November 11, 1994 - Interview With the Vampire - Movie - Released
November 11, 2001 - Feast of All Saints - TV Movie - Aired
Two of Anne Rice's stories made into a movie and a miniseries. Though like Anne I had my doubts about Tom Cruise as Lestat, the film has aged well and is still enjoyable to re-watch.
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November 10, 2006 - The Return - Movie - Released
I went to see this because Sarah Michelle Gellar starred in it, but I regretted it. Boring.
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November 9, 1988 - Child's Play - Movie - Released
This movie cracked me up so much. Chucky just wouldn't die! Hilarious.
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November 8, 1847 - Bram Stoker - Writer - Born
November 8, 1957 - Porl Thompson of The Cure - Born
Bram Stoker has been widely read by goths; and Porl Thompson has been an on-and-off member of seminal goth band The Cure since their beginning.
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Bram Stoker Horror Film Festival
Bram Stoker at Online Literature.com
Porl Thompson Fan Page on Facebook
November 4, 1982 - Dominique Dunne - Actress - Died
November 4, 1994 - Frankenstein - Movie - Released
November 4, 1998 - Gods and Monsters - Movie - Released
Dominique Dunne, who played the older sister in Poltergeist, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend.
I was disappointed by Kenneth Branagh's Frankenstein. Noisy, boring, and drones on and on. Sort of like the director. But hey, it stars DeNiro as The Creature.
Before Brendan Fraser got chunky, he turned in a beautiful performance in Gods and Monsters with the legendary Ian McKellen.
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Frankenstein (1994) on Wikipedia
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Trailer, on YouTube
Gods and Monsters Trailer, on YouTube
November 3, 1946 - Tom Savini - Director, Makeup/FX Artist - Born
November 3, 1976 - Carrie - Movie - Released
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October 29, 1971 - Winona Ryder - Actress - Born
October 29, 1993 - The Nightmare Before Christmas - Movie - Released
October 29, 1999 - The House on Haunted Hill (Remake) - Movie - Released
Where would goths be without Winona? We worshipped her in Heathers, idolized her as Lydia Deets in Beetlejuice, tolerated her as a blonde in Edward Scissorhands, marveled at her wardrobe in Dracula and dutifully went to see Lost Souls in the theater.
Has any movie delighted goths (in general) more than The Nightmare Before Christmas? It seems to have been made just for us.
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House on Haunted Hill (1999) on IMDB
House on Haunted Hill (1999) Trailer, on YouTube
The Nightmare Before Christmas, on IMDB
The Nightmare Before Christmas, at The Tim Burton Collective
The Nightmare Before Christmas Trailer, on YouTube
Pumpkin Patch: Nightmare Before Christmas.Net
Nightmare Before Christmas Screencaps, on FanPop
Winona Ryder Fan Page on Facebook
October 19, 1990 - Night of the Living Dead - Movie - Released
October 19, 2001 - From Hell - Movie - Released
October 19, 2007 - 30 Days of Night - Movie - Released
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From Hell Dialogue Transcript, on Script-o-Rama
Night of the Living Dead (1990) at IMDB
Night of the Living Dead (1990) Trailer, on YouTube
Night of the Living Dead (1990) on Wikipedia
October 18, 1985 - Re-Animator - Movie - Released
October 18, 2002 - The Ring - Movie - Released
You probably enjoyed the film based on the H.P. Lovecraft work; and I was surprised to find The Ring was actually pretty frightening.
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Re-Animator Trailer, on YouTube
H.P. Lovecraft's "Herbert West, Re-Animator"
October 17, 1975 - 'Salem's Lot - Book - Published
Stephen King's second book, featuring vampires.
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October 16, 1998 - Practical Magic, Movie, Released
While not a goth movie per se, and certainly not a horror movie, many goths enjoy this witchy film. Maybe a lot of the enjoyment stems from drooling over the beautiful kitchen and indoor greenhouse full of beautiful dark plants!
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Practical Magic Script, at Awesome Film
Practical Magic Trailer on YouTube
October 14, 2005 - The Fog (Remake) - Movie - Released
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October 13, 2000 - Lost Souls - Movie - Released
October 13, 2006 - The Grudge 2 - Movie - Released
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Lost Souls Trailer, on Video Detective
Lost Souls Script, at Horror Lair
October 8, 1988 - The Munsters Today - TV Show - Premiered
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October 7, 1849 - Edgar Allan Poe - Died
Quite possibly the saddest anniversary in goth history.
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The International Edgar Allan Poe Society
The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe, in Richmond Virginia
"The Raven" Movie Trailer, at Apple
The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore
The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe
October 6, 1962 - Tod Browning - Director - Died
October 6, 2006 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning - Movie - Released
Tod Browning was the director of Dracula and cult classic Freaks
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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, on IMDB
October 5, 1952 - Clive Barker - Writer - Born
I saw him speak at World Horror Con years back 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.
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The Official Clive Barker Resource
Clive Barker Fans: Fifth Dominion
October 4, 1941 - Anne Rice - Writer - Born
October 4, 2002 - Red Dragon - Movie - Released
Anne Rice gave us The Vampire Chronicles and The Mayfair Witches. She turns 70 today.
