Friday, September 30, 2011

September 30 in Goth and Horror History

September 30, 1946 - Dan O'Bannon - Writer - Born

The screenwriter who brought us Alien and Return of the Living Dead.

RELATED LINKS:

Dan O'Bannon on IMDB

Dan O'Bannon on NNDB

Dan O'Bannon, on Wikipedia

Saturday, September 24, 2011

September 24 in Goth and Horror History

September 24, 1964 - The Munsters - TV Show - Premiered

A horror comedy beloved of millions. I missed out on this as a child (it would have been in reruns) due to my parents thinking it was "too weird." Sigh. I missed out on a lot!

RELATED LINKS:

The Munsters (Official)

The Munsters, on IMDB

The Munsters Page on Facebook

The Munsters Today, on Hulu

The Munsters, on Wikipedia

The Munsters Images, on Fanpop




The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane, on Amazon


Munsters Arcade Game, on eBay

Friday, September 23, 2011

September 23 in Goth and Horror History

September 23, 2005 - Corpse Bride - Movie - Released

While I was terribly disappointed by this movie (and surprisingly haven't watched it since I bought it on Blu-Ray ages ago) it still belongs in the goth movie canon. Not just by virtue of being a Tim Burton movie, but it definitely has the mood, look and feel that it should. I just found it quite boring..

RELATED LINKS:

Corpse Bride, on IMDB

Corpse Bride (Official)

Corpse Bride, on Wikipedia

Corpse Bride Fan Fiction

Corpse Bride Screencaps, at Tim Burton Collective

Corpse Bride Script

Corpse Bride Trailer, on Apple




Corpse Bride "Victoria" Doll, on eBay


Corpse Bride Blu-Ray, $9.99 on Amazon

Thursday, September 22, 2011

September 22 in Goth and Horror History

September 22, 1995 - Se7en - Movie - Released

Not quite a horror movie, this dark film about serial killers is one of my favorites. Some scenes are too gross even for me. Kevin Spacey's performance was awesome, too.

RELATED LINKS:

Se7en, on IMDB

Se7en Movie Posters

Se7en Script, at IMSDB

Se7en Trailer, on YouTube

Seven, on Wikipedia




Se7en Blu-Ray, on Amazon

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

September 21 in Goth and Horror History

September 21, 1947 - Stephen King - Writer - Born

September 21, 1966 - Anne Rice's daughter Michelle was born

Stephen King has written many horror books as well as books on writing and several horror short story collections.

Michelle was the inspiration for the character of Claudia in the Vampire Chronicles.

RELATED LINKS:

Anne Rice

Stephen King (Official)

Lilja's Library Stephen King Fansite

Stephen King News.com

Stephen King on NNDB

Stephen King on Wikipedia




Stephen King's "Full Dark, No Stars" on Amazon

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

September 20 in Goth and Horror History

September 20, 1975 - Asia Argento - Actress - Born

The daughter of Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. She's starred in several horror films, but also a few mainstream ones as well. At the age of 10 she had a part in her father's film "Demons 2."

RELATED LINKS:

Asia Argento, on IMDB

Asia Argento, on NNDB

Asia Argento (Official)

Asia Argento, on Wikipedia

Monday, September 19, 2011

September 19 in Goth and Horror History

September 19, 2003 - Underworld - Movie - Released

September 19, 2008 - Igor - Movie - Released

I had such high hopes for Igor, with my favorite actor ( John Cusack) doing the main voice. Soooo disappointing. Meanwhile, Underworld was pretty enjoyable, though I could do without the many sequels. I remember how amazing the Underworld trailer was - beautiful and really made me excited to see the film.

RELATED LINKS:

Igor, on IMDB

Igor Posters

Igor Dialogue Transcript

Underworld, on IMDB

Underworld, on Wikipedia

Underworld Trailer, on YouTube

Underworld Dialogue Script

Underworld Screencaps




Underworld Blu-Ray, $12.99 on Amazon

Sunday, September 18, 2011

September 18 in Goth and Horror History


The Haunting DVD, on Amazon

September 18, 1963 - The Haunting - Movie - Released

September 18, 1964 - The Addams Family - TV Show - Premiered

September 18, 1987 - Hellraiser - Movie - Released

My parents weren't interested in watching The Addams Family when it came out, because it "looked too weird" and "was probably Satanic." (See what I had to grow up with? Sigh).

The Haunting, based on a Shirley Jackson novel, would be remade several times.

Meanwhile, Hellraiser was probably the scariest, grossest movie I had ever seen in the theater at the time. (Yes, I'm that ancient an eldergoth, I saw this in theaters). I was suitably impressed and very intrigued by the female cenobites.

RELATED LINKS:

The Addams Family, on Hulu

The Addams Family, on IMDB

The Addams Family Wiki

The Addams Family TV Series, on Wikipedia

The Addams Family Musical

The Addams Family Fan Site

The Haunting, on IMDB

The Haunting, on Wikipedia

Hellraiser, on IMDB

The Hellbound Web

Hellraiser Movie Script

Hellraiser Trailer, on YouTube

Hellraiser on Wikipedia




The Addams Family Barbie: Gomez and Morticia, on eBay


Hellraiser Headknocker, on eBay

Saturday, September 10, 2011

September 10 in Goth and Horror History

September 10, 1999 - Stigmata - Movie - Released

Patricia Arquette bleeding spontaneously from her palms, in her pre-Medium days. It also stars devastatingly handsome Gabriel Byrne.

RELATED LINKS:

Stigmata (Official)

Stigmata, on IMDB

Stigmata Script, at Horror Lair

Stigmata Trailer, on YouTube

Stigmata, on Wikipedia




Stigmata DVD, on Amazon

Friday, September 9, 2011

September 9 in Goth and Horror History

September 9, 1954 - Jeffrey Combs - Actor - Born

September 9, 2005 - The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Movie - Released

The "Emily Rose" film mostly takes place in a courtroom - yawn.

You might have seen Jeffrey Combs in "The House on Haunted Hill," "Frightmare," or "From Beyond." But most likely you saw him in "Re-Animator" and its sequel.

RELATED LINKS:

Jeffrey Combs (Official)

Jeffrey Combs, on IMDB

Jeffrey Combs, on NNDB

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Official)

The Exorcism of Emily Rose Trailer, at Apple

The Exorcism of Emily Rose, at IMDB

The Exorcism of Emily Rose, at Wikipedia

Monday, September 5, 2011

September 5 in Goth and Horror History

September 5, 2003 - The Order - Movie - Released

Heath Ledger's foray into horror films. He stars as a priest investigating a Sin Eater.

RELATED LINKS:

The Order, on IMDB

The Order, on Wikipedia

Thursday, September 1, 2011

September 1 in Goth and Horror History

September 1, 1995 - The Prophecy - Movie - Released

If you're not an Eric Stoltz fan, I can see how you might have passed this up. But can you resist Christopher Walken as the angel Gabriel, and Viggo Mortenson (then not very famous) as Lucifer?

RELATED LINKS:

The Prophecy, on IMDB

The Prophecy, at Wikipedia

The Prophecy Screencaps

The Prophecy Screenplay, at Weekly Script

Viggo Mortenson in The Prophecy




The Prophecy DVD, $11.38 on Amazon