#stephen hatcher

[contentabnormal]

Art of Content Abnormal's own Josh Ryals featured on BBC News!

If you happened to catch BBC News this past Saturday afternoon and watched their interview with the brilliant Stephen Hatcher concerning the finale of the latest Doctor Who series you saw the art of Content Abnormal's own Josh Ryals on display over Mr. Hatcher's right shoulder! The book he has displayed there is We Belong Dead's The Blood Is The Life: The Vampire Cinema From Nosferatu To Salem's Lot, for which Josh supplied the cover art, a portrait of Sir Christopher Lee as Dracula in Dracula Has Risen From The Grave. A big thanks to Mr. Hatcher for showing off that particular bit of his book collection during his talk with the BBC!

The full interview with the brilliant Mr. Hatcher can be viewed HERE.

[wheelscomedyandmore]

Teri Hatcher (born 8 December 1964; age 59) is an actress who played B.G. Robinson in the Star Trek: The Next Generation second season episode "The Outrageous Okona". As many of her filmed scenes were removed from the final episode, Hatcher specifically asked for her name to be removed from the credits. As such, she received no screen credit for her appearance.

She has since become known for starring as Lois Lane on the superhero series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993-97) and for her Emmy Award-nominated role as Susan Mayer Delfino on the hit comedy drama series Desperate Housewives (2004-12).

Later in 1989, Hatcher was seen in The Big Picture (with Michael McKean and Stephen Collins) and played the female lead in Tango & Cash, featuring Marc Alaimo, Roy Brocksmith, Clint Howard, Glenn Morshower, Michael J. Pollard, and Phil Rubenstein. Hatcher went on to co-star with Whoopi Goldberg in the 1991 comedy Soapdish. Subsequent films featuring Hatcher include All Tied Up (1993, with Zach Galligan) and Brainsmasher... A Love Story (1993, with Charles Rocket). 🖤⭐🖖

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FOREIGN FILM DIRECTORS

1. CHORD OVERSTREET'S ELBOW

2. JON LESTER'S HEAD

3. RYAN REYNOLDS'S THUMB

4. RUSH LIMBAUGH'S LIP (CONFISCATED)

5. LUDACRIS'S FINGER

6. JANET JACKSON'S BACK

7. MICHAEL C. HALL'S EYELASH

8. SOFIA VERGARA'S CALF

9. PRINCE WILLIAM'S BOTTOM (BURIED AT SEA)

10. RYAN CABRERA'S EAR (MISAPPROPRIATED)

11. SHILOH JOLIE-PITT'S HAIR

12. DWAYNE JOHNSON'S BREAST

13. FLOYD MAYWEATHER'S UPPER ARM (STOLEN)

14. CHRISTIAN SLATER'S FOOT

15. BILLY BOB THORNTON'S FOOT (LOANED OUT)

16. ADAM LEVINE'S TOE

17. WILL SMITH'S FOREHEAD

18. DANIEL RADCLIFFE'S LEG

19. DAVID BOREANAZ'S WRIST

20. JOHNNY KNOXVILLE'S TOE

21. KATE UPTON'S NOSTRIL

22. LIAM PAYNE'S FOOT

23. STEPHEN COLLETTI'S FOREHEAD

24. TERI HATCHER'S ANKLE (TRADED)

25. TREVOR DONOVAN'S HIP

26. KEVIN DURANT'S BUTTOCKS

27. VANESSA MINNILLO'S BREAST (FILCHED)

28. CAMILA ALVES'S BUTTOCKS (TRADED)

29. LO BOSWORTH'S KNEE

30. JILLIAN HARRIS'S CALF

31. JESSE WILLIAMS'S FIST

32. EVA LONGORIA'S LEG

[naturecoaster]

This Memorial Day, May 26, Florida State Parks invites residents and visitors to kick off summer with a day of adventure, relaxation, and exploration — all with free admission to its award-winning state parks, except Weeki Wachee Springs and Homosassa Wildlife Park. From beaches and springs to scenic trails and historic sites, Florida’s 175 state parks and trails offer countless ways to enjoy the long weekend. Whether you’re soaking up the sun, discovering native wildlife, or sharing a picnic with family and friends, there is no better place to welcome summer. “Florida State Parks are where unforgettable summer memories are made,” said Chuck Hatcher, Director of Florida State Parks. “Free admission on Memorial Day is a perfect opportunity to discover a new park, revisit a favorite, and enjoy everything our award-winning parks have to offer.” Free Entry to Florida State Parks on Memorial Day 2025 As visitors enjoy the sunshine, Memorial Day also offers a moment to pause and remember those who gave their lives in service to our country. Several state parks preserve important military and cultural history, offering visitors meaningful ways to reflect while enjoying the outdoors. Florida State Parks is proud to be a four-time Gold Medal winner and is currently a finalist for an unprecedented fifth Gold Medal, recognizing the nation’s top state park system. Please note: Free admission applies to day-use entry only and excludes Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, and Wekiwa Springs State Park. The Monroe County surcharge and all other applicable fees, such as overnight stays, concessions, and rentals, still apply.   Find your park and plan your visit at FloridaStateParks.org. Florida State Parks in the Nature Coast (links to stories about them on NatureCoaster.com): - Weeki Wachee Springs State Park (not included in free day) - Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park (not included in free day) - Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park - Fort Cooper State Park - Crystal River Archaeological State Park - Crystal River Preserve State Park - Anclote Key Preserve State Park - Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins State Park About Florida State Parks, Greenways, and Trails The Florida Park Service is the proud recipient of four National Gold Medals for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management, making Florida America’s first four-time Gold Medal winner. The awards were received in 1999, 2005, 2013 and 2019 from the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration and the National Recreation and Park Association. Florida’s 175 state parks, trails and historic sites inspire residents and visitors with recreation opportunities and scenic beauty that help strengthen families, educate children, expand local economies and foster community pride. With more than 815,000 acres, 101 miles of beaches and more than 3,024 miles of multi-use trails, residents and visitors should plan to visit soon and often to enjoy Florida’s natural treasures. For more information, visit www.FloridaStateParks.org. Read the full article

