Actress Cassandra Peterson — A.K.A. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark — is celebrating a big September. Marking her 70th birthday...
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The Masque of The Red Death premieres in London and Los Angeles in 1964. Directed by Roger Corman — the seventh of his eight Poe-based films — co-written by Charles Beaumont, and starring Vincent Price, the film doesn’t do as...
You’re in a dark room, alone. The phone rings. You answer: “How can I help you?” It’s a boy. He’s...
Edward Scissorhands opens across the the U.S. in 1990. Based on sketches from director Tim Burton’s youth, and originally intended...
The “Thriller” video premieres in Los Angeles in 1983. The classic 14-minute video spoofs 1950s horror movies. Directed by John Landis, the video is the seventh single from Michael Jackson’s Thriller album. It would premiere nationally on MTV two and...
Millicent Patrick is born in El Paso, Texas in 1915. The pioneering artist, makeup artist and special effects designer is...
A pandemic nearly killed what would have been the 15th year of “Night of the Living Dead” returning to Fullerton’s...
Need to escape? You don’t have to be Harry Houdini to celebrate Escapology Day. Though magicians and daredevils known as escapologists have long practiced the craft and thrill of escaping, the practice can actually be traced back a few centuries....
The Brain That Wouldn’t Die opens across the U.S. in 1962. Also known as The Head That Wouldn’t Die, the...