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United States Of Horror by Laz Marquez

From top to bottom:

1.- “THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE” (Texas, duh)

2.- “FRIDAY THE 13TH” (New Jersey)

3.- “A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET” (Ohio)

4.- “SCREAM” (California)

5.- “JAWS” (Massachusetts)

6.- “PHANTASM” (Oregon)

7.- “BEETLEJUICE” (Connecticut)

8.- “THE EXORCIST” (Washington)

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The Exorcist (1973) dir. William Friedkin

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April 30, 1981 - Friday the 13th Part 2 is released theatrically in the US.

The horror film was directed by Steve Miner and Ron Kurz wrote the screenplay. It starred Amy Steel, Adrienne King and John Furey.

In order to avoid an X-rating from the MPAA, forty-eight seconds of the film was cut. 

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Inferno (1980) | Dir. Dario Argento

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The Babadook (2014) dir. Jennifer Kent

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April 28, 1981 - Bloody Birthday is released in the US (limited).

The slasher film was directed by Ed Hunt. Hunt co-wrote the screenplay with Barry Pearson. It stars Susan Strasberg, José Ferrer, Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell and Julie Brown.

Random fact: According to the director, the murder scenes were originally more graphic, but edits were made before the film’s release.

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The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) dir. Amy Holden Jones

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April 13, 1984 - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter is released theatrically in the US.

The slasher film was directed by Joseph Zito and Barney Cohen wrote the screenplay. It starred Kimberly Beck, Peter Barton, Crispin Glover, Ted White and Corey Feldman.

The fourth installment in the Friday the 13th series was meant to be the last, but its success at the box office prompted another sequel, Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, that was released eleven months later.

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April 8, 1955 - Kane Hodder is born.

Kane Warren Hodder was born in Auburn, California. He is an actor, stuntman and author.

He is best known for his role as Jason Voorhees in four Friday the 13th films: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) and Jason X (2001). He is also known for portraying Victor Crowley in the Hatchet series: Hatchet (2006), Hatchet II (2010), Hatchet III (2013) and Victor Crowley (2017). He’s been in countless other movies and tv shows as an actor and/or stuntman.

He co-wrote an autobiography, Unmasked: The True Story of the World’s Most Prolific Cinematic Killer, with author Mike Aloisi. It was released on October 1, 2011. Three years later, it was turned into a webseries called The Killer and I.

Fun fact: He has the word “KILL!” tattooed on the inside of his lower lip.

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April 8, 1977 - Rabid is released theatrically in the US and Canada.

The horror film was written and directed by David Cronenberg. It starred Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe Silver and Howard Ryshpan.

Cronenberg’s first choice to play Rose was Sissy Spacek, but was told no because of her Texas accent and they didn’t think she’d be a big enough of a draw (this was prior to Carrie being released). Ivan Reitman, an executive producer, suggested Marilyn Chambers for the role because he had heard that she was looking for a mainstream role. Chambers got the role and Cronenberg said that he was impressed with her and she put in a lot of work on set.

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March 28, 1979 - Phantasm is released theatrically in the US.

The horror film was written and directed by Don Coscarelli. It starred A. Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Kathy Lester and Angus Scrimm.

The film was nominated for Best Horror Film at the Saturn Awards and Coscarelli won the Special Jury Award at Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival in 1979.

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The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)

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Scream (1996)

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Demons (1985) dir. Lamberto Bava

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February 19, 1993 - Army of Darkness is released theatrically in Canada and the US.

The horror comedy was written by Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi. Sam Raimi also served as the director. It starred Bruce Campbell and Embeth Davidtz.

It’s the third installment of the Evil Dead franchise. The cult film won a Saturn Award for Best Horror Movie and earned a nomination for Best Make-up.

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Night of the Creeps (1986) dir. Fred Dekker