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My Votes For The 2025 Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards:

(1. Best Film Of 2024

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

(3. Best Blu-Ray Of 2024

Stephen King’s The Shining (1997) Shout! Factory

(4. Best Blu-Ray Collection

Thrillers From The Vault (Mill Creek)

(5. Best Restoration Or Upgrade

The King Of The Kongo (Eric Grayson)

(6. Best DVD Extras

Trick Or Treat (‘86, Synapse) “Rock And Shock: The Making Of Trick Or Treat”

(7. Favorite Commentator Of 2024

Stephen Bissette (Savage Hunt of King Stahk, Lady and Monster)

(8. Best Independant/Streaming Film

The Great Nick D by Ansel H. Faraj

(9. Best Short Film

The Curse Of Dracular – Jack Paterson

(10. Best Documentary

(write-in) “Humbly Super Famous” by Thomas F. Wilson (available on his YouTube channel)

(11. Book Of The Year (non-fiction) (2 votes)

* The Karloff Comendium by Stephen Jacobs &

* MONSTERS, MOVIES AND ME: True tales of my journey into Cult Horror Movies, by Frank Dietz

(13. Best Magazine of 2024

We Belong Dead (UK)

(14. Best Article (2 votes)

* ‘Beyond the Giant Monster Melees: Ishiro Honda’s Life Away from Kaiju,’ by Kevin Nickelson, WE BELONG DEAD #42. Godzilla director wasn’t just about the King of the Monsters.

* ‘The Quatermass Xperiment,’ by Stephen Hatcher, WE BELONG DEAD #43. Tracing the BBC television roots of a franchise.

(15. Best Interview

Horror host Penny Dreadful by Diana Robertson, GHASTLY PHANTASMS #19.

(16. Best Column

Emma Dark’s Dark Corner by Emma Dark

(17. Best Cover

We Belong Dead #41-42 by Paul Watts

(19. Best Podcast/Multi-Media

Content Abnormal

*Note – Thank you very much David for nominating my little weekly show. Even though I’ve whipped up 300+ episodes of this lovingly crafted show I NEVER expected that my first ever Rondo nomination would come from it. I was beyond excited, thrilled and grateful. Whenever it is convenient for you would you please change the URL of the hyperlink on the Rondo ballot to:

contentabnormal.tumblr.com

? This URL will provide viewers with a more thorough view of all that I post on this site. Again, thank you. - Josh

(20. Best Event Of 2024

Twilight Zone Ceremony A statue of Rod Serlling is unveiled at his hometown in Binghamton, NY.

(21. Favorite Horror Host

(write-in) Sarah Palmer as Gwengoolie on both Svengoolie & House of Svengoolie

(22. Best Graphic Arts Presentation

CAPTAIN SAMOUFLAGE AND THE FRANKENSAM SCAM! By Sam Irvin & Dan Gallagher

(23. Best Writer of 2024

Sarah Butler (contributor for We Belong Dead)

(25 Best Fan Artist Of The Year (Linda Miller Award)

Diana Robertson of Ghastly Phantasms

(26. MONSTER KID OF THE YEAR

Stephen Bissette

(27. Special Recognition

Darrell Buxton, editor of We Belong Dead (UK)

28. The David J. Skal Classic Horror Research Award

Stephen Bissette

29. The Monster Kid Hall Of Fame

* Ron “The Ghoul” Sweed (deceased) – To many of us, THE TV horror host of Michigan, Ohio AND Toronto Ontario Canada for a good chunk of a quarter century.

* Dave Ivey (deceased) – props master, chief animator for animated segments and on-air talent for horror hosts Ron “The Ghoul” Sweed (The Ghoul Show) and “Wolfman” Mac Kelly (Nightmare Sinema, Wolfman Mac’s Chiller Drive-In). Ivey created brilliant puppets for two of the most popular horror hosts of this region, participated in fun productions on-stage and created comics for my own little horror movie fan magazine, Content Abnormal. He was a true Monster Kid from the moment the attending doctors slapped his back side and remained so through his dying days. He participated in the event to honor the life & career of Ron “The Ghoul” Sweed that was held at The Redford Theater, where The Evil Dead had it’s world premiere.

* Buddy Keys of Dearborn Heights, MI – horror host Creepy Clyde on public access TV in southeast Michigan for several years, radio talk show host who dealt solely with the paranormal, horror movies & haunted attractions in southeast Michigan with his show Spooky Talk, still sings in or just outside of Screams Ice Cream parlor in Hell, MI every Halloween season, is a contributor of his “Count Transylvania” comics to my own little Content Abnormal magazine and has also served as on-screen talent for TV Horror Hosts Ron “The Ghoul” Sweed and “Wolfman” Mac Kelly. Keys is without question a true Monster Kid at heart whose decades-long work in celebrating all things horror is undercelebrated.

* Lawson Deming (deceased) of Cleveland, OH. If there’s one horror host who everyone around here, my mom included, has the fondest memories of watching even before Ron “The Ghoul” Sweed really got going it’s Sir Graves Ghastly, who was played by Lawson Deming. Even though his show ended in 1982 (after having started in 1967) you’ll find t-shirts of Deming to this day in record stores across southeast Michigan as if he’s a punk rock icon.

[idle-speculation]

Hey does anyone else remember the time the Doctor went to Stalin’s deathbed and told him that the world would come around to his ideas in the end?

because that happened.

