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A widow and her family have sued Celebrity Cruises for improperly storing her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year. They claim his body was left to decompose, leading them to suffer from intense emotional trauma.

Marilyn Jones‘ husband, Robert Jones, died of a heart attack last summer while onboard the Celebrity Equinox. His body was stored for almost a week inside a cooler used for drinks instead of a morgue like she was promised. The mishandling led the body to turn bloated and green, preventing the family from having an open-coffin funeral. Marilyn Jones and her family are seeking $1 million in damages.

The lawsuit stated that after her husband’s death, Marilyn, then 78, was given two different options by the crew – to have his body taken off at the next stop in Puerto Rico or to store his body in the ship...

Another turn of the dial, another vampire tale for the folks at home; TV sure did like them bloodsuckers, and for good reason – it’s generally the same story that everyone knows, and you don’t really need more than some fake chompers. A few wrinkles to the tale certainly helps to be set apart, as does a strong creative presence; and when you do those things, you end up with something like I, Desire (1982), a fun little neck biter that’s different just enough to stand out.

Originally broadcast November 15th as part of The ABC Monday Night Movie, I, Desire had to use its wooden stakes on M*A*S*H and Newhart over on CBS, while NBC trotted out their Monday Night at the Movies. I’m pretty sure I would have begged my folks to watch the vampire flick over Hawkeye if I had been given the chance.

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Hulu is developing “Demons,” a drama inspired by real events of the Satanic Panic hysteria of the 1980s and ’90s. The project, which comes from Lionsgate studios, will follow Marilyn Jones — “patient zero” in the Satanic Ritual Abuse — and her husband Bennett Lewis, a manipulative psychiatrist. Each new season of “Demons” would follow a new crime affected by the couple’s exploration into memory and guilt. Also Read: Two Film Executives Step Down From China's Dalian Wanda Group The drama is created and written by Juliet Lashinsky-Revene. Karyn Usher and Lisa Zwerling will executive produce with Lashinsky-Revene under Carpool Entertainment. Amanda Tudesco will also produce. “Demons”...