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The creaking door on Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is real, and it took a whole day to find

Jada Gomez

The creepy creaking door that opens Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is real. Engineer Bruce Swedien spent a whole day finding it. Hear how he did it.

Before Graceland, Elvis bought his mom and dad a house. Guess what it’s worth now.

Deborah L. Jacobs

Before Graceland, a young Elvis bought his mom and dad a Memphis home for $29,500 in 1956. See the house and what a bid for it reached 50 years later.

Elvis wore this shirt in one film. Nobody noticed the mistake inside the collar

Dylan Kickham

A shirt Elvis wore in "Kissin' Cousins" just sold at Julien's in Nashville, and the Nudie's label inside the collar hid a mistake since 1964.

Akon was waiting for Michael Jackson. A stranger sat down next to him.

Alexandria Lettman

Akon waited at Michael Jackson's house to catch a movie. A stranger sat next to him for 20 minutes. He never guessed who it really was.

Lisa Marie Presley married Michael Jackson. Her final book says how she really felt.

Matt Stopera

In her final memoir, Lisa Marie Presley wrote just two sentences about her marriage to Michael Jackson. Here is what she said, in her own words.

Janet Jackson handed a star a trophy. She already owns one with Michael’s name on it.

Andy Frye

Janet Jackson presented Missy Elliott the Icon Award in Beverly Hills. See why Missy already owns a trophy with Michael Jackson's name on it.

Elvis gave Priscilla a secret pet name. He’d used it long before he met her.

Rob Sheffield

Priscilla Presley signed a 2025 message to Elvis with one private word: Satnin. The tender reason traces all the way back to his mother Gladys.

Michael Jackson went back to the house where Motown began. He didn’t come empty-handed.

Matthew Ponsford

On this day in 1988, Michael Jackson returned to Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit and left three gifts behind. See what he gave the house where Motown began.

Elvis and Halloween? Priscilla’s answer was only five words

Sarah Sherman

A fan asked Priscilla Presley if Elvis loved Halloween. Her five-word answer, and the holiday he truly adored at Graceland instead.

Michael Jackson almost had the “Thriller” video destroyed. One man refused to do it.

Emma Stout

Michael Jackson told his lawyer John Branca to destroy the "Thriller" video over his faith. Branca held on to the film and saved it with one odd story.