Jane Fonda regrets her famed ‘Hanoi Jane’ photo

USA Today reports that in a new HBO documentary titled, Jane Fonda in Five Acts, Fonda reflected on the “infamous photo that showed her sitting on a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun.”

Fonda tells HBO that the photo “was a betrayal.”

“I will go to my grave regretting that.” 

“We were bombing, and it wasn’t being talked about. And I thought, ‘I’m a celebrity. Maybe if I go, and I bring back evidence’ And it did stop two months after I got back, so I’m proud that I went. It changed my life all for the good,”

 “The thing that I regret is that on my last day there, I made the mistake of going to a ceremony at an anti-aircraft gun. It wasn’t being used. There were no airplanes or anything like that. There was a ceremony. I was asked to sing and people were laughing and so forth and I was led, and I sat down. And then I got up and as I walked away, I realized, ‘Oh my gosh. It’s going to look like I am against my own country’s soldiers and siding with the enemy,’ which is the last thing in the world that was true.”

BATMAN ARTIST BREYFOGLE DEAD AT 58

58-year-old Batman artist Norm Breyfogle passed from this earthly existence Monday ...

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Breyfogle ​was an industry legend through and through, making up– along with Alan Grant– one half of one of the best Batman creative teams of all time. His work was moody and mysterious while still having an undeniable energy. Truly a perfect fit for the Dark Knight.

Funeral arrangements for Breyfogle will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home. The cause of his death has not yet been shared publicly.

Breyfogle is best known for his epic run on the Batman comic books from 1987 to 1995. Breyfogle worked with Alan Grant on Detective Comics and introduced villains the Ventriloquist in their first Batman story and the Ratcacther in their third.

Breyfogle drew Batman for six years (1987-1993), penciling Detective Comics from 1987-1990, then moving to the standalone Batman comic to introduce Tim Drake, the third Robin post Jason Todd, from 1990-1992, and finally starting a new Batman series for DC titled “Batman: Shadow of the Bat” from 1992-1993 which saw the Grant/Breyfogle team create three new characters, Jeremiah Arkham, Mr. Zsasz, and Amygdala.

VENOM 2 will shoot for an R

The trailers for VENOM look creepy. Frightening... over the top in violence and minimal in colorful laugh..

But it only got a PG-13 despite promises from industry insiders that it would get an R rating..

While the movie tried it didn’t make it .

Maybe the sequel or series will I movie makers lists every to the advice of Star Tom Hardy.. 

In a chat with MTV International this week, Venom star Tom Hardy said this: 

“It’s a PG-13 in the States. But to be fair, the thing can fulcrum into R-Rated,” Hardy told the outlet. “My littlest ones, they watch Spider-Man and Venom quite comfortably and Venom toys appear and LEGO appear in my nostril in the morning, you know what I mean? So it’s not like they’re scared by him. And at the same time there’s a lot within the real estate that you can actually imbue with a complete sense of gratuitous ultra-violence if you really wanted to, and I think you’ve got the right people for that job if you want to push it. That’s where I’d love to go with it.”

Next time.

Odd DirecTV warning broadcast in multiple states

There was a strange occurrence broadcast through DirecTV in multiple states on Tuesday..

YouTube and Twitter persaonility REIGNBOT also Tweeted about the event, causing a number of respondents to state they also witnessed the strange transmission..

You can view and listen to a snippet of the video captured on this Twitter handle:

https://twitter.com/sistermrymoltar/status/1044666641496379397?s=21

According to the reports, it was a warning screen with odd staticky voices being heard mumbling in the background..

From the information being posted online, the event seems to have been captured on television sets in Florida, Texas, Los Angeles California, and Cincinnati Ohio..

MAKING A MURDERER 2 gets October 19 premiere date

Making a Murderer’s “Part 2,” another ten episodes, has been assigned a premier date on Netflix. The show is about a convicted murderer named Steven Avery, along with his co-defendant and nephew Brendan Dassey...

 According to Deadline, this second installation “provides an in-depth look at the high-stakes post-conviction process, exploring the emotional toll the process takes on all involved.”

Shock death of Paul Vasquez at 48!

“Sons of Anarchy” actor Paul John Vasquez has died. He was 48. 

In a statement to Fox News, Vasquez’s rep said: “This news has come as a surprise to us. Our hearts are heavy. He was a kind, creative and loving man. He will be missed.”

TMZ, citing sources, said Vasquez died Monday evening from what appeared to have been a heart attack while at his father’s house in San Jose, California.

Box office opiners ponder on how much Halloween will make

This is the latest thought from insiders: The new John Carpenter revamp remake reimagining will make  somewhere between $50-$85 million opening weekend.

That will be considered strong if it occurs ...

