Dan O’Bannon is born in St. Louis in 1946. The screenwriter and director wrote the screenplay for Alien, Lifeforce, and the Invaders from Mars remake, wrote and directed the horror comedy Return of the Living Dead, co-created the animated film Heavy Metal. #halloweeneverynight
September 30, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Dan O’Bannon is born in St. Louis in 1946. The screenwriter and director wrote the screenplay for Alien, Lifeforce, and the Invaders from Mars remake, wrote and directed the horror comedy Return of the Living Dead, co-created the animated film Heavy Metal. #halloweeneverynight
Burnt Offerings premieres in New York in 1976. The evil house movie, based on the novel, starred Bette Davis, Oliver Reed, Karen Black and Burgess Meredith. It was the first film shot at The Dunsmuir House in Oakland, California. #halloweeneverynight #burntofferings #BetteDavis #OliverReed
September 29, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Burnt Offerings premieres in New York in 1976. The evil house movie, based on the novel, starred Bette Davis, Oliver Reed, Karen Black and Burgess Meredith. It was the first film shot at The Dunsmuir House in Oakland, California. #halloweeneverynight #burntofferings #BetteDavis #OliverReed
Ed Wood opens in limited release in the U.S. in 1994. The Tim Burton dark comedy biopic of the man often considered to be the world’s worst filmmaker centers mostly on the making of his film Plan 9 From Outer Space. #halloweeneverynight #EdWoods #plan9fromouterspace #martinlandu #belalugosi
September 28, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Ed Wood opens in limited release in the U.S. in 1994. The Tim Burton dark comedy biopic of the man often considered to be the world’s worst filmmaker centers mostly on the making of his film Plan 9 From Outer Space. #halloweeneverynight #EdWoods #plan9fromouterspace #martinlandu #belalugosi
Linda Hamilton is born in Salisbury, Maryland in 1956. The actress’ career features theater and voice over work, as well as TV work including Beauty and the Beast and Stranger Things and most famously film work in The Terminator franchise and Children of the Corn. #halloweeneverynight #LindaHamilton
September 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Linda Hamilton is born in Salisbury, Maryland in 1956. The actress’ career features theater and voice over work, as well as TV work including Beauty and the Beast and Stranger Things and most famously film work in The Terminator franchise and Children of the Corn. #halloweeneverynight #LindaHamilton
Movie Macabre premieres on KHJ-TV, channel 9 in Los Angeles in 1981. Hosted by the character “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,” the show typically runs B-movie horror films with Elvira hosting the show and poking fun at the movie throughout the Saturday night broadcast. #halloweeneverynight
September 26, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Movie Macabre premieres on KHJ-TV, channel 9 in Los Angeles in 1981. Hosted by the character “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark,” the show typically runs B-movie horror films with Elvira hosting the show and poking fun at the movie throughout the Saturday night broadcast. #halloweeneverynight
Hammer’s The Mummy opens in the U.K. in 1959. The iconic British film company’s version of the monster movie borrows heavily from Universal’s Mummy sequels The Mummy’s Hand, The Mummy’s Tomb and The Mummy’s Ghost, while following very little of the original Mummy plot. #halloweeneverynight #TheMummy
September 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Hammer’s The Mummy opens in the U.K. in 1959. The iconic British film company’s version of the monster movie borrows heavily from Universal’s Mummy sequels The Mummy’s Hand, The Mummy’s Tomb and The Mummy’s Ghost, while following very little of the original Mummy plot. #halloweeneverynight #TheMummy
Midnight Mass premieres on Netflix in 2021. Mike Flanagan’s gothic horror mini-series starring Kate Seigel, Hamish Linklater and Henry Thomas uses the vampire genre to create a meditation about religion, faith and addiction. #halloweeneverynight#MikeFlanagan#kateseigel #hamishlinklater #HenryThomas
September 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Midnight Mass premieres on Netflix in 2021. Mike Flanagan’s gothic horror mini-series starring Kate Seigel, Hamish Linklater and Henry Thomas uses the vampire genre to create a meditation about religion, faith and addiction. #halloweeneverynight#MikeFlanagan#kateseigel #hamishlinklater #HenryThomas
The Black Death Briefing or the “Terribilis”— autumn 1348 (Sept. 23?) [Edward III tells the Archbishop of Canterbury to instruct the people that plague was coming. #halloweeneverynight #blackplague #plaguedoctor #TheBlackDeath #historical
September 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The Black Death Briefing or the “Terribilis”— autumn 1348 (Sept. 23?) [Edward III tells the Archbishop of Canterbury to instruct the people that plague was coming. #halloweeneverynight #blackplague #plaguedoctor #TheBlackDeath #historical
