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  1. On This Day August 8 1981 – Hell Night Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 8 1981 – Hell Night Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 8 1981, Hell Night premiered in theaters, delivering a chilling blend of gothic horror and early 80s slasher suspense. Starring Linda Blair, the film quickly became a cult favorite among horror fans and offered a unique twist on the haunted house trope. Set during a college...
  2. On This Day August 7 1981 – Student Bodies Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 7 1981 – Student Bodies Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 7 1981, Student Bodies premiered in theaters, bringing a new kind of horror spoof to the big screen. Billed as the first slasher comedy, the film poked fun at the tropes of late 70s and early 80s horror movies, particularly the growing wave of teen slasher films that had taken...
  3. On This Day August 5 1988 – The Blob Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 5 1988 – The Blob Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 5 1988, The Blob premiered in theaters, bringing a brutal and visually intense remake of the 1958 sci fi horror film to a new generation. Directed by Chuck Russell and co written by Frank Darabont, the film took the original premise of a growing mass consuming everything in...
  4. On This Day August 1 1986 – Friday The 13th Part VI Jason Lives Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 1 1986 – Friday The 13th Part VI Jason Lives Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 1 1986, Friday The 13th Part VI Jason Lives premiered in theaters and delivered the return of Jason Voorhees in full undead form. After the copycat killer twist in Part V, this sixth installment brought back the real Jason with a supernatural twist that redefined the series...
  5. On This Day July 22 1983 – Jaws 3 D Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 22 1983 – Jaws 3 D Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 22 1983, Jaws 3 D premiered in theaters and attempted to take the iconic shark franchise into a new dimension. Directed by Joe Alves, the third installment shifted the action to SeaWorld in Florida, where a massive great white terrorized a marine park during its grand opening...
  6. On This Day July 18, 1986 – Vamp Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 18, 1986 – Vamp Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 18, 1986, Vamp premiered in theaters and brought a unique blend of horror, comedy, and neon soaked style to the screen. Directed by Richard Wenk, the film followed two college students who venture into a gritty part of town looking to hire a stripper for their fraternity. What...
  7. On This Day July 18, 1980 – Prom Night Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 18, 1980 – Prom Night Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 18, 1980, Prom Night premiered in theaters and gave horror fans a chilling new reason to fear the high school dance. Directed by Paul Lynch and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen, the film mixed teenage drama with a masked killer plot that helped shape the earliest...
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  8. On This Day: July 11, 1987 – Werewolf Premiered on Fox

    On This Day: July 11, 1987 – Werewolf Premiered on Fox

    On this day July 11, 1987, Werewolf premiered on the Fox network as one of its earliest original drama series. The show followed college student Eric Cord, who becomes cursed with lycanthropy and sets off on a cross country journey to find and destroy the origin of his bloodline. Played by John...
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  9. On This Day: July 8, 1983 - Mortuary Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 8, 1983 - Mortuary Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 8, 1983, Mortuary premiered in theaters and added another eerie entry to the wave of early 80s low budget horror. Directed by Howard Avedis, the film followed a teenage girl who becomes entangled in a string of mysterious deaths connected to a local mortuary and an unsettling...
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  10. July 5, 1985 - The Lift Premieres in Theaters

    July 5, 1985 - The Lift Premieres in Theaters

    On this day July 5, 1985, The Lift premiered and introduced audiences to a different kind of horror. Written and directed by Dutch filmmaker Dick Maas, the film told the story of a modern office building where a newly installed elevator begins to malfunction in terrifying ways. As the death toll...
  11. On This Day: July 2, 1986 - Psycho III Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 2, 1986 - Psycho III Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 2, 1986, Psycho III premiered in theaters with Anthony Perkins not only returning as Norman Bates but also stepping behind the camera as director for the first and only time in the series. With a budget of 8.4 million dollars and a box office return of 14.4 million, the film...

  12. TerrorVision (1986)

    Title: TerrorVision Tagline: People of Earth: Your planet is about to be destroyed... We're terribly sorry for the inconvenience. Genre: Horror,Science Fiction,Comedy Director: Ted Nicolaou Cast: Diane Franklin,Gerrit Graham,Mary Woronov,Chad Allen,Jon Gries,Bert Remsen,Alejandro...
  13. On This Day: June 25, 1982 - The Thing Premieres in Theaters

    On This Day: June 25, 1982 - The Thing Premieres in Theaters

    On this day June 25, 1982, The Thing premiered in theaters. Directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, the film told the story of a group of researchers in Antarctica who discover a terrifying shape shifting alien that can perfectly imitate any living creature. As paranoia spreads...
  14. On This Day: June 17, 1988 - Waxwork Premieres in Theaters

    On This Day: June 17, 1988 - Waxwork Premieres in Theaters

    On this day June 17, 1988, the horror fantasy film Waxwork premiered in theaters. Directed by Anthony Hickox, the movie starred Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner, Dana Ashbrook and Patrick Macnee. Waxwork tells the story of a group of teens who visit a mysterious...
  15. On This Day: June 13, 1980 - The Children Premieres in Theaters in the U.S.

    On This Day: June 13, 1980 - The Children Premieres in Theaters in the U.S.

    On this day June 13, 1980, the horror film The Children premiered in theaters in the U.S. Directed by Max Kalmanowicz, the low budget shocker told the unsettling story of a group of schoolchildren who are exposed to toxic waste and return home transformed into deadly killers with radioactive...
  16. On This Day: June 10, 1988 - Poltergeist III Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: June 10, 1988 - Poltergeist III Premiered in Theaters

    On this day June 10, 1988, Poltergeist III premiered in theaters, continuing the haunted saga with a change in setting and tone. Directed by Gary Sherman, the film shifted the terror from suburban homes to a Chicago skyscraper, offering a new twist on the supernatural chaos that defined the...
  17. On This Day: May 29, 1981 - Dead & Buried Creeps into Theaters

    On This Day: May 29, 1981 - Dead & Buried Creeps into Theaters

    On this day May 29, 1981, the horror film Dead & Buried was released in theaters. Directed by Gary Sherman, the film starred James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield, Nancy Locke, and Robert Englund. Set in a quiet coastal town, the film followed a sheriff who uncovers a...
  18. On This Day: May 21, 1986 - Crawlspace Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: May 21, 1986 - Crawlspace Premiered in Theaters

    On this day May 21, 1986, the psychological horror film Crawlspace premiered in theaters. Directed by David Schmoeller, the movie starred Klaus Kinski, Talia Balsam, Barbara Whinnery, Carole Francis, Tane McClure, Sally Brown, Jack Heller and David Abbott. The story focused on a disturbed...
  19. On This Day: May 19, 1989 - Fright Night Part 2 Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: May 19, 1989 - Fright Night Part 2 Premiered in Theaters

    On this day May 19, 1989, Fright Night Part 2 premiered in theaters as the sequel to the cult horror hit Fright Night. Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, the film continued the story of Charley Brewster and Peter Vincent as they once again battled the undead. Returning stars included Roddy McDowall...
  20. On This Day: May 16, 1983 - Deadly Eyes Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: May 16, 1983 - Deadly Eyes Premiered in Theaters

    On this day May 16, 1983, the horror film Deadly Eyes premiered in theaters. Directed by Robert Clouse, best known for Enter the Dragon, the film starred Sam Groom, Scatman Crothers and Sara Botsford. Loosely based on the novel The Rats by James Herbert, Deadly Eyes offered a gruesome take on...
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