Prepared for a reboot of a traditional horror movie?

HBO Max’s new model of “Salem’s Lot” is right here, retelling the story a few man named Ben Mears who strikes to a small Maine city inhabited by evil vampires.

The remake is offered on HBO Max beginning on Thursday, Oct. 3. The movie will probably be rated R for bloody violence and language, based on HBO Max.

What’s the common plot of ‘Salem’s Lot?’

With out giving something away, the novel (and movies) are a few author named Ben Mears who returns to his hometown to put in writing. However issues do not go precisely as deliberate.

“Mears returns to his hometown to put in writing a e-book in regards to the Marsten Home, a supposedly haunted home that overlooks the city,” states an outline on IMDb. “Nevertheless, he discovers that the proprietor of the mansion is definitely a vampire who is popping the townspeople into an undead military.”

Was any of the film filmed in Massachusetts?

A lot of the brand new model was filmed in Massachusetts, giving the manufacturing a real New England really feel. In keeping with Wikipedia, the next places have been used within the movie:

• Boston: Principal images started in Boston in Sept. 2021.
• Ipswich: The downtown space was filmed.
• Sterling
• Clinton
• Princeton: The Princeton Public Library was used as a filming location for 3 days.
• Stow: A home on Crescent Avenue was filmed.

When did Stephen King write ‘Salem’s Lot?’

It was written in 1975. It was King’s second novel, launched after his traditional, “Carrie.”

The place is the 1979 model of “Salem’s Lot” streaming?

The unique model of “Salem’s Lot” is will be rented on Prime TV and Apple TV and is offered with a subscription on HBO Max, based on Roku.

CHICAGO — The Savannah Bananas, the unconventional impartial baseball group that has turn into a nationwide phenomenon, will take its distinctive model of “Banana Ball” to 18 Main League Baseball stadiums and three soccer stadiums in 2025, it was introduced Thursday.

Proprietor Jesse Cole stated sellouts are anticipated at every of these venues, which incorporates Assured Fee Subject in Chicago.

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“We performed in entrance of 1 million followers this previous 12 months,” Cole advised ESPN. “We’re enjoying in entrance of two million followers subsequent 12 months. Perhaps that sounds boastful, however our waitlist is at 3 million proper now.”

The Bananas shall be joined by the Get together Animals, the Firefighters and a brand new group, the Texas Tailgaters, throughout a 39-game tour that runs from March to September.

The group shall be in Chicago on August 15 and 16, in accordance social media posts asserting their schedule.

The soccer stadiums that can host tour stops are Memorial Stadium (Clemson), Nissan Stadium (Tennessee Titans) and Financial institution of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers).

The Bananas can even play two video games every within the house ballparks of the New York Yankees, Boston Purple Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Colorado Rockies, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas Metropolis Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, Atlanta Braves, Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins.

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The visits had been introduced Thursday evening in the course of the group’s annual “world tour metropolis draft” on YouTube, after which followers had been capable of enter a ticket lottery by means of the group’s web site.

Banana Ball made its technique to six MLB stadiums this 12 months — Miami, Philadelphia, Boston, Houston, Cleveland and Washington — and drew large crowds at every venue, with tens of 1000’s of followers displaying up hours early to participate in pregame festivities. Outstanding former main leaguers equivalent to Ryan Howard, Roger Clemens, Jamie Moyer, Shane Victorino, Corey Kluber, Jonny Gomes and Josh Reddick performed in these video games.

“Now as we exit to those main league stadiums, we’re getting reached out to by much more former stars — All-Stars, World Sequence champions, MVPs — that need to be part of it,” Cole advised ESPN. “It is simply wild.”

The experimental part of Banana Ball, born out of a want to quicken the tempo of baseball video games and preserve followers engaged all through them, started just a little greater than 5 years in the past. It’s now performed year-round by the Savannah Bananas and their affiliated groups.

