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Serial Butt-Slasher Stalking Malls

Rob Quinn — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:00:00 CDT

Young women shopping in northern Virginia malls should watch their butts, police warn. A serial slasher is believed to be responsible for at least five attacks in the region, and cops believe he won't stop slashing until he's caught, the New York Daily News reports. An 18-year-old woman was slashed...

Sex Slasher: 'I Did It, I'm a Monster'

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:15:00 CST

An accused killer admitted in a Versailles court yesterday that she cut her would-be lover's throat during a sexual encounter. “All that comes back to me is images, flashes,” said Jessica Davies, 30, niece of Britain's defense minister. She recounted grabbing a knife to open a wine bottle, getting naked...

Brit on Trial for Slashing Lover's Throat in Sex

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:50:00 CST

The niece of Britain's defense minister is on trial for slashing a French lover's throat in the midst of a kinky sex game. Jessica Davies, 30, claims she was in a "black out," high on alcohol and anti-depressants during the tragedy, and remembers nothing of the death in a Paris...

Step Away From The Stepfather

Harry Kimball — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:49:32 CDT

Most critics would rather curl up with some popcorn and watch the original 1987 version of The Stepfather than see the remake again. Most would also like to see all prints of the new release, which casts Dylan Walsh as the murderous title character, burned. Some reactions: One high point:...

Please, Jason, Stay Dead

Kevin Spak — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:06:02 CST

The new Friday the 13th “remake” is “about the best Friday the 13th movie you could hope for,” writes Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times. “It has a lot of scary and gruesome killings. If that's what you want to find out, you can stop reading.” Still here? Then you’re...

Slasher Gets Life For Horror-ific Attack

Peter Fearon — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 16:28:16 CDT

A slasher fan will be locked up in Britain after attacking his buddy with a homemade Freddy Krueger glove. Prosecutors extracted from Jason (!) Moore, a Leicester stonemason, that he’d seen Nightmare on Elm Street more than 20 times (itself somewhat horrifying) before he slashed his friend (passed out...