The Brides of Dracula, Van Helsing. Have mercy.

The correct answer to yesterday's question is: Anne Lockhart! John Carpenter was incredibly keen on casting Anne Lockhart, the daughter of popular Lassie and Lost in Space actress June Lockhart. At the time, Anne Lockhart was becoming increasingly visible on television with guest spots on shows like Happy Days. Carpenter felt she possessed the exact right demeanor and look to ground the character of Laurie Strode, the responsible, book-smart high school student targeted by Michael Myers. Ultimately, Lockhart never ended up auditioning or taking the role due to scheduling conflicts. She had prior commitments to several other upcoming film and television projects, most notably landing her iconic role as Lieutenant Sheba in the original science-fiction television series Battlestar Galactica. Interestingly, Lockhart herself later mentioned in interviews that she had no formal recollection of ever being officially approached about the role, as the discussions likely fell through during early pre-production between her agent and the filmmakers. After Lockhart passed, producer and co-writer Debra Hill suggested 19-year-old television actress Jamie Lee Curtis for the role. Carpenter initially didn't know who Curtis was. However, Hill realized that casting Curtis brought a brilliant marketing angle to their independent movie: Jamie Lee Curtis was the daughter of Janet Leigh, the star of Alfred Hitchcock's legendary horror thriller Psycho. Hill knew that having the daughter of horror royalty star in their movie would generate massive, free publicity for a film operating on a shoestring budget of roughly $300,000. Curtis did multiple auditions and eventually narrowed the competition down to just her and one other actress (believed to be Ann Dusenberry, who had just appeared in Jaws 2). Curtis nailed her final scene at the last audition, and went on to make her feature film debut for a reported salary of $8,000, laying the foundation for her ultimate status as the definitive "Scream Queen" and kicking off a multi-decade franchise. Linda Blair was never considered for the part of Laurie Strode, but Jamie was considered for the role of Regan in The Exorcist (1973). Hollywood producer and family friend Ray Stark approached her mother, Janet Leigh, about letting Jamie read for the part. Stark had seen Jamie at a social gathering, found her to be "cute and kind of sassy," and thought she would be an interesting fit for the role. Janet Leigh refused to let her daughter get anywhere near the project due to the intensely dark, graphic, and controversial subject matter of the script. Leigh wanted to protect her daughter from the grueling pressures of child stardom and the potential emotional trauma of filming such disturbing scenes. Sigourney Weaver was 27 years old at the time and was never considered for the part but would star in the sci-fi horror classic Alien (1979) one year later.

28 DAYS UNTIL HALLOWEEN 🎃 #Halloween2026

The Ladies of the Evil Dead films

Released on this day in 1980, Terror Train, directed by the solid 'jobbing' director, Roger Spottiswoode. Often described as 'Halloween on a train', I think there's more to it than that. It has giallo ambitions, a strong atmosphere, and brilliant editing (Spottiswoode edited Peckinpah's Straw Dogs and Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, after all). This is an excellent slasher that strains at the parameters of the subgenre.

King Kong (1933) Adventure, romance, mystery and poetry mingle in cinemas first great eighth wonder of the world!!!

The Vampire in 30 Days of Night are the most scary of all the vampires.

Halloween (1978) 🎃 Lobby Cards 🎞️

🎃HORROR ROULETTE 👻 The rules are simple I spin, you answer! Random horror prompts. Random days. No overthinking. Just go with your first answer! 👀 🖤 SPIN #10 🍂 What horror movie is a MUST-WATCH every October? No Halloween season is complete without it 🦇

Day 2 of my 31 favorite horror films. Any fans of Late Night with the Devil?

The Shining (1980) Behind the Scenes 🎬 Shelley Duvall enjoying a cigarette break. 🚬

Which of these two horror films would you rather watch? 2026 horror movie edition: •Backrooms •Resident Evil •Let me know your winner down below ⬇️

Halloween II (1981) 🎬🖤🎬🖤🎬🖤🎬

One of my favorite shots in horror

Today's Halloween binge-worthy movie is The Shining on @hbomax. Though it makes me sad that Stanley Kubrick couldn't follow the book, this is still a great classic horror movie that everyone needs to see at least once! It's perfect to binge on Halloween! Check it out!

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Suspiria (1977) Director: Dario Argento

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