Here are some notable events in sci-fi and horror history that happened on June 27th:
- 1950: The science fiction film Destination Moon was released in the United States. The film was directed by Irving Pichel and starred John Archer, Warner Anderson, and Dick Wesson. It was the first major motion picture to depict a realistic depiction of a manned lunar landing.
- 1958: The horror film The Thing That Couldn't Die was released in the United States. The film was directed by Roger Corman and starred Paul Birch, Pamela Duncan, and Dick Miller. It tells the story of a group of scientists who are attacked by a radioactive creature that can regenerate itself.
- 1965: The horror film Hysteria was released in the United States. The film was directed by Gene Feldman and starring Peter Cushing, Frankie Avalon, and Jill St. John. It tells the story of a young woman who is possessed by the spirit of a dead woman.
- 1973: The horror film Scream Blacula Scream was released in the United States. The film was directed by Michael Campus and starred William Marshall, Pam Grier, and Vonetta McGee. It is a sequel to the 1972 film Blacula.
- 1995: The science fiction film Hologram Man was released in the United States. The film was directed by Richard Pepin and starred Joe Lara, Evan Lurie, and Michael Nouri. It tells the story of a kickboxing champion who is forced to fight cyborgs in a tournament when the company kidnaps his fiancé.
- 1999: The actor Chandler Riggs was born on this day. Riggs is best known for playing Carl Grimes on the AMC television series The Walking Dead.
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