In one of the most auspicious directorial debuts in movie history, Mario Bava bridged the gap between the gothic horror picture and the European art film with Black Sunday (aka La maschera del demonio or The Mask of Satan). Made in 1960 and now considered a cult classic, it continues to reverberate through the cinema, inspiring and influencing new generations of filmmakers. In an absolutely mesmerizing performance, Black Sunday stars Barbara Steele...

Bernadine is a stoic prison warden, but two back-to-back executions put a strain on her marriage, career and convictions.

In this reimagining of The Arabian Nights, Shahrzad plans to avenge the death of her dearest friend by volunteering to marry the murderous boy-king of Khorasan but discovers not all is as it seems within the palace.

Managing the wrath of victim families when the murderers responsible for several deaths are released on a technicality, Lieutenant Cam Richter faces the difficult task of stopping a vigilante after the first of the released murderers is killed.

"38 Nooses" details the events surrounding the 1862 uprising of the Dakota Indians led by Little Crow within the larger context of the Civil War, the history of the Dakota people, and the subsequent United States-Indian wars.

A biography of Dakota Indian chief Cut Nose, who, along with 37 other Dakota Indians, was hanged in Mankato, Minnesota, on December 26, 1862, for taking part in attacks on white settlers and communities in Minnesota in 1862. After being executed, the bodies were buried, but later removed from their mass grave and sold for use as cadavers in medical schools. The body of Cut Nose was procured by Dr. William Mayo, and his skeleton was eventually displayed...