los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- in its opening weekend , `` the haunting in connecticut '' scared and thrilled millions of moviegoers across the country . many animals mimic human traits and vice versa but this puppy takes the biscuit . leia , an eight-month-old boxer from pennsylvania , was filmed as she lay on the couch and latched on to a baby 's pacifier . footage shows her then sucking on it before closing her eyes and loudly snoring in her sleep . a soothing rendition of twinkle , twinkle little star is heard playing away in the background . havana , cuba -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease cholera had struck in havana , after declaring in august that an earlier cholera outbreak had been wiped out . a statement from the cuban health ministry said so far there were 51 confirmed cases in the new outbreak . the statement did not say if anyone had died from the disease , a bacterial infection of the small intestine , which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in infected people . the health ministry statement tuesday said the latest outbreak appeared to be caused by a food vendor who had not followed proper sanitary procedures . the pup 's owner , dave mck , says that apparently leia loves to suck on her pacifier . in `` the haunting in connecticut , '' virginia madsen sees strange things happen in her old house . the film , which earned $ 23 million to finish no. 2 at the box office , emphasizes psychological horror over slasher film blood 'n' gore , which its audience apparently appreciated . residents in some of the neighborhoods where the outbreak occurred told cnn that food stands had been closed down and stations set up at the entrances to buildings for people to disinfect their shoes . the statement said that health workers were in the `` extermination phase '' of fighting the disease in the cuban capital , which has a population of 2 million people . cholera , according to the world health organization , still infects between 3 million and 5 million people each year , killing between 100,000 and 120,000 . but until 2012 , cuba had not seen a cholera outbreak for more than 100 years . it is still not clear how the disease was reintroduced to the country . but virginia madsen , who plays sara campbell in the film , confessed that , while filming , fear was not just reserved for the screen . `` we all stayed in this big , old hotel which was kind of like the one in ` the shining , ' one of those turn-of-the - century big , old hotels , '' madsen told cnn . `` i had a little chat with my room . i said , ` just out of respect , if there are any entities around , i need to stay here , i have a lot of work to do , i have to sleep at night , so please leave me alone . ' '' yet , madsen admitted , her belief in ghosts is not very strong . `` i do have an attraction to paranormal investigation and all those kinds of shows but i 'm not sure if i really believe in ghosts , '' she said . `` the haunting in connecticut '' is based on the true story of sara campbell , a mother who moves her family into an old house in connecticut in order to be closer to the hospital where her son , matt -lrb- kyle gallner -rrb- , receives cancer treatment . the house was once a funeral home and , shortly after their move , the family begins witnessing strange , supernatural activities . `` something very powerful and very real happened to this family . whether or not you believe it was some sort of demon or , you know , they 're manifesting it -- whatever it is -- it changed their lives , '' madsen said . each time around , she immediately falls to sleep . to date the video of leia has garnered more than 145,000 likes on facebook , with many viewers deeming the scene ` cute ' and ` adorable ' . ` this has made my night , ' one fan exclaimed , while another added : ` that is the cutest thing i 've ever seen ! ' when she 's not snoozing , leia is usually getting up to mischief with her older brother luke . by . travelmail reporter . it is n't wise to get too close to a monkey - even if it is behind bars . one tourist discovered this to his cost when he peered into a cage while filming some furry locals near a restaurant in koh samui , thailand . stu lang filmed one monkey eating a mango before attempting a close-up shot of another monkey behind bars . in august : cholera outbreak over ? together , the canines have starred in numerous videos via facebook and youtube . they also have their own website , www.luketheboxer.com where fans can buy calendars with their photographs on . caught on camera : leia , an eight-month-old boxer from pennsylvania , was filmed as she lay on the couch and latched on to a baby 's pacifier . madsen , 47 , is probably best known for her oscar-nominated turn in `` sideways '' as maya randall , the restaurant waitress who gets involved in a romance with the prickly writer played by paul giamatti . since that 2004 film , the actress has made several films , including `` a prairie home companion '' and `` the number 23 . '' she and the rest of the cast developed a close relationship on the set and were much like a family behind the scenes . `` i was more like a mother bear with my young actors , '' madsen said . in fact , madsen added , her close relationship with the younger actors made filming difficult at times . nodding off : footage shows her then sucking on it before closing her eyes and loudly snoring in her sleep . `` one scene in the movie that was the hardest for me to do was when -lsb- matt -rsb- wakes up ... and his skin is all carved with these different incantations , '' she said . `` and i open his shirt and he 's just looking up at me with these big blue eyes with tears ... and he really felt like my boy , he really felt like my second son . '' madsen said the film , complete with ghosts , séances and creaking floorboards , is successful because it has all the elements of a good horror flick . `` the movie works ... because it plays on our most basic childhood fears . ` something 's under the bed , something 's in the closet , something 's in the mirror . ' and all of us still have those same childhood terrors , '' she said . the desire to experience those same terrors and to forget about everyday life , madsen added , draws people to the theaters at an older age . `` i like things that go bump in the night , and scary things that are fun , '' she said . `` that 's really what this movie really is . i think horror movies are so popular because times are especially hard and i think a horror movie more than any other kind of movie is a true escape ... you 're forgetting about your life because you 're like , ` oh my god ! ' '' cnn 's elham khatami contributed to this story . having . filmed one monkey happily munching on a mango , stuart langrish then moves . around to the other side of the cage get a closer look at one of the monkey 's friends . as he bends down to get a better shot , the cheeky inmate immediately reaches out through the bars and snatches the phone out the man 's hand . to add insult to injury , he then slaps the man 's girlfriend , who can be heard to scream out . having grabbed the phone , the monkey turned the camera on himself before filming his lunch on the floor . the nimble thief then appears to take a selfie with the camera before trying to eat the phone . after realising it does n't taste all that good he decides to film his lunch on the floor instead . mr langrish eventually got the phone back , complete with added teeth marks . video courtesy of willyoubeminebaby .
footage posted on youtube was taken in koh samui , thailand . monkey reaches out through the bars of its cage and snatches the phone . he then slaps the man 's girlfriend , who is heard crying out .
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- in its opening weekend , `` the haunting in connecticut '' scared and thrilled millions of moviegoers across the country . many animals mimic human traits and vice versa but this puppy takes the biscuit . leia , an eight-month-old boxer from pennsylvania , was filmed as she lay on the couch and latched on to a baby 's pacifier . footage shows her then sucking on it before closing her eyes and loudly snoring in her sleep . a soothing rendition of twinkle , twinkle little star is heard playing away in the background . havana , cuba -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease cholera had struck in havana , after declaring in august that an earlier cholera outbreak had been wiped out . a statement from the cuban health ministry said so far there were 51 confirmed cases in the new outbreak . the statement did not say if anyone had died from the disease , a bacterial infection of the small intestine , which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in infected people . the health ministry statement tuesday said the latest outbreak appeared to be caused by a food vendor who had not followed proper sanitary procedures . the pup 's owner , dave mck , says that apparently leia loves to suck on her pacifier . in `` the haunting in connecticut , '' virginia madsen sees strange things happen in her old house . the a lot of work to do , i have to sleep at night , so please leave me alone . ' '' yet , madsen admitted , her belief in ghosts is not very strong . `` i do have an attraction to paranormal investigation and all those kinds of shows but i 'm not sure if i really believe in ghosts , '' she said . `` the haunting in connecticut '' is based on the true story of sara campbell , a mother who moves her family into an old house in connecticut in order to be closer to the hospital where her son , matt -lrb- kyle gallner -rrb- , receives cancer treatment . the house was once a funeral home and , shortly after their move , the family begins witnessing strange , supernatural activities . `` something very powerful and very real happened to this family . whether or not you believe it was some sort of demon or , you