John Landis is born in Chicago in 1950. The writer/director started out as mailboy, assistant director and stuntman before graduating...
Bigger Than Life premieres in New York City in 1956. The Nicholas Ray thriller stars James Mason as a man...
The Omega Man opens across the U.S. in 1971. The sci-fi/horror movie stars Charlton Heston and is the second major...
Japanese kaiju film War of the Gargantuas opens in Japan in 1966. Technically, a sequel to the 1965 Japanese-American co-production...
Willard opens across the U.S. in 1971. The film, starring Bruce Davidson, is the first to utilize rats — certainly...
The Tingler opens in 1959. The gimmicky William Castle horror classic stars Vincent Price. Castle’s gimmick for the film is...
Dick Sprang is born in Fremont, Ohio in 1915. The comic book artist and explorer was largely responsible for giving...
The Amityville Horror opens across the U.S. in 1979. Based on the controversial claims of the Lutz family, the film...
Director Stanley Kubrick is born in New York City in 1928. The iconic and heavily influential filmmaker is known for...
Director Al Adamson is born in Hollywood, Calif. in 1929. Known for making fun but trashy, low-budget drive-in movies in...