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March 22, 2026

Sam Hain

This Day In Halloween

March 22, 2026 0 130

Resident Evil video game is released for PlayStation in the U.S. in 1996. The first survival horror game features zombies...

‘Pageant’ Brings Monsters to Laguna Beach

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Events & Attractions

October 31, 2023 0 2757

Every five years, Pageant of the Masters replaces the summer paintbrushes with fall monster makeup for the Halloween season.  The...

A History of Scary Farm

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Events & Attractions

October 25, 2023 0 2335

When John Castro began working as a Knott’s Scary Farm monster in 1988, he had just turned 21 and he’d...

Halloween Horror Nights Back with a Vengeance

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Events & Attractions

September 16, 2021 0 2695

Universal Studios Hollywood Halloween Horror Nights returned from last year’s hiatus on Sept. 9 with all the enthusiasm you’d expect...

June 19, 2021

Sam Hain

This Day In Halloween

June 19, 2021 0 1911

A wolf is shot in France that is often considered the last event associated with the so-called “Beast of Gevaudan”...

May 27, 2020

Sam Hain

This Day In Halloween

May 26, 2020 0 3097

Haxan, also known as Witchcraft Through the Ages opens across the U.S. in 1922. The Swedish-Danish silent documentary/horror film about...

May 22, 2020

Sam Hain

This Day In Halloween

May 21, 2020 0 2081

Dracula opens across the U.K. in 1958. The first in Hammer’s Dracula series was renamed The Horror of Dracula in...

Bill Moseley’s Ode to Otis

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Halloween Every Night

December 31, 2019 0 9457

Every monster has his own sense of personal style — personality quirks, if you will.  Michael Myers is the strong,...

Rizo Scarehouse 2019 Video and Photos

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Events & Attractions

October 31, 2019 0 2747

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The Scream Zone 2019 Video and Photos

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Events & Attractions

October 29, 2019 0 3316