At 5:15 p.m. on June 28, 1980, a 38-year-old man named Robert Davidson rode his motorcycle along Interstate 74 in Acton, Indiana—a small community just outside Indianapolis. Sitting on the back of the motorcycle with her arms wrapped around him…
In the chilly, late winter of 1973, a seemingly ordinary evening in a small New England town turned into a turning point for horror literature. It was a night when hope, determination, and a little bit of serendipity combined to…
In the glitz and glamour of the late 1980s Hollywood scene, sometimes the most extraordinary stories begin in the most unexpected ways. This is the tale of Norman Reus—a scruffy, unassuming young man whose life took an astonishing turn during…
It was a steamy late night in the summer of 1974 when Fred Smith found himself at a crossroads. Standing inside a bustling Las Vegas casino, a 30-year-old entrepreneur felt the weight of his future in the palm of his…
On the afternoon of July 29, 2016, a 23-year-old college student named Felix stood in the break room of the industrial manufacturing company where he worked in Northwestern Germany. He poured cereal into a bowl, took his carton of lactose-free…
A Normal Afternoon Turns Dark On July 27, 2019, at approximately 3:30 PM, 22-year-old college student Nicole logged into her gaming computer from her bedroom in North Carolina. She had spent the morning and early afternoon studying, but now it…
At 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945, 13-year-old Barbara Kent was sleeping inside a cabin in Ruidoso, New Mexico. She was attending a summer dance camp when suddenly, a loud booming sound shook the entire cabin, jolting her awake and…
A Journey to the Frozen Continent At around 1:00 p.m. on November 28, 1979, Peter Mulgrew, a 52-year-old tour guide, stood at the front of the cabin of Air New Zealand Flight TE901. As he gazed out the window, he…
On the evening of December 29, 1986, California Highway Patrol Officer Craig Py was driving his cruiser down Interstate 15 in San Diego, California. With him were an NBC news reporter in the back seat and a cameraman in the…
At 5:00 p.m. on May 12, 2005, an 18-year-old college student named Simon sat in his bedroom in the New York City apartment he shared with his sister, Sharon. Simon was supposed to be doing homework, but instead, he was…