The Spanish language version of Dracula premieres in Havana, Cuba in 1931. Made simultaneously with the English version starring Bela Lugosi, Universal’s Spanish version features the same script and sets, but different cast and crew. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

The Andromeda Strain opens in the U.S. in 1971. Robert Wise’s Oscar-nominated sci-fi film, based on Michael Crichton’s bestselling novel, follows scientists probing a deadly alien virus and is notable for Douglas Trumbull’s pioneering special effects. #thisdayinhalloween

The Funhouse opens in the U.S. in 1981. Tobe Hooper’s slasher film earns positive reviews and is mistakenly deemed a “video nasty” in Britain due to a film with the same name. His work on it leads to him being hired to direct Poltergeist. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

The Walking Dead opens across the U.S. in 1936. The Michael Curtiz film features Boris Karloff as a resurrected man seeking revenge for being wrongly convicted and executed for murder. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #thewalkingdead

The Day the Earth Caught Fire opens in New York in 1961. Val Guest’s BAFTA-winning British nuclear thriller, set in London, ends ambiguously amid rising Cold War tensions before the Cuban Missile Crisis and remains well regarded. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Theater of Blood premieres in Toronto, Canada in 1973. The horror film about an actor murdering his critics is said to be star Vincent Price’s favorite. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #theaterofblood #vincentprince

Flesh for Frankenstein (a.k.a. Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein) opens in the U.S. in 1974. Paul Morrissey’s take on Mary Shelley’s classic is a provocative arthouse satire known for its gore, explicit sex, and in some theaters, 3D presentation. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Waxworks opens across the U.S. in 1926. Director Paul Leni’s silent anthology horror fantasy features a wax museum, Jack the Ripper and Ivan the Terrible and is influential for both its storytelling and cinematography. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #waxworks

Archie Comics Publications launches Archie Horror in 2015. The imprint allows the 76-year-old company to explore dark, adult subject matter using its classic comic characters. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight #archiehorror

Two Thousand Maniacs! opens across the U.S. in 1964. The Southern gore film is the second of what is known as “The blood trilogy” by director Herschell Gordon Lewis and is shot in 15 days. #halloweeneverynight #thisdayinhalloween #twothousandmaniacs

Gary Oldman is born in London in 1958. The Oscar-winning actor has worked across genres, with films including Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Fifth Element, Hannibal, Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Resident Evil is released for PlayStation in the U.S. in 1996. The first survival horror game features zombies and other monsters and is a major hit, spawning a franchise including a series of games, comics, books, movies and merchandise. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Joan Crawford is born in San Antonio in 1906. Though her Oscar-winning career was in drama, her later work focused on thrillers like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?,Berserk!, and William Castle films Straight-Jacket and I Saw What You Did. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Magician and actor Harry Houdini is born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874. One of the most famous magicians, he performed escapes for audiences in the U.S. and Europe, later starred in films and exposed spiritualists as frauds. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

World Without End opens in the U.S. in 1956. Essentially a version of H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine featuring Rod Taylor (future star of the adaptation), and future director Sam Peckinpah, producer Walter Mirisch, and artist Alberto Vargas. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Leonard Nimoy is born in Boston in 1931. Best known as Spock in Star Trek, his career includes Them!, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Twilight Zone, and The Outer Limits, and narrating In Search of… He died in 2015. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

What We Do in the Shadows premieres on FX in 2019. The Emmy-nominated TV spinoff of the 2014 movie is a horror comedy mockumentary featuring a group of vampires sharing a house on Staten Island in New York City. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Man Made Monster opens across the U.S. in 1941. The B-movie about an electrically-charged man stars Lon Chaney Jr. and Lionel Atwill and its small success launches Chaney’s career in horror, who will soon become The Wolf Man. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

The Birds opens in the U.S. in 1963. Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-nominated horror thriller stars Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor, based on a 1961 California incident. The film was added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 2016. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight

Beetlejuice opens in the U.S. in 1988. Tim Burton’s dark comedy stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis and is a hit that inspired an animated series, a stage musical and won the Oscar for Best Makeup. #thisdayinhalloween #halloweeneverynight