thought the bank employees wouldn’t notice. They did.

This weird and disturbing story comes via ScreenGeek an entertainment digital publication. They write that a woman identified as Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes pushed a man she identified as her uncle into the bank pleading with him to sign loan papers for $3,400. 

If you’re squeamish or easily triggered, be aware that the video captured of the situation is disturbing. 

Latin America’s largest commercial network, TV Globo, reported on the crime, and according to ScreenGeek this is what Nunes says in Portuguese during the attempted transaction. 

“Uncle, are you paying attention? You must sign [the loan contract]. If you don’t sign, there’s no way, as I cannot sign on your behalf!”

She then adds: “Sign so you can spare me further headaches; I can’t bear it any longer.” 

At first we thought this might be a hoax, but according to Brazilian police, the uncle, 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga had passed away earlier that day.

 “She attempted to feign his signature for the loan. He entered the bank already deceased,” Police Chief Fábio Luiz said in an interview with TV Globo. “Our priority is to continue investigating to identify other family members and gather more information regarding this loan.”

If convicted Nunes could be facing jail time on charges of fraud, embezzlement, and desecration of a corpse.

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Spirit Halloween Unleashes Life-Size ‘Ghostbusters’ Terror Dog

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Halfway to Halloween and the licensed merch is already being released for the holiday. For instance, the seasonal retailer giant Spirit Halloween unveiled their giant Ghostbusters Terror Dog for the first time this year.

The one-of-a-kind demonic dog has eyes that light up in a glowing, terrifying red. It’s going to set you back a whopping $599.99.

Since this year we saw the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, it’s probably going to be a popular theme come October. Spirit Halloween is embracing their inner Venkman with other releases tied to the franchise such as the LED Ghostbuster Ghost Trap, Ghostbusters Walkie Talkie, Life-Size Replica Proton Pack.

We saw the release of other horror props today. Home Depot unveiled a few pieces from their line which includes the signature giant skeleton and separate dog companion.

For the latest Halloween merch and updates get on over to Spirit Halloween and see what else they have to offer to make your neighbors jealous this season. But for now, enjoy a small video that features scenes from this classic cinematic canine.

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