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Welcome to East Haven, Vermont! The following applications have been accepted! Please make sure look at the checklist, follow everyone on the blogroll and send in your character accounts within 24 hours.

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Juillet MMXXIII

Films

Indiana Jones et le Cadran de la destinée (Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny) (2023) de James Mangold avec Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, John Rhys-Davies, Thomas Kretschmann et Boyd Holbrook

Un mariage de rêve (Easy Virtue) (2008) de Stephan Elliott avec Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Kimberley Nixon, Katherine Parkinson et Kris Marshall

Douze Heures d'horloge (1959) de Géza von Radványi avec Lino Ventura, Laurent Terzieff, Hannes Messemer, Eva Bartok, Lucien Raimbourg, Suzy Prim, Gert Fröbe et Guy Tréjan

Dies iræ (2003) d'Alexandre Astier avec Tony Saba, Thomas Cousseau, Lionnel Astier, Alexis Hénon, Nicolas Gabion, Franck Pitiot, Jean-Christophe Hembert, Alexandre Astier, Jean-Robert Lombard et Jacques Chambon

La Vérité sur Bébé Donge (1952) d'Henri Decoin avec Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Gabrielle Dorziat, Claude Génia, Marcel André, Jacques Castelot et Daniel Lecourtois

Sorcerer (1977) de William Friedkin avec Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell, Karl John et Friedrich von Ledebur

La moutarde me monte au nez (1974) de Claude Zidi avec Pierre Richard, Jane Birkin, Claude Piéplu, Jean Martin, Danielle Minazzoli, Vittorio Caprioli, Julien Guiomar et Henri Guybet

Mission impossible : Dead Reckoning, partie 1 (Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One) (2023) de Christopher McQuarrie avec Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell et Pom Klementieff

Demain ne meurt jamais (Tomorrow Never Dies) (1997) de Roger Spottiswoode avec Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher, Ricky Jay, Götz Otto et Joe Don Baker

Plus dure sera la chute (The Harder They Fall) (1956) de Mark Robson avec Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Nehemiah Persoff, Mike Lane, Jan Sterling et Max Baer

La Guerre des polices (1979) de Robin Davis avec Claude Brasseur, Claude Rich, Marlène Jobert, Georges Staquet, Jean-François Stévenin, Étienne Chicot, David Jalil, Gérard Desarthe, Jean Rougerie et Jean-Pierre Kalfon

Oppenheimer (2023) de Christopher Nolan avec Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek et Kenneth Branagh

L'Odyssée de Pi (Life of Pi) (2012) d'Ang Lee avec Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Tandon, Tabu, Adil Hussain, Ayan Khan, Vibish Sivakumar et Rafe Spall

L'Histoire d'Adèle H. (1975) de François Truffaut avec Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley, Ivry Gitlis et Ruben Dorey

Meurs un autre jour (Die Another Day) (2002) de Lee Tamahori avec Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike et Rick Yune

La Tulipe noire (1964) de Christian-Jaque avec Alain Delon, Virna Lisi, Dawn Addams, Akim Tamiroff, Adolfo Marsillach, Robert Manuel et Francis Blanche

Séries

Friends Saison 10

Celui qui n'arrivait pas à se confier - Celui qui allait très bien - Celui qui avait décidé de bronzer - Celui qui transformait le gâteau d'anniversaire - Celui qui écrivait une lettre de recommandation - Celui qui a failli avoir la subvention - Celui qui bluffait l'assistante sociale - Celui qui ratait Thanksgiving - Ceux qui rencontraient la mère biologique - Celui qui se faisait coincer - Celui qui trahissait le pacte - Celui qui jouait le rôle du père - Celui qui baragouinait - Celui qui n'aimait pas la maison - Celui qui faisait tout pour retenir Rachel - Celui qui n'aimait pas les adieux - Ceux qui s'en allaient

Inspecteur Barnaby Saison 10

Danse avec la mort - L'Oncle d'Amérique - La Chasse au trésor - Le Blues de l'assassin - Le Flash de la mort - Le Télescope de la mort

Coffre à Catch

#122 : Finlay prend la trique et Ichtou jette l'éponge ! - #123 : Finlay à domicile pour le titre ECW ! - #124 : Les Survivor Series : Des bangers en veux-tu en voilà! - #125 : Beliaroth INFILTRE l'Univers d'Agius! - #126 : MVP et Matt Hardy: de partenaires à adversaires !

