This Week in Horror History | Candyman, Until Dawn, Don't Breathe & Lord of Illusions

Horror history is already leaning toward Halloween as Candyman, Until Dawn, Don't Breathe, The Last Exorcism, and Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions mark major anniversaries from August 24 through August 30. This Week in Horror History turns late summer into a pre-Halloween horror primer packed with slasher games, home-invasion suspense, supernatural urban legends, documentary-style exorcism horror, occult detective stories, and a devilish Stephen King recommendation for spooky season.

This weekly horror release-date roundup revisits the movies, games, creators, and dark legends that helped shape the genre while giving Halloween fans an early fall watchlist filled with cult horror, supernatural thrillers...