Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

Peter Lorre was one of the greatest character actor/stars to ever come to Hollywood from Germany. He fled Berlin after sending Hitler a telegram...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

When Ed Wood became the official worst film maker in the world his critics forgot he directed Jail Bait as well as Plan 9 from Outer Space. Ed w...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

John Agar was a simple Fellow who just happened to be a working actor that fell in love with child star Shirley Temple when she was making her ro...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

Gale Sondergarrd was the first actress to win a best supporting Oscar in 1936 and right when the world was at her feet with acting honors and gre...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

The legendary feud between Crawford and Bette Davis is an undying tale of two stars in competition with each other and the clock. Both were movie...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

David Del Valle lived in a 20's style building known as the Amour Arms in the heart of Hollywood: the City that has no heart, not one. The build...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

When Vincent Price decided to forgo a salary to star in William Castles House on Haunted Hill he did not realize just how successful the film wou...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

James Whale was haunted for most of his life by the Frankenstein monster after making Frankenstein in 1931 he was an overnight sensation as was t...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

If you look up the word delusional there would be a picture of Paul Marco staring back at you. This security guard turned cult star was always o...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

Anthony Perkins was a handsome leading man with boyish good looks when Alfred Hitckcock cast him as Norman Bates in Psycho back in 1960. By the ...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

Honey eyed Yvette Vickers was the toast of the town back in 1957 when her two most famous cult movies were made Attack of the 50 woman and The Gi...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

This is film is a true guilty pleasure of the horror genre as we follow the exploits of mad scientist Martin Kosleck as he creates a monster out ...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

What happens on a film set when three of the stars are world class alcoholics? The first thing that occurs is the location and the townspeople ar...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

One of the strangest tales ever to come from beneath the Hollywood sign has to be the tragic demise of Glamour girl Susan Cabot who appeared with...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

As he reached for greater roles, Christopher Lee spent the better part of his acting career keeping the shadow of Dracula, the bloodsucking Count...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

John Carradine was a great actor who found his way into Horror films by playing Dracula after Lugosi in the 1940's. He was very taken with actor ...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

George Zucco was the man with the neon eyes to his fans as he played mad doctors with the best of them in Hollywood. He was a top flight characte...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

Larry Tierney was a man's man and a rough dude with an iron fist and mean temper when he was on the sauce which was a lot of the time during his ...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

Lionel Atwill was a top Broadway star in the 1930's when he started making horror films like Mystery of the Wax museum and Dr X. He would star i...

Film historian and author David Del Valle introduces a collection of classic films and shares tragic and hilarious stories from Hollywood's dark past.

Peter Cushing is perhaps the most beloved of all the horror stars. The death of his wife of many years Helen drove him over the edge of grief. ...