Discovery Plus' true crime series Shock Docs is diving into Danny Rolling with Scream: The True Story, and it's bound to provide a fresh angle no one has explored. Hosted by paranormal expert Steve Shippy and psychic medium Cindy Kaza, the ghost-crazy duo will go to the University of Florida campus where the murders took place, as well as Danny's childhood home. According to the Shreveport Times, the current homeowners have experienced a ton of shocking poltergeist activity.
Coincidentally, Scream director Wes Craven, came up with the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street after reading an article in the LA Times. In Vulture's Freddy Lives: An Oral History of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes said the story was about, "a family who had escaped the Killing Fields in Cambodia and managed to get to the U.S." Their young son began having terrible nightmares so bad, that he wouldn't let himself sleep at night. Sound familiar?
After attempting to stay awake for several days, the boy fell asleep. Suddenly the parents were awakened by his screams, but by the time they got to him he was dead. That story became A Nightmare on Elm Street, and over a decade later, Wes would direct Scream. Boy, terror sure does come full circle sometimes.
Scream: The True Story premieres on Discovery+ Jan. 14.