Friday, October 5, 2012

October 5 in Goth and Horror History


Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic - The Authorized Biography, on Amazon

October 5, 1952 - Clive Barker - Writer - Born

Happy 60th birthday to Clive Barker!

I saw him speak at World Horror Con years ago in Eugene, Oregon. One of the funniest speakers I've ever listened to, which surprised me. Anyway, most people probably know him because of Hellraiser, but he's done so many other dark things.

RELATED LINKS:

The Official Clive Barker Resource

Official Clive Barker, on Facebook

Clive Barker on Twitter

Clive Barker.com

Clive Barker on IMDB

Clive Barker on NNDB

Clive Barker on Wikipedia

Clive Barker Fans: Fifth Dominion



Tuesday, October 2, 2012

October 2 in Goth and Horror History

Near Dark Blu-Ray, on Amazon

October 2, 1987 - Near Dark - Movie - Released

I need to re-watch this to see if it's held up. At the time, I thought it was the scariest, darkest, most depressing vampire movie I'd seen. Which is a good thing.

RELATED LINKS:

Near Dark, at IMDB

Near Dark, at NNDB

Near Dark Script

Near Dark Trailer, on YouTube

Near Dark, at Wikipedia

Monday, October 1, 2012

October 1 in Goth and Horror History

Night of the Living Dead 30th Anniversary DVD, on Amazon

October 1, 1968 - Night of the Living Dead - Movie - Released

October 1, 1974 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Movie - Released

A year before I was born, George Romero almost singlehandedly created the zombie genre. Texas Chainsaw Massacre shocked viewers with its violence.

RELATED LINKS:

Night of the Living Dead, on IMDB

Night of the Living Dead, on Wikipedia

George Romero: Homepage of the Dead

George Romero on Twitter

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, on IMDB

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: A Visit to the Film Locations

Texas Chainsaw Massacre at The Morbid Imagination

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, on Wikipedia