This Week in Horror: October 4 - 10

October 4
2002 – Red Dragon released theatrically
2004 – Zombie Honeymoon released theatrically
2005 – Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow released on the Nintendo DS in the United States

October 5
1919 – Donald Pleasence (actor in many horror films) born (d. 1995)
1952 – Clive Barker (author, director, and artist) born
1962 – Tod Browning (director of Dracula and Freaks) dies (b. 1880)
1999 – Angel premieres on television
2001 – Joy Ride released theatrically
2005 – Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis and Return of the Living Dead: Rave From the Grave premier on television

October 6
2006 – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning released theatrically

October 7
1849 – Edgar Allan Poe dies (b. 1809)
1994 – Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation released theatrically

October 8
2001 – Castlevania Chronicles released on the PlayStation in North America

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October 10




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

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Friday Night Frights Bonus Saturday Night After Halloween Movie: The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

Welcome to tonight's episode of Friday Night Frights. Yes, it is Saturday, but the Halloween spirit(s) lingers.

Tonight's episode, The Midnight Meat Train, is a FEARnet Special Presentation. From Clive Barker comes the story of a man struggling to make it as a photographer. Today's assignment: Follow that guy into the NYC Subway. And by the way, he is a serial killer. Starring Bradley Cooper, Brooke Shields, Leslie Bibb, and Vinnie Jones.



(Click here to watch The Midnight Meat Train on FEARnet.com)

Midnight Meat Train

Thanks to FEARnet, Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train is now showing on their Video On Demand, and will be premiering online on their site on October 30.

The film (which stars Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb, and Roger Bart) follows a photographer as he develops a strange obsession with stalking a brutal killer, through the New York Subway System where he hacks up his victims one by one.

Here's the trailer.

Here's a link to a sneak preview of the first three minutes of the movie, with an introduction by Clive Barker.