This Week in Horror: June 14 - 20

June 14
2005 – The Historian released in hardcover

June 15
1929 – Herschell Gordon Lewis (film maker known for creating the splatter film genre) born
1948 – Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein released theatrically
1990 – Gremlins 2: The New Batch released theatrically

June 16
1938 – Robert Wiene (director of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) dies (b. 1880)
1960 – Psycho released theatrically
1978 – Jaws 2 released theatrically
2002 – The Dead Zone premieres on television

June 17
1927 – Lucio Fulci (director of several horror films) born (d. 1996)
1977 – Exorcist II: The Heretic released theatrically
2003 – Resident Evil: Dead Aim released on the PlayStation 2
2004 – Silent Hill 4: The Room released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Japan

June 18
1971 – Willard (1971) released theatrically
2003 – Haute Tension released theatrically in France

June 19
1950 – Daria Nicolodi (actress in several horror films)
1964 – The Twilight Zone (original series) ends its run on television

June 20
1975 – Jaws released theatrically




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

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