Horrorwood: True Crime in Tinseltown

Zelig Williams was no stranger to the stage. By age 28 he had already performed on Broadway in "Hamilton" and "MJ: The Musical," and toured with Hugh Jackman in "The Man. The Music. The Show." He then made his film...

When 18-year-old Rori Hache disappeared from Oshawa, Ontario, in 2017, her family was desperate to find out what happened to her. Months later, a disturbing discovery would lead investigators to Adam Strong and his...

We're baaaack! We missed you, Misfits! And we've got an episode for you that has a little bit of, well, a lot of stuff. If you clicked on this episode hoping for ghost stories, attempted murders (yes, plural), a pigeon...

When 26-year-old Jean Spangler left her home on the evening of Friday, October 7, 1949, she had no idea she wouldn't be returning. She told her sister-in-law she was working that night...but there was no record of her...

On Halloween night, 1992, Britain’s BBC 1 presented one of the most talked about programs in television history. The program was called "Ghostwatch" and it would eventually become one of the great “do you remember”...

In the mid-’80s, Jon-Erik Hexum was a rising star with movie-star looks and major charisma, known for his breakout roles on Voyagers! and Cover Up. But just as his career was taking off, everything came to a sudden and...

Season 13 of American Horror Story premieres September 24, 2026, so we rummaged around our vault and found this episode (previously for subscribers only) on the Rosenheim Mansion, aka "the Murder House," which has been...

Famed singer Sam Cooke's life ended in a Los Angeles motel in December 1964, but the questions surrounding his death have never disappeared. An investigation quickly ruled the shooting justified, yet many believe the...

Sam Cooke changed American music with timeless hits, great record business success, and a very powerful voice for the Civil Rights Movement. His rise from gospel prodigy to soul legend seemed unstoppable until a...

Critics called him the next Clark Gable. His rugged good looks and womanizing ways made Steve Cochran Hollywood's favorite bad boy. With a life as colorful as his it's only fitting his death make just as big a "splash."...

In 1954, hundreds of cast and crew members traveled to the deserts of southern Utah to make what was supposed to be Hollywood's next epic adventure movie: The Conqueror. The film starred John Wayne as Genghis Khan and...

When a deceased cameraman was found slumped in his car outside the Hollywood post office, police were certain jealousy was the motive. Or was it robbery? Either way, the killer must have been a man. Or maybe a woman...

It's officially summer and to celebrate we've got a brand spankin' new round of Misfit Tales! We're reading stories written by YOU about things you've experienced. Today's tales have been brought to you by Anonymous...

When Yoko Ono lost contact with her daughter, Kyoko Chan Cox, she had no idea it would be more than two decades before they would see each other again. After a bitter custody battle, Kyoko's father, Anthony Cox...

In 1994 during a solo trip to New Orleans, 23-year-old Ylenia Carrisi - the granddaughter of Hollywood icon Tyrone Power - walked out the front door of the hotel where she was staying and never returned. If you have...