Austin, TX – He kidnapped the 9-year-old girl as she walked to her school bus stop the morning of September 24th. He threatened her with a knife and forced her into his truck, threatening to cut her if she didn’t stop screaming. When he got the child back to his apartment, he tied her hands with dish rags and stuffed her in a closet. He fed her toast with jelly and some ravioli. After holding the child for most of the day, registered sex offender Charles Butcher let the child go, relatively unharmed and untouched, after she told him, “It’s time for me to go home.” At about the same time the child’s mother was calling police to report her daughter missing, Butcher was releasing the girl. It’s not every day we get a story like this one on the Dreamin’ Demon… [Read more...]

Stuart, FL - While partying with friends SaturdaySaturday reviews evening, Cassandra Lauderdale took a break from the festivities to bathe her dog, a Catahoula named Dolly. Maybe Cassandra was scrubbin’ the pup’s nether-regions too hard, or maybe Dolly just thought her human was a total bitch, but, for whatever reason, Dolly allegedly turned around and nipped at Cassandra. Chances are, the human bitch had been cruel to the canine bitch on a fairly regular basis. Anyway, Cassandra stewed and seethed over that nip for the next 24 hours. The next night, Cassandra exacted her revenge. Partying again, with several guests in attendance, Cassandra reportedly stabbed that bitch to death. [Read more...]

Phoenix, AZ - A wise man once said, “A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it’s the stupid ones who need the advice.” That said, here’s a bit of advice: Bathtubs don’t make good playpens. One family had to go and learn that the hard way SundaySunday reviews afternoon. While attending a house party, the parents of an 8-month-old baby boy laid the child down for a nap in the bathtub. He was left there to snooze, in the tub, for about 30 minutes. When his parents returned to check up on him, they found him submerged in water. He was admitted to the hospital in extremely critical condition and passed away the next day. (I have had to improvise sleeping arrangements on more than a couple of occasions and not once did I ever even consider the bathtub an appropriate place to lay a child – asleep or awake). Right now the question is who the hell turned the water on? Phoenix Fire Captain Alex Rangel said, “We’re not exactly sure, how water could be turned on, but we’ve seen it before, kids, eight to 10 months can crawl, reach up to turn on water or it could possibly have been another sibling. Other children we could see there, were three to six years old.” This very well could have been an accidental death, heartbreaking, but totally preventable. Common sense people – use it. [Read more...]

Casselberry, FL – Nioshka Bello is considered by neighbors to be an excellent and doting mother. That’s weird, because based on the fact that her mugshot and story are being featured here on the Dreamin’ Demon, you gotta figure that the chick is lacking in the most basic of parenting skills. Nioshka used to have a 2-year-old daughter named Janessa Sandoval, who, according to neighbors, was very well kept, doted upon, and happy. That happy little girl is dead – her mommy strangled her with a bra. Yes, Nioshka managed to rid this earth of one more toddler, but failed miserably when it came to taking her own life. [Read more...]

I was meaning to put this one up the other day and then completely forgot about it until someone made a comment about the new AliceAlice reviews in Chains album and I instantly thought of Man in a Box and then this story. A security guard at a National Guard facility was approached by a teen wearing nothing but over sized shorts held up with a belt. He was hungry, covered with scars and wanted directions to the nearest police station so he could report he was being abused by his mother. That turned out to be an understatement if the rest of his claims are true, as he also told investigators that since moving to Oklahoma City from New JerseyNew Jersey Drive reviews he had spent the majority of the last four years in locked bedroom closets. [Read more...]

NORTH BABYLON, Long Island – An explosion rocked a Long Island neighborhood when an explosive device Vincent Pizzonia, 17, was working on the basement of his parent’s home, accidentally exploded. The boy was injured and initial reports state that his parents took him to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, and that he blew off one of his hands. Police had to bring in the Suffolk County Police Department’s Arson Squad as they found bomb making material and explosive devices on the premises. The the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has now gotten involved as well, so I imagine Vinnie has some ’splainin’ to do as do the parents for not realizing their teen was in the basement making homemade bombs..
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Alabama – Curtis Watts was a pastor at the Dingler Chapel in Randolph County. Key word being “was” because Mr. Watts ended up getting shot to death by the Clay County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant whose hand he cut off. Last week, police responded to a 911 call from Watt’s wife. She claimed he had assaulted her. Watts ended up tazing Watts multiple times, was charged with resisting arrest. He was out out on bond when deputies went to his residence to serve Watts a Protective Order signed by his wife. Watts began swinging an axe at Sergeant Jason Freeman, who fired a tazer in return. This didn’t stop Watts who continued swinging his axe and ended up chopping off one of Freeman’s hands. Other deputies on the scene then opened fire on Watts, killing him. Freeman is currently recovering after surgeons re-attached his right hand. Read on for a veejo report.
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HalloweenHalloween reviews. All Hallow’s Eve. Samhain. The holiday associated with costumes, candy, carved pumpkins and of course, trick-or-treating. But like most holidays, these long-held traditions stem from important rituals long since forgotten. Halloween was not always just for the kiddies, and it had some very important rules that were to be followed with terrible consequences awaiting those who did not do so. The residents of Warren Valley hold their a festival on Halloween night,  turning their sleepy town into a spectacle akin to New Orleans’  Mardi Gras festivities. But some of the residents there are about to learn some very valuable lessons about this holiday and what can happen when the old rules are broken, and the warnings not heeded. Four tales of terror featuring a school principal who teaches a mischievous boy a valuable lesson, a group of kids learn the truth about a local legend that lies at bottom of the local rock quarry, a young woman is stalked by a masked stranger at the town festival, and an old-curmudgeon gets a very special trick-or-treater. Read on for my thoughts on one of the best, if not the best, Halloween themed films to date. [Read more...]

