Iconic horror star looks unrecognisable as he transforms into terrifying new character in upcoming scary movie

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TERRIFIER star David Howard Thornton takes on a chilling new role as he transforms into a twisted version of Steamboat Willie.Blending horror with classic cartoon charm, Steamboat Willie’s reign of terror is set to hit the big screen this Spring. David looks unrecognisable in his new movie roleCredit: GettySteamboat Willie‘s reign of terror is now set to hit the big screen this springCredit: Sleight of Hand ProductionsThe movie release date of the Steamboat Willie horror movie, Screamboat, will be from late January to April 2025.A first look at the killer mouse, portrayed by David Howard Thornton, best known for his role as Art the Clown in the Terrifier franchise, has been revealed.David, 45, looks unrecognisable as he offers a horrifying twist on the classic character. The practical effects transforming David into the murderous Steamboat Willie were masterfully designed by Christian Cordella and brought to life by Quantum Creation.more on filmWriter-director Steven LaMorte told Variety: “I’m so excited to share our mischievous monster mouse with the world. ‘Screamboat’ is my way of paying homage to Disney while putting a sinister, yet comedic twist on the classic.“Watching David Howard Thornton bring Steamboat Willie to life with the magicians at Quantum Creation FX has been nothing short of amazing — he’s hilarious and murderously entertaining. I can’t wait for audiences to meet Willie and experience the chaos we’ve created.”The film’s official description reads: “‘Screamboat’ follows a group of New Yorkers on a late-night ferry ride that turns deadly when a mischievous mouse begins a rampage, targeting unsuspecting passengers. “The unlikely crew must band together to thwart the murderous menace before their relaxing commute turns into a nightmare.”Most read in FilmDavid is best known for his role as Art the Clown from the Terrifier franchise, a role in which he appeared in Terrifier, Mistress Peace Theatre, Terrifier 2, Bupkis and Terrifier 3.The American actor also brought the horror version of the Grinch to life in The Mean One.New horror movie Terrifier 3 so stomach-churning and gory staff are handing out sick bags in cinemasHis other roles include being Grandpa Who in the 1st- 5th national tours of “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The Musical”, the voice of Shizoku and others in the video game “Invizimals: The Lost Kingdom”, The Joker in the YouTube series “Nightwing Escalation”, and Art the Clown in the film “Terrifier”.Screamboat also stars Allison Pittel, Tyler Posey, Amy Schumacher, Jesse Posey, Jesse Kove, Kailey Hyman, Rumi C Jean-Louis, Jarlath Conroy, and Charles Edwin Powell, as well as cameos from Brian Quinn and stand-up comedian Joe DeRosa. Screamboat is not the first, nor the only horror film to take popular characters that have entered the public domain and put a gruesome twist on them. There are not one, but two films based on Popeye hitting screens this year, including Popeye’s Revenge and Popeye the Slayer Man. Top Grossing Movies WorldwideHas your favourite film made the top 10?Avatar – 2009 – $2,923,706,026Avengers: Endgame – 2019 – $2,799,439,100Avatar: The Way of Water – 2022 – $2,320,250,281Titanic – 1997 – $2,264,750,694Star Wars: Episode VII – 2015 – $2,071,310,218Avengers: Infinity Wars – 2018 – $2,052,415,039Spider Man: No Way Home – 2021 – $1,922,598,800Jurassic World – 2015 – $1,671,537,444The Lion King – 2019 – $1,663,079,059The Avengers – 2012 – $1,520,538,536David is best known for his role as Art the Clown from the Terrifier franchiseCredit: AP

Nashville-area school district votes to remove children’s transgender book after fiery board meeting

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Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here.A Nashville-area school district voted this week to remove a transgender book for children from its school libraries after questions were raised about the book’s content at last month’s board meeting.During the public comment section at the December 10 Murfreesboro City School Board meeting, pastor and activist John K. Amanchukwu called out the district for having the picture book, “It Feels Good to Be Yourself,” on the shelves at Bradley Academy, an elementary school serving pre-K through 6th grade students in the district.The book introduces the concept of gender identity to readers as young as four, according to its description. “Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between,” it says.MINNESOTA SCHOOL DISTRICT REMOVES LGBTQ CHILDREN’S BOOK WITH NUDITY, DESPITE OBJECTIONS A Tennessee school district voted Tuesday to remove a transgender children’s book from its library shelves. (Getty Images)The book tells the story of “Ruthie,” a transgender girl, and introduces terms like “cisgender” and “nonbinary” to explain different gender identities to younger readers.After Amanchukwu started to read from the book, board chair Butch Campbell objected to the pastor bringing up the book at the meeting, saying he was going against the rules of only bringing up agenda items during the public comment section.The pastor continued to read from inside the book, calling the book’s message about there being more than two genders “a lie” and citing the Book of Genesis.After about two minutes of the board attempting to get Amanchukwu to stop speaking, they forced the meeting into a recess. North Carolina Pastor John Amanchukwu previously speaking at a Wake County School Board meeting.  (Wake County School Board/Screenshot)At the January 14 school board meeting this week, the board announced the transgender-themed book had been reviewed by a committee of staff and parents, who recommended removing the book. One board member said the book had been on the shelves since 2022 and had never been checked out.Before they conducted a vote, vice-chair Amanda Moore accused Amanchukwu of conducting a “show” to bring the book to the district’s attention.Amanchukwu is a contributor for Turning Point USA and travels around the country to different school board meetings to draw attention to explicit books in school libraries.”This person had advertised his visit to us for weeks before he came. Never contacted the school, never contacted central office and never contacted this board, even though he came and yelled at us about this dangerous book we had on the shelf,” vice chair Amanda Moore said before the board voted to remove the book from library shelves.PARENTS AND TEACHERS BATTLE IN MARYLAND COUNTY OVER ‘SEXUALLY EXPLICIT’ BOOKS IN SCHOOL A child reads a book at the City of Santa Clarita Public Library Valencia branch in Santa Clarita, California, U.S., on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Amanchukwu responded to the board’s decision and comments in a statement to Fox News Digital.”If my commitment to protecting children from content that mentally rapes them is a ‘show’….I  pray that this ‘show’ gets bigger for the sake of the least of these, in 2025,” Amanchukwu said.He quoted Proverbs 22:6, which says, “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.””We are called to train children up, not mess them up,” his statement continued. “I salute the board members for using common sense in governing the pedagogy of students in Murfreesboro City Schools.” This month, a school district in Minnesota removed a transgender book from an elementary school library after facing pressure from a concerned parent.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRochester Public Schools said it pulled the 2022 book, “The Rainbow Parade” by Emily Neilson, from its elementary school media center last month after a Franklin Elementary School parent raised concerns about nude illustrations in the book.

Anne Curtis ‘goes to battle’ filming upcoming movie with Erik Matti

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It seems that production for Anne Curtis’ reunion movie with filmmaker Erik Matti is ongoing, as the actress-host was seen doing a series of action scenes in what seemed to be a lock-in taping.
Curtis channeled her inner action star as she posed on a massive vehicle, held a lantern in front of the camera, and shared glimpses of the filming venue, as seen on her Instagram post on Saturday, January 18.
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Sci-fi appeals to sense of wonder for Colorado Springs science fiction, mystery novelist

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Inspiration can strike in a moment, but it also can take time to percolate, sometimes years.That’s how it worked for Colorado Springs science fiction and mystery author John Stith. It took him until almost the end of earning a physics degree in college to realize what he really wanted was to write. And then it took another decade to actually sit down and do it.That doesn’t mean, though, that his brain wasn’t dreaming up and mulling over ideas for novels all that time. It probably started while growing up in New Mexico, where his father held several sci-fi-esque jobs, including working at Sacramento Peak Solar Observatory and White Sands Missile Range, where he worked on the rocket sled. It also didn’t hurt that his family’s neighbors headed up the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization.

Retired Colorado Springs police officer’s new book details history of department“I’m sure that all played a part,” Stith said. “It’s like advertising — some works, but you never know which part.”He’s now written nine science fiction novels, one mystery and a bunch of short stories.“Science fiction appeals to all the senses, including the sense of wonder,” he said. “I really get a good feeling when I’m partway through a book and it takes a turn I didn’t expect and opens up a brand-new avenue. Sci-fi does that for me more than most things.”His 1993 book “Manhattan Transfer,” about the island of Manhattan being kidnapped by aliens, has attracted interest from the film and TV industry over the decades, though nothing has come to fruition. A film company is doing crowdfunding to try to produce a TV pilot based on the book.Stith will hold a book signing Saturday at Hooked on Books for the completion of his science fiction trilogy “Tiny Time Machine.” His books also are available for purchase through Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and other online bookstores.While making a career for himself in the Air Force, then working as a civilian for various software development companies, Stith was a giant bookworm. Science fiction and mysteries fed and inspired him, genres that stretched back to his high school days.“I had a wonderful biology teacher and physics teacher,” he said. “If I’d had a wonderful history teacher, things might have been different.”