The idea is comprised of 11 guidelines. Stepping out of the batter’s field ends in a strike, and bunt makes an attempt warrant an ejection. Mound visits are usually not allowed. Every inning exists as its personal entity, and video games are restricted to 2 hours. Followers are allowed to problem calls and might file an out by catching foul balls.

As a substitute of a conventional stroll, batters dash across the bases on a fourth ball and proceed to advance till the defensive group throws the baseball to each fielder. Within the occasion of a handed ball or a wild pitch, batters can “steal first,” whatever the depend. A one-on-one showdown is staged in lieu of additional innings, whereby the sector empties aside from one fielder, the pitcher and his catcher, and the batter makes an attempt an inside-the-park house run upon placing the ball in play.

An eleventh rule — “golden batter” — was lately launched, permitting every group one alternative to deploy any hitter from any spot within the lineup.

Cole’s thought ebook for Banana Ball is now a part of an exhibit that was unveiled on the Nationwide Baseball Corridor of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, in September 2023. Thursday’s string of bulletins included the formation of the Banana Ball Championship League, which can start in 2026 and include six groups, with Cole’s objective to ultimately “take Banana Ball everywhere in the world.”

“At first folks had been like, ‘Properly you are simply the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball,'” Cole stated. “I do take that as a praise as a result of the Globetrotters basically modified the sport of basketball, they usually’re happening 100 years.

“However we have a look at ourselves as, we’re constructing a sport. We’re constructing one thing for the long run generations to have enjoyable with and actually create one thing really particular. That’s the place this dream will get a lot larger.”

Within the fall of 2015, Cole and his spouse, Emily, bought the previous Class A affiliate of the New York Mets primarily based in Georgia to function a brand new collegiate summer time league group. Their debt shortly grew to $1 million. They bought their house in North Carolina, emptied their financial savings accounts, moved to Savannah, Georgia, and immersed themselves within the arduous process of promoting eccentric baseball to staunch traditionalists.

Momentum started to show when their group mascot, the Bananas, was introduced. The group’s circuslike leisure ultimately made the Bananas a serious draw. The group made video games reasonably priced and handled them like grand occasions, with gamers sporting kilts, performing choreographed dances and interesting in outlandish fan occasions. The Bananas quickly started to often promote out Grayson Stadium, the century-old ballpark that after hosted Babe Ruth, and Banana Ball ultimately grew to become their year-round fashion of play.

Their model has since grown exponentially.

“It is one thing I might’ve by no means imagined,” stated Cole, a former collegiate pitcher. “Walt Disney has been my largest mentor without end. He stated, ‘It is sort of enjoyable to do the unattainable.’ I simply really feel, in some ways, we’re doing the unattainable.”

ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers established early that Thursday evening’s sport could be an offensive slugfest with each groups scoring touchdowns on their first possessions, so it appeared becoming the NFC South showdown could be determined by a protracted TD go.

Kirk Cousins threw his fourth landing of the sport, a 45-yard rating to KhaDarel Hodge, who had entered the competition after an damage to Drake London, to present the Falcons a 36-30 extra time victory.

Younghoe Koo’s 52-yard subject purpose as time expired in regulation compelled extra time, and Cousins took care of the remaining as he set a franchise document with 509 passing yards to raise Atlanta (3-2) right into a tie atop the division.

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Atlanta Falcons

The distinction between making the playoffs and never, between profitable a division and never, lies in video games like this one, and Atlanta has already had its share of them.

The Falcons have trailed throughout the ultimate minute of the fourth quarter in all three of their wins this season. They’re the primary group in NFL historical past to have three wins inside their first 5 video games of a season during which they trailed within the ultimate minute of the fourth quarter.

At 3-2, with dramatic back-to-back wins over New Orleans and Tampa Bay, Atlanta has an early lead within the NFC South because of tiebreakers over the Saints and Buccaneers. That would show pivotal in December and January in what seems to be a decent division.

QB breakdown: Cousins seemed wholesome and again to being the quarterback the Falcons gave a $180 million contract to within the offseason. He accomplished 42 of 58 passes for 509 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception.

