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
Archie Comics Publications launches Archie Horror in 2015. Based on the success of Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the imprint allows the 76-year-old company to explore dark, adult subject matter using its classic characters.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
March 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Archie Comics Publications launches Archie Horror in 2015. Based on the success of Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, the imprint allows the 76-year-old company to explore dark, adult subject matter using its classic characters.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
Director Al Adamson is born in Hollywood, Calif. in 1929. Known for making fun but trashy, low-budget drive-in movies in the 1960s and 1970s including Blood of Dracula’s Castle, Horror of the Blood Monsters and Dracula vs. Frankenstein.#Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
July 25, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Director Al Adamson is born in Hollywood, Calif. in 1929. Known for making fun but trashy, low-budget drive-in movies in the 1960s and 1970s including Blood of Dracula’s Castle, Horror of the Blood Monsters and Dracula vs. Frankenstein.#Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
Lewis Carroll — Alice Liddell and her two sisters the first version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland while paddling a boat down the Thames in Carroll would later handwrite and draw the first version of the book for Alice in 1864.
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July 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Lewis Carroll — Alice Liddell and her two sisters the first version of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland while paddling a boat down the Thames in Carroll would later handwrite and draw the first version of the book for Alice in 1864.
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#Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
The Devil Rides Out opens in the U.K. in 1968. Written by Richard Matheson and directed by Terence Fisher, the film features Christopher Lee in a rare good-guy role in a Hammer film, where he battles devil worshippers on Salisbury Plain. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
July 20, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Devil Rides Out opens in the U.K. in 1968. Written by Richard Matheson and directed by Terence Fisher, the film features Christopher Lee in a rare good-guy role in a Hammer film, where he battles devil worshippers on Salisbury Plain. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
Actor Harry Dean Stanton is born in Irvine, Kentucky in 1926. The character actor’s 60-year career began after his service in World War II and included television and movies like Christine.
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#Thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
July 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Actor Harry Dean Stanton is born in Irvine, Kentucky in 1926. The character actor’s 60-year career began after his service in World War II and included television and movies like Christine.
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#Thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
Cloverfield opens across the U.S. in 2008. The movie, directed by Matt Reeves, brought giant monsters back to American movies while pushing the found-footage horror movie to a bigger scale. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #cloverfield
January 19, 2026 at 5:54 AM
Cloverfield opens across the U.S. in 2008. The movie, directed by Matt Reeves, brought giant monsters back to American movies while pushing the found-footage horror movie to a bigger scale. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #cloverfield
“The Haunted House” opens across the U.S. in 1929. The black and white short is the first of five Disney Mickey Mouse cartoons in the 1920’s, 1930s and later in the 1990s with a horror theme. #thisdayinhalloween #mickeymouse #halloweeneverynight
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“The Haunted House” opens across the U.S. in 1929. The black and white short is the first of five Disney Mickey Mouse cartoons in the 1920’s, 1930s and later in the 1990s with a horror theme. #thisdayinhalloween #mickeymouse #halloweeneverynight
The Thing With Two Heads opens across the U.S. in 1972. The campy sci-fi horror chase movie intended as social commentary co-stars Ray Miland and football star Rosey Grier as the titular Thing. #thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
July 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM
The Thing With Two Heads opens across the U.S. in 1972. The campy sci-fi horror chase movie intended as social commentary co-stars Ray Miland and football star Rosey Grier as the titular Thing. #thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
The Andromeda Strain opens in the U.S. in 1971. Robert Wise’s Oscar-nominated sci-fi film, based on Michael Crichton’s bestselling novel, follows scientists probing a deadly alien virus and is notable for Douglas Trumbull’s pioneering special effects.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
March 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The Andromeda Strain opens in the U.S. in 1971. Robert Wise’s Oscar-nominated sci-fi film, based on Michael Crichton’s bestselling novel, follows scientists probing a deadly alien virus and is notable for Douglas Trumbull’s pioneering special effects.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
Norman Reedus is born in Hollywood, Florida in 1969. The actor and former model is known primarily as Daryl Dixon on the TV series The Walking Dead. and spin-off Daryl Dixon. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #normanreedus #twd
January 7, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Norman Reedus is born in Hollywood, Florida in 1969. The actor and former model is known primarily as Daryl Dixon on the TV series The Walking Dead. and spin-off Daryl Dixon. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #normanreedus #twd
Dean Koontz is born in Everett, Penn. in 1945. The best-selling author of more than 100 novels, including Demon Seed, and Phantoms, What The Night Knows, Midnight, The Bad Place, Cold Fire, Dragon Tears.
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July 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Dean Koontz is born in Everett, Penn. in 1945. The best-selling author of more than 100 novels, including Demon Seed, and Phantoms, What The Night Knows, Midnight, The Bad Place, Cold Fire, Dragon Tears.
