The Night Stalker is broadcast on ABC in 1972. Darren McGavin stars as a newspaper reporter investigating a vampire. Written by Richard Matheson, the TV movies and series also serve as inspiration to Chris Carter in creating The X-Files 20 years later. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Children of the Stones is broadcast in 1977. The landmark folk horror mini-series for children about a small English village stuck in a time loop is noted for being considered by critics “the scariest program ever made for children.” #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #childrenofthestones

Vic Mizzy is born in Brooklyn in 1916. The composer of dozens of hit songs and film and TV scores is typically remembered as the composer for the 1960s TV show The Addams Family and its famous theme. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #addamsfamily

Project Blue Book premieres on the History Channel in 2019. The dark historical drama offers a mostly fictional account of Dr. J. Allen Hynek’s role in the real-life UFO study conducted by the United States Air Force in the 1950s and 1960s. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #projectbluebook

Inner Sanctum Mystery premieres on the NBC BlueNetwork radio in 1941. Based on the Simon & Schuster book series, the anthology radio program would be a major hit, featuring guest stars like Bela Lugosi, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra and Peter Lorre. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #radioshow

Norman Reedus is born in Hollywood, Florida in 1969. The actor and former model is known primarily as Daryl Dixon on the TV series The Walking Dead. and spin-off Daryl Dixon. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #normanreedus #twd

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is published in 1886. The classic horror novel by Robert Louis Stevenson probes the duality of man and has served as the inspiration for numerous film, radio and theater adaptations. #thisdayinhalloween #jekyllandhyde

Julian Sands is born in Otley, Yorkshire, England in 1958. Sands starred in films like Warlock, Gothic, 1998’s Phantom of the Opera, and the TV show Dexter and mini-series Steven King’s Rose Red. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #juliansands

Conrad Brooks is born in Baltimore in 1931. A regular in Ed Wood movies like Plan 9 From Outer Space, Bride of the Monster and Glen or Glenda, is career continued in B horror films right up to his death in 2017. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #plan9fromouterspace

“Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” is released in 1981. The song, written and performed by David Bowie, is the third single from the album of the same name and is one of Bowie’s many hits. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #scarymonstersandsupercreeps #davidbowie

The Phantom Carriage opens across Sweden in 1921. The film about the driver of a ghostly carriage on New Year’s Eve is one of multiple films coming out of Europe during the silent era. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #thephantomcarriage #thephantomcarriage1921 #grimreaper

“The Man in the Attic” premieres in San Francisco in 1953. A Jack-the-Ripper horror thriller starring Jack Palance as Jack is the fourth film version of the novel The Lodger and rivals Alfred Hitchcock’s version. The film is a small hit. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #themanintheattic

“Lloyd Kaufman” is born in New York City in 1945. The writer/director/producer is co-founder of Troma Entertainment, the indie low-budget film studio known for horror and horror comedy. His films include The Toxic Avenger, and many more. #halloweeneverynight #llyodkaufman #tromaentertainment

George Romero’s “Martin” is released across the U.S. in 1978. Romero considered his tale of a young man who believes he is a vampire his personal favorite of all of his films. Critical regard for the film has grown over time. #halloweeneverynight #martinmovie #georgeromero

“The Mysterians” opens in Japan in 1957. Directed by kaiju master Ishiro Honda, the tokusatsu science fiction film features upgraded special effects and is a hit on its release and remains a fan favorite. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #themysterians1957 #tokusatsus #ishirohonda #kaiju

“The Invisible Woman” opens across the U.S. in 1940. The third in Universal’s Invisible Man franchise is actually as much a screwball comedy as horror. It was a hit and followed by The Invisible Agent in 1942. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #theinvisiblewoman #theinvisibleman #universal

“The Exorcist” opens across the U.S. in 1973. A pop culture sensation in both novel and film form at the time of its release, it is the first horror film to be nominated for Best Picture, and is often considered the greatest horror film in history. #halloweeneverynight #theexorcistmovie

“Altered States” opens in limited release in the U.S. in 1980. Ken Russell’s psychological body horror movie is based on Paddy Chayefsky’s novel about a professor researching sensory deprivation and psychoactive drugs. #halloweeneverynight #alteredstatesmovie

