Black Vortex Cinema founded National Horror Movie Day in 2023 in collaboration with the folks at National Day Calendar. Each year on October 23, we gather together to promote the beauty and cathartic thrills of being scared by great horror movies. National Horror Movie Day is celebrated on October 23 in honor of the birthday of a horror director who stands amongst those giants: Sam Raimi. 

Black Vortex Cinema chose October 23 in honor of the birthday of legendary filmmaker Sam Raimi, who went on to direct massive films like the Spiderman Trilogy, Oz the Great and Powerful, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and their personal favorite, Drag Me to Hell!

When realizing there wasn’t an official celebration day for horror films, National Horror Movie Day Founder Christian Ackerman presented the idea to his Black Vortex Cinema collaborators Chuck Foster, Felissa Rose, Joshua McKevitt, and Sean Decker, who all voted on October 23rd as the perfect day just before their favorite day of the year, Halloween!