The body of Mary Ann Nichols is found mutilated in Buck’s Row, in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888,...
Author Mary Shelley is born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in London in 1797. Though she wrote several novels during her career,...
William Friedkin is born in Chicago in 1935. The Oscar-winning director’s long career includes The Exorcist, The Guardian, Bug and the documentary The Devil and Father Amorth. He also directed episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Twilight Zone, and Tales...
Leigh Purtill is no stranger to the dynamics of ballet and movement. Her experience in film, and teaching and choreographing...
The Haunted Palace premieres in Cincinnati in 1963. Though billed as an Edgar Allan Poe story, the Roger Corman film...
Johnny Eck is born in Baltimore in 1911. The sideshow performer — born without his lower torso — and actor appeared as “The Half Boy” in Tod Browning’s 1932 film Freaks. He was also a musician, painter, woodworker, photographer, magician,...
War of the Worlds opens across the U.S. in 1953. The sci-fi horror classic directed by Byron Haskin, updates H.G....
Tim Burton is born in Burbank in 1958. The filmmaker, animator and illustrator has built a steady career on making...
Victor Halperin is born in Chicago in 1895. The director of low-budget horror films of the 1930s, notably White Zombie and Revolt of the Zombies, as well as Supernatural, Torture Ship, and Buried Alive. He later denounced the films. He...
Vera Miles is born in Boise City, Okla. in 1929. The actress’ career spanned five decades and multiple genres, and...