Horror History: Saturday, June 18, 1960: House of Usher was released in theaters

When a beautiful young woman’s suitor arrives to ask her hand in marriage, the doors of the mysterious house of Usher fling open…and terror begins. It seems the young woman’s brother is violently oppos- ed to her planned marriage and resorts to macabre ends to prevent the tainted Usher blood from spreading to future generations.

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Horror History: Friday, June 17, 1960: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Mighty Casey” premiered

Season 1 Episode 35

Dr. Stillman arranges to have his human-looking robot signed up as the star pitcher of the Hoboken Zephyrs. The team zooms to fourth place thanks to Casey. After he’s beaned by a ball, a doctor discovers Casey has no heart. The rules say nine men make up a team, and without a heart Casey is not a man. Dr. Stillman gives Casey a heart, but he becomes too compassionate to strike out other players. The Zephyrs lose the pennant, and Casey is washed up in baseball. Dr. Stillman gives the coach, Mouth McGarry, Casey’s blueprints as a memento. Looking at them, McGarry gets a sudden inspiration, and chases after the doctor.

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Horror History: Friday, June 10, 1960: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The After Hours” premiered

Season 1 Episode 34

A woman discovers that the floor of a department store, on which she bought a gold thimble, doesn’t exist – and that her “saleslady” is really a mannequin!

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