Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.
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Horror History: Friday, December 7, 1984: The Initiation was released in theaters
A long-buried family secret comes back to haunt the present, and a sorority ceremony becomes a real hell night for Kelly Fairchild (Daphne Zuniga of “One Tree Hill” and “Melrose Place”).
Read more “Horror History: Friday, December 7, 1984: The Initiation was released in theaters”Horror History: Tuesday, December 4, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Face To Face” premiered
Season 2 Episode 3
Dr. Christopher Hamilton, an ambitious and pompous plastic surgeon, meets his challenge in Nina Russell, a patient in the process of a gender change. But when he shows up to surgery the next day unprepared, he completely botches up the procedure.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, December 4, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Face To Face” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, December 2, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A Case of the Stubborns” premiered
Season 1 Episode 9
Grandpa refuses to believe that he is dead. Written by James Houghton, based on a short story by Robert Bloch and guest-starring Christian Slater as Jody, Brent Spiner as the Reverend and Eddie Bracken as Grandpa.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, December 2, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “A Case of the Stubborns” premiered”Horror History: Tuesday, November 27, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Remembering Melody” premiered
Season 2 Episode 2
Attorney Ted Miller’s world falls apart when his old friend and lover Melody shows up at his door looking for a place to stay and he makes the mistake of turning her down.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, November 27, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Remembering Melody” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, November 25, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Word Processor of the Gods” premiered
Season 1 Episode 8
A man discovers his new word processor, a gift from his deceased nephew, is more powerful than he could ever have imagined: everything he types into it becomes real. Based on the short story by Stephen King and adapted by Michael McDowell.
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Season 1 Episode 7
A young woman takes up board in an elderly man’s house and insists that there is something lurking inside of the small, locked closet in her bedroom.
Directed by Tom Savini and guest-starring Fritz Weaver.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, November 18, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Inside the Closet” premiered”Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Razorback was released in theaters
It’s man against beast as two men hunt a wild razorback boar that has been terrorizing a small, isolated town deep in the Australian Outback,killing kangaroos … and people.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Razorback was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Night of the Comet was released in theaters
A huge comet passes near the earth, vaporizing nearly the whole planet. Only a few teenagers, who were inside a steel movie projection booth, survive–all those outside were turned to dust.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 16, 1984: Night of the Comet was released in theaters”Horror History: Tuesday, November 13, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Lovesounds” premiered
Season 2 Episode 1
For months, Eric Dunlap has been hard at work on a special sound system for Kurt Hoffman, a temperamental conductor who is impossible to please. During that time, he fell deeply in love with Hoffman’s much younger wife, Veronica. It isn’t long before Eric realises the computer he created, which only responds to him, is something special. When Veronica realises she returns Eric’s feelings and the two become lovers, Hoffman learns of his wife’s infidelity and exacts his revenge on the two, but Eric’s creation avenges the man who gave it life.
Read more “Horror History: Tuesday, November 13, 1984: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Lovesounds” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, November 11, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Slippage” premiered
Season 1 Episode 6
A man discovers that he is literally slipping from existence. Based on a short story by Michael Kube-McDowell, adapted by Mark Durand and guest-starring David Patrick Kelly.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, November 11, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Slippage” premiered”Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: Silent Night, Deadly Night was released in theaters
After his parents are murdered, a tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa. A controversial, cult-classic slasher and the perfect antidote to the holiday season.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: Silent Night, Deadly Night was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: A Nightmare On Elm Street was released in theaters
In classic horror film genre that launched a movie franchise, a pedophile who was murdered by a lynch mob returns years later in terrifying nightmares of his killers’ teenage children.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, November 9, 1984: A Nightmare On Elm Street was released in theaters”Horror History: Sunday, November 4, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Mookie and Pookie” premiered
Season 1 Episode 5
A teenage girl discovers that her recently deceased twin brother’s spirit lives on in a computer, but no one will believe her. When she tries to fulfill her brother’s last wish by inputting data into his computer, her parents begin to get worried. Guest starring Justine Bateman and Tippi Hedren, written by Dan Kleinman.