Kaamelott Livre I

Le Duel - L'Invasion viking - La Bataille rangée - La Romance de Perceval - Les Funérailles d'Ulfin - Le Chevalier femme - La Carte - Le Repas de famille - Le Répurgateur - Le Labyrinthe - Heat - Les Tartes aux myrtilles - La Table de Breccan - Le Chevalier mystère - Le Fléau de Dieu - Le Garde du corps - Des nouvelles du monde - Codes et Stratégies - Le Maître d’armes - Le Négociateur - Dîner dansant - Le Sixième Sens - Arthur et la Question - Monogame - Les Défis de Merlin - Le Banquet des chefs - Le Signe - En forme de Graal - Le Repos du guerrier - La Dent de requin - La Taxe militaire - La Queue du scorpion - La Potion de fécondité - L’Interprète - Le Sacrifice - À la volette - De retour de Judée - La Botte secrète - L’Assassin de Kaamelott - Le Trois de cœur - Basidiomycètes - L’Imposteur - Compagnons de chambrée - La Grotte de Padraig - Ambidextrie - Raison d’argent - La Romance de Lancelot - Merlin et les Loups - Le Cas Yvain - L’Adoubement - Arthur et les Ténèbres - Le Zoomorphe - La Coccinelle de Madenn - Patience dans la plaine - Le Oud - Le Code de chevalerie - Létal - Azénor - Le Sort de rage - Les Nouveaux Frères - Enluminures - Haunted - Le Secret de Lancelot - Le Serpent géant - Guenièvre et les Oiseaux - Le Dernier Empereur - Perceval relance de quinze - Le Coup d’épée - La Jupe de Calogrenant - Le Prodige du fakir - Un bruit dans la nuit - Feu l’âne de Guethenoc - Goustan le Cruel - Le Chaudron rutilant - La Visite d’Ygerne - Les Clandestins - La Kleptomane - Le Pain - La Mort le Roy Artu - Le Problème du chou - Un roi à la taverne - Les Fesses de Guenièvre - Le Billet doux - Guenièvre et l’Orage - Eunuques et Chauds Lapins - Choc frontal - Le Forage - Le Discobole - L’Expurgation de Merlin - Les Volontaires - Polymorphie - Décibels nocturnes - La Fête de l’hiver - Gladiator - La Blessure mortelle - Le Dragon des tunnels - Retour de campagne - L’Escorte - Tel un chevalier - La Pâte d’amande - La Fureur du dragon - Vox populi - Unagi - L’Éclaireur - Lacrimosa - La Quête des deux renards - Agnus Dei - Le Tourment - La Retraite - La Vraie Nature du Graal

Affaires Sensibles

Le Tour de France fantôme - Tom Simpson : une funeste passion - Lance Armstrong, le héros déchu - 21 juillet 1969 : objectif Lune

Castle Saison 2

Une rose pour l’éternité - Le Contrat - Le Troisième Homme - Le Batteur battu - Journal d'une dominatrice - Messages par balles - La Mort de Nikki - La Malédiction de la momie

Orgueil et Préjugés

Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3 - Episode 4 - Episode 5 - Episode 6

Raison et Sentiments

Episode 1 - Episode 2 - Episode 3

Spectacles

John Fogerty : Premonition (1997)

Eddy Mitchell au Casino de Paris (1990)

Livres

Pourquoi vous faisez ça ? de Pablo Mira

Gaston , Tome 2 de André Franquin et Jidékeur

Le péplum, un mauvais genre de Claude Aziza

Hero Corp, Tome 2 : Chroniques de Simon Astier, Louis et Stéphane Créty

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Arthur Levine grew up in a middle class family that was half Orthodox Jews and half atheist. Arthur himself rejected of all fundamentalist religions, but he identify himself as Jewish. Before embarking on a writing career he started using the less Jewish-sounding Laurents to improve his job prospects.

In the military during WWII, Laurents was assigned to the U.S. Army Pictorial Service located in Astoria, Queens. While working on training films he met director George Cukor and actor William Holden. He also wrote plays for Armed Service Force Presents radio show.

Later in life he wrote his autobiography, about the war in NYC:

“Everything was rationed except the two things everyone wanted most: sex and booze. The city reeked of sex. . . . I whirled in a blender of sex and booze.”

After the war, his career in writing led him to Broadway. When his first play, “Home of the Brave” (1945), was sold to Hollywood, he achieve an opportunity to write movies

Laurents’ best known early film is “Rope” (1948) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It tells the story about two young men who nurder a friend then hide the body in a chest while they hold a cocktail party. One of the stars of the film was Farley Granger who was already in a relationship with Laurants.

He later wrote the popular “The Way We Were” (1973) which starred Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford; and “The Turning Point” (1977) for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

But Laurents most memorable works are the musicals he wrote for Broadway (he wrote structure the plot and wrote the dialogue): “West Side Story” (1957) and “Gypsy” (1959). Laurents also directed for the stage: credits include “I can get it for you wholesale” (1962), the 1974 revival of “Gypsy”, “La Cage Aux Folles” (1983), and the bilingual production of “West Side Story” (2009.

The creative team of “West Side Story" (1957): Sondheim, Arthur Laurents, Hal Prince, Robert Griffith (a co-producer, seated), Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins.

But Laurents’ longest credit is his 52 year relationship with his partner Tom Hatcher. In 1954, fellow writer Gore Vidal suggested to Laurents that he visit a certain men’s clothing store in downtown Hollywood. The reason? The young blond man who worked there.

Laurents later described the encounter:

“It was lust, not love, at first sight.”

But out of that intense early relationship, Laurents and Hatcher were together until Hatcher’s death in 2006.

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Hatchery

Pretty much top wine of the entire weekend in South Sierra Foothills wine country, this little #carignan was just blistering good. Tight and lean and beautifully thin, peppery and textured, just a perfect representative of the grape. Very nicely done. 2016 HATCHER WINERY Carignane Estate Calaveras Co. Sierra Foothills California 12.5 https://www.hatcherwinery.com/

[godzilla-reads]

Godzilla-reads 12 Best Books Read in 2022

January- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao (@xiranjayzhao)

February- Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

March- Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett

April- Heartstopper Vol. 4 by Alice Oseman

May- Dragonhenge by Bob Eggleton and John Grant

June- Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi

July- Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

August- Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time by James Gurney

September- Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville

October- Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens

November- Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black

December- Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

[beardedmrbean]

April 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away a last-ditch appeal from a death row inmate in Texas who says that his trial jury and his death sentence were tainted by racial prejudice.

The high court voted against the appeal from prisoner Kristopher Love, who was hired by a woman several years ago to kill her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend. Love and his attorneys have argued that the legal proceeding was unjust because it included a juror who said that people of color are more likely to commit violent crimes.

The Supreme Court turned down the appeal on Monday in a 6-3 vote. The court's liberal justices -- Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan -- voted in dissent.