know , they 're manifesting it -- whatever it is -- it changed their lives , '' madsen said . each time around , she immediately falls to sleep . to date the video of leia has garnered more than 145,000 likes on facebook , with many viewers deeming the scene ` cute ' and ` adorable ' . ` this has made my night , ' one fan exclaimed , while another added : ` that is the cutest thing i 've ever seen ! ' when she 's not snoozing , leia is usually getting up to mischief with her older brother luke . by . travelmail reporter . it is n't wise to get too close to a monkey - even if it is behind bars . one tourist discovered this to his cost when he peered into a cage while filming some furry locals near a restaurant in koh samui , thailand . stu lang filmed one monkey eating a mango before attempting a close-up shot of another monkey behind bars . in august : cholera outbreak over ? together , the canines have starred in numerous videos via facebook and youtube . they also have their own website , www.luketheboxer.com where fans can buy calendars with their photographs on . caught on camera : leia , an eight-month-old boxer from pennsylvania , was filmed as she lay on the couch and latched on to a baby 's pacifier . madsen , 47 , is probably best known for her oscar-nominated turn in `` sideways '' as maya randall , the restaurant waitress who gets involved in a romance with the prickly writer played by paul giamatti . since that 2004 film , the actress has made several films , including `` a prairie home companion '' and `` the number 23 . '' she and the rest of the cast developed a close relationship on the set and were much like a family behind the scenes . `` i was more like a mother bear with my young actors , '' i think horror movies are so popular because times are especially hard and i think a horror movie more than any other kind of movie is a true escape ... you 're forgetting about your life because you 're like , ` oh my god ! ' '' cnn 's elham khatami contributed to this story . having . filmed one monkey happily munching on a mango , stuart langrish then moves . around to the other side of the cage get a closer look at one of the monkey 's friends . as he bends down to get a better shot , the cheeky inmate immediately reaches out through the bars and snatches the phone out the man 's hand . to add insult to injury , he then slaps the man 's girlfriend , who can be heard to scream out . having grabbed the phone , the monkey turned the camera on himself before filming his lunch on the floor . the nimble thief then appears to take a selfie with the camera before trying to eat the phone . after realising it does n't taste all that good he decides to film his lunch on the floor instead . mr langrish eventually got the phone back , complete with added teeth marks . video courtesy of willyoubeminebaby .
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- in its opening weekend , `` the haunting in connecticut '' scared and thrilled millions of moviegoers across the country . many animals mimic human traits and vice versa but this puppy takes the biscuit . leia , an eight-month-old boxer from pennsylvania , was filmed as she lay on the couch and latched on to a baby 's pacifier . footage shows her then sucking on it before closing her eyes and loudly snoring in her sleep . a soothing rendition of twinkle , twinkle little star is heard playing away in the background . havana , cuba -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease cholera had struck in havana , after declaring in august that an earlier cholera outbreak had been wiped out . a statement from the cuban health ministry said so far there were 51 confirmed cases in the new outbreak . the statement did not say if anyone had died from the disease , a bacterial infection of the small intestine , which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in infected people . the health ministry statement tuesday said the latest outbreak appeared to be caused by a food vendor who had not followed proper sanitary procedures . the pup 's owner , dave mck , says that apparently leia loves to suck on her pacifier . in `` the haunting in connecticut , '' virginia madsen sees strange things happen in her old house . the a lot of work to do , i have to sleep at night , so please leave me alone . ' '' yet , madsen admitted , her belief in ghosts is not very strong . `` i do have an attraction to paranormal investigation and all those kinds of shows but i 'm not sure if i really believe in ghosts , '' she said . `` the haunting in connecticut '' is based on the true story of sara campbell , a mother who moves her family into an old house in connecticut in order to be closer to the hospital where her son , matt -lrb- kyle gallner -rrb- , receives cancer treatment . the house was once a funeral home and , shortly after their move , the family begins witnessing strange , supernatural activities . `` something very powerful and very real happened to this family . whether