News from May 2009

Venezuelan Black Magic Boom

Venezuela is in the grip of a voodoo renaissance which is bringing grave robbing to epidemic proportions.
The South American country has seen a huge rise in followers of the voodoo religion Palo Mayombe due to it’s close ties with Cuba, and allegedly because the country’s president, Hugo Chavez is a practitioner.
The voodoo priests, known as [...]

Arranged Marriage Protest Ends In Self Castration

A 25 year old man in Egypt has emasculated himself after his parents chose a bride for him.
The unnamed man is reported to be in love with another woman, but his parents didn’t agree with his choice and fixed him up with someone else. In a fit of temper the labourer from Sheikh Eissa in [...]

The Doctor’s New Assistant Is Confirmed

The BBC have announced today that Matt Smith’s new assistant when he takes over as the Doctor will be played by Karen Gillan.
Gillan will start her new role when the show returns in spring 2010 with Smith figureheading the hit series. Gillan has appeared in Doctor Who previously, she played the Soothsayer in episode The [...]

13 Year Old Engages In Murder And Necrophilia

A 13 year old boy in the Haizhu district of South China’s Guangzhou province has allegedly murdered a three year old child and raped the corpse.
The boy must remain nameless due to his age, and may also walk free as he is too young to be charged under Chinese law. In China no one under [...]

Burundi Albino Trial Update

The BBC reported this week that the charge of murder has been dropped against the 11 people on trial in Burundi in connection with the deaths of a dozen albino Africans.
The prosecution have failed to produce enough evidence to support a murder charge, the 11 men will still stand trial though for the attempted murder [...]

Kelly Brook Added To Piranha Cast

Piranha 3D is hotting up with the addition of curvy Kelly Brook to the cast.
The remake of the 70s cheesy horror already features Leaving Las Vegas hottie Elisabeth Shue, former porn star Riley Steele and Starship Troopers nudie Dina Meyer. I can only assume that being as piranhas are a mostly aquatic creature there is [...]

Two Headed Snake In San Francisco

The Contra Costa Times have produced this video which shows a two headed snake in a San Francisco pet shop.
Aron Dickey who owns Hayward’s Reptile Room says the chances of a two headed snake being born is as low as 10 million to one. In the wild the red tailed boa would have almost certainly [...]

Shortened Sentence Due To Testicle Injury

A man in Sweden has been given a reduced sentence due to the suffering he had already received thanks to his victim’s dog savaging his ballbag.
Local press in Helsingborg, Sweden are reporting that the 32 year old man attacked his girlfriend with a knife, stabbing her twice in the back. During the attack the woman’s [...]

Summer Glau Joins Dollhouse

For all of those mourning the cancellation of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles there could be good news ahead.
Joss Whedon has told Entertainment Weekly that he’s been keen to cast his old Serenity star in Dollhouse even before the show was cancelled.
“If anybody thinks [bringing Summer onto Dollhouse] hasn’t occurred to me already then they [...]

David Tennant Wants Who Movie Role

Despite the fact David Tennant will be ending his part as the Doctor this Christmas to hand over to Matt Smith, and the rumoured Doctor Who movie is still in the very early stages, BBC insiders have been revealing today that Tennant is being lined up to appear in the movie(s).
“The script is still in [...]

News from May 2009

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