This Week in Horror: June 28 - July 4

June 28
1967 – Gil Bellows (actor in Snow White: A Tale of Terror) born
2006 – Blade: The Series premieres on television.

June 29
2005 – War of the Worlds (2005) released theatrically

June 30
1959 – Vincent D'Onofrio (actor in The Cell and The Thirteenth Floor) born
1971 – Monica Potter (actress in Saw and Along Came a Spider) born

July 1
1942 – Karen Black (actress in many horror films) born

July 2
1997 James Stewart (actor in Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo) dies (b. 1908)

July 3
1985 – Day of the Dead released theatrically
2003 – Silent Hill 3 released on the PlayStation and PC in Japan

July 4
2001 – Scary Movie 2 released theatrically




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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




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This Week in Horror: June 14 - 20

June 14
2005 – The Historian released in hardcover

June 15
1929 – Herschell Gordon Lewis (film maker known for creating the splatter film genre) born
1948 – Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein released theatrically
1990 – Gremlins 2: The New Batch released theatrically

June 16
1938 – Robert Wiene (director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) dies (b. 1880)
1960 – Psycho released theatrically
1978 – Jaws 2 released theatrically
2002 – The Dead Zone premieres on television

June 17
1927 – Lucio Fulci (director of several horror films) born (d. 1996)
1977 – Exorcist II: The Heretic released theatrically
2003 – Resident Evil: Dead Aim released on the PlayStation 2
2004 – Silent Hill 4: The Room released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Japan

June 18
1971 – Willard (1971) released theatrically
2003 – Haute Tension released theatrically in France

June 19
1950 – Daria Nicolodi (actress in several horror films)
1964 – The Twilight Zone (original series) ends its run on television

June 20
1975 – Jaws released theatrically




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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




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This Week in Horror: May 31 - June 6

May 31
1975 – Sienna Guillory (actress in Resident Evil: Apocalypse) born
1977 – William Castle (director of numerous horror films) dies (b. 1914)

June 1
1979 – Phantasm released theatrically
1980 – Alien Dead released theatrically

June 2
2006 – Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, California

June 3
2006 – Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, California

June 4
1982 – Poltergeist released theatrically
2006 – Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors in Burbank, California

June 5


June 6
1949 – Robert Englund (the actor who portrays Freddy Krueger) born
2002 – Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan
2006 – The Omen (2006) released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: May 24 - 30

May 24
1995 – Tales from the Hood released theatrically

May 25
1967 – Poppy Z. Brite (author of gothic and horror short stories and novels) born
1979 – Alien released theatrically
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington
2007 – Bug released theatrically (US)

May 26
1913 – Peter Cushing (actor known for his portrayals of Abraham Van Helsing) born (d. 1994)
1964 – Caitlin R. Kiernan (horror author) born
1990 – Friday the 13th: The Series ends its run on television
2000 – Resident Evil Code: Veronica released for the Dreamcast in Europe
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington

May 27
1911 – Vincent Price (actor in many horror films) born (d. 1993)
1922 – Christopher Lee (actor known for his numerous portrayals of Dracula) born
1934 – Harlan Ellison (author of numerous novels and short stories) born
1973 – Night Gallery ends its run on television
1988 – Killer Klowns from Outer Space released theatrically
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington

May 28
2001 – World Horror Convention in Seattle, Washington

May 29
1912 – John Gilling (director of many Hammer Films) born
1953 – Danny Elfman (composer of scores for The Frighteners, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, Sleepy Hollow, and Tales from the Crypt) born
1957 – James Whale (director of many horror films) dies (b. 1889)

May 30
1943 – Dennis Etchison (author of horror fiction) born
1967 – Claude Rains (actor in many horror films) dies (b. 1889)
2003 – Wrong Turn released theatrically




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This Week in Horror: May 17 - 23

May 17
1946 – F. Paul Wilson (author of several stories in the Cthulhu Mythos) born
1973 – Matthew McGrory (actor in several horror films) born (d. 2005)

May 18
1924 – Priscilla Pointer (actress in Carrie, Twilight Zone: The Movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud) born
1971 – The Abominable Dr. Phibes released theatrically
2006 – The Breed released theatrically

May 19
1989 – Fright Night II released theatrically
2002 – The X-Files ends its run on television
2004 – Angel ends its run on television

May 20
2003 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer ends its run on television
2005 – Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist released theatrically

May 21
1992 – Carnosaur released theatrically

May 22
1922 – Christopher Lee (actor known for his portrayals of Dracula) born
1992 – Alien³ released theatrically

May 23
1980 – The Shining released theatrically
1986 – Poltergeist II released theatrically
2003 – Silent Hill 3 released on the PlayStation and PC in Europe




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