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Season 1 Episode 4
A bookie who never turns down a bet meets the luckiest man he may ever know (Tom Noonan), who is determined to break the bookie at any cost. The bookie ends up wagering on the time of his death, and must outsmart a man who has never lost. Written and directed by James Sadwith and guest-starring Danny Aiello.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, October 21, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The Odds” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, October 14, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Pain Killer” premiered
Season 1 Episode 3
A henpecked husband (Lou Jacobi) who suffers from excruciating backaches visits a doctor (Farley Granger) who prescribes a drastic cure.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, October 14, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “Pain Killer” premiered”Horror History: Sunday, October 7, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “I’ll Give You a Million” premiered
Season 1 Episode 2
An offer to buy a friend’s soul goes a bit too far, especially when the seller returns to finalize the deal. Written by Mark Durand and David Spiel and guest-starring Keenan Wynn
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, October 7, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “I’ll Give You a Million” premiered”Horror History: Friday, October 5, 1984: The Mutilator was released in theaters
A teenager who accidentally committed matricide finds himself, his girlfriend and his friends all being hunted by his now crazed father.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, October 5, 1984: The Mutilator was released in theaters”Horror History: Sunday, September 30, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The New Man” was released in theaters
Season 1 Episode 1
Alan Coombs, a bad-tempered recovering alcoholic, meets a young man named Jerry who claims to be his son. Coombs insists that he’s never seen or met Jerry before, but Jerry says otherwise.
Based on a short story by Barbara Owens, adapted by Mark Durand, and guest-starring Vic Tayback.
Read more “Horror History: Sunday, September 30, 1984: “Tales From The Darkside” episode “The New Man” was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, August 31, 1984: C.H.U.D. was released in theaters
Manhattan’s homeless population starts turning into savage, bloodthirsty mutants.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, August 31, 1984: C.H.U.D. was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, June 8, 1984: Gremlins was released in theaters
A small town is besieged by some furry and not-so-cute little creatures after a young man ignores the warnings of a wise elder regarding their care and feeding.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, June 8, 1984: Gremlins was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, June 1, 1984: The House by the Cemetery was released in US theaters
A young family moves from their cramped New York City apartment to a spacious new home in New England. But this is no ordinary house in the country: the previous owner was the deranged Dr. Freudstein, whose monstrous human experiments have left a legacy of bloody mayhem. Now, someone – or something – is alive in the basement, and home sweet home is about to become a horrific hell on earth.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, June 1, 1984: The House by the Cemetery was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, April 13, 1984: Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter was released in theaters
After his revival in a hospital morgue, the hockey-masked murderer fixes his vengeful attention on the Jarvis family and a group of hitherto carefree teenagers. Young Tommy Jarvis is an aficionado of horror films with a special talent for masks and make-up. Has the diabolical Jason finally met his match?
Read more “Horror History: Friday, April 13, 1984: Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 16, 1984: Sole Survivor was released in theaters
Before Final Destination, there was Sole Survivor. Directed by Thom Eberhardt (Night of the Comet), This chilling film tells of a young women who is the sole survivor of an airplane crash. Disregarding the warnings from a psychic actress friend, Denise tries to get on with her life, but she has somehow cheated death, and the Grim Reaper sends his minions to bring her to him.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 16, 1984: Sole Survivor was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, March 9, 1984: Children of the Corn was released in theaters
Based on the classic short story by Stephen King, Children of the Corn is a longtime horror favorite that has spawned six sequels and many imitations. See how it all started.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, March 9, 1984: Children of the Corn was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, February 17, 1984: Tenebrae was released in US theaters
A razor-wielding psycho is stalks a horror writer in one of Dario Argento’s most celebrated gialli.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 17, 1984: Tenebrae was released in US theaters”Horror History: Friday, February 10, 1984: The Black Cat was released in US theaters
Italian director Lucio Fulci applies his characteristic touch to the Edgar Allan Poe tale to tell the story of a deranged, wheelchair-bound English psychic who can record the voices of the dead on tape, and apparently possesses the ability to channel evil spirits into the body of his cat — which he then commands to take vengeance on his enemies.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, February 10, 1984: The Black Cat was released in US theaters”Horror History: Wednesday, December 14, 1983: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Split Decision” premiered
Season 1 Episode 3
John ‘Jake’ McElhaney will do anything to make a sale, absolutely anything. Faced with losing his job, he decides to make his next sale really count, and thinks he has it made when he signs on to work for the Packard twins, two women who have problems sharing and so split everything directly down the middle. Frances makes it clear straight away that she likes Jake, but Jake also plays up to Priscilla, hoping to not only sell the house for the two women but sell each of them homes as well. Unfortunately, the bond between the sisters is stronger than any bond they could form with him.
Read more “Horror History: Wednesday, December 14, 1983: “The Hitchhiker” episode “Split Decision” premiered”Horror History: Friday, December 9, 1983: Christine was released in theaters
Based on the novel by Stephen King, Christine tells the story of a 1957 Plymouth that takes on human characteristics.
Read more “Horror History: Friday, December 9, 1983: Christine was released in theaters”Horror History: Friday, December 2, 1983: Michael Jackson’s Thriller premiered
A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies – only a “Thriller” can save them now.
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