Sotomayor called the ruling an "erroneous conclusion" and said that the Supreme Court should have sent the case back to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which is the state's top court in deciding criminal matters.

"Racial bias is 'odious in all aspects,' but 'especially pernicious in the administration of justice,'" Sotomayor wrote for the minority, citing a legal precedent.

"When racial bias infects a jury in a capital case, it deprives a defendant of his right to an impartial tribunal in a life-or-death context, and it 'poisons public confidence' in the judicial process."

The dissenting justices noted that defense attorneys had tried to exclude one juror for "his stated beliefs that ... non-Whites commit more violent crimes than Whites."

The justices also noted that the juror in question, Zachary Niesman, also responded "no" on his questionnaire when asked if he sometimes personally harbors bias against people of other races.

The dissenting justices said that the Texas appellate court "never considered Love's claim on the merits" and instead concluded that since he'd received two extra peremptory strikes early in the jury selection process, "the court concluded that any error was harmless."

The additional peremptory strikes that allowed Love's defense lawyers to reject prospective jurors for any reason were used before Niesman was questioned about serving on the Love jury.

"That decision was plainly erroneous; an already-expended peremptory strike is no cure for the seating of an allegedly biased juror," Sotomayor wrote.

"I would summarily vacate the judgment ... and remand for proper consideration."

Love was ultimately convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2018 for taking money from a woman, Brenda Delgado, to kill her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend. The victim, Kendra Hatcher, was robbed and killed by Love in the parking garage of her Dallas-area apartment building.

The dissenting justices contended that the lack of review for Love's claims constituted a violation of the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments.

"If the juror were indeed biased, then because he sat on the jury, Love's conviction and sentence 'would have to be overturned,'" Sotomayor wrote for the minority.

Delgado and another woman, Crystal Cortes, were co-defendants in Hatcher's death. An execution date for Love, 38, has not yet been set.

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Lily Rabe, Ed Harris, Vanessa Hudgens and Finn Wittrock To Star In Sony’s Adaptation Of Chuck Klosterman’s ‘Downtown Owl’

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films has set an all-star cast for its adaptation of Chuck Klosterman’s Downtown Owl with Lily Rabe, Academy Award nominee Ed Harris , Vanessa Hudgens, Finn Wittrock, Jack Dylan Grazer and August Blanco Rosenstein. Rabe will also be directing the pic with long-time collaborator Hamish Linklater, joining her as co-director. Linklater, who most recently starred in Midnight Mass, also adapted the screenplay. T Bone Burnett is doing the music.

The film was part of the Sundance Institute Creative Producing Summit and Talent Forum and will be produced by Bettina Barrow and Rabe of Kill Claudio Productions, Rebecca Green and Linklater.  Laura Rister is exec producing as well as Lee Broda and Joel Michaely. Tom McLeod is co-executive producer. The pic is currently in production in Minnesota.

Three Point Capital is financing the pic. Initial artist support funding provided by Esme Grace Media.

The story is set somewhere in rural North Dakota in 1983 and is the fictional town called Owl where you won’t find cable or pop culture, but you will find a downtown with a first-rate Chevrolet dealership, three bars and a new high school English teacher whose presence upends the lives of locals just in time for a white-out blizzard for the ages. Sony Pictures’ Stage 6 Films acquired worldwide rights to the film.  Barrow and Rister negotiated the deal with Stage 6 Films.

Eric Charles and Elizabeth Grave are overseeing the project for Stage 6 Films.

“We are so thrilled to have the opportunity, with this phenomenal cast, exquisite crew, and brilliant producing partners, to bring Chuck Klosterman’s human, haunting, and hilarious novel to the screen. We both grew up in small towns, towns that we love. The town of Owl, sweet and sour, has felt like home to us from the first read and we are elated to be making this love story about home into a movie,” said Rabe and Linklater.

Rabe can currently be seen in Showtime’s anthology series, The First Lady, and recently finished production on HBO’s limited series, Love and Death. She was most recently seen in Amazon Studio’s Tender Bar opposite Ben Affleck and directed by George Clooney; as well as Barry Jenkins’ Underground Railroad and Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story: Double Feature.

Wittrock’s film credits include Long Weekend, starring Zoë Chao, A Mouthful of Air, starring Amanda Seyfried, Judy, starring Renée Zellweger, The Last Black Man and If Beale Street Could Talk. He also starred in American Horror Story: 1984 and Ratched. Up next, he will appear alongside Mila Kunis in Netflix’s Luckiest Girl Alive and HBO Max’s Green Lantern, based on the DC comics.

Harris is a four-time Academy Award nominee and a two-time Golden Globe winner for his performances in The Hours, The Truman Show, Apollo 13, Game Change (HBO), Empire Fall (HBO) and Pollock – his feature film directing debut. His second film, as director, screenwriter and actor, was Appaloosa, co-starring Viggo Mortensen. He is returning for Season 4 of the HBO series sensation, Westworld.  He will next be seen in Top Gun:Maverick, and can be seen in Netflix’s The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s award-winning film adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel.

Grazer starred in Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are for HBO. He also starred in Warner Bros. horror films It and It: Chapter Two, based on Stephen King’s classic 1986 novel of the same name, Shazam! and Shazam! Fury of the Gods and most recently voiced the lead role of Alberto Scorfano in Pixar’s Oscar-contending animated feature Luca and 20th Century Studios’ Ron Gone Wrong.

Rosenstein is a graduate of LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts, and currently a student at Northwestern University. He can be seen as ‘Victor’ on the Netflix series Grand Army, created by Katie Cappiello and produced by Beau Willimon and Chris Hatcher. His other film and TV credits include The Last Full Measure, starring Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Ed Harris and Samuel L Jackson and Blumhouse’s series The Purge. Hamish most recently starred in Mike Flanagan’s Netflix limited series, Midnight Mass, where he received critical acclaim for his starring role of “Father Paul.” Additional credits include Adam McKay’s The Big Short, the Amazon series Tell Me Your Secrets, and Aaron Sorkin’s HBO series The Newsroom.

