Horror History: Tuesday, November 18, 1997: Jack Frost was released direct-to-video

When his prison transport collides with a truck full of “genetic material,” condemned serial killer Jack Frost (Scott MacDonald) is inexplicably transformed into a terrifying, murderous snowman.

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Horror History: Sunday, November 18, 1990: Stephen King’s It debuted on television

A fanged monster that won’t stay on the movie screen. Something ominous lurking in the basement. No matter what your biggest fear is, no one knows It better than Stephen King.

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Horror History: Saturday, November 18, 1989: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Cruelest Cut” premiered

Season 5 Episode 22

Men in the city are being knifed by a prostitute who wears all black. Sterling Jenkins is a hard-hearted prostitute who, despite herself, is intrigued when an attractive man named Jason asks for help in fixing his car. Although she tries to rebuff the sensitive man, Sterling allows herself to believe Jason when he tells her that he’s fallen for her. It is only afterward that she realises appearances can be deceiving.

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Horror History: Sunday, November 18, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Inside the Closet” premiered

Season 1 Episode 7

A young woman takes up board in an elderly man’s house and insists that there is something lurking inside of the small, locked closet in her bedroom.

Directed by Tom Savini and guest-starring Fritz Weaver.

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Horror History: Friday, November 18, 1983: Sleepaway Camp was released in theaters

After a terrible boating accident killed her family, shy Angela Baker is sent to Camp Arawak. Shortly after her arrival a series of bizarre and violent “accidents” begin to claim the lives of various campers.

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