Horror History: Friday, September 24, 2004: Shaun of the Dead was released in US theaters

Get ready for a gut-busting, bone-mashing good time in the hilarious horror comedy, Shaun of the Dead. There comes a day in every man’s life when he has to get off the couch – and kill some zombies. When flesh-eating zombies are on the hunt for a bite to eat, it’s up to slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his best pal (Nick Frost) to save their friends and family from becoming the next entree. Satisfy your bloodthirsty appetite with the movie that masters of horror and film critics alike are hailing as the funniest and scariest movie of the year. Novelist Stephen King gushes “it’s a 10 on the fun meter and destined to be a cult classic” and Newsweek calls Shaun of the Dead “a bloody hoot!” It’s a screamingly hilarious zomedy that will have you dying with laughter.

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Horror History: Friday, September 10, 2004: Resident Evil: Apocalypse was released in theaters

Alice is in Horrorland–again–in this bloody sequel that pits the lovely heroine against another army of flesh-eating zombies.

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Horror History: Tuesday, September 7, 2004: Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning was released direct-to-video

Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigitte and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders’ Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves. An enigmatic Indian hunter decides to help the girls, but one of the girls has been bitten by a werewolf. Brigitte and Ginger may have no one to turn to but themselves.

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