Mental Floss

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1984 Publishing

If one of the joys of being a horror fan in the 1980s was being seduced by the shocking and lurid come-ons in the newspaper advertisements for these movies, one of the downers was going to the theater and not getting all those ads promised.

Michael Gingold




Sissy Spacek stars in Carrie (1976).

Brian De Palma’s telekinetic teen flick was Stephen King’s first big screen adaptation—and the author was paid $2500 for the rights.

Jennifer M Wood