This Week in Horror: June 21 - 27

June 21
1972 – Frenzy released theatrically
1985 – Lifeforce released theatrically

June 22
1958 – Bruce Campbell (actor in The Evil Dead and several other horror films) born

June 23
2001 – Elvira's Haunted Hills released theatrically

June 24
2002 – Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem released on Nintendo GameCube in the United States
2005 – Land of the Dead released theatrically

June 25
1976 – The Omen released theatrically
1982 – The Thing released theatrically

June 26
1904 – Peter Lorre (actor in several horror films) born (d. 1964)

June 27
1966 – Dark Shadows premieres on television
2001 – Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare released on PlayStation and Dreamcast




Source: wikipedia Portal:Horror/This day in horror archive

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This Week in Horror: February 15 - 21

February 15
1954 – Don Coscarelli (director of the Phantasm series of films) born
2003 – House of the Dead released theatrically

February 16


February 17
1959 – House on Haunted Hill (1959) released theatrically
2006 – Castlevania: Curse of Darkness released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in Europe

February 18
2000 – Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released for the PlayStation in Europe

February 19
1968 – Hour of the Wolf released theatrically
1970 – The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo) released theatrically in Italy
1993 – Army of Darkness released theatrically

February 20
1932 – Freaks released theatrically
2004 – Castlevania: Lament of Innocence released on the PlayStation 2 in Australia

February 21
1986 – The Hitcher released theatrically




Source: wikipedia Portal:Horror/This day in horror archive

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Bubba Ho-tep (2002)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE KING!

Today is the 74th birthday of Elvis Presley. To mark the ocasion, here's Bubba Ho-tep, directed by Don Coscarelli and starring Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis.

Based on the Bram Stoker Award nominee short story by cult author Joe R. Lansdale, Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis (Bruce Campbell) as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death", then missed his chance to switch back. Elvis teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow nursing home resident who thinks that he is actually President John F. Kennedy, and the two valiant old codgers sally forth to battle an evil Egyptian entity who has chosen their long-term care facility as his happy hunting grounds.

I strongly recommend watching the DVD with the commentary by Bruce Campbell in character as Elvis.

Here's the full movie, from a playlist: