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Witch Watch S01E01

This awesome website does a wonderful job of compiling a list of songs from various TV shows, movies and the like. They usually even have a description of the scene in the movie or episode of the show that it corresponds with.

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The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack and a mysterious disease wipes out everyone at the mine. The warrior escapes with a little girl, while a gifted physician looks for a cure.

Grotesque, Godzilla-like monsters called "kaijuu" have been appearing around Japan for many years. To combat these beasts, an elite military unit known as the Defense Corps risks their lives daily to protect civilians. Once a creature is killed, "sweepers"—working under the Professional Kaijuu Cleaner Corporation—are left to dispose of its remains. Kafka Hibino, a 32-year-old man, is unsatisfied with his job as a sweeper. From a young age, he has aspired to join the Defense Corps and kill kaijuus for a living. After a few failed attempts, however, he gave up on his dreams and resigned himself to the mediocrity that provided a decent paycheck. Nevertheless, when an ambitious, 18-year-old recruit named Leno Ichikawa joins his cleaning team, Kafka is once again reminded of his desire to join the military. Following a chain of unfortunate events and an interaction with the junior sweeper, Kafka encounters a parasite-type kaijuu that forces its way in through his mouth—turning him into a humanoid monster. With his newfound powers, Kafka aims to give his lifelong dream a final try.

Share them beautiful pets.

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This past January, Apple TV secured the rights to make movies and TV shows based on the work of author Brandon Sanderson. Sanderson, who has sold more than 50 million books over the course of his career, has spent the last two decades writing dozens of books and short stories, most of them set in an expansive fantasy universe called the Cosmere. His fanbase is eagerly awaiting the chance to see some of these tales make the jump to the screen, and that's now a bit closer to happening.

Today, Sanderson announced that he had finished work on the first draft of Mistborn, a movie based on his Mistborn series of books. "After many months of work, I'm thrilled to announce the first draft of the Mistborn screenplay is DONE!" he wrote. "Just in time to celebrate the book's original publication, twenty years ago this month. Do please remember that this is just an early step in a very long process, but I'm terribly excited by how it turned out!"

The first Mistborn book, The Final Empire, was published by Tor Books on July 17, 2006. There are seven Mistborn books published to date, divided into two eras set hundreds of years apart. The Final Empire kicks off the original Mistborn trilogy, which is set in a medieval world led by a seemingly immortal tyrant called the Lord Ruler. We follow a small group of people dedicated to bringing him down. It's assumed that this first Mistborn movie will start adapting this story.

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A knife-wielding madman said he was being “commanded” by Allah when he cut down three women on the streets of Paris Monday, including a pregnant expectant mother in a shocking caught-on-camera attack.

The horrifying assault unfolded Monday in the north of Paris at Porte de Clichy, near the Paris Court.

The man – seen in social media video with long, dark hair and wearing a cream-colored tracksuit – stalked the sidewalk clutching a pair of butcher knives.

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Seattle police say they now believe at least three people were involved in a fatal shooting at a food festival on Sunday.

Police initially said two suspects were thought to have been shooting at each other at the annual Bite of Seattle food festival at the Space Needle - one of the city's most popular tourist spots.

However, court papers relating to the arrest of one of these, a 15-year-old, on Monday revealed they now think there is a third attacker. One is still being sought by police, while the other is thought to have been killed at the scene.

Three people were killed in the shooting and at least four others were injured, including a two-year old boy.

The teenage suspect waived his initial appearance in court on Monday, and he was remanded in custody pending trial, according to local media.

Ahead of the hearing, police revealed in court documents that they believe that three suspects may have fired shots during the "gunfight".

Court papers filed by the police say investigators are searching for "at least one other unknown suspect", according to local media.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, speaking at a news conference on Monday, said: "Police continue to look for a third possible suspect."

The three people who died on Sunday were 19-year-old Junior Cee Niko Semo, Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba, 44, and Ashley Whitehead, 56, according to the King County medical examiner. Police now believe that Semo was involved in the gunfight.

Two deaths were confirmed at the scene, and one person died in hospital.

Two guns were recovered at the scene, police said.

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Jason wakes up in a mysterious world of magic and monsters.

It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil.

He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.

After cementing itself as one of the best-rated serial novels on Royal Road with an astonishing 13 million views, He Who Fights with Monsters is now available on Kindle.

About the series: Experience an isekai culture clash as a laid-back Australian finds himself in a very serious world. See him gain suspiciously evil powers through a unique progression system combining cultivation and traditional LitRPG elements. Enjoy a weak-to-strong story with a main character who earns his power without overshadowing everyone around him, with plenty of loot, adventurers, gods and magic. Rich characters and world-building offer humor, political intrigue and slice-of-life elements alongside lots of monster fighting and adventure.

https://www.goodreads.com/series/319859-he-who-fights-with-monsters

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