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• The Halifax Slasher — was an incident of mass hysteria that occurred in the town of Halifax, England in November 1938 following a series of reported attacks on local people, mostly women. [http://www.2ubh.com/Slasher/] The incidentThe week long scare began after Mary… …   Wikipedia

• scare story — scare .story n a report, especially in a newspaper, that makes a situation seem more serious or worrying than it really is ▪ Despite the scare stories in the media, no jobs will be lost at the factory …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• The Devil's Footprints — was the name given to a peculiar phenomenon that occurred in Devon, England on 8 February, 1855. After a light snowfall, during the night, a series of hoof like marks appeared in the snow. These footprints, measuring 1.5 to 2.5 inches wide and… …   Wikipedia

• The Monster with 21 Faces — (かい人21面相, kaijin nijuichi menso ) was the name taken from the villain of Edogawa Ranpo s detective novels, and used as an alias by the person or group responsible for the blackmail letters of the Glico Morinaga case in Japan. Variations of the… …   Wikipedia

• scare — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ major, nasty, terrible ▪ a major health scare ▪ food, health ▪ AIDS …   Collocations dictionary

• Scare Glow — Infobox He Man/She Ra Character Title=Scare Glow Alliance=#B22222 Name=Scare Glow Status=Alive Affiliation=Skeletor Powers=Body emits a glow that can intimidate his opponents Weapons=Scythe of Doom Actor= Scare Glow is a fictional character in… …   Wikipedia

• scare — [[t]ske͟ə(r)[/t]] scares, scaring, scared 1) VERB If something scares you, it frightens or worries you. [V n] You re scaring me... [V n] What scares me most is that I m going to end up not being married... [V n …   English dictionary

• scare quotes — plural n. quotation marks used around a word or phrase when they are not required, thereby eliciting attention or doubts putting the term global warming in scare quotes serves to subtly cast doubt on the reality of such a phenomenon * * * ˈscare… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Smoking Room — Infobox Television show name = The Smoking Room caption = genre = Sitcom camera = picture format = audio format = runtime = 29 mins approx. creator = Brian Dooley developer = producer = executive producer = starring = Robert Webb opentheme =… …   Wikipedia

• Scare quotes — is a general term for quotation marks used for purposes other than to identify a direct quotation. For example, authors might use quotation marks to highlight special terminology, to distance the writer from the material being reported, to… …   Wikipedia

• The Search for Keldor — is a Masters of the Universe minicomic. It was packaged with Blast Attak, Faker, King Randor, Scare Glow, Ninjor, Clamp Champ, and the Sorceress action figures. The story was written by Steven Grant and the artwork was drawn by Bruce… …   Wikipedia