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The Young and the Restless has fans wondering whether Heather has been left for dead. Sharon initially wanted to seek revenge on Daniel, but she ended up killing Heather.

Or so it seems. Sharon could have us all fooled. She blacked out during the attack, which means there’s more to the story. Heather’s whereabouts could bring her mom, April, back into the fold.

Who is April?

Actresses Patricia Albrecht, Janet Wood, Cindy Eilbacher, and Rebecca Staab portrayed the character April Stevens. She last appeared on the show in 2008. At the time, Heather’s (Vail Bloom) paternity was called into question. April told Heather that Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) was her biological father.

This revelation allowed Heather to rebuild a relationship with her father. Paul eventually moved off the canvas. His last appearance on the CBS show was in 2020. He was officially written off as having left Genoa City.

It’s time for a new episode of the Awfully Good Horror Movies video series, and in this one we’re looking back at a personal favorite of mine. A movie that I feel fits the description of “awfully good” perfectly. That movie is the 1987 release Slumber Party Massacre II (watch it Here), and you can hear all about it by checking out the video embedded above!

Written and directed by Deborah Brock, Slumber Party Massacre II has the following synopsis: The only sane survivor of Slumber Party Massacre, Courtney dreams of the drill murderer returning. She can’t shake the horrible feeling that she and her friends will be viciously tormented and brutally butchered. Again and again the nightmare returns. Dazed, Courtney loses control. And her nightmare crosses into reality. No one believes her, until it’s too late. The driller killer returns, reincarnated as an evil rocker. He...

Heather Stevens (Vail Bloom) is a legacy character on The Young and the Restless. After a ten-year absence, Heather is returning to Genoa City. As the countdown to her return begins, here’s everything you need to know about the character.

The Young and the Restless star Vail Bloom I Frazer Harrison/WireImage Who plays Heather Stevens on ‘The Young and the Restless’

Heather is the daughter of the legacy character Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) on The Young and the Restless. She was born in 1979 and, during the character’s early life, was portrayed by many child actors. As a teenager, Heather was played by Conci Nelson, who is the daughter of the show’s former head writer Kay Alden.

In July 2007, Bloom took over as the adult Heather when the character returned to Genoa City. Bloom’s reign as lasted nearly three years before she left in March 2010. The following month,...

Actor Vail Bloom got her big break on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. Bloom was a leading lady on the CBS series for three years before embarking on other projects. As Bloom returns to her roots, let’s look at her time on the soap opera.

The Young and the Restless star Vail Bloom I David Livingston/Getty Images What character did Vail Bloom play on ‘The Young and the Restless’?

In July 2007, Bloom made her The Young and the Restless debut as Heather Stevens. Heather is the daughter of legacy characters Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) and April Stevens (Cindy Eilbacher). Heather spends most of her childhood living in New York with her mother and has little contact with Paul.

A grown-up Heather returns to Genoa City in 2007 and starts work as the district attorney. Heather’s relationship with her dad is strained, but the two eventually reconnect.

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into different and unexpected images."

― Anselm Kiefer

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1947: On Lora Lawton, Lora (Jan Miner) continued to worry about Peter. The Frank and Anne Hummert radio soap opera ran from 1943 to 1950 on NBC.

1954: On Portia Faces Life, Portia (Frances Reid) was busy taking non-stop phone calls.

1966: On Dark Shadows, Bill Malloy (Frank Schofield), manager of the Collins Fishing Fleet, warned Elizabeth (Joan Bennett) that Burke wanted to take everything the Collins family owned.

1971: On Another World, when Alice (Jacqueline Courtney) returned to Bay City, Steve (George Reinholt) was...

1975: Ryan's Hope premiered on ABC."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."

― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1947: On Lora Lawton, Lora (Jan Miner) continued to worry about Peter. The Frank and Anne Hummert radio soap opera ran from 1943 to 1950 on NBC.

1954: On Portia Faces Life, Portia (Frances Reid) was busy taking non-stop phone calls.

1966: On Dark Shadows, Bill Malloy (Frank Schofield), manager of the Collins Fishing Fleet, warned Elizabeth (Joan Bennett...

What’s the sign of a good horror sequel? Is it adherence to the things that made the original work? Is it branching off in a new direction while still paying respect? Or is it having a rockabilly-quoting Greaser (big G) with a drill attached to the end of his guitar killing every pastel wearing teen in his wake? The answer is possibly all three, but today we’ll focus on the last one with Slumber Party Massacre II (1987), Deborah Brock’s ridiculously fun (and delightfully odd) follow up to Amy Holden Jones’ cult classic.

Released by Roger Corman’s then imprint Concorde Pictures in March followed by a video release in September, Spm II is essentially an updated Beach Blanket Bingo movie dipped in A Nightmare on Elm Street and rolled around in sprinkles of Saved by the Bell. You know same old, same old.

Remember little Courtney from the original film?...

The cultural impact of satanic megahit Rosemary’s Baby (1968) was substantial and immediate. All of a sudden supernatural horror was in vogue, whether directly mentioning the Big S or delving into covens and cults. Somehow if money was to be made, Lucifer would be there with his asbestos lined suitcase ready to take donations from one and all. Which brings us to the small screen’s Crowhaven Farm (1970), an ABC Movie of the Week that terrified TV audiences with the knowledge that not all evil has to be metropolitan.

Originally airing on Tuesday, November 24th, Crowhaven Farm’s closest competition was CBS’s Hee Haw, but even those yokels couldn’t beat ABC’s juggernaut, which always won its time slot. And while it may not be a match for Rosemary’s devilish wit and urbane horror (not much is), Crowhaven Farm still offers plenty of spooky, countrified atmosphere.

Let...

Shanks (1974) Direction: William Castle Cast: Marcel Marceau, Tsilla Chelton, Philippe Clay, Cindy Eilbacher, Larry Bishop, Don Calfa Screenplay: Ranald Graham Oscar Movies Schlock-master William Castle's Shanks, a little-known curiosity piece, is the story (written by Ranald Graham) of Malcolm Shanks, a deaf-mute puppeteer who leaves his abusive family to go to work for the creator of a device that brings the dead back to life. Shortly after sharing his secrets with the puppeteer, the scientist dies. Since pantomimist Marcel Marceau stars as both the deaf-mute and the scientist, Shanks offers precious little dialogue. In fact, long stretches of the film have no speech at all. And with title cards to connect the scenes, Shanks plays almost like a silent movie. It's really too bad it wasn't filmed in black and white. In this dream-like fantasy, Shanks continues the resuscitation process on the scientist himself. But instead of a complete resurrection,...