Goth Almanac: October 2011

Saturday, October 29, 2011

October 29 in Goth and Horror History

Nightmare Before Christmas Blu-Ray, on Amazon

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.

RELATED LINKS:

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

Winona Ryder, on IMDB

Winona Ryder, on NNDB

Winona Ryder on Wikipedia

Nightmare Before Christmas Plush Toys, Set of 5, on Amazon

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

October 19 in Goth and Horror History

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

RELATED LINKS:

From Hell, on IMDB

From Hell Dialogue Transcript, on Script-o-Rama

From Hell, on YouTube

From Hell (Wikipedia)

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

30 Days of Night (Official)

30 Days of Night (IMDB)

30 Days of Night on Wikipedia

30 Days of Night Trailer, on YouTube

30 Days of Night Script, at Horror Lair

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

October 18 in Goth and Horror History

The Ring DVD, on Amazon

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.

RELATED LINKS:

Re-Animator, at IMDB

Re-Animator Fan Fiction

Re-Animator Trailer, on YouTube

H.P. Lovecraft's "Herbert West, Re-Animator"

Re-Animator, at Wikipedia

The Ring, at IMDB

The Ring, at Wikipedia

The Ring Fanlisting: 7 Days

The Ring Script

The Ring Trailer, on YouTube

Re-Animator DVD, on Amazon

Monday, October 17, 2011

October 17 in Goth and Horror History

'Salem's Lot, on eBay

October 17, 1975 - 'Salem's Lot - Book - Published

Stephen King's second book, featuring vampires.

RELATED LINKS:

Stephen King.com

'Salem's Lot, on Wikipedia

Sunday, October 16, 2011

October 16 in Goth and Horror History

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!

RELATED LINKS:

Practical Magic: Amas Veritas

Practical Magic at IMDB

Practical Magic Script, at Awesome Film

Practical Magic Trailer on YouTube

Practical Magic on Wikipedia

Practical Magic DVD, on Amazon

Friday, October 14, 2011

October 14 in Goth and Horror History

October 14, 2005 - The Fog (Remake) - Movie - Released

RELATED LINKS:

The Fog (2005) on IMDB

The Fog (2005) on Wikipedia

Thursday, October 13, 2011

October 13 in Goth and Horror History

Lost Souls DVD, on Amazon

October 13, 2000 - Lost Souls - Movie - Released

October 13, 2006 - The Grudge 2 - Movie - Released

RELATED LINKS:

The Grudge 2, on IMDB

The Grudge 2, at Wikipedia

Lost Souls on IMDB

Lost Souls Trailer, on Video Detective

Lost Souls Script, at Horror Lair

Lost Souls on Wikipedia

The Grudge 2 DVD, on Amazon

Saturday, October 8, 2011

October 8 in Goth and Horror History

October 8, 1988 - The Munsters Today - TV Show - Premiered

RELATED LINKS:

The Munsters Today, on Hulu

The Munsters Today, on IMDB

The Munsters Today, at Wikipedia

Friday, October 7, 2011

October 7 in Goth and Horror History

October 7, 1849 - Edgar Allan Poe - Died

Quite possibly the saddest anniversary in goth history.

RELATED LINKS:

Edgar Allan Poe Complete Tales, on eBay

The Poe Studies Association

The International Edgar Allan Poe Society

The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe, in Richmond Virginia

"The Raven" Movie Trailer, at Apple

Edgar Allan Poe Forevermore

The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe

Oddfellows Edgar Allan Poe Figure, on Amazon

Thursday, October 6, 2011

October 6 in Goth and Horror History

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

RELATED LINKS:

Tod Browning, on IMDB

Tod Browning, on NNDB

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, on IMDB

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning: $6.04 on Amazon

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

October 5 in Goth and Horror History

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.

RELATED LINKS:

The Official Clive Barker Resource

Clive Barker on Twitter

Clive Barker.com

Clive Barker on IMDB

Clive Barker on NNDB

Clive Barker on Wikipedia

Clive Barker Fans: Fifth Dominion

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

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

October 4 in Goth and Horror History

Leatherbound Classics Interview with the Vampire, on eBay

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.

RELATED LINKS:

Red Dragon, on IMDB

Red Dragon "Manhunter" Screenplay

Red Dragon Trailer on YouTube

Red Dragon on Wikipedia

Anne Rice (Official)

Anne Rice on Facebook

Anne Rice on Twitter

Anne Rice on NNDB

Anne Rice's Vampire Lestat Fan Club

The Dark Heaven Anne Rice Fansite

The Anne Rice Fanlisting

Red Dragon Blu-Ray, $10.99 on Amazon

Monday, October 3, 2011

October 3 in Goth and Horror History

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.

RELATED LINKS:

Janet Leigh, on IMDB

Janet Leigh, on NNDB

Janet Leigh, at Wikipedia

Psycho: Behind the Scenes of the Classic Thriller, on Amazon

Sunday, October 2, 2011

October 2 in Goth and Horror History

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.

RELATED LINKS:

Near Dark, at IMDB

Near Dark, at NNDB

Near Dark Script

Near Dark Trailer, on YouTube

Near Dark, at Wikipedia