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So many horror movie trailers, such little time!  October is finally upon us, and with that comes an increase in horror movies, television shows, and related documentaries! In the past week alone there has been a plethora of trailers dumped into our lap for our viewing pleasure. Let’s sift through them, shall we? Psycho Killer Psycho Killer is a horror movie melded with a psychological thriller and a twist of Satanism for good measure. The movie is written by Andrew Kevin Walker (Se7en), which is no surprise given the promise of the story yet to unfold. Furthermore, the trailer is…

A retired major general for the Israeli Defense Forces who rescued his family and others during the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack touted President Trump’s peace deal — but is calling on the president to keep the pressure on Hamas and Israel as high-stakes negotiations begin. Noam Tibon, 63, touted Trump’s 20-point peace deal as the best plan yet to rescue the 48 hostages in Gaza and end the bloody conflict, urging the president to stand strong as Hamas and Israeli negotiators argue about the details. “If I could tell him anything, it would be, ‘Don’t let anyone stop or…

A French influencer has been jailed for six months for faking syringe attacks on unsuspecting members of the public in a viral prank video. Ilan M., who goes by the online handle ‘Amine Mojito,’ was arrested after the video shared to TikTok shortly before the Fête de la Musique (World Music Day) in June sparked widespread outrage. In the clip, captioned “Mojito le piqueur fou” (the mad stinger), the 27-year-old pretended to inject people with an empty syringe and filmed their horrified reactions. The sick pranks caused a stir in France, coming as the country was gripped by panic over…

Demi Lovato wore Coperni’s sheer tights with cargo pockets to the brand’s Spring/Summer 2026 show. Getty Images Yes, Demi Lovato’s tights have pockets. The “Cool for the Summer” singer, 33, turned heads at Coperni’s Spring/Summer 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week, wearing a sleek black bodysuit layered over sheer tights — with cargo pockets affixed to the outsides of the knees. She styled the $467 Coperni cargo tights with an oversized sage faux-fur jacket draped around her arms and black patent pointed pumps. The “Cool for the Summer” singer paired the unusual hosiery with a black turtleneck bodysuit. Best Image…

It was 5-year-old Tod’s first time competing in a beauty pageant and the bright red interior of his ears turned out and popped against his black fur. The main stud for his owner, food vendor and farmer Thawatchai Daeng-Ngam, Tod was one of the competitors Monday at the annual water buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, a city about an hour drive from Bangkok. Thai buffalo racers sprint during an annual buffalo racing festival in Chonburi, Thailand. AP Formerly considered humble draft animals, water buffaloes have become prized show animals in Thailand. They are celebrated at the festival, held at the…

The ruthless ghost of a headshot-photographer-turned-serial-killer stalks a group of friends at a historical Los Angeles factory building in The Mannequin, the new horror film from John Berardo (Initiation). With The Mannequin haunting Digital and Blu-ray/DVD beginning October 14th from Jackrabbit Media, we have an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers! You’ll want to keep an eye out for supernatural activity ascending the stairs in our exclusive clip below, and to learn more about The Mannequin, visit: Distributed By: Jackrabbit Media Written & Directed By: John Berardo Produced By: Maxwell Hamilton, Ashely Nicole Rosenberg, Johnson Lee, Sanjay Belani,…

The Ukrainian military said on Monday that its long-range drones hit a major Russian ammunition plant, a key oil terminal and an important weapons depot behind the front line, cranking up recent pressure on Moscow’s military logistics. The Ukrainian General Staff said it struck the Sverdlov ammunition plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region of western Russia overnight, causing multiple explosions and a fire. It said the plant supplies Russian forces with aviation and artillery ordnance, aviation bombs, and anti-aircraft and anti-tank munitions. Ukrainian drones also hit an oil terminal in Crimea, starting a blaze, and an ammunition depot of Russia’s…

Now that’s actually romantic. Travis Kelce sweetly supported Taylor Swift on his 36th birthday Sunday by attending the “Official Release Party of a Showgirl” in theaters. The Kansas City Chiefs player dressed for the occasion in a bright orange hat and carried a fan of the same color, according to a photo circulating on social media. Travis Kelce attended Taylor Swift’s “Official Release Party of a Showgirl” on his birthday, in a photo posted to a Kelce Brothers fan page. kelcebrothers/Instagram The athlete went to the theater with his aunt, uncle and mom Donna Kelce. Getty Images The athlete, who…

Well-adjusted individuals are often described as being “in touch with reality.” They see the world as it is, not as they wish it to be, and we think they are all the better for it. But what if being a little out of touch is precisely what we need to build, love, and persevere instead? We tend to celebrate realism as a virtue and mock delusion as a flaw, yet many of humanity’s greatest leaps from entrepreneurship to art to love depend on some level of self-deception. The belief that we can create something extraordinary is rarely rational, given the…

President Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to be “so f–king negative” after Hamas accepted key parts of his Gaza peace deal. The blunt exchange unfolded when Trump called Netanyahu last Friday soon after the militant group finally responded to his plan, Axios reported. Despite Trump seeing the development as a major win amid his push to halt the war in Gaza, Netanyahu is said to have told him it didn’t mean anything, sources said. Trump reportedly told Netanyahu he was too “f–king negative” as Hamas accepted key parts of Gaza peace deal. AP “I don’t know…