Happy Birthday James Cameron… and Glenn Strange!
James Cameron’s career has been pretty amazing. There aren’t all too many filmmakers out there who can tell you they played an important role in three enormous film Read more [...]
Horror History
20 Years Ago to the Day, ‘Event Horizon’ Terrified; 31 Years Ago ‘The Fly’ Shocked and Repulsed
It’s absolutely insane to know that exactly 20 years ago to this day, probably really close to this time, even, I was sitting in a theater preparing to see a poorly Read more [...]
5 Years Ago Today ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ and ‘Friday the 13th Part VI’ Star Ron Palillo Died
Ron Palillo earned plenty of fame after working on hit series’ like Welcome Back, Kotter, Laverne & Shirley and Mork & Mindy, but he also popped up in a handful of Read more [...]
On This Day in Horror History: ‘The House by the Cemetery’ Spooked, ‘The Monster Squad’ Kept the Streets Safe and 2009 Gave Us ‘Grace’
August 14th hasn’t been a consistently amazing day for the horror genre, however, it has had its high points. One of those high points came in 1981 when Lucio Fulci turned Read more [...]
118 Years Ago Today Alfred Hitchcock Was Born
118 years ago on this day, August 13th, the great visionary, Alfred Hitchcock was born in Leytonstone, Essex, England. It didn’t take long for Hitchcock to pursue his goal Read more [...]
On This Day in Horror History: Jason Stalked in ‘Friday the 13th Part III’ and Titans Tangled in ‘AVP’
Just as yesterday was a historically important and very busy day, August 13th has also been a killer day for horror fanatics, and it’s been that way for a long time. Read more [...]
On This Day in Horror History: ‘Suspiria’ was Released 40 Years Ago
August 12th is a surprisingly important day for horror. History has given us some genuinely stellar films on this day, and that pattern began more than 70 years ago, and Read more [...]
Happy Birthday to ‘Re-Animator’ Director Stuart Gordon
Stuart Gordon is enjoying his 70th birthday today. Happy birthday, Mr. Gordon – watching your films over the decades has been a total and complete privilege! If the name Read more [...]
On This Day in Horror History: Legends Peter Cushing and Robin Williams Both Died
You want to talk about a depressing day? How about the day that one of horror’s greatest and most prolific talents died? Or how about the day that one of the greatest Read more [...]
On This Day in Horror History: 28 Years Ago ‘The Dream Child’ was Born
A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child premiered in theaters on this very day, August 11th, 28 years ago, in 1989. It’s hard to believe that much time has passed Read more [...]
RIP: 9 Years Ago the Smooth Isaac Hayes Died at 65 Years Old
Isaac Hayes may best be remembered for his silky smooth voice and naturally suave demeanor. Those are great qualities, but they don’t necessarily relate to this genre. But Read more [...]
On This Day in Horror History ‘Flatliners’ and ‘Session 9’ Terrified for the First Time
August 10th is a good day. It’s the wife’s birthday. This year it falls on a Thursday, which means traffic won’t be as bad as it could be. I’ll convince the lovely Read more [...]
John Carpenter’s ‘Escape from L.A.’ Turns 21 Today
John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. was no Escape from New York. In fact, there are a solid number of Carpenter fans who like to point to this film and declare it Read more [...]
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