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What's in the Bird Box?

Josh Malerman

Josh Malerman&nbsp;is an unassuming guy who&#39;s turning heads in the worlds of literary and cinematic horror. You might not&nbsp;recognize his name, but perhaps you&#39;ve heard of&nbsp;Bird Box, Malerman&#39;s&nbsp;2014 debut novel turned into a&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-netflix-original-shows-2018/ranker-streaming" target="_blank">2018 Netflix</a> film&nbsp;starring Sandra Bullock. Critics are raving about the author, and his books have been nominated for some prestigious awards.&nbsp;Many critics&nbsp;agree Malerman&#39;s storytelling prowess is akin to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scary-stephen-king-facts/shanell-mouland" target="_blank">Stephen King</a>&#39;s, sending shivers up your spine with every syllable.&nbsp;Plus, his artistic talents go beyond writing.

After delving into facts about&nbsp;Malerman&#39;s&nbsp;accomplishments, it&#39;s an understatement to say the writer&#39;s future is promising. King himself has taken to Twitter to&nbsp;praise&nbsp;Malerman, who might be the next horror breakout thanks to a story&nbsp;topping both book and film lists.

The 'Bird Box' Writer Is Drawing Comparisons To Stephen King

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General

Sheena Vasani

Fan theories about everything in the wizarding world. 

Deconstructing Harry Potter

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

The Potterverse has run wild with theories about what happened between Dumbledore and Grindelwald ever since the&nbsp;Harry Potter series&nbsp;revealed the two men were closely acquainted. When <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3755544&amp;page=1" target="_blank">J.K. Rowling confirmed</a> the former Hogwarts headmaster&#39;s love for his old companion, the fire got more fuel.

With the November 2018&nbsp;release of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/fantastic-beasts-crimes-of-grindelwald-fan-theories/zack-howe" target="_blank">Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald</a>, fans will undoubtedly delve into the&nbsp;complicated relationship and learn far more. Until then, however, there are&nbsp;some great Dumbledore-Grindelwald <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/harry-potter-fan-theories/lisa-waugh" target="_blank">fan theories</a> to keep us occupied!

While some are chillingly convincing, other theories&nbsp;seem&nbsp;a little less plausible, yet still worth consideration. Which ones are the best?

Fan Theories About What Really Happened Between Dumbledore And Grindelwald

11 Fan Theories About Dumbledore And Grindelwald

Social Media & Texts

Let&#39;s be real,&nbsp;celebrity/fan interactions on social media&nbsp;usually seem like one-sided affairs. You can&#39;t&nbsp;blame the stars; they&nbsp;receive thousands of messages every day, and it would prove incredibly&nbsp;difficult&nbsp;to respond to each comment. So many&nbsp;go unread.

Yet there are a few <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-single-best-celebrity-tweets-of-2018/lowe-saddler" target="_blank">celebrities who are awesome&nbsp;at Twitter</a>.&nbsp;They&nbsp;manage to reply and&nbsp;be heartfelt, as well. Some A-listers reach out to their fans, going out of their way&nbsp;to show support, share&nbsp;messages of hope,&nbsp;or&nbsp;surprise&nbsp;fans with elaborate&nbsp;gifts.&nbsp;

Heartwarming Examples Of Celebs Reaching Out To Fans On Social Media

Unspeakable Times

When 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling disappeared on October 22,&nbsp;1989, no one guessed the small-town Minnesota case would lead to one of the longest and largest criminal investigations in American history. Jacob's disappearance, assault, and death <a href="https://www.theodysseyonline.com/impact-jacob-wetterling" target="_blank">greatly impacted the country</a>, birthing&nbsp;the Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, which requires&nbsp;states to maintain registries of sex offenders.The nationwide hunt for Jacob was unnecessary, however. The culprit, Danny Heinrich, sat right under the nose of the Stearns County Sheriff's Office the entire time, mere blocks away from where Jacob lived. So, why did it take&nbsp;27 years to solve the case?If you look at the crime clearance rate for Stearns County Sheriff's Office in 1989, the <a href="https://www.apmreports.org/story/2016/12/30/27-years-wetterling-child-abduction" target="_blank">low figure</a> makes it easy to blame the failure on incompetence. A further examination, though, suggests the problem goes even deeper. The shortcomings of both local and national law enforcement resulted in Jacob's drawn-out case,&nbsp;as did&nbsp;a crime crisis which still plagues the country.

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