“Lonesome Ghosts” opens across the U.S. in 1937. The animated Disney short features Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy as the Ajax Ghost Exterminators. The cartoon likely serves as the inspiration for Ghostbusters nearly 50 years later. #halloweeneverynight #disney #lonesomeghosts

“Beauty and The Beast”opens across the U.S. in 1947. Jean Cocteau’s French classic mixes post-war allegory and the famous fable, along with evocative imagery and iconic make-up work for a hit that continues to be considered one of the greatest films of world cinema. #halloweeneverynight

“Dementia”, also known in a slightly re-cut form as “Daughter of Horror “opens across the U.S. in 1955. The experimental film noir horror film follows a young woman waking up in a cheap hotel room and through a L.A. skid-row night and features no dialogue. #halloweeneverynight

“Michael Carreras” is born in London in 1927. The son of Hammer Films founder James Carreras becomes a key figure in Hammer’s success, producing, writing and or directing more than 60 films during Hammer’s heyday including The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, among others. #halloweeneverynight

“Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster” opens in Japan in 1964. Directed by kaiju master Ishiro Honda, the fifth film in the Godzilla franchise finds Godzilla, Rodan and Mothra saving Earth from a three-headed dragon from Venus. #halloweeneverynight #ghidorah #ishirohonda

“A Christmas Carol” is published in 1843. Originally titled A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, the novella was an instant hit and helped popularize the expression “merry Christmas” as well as several now common Christmas traditions. #halloweeneverynight #achristmascarol

“Brazil” opens across the U.S. in 1985. Terry Gilliam’s Oscar-nominated dystopian dark comedy is often considered “Orwellian” or “Kafkaesque” in its tale of a man trying to survive a rotting totalitarian world. It stars Jonathan Pryce and features Robert DeNiro and Michael Palin. #thisdayinhalloween

“Black Swan” opens across the U.S. in 2010. After creating a buzz on the film festival circuit, the dark psychological thriller about ballerinas trying to achieve a moment of perfection becomes a surprise box office hit, and despite very divided critical response. #halloweeneverynight

"Night Gallery" premieres on NBC in 1970. The Rod Serling-hosted anthology is Serling’s horror-leaning return to TV after The Twilight Zone. The Emmy-nominated show runs for three seasons, with a famous pilot episode featuring the directorial debut of Steven Spielberg. #halloweeneverynight

"Young Frankenstein" is released in 1974. Actor Gene Wilder and writer/director Mel Brooks’ spoof of Universal’s Frankenstein movies is the first Hollywood film to spoof classic horror so completely. It has since become a classic as well. #halloweeneverynight #youngfrankensteinthemovie

"Edward Scissorhands" opens across the U.S. in 1990. Based on sketches from director Tim Burton’s youth, and originally intended as a musical, the dark romantic fantasy starring Johnny Depp also features Vincent Price’s last film performance. #dalloweeneverynight #edwardscissorhands

"Monthly Halloween" is published in 1985. The Japanese horror shōjo manga magazine capitalized on the popularity of horror with teenaged girls and the recently introduced holiday of halloween. The magazine would run through 1995 launch two sister publications #halloweeneverynight

"The Wolf Man" opens across the U.S. in 1941. The Universal horror classic stars Lon Chaney Jr. and Claude Rains in the first of Chaney’s four appearances as the character. He’s the only actor to have played it. #halloweeneverynight #thewolfman #thisdayinhalloween #werewolf

"Maila Nurmi, a.k.a. Vampira" is born in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1922. The Finnish-American actress is known primarily as the first host of horror movies on TV with The Vampira Show on Los Angeles station KABC in 1954. Her character is the prototype of the Elvira. #halloweeneverynight #vampira

“Bill Cardille” is born in Sharon, Pennsylvania in 1928. The actor known as “Chilly Billy” is the on-scene reporter in the original Night of the Living Dead, and also appears in Day of the Dead, and the 1990 re-make of NOTLD. He died in 2016. #halloweeneverynight #billcardille #dayofthedead

