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The Evil Dead is an independent American feature film of the horror genre, dealing with themes of possession and the undead. It was written and directed by Sam Raimi and released through Raimi's production company Renaissance Pictures. The film opened to limited theatrical release in Detroit, Michigan on October 15th, 1981. It circulated through the film festival market before receiving a wider U.S. release on April 15th, 1983. The Evil Dead stars Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams, Ellen Sandweiss as Cheryl Williams, Hal Delrich as Scott, Betsy Baker as Linda and Sarah York as Shelly. The premise of the film involves five college students at a cabin in Tennessee who discover a recording which, upon being played, releases ancient malevolent forces that overtake the group until they become possessed as one the "Evil Dead".

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The Wolf Man is a 1941 feature film of the horror genre and werewolf subgenre. It is part of the "Universal Monsters" series of films produced by Universal Pictures. It was directed by George Waggner with a screenplay written by Curt Siodmak. The movie was released theatrically in the United States on December 12th, 1941. The Wolf Man is one of the earliest produced genre films of the 1940s, and considered to be a classic of horror cinema. It turned title star Lon Chaney, Jr. into a star and icon of the horror genre. The film was re-made in 2010. The film opens with the line, "Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the Autumn moon is bright".

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House of 1000 Corpses is an independent American horror film written and directed by Rob Zombie. Zombie is more widely known as the front man for the 1990s heavy metal band White Zombie, and has also had a successful solo career following the break-up of White Zombie. House of 1000 Corpses is an homage to the grittier exploitation films of the 1970s, in particular, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Hills Have Eyes.

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Halloweentown is an American family television movie that deals with elements of horror and the celebration of Halloween. It was followed by three television sequels beginning with Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge in 2001, Halloweentown High in 2004, and Return to Halloweentown in 2006. The movie was directed by Duwayne Dunham with a teleplay written by Paul Bernbaum, Jon Cooksey, and Ali Marie Matheson. It was produced by Singer White Entertainment and Ventura Valley Films and premiered on the Disney Channel on October 17th, 1998. Halloweentown stars Debbie Reynolds as Aggie Cromwell, Kimberly J. Brown as Marnie Piper, Judith Hoag as Gwen Cromwell Piper, Joey Zimmerman as Dylan Piper, Philip Van Dyke as Luke, Emily Roeske as Sophie Piper, and Robin Thomas as Kalabar.

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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 horror film of the slasher sub-genre directed by Dwight H. Little. It is the fourth installment in the original eight-film Halloween franchise. The film was released theatrically in the United States on October 21st, 1988 and was produced by Moustapha Akkad and Trancas International Films. This film returns to the setting of the first two Halloween films and introduces the character of Jamie Lloyd. Lloyd is the central protagonist of the fourth and fifth films and makes a brief appearance in the beginning of the sixth film. The seventh installment in the series, Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later ignores the events of the fourth through sixth films, placing their canonicity into question.

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Toy Story of Terror is an American film short and part of the Toy Story film series. It was written and directed by Angus MacLane and produced by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures. It premiered on ABC on October 16th, 2013.

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