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The 1992 horror comedy slasher Dr. Giggles (watch it Here) is getting a Blu-ray release courtesy of Scream Factory on March 21st – and copies can be pre-ordered at This Link!

Dr. Giggles was directed by Manny Coto, who rewrote the original screenplay by Graeme Whifler so extensively that Whifler was able to take the original script and get another movie out of it.. Dr. Giggles ended up with the following synopsis: It has been 35 years since the small town of Moorehigh discovered why Dr. Rendell kept losing his patients: he was ripping their hearts out in a twisted attempt to save his ailing wife. The townspeople stoned Rendell to death, but they never found the young son with the hideous giggle who helped his deranged father perform the operations. Now, over three decades later, Dr. Rendell’s son returns to gain revenge on Moorehigh’s residents, and he’s not shy about making house calls.

1981: Another World's Steve revealed himself to Alice.

1988: Melissa set fire to Falcon Crest.

2005: Nicole Forester debuted as Guiding Light's new Cassie.

2005: Laura Wright debuted as General Hospital's new Carly."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

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1957: On The Edge of Night, Mary (Anne Sargent) begged Clayton (Leon Janney) to tell her where to find Billy.

1971: On The Doctors, Toni Ferra (Anna Stuart) told a visiting Carolee Allison (Carolee Campbell) that she made her mother out to be a warm, caring person, but it backfired because now Billy (Robert Hennessey) wanted to find her.

When it comes to musical theater, sometimes it’s good to be bad! Sinister, cruel, or just plain creepy, here are 15 musical theater bad guys who we simply love to hate. Javert, “Les Misérables”Considered the antagonist of this profound and sweeping musical, Javert’s tragedy is that he isn’t inherently evil. He hunts hero Jean Valjean relentlessly, yes, but this police inspector’s pursuit is righteous in his own eyes. The audience may loathe Javert’s mission, but Jean Valjean himself guides us towards sympathy for the badly misguided villain. Caiaphas, “Jesus Christ Superstar”This 45-year-old hit from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice retells familiar Gospels—specifically the life and ultimate crucifixion of Jesus Christ— through rock and roll music and passionately styled lyrics. High priest Caiaphas becomes one of the story’s villains when he condemns Christ as a threat, famously singing “This Jesus Must Die.