The Mummy’s Hand
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Sep
2016
HISTORY OF HORROR: SEPTEMBER
By Woofer McWooferson
Join House of Tortured Souls as we celebrate significant dates in the history of horror in September. Click on thumbnails for full images.
September 1 - 7
09/01/1939 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) released
theatrically
theatrically
09/02/1923 – The Hunchback of Notre Dame released
theatrically
theatrically
09/02/1978 – Dawn of the Dead released
theatrically
theatrically
09/05/1942 – Werner Herzog (director of Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht) born
09/06/1879 – Max Schreck (actor who portrayed Count Orlok in Nosferatu) born
09/06/1925 – The Phantom of the Opera (1925) released theatrically
09/07/1940 – Dario Argento (director, producer, and screenwriter of Suspira and other horror films) born
09/07/1954 – Doug Bradley (best known as Pinhead in the Hellraiser film series) born
09/07/2004 – Silent Hill 4: The Room released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in North America
September 8 - 14
09/08/1990 – Bride of Re-Animator released theatrically
09/09/1954 – Jeffrey Combs (actor in many horror films) born
09/09/1997 – Cube released theatrically
09/09/2004 – Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan
09/09/2005 – The Exorcism of Emily Rose released theatrically
09/10/1993 – The X-Files premieres on television
09/10/2004 – Resident Evil: Apocalypse released theatrically
09/11/1987 – Hellraiser released theatrically
09/11/1992 – Candyman released theatrically
09/12/1958 – The Blob (1958) released theatrically
09/12/1992 – Anthony Perkins (actor who portrayed Norman Bates in the Psycho films) dies (b. 1932)
09/13/1913 – Paul Wegener (director of The Golem: How He Came Into the World) dies (b. 1874)
09/13/1991 – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare released theatrically
09/13/2005 – Supernatural premieres on television
09/14/1960 – The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) released theatrically
September 15 - 21
09/15/1974 – The Ghost Galleon released theatrically
09/16/1963 – The Outer Limits premiered on television
09/16/2002 – Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance released on the Game Boy Advance in the US
09/16/2005 – Cry_Wolf released theatrically
09/17/2004 – Silent Hill 4: The Room released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Europe
09/17/2004 – Resident Evil Outbreak released on the PlayStation 2 in Europe
09/18/1963 – The Haunting (1963) released theatrically
09/18/1998 – The Dentist 2: Brace Yourself released theatrically
09/20/1940 – The Mummy’s Hand released theatrically
09/20/1975 – Asia Argento (actress in many horror films, daughter of Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi) born
09/21/1947 – Stephen King born
09/21/1984 – The Company of Wolves released theatrically in the UK
September 22 - 28
09/22/1986 – Castlevania released for the Nintendo Entertainment System
09/22/1995 – Se7en released theatrically
09/22/1999 – Resident Evil 3: Nemesis released for the PlayStation in Japan
09/23/1988 – Dead Ringers released theatrically
09/24/2001 – Silent Hill 2 released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in the US
09/24/2002 – Vampires: Los Muertos released on video in the US
09/24/2004 – Shaun of the Dead released theatrically in the US
09/25/1959 – The Mummy (1959) released theatrically
09/25/1994 – Alone in the Dark 2 released on PC
09/25/1998 – Urban Legend released theatrically
09/26/1962 – Carnival of Souls released theatrically
09/26/1970 – Sheri Moon (actress in House of 1000 Corpses, The Devil’s Rejects, Toolbox Murders) born
09/27/1985 – The New Twilight Zone premiered on television
09/27/2001 – Silent Hill 2 released on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in Japan
09/28/1987 – Friday the 13th: The Series premiered on television
09/28/2007 – Moonlight premiered on television
09/29/1955 – The Night of the Hunter released theatrically
09/29/1995 – Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers released theatrically
September 30
09/30/1984 – Tales from the Darkside premiered on television
09/30/1988 – Elvira, Mistress of the Dark released theatrically
09/30/2005 – Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow released on the Nintendo DS in the European Union