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Siouxland residents attend Trump inauguration in Washington D.C.

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Siouxland will be well-represented at the inauguration of President Donald Trump Monday in Washington D.C.Christina Lang of Moville, Iowa is making the trip this weekend to the Nation’s Capitol for the festivities so too are eight clinicians from the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City who left Wednesday and are providing medical support for the contingency of National Guard members.Lang was able to secure tickets through a lottery system in early November.”It was much more informal than one would expect. I was actually looking at a senator’s website from a neighboring state and I saw a banner across the top to sign up for tickets to the inauguration, free to the public,” Lang explained.”As much as I’ve been involved in politics in the past, I wasn’t aware that the barrier to entry was so low. I thought it would be an amazing experience. I put in my name, address, etcetera, and how many tickets I wanted.”

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Lang was just notified earlier this week that she had received tickets and is picking up the tickets Sunday afternoon at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington D.C.Friday afternoon she learned the event would be moved indoors due to frigid temperatures expected for the area. With a forecasted high of 25 degrees, Trump will take the oath of office in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda noon Monday.The change has not dampened her enthusiasm for the trip to see her first inauguration. “I am not quite sure what the venue will look like. That’s all I know. We will get our tickets in D.C. I am bringing thermal insulated boots and my coat is measured to keep you warm at 20 below zero,” she said.”We are going to be there regardless at 5 a.m. until after the swearing-in ceremony. We are not moved by it by any means.”
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Sioux Center, Iowa on Friday. The stop is part of a blitz Trump is making through the state with less than two weeks until the Iowa caucuses. In the coming days, the GOP frontrunner will make stops in Cherokee, Iowa and Sioux City as well.

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Lang’s been involved in Woodbury County Republican Party politics for years and works in production at Wells Blue Bunny in Le Mars, Iowa.”The best government is local,” she said.Lang was an early supporter of Ted Cruz in the 2016 presidential campaign cycle but has since voted for Trump in 2016, 2020 and 2024.”It has been amazing how Trump has really broken the narrative of what is left and what is right. The culmination of it was this past election where you have unions, the working class, the majority of the Hispanic vote, Muslim vote managing to come together,” Lang said. (Voter surveys from the Associated Press from after the election showed Trump won 43% of the overall Latino vote, an eight-point increase from 2020.)A friend will be traveling with her to Washington D.C. “We are just so excited to be a part of history and be there,” she said.
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With respect to the 185th’s presence, Senior Master Sergeant Vincent De Groot, 185th ARW Public Affairs superintendent, said the outfit has participated in the past four inaugurations, providing similar medical support.Iowa Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Dylan Hinds was one of the eight members from Iowa’s 185th Air Refueling Wing who departed from the Sioux City airport Wednesday en route to the nation’s capital to provide medical care for Guard members temporally stationed in Washington for the inauguration, according to a press release.Hinds is a Guard member who works full-time as a critical care paramedic for Woodbury County.”We will be doing sick call for approximately 2,500 military members,” said Hinds. “Anybody that gets sick, flu or any minor injuries, we will be taking care of that.”The Iowa National Guard has asked 60 of its members to join a group of soldiers and airmen in crowd control, transportation and medical support.
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Drexel scientists have developed concrete that can melt snow on its own

