"current horror film glut what Christopher Lee was to the last one-or Boris Karloff was in the 1930s."" Curtis has returned to the ""Halloween"" series five times, playing Laurie Strode again in the sequels ""Halloween II"" (1981), """" (1998), """" (2002), and ""Halloween"" (2018), and having an uncredited voice role in """" (1982). Her role in 1983's ""Trading Places"" helped Curtis shed her horror queen image, and garnered her a BAFTA award as best supporting actress. 1988's ""A Fish Called Wanda"" achieved near cult status – while showcasing her as a comedic actress; she was nominated for a BAFTA as"
"on a budget of $1.5 million CAD and released in July 1980, ""Prom Night"" was a commercial success upon its release, especially within the drive-in theater circuit. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from film critics as well as criticism from Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert over its advertising campaign, the film went on to become Canada's highest-grossing horror film of 1980, earning nearly $15,000,000 in the United States. The film received Genie Award nominations for editing and for star Jamie Lee Curtis's performance, and would later accrue a following as a cult film, not only for its horror status but"
"a rating on movie review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, all four listed reviews are negative. Stranger in Our House Stranger in Our House (also released as Summer of Fear) is a 1978 American made-for-television horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate, Jeff McCracken and Jeff East. It is based on the book ""Summer of Fear"" by Lois Duncan. The film premiered on NBC on October 31, 1978, and also received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom. The story concerns a young woman named Julia (Lee Purcell) who goes to live with her"
"Stranger in Our House Stranger in Our House (also released as Summer of Fear) is a 1978 American made-for-television horror film directed by Wes Craven and starring Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate, Jeff McCracken and Jeff East. It is based on the book ""Summer of Fear"" by Lois Duncan. The film premiered on NBC on October 31, 1978, and also received a theatrical release in the United Kingdom. The story concerns a young woman named Julia (Lee Purcell) who goes to live with her aunt's family after she loses both her parents and their housekeeper in a car crash."
"Curtis to show-off his cute little daughter Tracy Curtis' prowess as a child gymnast. Despite Curtis' customary solid production values this is less atmospheric than many scary Seventies TV films."" Curse of the Black Widow Curse of the Black Widow is a 1977 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis and starring Anthony Franciosa, Donna Mills, Patty Duke, Vic Morrow and June Allyson. It originally aired on ABC on September 16, 1977 and was re-released in 1979 as Love Trap. For the past four years, Los Angeles has been terrorized by a series of mysterious murders, in which several"
"House of Dark Shadows House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 American feature-length horror film directed by Dan Curtis, based on his ""Dark Shadows"" television series. In this film expansion, vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) searches for a cure for vampirism so he can marry a woman who resembles his long-lost fiancée Josette (Kathryn Leigh Scott). Filming took place at Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York, with additional footage at nearby Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Curtis followed this film one year later with ""Night of Dark Shadows"", another expansion of the ""Shadows"" franchise, dealing with the witch Angelique. Willie Loomis, the"
"Terror Train Terror Train is a 1980 slasher film directed by Roger Spottiswoode in his directorial debut and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, and Hart Bochner. Set aboard a moving train on New Year's Eve, the film follows a group of medical school students holding a costume party who are targeted by a killer who steals their costumes after murdering them to avoid being caught. It features supporting performances from Sandee Currie, Anthony Sherwood, and David Copperfield. The concept for the film was based on an idea by executive producer Daniel Grodnik, who sought to ""make ""Halloween"" on a"
"Dan Curtis Dan Curtis (born Daniel Mayer Cherkoss; August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director and producer of television and film, known among fans of horror films for his afternoon TV series ""Dark Shadows"" and TV films such as ""Trilogy of Terror"". ""Dark Shadows"" originally aired from 1966 to 1971 and has aired in syndication for nearly 40 years. Curtis was responsible for the 1991 remake of ""Dark Shadows"", which was canceled due to low ratings. For the general audience, Curtis is also known as the director and producer of the two epic 1980s miniseries ""The"
