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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Summer with friends

Summer is here! Enjoy a day at the lake with a nice cool Lone Stab beer and some friends.

Favorite Summer Movies

Summer is here! Check out Horror By Day's Favorite Summer Movies!

Maximum Overdrive

Maximum Overdrive (1986) - Celebrate Autonomous Vehicle Day as trucks violently rebel against humanity.

Christine

Christine (1983) - Celebrate Autonomous Vehicle Day with a killer car that has a mind of its own.

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Wrong Turn

Wrong Turn (2003) - Celebrate its release anniversary today with the ultimate backcountry cannibal survival horror

Halloween

Halloween (1978) - Celebrate Loomis Day with Dr. Loomis and his endless pursuit to stop Michael Myers.

Alien

Alien (1979) - Celebrate International Hug Your Cat Day with Ripley and Jonesy the cat.

The Strangers

The Strangers (2008) - Released on this day in 2008!

Friday, May 29, 2026

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) - Celebrate National Learn About Composting Day with this slasher classic because Jason Voorhees is literally resurrected from his rotting, worm-filled grave—a terrifying reminder that what breaks down in the soil can always come back to life!

Alligator

Alligator (1980) - Celebrate National Alligator Day with the ultimate 80s giant mutant sewer reptile rampage!

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder (1954) - Released on this day in 1954!

Thursday, May 28, 2026

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - Celebrate National Brisket Day with the Sawyer family's infamous and terrifying roadside BBQ.

The Menu

The Menu (2022) - Celebrate International Burger Day with an intense, life-changing burger.

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Killer Klowns from Outer Space

May 27th: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - Released on this day in 1988!

The Thing

The Thing (1982) - Celebrate Nothing to Fear Day with a true test of courage against shape-shifting arctic terror!

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Celebrate World Dracula Day with a visually lush, gothic masterpiece.

Child's Play

May 26th: Child's Play (1988) - Celebrate World Red Head Day with the iconic flame-haired doll.

Monday, May 25, 2026

Return of the Jedi

May 25th: Return of the Jedi (1983) - Released on this day in 1983!

Memorial Day

Jason remembers his mother on Memorial Day.

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Celebrate Memorial Day by honoring the immense sacrifices of our WWII heroes.

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi (1983) - Released on this day in 1983!

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Memorial Day Swimming

Thinking of swimming this Memorial Day? Stay alert. You don't want to end up as bait. Jason isn't the only threat lurking in the deep!

Memorial Day Weekend

Have a killer Memorial Day Weekend!

The 'Burbs

The 'Burbs (1989) - Celebrate Memorial Day with the ultimate chaotic summer staycation, because nothing kicks off the long holiday weekend quite like a neighborhood BBQ, suburban paranoia, and investigating the eccentric new neighbors next door.

Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead (2004) - As Zombie Awareness Month winds down, grab a pint at the Winchester, have a sit down, and wait for it to blow over.

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Memorial Day Weekend

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend! Roast a dog with everyone's favorite "well done" horror icon (Freddy Krueger).

The Shining

May 23rd: The Shining (1980) - Released on this day in 1980! Some places are like people: some shine and some don't.

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) - Celebrate the release anniversary today by watching a heavily intoxicated Steven (Craig T. Nelson) swallow a Mezcal worm from a tequila bottle and vomit up a horrifying demon!

The Shining

The Shining (1980) - Book a snowy stay at the Overlook Hotel to celebrate the release anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's chilling psychological horror masterpiece

Psycho

Psycho (1960) - Celebrate National Wig Out Day today with cinema's most terrifying wig out (literally and figuratively)

Friday, May 22, 2026

Rambo First Blood Part II

Rambo First Blood Part II (1985) - Released on this day in 1985, kick of Memorial Day Weekend with the ultimate theatrical tribute to American POW/MIA soldiers.

The Fog

The Fog (1980) - Celebrate National Maritime Day with a chilling tale of vengeful shipwrecked mariners and the gorgeous Adrienne Barbeau.

Poltergeist

Poltergeist (1982) - Released on this day in 1982, this phenomenal supernatural classic will bring some chilling, ghostly energy to your evening

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

May 22nd: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - It's National Maritime Day! Set sail with Jason Voorhees as he boards a cruise ship bound for New York in this nautical slasher.

Alien 3

May 22nd: Alien 3 (1992) - Return to the bleak, terrifying universe of the Xenomorphs to celebrate the anniversary of Ripley's haunting journey on the Fiorina 161 prison colony.

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Mad Max 2 : The Road Warrior

Released on this day in the US, rev up your engines and celebrate the anniversary of this high-octane, post-apocalyptic masterpiece.

Night of the Living Dead

May is National Zombie Awareness Month, making it the absolute perfect time to revisit the godfather of all zombie movies. Lock the doors and prepare for the undead!

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Candyman

Celebrate World Bee Day by facing the chilling urban legend whose iconic, terrifying connection to real honeybees will ensure you never look at a swarm—or a mirror—the same way again.

Se7en

It's National Be a Millionaire Day. Take a gritty, dark detour into the deadly sins—specifically "Greed"—by watching this atmospheric psychological crime thriller.

Get Out

Celebrate National Be a Millionaire Day today by watching the incredibly wealthy Armitage family host a horrifyingly high-stakes, secretive auction in this modern masterpiece.

An American Werewolf in London

Celebrate Werewolf Wednesday today by experiencing the most iconic practical transformation scene in horror history alongside the perfect blend of terrifying lycanthropy and dark comedy!

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Alien: Covenant

Celebrate the anniversary of this sci-fi horror film's release by venturing into deep space and encountering a terrifying, uncharted new world.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

It's National Plant Something Day! What better way to celebrate flora than by watching terrifying alien space-pods replace humans in this masterclass of sci-fi paranoia?

Monday, May 18, 2026

Ghostbusters II

Since this spooky sequel primarily involves the Manhattan Museum of Art and a haunted painting, it's a fantastic, fun-filled ghost-hunting adventure to commemorate International Museum Day.

Wishmaster

Celebrate International Museum Day today by exploring ancient, cursed artifacts and the demonic Djinn contained within a rare fire opal.

House of Wax

A phenomenal vintage classic perfect for International Museum Day.

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Evil Dead 2

Celebrate National Cherry Cobbler Day with some great food and a good book.

The Lodge

Celebrate Stepmother's Day with a chilling psychological nightmare where a soon-to-be stepmother is trapped in a remote, snowed-in cabin with her fiancé's resentful children.

Saturday, May 16, 2026

SEAL Team 666

Recently leaked photographs have surfaced detailing a 2024 UAP crash site, providing unprecedented visual evidence of extraterrestrial life. The enclosed image depicts operatives from the covert SEAL Team 666 securing the biological entity. Notably, the subject appears to be outfitted with technologically advanced armor and weaponry.

Freddy vs. Jason

Watch this iconic slasher showdown today (Learn To Swim Day) because Jason Voorhees' traumatic childhood drowning at Camp Crystal Lake is the ultimate killer reminder of why water safety is so important!