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Dropping temperatures and the prospect of snow looming in the forecast have Philadelphians crunching through layers of road salt that keep ice and snow from settling on sidewalks and streets.But what if a sidewalk could melt ice on its own?That’s the goal of a three-year-long project at Drexel University to develop self-heating concrete, which can keep streets safe from icy conditions while avoiding the environmental and cost concerns associated with traditional road salt.Salting a city’s streets requires lots of man power and can damage roadways and contaminate the soil around them, said Amir Farnam, an associate engineering professor who leads Drexel’s Advanced Infrastructure Materials Lab.“We wanted to create an alternative solution,” he said.Farnam’s team developed two types of concrete that use paraffin wax, a petroleum-based oil used in candles and crayons. Then they placed several slabs in a university courtyard and let nature take its course.Although each performed better in different weather conditions, both types were able to melt snow on their own.Researchers captured proof during a February 2022 snowstorm, recording video footage that showed a slab of normal concrete blanketed in white. But its self-heating counterparts kept the flurries off for days.The concept utilizes the unique properties of materials known as phase-change materials.In warm, sunny conditions, a phase-change material like paraffin will liquefy. But in cold conditions, it will slowly harden into a solid. As it solidifies, it gives off heat.“It’s kind of like a battery — paraffins recharge when there’s sun and heat, turning into their liquid phase,” Farnam said. “And when snow or rain or a cold event comes, they start [solidifying] and releasing heat.”Farnam’s team experimented with two methods of mixing concrete with paraffin. Both have useful applications depending on weather conditions, he said. “Depending on the weather, one would outperform the other one,” he said.One method involves placing paraffin inside capsules, then mixing the capsules into concrete. This method helps melt snow quickly, but it was effective across only a short range of temperatures.In another method, Farnam’s team infused pebbles and stone fragments with paraffin, then combined those pebbles with a standard concrete mix.The concrete with pebbles treated with paraffin released heat over a longer period of time, so it wasn’t as good at quickly melting snow. But it was effective across a wide range of temperatures, he said. For example, Farnam said, it could prove useful for detaching ice from the surface of a road so it can be plowed away.Philadelphia shouldn’t retire its snowplows and salting teams just yet, Farnam said. In a 10-day cold snap, for example, paraffin will release heat as temperatures drop and then stay solid until they rise again.“If you’re designing for Philly, it’s not going to be working 100% of the time,” he said.But the Drexel team’s self-heating concrete worked effectively more than 50% of the time during snowy conditions in Philadelphia between 2021 and 2024, he said. During that time, the temperature dropped below freezing 32 times and the city saw more than an inch of snow five times, according to a Drexel article on the experiment.Self-heating concrete is more resilient to the cycles of freezing and thawing that create potholes and damage roads, Farnam said. And the technology can help cities use less salt.“You want to do a combination of, maybe, salt and this technology,” Farnam said. “Even a 50% reduction in salt use in 10 to 15 years of a road’s service life — that’s enormous,” Farnam said. “You save costs, energy, and you can extend the service life. Instead of a road that lasts 10 years, you could have 20 years.”It remains to be seen whether cities or developers will adopt the technology.Farnam, who has a patent pending for the concrete developed at Drexel, said his most recent research was funded by a company interested in selling self-heating concrete.And a decade ago, when he was researching these materials as a Ph.D. student, he and his adviser fielded some interest from the Federal Aviation Administration, which was looking into ways to better de-ice runways.“The upfront cost is going to be high — twofold or threefold [the cost of traditional concrete], so it would be really hard to convince a Department of Transportation to implement it,” Farnam said.But, ultimately, he said, self-heating concrete could lower costs for maintenance and replacement of roads. “You could save a lot of taxpayers money,” he said.

Ghana Science Association Calls for Greater Investment in STEM Education at Basic School Level

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The Ghana Science Association (GSA) is urging the government to intensify efforts to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at the basic school level. The association believes that early investment in STEM at the foundational stage is essential for nurturing future generations of scientists and innovators, ultimately supporting Ghana’s higher education system and…

India News | Fitness Expert Raj Ganpath Offers Practical Guidance for a Healthier Life in His Debut Book

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New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) A new book by fitness expert Raj Ganpath explains the fundamental principles of health and fitness, providing readers with focused and practical advice to kickstart their fitness journey. “Simple, Not Easy”, published by Westland Books, begins with the fundamentals of fitness and then explores in depth the essential role of sleep, nutrition, exercise and weight loss. Also Read | Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Fire: 18 Tents Gutted After Massive Blaze Erupts at Mahakumbh Site in Prayagraj Due to LPG Cylinder Blast; Firefighting Efforts Underway (Watch Videos). “The book isn’t loaded with diet plans and doesn’t uncover exercises or supplements that will fix all your fitness and weight problems overnight. Instead, it simplifies fitness and makes you see the big picture. It helps you to understand your ‘why’ and guides you on the ‘how’ very practically. “Simply said, this book is about making fitness a part of your life – the why, what and how. It is about taking small, meaningful steps that align with your life and goals. It provides positivity, clarity and actionable insights, motivating you to embrace fitness in a way that’s sustainable and approachable for you,” Ganpath, who is also the founder of the fitness institute, Quad Fitness, said in a statement. Also Read | Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: Arvind Kejriwal Promises Houses on Instalments to Dalit Sanitation Workers (Watch Video). ‘Is strength training necessary?’ ‘Which diet is the best for weight loss?’ ‘How much protein do you need?’ ‘Do you need eight hours of sleep every night?’ or ‘Is it ok to eat carbs for dinner?’ are among the frequently asked questions the book seeks to answer. The book explores key lifestyle topics, such as smart eating, which emphasizes creating a balanced plate of food that promotes health and strength. It also discusses the concept of satiety — feeling physically and mentally satisfied after eating — rather than simply being full or stuffed. The book, priced at Rs 399, is available across online and offline stores.(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