The movie cost about $10 mil to make..

But what may also matter is staying power. The movie premieres only days before the actual Halloween on calendars so the film may not be relative beyond its initial week..

And while some positive word of mouth and excitement have been generated by creative trailers, if the movie is just plain bad it could drop handily in dollars by Sunday opening weekend..

Developing..

Six more GOOSEBUMPS books are on the way!

Darryn King on Medium got the scoop:

“I don’t think authors retire,” Stine told King, when he was asked about his prolific career potentially coming to an end at some point. “I think of Robert B. Parker, who just dropped dead on the keyboard. I think that’s the way to go. Anyway, I just signed on to do six more Goosebumps books.”

Stine joked, “Maybe some of them will be posthumous, I don’t know.”

In the meantime, big screen sequel Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween arrives in theaters on October 12. As we learned this week, Jack Black will be reprising the role of R.L. Stine..

Do you love that Joker? Todd Phillips reveals Phoenix as the sad clown..

Instead of letting the paparazzi ruin the prize, Todd Phillips is going to fight back with his own images...

This is the new JOKER...





Director of the upcoming Joker film Todd Phillips has posted another shot of Joaquin Phoenix in makeup on Instagram, though this time he is decidedly in a full clown costume.

The Instagram post is simply paired with the caption “Work” suggesting that this is Phoenix playing Arthur Fleck, the Joker prior to making his full transition into the Clown Prince of Crime. It appears that this version of the Joker worked as a literal clown, perhaps providing entertainment to audiences before being completely "disregarded by society."

What maybe is the most interesting is that Phillips chose to show this image instead of the now famous image of Phoenix behind the scenes on the subway.

For those who say wrestling is not real, ask Liv Morgan

For those who say wrestling is not real, this is one of the reminders that the accidents that can occur on the sports ''entertainment'' is very dangerous.. and very real indeed.

WWE star Liv Morgan was knocked out live on TV Monday night after being kicked in the head twice by Brie Bella.

The 24-year-old suffered a suspected concussion in the terrifying accident on “Monday Night Raw” in Denver. She was competing with the Riott Squad against the Bella Twins and Natalya when the shocking incident happened.

Morgan was in-ring with Brie when she was “Yes Kicked” twice in the head, sending her crashing to the mat. The ex-NXT ace gallantly kicked out of the move, even though she was clearly injured and needed treatment.

America's dad now a sexually violent predator: Cosby goes to jail

Bill Cosby learned his fate inside a Montgomery County courtroom on Tuesday. The 81-year-old actor and comedian has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a former Temple University employee at his home in 2004..

Judge Steven O’Neill handed down a sentence of no less than three years and no more than 10 behind bars.

O’Neill also ruled Cosby as a “sexually violent predator.” The classification means that Cosby must undergo lifetime counseling and report quarterly to authorities. His name will appear on a sex-offender registry sent to neighbors, schools and victims.

Cosby’s lawyer argued for bail after the ruling, but O’Neill pushed back, and said Cosby will not be getting bail.

“I’ve imposed sentencing at this stage,” said O’Neill. “If you want to take it up with another court, you can.”

BIRDS OF PREY gets 2020 release date

February 7 to be exact..

Margot Robbie will reprise her role as Harley Quinn from Suicide Squad in Birds of Prey. This is just one of several spin-offs involving the character that entered development in the wake of Suicide Squad's financial success, despite the fact that it was lambasted by critics. Harley Quinn is one of the most popular characters in the DC..

Cathy Yan will direct..

Birds of Prey will center on a gang of female DC characters who team up to take down a common enemy. Aside from Harley Quinn, the movie will introduce the characters Black Canary and Helena Bertinelli, aka Huntress

The old eye vs the young: The optical illusion issue

The famous optical illusion!! You have surely seen it.

BUT what do you see!? IT depends on how old you are.







Scientific Reports has found that younger people see the younger woman first and older people see the older woman first!

393 participants took part in the study ranging from the ages of 18 to 68, with the average age of those that took part was 32.

All participants only saw the image for half a second and were then asked to guess the gender and the age of the person in the picture.

Most participants saw the younger woman first but that might be because the majority of those that took part were mostly on the younger side of the spectrum.

To get a better sense of the results the researchers separated the youngest 10 per cent and the oldest 10 per cent and the scores remained the same.

The signs of the season: The Bloomsburg Fair!

SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY.. it ended up being the 163rd annual Bloomsburg Fair..

Where did the time go!?

I was at the Fair this weekend, and will most likely travel back to it a few times before its ended...'

While the freakshows are gone (PC!?) and other things have moved or changed, the fair is somehwat mostly the same...

I drew this image in 1996 of the Bloomsburg Fair when I came home one Friday night... and today, the image could still be the same.

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A post shared by Bryan Smolock (@coalspeaker) on Jan 2, 2018 at 6:51pm PST

I was able to snatch this amazing photograph of a stuffed animal on a ride that hovers in the air above fair goers..

And that, my friends, is what you can find at the fair that confounds the senses and compromises the mind.

Take part in it. It's only once a year and will be done quite soon. Enjoy.

Loving that Joker

The  former DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson shared the following tweet following the public’s first look at Phoenix in his Joker make-up:

“LOVE IT! Great story, great actor, specific and string vision from talented director,” said Nelson said on her verified Twitter account. 

“What DC should have been doing since Nolan. Even if die hard fans struggle with his vision. Good movies are good movies.”

Car caught in tornado!

The video speaks for itself.. sheiks of horror from a car owner who has her vehicle suddenly caught within the confines of a tornado!




This driver in Gatineau, Quebec was lucky to escape with just minor injuries to her face after a tornado shattered her car windows and shot debris inside on Sept. 21.

Who's that Joker!? The paparazzi are on the trail

The JOKER film starring Joaquin Phoenix has been a mystery.. only a few tidbits have been revealed and recently this past weekend showcased a short 30 second trailer of Phoenix slowly transforming his face into the clown prince of crime..

But the paparazzi are on the trail..

This past weekend TMZ featured this blazing article on its wesite:  Joaquin Phoenix keeps giving us a little more as The Joker -- this time he's in full costume as The Jester of Genocide ... and he's all smiles about it.

Joker—which also stars Zazie Beetz, Marc Maron, Glenn Fleshler, and Brett Cullen— is set to hit theaters on October 4, 2019..

TODD PHILLIPS is looking to battle paparazzi over leaked JOKER photos: While shooting in New York City, footage and photos of Phoenix in attire with the classic Joker color palette leaked on the internet and Phillips retaliated by releasing his own photos.

Commenters started to complain that Phillips was releasing too many photos and information about the movie to which he responded: “Here’s the issue. We have paparazzi all over our set, at every turn. And it bums me out that they constantly put out their bad shots. So I figure, may as well put out some good ones.” MORE..

The Phoenix incarnation has a delightfully playful look .. behind the smile is a ruthless criminal who, by any measure, will bring scares and most likely a near R rated or R rated film next Halloween '19 .. His presence seems to have a bit of the Bill Murray appearance as the HORROR REPORT pointed out this past weekend.. But also, the newest leaked footage began to remind us of the Heath Ledger version coupled with the face and hair of the 1960s Romero.. We will all be glued to our seats as we watch where this ride takes us..

It will be wild.

With paparazzi hiding behind every piece of brick and mortar where filming is taking place, there is no doubt Todd Phillips will remain unhappy as he wishes to keep this all very much secret until next year..

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That's a wrap: Sunday news roundup for the first weekend of fall

Michael Moore falls flat with dismal box office opening for Fahrenheit 11/9.. Eli Roth’s adaptation of the popular children’s book picked up a better-than-expected $26.8 million when it opened in 3,592 locations. The fantasy film, starring Jack Black and Cate Blanchett, didn’t face much competition. A number of holdovers filled out the top five as a trio of new releases came in way under expectations...

But don't count Trump satire out yet: The Briarcliff Entertainment political documentary landed in eighth place, coming in way under estimates with $3.1 million from 1,719 venues. Launching the film in over a thousand theaters might have hurt its box office potential. Most specialized films start small in a select amount of theaters before slowly expanding nationwide as word of mouth builds..


Paul Simon returns to the sounds of silence.. MORE: Paul Simon ended his final concert tour under a moonlit sky on home turf Saturday, telling an audience in a park in Queens, N.Y., that their cheers "mean more than you can know." Simon performed at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which he said was a 20-minute bicycle ride from where he grew up, ending the landmark night with his first big hit, "The Sound of Silence."


Reactions to Netflix's MANIAC..

America's got Talent contestant arrested: One day after talent standout Michael Ketterer came in fifth place in the singing competition’s finale, the singer was taken into custody..

STRANGER THINGS on Halloween: Universal Studios Orlando's 2018 fright fest features 80s thrills and chills, including "Stranger Things," "Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers" and "Poltergeist"


Behind the scene footage of Joaquin Phoenix in JOKER flick revealed..

TODD PHILLIPS is looking to battle paparazzi over leaked JOKER photos: While shooting in New York City, footage and photos of Phoenix in attire with the classic Joker color palette leaked on the internet and Phillips retaliated by releasing his own photos. Commenters started to complain that Phillips was releasing too many photos and information about the movie to which he responded: “Here’s the issue. We have paparazzi all over our set, at every turn. And it bums me out that they constantly put out their bad shots. So I figure, may as well put out some good ones.” MORE..

