Movies: “The Last Man on Earth” with Vincent Price
Mar. 8, 1964 - Opening today is “The Last Man on Earth,” a science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel “I Am Legend,” by Richard...
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Sep 18, 2023
Movies: “Dementia 13”
Sept. 18, 1963 - “Dementia 13,” a black-and-white horror film produced by Roger Corman, written and directed by 24-year-old Francis...
Sep 18, 2023
Movies: “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes”
Sept. 18, 1963 - Opening today is “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes,” a science fiction horror film in Pathécolor, produced and directed by...
Sep 9, 2023
Movies: “Kiss of the Vampire”
Sept. 9, 1963 - Opening Wednesday is “Kiss of the Vampire,” a British horror film made by the film studio Hammer Film Productions. The...
Aug 29, 2023
Horror Series at New Yorker Theater
Aug. 29, 1963 - Vampires, mummies, and assorted monsters run rampant at the New Yorker Theater next month when the uptown revival house...
Nov 11, 2022
Willis O’Brien, Special Effects Genius, Dead at 76
Nov. 11, 1962 - Willis H. O’Brien (pictured), a specialist in visual effects for horror films, died in Hollywood Thursday. He was 76...
Oct 9, 2022
“Dracula” Director Tod Browning Dead at 80
Oct. 9, 1962 - Tod Browning (pictured right with Helen Chandler and Bela Lugosi in 1930), who directed scores of Hollywood movies for...
Aug 18, 2021
Movies: "The Pit and the Pendulum" with Vincent Price
Aug. 18, 1961 - This week's new film is "The Pit and the Pendulum," a Panavision horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring...
Aug 11, 2021
Movies: "Scream of Fear," with Susan Strasberg to Open Aug. 22
Aug. 11, 1961 - Columbia's "Scream of Fear," starring Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, and Ann Todd, is scheduled to open on Aug. 22 at New...
Jul 25, 2021
Film "Homicidal" Will Include Special "Fright Break" for Viewers
July 25, 1961 - Opening at local theatres today is "Homicidal," a horror-thriller film produced and directed by William Castle. Glenn...
Jul 14, 2021
Movies: "Cape Fear" Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen
July 14, 1961 - J. Lee Thompson, the British director of the "Guns of Navarone," has completed a second Gregory Peck vehicle, "Cape...
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