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Two people have been killed and six injured after a gunman opened fire in Orlando while thousands of people were out celebrating Halloween. A 17-year-old suspect, Jaylen Dwayne Edgar, has been arrested after gunshots were heard in two different locations and he was tackled by police, according to police Chief Eric Smith. Edgar was previously arrested for grand theft in 2023. 'He pretty much walked into downtown, walked into the street and did what he did,' Chief Smith said, adding that the teen suspect did not walk into any clubs. Horrifying video shows hundreds of people running for their lives...

A 17-year-old is in custody after eight people were shot, two of them fatally, just after 1 a.m. Friday in Orlando, Florida. FOX 13 reported the incident occurred near an area where “hundreds of people were celebrating Halloween at bars, clubs, and restaurants.” There was the sound of gunfire followed, minutes later, by more gunfire. The 17-year-old was tackled by officers and apprehended. WESH noted that Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith indicated the 17-year-old “has a previous arrest record” and that he was not at the Halloween celebration long before alleged opening fire. Smith said, “He pretty much walked into...

Essential to building tension, suspense and anxiety, the best horror movie soundtracks have a chilling power that can be felt long after the final credits.Music is intrinsic to horror films, more so than any genre other than perhaps musicals. A symphony of sonic majesty can evoke emotions, and movie scores are essential to building tension, suspense, and anxiety. The composers who do it best can even invoke memories of a standout moment – like the screech of violins in Psycho’s shower scene, or the staccato orchestration of the imminent great white shark attack in Jaws. Listen to a horror...

Halloween has become an international sensation with pumpkins, sweets and lanterns all becoming familiar features of the well-loved tradition, yet how many of us knew that the spooky festival may actually have its roots in an Irish pagan festival called Samhain? Across the world, Halloween is celebrated in a multitude of ways with people holding diverse speculations on its origins or history or perhaps, holding none at all. Often referred to as “All Souls Day,” it has been common for people to look towards Mexico for answers. Most certainly, there are some cultural crossovers with Mexico’s “Día de los Muertos”...

At yet another chaotic rally, Kamala Harris faced a barrage of boos for the fourth time in a single day, visibly losing her composure as the crowd's discontent mounted. The situation escalated when Donald Trump, donning a garbage man costume, took the stage to mock her, effectively obliterating any positive press she had managed to garner. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden's bizarre antics at a Halloween event, where he was seen biting babies, fueled rampant speculation that he might be undermining Harris's campaign—drawing unsettling parallels to the sabotage allegations that surrounded Hillary Clinton's 2016 bid when Trump emerged victorious.

There was a sad scene last night at the Biden White House. After sucking the toes of four babies, Joe Biden failed to grope and paw a pretty little girl in line for candy. Poor Joe. He looked so sad and dejected. He just doesn’t have that same old moxie of this youth. After years and years of groping women and children that was totally ignored by the fake news media, Groper Joe has lost his mojo. But don’t be too concerned, he made up for it by sucking the feet of several babies. This is our president. And this...

REMEMBER: This dementia patient walking around with a giant emotional support pedo panda and biting children, after calling you garbage? Kamala Harris lied to you for years about his condition, and she was openly complicit in everything he's done to the country.

Halloween is seen in our modern age as a day lacking in any historical meaning. It has become known for scary movies, candy, costumes and mischief. But there is a deep, universal tradition behind Halloween, also known as the Festival of the Dead, All Souls Day or Feast of the Ancestors. This festival is observed around the world, in the northern and southern hemispheres at the SAME time of year. In this video, we take a dive down the rabbit hole with Randall Carlson to uncover the mysterious origin of Halloween. Randall Carlson is a master builder and designer, a...

Hello, fellow garbage people! Happy Halloween! I assume many of you will be dressing up as refuse for Halloween tonight. Hefty bag? Trash bin? Dumpster? All great costumes! However, those of you who wish to do something a bit more out of character could put on a Chicago White Sox jersey and go as a minor league ballplayer! But I kid! Speaking of kids, if you happen to be dressed up as a nanny, don’t go knocking at Doug Emhoff’s door! No, seriously! Ha, ha, ha! As I have referenced in the past, this can be a confusing time of...

