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It's Halloween

Halloween Franchise

A new addition to the&nbsp;Halloween&nbsp;franchise hit theaters in October&nbsp;2018, and those&nbsp;who have sat through&nbsp;several disappointing sequels over the years are wondering what Halloween 2018 gets right. Producer John Carpenter has&nbsp;released several memorable horror films since he introduced audiences to Michael Myers&nbsp;in 1978.&nbsp;From&nbsp;The Fog to Christine, Carpenter&nbsp;set the standard for creative monsters,&nbsp;but none of his later films quite&nbsp;lived up to&nbsp;the success of Halloween.

Since Carpenter&#39;s Halloween&nbsp;was so successful, studios began pumping out&nbsp;sequel after sequel.&nbsp;Although some of the Halloween&nbsp;sequels resonated with fans of the franchise, most of the films were nothing more than slasher fodder.&nbsp;The <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/halloween-franchise-movies-ranked-best-to-worst/ranker-horror" target="_blank">best Halloween&nbsp;movies</a> are the ones that stay true to the original, which is exactly what the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-halloween-movie-2018/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">2018&nbsp;sequel</a>&nbsp;does. Clearly, fans were pleased with the outcome, as the David Gordon Green-directed movie became the <a href="https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/david-gordon-greens-halloween-becomes-the-highest-grossing-slasher-film-of-all-time/" target="_blank">highest grossing slasher film ever</a>.

Writers David Gordon Green,&nbsp;Danny McBride, and Jeff Fradley avoid many of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/worst-halloween-film-mistakes/jodi-smith" target="_blank">worst film mistakes</a>&nbsp;of the franchise, which is why Halloween&nbsp;2018 is better than some of the other reboots.&nbsp;

Everything 'Halloween' 2018 Did Better Than The Other Reboots

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Why 'Halloween' 2018 Is The Best Sequel Of All Of Them

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Unspeakable Times

The bounty hunter has taken on an almost mythical status. Most of us have probably never met one, so our opinions of bounty hunters are frequently based on fictional characters. Perhaps the best-known bounty hunter is Duane &quot;Dog&quot; Chapman, star of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dog-the-bounty-hunter-episodes/reference" target="_blank">A&amp;E reality show Dog the Bounty Hunter</a>.&nbsp;A long-haired tough guy, Dog went after fugitives like an &#39;80s action hero. But what do bounty hunters do outside the public eye?

Defendants in court cases often have the option of posting bail to stay out of jail during a trial. They enter&nbsp;into a legal contract with a bail&nbsp;bond agent, agreeing to appear in court in exchange for their freedom. If they don&rsquo;t show, the bondsperson can <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/does-the-bounty-hunting-industry-need-reform/399224/" target="_blank">send a bounty hunter</a> to apprehend them.

The job can be more complicated than it sounds. Is it all action, all the time? Do bounty hunters kill people? In these true stories taken&nbsp;from Reddit, real-life bounty hunters describe what their profession is really like.

Real-Life Bounty Hunters Share Their Stories

12 Real Life Stories From Actual Bounty Hunters

In the middle of the ocean, no one can hear you scream. 

Out to Sea

Whoa Facts

In the 1950s, Italians&nbsp;spoke of the Andrea Doria with great reverence. Today, scuba divers hold the name in similar regard. But what is the Andrea Doria?&nbsp;The Andrea Doria&nbsp;(named after a Genoese&nbsp;admiral)&nbsp;was a ship built in postwar Italy. The&nbsp;nation poured plenty of pride, intelligence, and beauty into the vessel. Designed with the latest technology, the passenger ship&nbsp;was adorned with opulent woodwork, crystal, and artwork. On July 26, 1956, the&nbsp;697-foot-long, 100-ton <a href="https://www.pbs.org/lostliners/chart.html" target="_blank">luxury liner</a>,&nbsp;carrying 1,706 passengers and crew,&nbsp;was nearing the end of a nine-day trip from Genoa, Italy, to New York&nbsp;when it sank after colliding with another ship.&nbsp;More than 40 people died, and the Andrea Doria sank&nbsp;to the bottom of the ocean. But even then, the ship refused to stop being the center of attention. Right away, scuba divers made their way down to the ship&nbsp;to salvage and explore;&nbsp;reaching the wreckage left a&nbsp;lasting impression on them. In a short time, the Andrea Doria became one of the most <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/awesome-old-shipwrecks/isadora-teich" target="_blank">sought-after sunken ships</a> in the world.&nbsp;But diving on the Andrea Doria involves considerable risk, and many divers have lost their lives trying to explore the ship, which earned the nickname &quot;the Mount&nbsp;Everest of wreck scuba diving.&quot;Although the vessel's carcass&nbsp;is slowly deteriorating, and its graveyard is one of the world's most dangerous diving locations, the&nbsp;Andrea Doria still attracts divers, all seeking to lay their eyes on, explore, and perhaps bring an&nbsp;artifact back from one of the&nbsp;great sunken ships of the sea.

A Haunting Look Inside The 'Andrea Doria,' The Mount Everest Of Wreck Scuba Diving

A Haunting Look Inside The Andrea Doria, The 'Mt. Everest Of Wreck Scuba Diving'

Horrifying facts and disturbing details about real cases that shocked.

In Cold Blood

Adrienne Shelly

Cinematic history is full of people whose lives were cut tragically short just before they made it big. Some of these, like Adrienne Shelly, were already successful and well-known within their own circles&nbsp;and were just a few steps away from taking their fame to a higher level.&nbsp;A native New Yorker, Shelly&nbsp;found success in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/all-indie-movies-or-list-of-indie-movies/all-genre-movies-lists" target="_blank">indie&nbsp;films</a> and off-Broadway productions. Eventually, she pushed her limits further behind the cameras, and she became equally as successful as both a writer and&nbsp;director.&nbsp;Off the set, Shelly&nbsp;met and married Andy Ostroy, a marketing executive. They had a strong and loving relationship, and the couple had a daughter in 2003.&nbsp;All of that came to sudden and horrific end when she was found hanging in the Greenwich Village apartment&nbsp;she used as an office on November 1, 2006. Police initially thought&nbsp;she had committed suicide, but family and friends didn't believe it. Crime scene evidence also didn't support the suicide theory. To some, it felt like an <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-13-most-fascinating-unsolved-hollywood-murders/william-neckard" target="_blank">unsolved Hollywood murder</a>&nbsp;- why would anyone kill the successful indie multi-hyphenate?&nbsp;

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