Jaws opens across the U.S. in 1975. Steven Spielberg’s first major film, based on author Peter Benchley’s bestselling book, becomes...
A wolf is shot in France that is often considered the last event associated with the so-called “Beast of Gevaudan”...
John Carl Buechler is born in Belleville, Illinois in 1952. The special effects makeup artist, actor, writer and director’s work...
Vlad III of Wallachia becomes Vlad the Impaler in 1462. After a surprise attack on an Ottoman Turk army fails...
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho premieres at the DeMille Theater, a former burlesque house, NYC in 1960. The horror classic was controversial...
The Hills Have Eyes premieres in Tucson, AZ in 1977. Wes Craven’s low budget cannibal film stars Dee Wallace and...
Cannibal Holocaust opens in limited release in the U.S. in 1985. Notorious and controversial Italian cannibal horror film and early...
Basil Rathbone is born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1892. The Oscar-nominated and Tony-winning Shakespearean trained stage actor made more...
The Witches of Eastwick opens across the U.S. in 1987. George Miller’s dark comedy based on John Updike’ novel features...
Society opens across the U.S. in 1992. The surreal and provocative body horror film is a success in Europe three...