It is the sixth time he has thrown for 350 yards and three touchdowns in a prime-time sport, tying Patrick Mahomes and Peyton Manning, based on ESPN Analysis.

Eye-popping stat: Drake London continues to be dominant when he faces Tampa Bay — three of his 4 profession 100-yard video games have come in opposition to the Buccaneers, together with Thursday’s 12-catch, 154-yard efficiency. He additionally picked up his first landing in opposition to Tampa Bay within the first quarter.

Promising pattern: Darnell Mooney continues to look extra just like the receiver he was in Chicago in 2021 than in his ultimate two seasons with the Bears. He had his first sport with a number of landing catches — in 2021 he had a sport with a dashing and receiving landing — and his 9 catches for 105 yards are each near profession highs for him. He did have two drops, nonetheless, together with one that would have proved expensive.

Most shocking efficiency: Per week after not catching a go in opposition to New Orleans, tight finish Kyle Pitts put in his greatest statistical sport in virtually a yr, grabbing 7 catches for 88 yards, as soon as once more rising as a part of Atlanta’s offense. His catches and yards are his most since Oct. 8, 2023, in opposition to Houston, when Pitts had 7 catches for 87 yards on a career-high 11 targets. — Michael Rothstein

Subsequent sport: at Carolina Panthers (4:25 p.m. ET, Sunday, Oct. 13)

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

All summer time lengthy, the Bucs heard the Falcons had been the group to beat within the NFC South, regardless of Tampa profitable the division the previous three years. That rang true Thursday evening, with it now being a three-team race with the Bucs at New Orleans subsequent.

Tampa Bay has loads of gamers it must get wholesome, and it has 9 days to do it. The Bucs need to discover ways to end, although, with the offense utterly stymied within the second half and poor tackling on protection.

QB breakdown: Baker Mayfield accomplished 13 of 16 passes for 131 yards, three touchdowns — two to huge receiver Mike Evans — and no interceptions within the first half. He was blitzed on 7 of 15 dropbacks (47%) within the first half, with all three touchdowns coming in opposition to the blitz. Mayfield’s 11 touchdowns by way of the primary 5 video games are a profession greatest.

However after the large first half, Mayfield and the Buccaneers hardly did something within the second half by way of the air, totaling 49 yards.

Largest gap within the sport plan: With Tampa linebacker SirVocea Dennis on injured reserve with a shoulder damage, the Falcons routinely exploited Ok.J. Britt in protection. He surrendered an 18-yard landing to huge receiver Drake London on the opening drive.

Stunning efficiency: The Bucs’ protection surrendering 550 yards of whole offense. It took a step ahead final week in opposition to the Eagles when it comes to missed tackles however struggled in opposition to the Falcons on this division. The Falcons completed with 235 yards after the catch, their most in a sport since Week 8 of 2019 in opposition to Seattle (236). — Jenna Laine

Subsequent sport: at New Orleans Saints (1 p.m. ET, Sunday, Oct. 13)

PORTO, Portugal — Harry Maguire threw Erik ten Hag a lifeline as Manchester United supervisor with an equaliser in stoppage time that secured a 3-3 draw within the UEFA Europa League in opposition to FC Porto. This occurred after the Premier League facet had surrendered a two-goal lead and had captain Bruno Fernandes despatched off for a second successive recreation.

Regardless of going 2-0 forward inside 20 minutes with objectives from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Højlund, United gave away their benefit by permitting Porto to tug themselves stage earlier than half-time by means of Pepê and Samu Omorodion.

When Omorodion put Porto forward early within the second half, it appeared as if United and Ten Hag have been heading for an additional humiliating defeat that will put the supervisor on the point of dropping his job.

Nonetheless, substitute Maguire, who had been instructed he had been dropped from the England squad earlier within the day, saved the day — and perhaps Ten Hag’s job — by heading in an equaliser within the remaining seconds. — Ogden

United conceded objectives in bursts

United have developed a horrible behavior of conceding objectives briefly bursts, significantly in Europe.

