The Lost Boys

July 31st: The Lost Boys (1987) - Released on this day in 1987! Get fully weaponized with the Frog brothers and send these bloodsuckers to hell!

The Lost Boys

July 31st: The Lost Boys (1987) - Celebrate the release anniversary of The Lost Boys by taking a trip to Santa Carla to watch Joel Schumacher's stylish, rock-and-roll 80s vampire classic where sleeping all day and partying all night has never looked cooler.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

July 31st: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - Celebrate Harry Potter's Birthday with a journey to Hogwarts to experience the dark fantasy beginnings of the Boy Who Lived!

Jaws

July 30th: Jaws (1975) - Honor the anniversary of the USS Indianapolis sinking with Jaws and watch for Robert Shaw's chilling, masterclass monologue as Quint recounting the tragic July 30th, 1945 torpedo attack and the terrifying shark encounters that followed.

The Blair Witch Project

July 30th: The Blair Witch Project (1999) - Celebrate the release anniversary of The Blair Witch Project by venturing back into the Black Hills Forest with the groundbreaking found-footage phenomenon that permanently changed indie horror on this day in 1999.

The Silence of the Lambs

July 29th: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - Celebrate National Lipstick Day with The Silence of the Lambs and witness one of cinema's most deeply unsettling makeup applications as serial killer Buffalo Bill carefully applies lipstick in front of his vanity mirror during his iconic, chilling dance to "Goodbye Horses."

Monkey Shines

July 29th: Monkey Shines (1988) - Celebrate the release anniversary of Monkey Shines by checking out George A. Romero's thrilling psychological horror about a paralyzed man whose genetically boosted service monkey develops a murderous, telepathic link with him.

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

July 28th: Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) - Celebrate the release anniversary of Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan by boarding a doomed cruise ship with Jason Voorhees as the Crystal Lake slasher takes a bloody trip to the Big Apple.

Piranha

July 28th: Piranha (1978) - Celebrate National Waterpark Day with Piranha and dive into Joe Dante's iconic B-movie cult classic, where a swarm of genetically engineered killer fish is accidentally unleashed into a local river system just as a bustling summer resort and a kids' water camp open for the season.

The Amityville Horror

July 27th: The Amityville Horror (1979) - Celebrate the release anniversary of The Amityville Horror and revisit one of cinema's most iconic haunted house classics, which terrified audiences upon its debut on this day in 1979 and set the standard for supernatural horror.

H20

July 27th: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) - Celebrate the release anniversary of Halloween H20: 20 Years Later and revisit Jamie Lee Curtis's triumphant return as Laurie Strode, who finally stops running from her past to face Michael Myers in a thrilling, high-stakes showdown.

Creature from the Black Lagoon

July 26th: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) - Celebrate the start of Shark Week today with a dip into the origins of aquatic horror, but just remember that there's always a bigger fish!

The Shining

July 26th: The Shining (1980) - Celebrate the late Stanley Kubrick's Birthday by pouring a glass of Jack Daniel's and pulling up a barstool in the Gold Room to toast his psychological horror masterpiece.

Cujo

July 26th: Cujo (1983) - Celebrate National Dog Photography Day with Cujo and meet a Saint Bernard who starts out photogenic but becomes a rabid nightmare

Parents

July 26th: Parents (1988) - Celebrate National Parents' Day with Parents and discover what happens when a young boy suspects his idyllic 1950s suburban mother and father are hiding a dark, cannibalistic secret

Gremlins

July 25th: Gremlins (1984) - Celebrate National Hot Fudge Sundae Day by sharing a massive sweet treat with Gizmo, but make sure you check the clock before digging in—because letting a Mogwai finish that midnight snack will turn a cozy ice cream party into a full-blown reptilian monster invasion!

Maximum Overdrive

July 25th: Maximum Overdrive (1986) - Celebrate the release of Maximum Overdrive and watch everyday machines come alive to violently wipe out humanity

Friday the 13th

July 25th: Friday the 13th (1980) - Celebrate National Drowning Prevention Day with Friday the 13th and remember how young Jason Voorhees's tragic drowning could have been easily prevented by attentive camp counselors

It

July 24th: It (1990) - Celebrate National Drive Thru Day today with Tim Curry’s iconic Pennywise performance. Some say Pennywise is Ronald McDonald's evil twin. "Ba da ba ba ba, I'm lovin' IT" 🎈

Jason's Favorite Films

Friday belongs to Jason and Jason wanted to share his top 5 favorite horror movies.

