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The Week In WTF Real-Life Horror

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This is the third installment of our new weekly series about some of the crazy real-life horror stories from the week prior. We often cover these types of stories as it is, but this is kind of a round-up. It’s not necessarily a comprehensive look at all of the world’s horror of the week, but a collection of mostly oddball stories from across the web. Enjoy.

The Man Who Ate His Girlfriend

An Indiana man stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death, then mutilated her body, and ate various parts, including organs. Louisville’s Courier Journal has the story.

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Suicide By Crocodile 

There have been some extremely gruesome suicide stories in the news lately. We recently told you about the guy who decapitated himself in broad daylight by tying a chain from a pole to his neck, and driving away. Now, here’s a story about a woman in Thailand, who committed suicide by jumping into a pit filled with several hundred crocodiles – also in public.

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The Clown Mask At Night

A woman reportedly shot a teen-aged kid, who was  wearing an ICP mask and standing over her son with a knife in their home in the middle of the night. She didn’t know until later that it was a kid who had been friends with the son.

Abusive Magician Molests The Possessed

I don’t think I can sum this up any better than the report’s intro, which says, “A man posing as a magician has been arrested after allegedly convincing a woman and her daughter they were ‘possessed’ and sexually abusing them to ‘rid their bodies of demons’.”

Drive-Thru Funeral

A funeral home in Michigan is letting loved ones pay their respects to corpses as they’re tilted toward a drive-thru window. Apparently this isn’t the first one of these, but still, WTF? Read about it here.

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Hearses In Hell

Speaking of corpses in Michigan, there is a place called Hell in the state, and they had a hearse parade there. Because why wouldn’t you have a hearse parade in Hell? In fact, it’s an annual event.

The Giant Squid

A 770-pound Squid with “tentacles like fire hoses and eyes like dinner plates” was hauled out of the ocean near Antarctica, so that’s fairly frightening.

The Gimp Man of Essex

Oh, just a guy dressed like The Gimp (or Zipperface if you  prefer) raising money for charity. He’s been hanging out in the streets, and is donating to charity every time someone posts a picture of him on his Facebook page. He says he’s not trying to scare people, which probably means that he is.

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The Haunted Auction House

In an empty room at an auction house, a cabinet’s glass doors apparently opened, and shattered by themselves. This was caught on video.

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The Xenomorphs Are Already Here

Some guy found the skeleton and nest of something that looks remotely like an alien from the Alien(s) saga. He says he has no idea what it was, but that he threw it away. It’s unclear if there was any evidence of acid blood eating through the floor of his cabinet.

We’ll end on a couple of odd celebrity stories.

Lindsay and Whitney

A report came out this past week that Lindsay Lohan handled Whitney Houston’s dead body, as she was working in a morgue at the time of her death. Just weird.

Knock, Knock – The Preview? 

Finally, actor Keanu Reeves awoke in the middle of the night to an apparently mentally disturbed woman in his house. This is strange because his Speed co-star Sandra Bullock had a similar (though more threatening) situation occur a while back. It’s also interesting that Reeves stars in an Eli Roth movie called Knock, Knock, which is supposed to involve him being terrorized by two women. The film is in post-production.

See the previous week’s WTF stories here.

 

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Childhood Memories Collide in New Horror Film ‘Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble’

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It looks like ITN Studious and Jagged Edge Productions are going the Avengers: Infinity War route with their upcoming film Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble. From the deranged mind of Rhys Frake-Waterfield (Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey) comes this belligerent mash up of beloved childhood icons.

According to an article out of Variety today, Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble will consist of Winnie the Pooh, Bambi, Tinkerbell, Pinocchio, Peter Pan, Tigger, Piglet, The Mad Hatter, and Sleeping Beauty. All of these iconic figured will be warped into nightmarish versions of their former selves. Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble is set to be released upon the world sometime in 2025.

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Actor-producer Scott Chambers (Malevolent) had the following to say about Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble. “As horror fans, we would love an Avengers that is all villains. It’d have Freddy Krueger, Jason, ‘Halloween,’ ‘Scream,’ all of those. Obviously that will never happen, but we can make it happen in our own little way, and that’s where this film has been born.”

Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble will be a part of The Twisted Childhood Universe. Just like the MCU, each character will first get a standalone film. After introductions are made, they will be reunited in an Avengers style film. Although they will be killing off the survivors from the previous films, they won’t be working together.

Chambers describes this as an “epic sequences of monster vs. monster.” And I don’t know what more fans could ask of the studio. This fantastical idea is a huge risk but Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble sounds amazing.

That’s all the information we have at this time. Check back here for more updates on Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble. If you haven’t already, check out the trailer for Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 below.

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Blumhouse’s ‘The Wolf Man’ Reboot Kicks Off Production with Leigh Whannell at the Helm

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Blumhouse Productions has officially commenced filming its reboot of the Universal Monsters legend, “Wolf Man”. Under the direction of Leigh Whannell, known for his acclaimed work on “The Invisible Man” (2020), the project promises to breathe new life into the iconic tale. The film is slated for a theatrical release on October 25th, marking a new chapter in the storied franchise.

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The journey of a “Wolf Man” reboot began in 2020 when actor Ryan Gosling presented a fresh take on the classic story to Universal. This concept quickly evolved into a screenplay crafted by the talented duo Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo, who are known for their work on “Orange Is the New Black,” alongside contributions from Whannell and Corbett Tuck. The narrative is set in contemporary times, drawing inspiration from the atmospheric tension of Jake Gyllenhaal’s “Nightcrawler,” albeit with a distinct supernatural twist.

The film has seen its share of directorial and casting shifts, with Whannell initially signing on to direct in 2020, only to step away and then return to the project after Ryan Gosling and director Derek Cianfrance exited. The lead roles have been filled by Christopher Abbott and Julia Garner, both of whom bring significant talent to the screen. Abbott portrays a man whose family faces the terror of a lethal predator, with Garner likely playing his wife, sharing in the familial peril. The storyline also hints at a daughter named Ginger, adding a layer of depth to the family’s harrowing experience.

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This reboot represents a collaboration between Blumhouse and Motel Movies, with Jason Blum producing. Ryan Gosling remains involved as an executive producer, alongside Ken Kao, Bea Sequeira, Mel Turner, and Whannell himself. The announcement of the film’s production start was made by Jason Blum, who shared an exciting glimpse of Whannell on set, signaling the beginning of what is hoped to be a memorable addition to the horror genre.

As the “Wolf Man” reboot moves forward, fans and newcomers alike are eager to see how this modern interpretation will pay homage to its roots while offering a fresh and thrilling experience. With a talented cast and crew at the helm, the film is poised to reintroduce the timeless tale of transformation and terror to a new generation.

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‘Immaculate’ Stars Reveal Which Horror Villains They Would “F, Marry, Kill”

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Sydney Sweeney is just coming off the success of her rom-com Anyone But You, but she’s ditching the love story for a horror story in her latest film Immaculate.

Sweeney is taking Hollywood by storm, portraying everything from a love-lusting teenager in Euphoria to an accidental superhero in Madame Web. Although the latter got a lot of hate among theater-goers, Immaculate is getting the polar opposite.

The film was screened at SXSW this past week and was well-received. It also gained a reputation for being extremely gory. Derek Smith of Slant says the, “final act contains some of the most twisted, gory violence this particular subgenre of horror has seen in years…”

Thankfully curious horror movie fans won’t have to wait long to see for themselves what Smith is talking about as Immaculate will hit theaters across the United States on March, 22.

Bloody Disgusting says that the movie’s distributor NEON, in a bit of marketing smarts, had stars Sydney Sweeney and Simona Tabasco play a game of “F, Marry, Kill” in which all their choices had to be horror movie villains.

It’s an interesting question, and you might be surprised at their answers. So colorful are their responses that YouTube slapped an age-restricted rating on the video.

Immaculate is a religious horror movie that NEON says stars Sweeney, “as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.”

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