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Happy Halloween! October 31 runs from Walter Matthau’s crooked “Cop for a Day” on “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” in 1961 and Charlton Heston uncovering a cursed tomb in The Awakening in 1980, to a three-episode “Tales From The Crypt” Season 6 premiere in 1994, Evil Bong in 2006, and The Haunting of Molly Hartley in 2008.
Check out these events that happened on October 31 in horror history!
Movies
Horror History: Friday, October 31, 1980: The Awakening was released in theaters
Screen legend Charlton Heston (The Ten Commandments) visits Egypt as an archaeologist who discovers an ancient tomb and uncovers its curse. As an Amaz
Horror History: Tuesday, October 31, 2006: Evil Bong was released direct-to-video
A group of twenty-somethings encounter a supposedly possessed bong that promises the best high of their lives. As an Amazon Associate, Horror Nerd Onl
Horror History: Friday, October 31, 2008: The Haunting of Molly Hartley was released in theaters
Molly Hartley hopes she can forget the violence of her family’s past and start over. She has found a new life, a new school and a new boyfriend. But w
Television
Horror History: Tuesday, October 31, 1961: “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” episode “Cop for a Day” premiered
Season 7 Episode 4 When a woman witnesses their bank robbery, a crook (Walter Matthau) dresses up as a police officer to get past her protection and s
Horror History: Monday, October 31, 1994: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Let the Punishment Fit the Crime” premiered
Season 6 Episode 1 Busted for a moving violation in the remote town of Stuecksville, a predatory and shameless ambulance-chasing lawyer (Catherine O’H
Horror History: Monday, October 31, 1994: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Only Skin Deep” premiered
Season 6 Episode 2 Coming off of a bad relationship, a man with a history of violent behavior (Peter Onorati) picks up a mysterious masked woman (Sher
Horror History: Monday, October 31, 1994: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Whirlpool” premiered
Season 6 Episode 3 A struggling comic book artist (Rita Rudner) finds herself in a time warp where her day is in an endless loop with a different trag