Monday, June 25, 2012

June 25 in Goth and Horror History


The Omen Blu-Ray, on Amazon

June 25, 1976- The Omen - Movie - Released

June 25, 1982 - The Thing - Movie - Released

The Omen - making us creeped out by cute little kids since 1976. And today is the important 30th anniversary of John Carpenter's extraterrestrial creature horror movie.

RELATED LINKS:

The Omen on IMDB

The Omen Chronicles


The Omen Trailer, on YouTube

The Omen, on Wikipedia

The Thing, on IMDB

The Thing Fanlisting

The Thing Fansite: Outpost 31


The Thing Trailer, on YouTube

The Thing, on Wikipedia


The Thing Blu-Ray, $7.99 on Amazon

Saturday, June 16, 2012

June 16 in Goth and Horror History


Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho DVD, on Amazon

June 16, 1960 - Psycho - Movie - Released

June 16, 1816 - Mary Shelley created "Frankenstein"

June 16, 1978 - Jaws 2 - Movie - Released

The inspiration for Frankenstein came in a waking dream to Mary Shelley, between 2am and 3am on the morning of 16 June, 1816, during a long haunted summer on Lake Geneva.

RELATED LINKS:

Frankenstein, at Literature.org

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, at Victorian Web

Psycho, on IMDB

Jaws 2 on IMDB

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

June 12 in Goth and Horror History


Rosemary's Baby DVD, on Amazon

June 12, 1968 - Rosemary's Baby - Movie - Released

Highly influential horror film by Roman Polanski.

RELATED LINKS:

Rosemary's Baby, on IMDB

Rosemary's Baby Trailer, on YouTube

Sunday, June 10, 2012

June 10 in Goth and Horror History


Poltergeist 2 and 3 DVD Combo, on Amazon

June 10, 1988 - Poltergeist 3 - Movie - Released

In which our tiny heroine is pursued by evil ghosts in a high rise building.

RELATED LINKS:

Poltergeist III, on IMDB

Poltergeist III Trailer, on YouTube

Friday, June 8, 2012

June 8 in Goth and Horror History


Gremlins Special Edition DVD, on Amazon

June 8, 1984 - Ghostbusters - Movie - Released

June 8, 1984 - Gremlins - Movie - Released

Ok, so neither of these two movies are "horror" movies, nor particularly dark. But they inspired a legion of children to aspire to ghost hunting, monster killing and avidly consuming scary films.

RELATED LINKS:

Ghostbusters 1984 Trailer, on YouTube

Ghostbusters News

Ghostbusters Fans.com

Gremlins on IMDB

Gremlins Movie Trailer

Gremlins Online! Fan Site

Gremlins, on Wikipedia

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

June 6 in Goth and Horror History


The Omen Fullscreen Edition DVD: $2.89 on Amazon

June 6, 1923 - V.C. Andrews - Writer - Born

June 6, 2006 - The Omen (Remake) - Movie - Released

V.C. Andrews wrote light horror bodice rippers (such as Flowers in the Attic) that at least put many teenage girls on the right track towards reading darker material.

I'm not sure the classic The Omen needed to be remade; but they went and did it anyway.

RELATED LINKS:

The Omen (2006) on IMDB

The Complete V.C. Andrews

V.C. Andrews at Wikipedia

Sunday, June 3, 2012

June 3 in Goth and Horror History


Nosferatu DVD, on Amazon

June 3, 1929 - Nosferatu - Movie - Released in US

Legendary classic silent horror film, based on "Dracula."

RELATED LINKS:

Nosferatu, on IMDB

http://www.nosferatumovie.com/

The Nosferatu Fanlisting