Anthony Perkins directs and stars as Norman Bates who is released from prison and returns home to the Bates Motel where he must face the murderously possessive skeleton in his closet.
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Horror History: Friday, June 6, 1986: Invaders from Mars was released in theaters
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In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.
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Horror History: Friday, May 30, 1986: Demons was released in US theaters
A strange masked man offers tickets to a horror movie sneak preview at the mysterious Metropol cinema. When a patron is accidentally scratched by a prop displayed in the lobby, she transforms into a flesh-ripping demon. One by one, the audience members mutate into horrible creatures hell-bent on destroying the world. Can anyone escape this gory orgy of terror?
Read more “Horror History: Friday, May 30, 1986: Demons was released in US theaters”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.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 25, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Fear of Floating” premiered”Horror History: Friday, May 23, 1986: Poltergeist II: The Other Side was released in theaters
“They’re back?” The now-penniless Freeling family-Diane (JoBeth Williams), Steve (Craig T. Nelson), Carol Anne (Heather O’Rouke) and Robbie (Oliver Robbins) – flee after their Cuesta Verde tract house is obliterated by poltergeists and take refuge with Gramma Jess (Geraldine Fitzgerald). But even here, peace is not to be found. When Gramma Jess dies, Carol Anne’s telephone spontaneously rings with a call from “the other side”-from Grandma Jess! Soon a benign Indian mystic, Taylor (Will Sampson), appears at the Freeling family’s doorstep, saying he has been “sent” to protect them from the “family curse”. Another poltergeist attack and Steve decides that the family must leave. But Taylor insists that they must stay and fight the evil.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, May 23, 1986: Poltergeist II: The Other Side was released in theaters”Horror History: Sunday, May 18, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Unhappy Medium” premiered
Season 2 Episode 22
A recently deceased preacher leaves a video-taped will which tells his family that he will send them a sign.
Written by Edithe Swensen. Guest-starring Connie Stevens.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 18, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Unhappy Medium” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, May 11, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Strange Love” premiered
Season 2 Episode 21
A doctor makes a late-night house call to fix a woman’s leg and discovers that his patient and her husband are vampires.
Written by Edithe Swensen and guest-starring Marcia Cross.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 11, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Strange Love” premiered”Horror History: Friday, May 9, 1986: Killer Party was released in theaters
It’s April Fool’s Day and the sisters of Sigma Alpha Pi have found the perfect place to throw a party: the abandoned fraternity house where a guillotined pledge lost his head in a hazing gone slightly awry.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, May 9, 1986: Killer Party was released in theaters”Horror History: Sunday, May 4, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A Choice of Dreams” premiered
Season 2 Episode 20
A mob boss with a terminal illness is offered the chance to experience his dreams after death.
Written by James Houghton from a story by Edward F. Shaver. Guest-starring Abe Vigoda.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, May 4, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A Choice of Dreams” premiered”Horror History: Tuesday, April 22, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “One Last Prayer” premiered
Season 3 Episode 13
Miranda and Sean are two desperate songwriters trying to make a career in the record business. When record executive Robbie shows interest in one of their songs, they think they are on their way. Miranda becomes a ruthless businesswoman and must face the alter ego she has created for the video.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, April 22, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “One Last Prayer” premiered”Horror History: Friday, April 11, 1986: Critters was released in theaters
When a band of hardened extraterrestrial criminals escapes from a maximum-security prison asteroid an escape craft, the flesh-eating ETs unwittingly head to small, unsuspecting planet Earth.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, April 11, 1986: Critters was released in theaters”Horror History: Tuesday, April 8, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Man of Her Dreams” premiered
Season 3 Episode 12
Jill McGuiness is a lonely daydreaming bank officer who constantly fantasizes about her dream lover. When she dreams about murders and finds that they actually happened, she is unable to distinguish dream from reality. When she finally meets Mr. Right, Jim, she snaps out of her dream world and catches him just in time.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, April 8, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Man of Her Dreams” premiered”Horror History: Tuesday, March 25, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Last Scene” premiered
Season 3 Episode 11
Alex, a former actor, tries to prove his abilities as a first-time director and in his first film, he must deal with a first-time actress, Leda Bidell. When Leda realizes his scheme, she enacts the last scene with him in reality and instills in him a fear that haunts him for the rest of his life.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, March 25, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Last Scene” premiered”Horror History: Friday, March 14, 1986: Chopping Mall was released in theaters
Eight teenagers are trapped after hours in a high tech shopping mall and pursued by three murderous security robots out of control.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 14, 1986: Chopping Mall was released in theaters”Horror History: Tuesday, March 11, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “True Believer” premiered
Season 3 Episode 10
Detective Frank Sheen doesn’t believe in the supernatural, and doesn’t expect much when he goes in to investigate the mysterious suicide of a priest. Father Dowling claims the area is demonically possessed. Frank has no idea there used to be a convent located there, which closed after one of the nuns committed suicide. The more time he spends there, though, the more suicidal his thoughts become.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, March 11, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “True Believer” premiered”Horror History: Friday, March 7, 1986: Nomads was released in theaters
A French anthropologist moves to Los Angeles and is followed by the evil spirits of an extinct tribe he once uncovered.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 7, 1986: Nomads was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, February 28, 1986: House was released in US theaters
Horror novelist Roger Cobb is a man on the edge, reeling from his recent divorce, haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his young son, and struggling with his new book about his traumatic experiences in Vietnam.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 28, 1986: House was released in US theaters”Horror History: Tuesday, February 25, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “The Curse” premiered
Season 3 Episode 9
Jerry MacLachlan promises Serita, one of the tenants, that he will make repairs to the building, but the cost soon becomes too much for him. After Jerry becomes involved with the exotic Tanya he discovers a snake tattoo on his body. Both Serita and Tanya advise him on how to get rid of the tattoo, and he realises they’re the same person.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, February 25, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “The Curse” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, February 23, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Last Car”
Season 2 Episode 19
A young woman on her way home from college rides the last car of a train and discovers bizarre passengers.
