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Shirley Temple may have seemed like one of those rare child stars that survived Hollywood unscathed, but nothing could be further from the truth.

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The first Hellboy may not have been a blockbuster, but it gained a cult following for the iconic character—yet few know its dark history.

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JFK was a close affiliate with the Rat Pack, until Sammy Davis Jr’s interracial marriage put his presidency at risk.

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Toward the end of Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock spliced in a frame of a skull on top of Norman Bates’s smiling face, confounding viewers who caught the split-second clip.

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Over the years, horror's iconic Halloween series has encountered its fair share of real-life scares and controversies.

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Audiences may be surprised to learn just how close to the truth some of the scariest movies out there come.

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The Avengers wouldn't have quite looked the same if this had unfolded without...

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Disney's The Lion King delighted audiences around the globe, but most people don't...

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When filming started for The Amityville Horror, the body of a fisherman washed ashore on set, followed by a series of chilling paranormal events.

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The man who played Michael Myers in the later Halloween films got a disturbing crash-course in how to kill from a former Mafia hitman.

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Before calling an ambulance, the very first call Heath Ledger’s housekeeper made after discovering his lifeless body was to Mary-Kate Olsen.

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"What would I give if I could live out of these waters? What would I pay to spend a day warm on the sand?" - Part of Your World, The Little Mermaid.



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