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PC HALLOWEEN: Handmaid's Tale costume sparks outrage online.. retailer pulls the outfit..

Sunday night bomshell: Drudge Says Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer Set to Break Report on Kavanaugh: ‘Another Woman?’

The Drudge Report turns out to be accurate...
Earlier on Sunday, this was the page:



On Sunday night shortly after this report, The New Yorker published the account of a woman who claims Kavanaugh thrust his penis in her face when both were students at Yale. Senate Democrats are investigating the new allegation of sexual misconduct against Kavanaugh.

In addition, shortly after Drudge’s report went live, Stormy Daniel’s lawyer Michael Avenatti issued a statement via Twitter claiming, “I represent a woman with credible information regarding Judge Kavanaugh and Mark Judge.” That woman is not, according to Avenatti, the same woman who came forward in the New Yorker article...

New Mandela Effect adventures in Hi Fi

It's been a while since a good Mandela Effect has reared its reality-shifting head.

Let's travel back in time to 1996. I recall my friend Jared introducing me during freshman year to a new CD (I moved on from cassette tapes around 8th grade) called NEW ADVENTURES IN HI FI .. REM was the ground who pleasured fans with this album.

The songs were mellow.. there was a certain feeling to the music that REM was becoming deeper and more enigmatic ..

Fast forward a bit in decades and potentially in realities: I read this account on a music site by someone who recently purchased the CD and realized that there may have been some words forgotten...



This is how the actual cover SHOULD look:



Most of the commentary on the message board in response don't mention any Mandela related shift.

The post seems to attempt to explain what may have occurred:



So ... why am I presenting this?

When I was a kid, I have distinct and complete memories of this CD. I recall at the time I wondered "why didn't they finish their sentence" on the cover.. My CD, I remember, also did not include the words "HI FI" ...

And now... The desperate search to locate the old copy of this CD begins. It's a possession that is mostly buried somewhere in the deepest darkest trenches of my closet of CDs, DVDs, and taped David Letterman VHS cassettes and home movies.

And if I find it? And if the "HI FI" is suddenly on the CD cover, my mind will be shocked further into Mandela Mania..

Freddy Kreuger will show up in 1980s Philadelphia thanks to a Halloween version of THE GOLDBERGS

Freddy fans have a glimpse of a more aged Freddy Kreuger.. he is happily returning to the decade that made him thanks to a Halloween sitcom..

The show is The Goldbergs, a take on a family in 1980s Philadelphia presented through the viewpoint of their youngest child, Adam (Sean Glambrone). And this Halloween, the Goldberg family is getting a pretty spooky visitor in the form of Freddy Krueger, played by Robert Englund himself..

THE TRAILER HERE:

#TheGoldbergs Halloween episode this year is going to be a NIGHTMARE! @RobertBEnglund will guest star as the one and only Freddy Krueger! pic.twitter.com/JduaQYqeiP

— The Goldbergs (@TheGoldbergsABC) September 21, 2018

Alyssa Milano says she was sexually assaulted when she was a teenager and explains why she didn't say anything

In her own words..

It took me years after my assault to voice the experience to my closest friends. It took me three decades to tell my parents that the assault had even happened. I never filed a police report. I never told officials. I never tried to find justice for my pain because justice was never an option.

For me, speaking up meant reliving one of the worst moments of my life. It meant recognizing my attacker’s existence when I wanted nothing more than to forget that he was allowed to walk on this Earth at all. This is what every survivor goes through. Telling our stories means being vulnerable to public attacks and ridicule when our only “crime” was to be assaulted in the first place.
And we are not alone. One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused before they turn 18 years old. This is the reality for survivors of sexual assault: our journey begins in fear and, for many of us, it continues in fear for the rest of our lives.
Yet, today, we will not be silenced.
On Friday, in response to President Trump’s tweet I decided to speak out about my own experience—and I welcomed other survivors of sexual assault to do the same. I encourage you to read the replies of people across the country who have carried the burden of being a survivor, sometimes for years, and never reported it.

Heather Wades into night from the Kingdom of Nye: Bell's family retakes website for "legacy" .. Developing..

From the Kingdom of Nye.. Heather Wade..?

Art Bell fans who have been following the long career he held and the shows he hosted will know that Heather Wade was handpicked by the talk show legend himself as his successor on MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT. That program aired most recently before his Friday the 13th death in April of this year..

Wade's adventures in late night radio have not been without controversy. Shortly before Bell's death, he was helping promote her venture into Area 51...