Written by Michael McDowell.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 23, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Last Car””Horror History: Friday, February 21, 1986: The Hitcher was released in theaters
An innocent young man is dragged into a nightmare of murder in the remote desert by a crazed hitchhiker in this 1986 classic.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 21, 1986: The Hitcher was released in theaters”Horror History: Sunday, February 16, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Old Soft Shoe” premiered
Season 2 Episode 18
A salesman hits on an attractive woman at a motel and is subsequently pursued by another angry, jealous woman.
Written by Art Monterastelli and guest-starring Paul Dooley.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 16, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Old Soft Shoe” premiered”Horror History: Friday, February 14, 1986: TerrorVision was released in theaters
A bizarre cosmic accident has produced an oozing, tentacled creature which projects itself out of television sets and eats its viewers.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 14, 1986: TerrorVision was released in theaters”Horror History: Tuesday, February 11, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Dead Man’s Curve” premiered
Season 3 Episode 8
When famous novelist Claudia returns home for her high school reunion, it reopens old wounds in Lee, the local sheriff. Claudia learns that Lance, her town-appointed escort, is the son of a former high school boyfriend — and he blames her for his father’s death. Lance and Lee fight over Claudia and replay the fateful event that took the life of Lance’s father, only this time Lee is the victim of the Dead Man’s Curve.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, February 11, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Dead Man’s Curve” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, February 9, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Shrine” premiered
Season 2 Episode 17
A woman competes against a little girl for the affection and attention of her own mother.
Written by Jule Selbo from a story by Pamela Sargent and guest-starring Lorna Luft.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 9, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Shrine” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, February 2, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Printer’s Devil” premiered
Season 2 Episode 16
A writer learns that his new agent can make his novels succeed, and all he needs is a small sacrifice involving animals.
Written and directed by John Harrison, based on a story by Ron Goulart and guest-starring Larry Manetti.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, February 2, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Printer’s Devil” premiered”Horror History: Tuesday, January 28, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “O.D. Feelin'” premiered
Season 3 Episode 7
Rat witnesses a group murder among feuding drug dealers, steals the drugs from the dead bodies, and leaves the scene of the crime. The Wise Man and The Fool find her laying dead and take the package of cocaine. Unbeknownst to all of them, Mr. Big, the original owner, sends his henchmen out to retrieve it at any cost.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, January 28, 1986: “The Hitchhiker” episode “O.D. Feelin’” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, January 26, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A New Lease on Life” premiered
Season 2 Episode 15
A man gets the modern, fully equipped apartment of his dreams in exchange for providing his new landlady with lots of garbage.
Written by Harvey Jacobs and Michael McDowell. Guest-starring Marie Windsor.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 26, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A New Lease on Life” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, January 19, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Dream Girl” premiered
Season 2 Episode 14
A theatrical director finds herself acting out the dreams of a meek stagehand along with her co-workers. Written and directed by Timna Ramon, based on a short story by Barbara Paul.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 19, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Dream Girl” premiered”Horror History: Friday, January 17, 1986: Troll was released in theaters
A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will return him to his human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, January 17, 1986: Troll was released in theaters”Horror History: Sunday, January 12, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Comet Watch” premiered
Season 2 Episode 3
A man and his henpecking wife gets unexpected guests when Sir Edmond Halley and a young lady from the long-ago past on the night Halley’s Comet appears. Written by Harvey Jacobs and Jule Selbo. Guest-starring Fritz Weaver and Anthony Heald.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, January 12, 1986: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Comet Watch” premiered”