Today In Horror History

June 20, 1975
On this day in Horror History, Jaws made its theatrical debut. Opening on 409 Screens across the United States, in a mere 78 days it would become the highest grossing film of all that preceded it. Considered to be one of the most quintessential motion pictures of the last century, Steven Spielberg embedded an ever-present terror into the minds of movie goers worldwide.

“Mr. Vaughn, what we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks, and that's all.” –Hooper

Upcoming Horror: "The Purge"

Other than a good 'ol slasher my favorite sub-genre of horror is thriller.

if you asked me to rank my top 5 sub-genres are they'd be

1. Slasher
2. Thriller
3. Zombie
4. Science Fiction
5. Psychological 

But that's not the point of this post.

The point of this post is to talk about a new thriller movie entitled: "The Purge" a new movie from the producers of "Sinister"and "Paranormal Activity"


Description: If on one night every year, you could commit any crime without facing consequences, what would you do? In The Purge, a thriller that follows one family over the course of a single night, four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the vicious outside world breaks into their home.

In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity—including murder—becomes legal. The police can’t be called. Hospitals suspend help. It’s one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking.

When an intruder breaks into James Sandin’s (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide.

Directed by James DeMonaco (writer of Assault on Precinct 13 and The Negotiator), The Purge is produced by Jason Blum of Blumhouse (Paranormal Activity, Insidious, Sinister), Platinum Dunes’ partners Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form (The Amityville Horror, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), as well as Sébastien Kurt Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13).

"The Purge" is set to release on May 31st 2013


Here is the trailer: The Purge Official Trailer #1 (2013)

Today In Horror History

April 14, 2006
On this day in Horror History, Hard Candy made it’s American theatrical debut. Starring Ellen Page opposite of Patrick Wilson, the suspense thriller follows a young girl’s revenge on a pedophile in his home. The ’06 release would be the Directorial debut of David Slade, who after celebrating the success on the controversial movie, would go on to Direct 30 Days of Night and more recently several episodes of the hit NBC show Hannibal.

“Wow... You know, that is so thoughtful! You are speaking to me so selflessly! I mean, you just don't want me to castrate you for my own benefit? Wow, I'm touched. Jeff, why don't we imagine someone saying the same thing to you at a random moment? Imagine that when you downloaded this little girl... I was sitting by your side, saying, "Stop, don't do that to yourself." Would you have listened? "Stop. Don't do that to yourself."-Hayley Stark