Multiple venues hosted her program briefly in the short aftermath of Art Bell's passage from this planet, with no true home being found. And to make matters even more contentious, Art Bell's long time webmaster Keith Rowland had a very public dispute about her doing programs to begin with!

He wrote multiple times that she was in violation of a non-compete clause when she left Midnight in the Desert post-Bell-mortem..

As of today, host very much loved paranormal heavyweight Dave Schrader has taken up the mantle as the chief host of MIDNIGHT..

For months, Wade vanished into the darkness of the night .. until now..

Heather Wade has made it public: She is returning to broadcasting radio from Pahrump, the same Nye County town in Nevada that Art Bell himself hosted live nightly for decades..

KCAA and KYAH will broadcast her new program, THE KINGDOM OF NYE... The program debuts on October 1 2018.

Subscribers will still be able to sign up.
The program promises to showcase the various bumper songs that Bell also used for years..
And Wade said she still plans on the Area 51 visit..

Wade's former website that included the namesake of Bell has been taken away from her .. According to what we have learned, Airyn Bell and family has taken away Wade's ownership of her previous domain in order to "carry on Bell's true legacy." ... that website contains a countdown clock to whatever reveal will occur in 8 days.



Wade's program will air at the same time it did when it was MIDNIGHT IN THE DESERT.. 9pm Pacific, 12am Eastern..

It will compete against Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis, Coast to Coast Am with George Noory, and Midnight in the Desert with Dave Schrader..

There is a mixed response to Wade's return. The kingdom of Bell fans have become divided on her hosting and her new show..  The outcome of her return will be seen within days..

 

FIRST FALL WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Audience growing weary of politics

THE HOUSE WITH CLOCKS ON THE WALLS is winning the first weekend of autumn at the box office.. But others movies are faring poorly  .. maybe the reason for the season is turning away from politics, especially. Michael Moore's TRUMP doc FAHRENHEIT 11/9 is doing the worst of all new releases..



From DEADLINE:

The news isn't good for a trio of high-profile fall festival films opening nationwide box office — Michael Moore's new doc Fahrenheit 11/9, the edgy teen black comedy Assassination Nation and Dan Fogelman's Life Itself, according to early returns.
The only new movie doing decent business is a more commercial, Hollywood studio offering: Eli Roth's big-screen adaptation of the beloved kids book, The House With a Clock in Its Walls. The family friendly pic is headed for a weekend haul of $24 million-$25 million from 3,592 theaters after grossing $7.8 million on Friday, easily enough to top the chart.

And to be fair to Moore's newest flick: FAHRENHEIT 9/11 was released in over 2,000 theaters. .this go around the Trump documentary has been released in roughly just over 1,700..

But we have, as a nation of pop culture digesters, become quite ill from too much Trump. Yes, its ratings. But equally so, it's not when we want to escape at the theater..

DEVELOPING THIS FALL WEEKEND..

Joaquin Phoenix appears in brief teaser for Joker film

The newest teaser for the 2019 film based on the Joker is out.. 

You can view it here: https://youtu.be/UJlxI9xXLXk

But The Horror Report cannot help but conclude that 

Joaquin Phoenix looks less like the joker and more like Bill Murray from the 1990s non classic QUICK CHANGE .. 

One hole of a mystery in Arkansas

In a story reminiscent of the famed 'Mel's hole,' news from Arkansas of a hot mystery..

Dateline MIDWAY ARKANSAS:




Flames as high as 8 to 9 feet were shooting from a hole in the ground when a fire chief got to the scene, he told the Springfield News-Leader.

“It burned that way for 30 to 45 minutes before it went out,” fire chief Donald Tucker told the newspaper.

The hole is the size of a volleyball and located just off Highway 5 South in Midway, Arkansas, KY3 reported. That’s a town of about 1,000 people in the northern-most part of the state.

Once the fire burned out, Tucker told the News-Leader that he took a temperature reading — it was 780 degrees inside, he said. The hole was about 3 and a half feet deep..

9 feet flames ... almost 1,000 degrees.. and no explanation...?

Some have jokingly said it was hell opening up.. But the truth is, not one official or expert has yet to opine as to what the real event cause would have been in this situation..

“But what caused it? I have no idea,” Tucker, chief of the town’s Volunteer Fire Protection District, told the paper. “There’s no gas lines nearby and there was no smell of natural gas.”
He isn’t the only official who has no idea what could have caused a burning hole in the ground.
“I can’t think of any geologic situation that would allow that to happen. Not in this area,” Ty Johnson with the Arkansas Geological Survey told KY3. “There’s not any fossil fuels, or natural gas or petroleum that occurs in the area.”
Geologists said they don’t think it was a lighting strike, according to the TV station.
And Jim Sierzchula, director of Baxter County’s Office of Emergency Management, told the News-Leader that the cause is still a mystery.
“At this time we don’t have a clue what it is,” he told the newspaper. He thinks it looks like an “existing hole,” and he said it smelt like burnt plastic when he got there.

