Released on this day in 1932 was the pre-code horror film, 'The Monster Walks.' Starring Rex Lease, Vera Reynolds, and Sheldon Lewis, this is the story of a group of people in an old dark house on a stormy night who are menaced by a killer ape. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1958 was the independently made sci-fi film, 'Target Earth'. Starring Richard Denning, Kathleen Crowley and Virginia Grey,a small group of people in Chicago battle hostile robotic beings believed to be from the planet Venus. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1931 was actress, Gloria Talbott. Gloria was known as a "scream queen" in movies like The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957), The Cyclops (1957), I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958), and The Leech Woman (1960). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1958 was 'From Earth to the Moon', An American Technicolor science fiction film. Starring Joseph Cotton, George Sanders and Debra Paget, it is the story of an American inventor in 1868 who develops a powerful explosive that he uses as fuel for a moon-bound rocket. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1874 was 'Frightmare', a British horror film directed by Pete Walker. Starring Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith and Deborah Fairfax, a woman escapes a death sentence for a hideous crimes, settles in an isolated farmhouse with her husband. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1965 was the comedy film, 'Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine'. Starring Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, and Susan Hart, a mad scientist named plots to use his army of bikini-clad robots to seduce wealthy men into signing over their assets. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1942 was the Abbott and Costello film 'Who Done It?' Also starring William Gargan, William Bendix, and Mary Wickes, wo dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries and end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1943 was the horror film, 'Son of Dracula'. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr., Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, and Evelyn Ankers. A beautiful Southern girl invites Count Alucard to her mansion which unleashes a Pandora's box of horror. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1933 was an American actor of stage, film, and TV Herb Edelman. Herb was known for Murray the Cop in the movie version of Simon's The Odd Couple (1968) but is best known as Stanley Zbornak, the ex-husband of Beatrice Arthur on The Golden Girls. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1956 was the British science fiction horror film, X the Unknown. Made by the Hammer Film Productions company, it stars Dean Jagger and Edward Chapman. This is the story of a radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizing a Scottish village. #OnThisDay

Happy 85th birthday to Elke Baronin von Schletz, better known as German actress, model, singer, painter, and entertainer, Elke Sommer. Elke appeared in numerous films throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including A Shot in the Dark (1964), and Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966). #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1918 was Arthur William Matthew Carney, better known as American actor and comedian, Art Carney. Art is best known as Ed Norton on the sitcom The Honeymooners but also starred in the films Harry and Tonto (1974), The Late Show (1977), and Going in Style (1979). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1964 was the film, Kitten with a Whip starring Ann-Margret and John Forsythe. It is the story of a rising political star who faces scandal and blackmail when the young woman he tries to help turns out to be a juvenile delinquent. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1950 was Marjorie Armstrong Post, better known as American actor Markie Post. Markie is best known for her roles as bail bondswoman Terri Michaels in The Fall Guy on ABC from 1982 to 1985, as public defender Christine Sullivan on the NBC sitcom Night Court. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1944 was 'I Accuse My Parents', the American exploitation film directed by Sam Newfield. A “teenager” gets involved with gangsters and, according to a judge, it was all his parent's fault. #OnThisDay

Released in Mexico on this day in 1971 was the Mexican-American monster film, Octaman. This movie was by Harry Essex and stars Pier Angeli, Kerwin Mathews, and Jeff Morrow. A team of researchers discovering a strange mutation of a man and an octopus who proceeds to terrorize them #OnThisDay

Happy 68th birthday to Kevin Murphy, the American Actor, puppeteer, television writer, and author. He is best known for Mystery Science Theater 3000 as being the voice of Tom Servo. Since MST3K, Kevin was part of The Film Crew and RiffTrax. #OnThisDay #botd #mst3k

Released on this day in 1954 was the Japanese kaiju film, 'Gojira'. Directed by Ishirō Honda and starring Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi & Akihiko Hirata. Japan's authorities deal with the appearance of a giant monster. #OnThisDay

Born on this day is 1933 was actress and writer, Aneta Corsaut. Aneta is best known for playing Jane Martin in The Blob (1958) and as Schoolteacher Helen Crump on The Andy Griffith Show (1963–1968). Her last role was of Judge Cynthia Justin on the TV series Matlock (1991–1992). #OnThisDay #BOTD

Born on this day in 1936 was actor and filmmaker, Michael Landon. Michael is known for Bonanza (1959–1973), Little House on the Prairie (1974–1983), and Heaven (1984–1989). And, of course, I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957) and High School Confidential (1958). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1951 was the horror film, 'The Son of Dr. Jekyl'. Starring Louis Hayward, Jody Lawrance, and Alexander Knox, the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation has been unjustly deserved. He sets out to develop his father's formula. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1942 was actor and conductor, David Ogden Stiers. David is most famous for Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, M.D., on the TV series M*A*S*H. He was also in such films as Better Off Dead (1985), Doc Hollywood (1991) and The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1962 was the psychological horror thriller film 'What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?' Directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, a former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1959 was the Roger Corman's independent horror film, The Wasp Woman. Starring Susan Cabot, Anthony Eisley, Michael Mark, and Barboura Morris. The head of a cosmetics company who experiments on herself with royal jelly extracted from wasps. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1959 was the horror, heist film, 'Beast from Haunted Cave'. Starring Michael Forest, Sheila Noonan, and Frank Wolff, a group of gold thieves pull off a heist and flee into the snowy wilderness, only to be pursued by a horrible, spider-like monster. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1896 was actress, screenwriter, and playwright, Ruth Gordon. Ruth began performing on Broadway at age 19. Ruth gained recognition for film roles later in life such as Rosemary's Baby (1968), Harold and Maude (1971), & Every Which Way but Loose (1978). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on the day in 1942 was the fantasy romantic comedy film, 'I Married a Witch'. Directed by René Clair and starring Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley, and Susan Hayward, a beautiful 17th-century witch returns to life to plague a descendant of her persecutor. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1982 was the monster horror film, 'Q – The Winged Serpent'. A film by Larry Cohen, it stars Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, and Richard Roundtree. A winged monster poses a threat to New York City and only a small-time crook knows where its lair is. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1926 was Margaret Sheridan. Margaret was an actress of the early 50s and a protégée of director Howard Hawks who had a very short acting career. She is best known for her role in the 1951 sci-fi classic The Thing from Another World. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1920 was the German silent horror, Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (The Golem: How He Came into the World). Written and directed by Paul Wegener and Henrik Galeen, a rabbi created a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1954 was ‘The Time Travelers’, a sci-fi film by Ib Melchior. The movie stars Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Merry Anders, Steve Franken, and John Hoyt. Scientists find their time-viewing screen suddenly allows them to travel through time. #OnThisDay

