Grisly cult flicks take center stage in the annual Shaun Luu Horror Fest

The sixth edition of the Shaun Luu Horror Fest is organizer Jeff Meyer’s annual tribute to his departed pal Luu, a monster-movie maven and singer for the hardcore outfit Word As a Virus, who succumbed to brain cancer at age 22 in June 2005. The festival has steadily morphed with each successive year, adding more features to the 35mm menu as well as daylong music performances from grindcore maniacs, with proceeds this year benefitting both the Golisano Children’s Hospital at University Hospital, 1 Children’s Circle (off Irving Avenue) and the Westcott Community Center, 826 Euclid Ave.

Curses, Foiled Again

A man robbing his elderly victim in San Diego took exception when a bystander interrupted the crime and punched the robber in the face. The robber responded by calling the police to report the assault. When officers showed up, they arrested the 43-year-old caller. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

Police had little trouble finding two men who robbed a convenience store in Catawba County, N.C. The suspects called the police shortly after their getaway to request help with a flat tire. One of the officers recognized the men from a surveillance video of the robbery and arrested Mark Franklin, 46, and James Jennings, 31. (Charlotte Observer)

A carjacking victim told authorities in Hayward, Calif., that his attacker choked him, drove off, then returned and resumed choking him until a witness intervened. Alameda County sheriff’s investigators immediately identified Ali Kimia, 32, as the suspect when witness and victim both mentioned the tattoos on his forehead. One over his right eye reads, “Why,” and one over his left eye reads, “Try.” (San Francisco Chronicle)