Here is one of the HORROR REPORT'S favorite YouTubers showcasing some local reporting on the bizarre hole with no explanation:



There is another part of this mystery to consider. While experts state that there was no meteorite, no gas lines, no construction, no booms of any kind, a little more digging into the hole (no pun intended) is necessary before ruling all of that out..

The Baxter Bulletin from Arkansas actually reported booms around August 27 2018 in Midway.

This is the report from the local paper: 

A loud explosion was heard shortly after 2:30 p.m. on Monday. Residents across the Twin Lakes Area reported hearing the noise.
Local law enforcement officials have reported receiving numerous calls about the noise. One local law enforcement official said people in Fulton County reported hearing the noise as well.
Social media sites had people reporting they heard the noise in places such as Melbourne, Calico Rock, Norfork, Mountain Home, Marion County and rural Baxter County.

And in the early part of the summer of 2018, massive booms were being heard and felt in various parts of Arkansas and adjoining states as illustrated by this news article:

A boom so strong it shook ceiling tiles in the West Plains area was heard and felt over much of the Ozarks shortly after noon. It may have been a meteor exploding high in the atmosphere. At least that's a working theory at the National Weather Service in Springfield, which received several calls about the 12:15 p.m. event. "We first realized it when we got a call from the Little Rock office that they were getting all these reports from the Mountain Home area about a very loud, shaking boom," said Mike Griffin, meteorologist at the Springfield NWS office. "We talked to the Howell County dispatch center and they were taking a tremendous amount of calls, powerful enough it shook ceiling tiles." Griffin said he had seen reports on social media of people hearing and feeling the boom in Bolivar, West Plains and Houston, Missouri, as well as Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gainesville, Bakersfield and Salem.

Did these loud noises and explosions with earth shaking but not quaking have anything to do with this bizarre hole that shot flames from within the Earth appearing? A hole that defies all logic and expertise..? A hole that has no explanation from leading experts in fields of study who would be able to give scientific and level-headed analysis?

AT this point the only conclusion we have is that this is a mystery without a conclusion. Period.

And while this may not have any direct correlation, it's certainly worth noting and considering:

A thermal spring near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park has erupted for the fourth time in the last 60 years, a park official said Thursday.

Ear Spring on Yellowstone's Geyser Hill went from being dormant on Saturday to spewing steam and water between 20 and 30 feet (6 and 9 meters) high, a height not recorded since 1957, said park spokesman Neal Herbert. It has since continued to erupt at a near-constant height of about 2 feet (0.6 meters), he said.

There's life in the ground.

THE HALLOWEEN SOUNDTRACK FOR 2018!

John Carpenter is back with H40 .. and with a new grittier soundtrack for the newest installment of Halloween where Jamie Lee Curtis, after all this time, take so Nick Castle as the Shape..

And a soundtrack sample is adding to the flare of the season.

Without further delay.. John Carpenter 40 years after 1978's SHAPE debut:

Halloween 40 reviews continue to trickle.. and they become more positive about the performances..

This is how Germain Lussier writes his review on the new HALLOWEEN:

The latest entry in the Halloween franchise is both a dazzling tribute to the original film as well as a unique, standalone story. It’s filled with deviations from the familiar slasher formula, but it also carefully incorporates an adoration of its predecessor that feels respectful but not overpowering. By balancing these two seemingly divergent concepts, director David Gordon Green has made a truly special horror sequel.

Set exactly 40 years after the John Carpenter original, this new Halloweenpretends none of the other sequels happened (sorry, Josh Hartnett). What did happen was, in 1978, a man named Michael Myers killed a bunch of kids, leaving behind a lone survivor named Laurie Strode. Strode was deeply traumatized by the experience and spent the next four decades preparing for what she believes is Michael’s inevitable return.

People who have seen the film or speculated on it say that Jamie Lee Curtis, without her Activia,  displays a gritty performance.. someone who has had a life ruined by the events now 40 years previous in this fiction world...

We are told that this film will include references to previous HALLOWEENS, a disposition of back stories since Michael's 1978 escape,

Lussier concludes:

Halloween isn’t just a really great horror movie, it’s a great movie, period. It’s rough around the edges at times but wins you over with its passion, its originality, and its excitement. Ultimately, it makes you hope we don’t have to wait another 40 years to see the continuation of this version of Michael Myers’ story.

