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2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Christopher ‘Play’ Martin of Kid ’n Play, Hurby ‘Luv Bug’ Azor, Christopher ‘Kid’ Reid, Sandra Denton, DJ Spinderella and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa arriving to the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held at the Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Christopher ‘Play’ Martin of Kid ’n Play, Hurby ‘Luv Bug’ Azor, Christopher ‘Kid’ Reid, Sandra Denton, DJ Spinderella and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa arriving to the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held at the Peacock Theater on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, Ca. Photo by Starbuck/AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Vin Gironde

Illustration - Vin Gironde

NEW BUG AND LEAVES SPROUTING AT THE BEGINNING OF SPRING ON A TRELLISED VINE GROWING IN BORDEAUX VINEYARD Photo by Jean-Bernard Nadeau/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: Thousands Of Insects Released, Disrupting LGB Alliance Conference In London

Thousands of the insects, including cockroaches, mealworms, and crickets, were released at an LGB Alliance conference at Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster on Friday, October 11. The audience was told to leave after the incident happened. 4 suspects were detained by security and police.

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China: Dazzling Sunset Overwhelmed By Swarms Of Gnats In Qiqihar

On September 21, 2024, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China, a video captured a beautiful yet unsettling scene during sunset. The golden evening light bathed the ground, creating a stunning view, but the air was filled with countless tiny gnats swarming everywhere. The sheer number of insects, densely packed and hovering in the air, created a sight that could easily trigger discomfort for those with a fear of clusters. Chinese netizens joked that running through the swarm with an electric mosquito swatter would create a satisfying buzz.

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China: Swarm Of Ladybugs Covers Car Windshield In Yichun

On September 24, 2024, in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China, a video captured a bizarre and unsettling moment as a black sedan traveled along a wide road. Suddenly, a swarm of small yellow bugs flew onto the car’s front windshield, clinging tightly and refusing to leave. The bugs crowded the glass, initially sounding like raindrops hitting the window. However, upon closer inspection, the filmer realized it was a mass of ladybugs that had collided and died on the windshield, quickly obscuring the driver’s view of the road ahead.

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Smart Agriculture in Chongqing

Smart Agriculture in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2022 - The farm's outdoor weather station is conducting weather monitoring, bug monitoring, rainfall monitoring, video surveillance, etc., on August 23, 2021 in Chongqing, China.

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"Snow bugs" swarm northern Japan city

"Snow bugs" swarm northern Japan city

A passenger tries to avoid a plague of tiny bugs swarming the streets of Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan on Oct. 30, 2023. The bugs, which include two types of aphid, are commonly called yukimushi, which translates to "snow bug," in Hokkaido, as their appearance is often said to portend the first snowfall in the northern Japan.

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"Snow bugs" swarm northern Japan city

"Snow bugs" swarm northern Japan city

Passengers try to avoid a plague of tiny bugs swarming the streets of Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan on Oct. 30, 2023. The bugs, which include two types of aphid, are commonly called yukimushi, which translates to "snow bug," in Hokkaido, as their appearance is often said to portend the first snowfall in the northern Japan.

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"Snow bugs" swarm northern Japan city

"Snow bugs" swarm northern Japan city

Passengers try to avoid a plague of tiny bugs swarming the streets of Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan on Oct. 30, 2023. The bugs, which include two types of aphid, are commonly called yukimushi, which translates to "snow bug," in Hokkaido, as their appearance is often said to portend the first snowfall in the northern Japan.

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

Questions to the goverment at the National Assembly - Paris

French deputy and president of La France Insoumise LFI parliamentary group Mathilde Panot shows a bed bug sample during a session of questions to the goverment at the French National Assembly in Paris on October 3, 2023. Photo by Raphael Lafargue/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Director William Friedkin Dies At 87

Director William Friedkin Dies At 87

File photo - Actress Ashley Judd and director William Friedkin attend the press conference for 'BUG' held at The Regency Hotel on May 10, 2007 in New York City, NY, USA. William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. He was 87. Photo by Gregorio Binuya/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese craftsman turns bug-damaged wood into artworks

STORY: Chinese craftsman turns bug-damaged wood into artworks DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the carvings 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman 3. various of the carvings 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman STORYLINE: A craftsman has created over 400 exquisite wood carvings featuring bug-bitten patterns in Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province. Chen Yongshun believes that the intricate patterns formed by the bugs gnawing on the woods possess a unique and natural sense of beauty. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman "Bugs gnawing on trees can create three natural phenomena: bug pattern, wormhole, and tree burl. I can feel the beauty of nature from these three phenomena." The art is included in the Hengshui City-level Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2019. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman "The art has been recognized as an intangible cultural heritage. My goal i

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Bug spray at Meiji Jingu shrine

Bug spray at Meiji Jingu shrine

TOKYO, Japan - A woman sprays insect repellant, provided by the Meiji Jingu shrine, on her son at the shrine in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2014. Yoyogi Park, located nearby, was closed the previous day after being found to be a hotbed of mosquitoes carrying the Dengue virus.

