MAY 1
Born on May 1
1990 – Caitlin Stasey starred in All I Need (2016); Fear, Inc. (2016); I, Frankenstein (2014); and All Cheerleaders Die (2013)
1982 – Jamie Dornan so far in his career just one horror film called Beyond the Rave (2008).
1972 – Julie Benz who starred on the TV series “Angel,” “Dexter,” “Defiance,” and in the film “Saw V (2008)”, Havenhurst (2016); Locusts: The 8th Plague (2005 – TV Movie); Satan’s School for Girls (2000 TV Movie); and Two Evil Eyes (1990).
1922 – Louis Nye who played “Zombo” on the The Munsters (1964) episode of the same name and in the film Full Moon High (1981).
1919 – Dan O’Herlihy who appeared in the films “Halloween III,” “Robocop”and “Cabinet of Caligari.”
Died on May 1
1954 – Tom Tyler well known for the role of the Mummy from Boris Karloff when he portrayed “Kharis” in “The Mummy’s Hand.”
Films Released on May 1
Zombies on Broadway (1945)
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) – UK
Graduation Day (1981)
Creepshow 2 (1987)
Psychos In Love (1987)
The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood Jr. (1996)
The Monster Man (2001)
Vampire Survivor (2002)
The Skeptic (2009) – USA (limited)
The Jailhouse (2009)
Untitled Horror Comedy (2009)
All About Evil (2010) – San Francisco International Film Festival
********************** ********************* *************************
MAY 2
BORN ON MAY 2
1981 – Alicia Ziegler, has appeared in “Deadly Revenge”, “Rise of the Dinosaurs”, “Wolf Town”, “Lake Placid 2″, and more.
1965 – Ari Lehman, who portrayed a young “Jason Voorhees” in the original “Friday the 13th.”
1962 – Elizabeth Berridge, best known for starring in 1981’s “The Funhouse.”
1935 – Lance LeGault, wonderful character actor who played “Werewolf (TV Series)”, “Nightmare Beach” and many more.
1925 – John Neville who appeared in the film “The Unearthly Stranger,” and “The Well-Manicured Man” in several episodes of “The X-Files (TV Series)” and film.
1925 – Theodore Bikel who appeared in the films “I Bury the Living,” “Dark Tower,” and “Babylon 5: In the Beginning.”
DIED ON MAY 2
2002 – Ron Soble, appeared in “The Beast Within” and “Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills”.
1999 – Oliver Reed starred in the films “Burnt Offerings,” “Curse of the Werewolf” and “The Brood”.
1982 – Hugh Marlowe, film appearances in “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,” and “Castle of Evil.”
1972 – Bruce Cabot, who saved Fay Wray from the clutches of “King Kong”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 2
The Black Cat (1941)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) – London premiere
The Beast Of Yucca Flats (1961)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1973) – London premiere
Mad Max (1980) – Los Angeles, CA
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991) – USA video premiere
Hampshire (2009) – USA (Sunscreen Film Festival)
********************** ********************* *************************
MAY 3
BORN ON MAY 3
1975 – Christina Hendricks, appeared in “The Neon Demon”, “Angel (TV Series).”
1972 – Kristin Lehman, appeared in “Forever Knight (TV Series)”, “PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV Series)”, “Bleeders”, “The X-Files (TV Series)”, “Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series)”, and more.
1971 – Bobby Cannavale who appeared in the films “Snakes on a Plane,” “The Bone Collector” and “100 Feet.”
1960 – Amy Steel starred in “Friday the 13th Part 2″ and the original “April Fool’s Day.”
1959 – David Ball who produced “Creepshow 2″ and the 1985 version of “Day of the Dead.”
1952 – Toni Naples, appeared in “Chopping Mall”, “Deathstalker II”, “Transylvania Twist”, “Sorority House Massacre II”, “Munchie”, “Dinosaur Island”, “Sorceress”, and several more.
1948 – Chris Mulkey, who played “Hank Jennings” on the TV series “Twin Peaks. ” He also appeared in the films “The Hidden” (1987), “Cloverfield” and “Jack’s Back.”
DIED ON MAY 3
2004 – Anthony Ainley who appeared in the films “The Blood On Satan’s Claw,” “Doomwatch” and “The Land That Time Forgot”.
2003 – Suzy Parker, who appeared in the film “Chambers of Horror” and the TV series’ “Twilight Zone” and “Night Gallery”.
1986 – Robert Alda, appearances included “The Beast With Five Fingers,” “The Devil’s Hand,” and “House of Exorcism.”
1986 – Irving Block who did special effects work on the films “The Giant Behemoth,” “The Atomic Submarine” and “Kronos,”.
1972 – Bruce Cabot, who played “Jack Driscoll” in the original “King Kong”.
1969 – Karl Freund who was the Cinematographer for 1920 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” directed by F.W. Murnau and starring Bela Lugosi and Conrad Viedt, “The Golem,” and “Metropolis,” and the 1931 version of “Dracula”. He made his debut as a director with “The Mummy” in 1932.
1954 – Tom Tyler, notable for portraying “Kharis” in “The Mummy’s Hand.”
1933 – Frederick Kerr, who played Henry Frankenstein’s father in the film “Frankenstein”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 3
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1961)
Konga (1961) – USA- Bismarck, ND
She Freak (1967)
The Vulture (1967)
The Craft (1996)
********************** ********************* *************************
MAY 4
BORN ON MAY 4
1992 – Grace Phipps, has appeared in “Fright Night” remake, “The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)”, “Supernatural (TV Series)”, “Tales of Halloween” and “Scream Queens (TV Series).”
1992 – Ashley Rickards, has appeared in “American Horror Story (TV Series)”, “A Haunted House 2″ and “At The Devil’s Door.”
1983 – Jesse Moss, has appeared in “iZombie (TV Series)”, “WolfCop”, “Extraterrestrial”, “13 Eerie”, “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil”, “The Uninvited” and more.
1977 – Emily Perkins, who starred in the “Ginger Snaps” series of films, and “Stephen King’s It.”
1964 – Juliette Cummins, has appeared in “Camp Fear”, “Click: The Calendar Girl Killer”, “Deadly Dreams”, “Slumber Party Massacre II”, “Psycho III”, “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.”
1961 – Mary Beth McDonough, who appeared in the films “Mortuary” and “Midnight Offerings.”
1955 – Joseph Mariono, who appeared in “Day of the Dead 2: Contagium” and “CrossBones.”
1954 – Pia Zadora who played “Girmar” in “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.”
1947 – Richard Jenkins, who appeared in “Let Me In,” “Wolf”, “The Witches of Eastwick” and “The Cabin in the Woods.”
DIED ON MAY 4
2009 – Jane Randolph, who starred in “Cat People,” “Curse of the Cat People” and “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein”.
2004 – Hugh Gillin, who appeared in “Psycho II & III” and “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”.
2002 – John Kohn, who wrote the screenplays for the films, “The Strange Vengeance of Rosilie” and “Theater OF Blood”.
2002 – Elizabeth Russell, who appeared in the films “Bedlam,” “Cat People” and “Weird Woman”.
1998 – Composer Albert Glasser scores included, “Attack of the Puppet People,” “Earth vs. the Spider,” The Amazing Colossal Man,” and “The Indestructible Man.”
1984 – Diana Dors who appeared in the films “Berserk!,” “Theatre of Blood,” and “From Beyond the Grave”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 4
Tales From The Darkside: The Movie (1990)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Giallo (2009) – Sweden (DVD premiere)
Meadowoods (2010)
God of Vampires (2010)
********************** ********************* *************************