Rabe is repped by WME, Sugar23 and attorney Tara Kole at Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole. Harris is repped by CAA and Julian Zajfen of Ziffren Brittenham. Wittrock is represented by CAA, Weissenbach Management, and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham.  Grazer is repped by WME and manager Todd Tanquay. Hudgens is represented by CAA, Untitled and Ziffren Brittenham LLP. Linklater is repped by ICM, Untitled Entertainment, and attorney Tara Kole at Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole. Rosenstein is repped by Jill Kaplan at Authentic Talent and Literary Management.

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Talking "over the heads" of others

◊ Stephen Moyer's knee (High Street Kensington)

◊ John Cusack's knee (Upney)

◊ Nicki Minaj's knee (Hounslow West)

◊ Nick Jonas's knee (Embankment)

◊ Teri Hatcher's knee (Stanmore)

◊ Chris Pratt's knee (Tottenham Hale)

◊ Kevin Durant's knee (East Ham)

◊ Mel Gibson's knee (Upton Park)

◊ Vera Wang's knee (Morden)

◊ Chad Michael Murray's knee (Aldgate East)

◊ Shenae Grimes's knee (Walthamstow Central)

◊ Jonah Hill's knee (Clapham Common)

◊ Rosario Dawson's knee (Croxley)

◊ Jennifer Aniston's knee (Stockwell)

◊ Kate Moss's knee (Grange Hill)

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I made a slightly condensed version of my Spooky Ref list; it still has a heck ton of movies and books, but now I combined certain categories, eliminated a few, and removed some of the titles that don’t quite fit. If you are looking for things to watch or read so you can get into the Halloween mood (or of you just like some creepy content), here you go!

Movies and Books for October

These range from children’s media to adult content, so be sure to check the ratings/reviews, this way you’ll find ones that are suitable for the right viewers. The dates of movies and names of authors for books are included to make searches easier

(a * symbol is for when a title is in both sections, a book that got made into a movie, ect)

Halloween and Ghosts

Movies- Hocus Pocus (1993), *the Halloween Tree (1993), the Nightmare before Christmas (1993), Trick r Treat (2007), Monster House (2006), Halloweentown (1998), the Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949), Scary Godmother Halloween Spooktacular (2003), Poltergeist (1982), the Haunting (1999), Casper (1995), Ghostbusters (1984), the Haunted Mansion (2003), Thirteen Ghosts (2001), the Others (2001)

Books- How to Drive Your Family Crazy on Halloween by Dean Marney,*the Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury, the Haunted Mask (Goosebumps) by RL Stine, Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge, Stonewords a Ghost Story by Pam Conrad, Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn, Ghost Beach (Goosebumps) by RL Stine, All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn, the Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein, Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn

 Witch/ESP/Mental Powers

Movies- *Practical Magic (1998), *the Wizard of Oz (1939), *the Witches (1990), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s Ghost (1999) *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001), the Craft (1996), the Witches of Eastwick (1987), *Carrie (1976), *Firstarter (1984), *Matilda (1996), the Last Mimzy (2007)

Books- *Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman, *the Witches by Roald Dahl, Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones, *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling, *the Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum, T*Witches by HB Gilmour and Randi Reisfeld, the Worst Witch by Jill Murphy, *Carrie by Stephen King, *Firestarter by Stephen King, *Matilda by Roald Dahl, Scorpion Shards (Star Shards Chronicles) by Neal Shusterman, the Witch’s Boy by Michael Gruber

 Vampire and Werewolf

Movies- Blade (1998), the Little Vampire (2000), Hellboy Blood and Iron (2007), *Hotel Transylvania (2012), Fright Night (2011), What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Alvin and the Chipmunks meet The Wolfman (2000), Ginger Snaps (2000), Van Helsing (2004) Wolf Children (2012), the Wolfman (1941)

Books- Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe, Dracula by Bram Stoker, ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King, Red Rider’s Hood by Neal Shusterman, the Werewolf of Fever Swamp (Goosebumps) by RL Stine, Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp (Bailey School Kids) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Jones, Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause, Night of the Werepoodle by Constance Hiser

 Zombies and Slasher/Gore

Movies- Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998), ParaNorman (2012), Night of the Living Dead (1968), *Pet Sematary (1989), Zombieland (2009), Resident Evil (2002), Dawn of the Dead (2004) Scream (1996), a Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), *I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Kill Bill (2003), Happy Death Day (2017), the Hills Have Eyes (2006), US (2019), Friday the 13th (1980), the Thing (1982), *the Girl with all the Gifts (2016)

Books- *Pet Sematary by Stephen King, the Haunting of Derek Stone by Tony Abott, Welcome to Dead House (Goosebumps) by RL Stine, *I know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan, the Dark Half by Stephen King, The Dead Girlfriend (Point Horror) by RL Stine, Another by Yukito Ayatsuji, the Prom Queen (Fear Street) by RL Stine, *the Girl with all the Gifts by MR Carey

 Demons/Possession/Afterlife

Movies- the Omen (1976), Insidious (2010), the Exorcist (1973), *Christine (1983), City of Angels (1998), All Dogs go to Heaven (1989), Fallen (1998), *Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Bedazzled (2000), What Dreams May Come (1998), the Book of Life (2014), Flatliners (2017), *the Lovely Bones (2009), Coco (2017), Jennifer’s Body (2009), the Mummy (1999)