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Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - An Indian farmer explains about neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state, on May 4, 2014. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

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Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

Indian farming shifting from pesticides to organic herb

PATNA, India - Leaves of neem, a traditional organic herb with a bug-repelling effect, are seen in this file photo taken on May 4, 2014, near Patna, the capital of Bihar state. Farmers in India are shifting back to the traditional method of agriculture due to rising prices of chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

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Woman becomes sick after eating Cup Noodle

Woman becomes sick after eating Cup Noodle

TORIDE, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 23 shows a Nissin Food Products Co.'s factory in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture. A 67-year-old woman in Kanagawa Prefecture vomited after eating the company's Cup Noodle produced at the factory. A chemical normally found in bug repellant was later detected in the soup, a municipality said the same day.

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LAN access down at JR East, media on anti-virus software bug

LAN access down at JR East, media on anti-virus software bug

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiko Oomikawa, Japan's representative of Trend Micro Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. A bug in anti-virus software made by the company caused trouble in local area networks at East Japan Railway Co., some media organizations and other companies.

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Computer student neither denies, admits launching virus

Computer student neither denies, admits launching virus

MANILA, Philippines - Onel de Guzman (L), a 23-year-old Filipino computer student who could be the author of the ''Love Bug'' virus that crippled computer e-mail systems worldwide, meets the press in Manila on May 11. He neither confirmed nor denied he wrote or unleashed the program. He did admit he had prepared a thesis proposal, ''Email Password Sender Trojan,'' but he stressed that because the project was rejected by his computer school, he did not develop it further. His sister Irene is on the right.

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Man detained in Manila 'Love Bug' virus raid

Man detained in Manila 'Love Bug' virus raid

MANILA, Philippines - Reomel Ramones, believed to a bank employee about 28 years old, is pictured May 8 after being put in police custody in connection with the ''Love Bug'' e-mail virus that disrupted hundreds of thousands of computers around the world. His partner, Irene de Guzman, 28, also a bank employee, is believed to be the main suspect in the virus attack.

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Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

Japanese car drivers affected by GPS bug

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese car navigation system manufacturers receive a number of phone calls from drivers on Aug. 22 as their automobile directional devices failed because of a computer flaw. The photo shows an employee of Pioneer Electronic Corp., one of car navigation system makers, updating navigation devices that are based on global positioning system (GPS) at the company's Ryogoku service station in Tokyo.

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Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi addresses a meeting April 9 of a panel of experts that is tracking how the private and public sectors are proceeding in tackling the year 2000 computer glitch. The panel heard a report that Japanese companies are making progress in fixing the Y2K bug but are slow in drawing up plans to deal with possible disruptions of their computer systems.

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CHINA-NATURE-AUTUMN-SCENERY (CN)

CHINA-NATURE-AUTUMN-SCENERY (CN)

(220922) --BEIJING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022 shows a bug resting on a Japanese maple in Qujing City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The Autumn Equinox, observed during the country's agricultural harvest season annually, falls on Friday this year. (Photo by Yang Junpeng/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

(220704) -- JENIN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer inspects a prickly pear at a farm in Faqqu'a village, northeast of West Bank city of Jenin, on June 29, 2022. For the second year in a row, Muayyad Abbas, a local farmer from Faqqu'a village, fears he might lose the prickly pear harvest season due to the cochineal bug outbreak that is killing his produce. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinian fruit farmers fear losing harvest due to bug outbreak

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MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

(220704) -- JENIN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer and an agricultural engineer inspect a prickly pear at a farm in Faqqu'a village, northeast of West Bank city of Jenin, on June 29, 2022. For the second year in a row, Muayyad Abbas, a local farmer from Faqqu'a village, fears he might lose the prickly pear harvest season due to the cochineal bug outbreak that is killing his produce. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinian fruit farmers fear losing harvest due to bug outbreak

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MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

(220704) -- JENIN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer inspects a prickly pear at a farm in Faqqu'a village, northeast of West Bank city of Jenin, on June 29, 2022. For the second year in a row, Muayyad Abbas, a local farmer from Faqqu'a village, fears he might lose the prickly pear harvest season due to the cochineal bug outbreak that is killing his produce. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinian fruit farmers fear losing harvest due to bug outbreak

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MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

(220704) -- JENIN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An agricultural engineer inspects a prickly pear at a farm in Faqqu'a village, northeast of West Bank city of Jenin, on June 29, 2022. For the second year in a row, Muayyad Abbas, a local farmer from Faqqu'a village, fears he might lose the prickly pear harvest season due to the cochineal bug outbreak that is killing his produce. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinian fruit farmers fear losing harvest due to bug outbreak

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MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

