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Check out these events that happened on October 11 in horror history!
Movies
Wednesday, October 11, 1972: Countess Dracula was released in US theaters
In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding that washing in the blood of young girls makes
Friday, October 11, 1974: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was released in theaters
Five youths on a weekend getaway fall prey to a depraved family of cannibals in Tobe Hooper’s masterpiece of subversive horror, now featuring a 4k dig
Friday, October 11, 1985: Silver Bullet was released in theaters
Something is killing off townsfolk in Tarker’s Mills. Something mysterious. Something ingenious. Something remotely human. But the only person in town
Television
Sunday, October 11, 1959: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” episode “Appointment at Eleven” premiered
Season 5 Episode 3 A troubled 17-year-old (Clint Kimbrough) causes a scene at a bar, alarming the patrons with his frantic talk of being “born again”
Tuesday, October 11, 1960: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” episode “Very Moral Theft” premiered
Season 6 Episode 3 A businessman (Walter Matthau) buried in debt needs money fast, and the devoted woman who hopes to marry him (Betty Field) comes up
Tuesday, October 11, 1960: “One Step Beyond” episode “The Return” premiered
Season 3 Episode 4 During the Korean War, a wounded soldier (Richard Davalos) makes his way back to his unit despite being blind, in this tale co-star
Friday, October 11, 1963: “The Twilight Zone” episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” premiered
Season 5 Episode 3 A man (William Shatner) recently recovered from a nervous breakdown becomes convinced that a creature only he can see is sabotaging
Saturday, October 11, 1980: “Hammer House Of Horror” episode “The House That Bled to Death” premiered
Season 1 Episode 5 William (Nicholas Ball) and Emma (Rachel Davies) move with their young daughter into a house that has stood empty since an old man
Friday, October 11, 1985: “The Twilight Zone” episode “Healer / Children’s Zoo / Kentucky Rye” premiered
Season 1 Episode 3 In “Healer,” cat burglar Jackie Thompson (Eric Bogosian) profits from the healing powers of an artifact he stole. In “Children’s Zo
Saturday, October 11, 1986: “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Storyteller / Nightsong” premiered
Season 2 Episode 3 In “The Storyteller,” young teacher Dorothy Livingston (Glynnis O’Connor) discovers that the secret to immortality lies in stories.
Sunday, October 11, 1987: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Spirit Photographer” premiered
Season 4 Episode 3 A photographer decides to take photographs of ghosts. Written by Mark Patrick Carducci and Brian Thomas Jones. https://horrornerdon
