From "Scream" to "Friday the 13th," some of the most famous horror movies of all time have inspired people to commit heinous real-life crimes.

Felix Baumgartner pulled off a number of incredible feats — including jumping from the stratosphere and falling for 24 miles — before he ultimately died in a paragliding accident in 2025.

Also known as the "Dolphin Man," Jacques Mayol set freediving records and learned to hold his breath for more than four minutes after he was inspired by the dolphins he worked with at a Miami aquarium.

Once considered the world's worst aviation disaster, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed outside of Paris on March 3, 1974, killing all 346 people on board.

Ancient Greek writers first mentioned cynocephali around the fifth century B.C.E., but these men with canine heads have since appeared in texts from medieval England to 16th-century Mesoamerica.

From the true story behind The Conjuring to the murders that inspired The Amityville Horror, these real ghost stories might make even the skeptics believe in the paranormal.

From Ted Bundy to BTK, here are seven times people escaped near-death at the hands of some of the world's most prolific killers.

Michael Jackson and his siblings claimed that their father physically and emotionally abused them when they were children — while also acknowledging that his strict discipline led to their success.

After struggling with a heroin addiction for years, Bradley Nowell died in May 1996 from a heroin overdose shortly after Sublime's final concert.

Phyllis Penzo completely forgot that she'd agreed to choose lottery numbers with one of her regular customers in lieu of a tip — until Robert Cunningham walked back into Sal's Pizzeria with a $6 million winning ticket in March 1984.

Constructed near Prague in the 13th century, Houska Castle has housed mad scientists, Nazis, and perhaps even demons.

On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams died by suicide in Paradise Cay, California. An autopsy later showed that he had Lewy body dementia — a debilitating brain disease.