Adam Croasdell (1980) | Birthdays | Jul 10, 1980
Adam Campbell (1980) | Birthdays | Aug 19, 1980
Adam Brown (1980) | Birthdays | May 29, 1980
Aaron Horvath (1980) | Birthdays | Aug 19, 1980
City of the Living Dead (1980) | Italian Theatrical Releases | Aug 11, 1980
The death of a priest causes a chain reaction that begins The End of Days. The only hope lies in a jaded reporter (Christopher George) and the psychic (Catriona MacColl) he saved from being buried alive. The two set off for Dunwich, New England to shut the gates of hell before it’s too late and ….
First Totally Horror-Themed Issue of Fangoria Hits Newsstands, Saving the Magazine From Ending (1980) | Magazine and Newspaper Publication Dates, Milestones | Aug 1 - Aug 31, 1980
Issue number 7 of Fangoria Magazine was the first issue to exclusively feature horror content. The first 6 issues of the magazine were designed around a “fantasy film” concept and proved to be publishing failures. As described in one history of horror magazines, “The first issue of Fangoria, published in 1979, was an abysmal failure, ….
Shogun Assassin (1980) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Nov 7, 1980
The Fog (1980) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Feb 1, 1980
Original Cult Horror Classic Friday the 13th Hits Movie Theaters (1980) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | May 9, 1980
Prompted by the success of John Carpenter’s 1978 horror classic Halloween, director Sean Cunningham put an advertisement in a 1979 edition of Variety to sell a new horror movie titled Friday the 13th. This while screenwriter Victor Miller was still drafting a screenplay for the film. After casting the movie in New York City, shooting ….
