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Popular Weekly World News cover monster Bat Boy.

Bat Boy Lives! An Oral History of Weekly World News

The pioneers of fake news reflect on nearly 30 years of Elvis, aliens, and a half-human, half-bat child that earned them a very angry phone call from the very real FBI.

Jake Rossen

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Your Friend 'Til the End: An Oral History of Child's Play

How Chucky from 'Child's Play' went from a satire of the Cabbage Patch Kids to a tiny titan of terror.

Jake Rossen

Larry Heider

The Dark Side: An Oral History of The Star Wars Holiday Special

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the biggest tragedy in 'Star Wars' since the destruction of Alderaan. We spoke to the people who witnessed it firsthand.

Jake Rossen



MTV

Alone in the Dark: An Oral History of MTV's Fear

The horror reality show gave contestants their own cameras and set them loose in purportedly haunted locations. The crew still can't explain what happened next.

Jake Rossen


Zandy Mangold

Traumatic License: An Oral History of Action Park

From 1978 to 1996, New Jersey hosted a ride-at-your-own-risk water park that earned it the nickname “Class Action Park.”

Jake Rossen


Dan Witkowski

Oral History: The Strangest Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever

With a 3D 'Moonlighting' episode canned, Coca-Cola was sitting on 26 million pairs of glasses. Enter the 1989 Super Bowl—and Elvis Presto.

Jake Rossen


Getty

Oral History: When Tickle Me Elmo Ruled the World

The hottest toy of 1996—which led to concussions, mass hysteria, and one designer becoming a Unabomber suspect—is making a comeback.

Jake Rossen
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