This Week in Horror: June 7 - 13

June 7
1997 – Perversions of Science premieres on television
2005 – Hellraiser: Deader released on DVD

June 8
2001 – Castlevania: Circle of the Moon released on the Game Boy Advance in North America
2007 – Hostel: Part II released theatrically

June 9
1978 – Damien: Omen II released theatrically

June 10
1988 – Poltergeist III released theatrically
1989 – Tales from the Crypt premieres on television
2001 – Castlevania: Circle of the Moon released on the Game Boy Advance in Europe

June 11
1905 – Richard A. Loeb (inspiration for the films Rope and Kiss the Girls) born (d. 1936)
1924 – Franz Kafka buried in Prague-Žižkov

June 12
1968 – Rosemary's Baby released theatrically
1987 – Predator released theatrically

June 13
1946 – Fictional mass murderer Jason Voorhees born
1951 – Stellan Skarsgård (actor in Exorcist: The Beginning and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist) born




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

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Happy Birthday Linda Blair!

American actress Linda Blair was born on this date in 1959. She is most famous for her role as the possessed child, Regan, in the 1973 film The Exorcist.

Here's the famous spiderwalk scene that was cut from the theatrical release. It's available on The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen.



She was a real head-turner:

HWA's Horror Reading List

The Horror Writers Association was formed, in part, to foster a greater appreciation of dark fiction among members of the general public.

In 1996 they compiled a recommended reading list. Bear in mind that since the books that appear here were picked using a survey of HWA's general membership in 1996, many excellent books published more recently do not appear here, and some of those that do are now out of print.

Note: This list is arranged alphabetically by author's last name. No ranking is implied.

• Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood
• The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
• Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
• Lost Souls by Poppy Z. Brite
• The Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell
• The Between by Tananarive Due
• Darklands by Dennis Etchison
• Raven by Charles L Grant
• Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder
• The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
• The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
• Turn of the Screw by Henry James
• The Ghost Stories of M.R. James
• Dr. Adder by K.W. Jeter
• The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka
• Pet Semetary by Stephen King
• The Shining by Stephen King
• The Stand by Stephen King
• Skin by Kathe Koja
• Dark Dance by Tanith Lee
• Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber
• Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
• Songs of a Dead Dreamer by Thomas Ligotti
• Lovers Living, Lovers Dead by Richard Lortz
• The Dunwich Horror and Others by H.P. Lovecraft
• At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft
• The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen
• Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
• Sineater by Elizabeth Massie
• I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
• Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• Book of the Dead edited by John Skipp and Craig Spector
• Ghoul by Michael Slade
• Vampire Junction by S.P. Somtow
• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Dracula by Bram Stoker
• Some of Your Blood by Theodore Sturgeon
• Phantom by Thomas Tessier
• Sacrifice by Andrew Vachss

This Week in Horror: December 21 - 27

December 21
1921 – Maila Nurmi (aka Vampira) born
1966 – Kiefer Sutherland (actor in The Lost Boys and Flatliners) born

December 22
1917 – Freddie Francis (director and cinematographer of many horror films) born
1932 – The Mummy released theatrically
1933 – The Son of Kong released theatrically
1944 – The Mummy's Curse released theatrically
1989 – Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan

December 23
1971 – Corey Haim (actor in Silver Bullet and The Lost Boys) born

December 24
1966 – Diedrich Bader (actor in Dead & Breakfast) born

December 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS!
1946 – The Beast with Five Fingers released theatrically
1961 – The Innocents released theatrically in France
1997 – An American Werewolf in Paris released theatrically
1998 – The Faculty released theatrically
1999 – Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness released on the Nintendo 64 in Japan
2005 – Wolf Creek released theatrically

December 26
1973 – The Exorcist released theatrically

December 27
1940 – The Invisible Woman released theatrically



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

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The Exorcist (Unreleased Theatrical Trailer)