Stuff I like
Grotesque was released on September 9th, 1988 in the US.
The horror film was directed by Joe Tornatore.
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| Grotesque |
It stars and was produced by Linda Blair from William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) and Savage Streets (1984).
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| Linda Blair |
It also Star Donna Wilkes from Angel (1984) and Schizoid (1981).
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| Donna Wilkes |
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| Guy Stockwell |
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| Tab Hunter |
Bruce Davison was born on June 28th, 1946 in Philadelphia, PA.
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| Bruce Allen Davison |
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Willard (1971) with Ernest Borgnine
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Apt Pupil (1998) with Ann Dowd and Brad Renfro |
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| X-Men (2000-2003) |
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| Dahmer (2002) with Jeremy Renner |
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| Camp Hell (2010) with Jesse Eisenberg |
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| Lords of Salem (2012) |
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| Dead and Buried (1981) |
Stan Winston was born on April 7th, 1946 in Arlington, VA.
Stan Winston (1946-2008)
The award winning make-up and special effects artist career spanned over 40 years with more than 70 titles.
Gargoyles (1972) 
The Wiz (1978) 
Oscar nominated Heartbeeps (1981)
Starring Bernadette Peters
and Andy Kaufman
Lost to Rick Baker for his work in
An American Werewolf in London 
John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) 
Oscar Nomination for Edward Scissorhands (1990)
After his passing, the family founded the
The Hitcher was released nationwide on February 21st, 1986.
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| The Hitcher (1986) |
Written by Eric Red who also wrote Near Dark (1987) with Kathryn Bigelow. Directed by Robert Harmon.
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| Rutger Hauer |
Starring C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Rutger Hauer.
Eric Red’s original script was 190 pages long and reportedly packed full of murder, gore and sex. Like eyeballs in burgers type stuff. Let’s all takes a moment to consider what that might have been like on the screen.
It spawned a direct to DVD sequel, The Hitcher II, I’ve Been Waiting in 2003 (with C. Thomas Howell returning) and a remake in 2007.
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| The Hitcher II, I’ve Been Waiting (2003) |
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| The Hitcher (2007) |
Leslie Nielsen was born on February 11th, 1926 in Regina, Canada.
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| Leslie Nielsen (1926-2010) |
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| Forbidden Planet (1956) |
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| Dark Intruder (1965) |
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| The Poseidon Adventure (1972) |
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| The Day of the Animals (1977) Straight up Wrestling a grizzly bear |
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| Airplane! (1980) |
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| Prom Night (1980) with Jamie Lee Curtis |
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| George Romero’s Creepshow (1982) |
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| The Creature Wasn’t Nice aka Naked Space (1983) with Cindy Williams |
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| Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) |
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| Repossessed (1990) |
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| Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) |
On February 8th, 1980, The Fog was released nationwide after a limited released at the beginning of the month.
Directed by Halloween franchise creator John Carpenter and co-written by Debra Hill and edited by Tommy Lee Wallace.
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| The Fog (1980) |
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| John Carpenter, Debra Hill and Rob Bottin on set with Bottin and Tommy Lee Wallace appearing as apparitions  |
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| Tom Atkins and Jamie Lee Curtis |
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| Adrienne Barbeau |
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| Janet Leigh and Nancy Loomis |
On February 3rd, 1994, In the Mouth of Madness was released in US theaters.
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| In the Mouth of Madness |
Considered by director John Carpenter to be the last movie of his “apocalypse trilogy” including The Thing (1982) with Keith David and Prince of Darkness (1987) with Donald Pleasence.
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| John Carpenter |
Starring Sam Neill, Jurgen Prochnow, Julie Carmen, David Warner, John Glover, Bernie Casey and Charlton Heston.
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| Sam Neill |
On January 25th, 1999 The Blair Witch Project premiered at The Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
On December 24th, 1967 Spider Baby aka Cannibal Orgy aka the Maddest Story Ever Told aka the Liver Eater aka Attack of the Liver Eaters premiered in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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| Spider Baby aka… |
Written and directed by Jack Hill and starring Lon Chaney, Jr., Carol Ohmart, Beverly Washburn, Jill Banner and Sid Haig.
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| Beverly Washburn, Sid Haig, Jill Banner and Lon Chaney, Jr. |
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| Carol Ohmart |
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| Pit Stop (1969) |
