Hidden in the dark recesses of our nation’s history are tales so terrifying, they must be true. Now, veteran actor and legendary horror movie icon Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger of the “A Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise) scours news reports of yesteryear to bring viewers twisted tales ripped straight from the headlines in Travel Channel’s new series “True Terror with Robert Englund” premiering Wednesday, March 18th at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
In each episode of the six-part series, Englund weaves together a trilogy of spine-tingling tales, guided by real newspaper accounts and commentary from historians, the experts prove that truth is always stranger than fiction. From flying monsters to creatures of the night, evil possessions and hauntings, these twisted tales will leave viewers wishing the stories were only fiction.
Revealing the sinister side of our history, I’m thrilled to bring nightmares to life on ‘True Terror,’” said host Robert Englund. “These are tales so terrifyingly twisted, we can only hope they stay on the blood-soaked pages of the newspaper headlines from our past.”
We’re delighted at Travel Channel to have the true icon of horror films, Robert Englund, take a ‘stab’ at leading our viewers through these hair-raising tales,” said Matthew Butler, general manager, Travel Channel. “In his signature spooky storytelling style, Robert resurrects the creepy and odd of America’s past, bringing viewers real stories that reveal sometimes our fears aren’t mere figments of our imagination after all.”
The premiere episode, “Twisted Relationships,” premiering on Wednesday, March 18 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, “begins with a North Carolina storekeeper who is tormented by a prophetic countdown to his doom. Did he will his own fate, or was there a higher power at play? Then, a New Orleans teenager finds himself literally trapped inside a waking nightmare, unable to save himself from his horrific fate. Finally, an Atlanta police station becomes a battleground for a killer … and a vengeful spirit. Other stories this season include: a mechanical marvel that torments its owner; a shadowy serial killer known as “The Axeman” authors a letter that ignites panic; a farmer battles a devilish curse; a greedy undertaker defiles the dead – then faces their wrath; a future president enters a savage beast’s den; a family is stalked by a mythical creature, and many more haunting stories you have to see to believe.”
“True Terror with Robert Englund” is produced by Workaholic Productions for Travel Channel. For Workaholic, Luke Ellis, Kurt Knutzen, and Jeff Kuntz are the executive producers. For Travel Channel, Ron Simon is executive producer, Daniel Schwartz is vice president of production and development, Matthew Butler is general manager and Henry Schleiff is group president of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America.
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