Final season they conceded two objectives in 4 minutes at Bayern Munich, two in 10 minutes in opposition to Galatasaray at residence, two in 4 minutes away to Copenhagen and two in 9 minutes away to Galatasaray as they have been dumped out of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

In opposition to Porto, Ten Hag’s workforce conceded two objectives in seven minutes to see their two-goal lead evaporate throughout a frantic first half. There is a sample underneath Ten Hag of United struggling to cope with setbacks throughout video games and this was one other instance. It suggests there is a mentality problem among the many gamers, however there are additionally structural issues.

Each Porto objectives within the first half got here from crosses into United’s penalty space which have been solely allowed as a result of the complete workforce had dropped so deep. In management up 2-0 away from residence and with the house followers quiet, there was no motive to sink in the direction of their very own aim. As an alternative, they invited strain, allowed Porto again into the sport and have been made to pay. — Dawson

Omorodion reveals what Chelsea missed

Omorodion would have been a Chelsea participant now, had it not been for a failed medical which scuppered his hopes of a £35 million transfer from Atlético Madrid to Stamford Bridge. Nonetheless, the 20-year-old confirmed he’s completely one to observe with a surprising efficiency in opposition to United.

With Chelsea pulling out of the deal, Porto stepped in and negotiated a £12.6 million payment with Atlético and took an opportunity on the Spanish centre-forward and it already seems to be like an unimaginable little bit of enterprise.

Omorodion gave United centre-backs Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martínez a torrid night time in Estádio do Dragão with a efficiency that evoked recollections of how Liverpool’s Fernando Torres would dish out the identical therapy to United greats Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidić.

He had an excessive amount of tempo and have become an excessive amount of for De Ligt and Martínez, and he additionally dominated the 2 defenders at any time when the ball was within the air. Even earlier than he scored Porto’s first-half equaliser with a robust header, Omorodion had compelled an important save from goalkeeper André Onana.

And his second aim early within the second half was an unstoppable strike on the close to submit after he had escaped the attentions of De Ligt within the 6-yard field. The Portuguese Primeira Liga is a hotbed of high quality strikers proper now. With Viktor Gyökeres additionally tearing it up for Sporting CP, Europe’s largest golf equipment will certainly be making strikes to snap up Omorodion and Gyökeres within the months forward. — Ogden

Rashford and Højlund have been positives for United

The one optimistic for United and Ten Hag was the sight of Rashford and Højlund wanting sharp. Rashford bought his fourth aim of the season with a improbable run slicing in from the left, jagging by means of two Porto defenders and taking pictures low towards the close to submit. Goalkeeper Diogo Costa ought to have carried out higher however Rashford will not care. Costa ought to have in all probability saved Højlund’s effort too.

It was the striker’s first begin of the season after choosing up a hamstring harm throughout preseason and when his shot went in, he ran to the touchline to rejoice with David Binningsley, the physio who has taken cost of his restoration. United have struggled for objectives ever since Ten Hag got here in and if the Dutchman goes to show this round, he’ll want Rashford and Højlund to begin scoring commonly, significantly with summer time signing Joshua Zirkzee nonetheless discovering his ft.

It was a blow that Rashford needed to come off at half-time whereas Højlund was changed with 20 minutes to go. He is nonetheless working his manner again to full health and with Ten Hag now desperately needing a end result in opposition to Aston Villa on Sunday, he will certainly be requested to begin at Villa Park.

Previous-school wingers show their value for Porto

Soccer is at all times evolving and the sport has seen a giant swing in the direction of inverted wingers in recent times, with coaches choosing huge gamers who lower inside and shoot quite than conventional wingers who go across the full-backs to cross the ball.

However United had no reply to the standard of crosses that have been being delivered by Vitor Bruno’s workforce on this recreation. It helps, in fact, when you’ve gotten a centre-forward pretty much as good within the air as Omorodion as a result of he received just about each ball that was despatched his manner.