Books- *Christine by Stephen King, Needful Things by Stephen King, HECK where the bad kids go by Dale E Bayse,* Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin, Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Paradise Lost by John Milton, Inferno by Dante Alighieri, *the Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

 Monsters/Mythology/Dangerous Animals

Movies- Monsters Inc (2001), Godzilla (1998), *a Monster Calls (2016), *Jurassic Park (1993), King Kong (1933), Doug’s 1st Movie (1999), Darkness Falls (2003), Atlantis the lost empire (2001), Sinbad Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), *the Last Unicorn (1982), Urban Legend (1998), *How to Train Your Dragon (2010), the Flight of Dragons (1982), Shrek (2001), *the Hobbit (1977), Quest for Camelot (1998), Ferngully the last rainforest (1992), Lake Placid (1999), Jaws (1975), *Cujo (1983), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Anaconda (1997)

Books- *a Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, *Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, Sasquatch by Roland Smith, *the Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle, the Moorchild by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) by Rick Riordan, the Boggart by Susan Cooper, *How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell, Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville, *the Hobbit by JRR Tolkien, *Cujo by Stephen King, Cat in the Crypt (Animal Ark Hauntings) by Ben M Baglio, Congo by Michael Crichton, Watership Down by Richard Adams, the Dark Pond by Joseph Bruchac

 Dolls and Toys, Circus/Carnival/Clowns, Comedy Horror

Movies- *Coraline (2009), the Adventures of Pinocchio (1996), Child’s Play (1988), Toy Story (1995), 9 (2009), We’re Back a dinosaur’s story (1993), the Care Bears Movie (1985), Little Nemo adventures in Slumberland (1989), *Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), *Big Top Scooby-Doo (2012), Killer Klowns from Outer Space, *IT (2017), *Beetlejuice (1988), Army of Darkness (1992), Gremlins (1984), Arachnophobia (1990), Jawbreaker (1999), Tremors (1990), the Frighteners (1996), Twilight Zone the Movie (1983), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Eight Legged Freaks (2002), the Goonies (1985)

Books- Frozen Charlotte by Alex Bell, *Coraline by Neil Gaiman, No Flying in the House by Betty Brock, Doll Bones by Holly Black, Joyland by Stephen King, *Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, the Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, *IT by Stephen King, the Cuckoo Clock of Doom (Goosebumps) by RL Stine, a Dirty Job by Christopher Moore jr, Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Treasury) by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell, JTHM (Director’s Cut) by Jhonen Vasquez

 Gothic/Dark Fantasy, Curse/Transformation

Movies- *the Addams Family (1991), Rebecca (1940), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Mama (2013), the Phantom of the Opera (2004), Crimson Peak (2010), Legend (1985), the Dark Crystal (1982), Labyrinth (1986), *the Neverending Story (1984), *the Secret of NIMH (1982), Anastasia (1997), Howl’s Moving Castle (2004), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Willow (1988), *the Last Unicorn (1982), the Princess Bride (1987), *Legend of the Guardians the Owls of Ga'Hoole, Beauty and the Beast (1991), the Princess and the Frog (2009), the Swan Princess (1994), the Thing (1982), the Mask (1994), Freaky Friday (2003), Song of the Sea (2014), Pirates of the Caribbean the Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Books- the Raven by Edgar Allen Poe, the Shining by Stephen King, Remember Me by Mary Higgins Clark, a Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket, Well Witched (Verdigris Deep) by Frances Hardinge, Poison by Chris Wooding, *the Neverending Story by Michael Ende, *Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C O'Brien, a Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz, the Dark Portal by Robin Jarvis, Zel by Donna Jo Napoli, *the Last Unicorn by Peter S Beagle, *Guardians of Ga’Hoole by Kathryn Lasky, Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl

 Mystery/Thriller/Psychological/Suspense

Movies- Clue (1985), *Holes (2003), Get Out (2017), Hot Fuzz (2007), Minority Report (2002), Kidnap (2017), Saw (2004), Wind River (2017), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), the Great Mouse Detective (1986), Eve’s Bayou (1997), Breaking In (2018), Cube (1997), *Secret Window (2004), Silent Hill (2006), the Sixth Sense (1999), the Good Son (1993), Psycho (1960), Donnie Darko (2001), Fargo (1996), the Game (1997), the Invisible Man (2020), Breaking In (2018)

Books- *Holes by Louis Sachar, the Lost (the Outer Limits) by John Peel, We’ll Meet Again by Mary Higgins Clark, When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman, *Secret Window Secret Garden (Four Past Midnight) by Stephen King, House of Stairs by William Sleator, Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King, Tangerine by Edward Bloor, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the Girl who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

 Sci-Fi/Space Aliens, Robots and Technology

Movies- I Robot (2004), the Iron Giant (1999), the Terminator (1984), AI artificial intelligence (2001), the Stepford Wives (2004), Wall-E (2008), *Screamers (1995), *Sphere (1998), *Blade Runner (1982), *2001 a Space Odyssey (1968), MIB (1997), Mission to Mars (2000), Galaxy Quest (1999), Alien (1979), ET the extra terrestrial (1982), Independence Day (1996), Spaced Invaders (1990), Buzz Lightyear of Star Command the Adventure Begins (2000), Chicken Little (2005), *War of the Worlds (1953), *Contact (1997), Signs (2002), Treasure Planet (2002), Frequency (2000), Back to the Future (1985), the Time Machine (1960), Planet of the Apes (1968), Lost in Space (1998)

Books- the Terminal Man by Michael Crichton, Feed by Matthew Tobin Anderson, *Second Variety (Screamers) by Phillip K Dick, *I Robot by Isaac Asimov, Cell by Stephen King, *Sphere by Michael Crichton, *Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (Blade Runner) by Philip K Dick , *2001 a Space Odyssey by  Arthur C Clarke, a Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, the Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman, *War of the Worlds by HG Wells, *Contact by Carl Sagan, Childhood’s End by Arthur C Clarke, Aliens Don’t Wear Braces (the Baily School Kids) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Jones, the Invasion (Animorphs) by KA Applegate