"for viewers to complain. The MPAA was criticized for allowing ""Friday the 13th"" an R rating, but its violence would inspire gorier films to follow, as it set a new bar for acceptable levels of on-screen violence. The criticisms that began with ""Friday the 13th"" would lead to the genre's eventual decline in subsequent years. The small-budget thrillers ""Silent Scream"" and ""Prom Night"" were box office hits with $7.9 and $14.8 million, respectively. Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the independent ""Prom Night"", as well studio films ""Terror Train"" and ""The Fog"" to earn her ""scream queen"" title. MGM's the ""Halloween""-clone"
"more on Blu-ray by Shout! Factory in the United States and Canada in 2016. This release contains a 2K scan of the interpositive. The Chicago Film Critics Association named it the 59th scariest film ever made. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film) Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy. Released on December 22, 1978, it is a remake of ""Invasion of the Body Snatchers"" (1956), which is based on the novel ""The Body Snatchers"" by Jack"
"the United States by SVS Films in January 1989. The film was released later that same year on VHS by Sony Video Software, Inc.. The film was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in 2004. Cameron's Closet Cameron's Closet, also known as Cameron's Terror, is a 1988 American horror film. The film was directed by Armand Mastroianni and stars Scott Curtis, Cotter Smith, Mel Harris, Tab Hunter, Kim Lankford, Gary Hudson and William Lustig. 10-year-old Cameron Lansing (Scott Curtis) is an introverted, solitary boy with psychic abilities who lives with his father, Owen Lansing (Tab Hunter), a research"
"Cameron's Closet Cameron's Closet, also known as Cameron's Terror, is a 1988 American horror film. The film was directed by Armand Mastroianni and stars Scott Curtis, Cotter Smith, Mel Harris, Tab Hunter, Kim Lankford, Gary Hudson and William Lustig. 10-year-old Cameron Lansing (Scott Curtis) is an introverted, solitary boy with psychic abilities who lives with his father, Owen Lansing (Tab Hunter), a research scientist. Owen has subjected Cameron to intense psychological testing from a young age in an effort to unbury the hidden powers of the human mind. During a series of mysterious and bizarre circumstances in their rural house"
"The Amityville Horror (1979 film) The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror film based on Jay Anson's book of the same name (1977). Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, it features James Brolin and Margot Kidder as a young couple who purchase a home haunted by combative supernatural forces. The story is based on the alleged experiences of the Lutz family who bought a new home in Amityville, New York where a mass murder had been committed the year before. It is the first film based on the Amityville horror. Upon its release in the summer of 1979, ""The Amityville"
"collector's edition Blu-ray and DVD combo-pack under their Scream Factory label in October 2012. On December 7, 2017, Scream Factory announced on their official Facebook page that the Blu-ray was officially out of print. Terror Train Terror Train is a 1980 slasher film directed by Roger Spottiswoode in his directorial debut and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, and Hart Bochner. Set aboard a moving train on New Year's Eve, the film follows a group of medical school students holding a costume party who are targeted by a killer who steals their costumes after murdering them to avoid being caught."
"movie ""Terror Train"" (1980), starring Jamie Lee Curtis. In 1980, the locomotive was repainted with a color scheme used by Canadian Pacific in the 1930s. The black, gold, and Tuscan red paint job was popular with railroad enthusiasts and photographers. The number 1293 was also restored to the engine. In February 1982, the headlights, handrails, and cab roof of 1293 were damaged when the roof of a Steamtown storage building gave way to heavy snow.Meadow River Lumber Company 1 was also damaged in the roof collapse. Although the ""Steamtown Special History Study"" reasoned that, since this type of locomotive had"
"The Manitou The Manitou is a 1978 American horror film produced and directed by William Girdler. It stars Tony Curtis, Michael Ansara and Susan Strasberg. It was based on the 1976 novel by Graham Masterton, which was inspired by an old legend about the American Indian Manitou spiritual concept. Girdler died in a helicopter accident prior to the movie's release. A woman named Karen (Strasberg), who is suffering from a growing tumor on her neck, enters a hospital in San Francisco. After a series of X-rays, the doctors begin to think it is a living creature: a fetus being born"
"Prom Night (1980 film) Prom Night is a 1980 Canadian slasher film directed by Paul Lynch, based on a story by Robert Guza Jr., and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and, in a supporting role, Leslie Nielsen. The story concerns a group of high school seniors who are targeted by a mysterious masked killer in revenge for their culpability in the accidental death of a young girl six years earlier. The anniversary of the incident falls on their high school's prom night, when the older sister of the dead girl is being crowned Prom Queen. Filmed in Toronto in late 1979"