MIDEAST-JENIN-PRICKLY PEAR-BUG OUTBREAK

(220704) -- JENIN, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer inspects a prickly pear at a farm in Faqqu'a village, northeast of West Bank city of Jenin, on June 29, 2022. For the second year in a row, Muayyad Abbas, a local farmer from Faqqu'a village, fears he might lose the prickly pear harvest season due to the cochineal bug outbreak that is killing his produce. (Photo by Ayman Nobani/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Palestinian fruit farmers fear losing harvest due to bug outbreak

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Palestinian farmers fear losing prickly pear fruits due to cochineal insects in West Bank

STORY: Palestinian farmers fear losing prickly pear fruits due to cochineal insects in West Bank DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:49 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the prickly pear 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SHADY SALEH, Director of pest control department in General Administration of the West Bank Plant Agency 3. shots of Palestinian farmers checking crops 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MUAYYAD ABBAS, Local farmer from Faqqu'a town 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ABDEL QADIR NASSAR, Village council member STORYLINE: For the second year in a row, Muayyad Abbas, a local Palestinian farmer from Faqqu'a town, northeast of Jenin, fears he might be losing the prickly pear harvest season, due to the outbreak of the "cochineal bug" that is killing his produce. The 47-year-old father of three told Xinhua that he used to rely on the profits he earns from selling those fruits that he has been growing on his four-dunum land. It is meant to be his main income during the summer season. In th

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L.A. Children museum holds activities to celebrate Earth Day

STORY: L.A. Children museum holds activities to celebrate Earth Day DATELINE: April 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:27 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of children attending the event on Earth Day STORYLINE: Kidspace Children's Museum in Los Angeles in the western U.S. state of California kicked off a full weekend of green activities and community-building special events on Friday in celebration of Earth Day. The activities include earth painting, making rope toys for shelter dogs out of recycled T-shirts, and observing and learning about native species of wildlife that are beneficial to the ecosystems. Children can participate in a bug spotting program, developed by the University of Kansas, to learn how to find, count, and record wildlife at home. They can also adopt a live caterpillar through a nature and science project that allows people to follow the growth of a tiny caterpillar at home as they miraculously transform into a Painted Lady butterfly that can be released into n

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LAN access down at JR East, media on anti-virus software bug

LAN access down at JR East, media on anti-virus software bug

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiko Oomikawa, Japan's representative of Trend Micro Inc., bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on April 23. A bug in anti-virus software made by the company caused trouble in local area networks at East Japan Railway Co., some media organizations and other companies. (Kyodo)

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Woman becomes sick after eating Cup Noodle

Woman becomes sick after eating Cup Noodle

TORIDE, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 23 shows a Nissin Food Products Co.'s factory in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture. A 67-year-old woman in Kanagawa Prefecture vomited after eating the company's Cup Noodle produced at the factory. A chemical normally found in bug repellant was later detected in the soup, a municipality said the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Japanese firms slow in drawing up Y2K contingency plans

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi addresses a meeting April 9 of a panel of experts that is tracking how the private and public sectors are proceeding in tackling the year 2000 computer glitch. The panel heard a report that Japanese companies are making progress in fixing the Y2K bug but are slow in drawing up plans to deal with possible disruptions of their computer systems. ==Kyodo

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My Soul To Take (2010)

My Soul To Take (2010)

Max Thieriot & Emily Meade Characters: Bug, Fang Film: My Soul To Take (USA 2010) Director: Wes Craven 07 October 2010 Date: 07 October 2010

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My Soul To Take (2010)

My Soul To Take (2010)

John Magaro, Wes Craven & Max Thieriot Characters: Alex Dunkelman, Director, Bug Film: My Soul To Take (USA 2010) Director: Wes Craven 07 October 2010 Date: 07 October 2010

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My Soul To Take (2010)

My Soul To Take (2010)

Nick Lashaway, John Magaro, Max Thieriot & Denzel Whitaker Characters: Brandon O'Neal, Alex Dunkelman, Bug, Jerome King Film: My Soul To Take (USA 2010) Director: Wes Craven 07 October 2010 Date: 07 October 2010

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My Soul To Take (2010)

My Soul To Take (2010)

Max Thieriot Characters: Bug Film: My Soul To Take (USA 2010) Director: Wes Craven 07 October 2010 Date: 07 October 2010

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My Soul To Take (2010)

My Soul To Take (2010)

Max Thieriot & John Magaro Characters: Bug, Alex Dunkelman Film: My Soul To Take (USA 2010) Director: Wes Craven 07 October 2010 Date: 07 October 2010

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My Soul To Take (2010)

My Soul To Take (2010)

Emily Meade & Max Thieriot Characters: Fang, Bug Film: My Soul To Take (USA 2010) Director: Wes Craven 07 October 2010 Date: 07 October 2010

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My Soul To Take (2010)

My Soul To Take (2010)

John Magaro & Max Thieriot Characters: Alex Dunkelman, Bug Film: My Soul To Take (USA 2010) Director: Wes Craven 07 October 2010 Date: 07 October 2010

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