Events tomorrow – Jan. 20: DoS in Earth Science, University of Mysore (UoM) and Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan under Faculty Improvement Programme — RUSA-FIP)

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Inauguration of 2-day workshop on ‘Total station and its application,’ Dr. S.K. Prasad, Professor & Head Department of Civil Engineering, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE), Mysuru, chief guest, Prof. B.V. Suresh Kumar, Organising Secretary, DoS in Earth Science, Manasagangothri and Prof. D. Nagaraju, Senior Professor & Chairman, DoS in Earth Science, Manasagangothri, will be present, Prof. MNV Auditorium, DoS in Earth Science, Manasagangothri, 10.30 am to 11.30 am.

What to watch at Trump’s inauguration: Big Tech CEOs, Carrie Underwood and foreign leaders

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Donald Trump’s inauguration as the country’s 47th president was expected to be an extravagant break from tradition — before it got moved indoors due to cold weather. There will still be well-known performers, influential billionaires as guests and foreign heads of state. Unlike his first inauguration eight years ago, Trump will be welcomed back to office by business titans and global leaders, groups that often shunned him in his first term. Here are some things to look out for during Trump’s inauguration.

Trumps inside the Capitol Rotunda, but who else?Expect to see Melania Trump, the president-elect’s five children and grandkids. Don Jr., his eldest son, and Lara Trump, who is married to Eric Trump, have gained more influence over the past year. The fathers of Trump’s two sons-in-law were given key adviser posts as well. While Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have taken a step back, they are expected to attend just like they did for election night.But the Capitol Rotunda can only hold around 600 people, according to organizers. There will be precious few spots for Supreme Court justices, military leaders, former presidents and their spouses, Cabinet nominees and visiting dignitaries — along with the 535 members of Congress who traditionally get prime spots, though some Democratic lawmakers are skipping the ceremony.Tesla and X owner Elon Musk was invited to the dais along with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Who will make it into the Rotunda?

Country superstar and the Y.M.C.A.Country music star Carrie Underwood, who has won eight Grammy Awards, will sing “America the Beautiful” before Trump is sworn in around noon EST by Chief Justice John Roberts. Underwood, who went from 2005 “American Idol” contestant to the most decorated artist in CMT Music Awards history, was a surprise get for the president-elect’s inauguration program.Another unexpected announcement came from the Village People, the late-70s American disco group behind the hit “Y.M.C.A.” The group was booked for a Trump rally in Washington on Sunday and at one of the inaugural balls. The hit song was played at the end of Trump rallies and became a viral trend on social media after the election with people mimicking the president-elect’s signature dance moves.

Other performers will include two of Trump’s musical favorites: opera singer Christopher Macchio, who will sing the “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and country singer Lee Greenwood, known for his patriotic anthem, “God Bless the USA,” also played at Trump rallies. Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, best known for his hit song “I Don’t Want To Be,” will perform at one of the three balls Trump is attending. Country singers Jason Aldean, Parker McCollum and country music band Rascal Flatts will be performing at the other two balls.

The inaugural addressTrump is known for delivering hour-plus speeches where he makes grand promises, attacks political opponents and mocks some foreign leaders. During his 16-minute inaugural address in 2017, Trump stuck to his campaign script and painted a bleak picture of the country blaming other countries for shuttering factories and shrinking the middle class. He said he would end “American carnage” and would govern with an “America First” approach.This time around, his main campaign promise has been to launch the largest deportation operation in history and seal off the U.S.-Mexico border. He has spoken about ushering in a “golden age” and pledged to impose tariffs on imports, rolling out more details in recent days on how he plans to pursue those goals. He told NBC News on Saturday that the theme of his inaugural address will be “unity and strength, and also the word ‘fairness.’”“Because you have to be treating people fairly,” Trump said. “You can’t just say, ‘Oh, everything’s going to be wonderful.’ You know, we went through hell for four years with these people. And so, you know, something has to be done about it. … You can’t have that happen, and we shouldn’t have that happen.”

Foreign leaders in town Trump may be breaking a tradition on Inauguration Day after extending invitations to world leaders. No heads of state have previously made an official visit to the U.S. for the inauguration.Chinese President Xi Jinping was the first foreign leader whose invitation to the inauguration became public last December. Xi will not attend but is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative. Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, and Italy’s premier Giorgia Meloni, accepted Trump’s offer. The offices of Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa and Paraguayan President Santiago Peña have also said they were invited and were planning to attend.