This Week in Horror: April 26 - May 2

April 26
1956 – The Creature Walks Among Us released theatrically
1991 – Monsters ends its run on television
2002 – Jason X released theatrically
2005 – Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 released for the PlayStation 2 in North America

April 27
1980 – Mario Bava (director of horror films) dies (b. 1914)
1990 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in Euope

April 28


April 29
1980 – Alfred Hitchcock dies (b. 1899)
1981 – The Beyond released theatrically

April 30
2004 – Godsend released theatrically

May 1
1981 – Friday the 13th Part 2 released theatrically
1987 – Creepshow 2 released theatrically

May 2
1965 – Ari Lehman (actor who portrayed Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th) born
1972 – The Rock (actor in Doom) born
1989 – Society released theatrically
1999 – Oliver Reed (actor in several horror films) dies (b. 1938)




Source: wikipedia Portal:Horror/This day in horror archive

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