We all grew up watching the older monster films that Hollywood used to churn out. Silly attempts at horror, fake blood, performers in rubber suits. But you may have noticed that recently the special effects have gotten much more realistic. That’s because they are real! Weekly World News sat down with Dunough McTrough to discuss this situation. … READ MORE
SCIENTISTS SAY IT WILL HIT RUSSIA… OR PEORIA! In an exclusive interview, an astronomer at Palomar Observatory in California told Weekly World News that an asteroid is set to hit earth on November 3rd, election day. This is not the asteroid that is projected to hit Earth on November 2nd. This is an asteroid that … READ MORE
Sal Donato, our resident musical savant, took a summer vacation. He decided to spend a week at the upstate lake house of Boyce Day, a longtime Weekly World News reporter and also a prolific lyricist. For the last few months, Boyce and Sal have been collaborating on a series of songs inspired by the COVID … READ MORE
FREED ANIMAL THEN ATTACKS DERMATOLOGIST! Like many Americans, Alfonse Falanga has tried his best to deal with the pandemic. Says the California man; “I’m a private tutor, so when the schools closed I was able to transition to virtual teaching pretty easily. Then, everything went haywire. “A lump formed on my forehead and it itched … READ MORE
Finding qualified, stable employees has been a challenge for companies across the US over the last decade. HR mangers attend conventions and seminars on the latest recruiting philosophies and controversial retainment methods. Everything from lenient drug policies to snow cone days in the summer months have been deployed across the country. Something new and promising … READ MORE
“WE ARE SO SCREWED,” SAYS THE MAYOR The town of Slackjaw, South Dakota has seen its share of hard times. It’s been pummeled by summer thunderstorms, has skirted swarms of tornadoes and has faced winter blizzards. But when a sinkhole opened on Main Street, sucking up six cars and the local farmer’s market, the town … READ MORE
A popular weekend paddleboarder John Malley, 55, faced almost certain death when he was struck by a towering 90-foot wave in the Pacific Ocean on the Tropic of Cancer. It happened about 1,000 miles east of Okinawa. Here, in his own words, exclusively for Weekly world News readers, is the Australian-businessman’s dramatic account of this … READ MORE
PERSON, WOMAN, BAT, CAMERA, WINGS! President Trump challenged his competitors Joe Biden and Bat Boy to take a cognitive test. Since Donald Trump “aced” his test and identified an elephant in record time, he was confident that he would score higher than Biden and Bat Boy “combined.” Bat Boy quickly took the challenge. Dr. Marc … READ MORE
Game Over. Millions Around the Globe DevastATed. Nintendo Stock Price Declines 30% on the News. William “Billy” Barr, from Panguitch, Utah has won the video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game is now over, just four months after its release in March of this year! Playing through his wife’s birthday dinner celebration and into … READ MORE
“I WANTED TO CHANGE MY LIFE BUT…PIXIES? SERIOUSLY?” HE SAYS By all accounts, until recently, Bill “Bluto” Kenny was a horrible man. “I was the ‘go to’ bouncer for all the expensive parties and hi-profile clubs in New York,” he says. “And I was good at my job. It’s second nature to me. I’ve been … READ MORE