However with wingers Pepê and Galeno continually whipping in penetrating crosses, Porto have been at all times a menace and so they put United underneath extreme strain. United ahead Højlund will need to have been watching on the different finish, wishing he may depend on such pinpoint service as Omorodion.

Inverted wingers have made a giant distinction to many groups — Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis for one — however maybe the Porto instance is a signpost of one other change with coaches now taking a look at how harmful a superb cross will be.

United present some kind of need

Manchester United are not less than exhibiting some battle. Shedding 3-2 and all the way down to 10 males after Fernandes’ second yellow card, it will have been simple for the gamers to throw within the towel.

They did not and have been rewarded with a stoppage-time equaliser from Maguire. There are clearly loads of issues that should be solved, however not less than Ten Hag can level to some sparkles of spirit inside the camp. Now 4 video games with no win, he’ll want it when he takes his workforce to Aston Villa on Sunday — coming off one among their most memorable European nights after beating Bayern Munich within the UEFA Champions League.

It was telling that, underneath strain coming into the sport in opposition to Porto, Ten Hag turned to a midfield of Christian Eriksen, Casemiro and Fernandes — the one which served him so nicely throughout his profitable first season in cost. If he is searching for fighters in his time of want, it will be no shock to Maguire within the beginning XI at Villa Park.

Judgement day for Ten Hag at Villa on Sunday

The stakes at the moment are extremely excessive for Erik ten Hag when Manchester United journey to Aston Villa on Sunday. Regardless of salvaging a degree in Porto with Maguire’s stoppage-time equaliser, it was one other recreation that they didn’t win.

United have received simply three video games this season — in opposition to Fulham, Southampton and League One facet Barnsley within the Carabao Cup. Plus, the FA Cup triumph in opposition to Manchester Metropolis at Wembley in final Could is nothing however a distant reminiscence.

Ten Hag’s workforce have been humiliated in two 3-0 residence defeats in opposition to Liverpool and Tottenham within the Premier League, however Maguire’s aim in Portugal not less than spared them from one other painful loss.

However their issues stay. They concede manner too many objectives and have a bunch of gamers who play as if they do not know what the plan is.

That’s all on Ten Hag and he should by some means cease the rot earlier than going through an excellent Villa facet this weekend. If he would not, United can have gone 5 video games with no win going into the worldwide break and that will put his job on the road.

A former Colorado county election official has been sentenced to 9 years in jail for tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election.

Tina Peters, a Republican, was convicted final August on most counts in opposition to her within the election interference case.

Peters, 68, helped breach Mesa County’s election laptop programs and allowed an unauthorised particular person to entry voting tools and election data.

She carried out the breach amid unsubstantiated claims that mass voter fraud had precipitated former President Donald Trump to lose the White Home within the final presidential election.

State District Court docket Decide Matthew Barrett informed Peters on Thursday: “You’re no hero.

“You’re a charlatan who used and continues to be utilizing your prior place in workplace to hawk a snake oil that’s been confirmed to be junk time and time once more.”

He sentenced her to eight-and-a-half years within the Colorado Division of Corrections and extra time within the Mesa County Detention Heart.

Peters pleaded not responsible to all fees in 2022, however a jury convicted her on seven of the ten counts.

These included three counts of making an attempt to affect a public servant, one rely of conspiracy to commit felony impersonation, first-degree official misconduct, violation of responsibility and failing to adjust to the secretary of state.

“Tina Peters has been sentenced to 9 years of incarceration for her harmful makes an attempt to interrupt into her personal election tools to show Trump’s ‘Large Lie’,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold mentioned in an announcement. “We is not going to permit anybody to threaten our elections.”

The case marked the primary time a neighborhood election official was prosecuted over a safety seashore within the 2020 election.

Peters turned “fixated” on voting issues after the presidential election, prosecutors mentioned.

Investigators additionally issued a search warrant for MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, a proponent of election fraud claims, in connection to Peters’ case, the BBC’s US companion CBS Information reported.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Greater than a dozen tigers had been incinerated after the animals contracted chook flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam, officers stated.