White House aides quietly stunned by Trump's respectful handling of Kavanaugh accuser

THIS BEING REPORTED BY CNN

White House aides who steeled themselves for what President Donald Trump would say when he finally addressed the sexual assault allegation against his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were quietly stunned when Trump said the process should be followedand the accuser should be heard.
In recent days, Trump has bragged about the positive coverage he's received for his response, according to multiple sources. That response has contributed to him continuing to say Christine Blasey Ford should come forward with her story, they said.
As of Thursday, officials felt confident Kavanaugh was back on track toward confirmation.

It appears that Sunspot solar observatory and nearby post office was shut down because a janitor had child porn images

This is what KTSM is reporting:

• New Mexico observatory closed for security reasons to reopen

A federal search warrant reveals that Sunspot Solar Observatory was shut down as FBI agents conducted computer forensic searches for child pornography.

The source of child pornography was traced to an IP address used at the observatory and a source within the building observed a computer with "not good" images on it, the warrant states.

An investigation by the FBI revealed that a janitor is the main suspect in the search, however he has not been charged with a crime even though his name in on the warrant.

The warrant states the suspect would use the observatory Wifi and a personal laptop to download the child pornography. 

X X X X 

So that is now officially the official story. We are told. 

Of course people online are questing the veracity of the stated series of events and how a janitor, who it took days to track down for having images of child porn, is the reason that an entire observatory was shut down, black helicopters swooped in, a post office was closed, and nearby homes were evacuated.

Trick or treat: The return of Asteroid 2015 TB145

Asteroid 2015 TB145 resembles a human skull in the correct light. It swept by Earth in 2015. This Halloween it returns yet again..

This dark object measures between 625 and 700 meters, its rotation period is around three hours and, in certain lighting conditions, it resembles a human skull. In 2015, Ttghe object was discovered a few days earlier on October 10 from Hawaii using the Pan-STARRS telescope, however, the fact that it came closest to our planet on Halloween also helped it become known as the Halloween asteroid.

And beyond?

Thomas Müller, a researcher from the Max-Planck Institute, said: “The next slightly more exciting encounter will be around Halloween’s day in the year 2088, when the object approaches Earth to a distance of about 20 lunar distances.

Mulder and Scully still have the sunspot case

The internet firestorm over the sudden closure of the Sunspot Solar Observatory went worldwide within the last 10 days..

As of yesterday, there was finally an official statement of some form as to why. But the statement is not going to end the rampant speculation -- these types of events get their fodder from "official statements" that fail to answer directly reasons why events occurred.

The group that manages the Facebook page for the New Mexico facility say they are cooperating with on an ongoing criminal investigation..

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy said "we became concerned that a suspect in the investigational potentially posed a threat to the safety of local staff and residents. For this reason, AURA temporarily vacated the facility and ceased science activities at this location."

AURA said it was their decision to vacate...
The sheriff in town offers a different opinion, of course.. initially when the facility closed Benny House told the press that the FBI shut the facility down.. The local police and media reported Blackhawk helicopters circling the area and "a bunch of people and work crews" with antennas..

In traditional FBI protocol, the agency is not confirming or denying an investigation.

The facility is reopening.. but the theories are not ending.

The whole event has the feel of a true life X FILES episode in action.

The real version, not fiction.

Intrigue in China: Where is Fan Bingbing

From CNN:

Fan Bingbing, one of China's highest-paid and most bankable stars, has appeared in both Chinese and Western films, including the multimillion-dollar X-Men franchise.

Across the country, her face once adorned thousands of advertisements, her star power used to sell a galaxy of luxury brands, from Cartier to Louis Vuitton. She was a regular sight at major award shows and fashion ceremonies. In 2015, Time Magazine named her China's "most famous actress." 

But the film star hasn't been seen in public since early June, when, according to a post on her verified social-media account, she went to visit a children's hospital in Tibet.

In an article by state media Securities Daily on September 6, which was later deleted, the publication said Fan had been brought "under control and about to receive legal judgment."

No official statement has been made as to Fan's whereabouts, or any potential criminal charges against the actress. 

However, in a country where top celebrities are forced to keep an inoffensive public profile to stay in the Chinese government's good graces, people have drawn their own conclusions about the actress' location.

Mystery continues on why the Sunspot solar observatory was shut down

“Sunspot apologizes for the continued closure of the facilities,” a statement on the observatory’s Facebook page said on Sunday. “The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is addressing a security issue at the National Solar Observatory facility at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico and has decided to temporarily vacate the facility as a precautionary measure..

And that is just about all the public knows about why the FBI shut down the observatory within notice warning or after-event statements..

But online, theories rage into the night as to what caused the FBI to sweep into the town, close down the space observatory along with the town post office, and ever let anyone back in.. The entire observatory is reportedly empty at this time—employees obviously gone but some Twitter reports state that the actual equipment and other items have been taken away as well.

