Horror History: Friday, February 22, 2002: Queen of the Damned was released in theaters

Singing sensation Aaliyah stars as the queen of all vampires, awakened by the music of a fellow vampire (Stuart Townsend), who has transformed himself into a rock star.

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Horror History: Sunday, January 27, 2002: Rose Red premiered on television

Nancy Travis, Julian Sands, David Dukes. Exploring a young autistic girl’s mind lands a psychologist inside a bizarre haunted mansion filled with vengeful spirits and malevolent forces-inside the girl’s head.

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Horror History: Friday, October 26, 2001: Thirteen Ghosts was released in theaters

A family inherits an elegant mansion from a deceased relative. The catch is that along with the house comes a slew of ghosts that can be seen only through special goggles.

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Horror History: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell was released direct-to-video

When Diana, a beautiful coed, discovers an ancient gem inside a mystical Persian case, she unwittingly releases the mercilessly evil “Djinn.” The gut-slinging demon uses fiendish trickery to take the form of a professor in order to slice, dice and burn his way through the university staff and its students.

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Horror History: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: Ginger Snaps was released direct-to-video

Death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their straight-laced suburb, must deal with the tragic consequences of a werewolf bite in this chilling coming-of-age drama.

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Horror History: Tuesday, October 9, 2001: Children of the Corn: Revelation was released direct-to-video

Based on the chilling story Children Of The Corn by Stephen King, Revelation is the next shocking chapter in this ever-popular series of suspense thrillers!

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Horror History: Tuesday, October 2, 2001: Tremors 3: Back to Perfection was released direct-to-video

Those morphing, man-eating monsters are shaking things up again in the little town of Perfection, and survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) is the only solution to the latest in evolution!

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Horror History: Friday, August 31, 2001: Jeepers Creepers was released in theaters

A brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is on the last day of its ritualistic eating spree.

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Horror History: Friday, August 24, 2001: Ghosts of Mars was released in theaters

Mars, 2176 AD. Long colonized by human settlers, the Red Planet has become the manifest destiny of an over-populated Earth. 640,000 people now live and work at far-flung outposts all over Mars, mining the planet for its abundant natural resources. But one of those mining operations has uncovered a deadly mother lode: a long-dormant Martian civilization whose warriors, now unleashed and apparent..

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Horror History: Friday, August 10, 2001: The Others was released in theaters

Screen sensation Nicole Kidman delivers an utterly unforgettable performance in this scary and stylish thriller! While awaiting her husband’s return from war, Grace(Kidman) and her two young children live an unusually isolated existence behind the locked doors and drawn curtains of a secluded island mansion.

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Horror History: Friday, August 10, 2001: Session 9 was released in theaters

It looms up out of the woods like a dormant beast. Grand, imposing… abandoned and deteriorating, the Danvers State Mental Hospital, closed down for 15 years is about to receive 5 new visitors. Donning protective gear, the men of the Hazmat Elimination Co. venture into the eerily vast and vacant asylum that is filled with an evil and mysterious past. Rampant patient abuse, medieval medical procedure and rumors of demonic possession are some of the many dark secrets the hospital holds – but then so do each of the men.

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Horror History: Tuesday, July 17, 2001: Mimic 2 was released direct-to-video

Four years ago, a cockroach-spread plague threatened to decimate the child population of New York City. Then, research biologists developed a species of “Judas” bugs engineered to “mimic” and overrun the diseased roaches in their grubby habitat. The plan worked until the creatures evolved to mimic their next prey … humans!

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Horror History: Friday, May 4, 2001: The Mummy Returns was released in theaters

An ancient legacy of terror is unleashed when the accursed mummy, Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo), is resurrected along with a force even more powerful: The Scorpion King (The Rock).

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Horror History: Friday, January 26, 2001: Shadow of the Vampire was released in US theaters

During the filming of director Murnau’s (Malkovich) vampire movie, the cast and crew begin to disappear and suspect that the actor (Dafoe) who plays the vampire may not be acting after all.

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Horror History: Friday, December 22, 2000: Dracula 2000 was released in theaters

When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high-security vault, they don’t discover priceless works of art… they find a crypt unopened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula is unleashed, and his first destination is America and the exotic city of New Orleans.

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Horror History: Friday, October 27, 2000: Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 was released in theaters

After spending a night in the hill of Maryland, four young fans of the original Blair Witch movie descend into a nightmare realm of murder, madness and perceptions-bending supernatural horror in this anticipated sequel.

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Horror History: Friday, September 22, 2000: Urban Legends: Final Cut was released in theaters

Amy is a student filmmaker vying for the prestigious Hitchcock Award with her thesis film. When shedecides to use the subject of urban legends, one-by-one her crewmembers fall prey to fatal ‘accidents’ during the shooting. After investigating and discovering that a sinister hand is at work. . . Amy must unmask the killer before she, too, becomes an urban legend.

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Horror History: Friday, August 11, 2000: Bless the Child was released in theaters

Maggie O’Connor, a single woman whose life revolves around her career as a nurse-until the surprise appearance of her sister Jenna (Angela Bettis) and Jenna’s newborn baby girl, Cody.

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Horror History: Friday, April 14, 2000: American Psycho was released in theaters

Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale) is a Wall Street yuppie, obsessed with success, status and style, with a stunning fiancée (Reese Witherspoon). He is also a psychotic killer who rapes, murders and dismembers both strangers and acquaintances without provocation or purpose.

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Horror History: Tuesday, March 28, 2000: Leprechaun in the Hood was released direct-to-video

A group of aspiring rappers steal a magical flute that instantly makes them successful, however, it also awakens the wrath of the ruthless leprechaun.

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Horror History: Friday, March 17, 2000: Final Destination was released in theaters

Horror tale with a twist, Final Destination tells the story of teenager with strange premonitions about death and the mysterious accidental deaths that follow his life.

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Horror History: Friday, February 18, 2000: Pitch Black was released in theaters

When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick (Vin Diesel) isn’t the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there’s only one rule: Stay in the light. Pitch Black is the original sci-fi hit that introduced the world to the character of Riddick, the ultimate anti-hero. Take a ride on the pulse-pounding adrenaline rush that USA Today calls “the best excuse to root for the bad guy since Arnold in the original Terminator.”

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