1960s Timeline

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Mar 8

Movies: “The Last Man on Earth” with Vincent Price

Mar. 8, 1964 - Opening today is “The Last Man on Earth,” a science fiction horror film based on the 1954 novel “I Am Legend,” by Richard...

Sep 18, 2023

Movies: “Dementia 13”

Sept. 18, 1963 - “Dementia 13,” a black-and-white horror film produced by Roger Corman, written and directed by 24-year-old Francis...

Sep 18, 2023

Movies: “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes”

Sept. 18, 1963 - Opening today is “X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes,” a science fiction horror film in Pathécolor, produced and directed by...

Sep 9, 2023

Movies: “Kiss of the Vampire”

Sept. 9, 1963 - Opening Wednesday is “Kiss of the Vampire,” a British horror film made by the film studio Hammer Film Productions. The...

Aug 29, 2023

Horror Series at New Yorker Theater

Aug. 29, 1963 - Vampires, mummies, and assorted monsters run rampant at the New Yorker Theater next month when the uptown revival house...

Nov 11, 2022

Willis O’Brien, Special Effects Genius, Dead at 76

Nov. 11, 1962 - Willis H. O’Brien (pictured), a specialist in visual effects for horror films, died in Hollywood Thursday. He was 76...

Oct 9, 2022

“Dracula” Director Tod Browning Dead at 80

Oct. 9, 1962 - Tod Browning (pictured right with Helen Chandler and Bela Lugosi in 1930), who directed scores of Hollywood movies for...

Aug 18, 2021

Movies: "The Pit and the Pendulum" with Vincent Price

Aug. 18, 1961 - This week's new film is "The Pit and the Pendulum," a Panavision horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring...

Aug 11, 2021

Movies: "Scream of Fear," with Susan Strasberg to Open Aug. 22

Aug. 11, 1961 - Columbia's "Scream of Fear," starring Susan Strasberg, Ronald Lewis, and Ann Todd, is scheduled to open on Aug. 22 at New...

Jul 25, 2021

Film "Homicidal" Will Include Special "Fright Break" for Viewers

July 25, 1961 - Opening at local theatres today is "Homicidal," a horror-thriller film produced and directed by William Castle. Glenn...

Jul 14, 2021

Movies: "Cape Fear" Cast: Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Polly Bergen

July 14, 1961 - J. Lee Thompson, the British director of the "Guns of Navarone," has completed a second Gregory Peck vehicle, "Cape...