So a giant praying mantis tore through my hometown

CasualCollision · Post by **CasualCollision** » Wed May 21, 2014 1:51 am

So earlier today, while riding in my dad's truck through town, listening to my MP3 player (before I cracked the screen later today), I turned my head to see a totaled car, that had been forcefully buried into the asphalt. My initial reaction was of course, "How the hell did that happen!?" I looked ahead to see that the streets were in utter dissonance. Little did I know what was transpiring...

http://imgur.com/zpcOarM,i7PXwuR,ZfgxTJ ... ,9azFPKe#0
Total bummer.

If you haven't guessed already, those are all movie props. That's right, a budget film is being shot merely 6 miles from where I live. The movie in particular, is an adaptation of Goosebumps. They're apparently filming a scene where a giant mantis ravages our quaint little town. Jack Black apparently plays a big role in the making of this movie, so he's somewhere around here too.

More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goosebumps_%28film%29
http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2014 ... this-week/

Discuss, peeps. I think this is pretty darn neat.

ZeroAlpha · Post by **ZeroAlpha** » Wed May 21, 2014 2:10 am

I haven't read a Goosebumps book in a few years, but I bet it's pretty interesting to have this new film being shot relatively close by. If the movie seems promising enough, I might check it out some time once it's released.

Ivogoji · Post by **Ivogoji** » Wed May 21, 2014 2:13 am

Cool. The world can always use more giant monsters, and giant mantids are a classic.

ShadriaFan · Post by **ShadriaFan** » Wed May 21, 2014 2:31 am

Sweet!
A Shocker from Shock Street was my favorite!

I've been collecting Goosebumps and other R. L. Stine books since I was young, just missing around 4 of the 64 Goosebumps 'classic' books.
This is so exciting, why haven't I heard of this before??
Have fun with the nearby filming. See if you can become a local extra in the film. There was a filming nearby where I lived just last year-one of my friends's dad was an extra..but the scene was cut out in the final film. :c

eblu · Post by **eblu** » Wed May 21, 2014 3:41 am

nothing ever happens in my suburban town

our biggest achievement is maybe the largest church in the bible belt?

i guess it isn't too bad, we live about 30 minutes away from dallas

Tails Doll · Post by **Tails Doll** » Wed May 21, 2014 5:51 am

I never liked the unexplained cliffhangers at the end of absolutely every Goosebumps book ever.

Crash32 · Post by **Crash32** » Wed May 21, 2014 8:38 am

You're somewhat near Jack Black.
I'm jelly.

CasualCollision · Post by **CasualCollision** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:56 pm

Bumping now that the movie's out and footage of my hometown in the movie is now on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a2QMFGLFYw

Seeing town hall getting decimated like that is pretty neat.

Ivogoji · Post by **Ivogoji** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:39 pm

I didn't even remember this topic when the trailers started airing. I guess I should pay more attention next time!

Ommy · Post by **Ommy** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:33 pm

Wow, this is awesome.

Nothing like this happens where I live :(

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