Red Dragon's most memorable moment is probably Ralph Fiennes eating the Blake painting.
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Red Dragon "Manhunter" Screenplay
Anne Rice's Vampire Lestat Fan Club
The Dark Heaven Anne Rice Fansite
October 3, 2004 - Janet Leigh - Actress (Psycho) - Died
I feel bad referring to her as a "horror actress" because she played so many varied roles throughout her career - rarely in horror films. But the influence of Psycho on the genre can't be understated.
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October 2, 1987 - Near Dark - Movie - Released
I need to rewatch 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.
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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.
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Night of the Living Dead, on IMDB
Night of the Living Dead, on Wikipedia
George Romero: Homepage of the Dead
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, on IMDB
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, on Wikipedia
September 30, 1946 - Dan O'Bannon - Writer - Born
The screenwriter who brought us Alien and Return of the Living Dead.
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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!
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The Munsters Images, on Fanpop
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..
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Corpse Bride Screencaps, at Tim Burton Collective
Corpse Bride Trailer, on Apple
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.
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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.
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Lilja's Library Stephen King Fansite
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."
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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.
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Underworld Trailer, on YouTube
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.
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The Addams Family TV Series, on Wikipedia
Hellraiser Trailer, on YouTube
September 11, 1992 -Hellraiser 3 - Movie - Released
"Hellraiser: Hell on Earth."
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Hellraiser 3 Trailer, on YouTube
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.
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Stigmata Script, at Horror Lair
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.
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The Exorcism of Emily Rose (Official)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Trailer, at Apple
September 7, 1940 - Dario Argento - Director - Born
This Italian horror director brought us Suspiria and Deep Red.
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Dario Argento Fans, on Facebook
September 5, 2003 - The Order - Movie - Released
Heath Ledger's foray into horror films. He stars as a priest investigating a Sin Eater.
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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?
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The Prophecy Screenplay, at Weekly Script
Viggo Mortenson in The Prophecy
August 31, 2001 - Jeepers Creepers - Movie - Released
Justin Long's stab at a horror film.
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Jeepers Creepers, on Wikipedia
Jeepers Creepers Screencaps, at Photobucket
August 30, 1797 - Mary Shelley - Author - Born
The author of Frankenstein and The Mortal Immortal
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Mary Shelley at The Literary Gothic
The Keats-Shelley House Museum
Mary Shelley at Online Literature
August 29, 2003 - Jeepers Creepers 2 - Movie - Released
The Creeper attacks a busload of jocks.
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August 28, 1814 - Joseph Sheridan le Fanu - Writer - Born
August 28, 1963 - The Haunted Palace - Movie - Premiered
The Haunted Palace starred Vincent Price, and was based on an H. P. Lovecraft work.
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu gave us the vampire novel Carmilla.
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The Haunted Palace, on Wikipedia
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu on The Literary Gothic
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu, on Wikipedia
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu at Online Literature
August 26, 1930 - Lon Chaney - Actor - Died
Known for his role in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as for fathering horror actor Lon Chaney, Jr.
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August 25, 1958 - Tim Burton - Director - Born
The quirky director, beloved by goths, who gave us Edward Scissorhands, Beetle Juice, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Tim Burton Official Facebook Page
August 24, 2007 - Sophie Lancaster - Goth - Died
On this day in 2007, Sophie Lancaster succumbed from the injuries she received in a savage beating. Rest in peace, Sophie.
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The Sophie Lancaster Foundation
The Sophie Foundation, on YouTube
The Murder of Sophie Lancaster, on Wikipedia
Music Fans Remember Sophie Lancaster (Lancashire Telegraph)
Woman Attacked for being a Goth Dies (Telegraph, August 24, 2007)
August 21, 1998 - Blade - Movie - Released
Wesley Snipes, vampire hunter. (Can you read that aloud without snickering?)
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August 20, 1890 - H. P. Lovecraft - Writer - Born
The creator of Cthulhu, and one of my personal favorite authors. (My favorite short story by him is The Outsider).
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The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society
The H. P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast
August 19, 1985 - The Return of the Living Dead - Movie - Released
I remember seeing this one in the theater with a couple geek friends. So bad, it was wonderfully entertaining!
August 19, 2011 - Fright Night (2011) - Movie - Released
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Return of the Living Dead, at IMDB
Return of the Living Dead Screencaps
Return of the Living Dead Trailer, on YouTube
Return of the Living Dead, at Wikipedia
August 16, 1956 - Bela Lugosi - Actor - Died
August 16, 1985 - The Bride - Movie - Released
Bela Lugosi starred in many important early horror films, including Dracula and several Frankenstein-themed films. He's the honored subject of the extremely popular Bauhaus song.
The Bride is one of my favorite movies just because it's so pretty to look at, what with Sting and the period costuming. . Not scary or horrific, but a nice peek into the Bride of Frankenstein's side of the story.
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Rather Grim Tales: The Bela Lugosi Fanlisting
Bela Lugosi's Dead Video, on YouTube
August 12, 1983 - Cujo - Movie - Released
August 12, 2005 - The Skeleton Key - Movie - Released
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Cujo Screenplay, at Horror Screenplays
Skeleton Key Dialogue Transcript, at Script-O-Rama