Cleveland – That’s right, Dreamins, I am leaving this Popsicle stand and going to go apply at Saint Joseph Academy in Cleveland. Looks like they have two teacher’s positions open and I could not think of a better working environment. Seems that one teacher has been let go because of sexual misconduct, and the other let go because they knew about the relationship and did not report it. But from reading the comments, the rumors about this teacher where well known so I can only assume that this type of activity is encouraged? But others are not so easily quick to believe the charges. “I just don’t think it ever happened, because I don’t think any father would do something that they wouldn’t want some guy doing to their daughter,” says 2008 St. Joseph graduate, Jillian Zarefoss. The underlining was by me because I wanted to reply to that statement with “Bwuahahahahahahahaha!” Anyway, wish me luck. [Read more...]

PHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia reviews – An arrest was made in the duct taped cat incident. Seems as if someone got as fed up with a cat as I do with mine, but took things a bit to far. Where I just use a laser pen to drive my cat nuts and get it to run into furniture, James Davis, 19, completely duct taped a cat, stuck it in a grocery bag and then left it in a neighbor’s yard. “Basically he saw the animal in his yard, didn’t like the animal in the yard,” said George Bengal of the PSPCA. “I think this young fellow has a lot of issues going on in his life. He was very remorseful for what he did. Hopefully he will get the help that he needs.” The kid is going through some tough times after his father and brother were murdered. He is now facing two years in prison for animal cruelty. Dunno if prison is the best answer in this case, but the guy really, really needs some professional help before that misplaced aggression is focused towards one of us. read on for a video report and pics of the cat – now named Sticky.
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The trailer for the latest classic horror icon to get the reboot treatment has finally arrived, and it doesn’t look too bad. Fans of the Nightmare series are hemming and hawing over Robert Englund not being the actor adorning the green-and-red striped sweater, fedora and legendary glove but personally I don’t care too much one way or the other. I think Jackie Earle Haley will do a fine job. However, this is Platinum Dunes we are talking about and they hare responsible for rebooting\remaking other horror franchises like Texas Chainsaw MassacreThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre reviews, Amityville Horror, The HitcherThe Hitcher reviews and Friday the 13thFriday the 13th reviews. I thought they all stunk. Not because I am against remakes or feel they take away from the originals as in some cases remakes are damn good (The ThingThe Thing reviews, Hills Have EyesThe Hills Have Eyes reviews, The FlyThe Fly reviews, Dawn of the DeadDawn of the Dead (2004) reviews anyone?), but simply because these movies were God-awful pieces of shit.  So no matter how decent the following trailer looks, I just cannot shake the feeling that like their previous entries, this movie end up sucking ass. [Read more...]

Commerce, TX – That’s it. I never thought this day would come, but, it has. I am marking the date and time on my calendar – as of 5:00 a.m. on September 28th, I have officially heard it all. After today, I highly doubt that I will ever be shocked or by surprised by anything. Officers were called to the Commerce Hardware and FeedFeed reviews on a report of an elderly man blowing an unknown substance into the face of a store employee. The employee told officers that she had reached out to take the man’s check and he blew some whitish, powdery, substance in her face. Undaunted, the cashier turned to the register to process the check and when she turned to face the man, he blew the powdery shit in her face again. (I can’t believe she didn’t freak out and scream “Anthrax!!!”) Anyway, the old guy stood around for a few minutes then left the store and the cashier called the cops. She gave a description of the man and the cops were on his trail. When they caught up with the guy, they realized the powdery substance was pepper. They also realized the guy has a rather odd fetish – he gets off on women sneezing. [Read more...]

MOUNT AIRY, Maryland – A family of four were found dead in their home on FridayFriday reviews. Charles L. Dalton Sr., 38, killed himself, his family and the family dog. Dalton’s wife, Jennifer A. Dalton, 37, was found dead in her bed. Their son, Charles L. Dalton Jr., 14, and their daughter, Emmaline E. Dalton, 7 were also found dead in their beds. The family pet, a beagle named MaxMax reviews, was found dead in an animal crate. All had been shot to death with the same shotgun Charles Dalton used to kill himself with. They were described as nice and religious, Dalton a self-employed carpenter and maintenance worker for Montgomery County schools. Financial difficulties seem to be part of the reason behind Charles’s actions – it’s being reported that the family was having problems selling their house. [Read more...]

This news is everywhere but I’m posting it anyway because it is turning out to be an interesting subject – especially when looking at the reactions from across the globe. As most know by now, Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on the way to a Zurich film festival. The arrest comes from charges that he raped a 13-year-old girl in the home of Jack Nicholson back in 1977. He was charged with giving Quaaludes to a minor; child molestation; unlawful sexual intercourse with that minor; rape by use of drugs; oral copulation; sodomy. All charges were dismissed under a plea deal but he pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. There are more than enough info out there about his sentencing and all, but to keep things brief, Polanski didn’t like where things were going (meaning he would have to go to prison) and he fled the country and has never stepped foot in the United States since. [Read more...]