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“The Mysterians” opens in Japan in 1957. Directed by kaiju master Ishiro Honda, the tokusatsu science fiction film features upgraded special effects and is a hit on its release and remains a fan favorite. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #themysterians1957 #tokusatsus #ishirohonda #kaiju
December 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
“The Mysterians” opens in Japan in 1957. Directed by kaiju master Ishiro Honda, the tokusatsu science fiction film features upgraded special effects and is a hit on its release and remains a fan favorite. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #themysterians1957 #tokusatsus #ishirohonda #kaiju
“Krampus” opens across the U.S. in 2015. The horror-comedy was the first big studio feature based on the Austro-Bavarian legend. It’s also one of the latest entries in a growing sub-genre of Christmas horror started in the 1970s. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #krampus
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“Krampus” opens across the U.S. in 2015. The horror-comedy was the first big studio feature based on the Austro-Bavarian legend. It’s also one of the latest entries in a growing sub-genre of Christmas horror started in the 1970s. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #krampus
What We Do in the Shadows premieres on FX in 2019. The Emmy-nominated TV spinoff of the 2014 movie is a horror comedy mockumentary featuring a group of vampires sharing a house on Staten Island in New York City.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
March 27, 2026 at 4:23 PM
What We Do in the Shadows premieres on FX in 2019. The Emmy-nominated TV spinoff of the 2014 movie is a horror comedy mockumentary featuring a group of vampires sharing a house on Staten Island in New York City.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
Hexennacht, a variation of Walpurgis Night, is held in Germany. While Walpurgis Night is a feast day of Saint Walpurga, Hexennacht means “Witches’ Night” and is believed to be when witches gather on the Brocken to celebrate spring.
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April 30, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Hexennacht, a variation of Walpurgis Night, is held in Germany. While Walpurgis Night is a feast day of Saint Walpurga, Hexennacht means “Witches’ Night” and is believed to be when witches gather on the Brocken to celebrate spring.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #hexennacht
Hans J. Salter is born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary in 1896. His long career as a composer includes six Oscar nominations and films like The Wolf Man, House of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man Returns. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #universalmonsters
January 14, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Hans J. Salter is born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary in 1896. His long career as a composer includes six Oscar nominations and films like The Wolf Man, House of Frankenstein and The Invisible Man Returns. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #universalmonsters
Julian Sands is born in Otley, Yorkshire, England in 1958. Sands starred in films like Warlock, Gothic, 1998’s Phantom of the Opera, and the TV show Dexter and mini-series Steven King’s Rose Red. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #juliansands
January 5, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Julian Sands is born in Otley, Yorkshire, England in 1958. Sands starred in films like Warlock, Gothic, 1998’s Phantom of the Opera, and the TV show Dexter and mini-series Steven King’s Rose Red. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #juliansands
Director Stanley Kubrick is born in New York City in 1928. The iconic and heavily influential filmmaker is known for a long list of classic movies, with the darkest including A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and his final film. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
July 26, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Director Stanley Kubrick is born in New York City in 1928. The iconic and heavily influential filmmaker is known for a long list of classic movies, with the darkest including A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and his final film. #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
Vic Mizzy is born in Brooklyn in 1916. The composer of dozens of hit songs and film and TV scores is typically remembered as the composer for the 1960s TV show The Addams Family and its famous theme. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #addamsfamily
January 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Vic Mizzy is born in Brooklyn in 1916. The composer of dozens of hit songs and film and TV scores is typically remembered as the composer for the 1960s TV show The Addams Family and its famous theme. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #addamsfamily
Children of the Stones is broadcast in 1977. The landmark folk horror mini-series for children about a small English village stuck in a time loop is noted for being considered by critics “the scariest program ever made for children.” #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #childrenofthestones
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Children of the Stones is broadcast in 1977. The landmark folk horror mini-series for children about a small English village stuck in a time loop is noted for being considered by critics “the scariest program ever made for children.” #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #childrenofthestones
H.P. Lovecraft is born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890. The highly-influential author of short stories and novellas including The Call of the Cthulu, At the Mountains of Madness, as well as poetry, scientific and philosophical pieces #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
August 20, 2026 at 11:24 AM
H.P. Lovecraft is born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1890. The highly-influential author of short stories and novellas including The Call of the Cthulu, At the Mountains of Madness, as well as poetry, scientific and philosophical pieces #Thisdayinhalloween #Halloweeneverynight
-The Devil-Doll opens across the U.S. in 1936. Tod Browning’s film based on the novel Burn, Witch, Burn!, offers a quirky, and early environmentally conscious horror story that flops on its release, but has come to be a cult film
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July 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
-The Devil-Doll opens across the U.S. in 1936. Tod Browning’s film based on the novel Burn, Witch, Burn!, offers a quirky, and early environmentally conscious horror story that flops on its release, but has come to be a cult film
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#Thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
I Walked With a Zombie premieres in Cleveland in 1943. The Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur film, partly a retelling of Jane Eyre with voodoo zombies, received mixed reviews and was a mild box office success but has grown in stature over time.
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April 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I Walked With a Zombie premieres in Cleveland in 1943. The Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur film, partly a retelling of Jane Eyre with voodoo zombies, received mixed reviews and was a mild box office success but has grown in stature over time.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #iwalkedwithazombie
Roger Corman is born in Detroit in 1926. The iconic B-movie producer/director has over 400 credits, including horror and action films such as Little Shop of Horrors, Death Race 2000, and films based on Edgar Allan Poe stories featuring Vincent Price.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight
April 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Roger Corman is born in Detroit in 1926. The iconic B-movie producer/director has over 400 credits, including horror and action films such as Little Shop of Horrors, Death Race 2000, and films based on Edgar Allan Poe stories featuring Vincent Price.
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#thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight