Women throughout New Jersey, and Philadelphia were being targeted by a serial killer hiding in plain sight. Using charm, technology, and deceit, he lured them from the company of friends and family and discarded their bodies without detection. Even when one of the victims managed to provide police with more than enough information to track him down, he remained free to continue his hunt.

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Blaming violence on movies is nothing new. From John Hinckley shooting Ronald Reagan and blaming the film Taxi Driver to scapegoating violent video games in the 1990s, attorneys have found creative ways to present defenses. Was this science fiction action film somehow more harmful than any movie before it? Or is the real answer something more sinister.

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This beautiful holiday destination plays host to families looking to relax on its lovely beach. But one pair of kids in the 1970s encountered something far stranger than they could’ve ever expected: a creature with a bizarre appearance, behaving oddly, and then vanishing without a trace. Did they encounter a ghost? A spaceman? Or something far more sinister?

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Terrifying Tales from Jakarta, Indonesia; LOCK YOUR F****** DOORS!; You will not take me without a fight; A plane, a drone, a helicopter, or a UFO?!!!; and Sexually attractive ghost.

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By this time, women everywhere knew the name Chippendales. Across the globe, studs in cuffs and collars were delighting tons of screaming audiences. But behind the scenes, a different kind of screaming was going on. The owner and the creative director were fighting for control, until one was willing to cross the ultimate line. 

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