HheeEELLPPP MMEEEEE!!!
I'm one of Wildclaw's newest members, and there's still a lot for me to learn about horror. Case in point: I know who Fay Wray is because of my life-long love of -ahem- Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Next week I'm going to start a little self-education. And I need your help! What are the Five Essential Horror Films you think I need to watch asap?

Today's Horror Birthdays of the Day!

Today we honor two horror icons with birthday greetings: Robert Wise, director of The Day The Earth Stood Still and The Haunting; and Fay Wray, THE Scream Queen and star of King Kong, The Mystery of the Wax Museum and Doctor X (which comes highly recommended, by the way). How best to celebrate this day? Scream "Klaatu Barada Nikto" at the top of your lungs, of course.

Personally, I have a soft spot for one of Wise's lesser-known and lesser-appreciated films, The Andromeda Strain. Not a horror film by any account, but still fairly chilling, it's based on one of Michael Crichton's slightly more accessible books. Here is a trailer, hosted by Wise himself, for the film: