IsHalloweenBased on a True Story? All About the Real Person Who Inspired Michael Myers

HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, 2002.Photo:Maximum Film/ Alamy Maximum Film/ Alamy Halloweenis considered one of themost influential horror filmsof all time, and the movie’s filmmakers, John Carpenter and Debra Hill, based the story on real-life experiences. “The idea was you couldn’t kill evil,” she toldTheGuardianin 2002. “We went back to the old idea of Samhain, that Halloween was the night when all the souls are let out to wreak havoc on the living, then came up with the story about the most evil kid who ever lived.

Isiah Pacheco's Siblings: All About Travoise, Ricky, Felicia and Celeste

Isiah Pacheco at Arrowhead Stadium on October 16, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri.Photo:Cooper Neill/Getty Cooper Neill/Getty During Kansas City Chiefs games,Isiah Pachecoleaves it all on the field in honor of his family, including his siblings: Travoise, Ricky, Felicia and Celeste. Since he was drafted to the NFL in 2022, the New Jersey native has won theSuper Bowlin each of his first two seasons, even scoring a touchdown at his debut. As the running back celebrated his second championship in February 2024 with his parents, Felicia “Jody” Cannon and Julio Pacheco, Isiah’s mind was on his siblings.

IsJoana True Story? Meet the Real Jewelry Thief Who Inspired the Sophie Turner Series

Joan Hanningtoncalls herself “Britain’s most notorious jewel thief.” “Best bank in the world is your tummy. Best safety-deposit box invented,” Hannington wrote in her 2002 memoirI Am What I Am. She quickly rose from amateur thief to one of London’s top criminal masterminds after meeting her husband Benny Boisie, born Ronald Thomas Hannington, an antiques dealer who taught her more about the art of thieving. “I took a lot of anecdotes from the book, but I really hope — and I think I did from Joan’s reaction when she saw it — [we] capture the emotional truth of her as a character,” creator Anna Symon, who worked with Hannington to write the screenplay, toldCosmopolitan.

Iskra Lawrence Welcomes Baby No. 2, a Girl, with Boyfriend Philip Payne: 'Exploding with Gratitude'

Iskra Lawrence and Philip Payne.Photo:Rick Kern/Getty Rick Kern/Getty Iskra Lawrenceis officially a girl mom! “She’s here P.P 🩰 our daughter joined us at 3.56am here at home. 8 lbs 14 oz of preciousness, our hearts are exploding with gratitude 💕,” Lawrence wrote in her caption. The newly minted mom of two went on to thank her husband and her birth team, as well as her parents, for all their support as she welcomed her daughter.

Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Among 6 Hostages Found Dead in Gaza

Hersh Golberg-Polin.Photo:Jonathan Polin Jonathan Polin Rachel Goldberg and Jonathan Polin at a news conference in 2023.AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo Three of the six hostages — Gat, Yerushalmi and Goldberg-Polin — were expected to be released following an eventual ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Israeli officials toldCNN. The framework of the agreement was agreed upon in July, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “delayed it,” one of the officials told CNN.