"The Hum" - Mysterious Phenomenon Hits UK Town

Chalk this one up as an unsolved natural mystery. This may not exactly be movie news but just you wait. There's most likely several screenplays in the works based on this. UK newspaper Telegraph News reported that Woodland, a small English village in County Durham with a population of around 300, is experiencing a phenomenon known as "The Hum", which is an odd, unexplained sound, something similar to a car engine, is heard but with no known explanation. It apparently has occurred in different places throughout the world, including New Mexico, Hawaii and New Zealand and has even been mentioned in an X Files episode. The occurrence in Woodland has been happening nightly from midnight until 4am and is so strong that it allegedly even rattles the bed of one of the village's residents.

Read the full Telegraph News article here:

TINY VILLAGE IS LATEST VICTIM OF "THE HUM"

"Loom" and "458NM" - 2 Short Films By Polynoid

Check out Loom and 458NM, two amazing short movies from Polynoid, a visual design company in Germany. These two very different films share strikingly similar themes and can be summed up as sort of 'erotic ballets of death'. Beautiful and disturbing, not unlike a Bjork music video.

Loom from Polynoid on Vimeo.





458nm from Polynoid on Vimeo.

See more stunning Polynoid short films and design concepts
at their official website:

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The Darkest Hours Interview With Lance Henriksen

My ghoulishly delightful friend, Jack, host of The Darkest Hours show recently interviewed actor Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Pumpkinhead, Millennium, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) at Weekend of Horrors in Los Angeles and graciously invited me to share it. This fantastic 15 minute "living room style" interview gives you a great insight into this prolific and accomplished actor. So sit back and enjoy The Darkest Hours with Lance Henriksen who, incidentally, can curse like a sailor.

Check out more of The Darkest Hours at the official site and Youtube channel:

THE DARKEST HOURS
THE DARKEST HOURS YOUTUBE CHANNEL

"Take Shelter" Movie Trailer

Horror site Twitch recently posted an new Yahoo trailer for the upcoming Sony film Take Shelter. This ominous and intelligent looking film definitely grabs your attention. The trailer gives you a good idea of what the story's about but without giving away too much and is very effective at pulling you in (studios, are you paying attention??). Take Shelter comes out in October. I'm definitely looking forward to this.

Read the Twitch article here for more info:
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Alien Abduction Insurance - Seriously!

In an age where we insure against just about everything, including lawsuits, it should come as no shocking surprise that insurance policies are also available for items more along the lines of X-Files cases. Need coverage in the event of an alien invasion? Look no further than London insurance company Goodfellow Rebecca Ingram Pearson (GRIP) to cover alien abductions and even alien baby impregnation and other equally bizarre situations. Check out this intriguing article by Yahoo writer Esther November.

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