Seven opens across the U.S. in 1995. David Fincher’s groundbreaking and bleak crime thriller stars Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey and follows two detectives trying to stop a series of murders based on the seven deadly sins. #halloweeneverynight #BradPitt #morganfreeman #DavidFincher
September 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Seven opens across the U.S. in 1995. David Fincher’s groundbreaking and bleak crime thriller stars Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Kevin Spacey and follows two detectives trying to stop a series of murders based on the seven deadly sins. #halloweeneverynight #BradPitt #morganfreeman #DavidFincher
H. G. Wells is born in Bromley, Kent, England in 1866. The prolific writer, futurist and social critic is one of the founding fathers of science fiction. #halloweeneverynight #hgwells #waroftheworlds #islandofdrmoreau #thetimemachine #TheInvisibleMan #theshapeofthingstocome
September 21, 2026 at 7:00 AM
H. G. Wells is born in Bromley, Kent, England in 1866. The prolific writer, futurist and social critic is one of the founding fathers of science fiction. #halloweeneverynight #hgwells #waroftheworlds #islandofdrmoreau #thetimemachine #TheInvisibleMan #theshapeofthingstocome
Angel on My Shoulder opens across the U.S. in 1946. The supernatural drama about deal between a dead man and the devil stars Paul Muni, Claude Rains and Anne Baxter. The film is a success and is remade as a TV movie in 1980. #halloweeneverynight #PaulMuni #ClaudeRains #AnneBaxter #supernatural
September 20, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Angel on My Shoulder opens across the U.S. in 1946. The supernatural drama about deal between a dead man and the devil stars Paul Muni, Claude Rains and Anne Baxter. The film is a success and is remade as a TV movie in 1980. #halloweeneverynight #PaulMuni #ClaudeRains #AnneBaxter #supernatural
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes opens across the U.S. in 1963. The Roger Corman movie stars Ray Milland. American International Pictures released it as a double feature with Francis Ford Coppola’s Dementia 13. #halloweeneverynight #RogerCorman #raymilland #francisfordcoppola #donrickles
September 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes opens across the U.S. in 1963. The Roger Corman movie stars Ray Milland. American International Pictures released it as a double feature with Francis Ford Coppola’s Dementia 13. #halloweeneverynight #RogerCorman #raymilland #francisfordcoppola #donrickles
The Haunting premieres in New York City in 1963. The creepy and atmospheric haunted-house thriller directed by Robert Wise, and starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom and Russ Tamblyn, is a moderate success at the time, but has since come to be regarded as a horror classic. #halloweeneverynight
September 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The Haunting premieres in New York City in 1963. The creepy and atmospheric haunted-house thriller directed by Robert Wise, and starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom and Russ Tamblyn, is a moderate success at the time, but has since come to be regarded as a horror classic. #halloweeneverynight
Cassandra Peterson, also known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is born in Manhattan, Kansas in 1951. After being a Las Vegas showgirl, model, and brief Elvis Presley girlfriend, Peterson becomes Elvira in 1981 on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles. #halloweeneverynight#cassandrapeterson #elviramistressofthedark
September 17, 2026 at 7:05 AM
Cassandra Peterson, also known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark is born in Manhattan, Kansas in 1951. After being a Las Vegas showgirl, model, and brief Elvis Presley girlfriend, Peterson becomes Elvira in 1981 on KHJ-TV in Los Angeles. #halloweeneverynight#cassandrapeterson #elviramistressofthedark
The Zombie Survival Guide is published in 2003. Max Brooks’ first book is part sly zombie satire, part disaster preparedness manual. It delights some critics and confounds others, and sells well. #halloweeneverynight #zombies #maxbrooks #zombiesurvivalguide #worldwarz
September 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The Zombie Survival Guide is published in 2003. Max Brooks’ first book is part sly zombie satire, part disaster preparedness manual. It delights some critics and confounds others, and sells well. #halloweeneverynight #zombies #maxbrooks #zombiesurvivalguide #worldwarz
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters is published in 2009. The mashup novel by Ben H. Winters combines Jane Austin’s original narrative with sea monster tropes and is a conceptual follow up to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, released five months earlier by Seth Grahame-Smith. #halloweeneverynight
September 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters is published in 2009. The mashup novel by Ben H. Winters combines Jane Austin’s original narrative with sea monster tropes and is a conceptual follow up to Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, released five months earlier by Seth Grahame-Smith. #halloweeneverynight
