The Hitch-Hiker premieres in Boston in 1953. The crime thriller is a fictionalized account of the real life Billy Cook...
The Denver Republican publishes the story “The Work of Ghouls” in 1893, which exposes undertaker E.P. McGovern for desecrating the...
Bates Motel premieres on A&E in 2013. The TV show stars Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in a prequel to,...
The pilot episode of The Magician premieres on ABC in 1973. Bill Bixby stars as a successful magician who solves...
Theater of Blood premieres in Toronto, Canada in 1973. The horror film about an actor murdering his critics is said...
Bridget Cleary is murdered and her body burned up by her husband in Ballyvadlea, Ireland in 1895. The man claims...
The Walking Dead opens across the U.S. in 1936. The Michael Curtiz film features Boris Karloff as a resurrected man...
The Evil Dead II opens across the U.S. in 1987. Director Sam Raimi’s horror comedy serves as both sequel to...
The St. Francis Dam breaks in Santa Clarita, Calif. in 1928. Engineer William Mulholland’s design collapses a few minutes before...
Alice Cooper’s Welcome to My Nightmare concept album is released in 1975. The hard rock album — featuring narration by...