Horror History August 14
Season 3 Episode 12
When a down-on-his-luck alcoholic reporter (Richard Jordan) swears to give up drinking in order to get his old job back, he soon meets a woman (Marg Helgenberger) and the two begin having a fling. Also starring Richard Herd and Jon Polito.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, August 14, 1991: “Tales From The Crypt” episode “Deadline” premiered”Dracula, the Wolf Man, the Gill-Man, the Mummy, and the Frankenstein Monster are in hot pursuit of a mysterious amulet that will allow their return and only the movie-loving kids in the neighborhood Monster Club can stop them!
Read more “Horror History: Friday, August 14, 1987: The Monster Squad was released in theaters”In this terrifying tale from director Wes Craven (Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street), a farmer in community of religious extremists dies in a mysterious “accident”, and his widow is left to face the frightening cult as strange and deadly events happen.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, August 14, 1981: Deadly Blessing was released in theaters”With Vampyr, Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer channeled his genius for creating mesmerizing atmosphere and austere, unsettling imagery into the horror genre. The result-a chilling film about a student of the occult who encounters supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside of Paris-is nearly unclassifiable.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, August 14, 1934: Vampyr was released in US theaters”
