June 8, 1984 –
Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
Ivan Reitman’s comedy – horror film, Ghostbusters, premiered on this date.
In the middle of the film’s initial release, to keep interest going, Ivan Reitman ran a trailer that was basically the commercial the Ghostbusters used in the movie, but the 555 number was replaced with a 1-800 number, allowing people to actually call in. Callers got a recorded message of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd saying something to the effect of “Hi. We’re out catching ghosts right now.” They got 1,000 calls per hour, 24 hours a day, for six weeks.
And so it goes
The Haus of Dcaligari 