On December 5th, 1942, Cat People premiered in New York City at the Rialto Theater.
It was released regionally the next day and nationwide 20 days later on Christmas Day.
Starring Simone Simon, Keith Smith, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph and Jack Holt.
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05 December 2021
28 November 2021
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was born on November 28th, 1984.
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| Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
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| Final Destination 3 (2006) |
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| Black Christmas (2006) |
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| Death Proof (2007) |
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| Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010) |
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| The Thing (2011) |
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| 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) |
She is half of the duo “Got A Girl” with producer Dan “The Automator” Nakamura.
23 November 2021
Boris Karloff
On November 23rd, 1887, Boris Karloff was born in Surrey, England.
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| Boris Karloff (1887-1969) |
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| Frankenstein’s monster |
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| With Dwight Frye and Edward Van Sloan in Frankenstein (1931) |
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| The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester and Ernest Thesiger |
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| The Mummy (1932) with Bramwell Fletcher and Edward Van Sloan  |
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| Scarface (1932) |
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| Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939) with Angelo Rossitto |
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| Narrator and Voice of Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) |
Also on this date:
Dominique Dunne was born in 1959
17 November 2021
Salem’s Lot
On November 17th, 1979 part one of Salem’s Lot premiered as a TV miniseries on CBS.
Directed by Tobe Hooper and based on the book by Stephen King.
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| Reggie Nalder as Kurt Barlow |
One scene in particular has been emblazoned in the minds of a particular generation of kids raised on television.
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| Iconic |
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7 (technically 9) Pretty Good Vampire Movies
16 November 2021
Night of the Comet
On November 16th, 1984 Night of the Comet was released in US theaters.
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| Kelli Maroney and Catherine Mary Stewart |
Mary Woronov and Robert Beltran had previously starred in Eating Raoul together in 1982.
On this date:
Night Patrol was also released in 1984
13 November 2021
The Invisible Man (1933)
On November 13th, 1933, The Invisible Man was released in US theaters. There was a sequel in 1940 entitled The Invisible Man Returns starring Vincent Price.
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| Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart |
Also on this date:
Tom Atkins was born in 1935
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10 November 2021
Debra Hill
Debra Hill was born in Haddonfield, NJ on November 10th, 1950.
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| Debra Hill (1950-2005) |
The producer and writer worked on many classic films such as The Dead Zone (1983), Clue, Adventures in Babysitting and Big Top Pee Wee.
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| Hill and Carpenter |
She often collaborated with John Carpenter on films such as Escape From New York, Escape from LA and The Fog (1980). Together they developed the original Halloween film as co-writer’s and Hill produced the first three movies of the franchise.
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| John Carpenter, Debra hill and Rob Bottin on the set of The Fog (1989) |
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| Tommy Lee Wallace and Debra Hill |
Also on this date:
Russell Johnson was born in 1924
George Romero’s Creepshow was released in 1982
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06 November 2021
Frightmare (1974)
On November 6th, 1974 Frightmare was released in the UK.
Written and Directed by Pete Walker.
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| Frightmare (1974) |
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| Kim Butcher |
Deborah Fairfax 
Sheila Keith, Kim. Butcher and Rupert Davies
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| Fiona Curzon and John Yule |
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| Frightmare (1974) |
Also on this date:
Sally Field was born in 1946
05 November 2021
Son of Dracula
On November 5th, 1943, Son of Dracula was released in US theaters. Lon Chaney jr. starred as Count Alucard aka Count Dracula.
The movie is 3rd in the original Universal series following Dracula’s Daughter (1936) starring Gloria Holden and Dracula starring Bela Lugosi (1931).
Directed by Robert Siodmak.
Screen story written by Curt Siodmak.
25 October 2021
Halloween (1978)
On October 25th, 1978 Halloween premiered at AMC Empire Theater in Kansas City , Missouri.
Written, directed and scored by John Carpenter for a mere $10,000 / 10% profit. Co-written by producer and frequent collaborator Debra Hill. Edited by Tommy Lee Wallace.
Starring Donald Pleasence, P.J. Soles, Nancy Loomis and Jamie Lee Curtis in her debut role.
Will Sandin plays a young, unmasked Michael at the beginning of the movie. Nick Castle stars as The Shape (or masked Michael Myers) and Tony Moran (Erin Moran’s brother) as unmasked Michael at the end of the movie. Tommy Lee Wallace also appears as Michael in the closet scene.
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| Will Sandin |
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| Nick Castle |
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| Tony Moran |
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| Tommy Lee Wallace |
24 October 2021
John Kassir
John Kassir was born on October 24th, 1957.
The stand up comedian and actor is known for his voicing of the Cryptkeeper on Tales from the Crypt (1989-2002)
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