Horror History: Friday, May 6, 1960: “The Twilight Zone” episode “A Stop at Willoughby” premiered

Season 1 Episode 30

Riding home on the train one day, a man falls asleep and dreams it is 1880, and he is entering a small town called Willoughby.

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Horror History: Wednesday, May 6, 1964: Black Sabbath was released in US theaters

Italian horror trilogy hosted by Boris Karloff. A) Nurse takes a diamond ring from a corpse who then seeks revenge. B) Prostitute receives calls from a dead man she betrayed. C) A Balkan hunter becomes a vampire

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Horror History: Wednesday, May 6, 1964: The Last Man on Earth was released in theaters

After a plague turned the population into vampires leaving Vincent Price as the last survivor, he spends his time cleaning the streets, driving stakes into the vampire’s hearts.

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Horror History: Friday, May 6, 1988: Dead Heat was released in theaters

Maverick L.A.P.D. officer Roger Mortis is a good cop who will do anything to nail the bad guys. Investigating some frightening goings-on, Mortis and his partner, Doug Bigelow pay a visit to Dante Laboratories. It is here that they discover the high-tech Resurrection Room churning out a weird band of recycled and indestructible criminals. And it is here that Mortis meets his untimely death.

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Horror History: Friday, May 6, 1988: My Best Friend Is a Vampire was released in theaters

This ’80s teen comedy involves a youth (Robert Leonard), who is seduced by a sexy schoolgirl and then transforms into a blood-sucking vampire. Instead of fighting his affliction, he tries to cope with the change.

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Horror History: Friday, May 6, 1988: Slime City was released in theaters

Alex and his girlfriend Lori move into a New York City apartment, where they fall victim to the restless spirits of an occultist named Zachary and his fanatical followers who had committed mass suicide years before.

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Horror History: Friday, May 6, 1994: Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead was released in US theaters

In HD for the first time, brothers Mike and Jody reunite to help their friend Reggie (Reggie Bannister) destroy The Tall Man (Angus Scrimm) once and for all.

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