 Dystopia/Disaster, Other Worlds

Movies- Waterworld (1995), the Matrix (1999), Escape from New York (1981), *Demolition Man (1993), the Day After Tomorrow (2004), Volcano (1997), the Fifth Element (1997), Titan AE (2000), Armageddon (1998), Twister (1996), the Birds (1963), the Book of Eli, (2010) Spirited Away (2001), *Alice in Wonderland (1951), Pleasantville (1998), *the Phantom Tollbooth (1970), *the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), *Hook (1991), the Pagemaster (1994), *James and the Giant Peach (1996)

Books- Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, the Road by Cormac McCarthy, the House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, 1984 by George Orwell, Armageddon Summer by Bruce Coville and Jane Yolen, the Giver by Lois Lowry, the City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, *Brave New World (Demolition Man) by Aldous Huxley, Malice by Chris Wooding, * the Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, *Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, the Golden Compass (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman, *The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (the Chronicles of Narnia) by CS Lewis, *James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

 Anime/Manga and J-Horror

Movies- Akira (1988), Perfect Blue (1997), Ring (1998), Dark Water (2002), Ghost in the Shell (1995), Tokyo Godfathers (2003), Cat Soup (2001), *Cowboy Bebop the Movie (2001), Blood the Last Vampire (2000), Pokemon the First Movie (1998), Sailor Moon R Promise of the Rose (1993), DBZ the World’s Strongest (1990), Digimon the Movie (2000), Ju-On (2000)

Manga- Claymore by Norihiro Yagi, Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, *Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi, *Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, *Blue Exorcist by Kazue Katō, *Soul Eater by Atsushi Ōkubo, *Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi,

Anime- *Yu Yu Hakusho, *Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, *Soul Eater, *Blue Exorcist, *Inuyasha, *Cowboy Bebop, Mob Psycho 100, .hack//SIGN , the Promised Neverland, Paranoia Agent, Tokyo Ghoul, Hellsing Ultimate

 Super Hero

Movies- Hellboy (2004), Ghost Rider (2007), the Incredibles (2004), Batman Beyond return of the Joker (2000), TMNT (2007), Logan (2017), Black Panther (2018), Sky High (2005), Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse (2018), Justice League Crisis on Two Earths (2010), Batman Under the Red Hood (2010)

Comics- Animal Man (New 52, 2011) DC Comics, Swamp Thing (New 52, 2011) DC Comics, BPRD Dark Waters (2012) Dark Horse Comics, Nextwave (Agents of HATE, 2006) Marvel Comics

Animated Series- Batman the Animated Series, X-Men Evolution, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), Darkwing Duck, the Powerpuff Girls, Teen Titans (2005), Static Shock, Green Lantern the Animated Series

 Cartoons and TV shows

Over the Garden Wall, The Simpsons (Treehouse of Horrors), Regular Show (Terror Tales of the Park), Adventure Time (Stakes), Scooby-Doo Where Are You/What’s New Scooby-Doo,  El Tigre the Adventures of Manny Rivera, Phineas and Ferb (Night of the Living Pharmacists), Gravity Falls, Good Omens, Miracle Workers, Grimm, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, What We Do In the Shadows, Hotel Transylvania the series, Wolf’s Rain, Danny Phantom, Aaahh Real Monsters, the Munsters, So Weird, Tutenstein, Gargoyles, Xena Warrior Princess, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Tales from the Crypt, Goosebumps, Samurai Jack, Metalocalypse, Super Jail, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Futurama, the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, *Beetlejuice (animated series), Sabrina the Animated Series, the Owl House, Bewitched, Growing Up Creepy, the Addams Family (animated series), a Series of Unfortunate Events, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Star VS the Forces of Evil, Amphibia, Infinity Train, Penn Zero Part-Time Hero, Murder She Wrote, the Venture Bros, Avatar the Last Airbender, Invader ZIM, People of Earth, Star Trek Next Gen, Rick and Morty, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

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Storm of the Century (Full Mini Series) 1999

An American horror television miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. Unlike many other television adaptations of King's work, Storm of the Century was not based on a novel but was an original screenplay written by the author and directly produced for television. King described the screenplay as a "novel for television." King has called Storm of the Century his personal favorite of all the TV productions related to his works. A powerful blizzard hits the fictional small island town of Little Tall Island (also the setting of King's novel Dolores Claiborne) off the coast of Maine. The storm is so powerful that all access to the island is cut off and no one is able to leave. As the town prepares for the storm, tragedy strikes when elderly resident Martha Clarendon is brutally murdered by André Linoge (Colm Feore), a menacing stranger with a black cane decorated by a silver wolf's head. When Robbie Beals, the town manager, investigates, Linoge claims to know the repetitious inner workings of hell and states that Robbie's mother has turned cannibal and is waiting in hell to eat him. Linoge is arrested by supermarket manager and part-time constable Michael "Mike" Anderson (Timothy Daly) and his friend and deputy Alton "Hatch" Hatcher. As he is taken to his cell, Linoge makes passing remarks at nearby townspeople, revealing he knows secrets about all of them. Linoge gives no hint of his origins or motives, only vaguely saying, "Give me what I want, and I'll go away." Tim Daly as Constable Michael "Mike" Anderson Debrah Farentino as Molly Anderson Dyllan Christopher as Ralph Emerick "Ralphie" Anderson Colm Feore as Andre Linoge Jeffrey DeMunn as Town Manager Robert "Robbie" Beals Music by Gary Chang