"(1978) and starred in ""The Manitou"" (1978), a horror film, and ""The Bad News Bears Go to Japan"" (1978), a comedy. He had good roles in ""It Rained All Night the Day I Left"" (1980), ""Little Miss Marker"" (1980) and ""The Scarlett O'Hara War"" (1980) and was one of many stars in ""The Mirror Crack'd"" (1980). Throughout his life, Curtis enjoyed painting and, since the early 1980s, painted as a second career. His work commands more than $25,000 a canvas now. In the last years of his life, he concentrated on painting rather than movies. A surrealist, Curtis claimed Van"
"for use in the filming of the horror movie ""Terror Train"" (1979), starring Jamie Lee Curtis. In 1980, the locomotive was repainted with a color scheme used by Canadian Pacific in the 1930s. The black, gold, and Tuscan red paint job was popular with railroad enthusiasts and photographers. The number 1293 was also restored to the engine. In February 1982, the headlights, handrails, and cab roof of 1293 were damaged when the roof of a Steamtown storage building gave way to heavy snow. Although the ""Steamtown Special History Study"" reasoned that, since this type of locomotive had historically operated in"
"Scream of the Wolf Scream of the Wolf is a 1974 American made-for-television horror-thriller film starring Peter Graves and Clint Walker and directed by Dan Curtis. It originally aired as the ""ABC Movie of the Week"" on January 16, 1974. Local adventure writer and former hunter John Weatherby (Peter Graves) is called in to investigate a series of brutal murders that has the sheriff confused. The clues are not clear and leave no clear trail. The tracks left at the murder site appear to be that of a wolf, but then change into human footprints. The townspeople begin to believe"
"by William Friedkin and starring the young Linda Blair. The film saw massive success, and the first of several sequels was released in 1977. 1976 brought the equally creepy suspense thriller, ""Marathon Man"", about a man who becomes the target of a former Nazi dentist's torment after his brother dies. The same year, the Devil himself made an appearance in ""The Omen"", about the spawn of Satan. 1978's ""Halloween"" was a precursor to the ""slasher"" films of the 1980s and 1990s with its psychopathic Michael Myers. Cult horror films were also popular in the 1970s, such as Wes Craven's early"
"year, Leigh scaled back her career. Intermittently, she continued to appear in films, including ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (1963), ""Harper"" (1966), ""Night of the Lepus"" (1972), and ""Boardwalk"" (1979). In late 1975, she made her Broadway debut in a production of ""Murder Among Friends"". She would also go on to appear in two horror films with her daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis: ""The Fog"" (1980) and """" (1998). In addition to her work as an actress, Leigh also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002, two of which were novels. She died in October 2004 at age 77, following a year-long battle"
"Night of Dark Shadows Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 horror film by Dan Curtis. It is the sequel to ""House of Dark Shadows"". It centers on the story of Quentin Collins and his bride Tracy at the Collinwood Mansion in Collinsport, Maine. David Selby, Lara Parker, John Karlen, Kate Jackson, Grayson Hall, and Nancy Barrett star. ""Night of Dark Shadows"" was not as successful as ""House of Dark Shadows. This film marked the feature film debut of David Selby and Kate Jackson. Handsome young artist Quentin Collins arrives at his newly inherited estate of Collinwood with his beautiful"
"to be released in the US with a GP rating. ""The Dark Shadows Companion"": 25th Anniversary Collection, edited by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Pomegranate Press Ltd., 1990, ""Dark Shadows Memories"": 35th Anniversary, by Kathryn Leigh Scott, Pomegranate Press Ltd., 2001, ""The Dark Shadows Movie Book"": Producer/director Dan Curtis' original shooting scripts from ""House of Dark Shadows"" and ""Night of Dark Shadows"", edited by Kathryn Leigh Scott and Jim Pierson, Pomegranate Press Ltd., 1998, House of Dark Shadows House of Dark Shadows is a 1970 American feature-length horror film directed by Dan Curtis, based on his ""Dark Shadows"" television series. In this"
"Blu-ray release of ""Night of Dark Shadows"" and ""House of Dark Shadows"" were the first films to be released in the US with a GP rating. Night of Dark Shadows Night of Dark Shadows is a 1971 horror film by Dan Curtis. It is the sequel to ""House of Dark Shadows"". It centers on the story of Quentin Collins and his bride Tracy at the Collinwood Mansion in Collinsport, Maine. David Selby, Lara Parker, John Karlen, Kate Jackson, Grayson Hall, and Nancy Barrett star. ""Night of Dark Shadows"" was not as successful as ""House of Dark Shadows. This film marked"