Videos of President Joe Biden playfully biting several costumed babies at the White House Halloween party have gone viral on social media. The Halloween event transformed the White House South Lawn into a lively setting with decorations and activities for families, local students, and children of military families. While Jill Biden, wearing a full-body panda suit, handed out copies of the children's book 10 Spooky Pumpkins, President Biden greeted a line of children and parents and distributed candy in signature White House wrappers.

The medieval Catholic Church created the feast of All Saints Nov. 1 to honor the blessed people who could not be included in the church’s formal list of saints. In England, the word “hallow” was used to mean the sacred, and thus there the day was All Hallows’ Day. But also of great importance was the day before it, Oct. 31, which was a traditional pagan harvest feast day. Trying to counter pagan beliefs, the English Catholic Church called this day All Hallows’ Eve, which then became Halloween. The new Christian day took over the pagan harvest festival, and the...

“The persecution those witches felt hundreds of years ago feels very familiar to me.”Salem’s witches will honor Stormy Daniels on Halloween during their annual “magic circle” ceremony, according to The Boston Globe. Daniels, the adult film actress who alleges she had an affair with former President Donald Trump, has been a practicing witch since she was kid, she told the newspaper. “I can’t find the words to explain emotionally how big this is to me,” Daniels told the Globe. Daniels will be honored at 5 p.m. Thursday on Salem Common with the first annual Salem Witches’ Woman of Power award....

President Joe Biden bizarrely bit three babies as he greeted the children of staff to his final Halloween party at the White House. Biden - infamous for his playful interaction with children at public events - also feigned fright at the creepy costumes of his young visitors alongside his wife Jill who was dressed in a full-body panda suit. The 81-year-old president was pictured biting the leg of a baby dressed as a turkey, chomping the toe of a child in an ice cream cone costume and nibbling at a third baby wearing a blue dress. The toothy display received...

Dr. Jill showed up to the White House Halloween celebration on Wednesday night dressed as a panda. “On Wednesday, October 30th, the President and First Lady are hosting a Halloween event that will welcome local students and military-connected children to the White House for trick-or-treating. A teacher for 40 years, including years spent as a reading specialist, First Lady Jill Biden created this year’s theme, “Hallo-READ!,” with the White House’s festive décor featuring famous literary tales and spooky story time. Dr. Biden’s theme encourages families and children to once again grab a flashlight, pick out their favorite Halloween book, and...

Biden bites a baby during a trick-or-treaters celebration for Halloween at the White House in Washington

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A multi-day severe weather threat kicks off this week heading into Halloween, bringing with it the potential for damaging winds, hail and severe thunderstorms for the Central U.S. A cold front begins its trek across the central and southern Plains this week. Warmer temperatures will converge along the cold front, creating possible thunderstorm development. The biggest potential for extreme weather is set to unfold Wednesday before the front marches into the Northeast by Halloween night. “I think one of the interesting things here is that this is a fall front, but the placement of severe weather is closer to what...

For your Halloween Reading edification. One of the scariest stories of all time. Who Goes There by John W. Campbell Jr. This story was the basis for several movies called 'The Thing'. https://soma.sbcc.edu/users/davega/xnon_active_classes/filmst_118/FILMS/ThingFromAnotherPlanet/Who%20Goes%20There_Book.pdf

When you think Halloween, it’s hard not to picture candy corn (gross, but iconic), kids in overpriced costumes, and jack-o’-lanterns grinning like they just got their student loans forgiven. But this spooky celebration, now pretty much an American pastime, wasn’t born in the aisles of Spirit Halloween stores. Nope, it started as a Celtic tradition before America slapped its commercial magic all over it and exported it worldwide like a Marvel movie.

William Shatner playing the role of Michael Myers is not something you will find on the actor's resume, but in a way, the Star Trek legend has been playing the Haddonfield killer since his first appearance back in 1978’s Halloween. As everyone knows by now, the mask used by Michael in the franchise, which has become so synonymous with the character that it has never changed across many sequels and reboots, was originally just a regular Captain Kirk mask from a costume shop, but does the likeness to Shatner mean he is in line for any royalties from the horror...