Born on this day in 1933: Scottish cult actor Charles Borromel! (Absurd, Caligula: The Untold Story, War of the Planets, House of Lost Souls) #charlesborromel #absurd #videonasty #houseoflostsouls #caligula #italianhorror

Released on this day in 1971: Cain's Cutthroats | USA | Ken Osborne Justice Cain's old Confederate buddies ask him to rejoin their ranks. After he rejects them, they murder his family and leave him for dead, kickstarting a long journey for vengeance... #cainscutthroats #70s #johncarradine #western

Born on this day in 1946: American cult director Don Dohler! (The Alien Factor, Fiend, Nightbeast, Galaxy Invader, Blood Massacre) #dondohler #nightbeast #videonasty #fiend #thealienfactor #galaxyinvader #bloodmassacre

Born on this day in 1947: Italian actor/writer/director Ciro Ippolito! (Alien 2: On Earth, Flavia the Heretic, Annie, Napoli... The Camorra Challenges, the City Hits Back, Vanilla and Chocolate) #ciroippolito #alienterror #alien2onearth #flaviatheheretic #italianhorror #cultfilm

Released during this month in 1973: Abducted | USA | Don Jones Several girls go missing in California, finding themselves at the mercy of Frank and John, two brothers under the control of their enigmatic mother... #abducted #schoolgirlsinchains #70shorror #cultfilm #videonasty #donjones

Born on this day in 1943: American horror director Tobe Hooper! (Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The Funhouse, Lifeforce, Poltergeist, Eaten Alive) #tobehooper #texaschainsawmassacre #deathtrap #eatenalive #thefunhouse #videonasty #80shorror #cultfilm #poltergeist

Born on this day in 1954: American actress Irene Miracle! (Night Train Murders, Inferno, Puppet Master, In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro) #irenemiracle #nighttrainmurders #inferno #videonasty #puppetmaster #italianhorror

Born on this day in 1962: Italian actress Barbara Cupisti! (The New York Ripper, Stagefright, Opera, The Church) #barbaracupisti #newyorkripper #opera #darioargento #stagefright #giallo #thechurch #michelesoavi

Released on this day in 1981: Burial Ground | Italy | Andrea Bianchi After a professor disturbs an Etruscan tomb, a horde of zombies emerges from the earth, right into the path of a group of socialites who are relaxing in a nearby villa... #burialground #80shorror #italianhorror #zombie #peterbark

Born on this day in 1932: American actress Piper Laurie! (Carrie, Ruby, Trauma, The Faculty) #piperlaurie #carrie #ruby #twinpeaks #trauma #darioargento #thefaculty

Born on this day in 1959: American scream queen Linda Blair! (The Exorcist, Hell Night, Savage Streets, Witchcraft) #lindablair #theexorcist #pazuzu #hellnight #savagestreets #witchcraft #80shorror #cultfilm

First cat of 2026 has officially escaped the bag! Incredibly privileged to be invited to do a commentary of this fabulously-kitschy, gloriously-graphic 80s classic, so huge thanks to Jason Impey for the invite and assistance! #StreetTrash #80s #meltmovie #80shorror

Released on this day in 1971: I Drink Your Blood | USA | David Durston A gang of hippies cause trouble for a small town, until a youth contaminates their pies with rabies-infected blood, turning them into a mob of rabid lunatics… #idrinkyourblood #70shorror #zombie #videonasty #cultfilm #bhaskar

Born on this day in 1958: American cult actor and director Deran Sarafian! (Zombi 3, 10 to Midnight, Alien Predators, Interzone, Death Warrant) #deransarafian #zombi3 #10tomidnight #cultfilm #deathwarrant #80shorror

Born on this day in 1950: Spanish actress Cristina Galbó! (Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, What Have You Done to Solange?, The House That Screamed, The Killer Must Kill Again) #cristinagalbo #spanishhorror #livingdeadatthemanchestermorgue #videonasty #thehousethatscreamed #whathaveyoudonetosolange

Born on this day in 1945: Italian cult actor Carlo De Mejo! (City of the Living Dead, House by the Cemetery, Contamination, Terror Express) #carlodemejo #italianhorror #luciofulci #videonasty #housebythecemetery #cityofthelivingdead

