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Las Vegas: Paranormal conference to seek the spirits of Sin City
The supernatural side of Sin City will be on display as the Las Vegas Paranormal Conference casts its spell May 19-21 at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino. Local ghost hunters Robert George Allen and Janice Oberding are hoping for plenty of paranormal...
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FBI puts UFOs on Ten Most Wanted list. Not so much.
A screaming comes across the sky. Is it Superman? Thomas Pynchon? Or just a meteor en route to Chelyabinsk, Russia, that somehow made a wrong turn and got lost over New Jersey? Well, if you really want to know, here’s a tip: Don’t ask the...
Tags: Stranger Than Fiction, Entertainment Events, Fiction, Superman (fictional character), Russia
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Small town, magic snake in Stephen Dobyns' 'The Burn Palace'
It feels like the end times are coming to little Brewster, R.I., one of those anonymous towns that used to have an economic purpose — fishing, quarry mining, farming, textiles — but now pretty much just holds beds for commuters who work in...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Halloween, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Oscars 2013: 'Argo' generates most heat, but can 'Lincoln' catch it?
With the Oscars finally upon us Sunday, it's do-or-die for the movies ranked in the L.A. Times Data Desk's HeatMeter, which tallies points at events throughout the season to gauge the overall traction of people and films. With Ben Affleck's "Argo"...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Celebrities, Argo (movie), Flight (movie)
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Reg Presley dies at 71; sang Troggs' 'Wild Thing'
The structure is simple, the guitar riffs basic, the lyrics at best inane, but the Troggs' "Wild Thing" remains a garage-rock classic more than 45 years after its 1966 release made the British group and lead singer Reg Presley international stars....
Tags: The Rolling Stones (music group), Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment, Television Industry, Music
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Can a 'UFO Hotel' save struggling town of Baker?
L.A. NOWOnce a shimmering beacon of light to Las Vegas-bound drivers heading up Interstate 15 with fat wallets and paper-thin dreams, Baker's 13-story "World's Tallest Thermometer" marks California's last-stop oasis of bathrooms and burger joints before the... -
EBay bans supernatural sales of magic spells, potions, hexes
This post has been updated. See note below.Making a profit on the occult arts? Cultivating a loyal customer base for potions, magic spells and psychic readings? Not on EBay, you’re not. In its 2012 Fall Seller Update, the online marketplace said it was banning all sales of supernatural...Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Craigslist, Inc.
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Fourth 'Paranormal' is No. 1, but opens well below predecessors
"Paranormal Activity 4" may have claimed No. 1 at the box office this weekend, but its opening may be frightening Paramount Pictures about the future of its horror franchise. The fourth entry in the low-budget series -- which began playing at 9 p.m....
Tags: Thriller (genre), Arts and Culture, James Patterson , Movies, Entertainment
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Tyler Perry no foe for 'Paranormal Activity 4' at box office
With "Paranormal Activity 4" expected to dominate the box office this weekend, Tyler Perry may be haunted by his decision to star in "Alex Cross." The fourth installment in the popular horror franchise will easily claim No. 1, debuting with around $50...
Tags: Paranormal Activity (movie), James Patterson , Movies, Ed Burns, Entertainment
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‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’ brings the past to modern gaming
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comThe general rules that apply to other parts of pop culture are frequently the opposite when it comes to video ...... -
'ParaNorman,' 'The Awakening' put ghost images on movie screens
Halloween is still more than two months away, but ghosts are filling up movie theaters like it's already October. "ParaNorman,"a stop-motion animated film about a boy who talks to ghosts and zombies, and "The Awakening," a period tale of a grieving young...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Sinister (movie), Genres, Movies, Fiction
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Predicting success for Maggie Stiefvater's 'The Raven Boys'
The Raven Boys A Novel Maggie Stiefvater Scholastic: 416 pp., $17.99, ages 12 and up In a young-adult market crowded with copycats, it's refreshing to find a book that blazes a path as unique as Maggie Stiefvater's "The Raven Boys." The first title in...
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