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Published: 04/24/11

Mongolian Death Worm: Legendary Creepy-Crawly Desert Killer

By  Beau Brendler - AOL News
Mongolian Death Worm: Legendary Creepy-Crawly Desert Killer

Mongolia, a land of mystery. Where the grave of great warrior king Genghis Khan, who created an empire stretching from the Baltic and Black to the Bering seas, remains undiscovered. Where the national dish has become Mongolian barbecue, the stir-fry buffet variety invented in the United States. And where giant, scarlet worms burrow in the barren expanse of one of the world's largest, coldest deserts, spewing fiery acid and electrocuting unlucky camels from a distance. Yes, a creature so fearsomely odd that its name -- which also happens to be the title of a cheesy Syfy Channel/Lions Gate DVD ...

Published: 12/23/10

Horror Movie Strangler Sentenced to 25 Years to Life

By  David Lohr - AOL News
Horror Movie Strangler Sentenced to 25 Years to Life

Jeromie Cancel, a drifter who strangled a New York City college student, then watched a horror film on the victim's TV, was sentenced to 25 years to life during an emotional hearing that concluded with mayhem in the courtroom. "You took this life in an act seemingly motivated by nothing other than whimsy," Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Daniel FitzGerald said in making his ruling Wednesday. "I don't even think you understand the basic notion of mercy, so you'll get none from me -- 25 to life." Cancel, a 24-year-old homeless man, was convicted in November of murdering 19-year-old Pace ...

Published: 11/22/10

Horror Movie Props Spook Police, Firefighters

By  David Lohr - AOL News
Horror Movie Props Spook Police, Firefighters

(Nov. 22) -- Firefighters in western Pennsylvania made what appeared to be a horrific discovery while responding to a recent call at a historic hotel: a blood-splattered hotel room, littered with empty liquor bottles and what appeared to be a human scalp. The incident took a surprising twist when authorities discovered the "crime scene" was actually the backdrop for a horror movie. It all began Nov. 14, when the City of Washington Fire Department responded to a fire at the 10-story George Washington Hotel. "[Firefighters] were getting everybody out safely and alive," hotel owner Kyrk Pyros ...

Published: 09/24/10

Elvira Returns to Her Former Haunt: Television

By  David Moye - AOL News
Elvira Returns to Her Former Haunt: Television

(Sept. 24) -- It's been said you can't go home again, but that isn't stopping Elvira from going back to her old haunts. The woman known as the Mistress of the Dark is returning to TV on Saturday as the host of "Elvira's Movie Macabre," a late-night nationally syndicated series featuring Elvira introducing horror movies of various levels of quality, from classic to crappy. Elvira's Movie Macabre Elvira is returning to TV to host a syndicated horror movie show, "Elvira's Movie Macabre," that debuts Saturday. The first episode features "Night of the Living Dead," which has a unique ...

Published: 08/13/10

'Scream Queens 2' Contestants Dying to Be Killed

By  Monica Garske - AOL News
'Scream Queens 2' Contestants Dying to Be Killed

(Aug. 13) -- It may sound sick, but witnessing your own death can be pretty entertaining. At least if you're a contestant on VH1's "Scream Queens 2." The oddball reality TV show, which airs at 10 p.m. EDT Mondays on VH1, pits 10 aspiring actresses against one another for a chance to win a breakout role in Liongate's upcoming "Saw 3D" film. At the end of this season, which began Aug. 2, one will be crowned the horror genre's newest "Scream Queen." VH1 The cast members of the reality show "Scream Queens 2" are competing for a role in "Saw 3D." For two contenders -- Tai Davis, 26, of Chicago, ...

Published: 11/16/09

Shockumentary: A Horror Genre for Our Times

By  Donna Trussell - Politics Daily
Shockumentary: A Horror Genre for Our Times

They say we know who we are by the myths we cherish. ...

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