“Margaret Hamilton” is born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1902. Though she had a decades-long career in various genres, she is best known for as the Wicked Witch of the West in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. She would reprise the role in various forms over the years. #halloweeneverynight #margarethamilton

“Rick Baker” is born in Binghampton, NY in 1950. The renowned special make-up effects artist is famous for his work on the 1976 remake of King Kong, An American Werewolf in London, Thriller, and Harry and the Hendersons. Baker retired in 2015. #halloweeneverynight #rickbaker #binghampton #kingkonh

“Village of the Damned” opens in the U.S. in 1960. The British sci-fi horror film is one of the first evil kid plot lines and is a box office and critical hit. The film has grown in stature and is now an often imitated classic. A sequel and remake followed. #halloweeneverynight #villageofthedamned

“Richard Edlund” in born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1940. The special effects artist known for his work on the first Star Wars trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Poltergeist, Fright Night, Ghostbusters, The Monster Squad, Alien 3, and Tales From the Crypt. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

“Krampusnacht” is celebrated in Germany and various parts of Europe and North America. It precedes the Feast of St. Nicholas, when the hairy demon will visit homes and businesses, sometimes along with St. Nicholas and give lumps of coal and birch branches to bad children. #halloweeneverynight

“Krampus” opens across the U.S. in 2015. The horror-comedy was the first big studio feature based on the Austro-Bavarian legend. It’s also one of the latest entries in a growing sub-genre of Christmas horror started in the 1970s. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #krampus

“The Body Snatcher” is published in London’s Pall Mall Gazette newspaper in 1884. The Robert Louis Stevenson short story is later published in a collection of short stories soon after Stevenson’s death and was made into a movie in 1945 by Val Lewton starring Boris Karloff. #thisdayinhalloween

“The Haunted House” opens across the U.S. in 1929. The black and white short is the first of five Disney Mickey Mouse cartoons in the 1920’s, 1930s and later in the 1990s with a horror theme. #thisdayinhalloween #mickeymouse #halloweeneverynight

“Habeas Corpus” opens across the U.S. in 1928. It’s a Laurel and Hardy short about the pair being paid for grave robbing. The short is also notable for being the first Laurel and Hardy film with sound — though there’s no talking — from synchronized music. #thisdayinhalloween

Nov 27: Gamera: The Giant Monster opens in Japan in 1965. A re-cut English-dubbed version would open in the U.S. a year later. The low-budget movie about a giant prehistoric turtle gained enough of a success with kids in Japan and the U.S. to launch a franchise that rivals Toho’s Godzilla.

Nov 26: Alien: Resurrection opens across the U.S. in 1997. The fourth and final film in the original Alien film series features Sigourney Weaver once again and was nominated for six Saturn Awards.

Nov 25: Robert Kurtzman the special make-up effects artist is co-founder of K.N.B. EFX Group. The Oscar/Emmy-winning company has provided work for more than 400 movies including Predator, Scream, and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.

Nov 23: Boris Karloff, a horror icon, best known primarily for portraying Frankenstein’s monster in Universal’s first three Frankenstein movies and as The Mummy. He would win a Grammy for his performance in the recording of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas in 1966. He died in 1969.

Nov 22: Kwaidan is Masaki Kobayashi’s anthology of four ghost story folk tales is cut to three for its American release. Despite public indifference, it receives critical acclaim, winning the Special Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

Nov 21: starring Simone Signoret is considered very Hitchcockian in composition and story. It’s a hit and inspires several other thrillers and filmmakers, and has been remade at least three times.

Nov 20: Robert Armstrong is born in Saginaw, Mich. in 1890. The actor starred in King Kong, Son of Kong, Mighty Joe Young, The Most Dangerous Game and The Mad Ghoul. He died in 1973.

Nov 19: Jodie Foster born in Los Angeles 1962. The Oscar winner starred in The Silence of the Lambs as well as The Little Girl Who Lived Down the Lane, Contact, Panic Room and Hotel Artemis, and on TV in Ghost Story. She also directed an episode of Tales From The Darkside.