This Week in Horror: August 23 - 29

August 23
1974 – Ray Park (stunt double in Sleepy Hollow) born

August 24
1960 – Takashi Miike (director of many horror films) born
1990 – Darkman released theatrically
2001 – Ghosts of Mars released theatrically

August 25
1979 – Zombi 2 released theatrically
2005 – Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow released on the Nintendo DS in Japan

August 26
2005 – Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 released for the PlayStation 2 in Europe

August 27
1992 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe

August 28
1987 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Famicom Disk System in Japan

August 29
1915 – Ingrid Bergman (actress in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)) born (d. August 29, 1982)
1935 – William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist, Rampage, The Guardian and Bug) born
1939 – Joel Schumacher (director of The Lost Boys) born




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This Week in Horror: August 16 - 22

August 16
1956 – Bela Lugosi dies (b. 1889)

August 17
1943 – Robert De Niro (actor in Cape Fear (1991)) born
1969 – Donnie Wahlberg (actor in The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Saw II) born

August 18
1933 – Roman Polanski (director of The Fearless Vampire Killers, Rosemary's Baby, and The Ninth Gate) born
1969 – Edward Norton (actor in Red Dragon) born

August 19
1988 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master released theatrically
2005 – Dead & Breakfast released theatrically

August 20
1890 – H. P. Lovecraft born (d. 1937)

August 21
1943 – The Seventh Victim released theatrically
1981 – An American Werewolf in London released theatrically
1998 – Blade released theatrically

August 22
1986 – Night of the Creeps released theatrically
1997 – Mimic released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: August 9 - 15

August 9
2005 – Matthew McGrory (actor in several horror films) dies (b. 1973)

August 10
2005 – Chaos (2005) released theatrically

August 11
1947 – Stuart Gordon (director of Re-Animator and Dagon) born
1980 – City of the Living Dead released theatrically
1989 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child released theatrically
1999 – System Shock 2 released on PC

August 12
1941 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) released theatrically
1991 – Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge released on the Game Boy in Japan

August 13
1899 – Alfred Hitchcock born (d. 1980)
1953 – The War of the Worlds (1953) released theatrically
1982 – Friday the 13th Part 3 released theatrically
1993 – Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday released theatrically
2004 – Alien vs. Predator released theatrically

August 14
1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show released theatrically

August 15
1986 – The Fly (1986) released theatrically
1986 – Manhunter released theatrically
1997 – Event Horizon released theatrically
2003 – Freddy vs. Jason released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: August 2 - 8

August 2
1939 – Wes Craven (director of many horror films) born
1999 – The Sixth Sense released theatrically
2001 – The Others released theatrically
2002 – Signs released theatrically

August 3
1978 – Piranha released theatrically

August 4
1932 – White Zombie released theatrically
1964 – Elizabeth Kostova (author of The Historian) born

August 5
1998 – Halloween H20: 20 Years Later released theatrically

August 6
1970 – M. Night Shyamalan (director of many horror and suspense films) born
2003 – Silent Hill 3 released on the PlayStation and PC in North America

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This Week in Horror: July 26 - August 1

July 26
1976 – Night of the Seagulls released theatrically

July 27
1979 – The Amityville Horror (1979) released theatrically

July 28
1989 – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan released theatrically
1999 – Deep Blue Sea released theatrically

July 29
1987 – Zombi 3 released theatrically
2000 – Cherry Falls released theatrically

July 30
1999 – The Blair Witch Project released theatrically

July 31
1914 – Mario Bava (director of many horror films) born (d. 1980)
1942 – Invisible Agent released theatrically
1951 – Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man released theatrically
1987 – The Lost Boys released theatrically
1992 – the film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer released theatrically

August 1
1883 – Lon Chaney, Sr. born (d. 1930)
1971 – The Omega Man released theatrically
1986 – Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives released theatrically
1996 – Resident Evil released on the PlayStation in Europe
1999 – Silent Hill released on the PlayStation in Europe




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That's one small step for (a) man...

... one giant leap for mankind. As I'm sure everyone knows, 40 years ago today man landed on the moon.



Here's a great site for the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11:
We Choose the Moon
It's DEFINITELY recommended!


The First Men in the Moon (1901) is one of the most dazzling of H.G. Wells's "scientific romances," and the last of the series which began with The Time Machine. Leaving their humdrum lives in Kent, Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cavor invade the moon and are captured by the ant-like Selenites. They are forced to confront their own littleness when viewed in a cosmic perspective, and the result is a highly entertaining satire on imperialism in particular and human frailty in general.

Here's the trailer for the movie:

This Week in Horror: July 19 - 25

July 19
1961 – Hideo Nakata (director of Ringu, Ringu 2, and Dark Water) born
1996 – Tales from the Crypt ends its run on television
1996 – The Frighteners released theatrically
2001 – The Breed released theatrically

July 20
1968 – The Devil Rides Out released theatrically
1979 – Dracula (1979) released theatrically
1995 – Castlevania: Dracula X released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America
1999 – The Haunting (1999) released theatrically
2001 – Jeepers Creepers released theatrically

July 21
1995 – Castlevania: Dracula X released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan

July 22
1889 – James Whale (director of many horror films) born (d. 1957)
1977 – The Hills Have Eyes released theatrically
1977 – Orca released theatrically
1983 – Jaws 3-D released theatrically
2005 – The Devil's Rejects released theatrically

July 23
1993 – Castlevania Chronicles released on the X68000 in Japan

July 24
1942 – Chris Sarandon (actor in Fright Night and Bordello of Blood) born

July 25
1965 – Illeana Douglas (actress in Cape Fear (1991) and Stir of Echoes) born
1973 – Michael C. Williams (actor in The Blair Witch Project) born




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