On April 10, 1953, the horror film The House of Wax, starring
Vincent Price, opened at New York’s Paramount Theater.
Released by Warner Brothers, it was the first movie from a
major motion-picture studio to be shot using the three-
dimensional, or stereoscopic, film process and one of the
first horror films to be shot in color.
Directed by Andre De Toth, The House of Wax was a remake
of 1933’s Mystery in the Wax Museum.
On April 5, 1974, Stephen King, a Maine high school teacher
who had been writing on evenings and weekends, saw his
first full-length novel, Carrie, published.
The release by Doubleday & Co. becomes a bestseller and
inspires a movie of the same name. For King, Carrie kicks
off a phenomenal writing career, one in which he would
come to be known worldwide as the Master of Horror.
Many more books have followed since, for a total of more
than 50 novels and novellas.
Stephen Edwin King ,crowned the "King of Horror,"
is 77 years old.
Demi Moore (62) earned her first Golden Globe trophy Sunday for
her role in the movie "The Substance."
Upon stepping on stage to accept the award, Moore, 61, admitted
she was "in shock."
Moore told the audience at the Beverly Hilton Hotel…."I’ve been
doing this a long time, like over 45 years, and this is the first
time I’ve ever won anything as an actor."
(FOX NEWS)
This is a horror film written, directed, co-edited, and
co-produced by Coralie Fargeat. It follows a fading
celebrity, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) who, after
being fired by her producer (Dennis Quaid) due to
her age, uses a black market drug that creates a
much younger version of herself (Margaret Qualley)
with unexpected side effects.
On December 26, 1973, The Exorcist, a horror film starring
the actress Linda Blair as a girl possessed by an evil spirit,
made its debut in theaters; it went on to earn a reputation
as one of the scariest movies in history.
The post-holiday release served to help The Exorcist sell
tickets, as most moviegoers had time off.
It was the highest-grossing Christmas week release after
1997’s Titanic, and is still in second place.
William David Friedkin
(August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023)
Anthony Tiran "Tony" Todd (1954 – 1924)
(AP) — Actor Tony Todd, known for his haunting portrayal of
a killer in the horror film “Candyman” (1992) and roles in many
other films and television shows, is dead. He was 69.
Todd died of cancer at his home in Marina del Rey, California
his longtime manager Jeffrey Goldberg confirmed.
Todd’s films include Platoon (1986)
as Sergeant Warren.