Happy 73rd birthday to Annie Potts. Annie is an actress best known for playing Janine Melnitz in Ghostbusters, the voice of Bo Peep in the Toy Story films, and Mary Jo Shively in Designing Women (1986–1993). Currently, she can be seen in Young Sheldon. #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1902 was Elsa Lanchester! Elsa was an English actress whose career lasted over 50 years. She is played Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and the bride in Bride of Frankenstein (1935). She also played Jessica Marbles in Murder by Death (1976). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1970 was the film 'House of Dark Shadows'. This American feature-length horror film was directed by Dan Curtis, based on his Dark Shadows television series (ABC, 1966–1971). It starred Starring Jonathan Frid, Grayson Hall, and Kathryn Leigh Scott. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1917 was singer and actor, Jack Soo. Jack began acting on the stage in 1959 but is best known for his role as Detective Nick Yemana on the television sitcom Barney Miller. He first appeared on TV on the Jack Benny Program playing himself. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1970 was the film 'Blood Mania'. This horror film stars Peter Carpenter, Maria De Aragon, and Vicki Peters and is the story of a sex-crazed nympho helps speed along her father's death so she can use the inheritance to help out her boyfriend. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1965 was Mario Bava’s ‘Planet of the Vampires’. This Italian-Spanish sci-fi horror film stars Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell & Ángel Aranda. A team of astronauts who land on a mysterious planet and begin to turn on each other. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1918 was actress, Teresa Wright. Teresa is best known for playing Charlotte "Charlie" Newton in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). Her other films include The Little Foxes (1941), The Pride of the Yankees (1941), and Mrs. Miniver (1942). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1965 was the film, “Die, Monster, Die!” This sci-fi horror film starring Boris Karloff, Nick Adams & Freda Jackson. A young man visits his fiancée's and discover that her scientist father has discovered a meteorite that causes problems! #OnThisDay

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Released on this day in 1942 was 'The Mummy's Tomb,' a horror film directed by Harold Young. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr., Dick Foran, John Hubbard, and Elyse Knox. Kharis, an ancient Egyptian mummy is transported from his homeland with the high priest Mehemet to wreak vengeance. #OnThisDay

Released in this day in 1968 was the Cold War Sci-fi film, 'The Bamboo Saucer'. Directed by Frank Telford and starring Dan Duryea, John Ericson, and Lois Nettleton, a flying saucer hidden in a Red Chinese peasant village is sought by teams from the United States and U.S.S.R. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1922 was Doris Bernice Jensen, better known as Coleen Gray. Coleen was an actress who was in such films as Nightmare Alley (1947), Red River (1948), and The Killing (1956). She was also in The Phantom Planet, which was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1987 was the film 'Prince of Darkness'. the supernatural horror film by John Carpenter. The movie stars Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Lisa Blount and Alice Cooper. A group of graduate students and scientists inadvertently unleash an evil force on all humanity. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1910 was Hayden Rorke, the actor best known for playing Colonel Alfred E. Bellows on the 1960s sitcom 'I Dream of Jeannie'. Rorke was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1910. He was the son of screen and stage actress Margaret Hayden Rorke.#OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1942 was 'The Boogie Man Will Get You', a comedy horror film. Directed by Lew Landers and starring Boris Karloff and Peter Lorre, a young divorcee tries to convert a historic house into a hotel despite its oddball inhabitants and dead bodies in the cellar. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1917 was actress Joan Fontaine. Joan was in such films as Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1941), and Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948). Joan and her sister Olivia de Havilland are the only siblings to have won lead-acting Academy Awards. #OnThisDay #botd

Release on this day in 1971 was the English-language Belgian erotic horror film 'Daughters of Darkness'. Starring Delphine Seyrig, Danielle Ouimet, John Karlen, and Andrea Rau, a newlywed couple, passing through a vacation resort, encounters a mysterious, strikingly beautiful countess. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1959 was the Roger Corman directed classic, 'A Bucket of Blood'. This American comedy horror film stars Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, and Antony Carbone, a dim-witted busboy finds acclaim for a plaster-covered dead cat that is mistaken as a skillful statuette. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1956 was Carrie Fisher! Carry was an actress and writer who was in such films as Shampoo (1975), The Blues Brothers (1980), and Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) but will always be known for his role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films. #OnThisDay #botd