Poltergeist II

July 24th: Poltergeist II (1986) - Celebrate National Tequila Day with Poltergeist II and remember the infamous scene where Steven Freeling swallows a Mezcal worm with terrifying supernatural results

Wolfen

July 24th: Wolfen (1981) - Celebrate the release of Wolfen and survive a series of brutal, animalistic murders in New York City

The Lost Boys

July 23rd: The Lost Boys (1987) - Celebrate National Refreshment Day with The Lost Boys and crack open a refreshing bottle of what David insists is just wine

Trick 'r Treat

July 23rd: Trick 'r Treat (2007) - Celebrate Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day with Trick 'r Treat and watch Sam enforce the ultimate rules of trick-or-treating and candy

Willard

July 22nd: Willard (1971) - Celebrate National Rat Catcher's Day with Willard and meet a man who breeds an army of rats for bloody revenge

The Return of the Living Dead

July 22nd: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - Celebrate World Brain Day with The Return of the Living Dead and flee fast zombies that specifically crave fresh, living brains

Jaws 3-D

July 22nd: Jaws 3-D (1983) - Celebrate the release of Jaws 3-D and try to escape a massive shark trapped inside a marine park

The Devil's Rejects

July 22nd: The Devil's Rejects (2005) - Celebrate the release of The Devil's Rejects and go on a gritty, blood-soaked ride with the Firefly family

It

July 20th: It (2017) - Celebrate National Junk Food Day with Pennywise the Dancing Clown as he feeds the fat boy in you! "Kiss me fat boy!"

Lady in the Water

July 21st: Lady in the Water (2006) - Celebrate the release of Lady in the Water and discover a mystical fairy tale unfolding in a modern apartment complex

The Thing

July 20th: The Thing (1982) - Celebrate International Chess Day with The Thing and watch MacReady pour a drink into his chess computer after a frustrating loss

Event Horizon

July 20th: Event Horizon (1997) - Celebrate Space Exploration Day with Event Horizon and discover a spaceship that explored a dimension of pure chaos

Duel

July 20th: Duel (1971) - Celebrate National Ugly Truck Contest Day with Duel and survive a massive, rusted, terrifying tanker truck relentlessly pursuing a commuter

Day of the Dead

July 19th: Day of the Dead (1985) - Released in the U.S. on this day in 1985! Watch George A. Romero's bleakest and most claustrophobic vision of the zombie apocalypse, featuring ground-breaking practical effects by Tom Savini and the debut of "Bub".

The Conjuring

July 19th: The Conjuring - Released on this day in 2013! Did you know that if you watch all 10 Conjuring Universe movies in Release order followed by Chronological order, you go straight to Hell?

The Conjuring

July 19th: The Conjuring (2013) - Released on this day in 2013!

The Ice Cream Man

July 19th: The Ice Cream Man (1995) - Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with Clint Howard as he serves up scoops filled with neighborhood victims.

Arachnophobia

July 18th: Arachnophobia (1990) - Released on this day in 1990, enjoy John Goodman's iconic, scene-stealing performance as Delbert McClintock, the fearless and hilarious exterminator taking on a terrifying town-wide infestation of deadly spiders!

Prom Night

July 18th: Prom Night (1980) - Released on this day in 1980!

Aliens

July 18th: Aliens (1986) - Released on this day in 1986!

Top 100 Horror Movies

In celebration of Horror By Day hitting 10,000 followers today, we've curated a list of the top 100 horror movies of all time based on 4 top 100 lists including Dreadit (/horror on reddit), Fangoria, Variety, and Rolling Stone. The order is based on the average rank of all sources. Some movies were redacted if they only appeared on one of the lists.

Cape Fear

July 17th: Cape Fear (1991) - Celebrate National Tattoo Day today by experiencing Robert De Niro's chilling portrayal of Max Cady, a vengeful ex-convict whose extensive, menacing body art is practically a character of its own in this tense psychological thriller.

RoboCop

July 17th: Robo Cop (1987) - Released on this day in 1987!

Friday The 13th

July 17th: Friday the 13th (1980) - Celebrate National Tattoo Day with Jason honoring his mother via tattoo.

Lake Placid

July 16th: Lake Placid (1999) - Released on this day in 1999!

Anaconda

July 16th: Anaconda (1997) - Celebrate World Snake Day with Ice Cube, Jennifer Lopez, and Jon Voight.

Fright Night

July 15th: Fright Night (1985) - Celebrate National Be A Dork Day with Evil Ed, the ultimate horror-obsessed dork!

A Nightmare on Elm Street

July 15th: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - Celebrate National Hot Dog Day with Freddy in the boiler room

Jaws

July 14th: Jaws (1975) - Celebrate Shark Awareness Day with a dissertation on shark anatomy with Matt Hooper.

The Fly

July 14th: The Fly (1986) – Celebrate National Be Nice to Bugs Day by witnessing Geena Davis's unconditional love for Seth Brundle as he transforms into a human-insect hybrid.