or not you believe it was some sort of demon or , you know , they 're manifesting it -- whatever it is -- it changed their lives , '' madsen said . each time around , she immediately falls to sleep . to date the video of leia has garnered more than 145,000 likes on facebook , with many viewers deeming the scene ` cute ' and ` adorable ' . ` this has made my night , ' one fan exclaimed , while another added : ` that is the cutest thing i 've ever seen ! ' when she 's not snoozing , leia is usually getting up to mischief with her older brother luke . by . travelmail reporter . it is n't wise to get too close to a monkey - even if it is behind bars . one tourist discovered this to his cost when he peered into a cage while filming some furry locals near a restaurant in koh samui , thailand . stu lang filmed one monkey eating a mango before attempting a close-up shot of another monkey behind bars . in august : cholera outbreak over ? together , the canines have starred in numerous videos via facebook and youtube . they also have their own website , www.luketheboxer.com where fans can buy calendars with their photographs on . caught on camera séances and creaking floorboards , is successful because it has all the elements of a good horror flick . `` the movie works ... because it plays on our most basic childhood fears . ` something 's under the bed , something 's in the closet , something 's in the mirror . ' and all of us still have those same childhood terrors , '' she said . the desire to experience those same terrors and to forget about everyday life , madsen added , draws people to the theaters at an older age . `` i like things that go bump in the night , and scary things that are fun , '' she said . `` that 's really what this movie really is . i think horror movies are so popular because times are especially hard and i think a horror movie more than any other kind of movie is a true escape ... you 're forgetting about your life because you 're like , ` oh my god ! ' '' cnn 's elham khatami contributed to this story . having . filmed one monkey happily munching on a mango , stuart langrish then moves . around to the other side of the cage get a closer look at one of the monkey 's friends . as he bends down to get a better shot , the cheeky inmate immediately reaches out through the bars and snatches the phone out the man 's hand . to add insult to injury , he then slaps the man 's girlfriend , who can be heard to scream out . having grabbed the phone , the monkey turned the camera on himself before filming his lunch on the floor . the nimble thief then appears to take a selfie with the camera before trying to eat the phone . after realising it does n't taste all that good he decides to film his lunch on the floor instead . mr langrish eventually got the phone back , complete with added teeth marks . video courtesy of willyoubeminebaby .
los angeles, california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- in its opening weekend, `` the haunting in connecticut '' scared and thrilled millions moviegoers across many animals mimic human traits vice but this puppy takes. leia, an eight-month-old boxer pennsylvania filmed as lay latched a baby 's pacifier footage shows her then sucking it before closing loudly snoring in. a soothing rendition twinkle, twinkle little star is heard playing away. havana, cuba -lrb- cnn -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease struck havana after declaring in august wiped. a statement the cuban health ministry said so 51 confirmed cases the new outbreak. the statement did anyone died, a bacterial of infected people the health ministry statement tuesday the latest outbreak appeared a food vendor not followed. the pup 's owner, dave mck, says apparently leia loves suck her pacifier in `` the haunting in connecticut, '' virginia madsen sees strange things her old house. the film, earned 23 to finish no 2 at, emphasizes psychological horror over slasher film blood 'n' gore which its audience apparently appreciated. residents in some the neighborhoods the outbreak told cnn food stands down stations set buildings for disinfect their shoes. the statement said health workers in the `` extermination phase '' fighting the cuban capital, which cholera, according, still between 3 killing between. but until 2012, cuba seen for it still the disease reintroduced. but virginia madsen, who plays sara campbell confessed, while filming fear not just reserved the screen. `` we all stayed this big, old hotel which kind the one ` the shining, ' one turnthe - century big,, '' madsen cnn. `` i had a little chat my room. i said, ` just out respect, if there any entities around need stay work sleep so please. 