Here’s a bizarre incident that happened in Lancaster, CA over the past weekend during a packed screening of SHUTTER ISLAND. A man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after he exchanged some words with a woman who was talking on her cell phone during the screening. The attackers were two men who were with the women. The victim is currently in a coma, but expected to have a slow and promising recovery. The perpetrators are still at large. Here’s a KTLA news story about this heinous attack with purported security camera footage of the victim and the attackers before the screening.
I am sure this is coicidence, but movie-going attacks have occurred during other horror and thriller film screenings. Here’s a quick rundown:
