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With a grand total of 18 deaths across just two movies, Nevada ranked ninth on CableTV.com's deadliest states according to horror movie body counts . The two movies in question: 1990's "Tremors," set in the fictional town of Perfection, and 2011's "Fright Night," set in an unnamed Las Vegas suburb.
Yes, we know what you're thinking: There are only two horror movies set in Nevada? No, of course not -- our wide-open spaces and/or aging casinos are frequent settings for thrillers. CableTV.com's study only focused on RottenTomatoes.com's list of the 200 best horror films of all time , which means all the victims in the not-top-200-ranked "The Hills Have Eyes" cinematic universe don't count.
Who finished ahead of Nevada on the list?
- New York, 337 deaths in 10 movies
- Pennsylvania, 213 deaths in 7 movies
- California, 181 deaths in 11 movies
- Ohio, 52 deaths in 4 movies
- Oregon, 46 deaths in 3 movies
- West Virginia, 29 deaths in 1 movie
- Florida, 24 deaths in 2 movies
- Maine, 22 deaths in 3 movies
But seriously, all of these horror movies pale in comparison to the absolutely horrific death toll (caused by a good guy!) in the opening scene of Disney's "Cars 2," your toddler's favorite movie.
What else is keeping us in suspense right now? The never-ending saga of collegiate volleyball and the future of the Reno City Center project, for starters. Let's get to the news.
UNR: This volleyball match is definitely not canceled by us (cough, cough)
Next Saturday's scheduled Nevada-San José State volleyball game is probably not happening, but it looks like the Spartans will have to drive all the way to Reno by noon to collect their forfeit win.
The RGJ interviewed team members at their match this week against Utah State, and none of them say they're going to participate in the match due to the alleged presence of a trans player on the Spartans roster. But while the University of Nevada, Reno says it respects players' decisions not to play, it can't cancel the game under state law, which explicitly prohibits discrimination based on "gender identity or expression." On the other hand, if San José State doesn't show up ready to play, that would result in a forfeit loss for them -- so basically they're being forced to take a 10-hour bus trip to hit up the UNR Panera's. Siobhan McAndrew has the latest .
Former downtown casino still doling out bankruptcies 55 months after closing
The owner of the former Harrah's Reno building sent $10 million to lender ACORE Capital by the deadline in order to keep up with its bankruptcy settlement. Gryphon Private Wealth Management says the payment shows that the bankruptcy didn't kill the project, and that it "reaffirms the commitment we and the investors have to the project and downtown Reno,” according to the managing partner.
The former downtown hotel-casino is the prospective future home of the Reno City Center project, which is set to include residential, office and retail space. The project was originally set to open at the end of 2021 . (Yeah, we had a lot of plans that went sideways right around then, too.) Jason Hidalgo has more .
The rundown
Who's winning the internet?
This contest , which will award $1,600 to one person who's willing to watch six Stephen King movie adaptations and then fill out a questionnaire about it. Good news: The six-movie lineup doesn't include either version of "Firestarter."
Brett McGinness is the engagement editor for the Reno Gazette Journal. He's also the writer of The Reno Memo — a free newsletter about news in the Biggest Little City. Subscribe to the newsletter right here . Consider supporting the Reno Gazette Journal , too.
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