Willis O’Brien

Willis O’Brien

March 2, 2026

This Day In Halloween

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Willis H. O’Brien is born in Oakland in 1886. The Oscar-winning special effects pioneer and father of stop-motion animation in...

Nat’l Horror Movie Day 2023: Nine Must-See Classics

Halloween Every Night

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Add a new holiday to your calendar this year. Then sit back and enjoy because a couch and a TV...

Oct. 11, 2023

This Day In Halloween

October 11, 2023 0 1621

The Black Scorpion opens across the U.S. in 1957. The giant-bug-eats-Mexico-City movie features stop motion animation by Willis O’Brien and...