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'' she and developed on much like behind. `` i was more like a mother bear with my young actors, '' madsen. in fact, madsen added her close relationship the younger actors made filming difficult at. nodding off : footage shows her then sucking it before closing loudly snoring in. `` one scene that the hardest for do -lsb- matt -rsb- wakes... and his skin all carved these different incantations, '' she. `` and i open his shirt 's just looking up with tears... and he really felt my boy, my second son '' madsen said the film, complete ghosts, séances creaking floorboards successful `` the movie works... because plays on our most basic childhood fears. ` something 's under, something the mirror ' and all us still those same childhood terrors, '' she. the desire experience those same terrors to forget everyday life, madsen added draws people the theaters at an older age. `` i like things go bump, and scary are fun, '' she. `` that 's really what this movie really. i think horror movies so popular times especially i a horror more a true escape... you 're forgetting your life because like, ` oh! 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los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- in its opening weekend , `` the haunting in connecticut '' scared and thrilled millions of moviegoers across the country . many animals mimic human traits and vice versa but this puppy takes the biscuit . leia , an eight-month-old boxer from pennsylvania , was filmed as she lay on the couch and latched on to a baby 's pacifier . footage shows her then sucking on it before closing her eyes and loudly snoring in her sleep . a soothing rendition of twinkle , twinkle little star is heard playing away in the background . havana , cuba -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease cholera had struck in havana , after declaring in august that an earlier cholera outbreak had been wiped out . a statement from the cuban health ministry said so far there were 51 confirmed cases in the new outbreak . the statement did not say if anyone had died from the disease , a bacterial infection of the small intestine , which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in infected people . the health ministry statement tuesday said the latest outbreak appeared to be caused by a food vendor who had not followed proper sanitary procedures . the pup 's owner , dave mck , says that apparently leia loves to suck on her pacifier . in `` the haunting in connecticut , '' virginia madsen sees strange things happen in her old house . the not snoozing , leia is usually getting up to mischief with her older brother luke . by . travelmail reporter . it is n't wise to get too close to a monkey - even if it is behind bars . one tourist discovered this to his cost when he peered into a cage while filming some furry locals near a restaurant in koh samui , thailand . stu lang filmed one monkey eating a mango before attempting a close-up shot of another monkey behind bars . in august : cholera outbreak over ? together , the canines have starred in numerous videos via facebook and youtube . they also have their own website , www.luketheboxer.com where fans can buy calendars with their photographs on . caught on camera : leia , an eight-month-old boxer from pennsylvania , was filmed as she lay on the couch and latched on to a baby 's pacifier . madsen , 47 , is probably best known for her oscar-nominated turn in `` sideways '' as maya randall , the restaurant waitress who gets involved in a romance with the prickly writer played by paul giamatti . since that 2004 film , the actress has made several films , including `` a prairie home companion '' and `` the number 23 . '' she and the rest of the cast developed a close relationship on the set and were much like a family behind the scenes . `` i was more like a mother bear with my young actors , '' i think horror movies are so popular because times are especially hard and i think a horror movie more than any other kind of movie is a true escape ... you 're forgetting about your life because you 're like , ` oh my god ! ' '' cnn 's elham khatami contributed to this story . having . filmed one monkey happily munching on a mango , stuart langrish then moves . around to the other side of the cage get a closer look at one of the monkey 's friends . as he bends down to get a better shot , the cheeky inmate immediately reaches out through the bars and snatches the phone out the man 's hand . to add insult to injury , he then slaps the man 's girlfriend , who can be heard to scream out . having grabbed the phone , the monkey turned the camera on himself before filming his lunch on the floor . the nimble thief then appears to take a selfie with the camera before trying to eat the phone . after realising it does n't taste all that good he decides to film his lunch on the floor instead . mr langrish eventually got the phone back , complete with added teeth marks . video courtesy of willyoubeminebaby .
 The text describes a person's travel experience from Los Angeles to Connecticut, where they visited various places including a haunted house and a restaurant. They also mention encountering some scary situations and feeling uneasy during their trip.