Released during this month in 1980: Frozen Scream | USA | Frank Roach After her husband disappears, Ann discovers a secret experiement where cryogenics is being used to make its subjects immortal but with unintended and deadly consequences... #frozenscream #70shorror #videonasty #zombies #cultfilm

Born on this day in 1948: American horror legend, John Carpenter! (Halloween, The Fog, The Thing, In the Mouth of Madness, Vampires) #johncarpenter #halloween #thefog #thething #videonasty #inthemouthofmadness #vampires #princeofdarkness #christine

Born on this day in 1949: British cult actress Caroline Munro! (Maniac, Slaughter High, The Last Horror Film, Don't Open Till Christmas) #carolinemunro #britishhorror #maniac #videonasty #lasthorrorfilm

Born on this day in 1938: American actor & director Michael Pataki! (The Baby, Graduation Day, Grave of the Vampire, Halloween 4) #michaelpataki #halloween4 #graduationday #80shorror #graveofthevampire

Released on this day in 1976: Snuff | USA/Argentina | Michael & Roberta Findlay Pregnant star Terry London and her manager fall afoul of a local gang run by the charismatic Satan. As his rampage worsens, the film takes an deadly turn at the final hour... #snuff #videonasty #robertafindlay

Born on this day in 1972: Italian child star Silvia Collatina! (The Great Alligator, House by the Cemetery, Alice in Wonderland, Murder Rock) #silviacollatina #italianhorror #housebythecemetery #murderrock #thegreatalligator #luciofulci

Released on this day in 1981: Scanners | Canada | David Cronenberg Cameron Vale, a powerful psychic practitioner known as a ‘scanner’ is employed by weapons tech giant ConSec to rout a rogue scanner, Revok, who aims for world conquest… #scanners #davidcronenberg #canuxploitation #videonasty

Released on this day in 1975: The Werewolf and the Yeti | Spain | Miguel Iglesias Bonns Explorer Waldemar Daninsky heads to Tibet to find evidence of the Yeti, only to become transformed into a werewolf by two vampiric women… #paulnaschy #thewerewolfandtheyeti #videonasty #spanishhorror #70shorror

Born on this day in 1941: English cult actor John Steiner! (Tenebrae, The Last Hunter, Shock, Deported Women of the SS Special Section) #johnsteiner #tenebrae #shock #mariobava #darioargento

Released on this day in 1985: The Mutilator | USA | Buddy Cooper During Fall break, a group of young teens head to a beachside property owned by Ed’s reclusive father, only discover he has more than an axe to grind… #themutilator #fallbreak #80sslasher #slasher

Happy New Year to all you horror buffs out there! Here’s hoping 2026 brings us all what we wish for 🤩🥳🤩

Born on this day in 1937: British cult actress Suzy Kendall! (Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Torso, Spasmo, Story of a Cloistered Nun) #suzykendall #giallo #birdwiththecrystalplumage #torso #italianhorror

Released on this day in 1981: Scream | USA | Byron Quisenberry A small group of tourists settle in a ghost town during a tour, only for a spectral killer to begin stalking and dispatching of the sightseers… #scream1981 #slasher #80sslasher

Born on this day in 1941: American producer and director Sean S. Cunningham! (Last House on the Left, Friday the 13th, A Stranger is Watching, House, Freddy vs Jason) #seanscunningham #lasthouseontheleft #fridaythe13th #videonasty #house #freddyvsjason

Born on this day in 1948: American cult sex symbol, Joe Dallesandro! (Flesh for Frankenstein, Blood for Dracula, Killer Nun, Flesh) #joedallesandro #fleshforfrankenstein #bloodfordracula #paulmorrissey #killernun #videonasty #andywarhol

Born on this day in 1945: American Troma producer and director, Lloyd Kaufman! (The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke'Em High, Tromeo & Juliet, Silent Night Bloody Night, Mother's Day) #lloydkaufman #troma #toxie #thetoxicavenger #classofnukeemhigh #tromeoandjuliet #silentnightbloodynight #mothersday

Born on this day in 1965: American cult queen Kelli Maroney! (Chopping Mall, Night of the Comet, The Zero Boys, Not of This Earth) #kellimaroney #killbots #choppingmall #nightofthecomet #thezeroboys #notofthisearth #rogercorman

Born on this day in 1933: American cult director and actor Joel M. Reed! (Career Bed, GI Executioner, Night of the Zombies, Bloodsucking Freaks, Blood Bath) #joelmreed #bloodbath #bloodsuckingfreaks #nightofthezombies #70shorror #cultfilm

Born on this day in 1937: the original horror scream queen, Barbara Steele! (Black Sunday, Shivers, Silent Scream, Piranha) #barbarasteele #blacksunday #mariobava #shivers #davidcronenberg #silentscream #piranha #joedante

Born on this day in 1951: American cult director/producer/writer, Charles Band! (Parasite, Trancers, Puppet Master, Tourist Trap, Mansion of the Doomed) #charlesband #parasite #trancers #puppetmaster #touristtrap #mansionofthedoomed

Born on this day in 1958: American cult queen, Barbara Crampton! (Chopping Mall, From Beyond, Re-Animator, Castle Freak) #barbaracrampton #choppingmall #frombeyond #reanimator #castlefreak

Born on this day in 1975: American child actress Heather O'Rourke! (Poltergeist, Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Our House, Poltergeist III) #heatherorourke #poltergeist #poltergeist2theotherside #poltergeist3

Born on this day in 1903: American cult actor Elisha Cook, Jr! (Rosemary's Baby, Messiah of Evil, Blacula, Salem's Lot) #elishacookjr #rosemarysbaby #messiahofevil #blacula #salemslot

Released on this day in 1973: The Exorcist | USA | William Friedkin Actress Chris MacNeil is forced to enlist the help of two priests when her daughter Regan begins exhibiting a new personality, intent on tormenting all around her with profane acts... #theexorcist #lindablair #ellenburstyn #pazuzu

Born on this day in 1934: American cult actor John Ashley! (Brides of Blood, Mad Doctor of Blood Island, Beast of Blood, Beast of the Yellow Night) #johnashley #eddieromero #maddoctorofbloodisland #bridesofblood #beastofblood

Born on this day in 1928: American character actor Dick Miller! (Gremlins, Chopping Mall, The Howling, Demon Knight) #dickmiller #gremlins #choppingmall #thehowling #demonknight #smallsoldiers #piranha

Nasty Pasty wishes all of our horror fans the very best holiday, whichever one you'll be celebrating! This year has been very busy, so some of our projects weren't able to be completed, but rest assured, we'll be starting afresh in 2026 to bring you even more physical media goodies! All the best!

Holiday Horror Day 24: Deadly Games 1989 | France | René Manzor Channeling "Home Alone" before it was released, this French action-horror focuses on Thomas who finds his home under attack by a killer Santa, necessitating deadly traps & weapons... #deadlygames #gameover #frenchhorror #hideandfreak

Born on this day in 1923: American cult producer David F. Friedman! (Blood Feast, Two Thousand Maniacs, Color Me Blood Red, Love Camp 7, Ilsa: She-Wolf of the SS) #davidffriedman #lovecamp7 #bloodfeast #videonasty #ilsashewolfofthess

Holiday Horror Day 23: Jaws- The Revenge 1987 | USA | Joseph Sargent Inadvertently a Christmas film, the third sequel in the Jaws franchise follows the widowed Ellen Brody as another great white shark targets her and her family after they relocate to the Bahamas... #jawstherevenge #jaws #80shorror

Released during this month in 1971: Below The Belt | USA | Bethel Buckalew Sammy is an up-and-coming boxing champion, but his crooked manager has made one too many deals with the local mafia, necessitating the hiring of prostitutes to distract Sammy from his sport... #belowthebelt #sexploitation

Holiday Horror Day 22: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 1987 | USA | Lee Harry Banned in the UK, and featuring the "Garbage Day" meme, this sequel recounts the first film before focusing on the new crimes of Ricky, Billy's younger brother... #silentnightdeadlynightpart2 #garbageday #80sslasher

Born on this day in 1933: Italian producer Luciano Martino! (Case of the Bloody Iris, Mountain of the Cannibal God, Eaten Alive, Cannibal Ferox, City of the Living Dead) #lucianomartino #italianhorror #cannibalferox #eatenalive #videonasty