Horror History: Friday, May 25, 1979: Alien was released in theaters

On their voyage home, the crew of the deepspace tug Nostromo investigate an alien distress signal, inadvertently picking up and bringing aboard an extraterrestrial life form with violent and lethal survival instincts.

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Horror History: Sunday, May 25, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Fear of Floating” premiered

Season 2 Episode 23

A man who levitates whenever he lies tries to enlist in the Army, while hotly pursued by a young pregnant girl and her angry father.

Written by Donald Wollner from a story by Scott Edelman and guest-starring Yeardley Smith and Howard Sherman.

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Horror History: Thursday, May 25, 1989: Grandmother’s House was released direct-to-video

David and Lynn have just lost their father. Now orphaned, the youngsters are sent to live with their grandparents in a beautiful victorian mansion. But no sooner than boarding the coach bus scheduled to take them to their new home do strange things start to occur, initially in the form of a mysterious woman who seems to appear and disappear in the blink of an eye. It’s not long, however, before murdered bodies are found in the area and, to make matters worse, David becomes increasingly fearful that his doting grandparents might be involved in the killings.

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Horror History: Friday, May 25, 2012: Chernobyl Diaries was released in theaters

Six tourists hire an “extreme tour” guide to take them through the abandoned city of Chernobyl nuclear reactor workers. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone…

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