More obscure horror facts. Read this article then go play Trivial Pursuit and kick everyone’s ass!

Udo Kier holds the world's record for scaring children long distance. His ability to cause kids to crap themselves has been measured up to 42' 6".

Roger Corman produced 75 hit movies at an average budget of 62 dollars and a pack of smokes. Only one of his films, Deathrace 2000 (1975) went over budget when one of the Assistant Directors bought a cup of coffee. Corman kicked the AD's ass for half a mile before production resumed.

The 1972 film Blacula was produced using 43 gallons of funk.

Since 1984, thousands of people who have trouble sleeping normally and who cannot use medications watch The Company Of Wolves as a drug-free alternative.

In 1973, last minute script changes were required to address delays in filming on The Wicker Man. The name of the film was changed to match story updates. It was originally called The Asbestos Man.

Linnea Quigley still keeps lipstick and other cosmetics inside her breasts.

Due to budget limits, the writers of Paranormal Activity had to cut some of the characters that appeared in the first draft of the film script. The parts of Thelma, Shaggy, and Scooby Doo were removed entirely, as was the part of Old Man Whithers, who was due to buy the house. And he would have gotten it too, if it weren't for those darn kids.

All the fog effects for The Fog were produced by John Carpenter's chain smoking.

During production of the 2006 DVD release of the 1982 film Xtro, it was discovered that all previous video transfers had been made with the film reversed and shown backwards. Nobody noticed until then. After corrections were made and the film was played forward, the DVD producers decided to just restore the film to playing backwards because it made more sense.

Release of the film The Hidden was delayed for 6 weeks because no one could find the film negative.

The Japanese title of The Ring actually translates into English as "All's Well That Ends Well."

At the time of his death in December of 2008, there were only 6 people in Hollywood that Forrest Ackerman did not know personally, and only 14 people who had not stolen a piece of movie memorabilia from his house.

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