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Thursday October 5th, 2017 evening edition

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And then there is Eli Craig, who made his directorial debut with the 2011 cult hit Tucker and Dale vs.

"Both Tucker and Dale and Little Evil use tropes and the cliches of what can be hoped for in horror movies to reverse people's expectations," Craig told SYFY WIRE.

"I think that because so many horror movies have those strict rules, it provides fertile ground to upend those rules and expectations.

And for me at least, there's kind of a loving or meaningful message underneath the movies, but it's not told in a really heavy-handed way.".

A lot of those old movies like Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, the classics, they frightened me to death.

I always loved comedy, and we would in college sit around and watch Evil Dead over and over and over.

They did tell me that it performed in the top 10 movies the first week it was out globally. »

The Untouchables (2013) | PBS Frontline Documentary

Authored by accaglobals.com

investigates why Wall Street’s leaders have escaped prosecution for any fraud related to the sale of bad mortgages.

Though fraudulent practices at banks contributed to America’s financial meltdown, to date no Wall Street titan has been convicted of a crime connected to the crisis.

Frontline investigates the lack of prosecutions of Wall Street executives in the wake of the mortgage-backed securities fueled financial crisis. »

Michigan mother jailed for refusing to vaccinate her son

Authored by bbc.com

The mother-of-two was sentenced on Wednesday for contempt of court after flouting a court order last week to have her son vaccinated.

She and her ex-husband decided at the time of their child's birth that they would space out and delay jabs for their son.

Barbara Loe Fisher, president of the non-profit National Vaccine Information Center, told the BBC this is not the first time a parent has been jailed for refusing to vaccinate a child. »

Scotland Rejects Fracking, Citing Overwhelming Public Opposition

Authored by rigzone.com

Scotland Rejects Fracking, Citing Overwhelming Public Opposition.

Scotland will block fracking indefinitely after a public consultation found overwhelming opposition to the practice, the British region's energy minister says.

EDINBURGH, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Scotland will block fracking indefinitely after a public consultation found overwhelming opposition to the practice, the British region's energy minister said on Tuesday in a victory for environmentalists. »