Frankenstein’s monster

Feb. 10, 2026

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This Day In Halloween

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Lon Chaney Jr. is born in Oklahoma City in 1906. The son of the silent film star began his film...

Aug. 16, 2024

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This Day In Halloween

August 16, 2024 0 828

Glenn Strange is born in 1899. The 6-foot-4-inch Strange appeared almost entirely in westerns during his long career, yet famously...

Two Actors Find Love Amid The Horror

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Halloween Every Night

February 14, 2024 0 1643

Hailey and Jaycob Hunter’s love story began comically at a karaoke bar. But there was no “meet cute.” No singing...

Nov. 23, 2023

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This Day In Halloween

November 22, 2023 0 1238

Boris Karloff is born William Henry Pratt in London, England in 1887. The horror icon’s career is long and diverse,...

Aug. 16, 2023

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This Day In Halloween

August 15, 2023 0 1058

Glenn Strange is born in Weed, New Mexico in 1899. The 6-foot-4-inch Strange appeared almost entirely in westerns during his...

March 8, 2023

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This Day In Halloween

March 7, 2023 0 1276

Mad Monster Party premieres in New York in 1967. The Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated musical comedy is a cult classic featuring...

Ricou Browning: ‘Creature From The Black Lagoon’ Star (1930-2023)

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Halloween Every Night

February 28, 2023 0 1204

Ricou Browning, the amphibious stuntman and actor who starred as the Gill-man in Universal’s Creature from the Black Lagoon movies,...

Dec. 7, 2022

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This Day In Halloween

December 6, 2022 0 1313

House of Dracula opens across the U.S. in 1945. The second in Universal’s “monster rally” horror movies of the late...

‘Monstrosity!’ Measures Man Versus Monsters

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Events & Attractions

August 18, 2022 0 1984

The new live theater production of “Monstrosity!” toys with the question of which is worse, humanity or the fictional monsters...