Sam Neill — is born in Omagh, Northern Ireland in 1947. The actor’s long career includes multiple genres in TV and film, but features notable work in Omen III, Possession, In the Mouth of Madness, Event Horizon, Snow White: A Tale of Terror #halloweeneverynight #SamNeill #jurrasicpark #eventhorizon
September 14, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Sam Neill — is born in Omagh, Northern Ireland in 1947. The actor’s long career includes multiple genres in TV and film, but features notable work in Omen III, Possession, In the Mouth of Madness, Event Horizon, Snow White: A Tale of Terror #halloweeneverynight #SamNeill #jurrasicpark #eventhorizon
Scooby Doo, Where Are You? premieres on CBS in 1969. The iconic Hanna-Barbera animated mystery comedy used variations of the same plot each episode and ran for two seasons. It was followed by multiple series and films. #halloweeneverynight #scoobydoo #hannabarbera #cbs #donmessick
September 13, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Scooby Doo, Where Are You? premieres on CBS in 1969. The iconic Hanna-Barbera animated mystery comedy used variations of the same plot each episode and ran for two seasons. It was followed by multiple series and films. #halloweeneverynight #scoobydoo #hannabarbera #cbs #donmessick
The Bad Seed opens across the U.S. in 1956. Based on Maxwell Anderson’s play and William March’s novel, Warner Brothers very bad kid movie cleverly avoided being shut down by Hollywood’s then-Production Code by a seeming act of God in the screenplay. #halloweeneverynight #pattymccormack
September 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
The Bad Seed opens across the U.S. in 1956. Based on Maxwell Anderson’s play and William March’s novel, Warner Brothers very bad kid movie cleverly avoided being shut down by Hollywood’s then-Production Code by a seeming act of God in the screenplay. #halloweeneverynight #pattymccormack
Kiss of the Vampire opens across the U.S. in 1963. Hammer Films’ intended third Dracula film ultimately is an entertaining, but formula vampire film with no mention of the character, and is a success. #halloweeneverynight #vampires #jenniferdaniel #cliffordevans #noelwillman #edwarddesouza
September 11, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Kiss of the Vampire opens across the U.S. in 1963. Hammer Films’ intended third Dracula film ultimately is an entertaining, but formula vampire film with no mention of the character, and is a success. #halloweeneverynight #vampires #jenniferdaniel #cliffordevans #noelwillman #edwarddesouza
Spook Busters opens across the U.S. in 1946. The fourth film in the Bowery Boys 12-year, 48-film slapstick comedy series is the first to feature horror and mystery movie elements, including a mad scientist and spooky old house. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
August 24, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Spook Busters opens across the U.S. in 1946. The fourth film in the Bowery Boys 12-year, 48-film slapstick comedy series is the first to feature horror and mystery movie elements, including a mad scientist and spooky old house. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
Vera Miles is born in Boise City, Okla. in 1929. The actress’ career spanned five decades and multiple genres, and is notable for her supporting role in Psycho and Psycho II. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
August 23, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Vera Miles is born in Boise City, Okla. in 1929. The actress’ career spanned five decades and multiple genres, and is notable for her supporting role in Psycho and Psycho II. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
Night of the Creeps opens in limited release in the U.S. in 1986. The cult horror comedy, intended as an homage to zombie, slasher and alien invasion B movies, is not a box office success, but eventually finds its following on home video. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
August 22, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Night of the Creeps opens in limited release in the U.S. in 1986. The cult horror comedy, intended as an homage to zombie, slasher and alien invasion B movies, is not a box office success, but eventually finds its following on home video. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
An American Werewolf in London opens across the U.S. in 1981. The horror comedy directed by John Landis was the most successful of three werewolf movies made that year, winning the Oscar for Best Makeup. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
August 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM
An American Werewolf in London opens across the U.S. in 1981. The horror comedy directed by John Landis was the most successful of three werewolf movies made that year, winning the Oscar for Best Makeup. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight