American Gothic

What is it like to live in a town that outsiders have called "The Village of the Damned?" Since a series of horrific and bizarre events in the '90s, the people of Dryden have maintained a code of silence until now. Welcome to Dryden.

In 1989, in peaceful Dryden, New York, a Christmastime massacre claims an entire family. Just when it seems the horror has passed, terror visits Dryden again. With these events, a so-called "curse" will descend on Dryden for ten years.

It's a Christmas day murder scene Portland detectives will never forget, a young woman bound, gagged and mutilated in a horrific manner. And when the killer then turns his sick sights on Homicide Detective Molly Daul, the stakes rise even higher.

In 1976, the first of four children is abducted and murdered in the suburbs of Detroit. After more than 30 years the families of the four murdered children and Detroiters like J. Reuben Appelman are determined to find the Oakland County Child Killer.

In the early morning hours of March 31, 2017, 16-year-old Devin Bond got out of bed and walked out of his Murfreesboro, Tennessee, home. He was never seen nor heard from again.

At 2:30am on January 4, 2019, 22-year-old mother Savannah Spurlock called her mother to tell her she was leaving the bar where she had enjoyed a much-deserved night out. Savannah told her mother she'd be home soon, but she was never seen again.

On November 21, 2006, 19-year-old Jesse Ross was attending a Model United Nations conference in Chicago. Jesse called his parents to tell him he was having a great time. They would never hear or see their son again.

On the morning of May 3, 2017, 8-months-pregnant Akia Eggleston was excited to finally get out of her home to attend her baby shower. However, when the 22-year-old was hours late, loved ones rushed to her home to find Akia gone without a trace.

On September 20, 1988, Tara Calico left her home to go on a bike ride she took almost every morning. When she didn't return home, her mom anxiously drove along Tara's usual bike route, but never finds her. 30 years later, Tara is still missing.

27-year-old Ohio State University medical student, Brian Shaffer, fails to show up for a flight to Miami. Surveillance footage shows him leaving a bar the night before, but he's never seen again.

On January 27, 2017, 20-year-old Elaine Park goes to a movie with her boyfriend and then sleeps over at his apartment. At 6:00am the next morning, surveillance footage shows her leaving his apartment. She hasn't been seen since.

On a quest for personal enlightenment, Kristal Reisinger, a 29-year-old mother of one, heads out to take part in a drum circle in Crestone, Colorado on July 13, 2016. But as night turns into day, Kristal disappears, and she hasn't been seen since.

On May 1, 2017, 18-year-old Desirea Ferris spends the day hanging out with her sister and plans to celebrate her mom's birthday that night. She never makes it home and hasn't been heard from since.

On August 10, 2018, Matthew Weaver, Jr. goes out with a friend and after he drops her back off at home, heads for a drive through the Malibu canyons. He sends a mysterious text to her the next day and is never heard from again.

Barbara Mackle, a promising co-ed and real estate heiress, is kidnapped and buried alive in a coffin-like "capsule." From Washington D.C. to Miami, local police and the FBI race to find the culprit before Barbara's time underground runs out.

Montgomery, Alabama’s upper crust social circle is about to play host to an uninvited party guest. Murder is on the menu when one family’s distrust and finger pointing lead detectives on a cross-country trek for a killer.