State media VNExpress cited a caretaker at Vuon Xoai zoo in Bien Hoa metropolis saying the animals had been fed with uncooked hen purchased from close by farms. The panther and 20 tigers, together with a number of cubs, weighed between 10 and 120 kilograms (20 and 265 kilos) once they died. The our bodies had been incinerated and buried on the premises.

“The tigers died so quick. They seemed weak, refused to eat and died after two days of falling sick,” stated zoo supervisor Nguyen Ba Phuc.

Samples taken from the tigers examined optimistic for H5N1, the virus that causes chook flu.

The virus was first recognized in 1959 and grew right into a widespread and extremely deadly menace to migratory birds and domesticated poultry. It has since developed, and lately H5N1 was detected in a rising variety of animals starting from canines and cats to sea lions and polar bears.

In cats, scientists have discovered the virus attacking the mind, damaging and clotting blood vessels and inflicting seizures and demise.

Greater than 20 different tigers had been remoted for monitoring. The zoo homes some 3,000 different animals together with lions, bears, rhinos, hippos and giraffes.

The 30 employees members who had been taking good care of the tigers examined damaging for chook flu and had been in regular well being situation, VNExpress reported. One other outbreak additionally occurred at a zoo in close by Lengthy An province, the place 27 tigers and three lions died inside per week in September, the newspaper stated.

Uncommon flu strains that come from animals are sometimes present in folks. Well being officers in the US stated Thursday that two dairy employees in California had been contaminated — making 16 whole circumstances detected within the nation in 2024.

“The deaths of 47 tigers, three lions, and a panther at My Quynh Safari and Vuon Xoai Zoo amid Vietnam’s chook flu outbreak are tragic and spotlight the dangers of maintaining wild animals in captivity,” PETA Senior Vice President Jason Baker stated in a press release despatched to The Related Press.

“The exploitation of untamed animals additionally places international human well being in danger by rising the probability of one other pandemic,” Baker stated.

Chook flu has prompted lots of of deaths world wide, the huge majority of them involving direct contact between folks and contaminated birds.

Waves from Hurricane Kirk may trigger life-threatening surf and rip present circumstances this weekend alongside the U.S. East Coast in addition to in Bermuda, the Better Antilles and the Bahamas, forecasters stated.

Kirk was a Class 4 storm within the Atlantic Ocean and will strengthen additional, however was anticipated to stay away from land, the Miami-based U.S. Nationwide Hurricane Heart stated Thursday. However forecasters warned that “giant swells” may attain the East Coast by Sunday.

Swells generated by Kirk had been anticipated to achieve parts of the Leeward Islands on Friday and Bermuda and the Better Antilles on Saturday, the middle stated.

There have been no coastal watches or warnings in impact. The main hurricane was about 1,040 miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands with most sustained winds of 145 mph as of late Thursday evening. 

In the meantime, Tropical Storm Leslie shaped late Wednesday within the japanese Atlantic and will strengthen right into a hurricane within the coming days, forecasters stated. It additionally was not but deemed a menace to land.

The storm was positioned about 610 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cabo Verde Islands and had most sustained winds of fifty mph, the middle stated.

The storms shaped as many individuals within the U.S. Southeast nonetheless lacked operating water, cellphone service and electrical energy as rescuers looked for folks unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene struck final week and left a path of loss of life and catastrophic injury.

Greater than 200 folks had been confirmed useless throughout a number of states Thursday in one of many deadliest storms in U.S. historical past, in keeping with a tally by CBS Information.

President Biden went to Florida and Georgia Thursday to survey the widespread injury from the storm.

The journey is the president’s second consecutive day viewing hurricane injury within the Southeast. He visited the Carolinas on Wednesday, surveying the flood injury from Greenville, South Carolina, to Asheville, North Carolina, by air, and receiving emergency response updates from officers in Raleigh. 

The president introduced the federal authorities will cowl “100%” of all particles removing and emergency protecting measure prices in North Carolina for six months, and can do the identical for Florida and Georgia for the subsequent 90 days.

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