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April 26 2025	Abigail Nominated for Best Stunts or Choreography, Best Villain, and Alisha Weir nominated for Best Performance in a Supporting Role at the Dead Meat Horror Awards
2024	Pied Piper of Hamelin The Pied Piper became a playable character in the video game Ravenswatch, developed by Passtech Games and published by Nacon.
2024	Pied Piper of Hamelin Netflix released 'The Grimm Variations' anime series, featuring a unique retelling of the Pied Piper story involving a visitor to an isolated village.
2024	Pied Piper of Hamelin Peter Smart published 'Book 1: Hamelin', the first book in The Children of the Piper series, offering a new perspective on the classic tale from 13-year-old Sofia Müller's point of view.
May 2024	The Black Phone Universal postponed The Black Phone 2's theatrical release from June 27 to October 17, 2025.
April 19 2024	Abigail Universal Pictures released Abigail in theaters in the United States.
April 7 2024	Abigail Abigail had its world premiere at the Overlook Film Festival.
February 15 2024	Boko Haram Borno Government cleared and released 500 suspects from Nigerian Army detention facility at Giwa Barracks, Maiduguri, after investigating their involvement in terrorism.
2023	The Black Phone Scott Derrickson & C. Robert Cargill won Superior Achievement in Screenwriting at the Bram Stoker Award.
2023	The Black Phone The Black Phone won Best Horror Film at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards.
2023	The Black Phone The Black Phone won Best Wide Release Movie at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
2023	The Black Phone C. Robert Cargill & Scott Derrickson won Best Screenplay at the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.
2023	Boko Haram Under Bakura's leadership, Boko Haram regained considerable strength, expanded its territorial holdings, and defeated ISWAP in a series of costly battles, taking control of many islands and shore areas of Lake Chad.
2023	Pied Piper of Hamelin Two reimaginings of the Pied Piper tale were released: Erlingur Thoroddsen's 'The Piper' and Anthony Waller's 'Piper', both presenting dark interpretations of the legendary story.
October 2023	The Black Phone Universal officially commissioned The Black Phone 2, initially scheduling its release for June 27, 2025.
October 2023	Boko Haram Boko Haram conducted one of its most horrific attacks, killing 20 mourners returning from a burial of victims of an earlier attack in north-eastern Nigeria.
October 6 2023	The Black Phone 'Dreamkill', an anthology short film expanding The Black Phone canon, was released on Shudder. The short is set seven years after the original film and focuses on Gwen's cousin Gunther.
October 3 2023	The Black Phone Universal released the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray version of the film, which includes deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes content, and a short film titled Shadowprowler.
August 2023	The Black Phone Immediate negotiations for a sequel began following the film's success.
August 1 2023	The River Wild The standalone sequel 'River Wild' was released on digital platforms and DVD, starring Leighton Meester, Taran Killam, and Adam Brody.
July 2023	The River Wild The trailer and release poster for the standalone sequel 'River Wild' were officially debuted.
April 2023	Abigail Radio Silence Productions begins developing a monster thriller film for Universal Pictures, with Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett attached to direct and Stephen Shields and Guy Busick writing the screenplay.
2022	The Black Phone The Black Phone was nominated for Best Horror at the Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards.
2022	The Black Phone Madeleine McGraw was nominated for Best Younger Actor in a Film at the Saturn Awards.
2022	The Black Phone Derrickson resigns from directing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness due to artistic differences, which allows him to refocus on The Black Phone project.
2022	The Black Phone Ethan Hawke was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Film at the Saturn Awards.
2022	The Black Phone The Black Phone was featured in the late-night lineup at the Tribeca Festival.
2022	The Black Phone The Black Phone became a surprise box office success, grossing $161.4 million globally, with $90.1 million from the United States and Canada, and $71.3 million internationally.
2022	The Black Phone The film headlined the Overlook Film Festival in New Orleans as the closing title.
2022	The Black Phone Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill were nominated for Best Writing at the Saturn Awards.
2022	Pied Piper of Hamelin Terry Pratchett's 'The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents' was adapted into a CGI animated film.
2022	Pied Piper of Hamelin GWAR released the song 'Ratcatcher', with the band's lead singer taking credit for being the Piper.
October 2022	Don't Breathe 2 Stephen Lang confirms he is preparing to reprise his role in the upcoming third film of the franchise.
September 11 2022	The Black Phone By September 11, the film's offshore gross exceeded $69.7 million.
August 2022	The Black Phone By August, the film's domestic gross topped $85.8 million.
August 2022	Don't Breathe 2 A third film in the Don't Breathe franchise was officially reported to be in development.
August 16 2022	The Black Phone The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD.
August 11 2022	Boko Haram Boko Haram conducted a terrorist attack in Bwari, Abuja, killing 5 soldiers from the 7 Guards Battalion and 176 Guards Battalion in the Federal Capital Territory.
July 2022	The River Wild A feature film reimagining of The River Wild was revealed to be in production, with principal photography already underway in Hungary.
July 14 2022	The Black Phone The Black Phone was released on digital formats by Universal.
June 2022	The Black Phone Joe Hill first pitched follow-up ideas to Scott Derrickson about The Black Phone characters.
June 24 2022	The Black Phone The film was released in US theaters after several delays, becoming an unexpected box office hit.
June 24 2022	The Black Phone The Black Phone is released in US theaters after several delays.
June 10 2022	Jurassic World Dominion The film is released theatrically in the United States by Universal Pictures, after being delayed from its original 2021 release date due to the pandemic.
June 10 2022	Jurassic World Dominion Jurassic World Dominion was released in the United States by Universal Pictures.
May 23 2022	Jurassic World Dominion The film premieres in Mexico City.
May 23 2022	Jurassic World Dominion Jurassic World Dominion premiered in Mexico City.
March 2022	Boko Haram Boko Haram militants attacked areas near the Cameroon-Nigeria border, targeting Catholic Church parishes. They killed two people, burned houses, and stole clothing and small animals in Oupaï.
March 2022	Boko Haram Bakura overthrew and murdered Sahalaba, taking control of Boko Haram leadership.
2021	The Black Phone Early in the year, the starring cast was finalized, including Jeremy Davies, Ethan Hawke, and James Ransone. Ethan Hawke was cast as The Grabber after initially being hesitant to play a villainous role.
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