OneLiner — October 1, 2026
Three movie quotes from this date. Featuring The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Vertigo (1958), Night of the Living Dead (1968).
What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere.
Answer: The Nightmare Before Christmas ()
Jack Skellington discovering Christmas Town, singing Danny Elfman's showcase number. Henry Selick directed the 1993 stop-motion feature, from Tim Burton's story and designs. Elfman also provides Jack's singing voice.
Here I was born, and there I died.
Answer: Vertigo ()
Kim Novak's Madeleine Elster at the Golden Gate's edge. Hitchcock's 1958 film is routinely ranked among cinema's greatest — Sight & Sound voted it #1 in 2012. Bernard Herrmann's score is central to the hypnosis.
They're coming to get you, Barbara.
Answer: Night of the Living Dead ()
Johnny teasing his sister in the cemetery, moments before everything begins. George A. Romero's 1968 film essentially created the modern zombie template. Shot in Pittsburgh on a $114,000 budget.