"completed a script for the new film, attempts to raise the necessary funding have failed and to date it remains unmade. Terror (1978 film) Terror is a 1978 British independent supernatural horror film written by David McGillivray and directed by Norman J. Warren. Set against the backdrop of London show business, it stars John Nolan and Carolyn Courage as two cousins who, along with those around them, fall victim to a curse that a witch placed on their ancestors. Conceived as a ""fun horror film"" with a simple premise, ""Terror"" was shot in various locations in London and Surrey. It"
"in supporting roles, such as Robert Graves in the British horror film ""The Shout"", as Johnny LaGuardia in ""Times Square"", as Daniel Francis ""Rooster"" Hannigan in ""Annie"", a film based on the broadway musical of the same name and as Jeremy Hancock in the political film ""The Ploughman's Lunch"". In 1985, Curry starred in the fantasy film ""Legend"" as Darkness. Director Ridley Scott cast Curry in the film after watching him in ""Rocky Horror"", thinking he was ideal to play the role of Darkness. It took five and a half hours to apply the makeup needed for Darkness onto Curry"
"entire 1980s. A few such films worth mentioning include ""Terror Train"" and ""Prom Night"", in which Jamie Lee Curtis would again essay this type of role; ""Friday the 13th"", the first entry to have both a female antagonist (Betsy Palmer) and protagonist (Adrienne King); and ""A Nightmare on Elm Street"", now considered a slasher-classic, which introduced supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger, and whose leading actress, Heather Langenkamp, was dubbed a scream queen, and went on to become one of the most influential. Linnea Quigley also became a scream queen during the 1980s, appearing specifically in low-budget and cult-classic films such"
"Illinois. Before starring in ""Halloween"", she played Julie in the 1976 thriller ""Assault on Precinct 13"", also directed by Carpenter. In addition to acting, she served as this film's wardrobe mistress, but she used a different name for the film credits (""Louise Kyes"" for the wardrobe mistress credit and ""Nancy Loomis"" for her acting credit). In 1980, Kyes played the role of Sandy Fadel in Carpenter's hit horror film ""The Fog"", in which she appeared with her ""Halloween"" co-star Jamie Lee Curtis, her ""Assault on Precinct 13"" co-star Darwin Joston, and Charles Cyphers, who appeared with Kyes in both ""Halloween"""
"magazine named ""Trilogy of Terror"" the fourth-greatest television film of all time, while MeTV deemed it the scariest television film of all time in 2016. A sequel titled ""Trilogy of Terror II"" was aired on October 30, 1996. The sequel was again directed by Dan Curtis, who also co-wrote the film, and starred Lysette Anthony. Trilogy of Terror Trilogy of Terror is a 1975 American made-for-television anthology horror film directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black. It features three segments, each based on unrelated short stories by Richard Matheson. The first follows a college professor who seeks vengeance over"
"shown at the end reveals that Alex and Claire Jenkins have been killed in a car accident. Witnesses reported seeing a ghostly fog filling the car as it veered off the road. After the success of ""House of Dark Shadows"" (the 1970 feature film version of Dan Curtis's gothic soap opera ""Dark Shadows""), MGM was ready to back a follow-up film in 1971. Curtis originally wanted to do a direct sequel and revive the vampire Barnabas Collins. Actor Jonathan Frid, however, refused to play the role again for fear of being typecast. Realizing it would be a mistake to recast"
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film) Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 American science fiction horror film directed by Philip Kaufman, and starring Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy. Released on December 22, 1978, it is a remake of ""Invasion of the Body Snatchers"" (1956), which is based on the novel ""The Body Snatchers"" by Jack Finney. The plot involves a San Francisco health inspector and his colleague who discover that humans are being replaced by alien duplicates; each is a perfect copy of the person replaced, only devoid of human emotion."
"booklet is 20 pages long and illustrated with photos taken on the set of the film during production. An original suite of the film's soundtrack can be found on the 2000 Robert Cobert collection album ""The Night Stalker and Other Classic Thrillers"". Burnt Offerings (film) Burnt Offerings is a 1976 American mystery horror film co-written and directed by Dan Curtis and starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed and Bette Davis, and Lee H. Montgomery, with Eileen Heckart, Burgess Meredith and Anthony James in smaller roles. It is based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Robert Marasco. The story"