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31 Scary Story Nights: October 18th “The Tale of Three Finger Jed”

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Hello, readers!  I hope you’re all enjoying reading our 31 Scary Story Nights as much as I’m enjoying sharing them!  Tonight’s story, The Tale of Three Finger Jed, comes from one of my fellow iHorror writers.  His name is Jacob Davison and this particular tale is one he was told every year at the summer camp in New Hampshire, and insists it used to terrify him every time he heard it.

It’s a perfect campfire tale and I’m so happy to share it!

***Writer’s Note:  We here at iHorror are big proponents of responsible parenting.  Some of the stories in this series may be too much for your little ones.  Please read ahead and decide if your kids can handle this story!  If not, find another story for tonight or simply come back to see us tomorrow.  In other words, don’t blame me for your kids nightmares!***

The Tale of Three Finger Jed as told by Jacob Davison

I attended Camp Tevya in Brookline, New Hampshire for most of my elementary/middle school years. And like any good Summer Camp, it had a lake, bunks, color war, and a boogeyman. Whenever we’d assemble around the bonfire we’d hear The Tale Of Three Finger Jed.

Before Tevya was a summer camp, it used to be an ice manufacturing factory. They’d box up and ship out the ice from the lake. Many workers living on-site.
One of the workers was a woodsman named Jed. He was a loner. Living by himself in a shack in the woods. Hunting animals and then making his prey into jerky to last longer. One day, he got caught in the Pre-OSHA machinery that processed the lakewater into ice, getting mangled and frozen in the process. His icy corpse sinking to the bottom of the lake. All that was left was his left ring finger and his right middle and index fingers, left behind by the machine.
The foreman didn’t want to get police involved, and since Jed was a loner, he figured no one would care that he died. The days went on quietly, continuing to freeze and ship out the ice. Until the hot Summer nights of July arrived.
Workers near the lake began mysteriously disappearing. Every night, someone would vanish in the midst of the heat. So too, the foreman was also gone. Arming themselves, a group of workers went to investigate. Finding a mysterious, wet trail, they followed it to Jed’s old shack. Discovering, to their horror, all the missing workers and the foreman: dead and mutilated. Mangled and their bodies being dried out to be made into jerky. Strangest of all, three fingers were missing from every body. The left ring finger and the right middle and index fingers.
It was not long after that when the nights began to cool and the murders stopped. But the damage had been done and the factory closed down. They say that Jed’s frozen corpse rises from the lake on the hottest nights of summer, thawed until the temperature lowers and he returns to his watery, icy grave. But when he rises, he’ll be looking for victims to preserve and store, and those fingers to replace the ones he lost…
Did I tell you or what?  That story begs for a campfire and roasted marshmallows!  I hope you’ve enjoyed this installment of 31 Scary Story Nights.  Don’t forget to join us tomorrow for another chilling tale!

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

28 Days Later

The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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