Major media is rightly paying close attention to the hurricane along the East Coast,  but lost in the Atlantic shuffle appears to be any widespread coverage of this X-FILES-ish actual event taking place in Sunspot New Mexico.

Ground Zero with Clyde Lewis has been the only national voice giving any coverage to the event—his program two nights in a row now used this weird event as its subject matter. On Wednesday’s program, Clyde Lewis got a call from someone who has purported to be an informant from within the darkest confines of government.. that person stated that there is a weather modification program actively being utilized by the government. The solar observatory, the informant told Lewis, was hacked by Chinese spies.. those spies were using the solar station to get information on a nearby missile site.

Interesting theory..

The overwhelming silence from any officials on this has given rise to the conspiracy theory taking place online.

REDDIT has become an active hub for people theorizing as to the occurrences that would force the FBI and any other yet unnamed alphabet agency to take this dramatic action...

A hacking?

A mercury spill?

A disease outbreak?

A massive solar flare on the way?

The upside down opened? Calling Eleven!

One person wrote on public talk board 4Chan: “Forums are talking about it being a ‘super-flare’ strong enough to turn the surface of the planet into an uninhabitable wasteland.

“Either we'll have a press conference this week, or rich people are going to start ‘disappearing’ quietly.”

Another person added: “A big enough solar flare from our sun could wipe us out. Probably just as likely as an asteroid.”

Read more here: https://www.kansascity.com/news/nation-world/article218345090.html#storylink=cpy

Florence the ferocious finally makes it to America

She is a blowin’!

For weeks now weather forecasters have closely watched the tracks of Hurricane Florence as she made her way across the mighty Atlantic. Her arriaval to the United States isn’t necessarily being greeted with any happiness... she is already overstaying her welcome..

Hurricane Florence ground its way along the southern coast of North Carolina on Thursday night, delivering torrential rains, high winds, and an already-dangerous storm surge. As of 11 pm EDT, Florence was about 60 miles east-southeast of Wilmington, drifting northwest at 6 mph with top sustained winds of 90 mph. Although Florence had become a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale, it remained a Category 5 heavy rain and inland flooding threat, and a Category 3 storm surge threat.

The eye of the storm appears to be making its way onto the shoreline of North Carolina as this post is typed on Friday September 14 at 6:45 am.. Weather Channel madman Jim Cantore is busy on live TV dodging wild wind swept items as the storm surges and the waters overflow the land..

And now the flooding begins.

And continues...

AND SPREADS...

Developing..

….the upside down opened!? The National Solar Observatory in New Mexico has been closed down for days with little explanation…

…..we need a good conspiracy. and.. drum roll..

WE HAVE ONE.



The National Solar Observatory in New Mexico has been closed down for days with little explanation…

Weird..

That headline has caused panic and chaos in online circles who speculate about such things.

From what we know, the research facility at Sacramento Peak was evacuated Thursday last week as was a nearby United States Post Office. It’s not clear when they will open their doors again.

Oh it gets weirder..


The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, which operates the Sunspot observatory, said in a statement to the Daily News Wednesday afternoon that it is “addressing a security issue.”

Officials decided to “temporarily vacate the facility as a precautionary measure,” spokeswoman Shari Lifson said, adding AURA is “working with the proper authorities on this issue.”

And yes.. even weirder.

The entire facility has been surrounded by police tape and techs working at the observatory were contacted who said: “It was a security risk area, and we were told to leave and don’t come back until we were told to.”

And apparently there are Blackhawk helicopters at the site, circling overhead and that crews were on towers and around antennas and added that the sheriff’s office was not part of the investigation.

Rod Spurgeon, a spokesman with the USPS:

“Right now, what we’re told is that they’ve temporarily evacuated the area. We haven’t been told why… or when that expires.”

A statement was made by the Otero County Sheriff:


“The FBI is refusing to tell us what’s going on. We’ve got people up there (the observatory) that requested us to standby while they evacuate it. Nobody would really elaborate on any of the circumstances as to why. The FBI were up there. What their purpose was nobody will say.”

All of this sounds a bit too much like the beginning of STRANGER THINGS, don’t you think!?

It’s unclear when the observatory and the post office will reopen. Postal workers have been temporarily transferred to the post office in Cloudcroft, a USPS official told ABC7.

Maybe weirdest…

The FBI has not responded to requests for comment on the matter, according to local media. However according to ABC7, the federal agency told Sheriff House that the evacuation order could remain in place for several days.

Sunspot is located in the Sacramento Mountains in Otero County about 15 miles south of the village Cloudcroft. There is currently a working telescope at the observatory, where New Mexico State University also conducts research.

Let the conspiracies rage!!

HURRICANE FLORENCE THE FURIOUS

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