June 9
BORN ON June 9
1980 – James DeBello, who starred in the films “Ghouls,” and “Cabin Fever.”
1963 – Johnny Depp who in “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “The Ninth Gate,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “From Hell,” “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street”, “Dark Shadows” remake and more.
1961 – Michael J. Fox starred in “The Frighteners,” “Mars Attacks!” and “Teen Wolf.”
1927 – R. Wright Campbell wrote the screenplays for the films “Teenage Caveman,” “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Man of a Thousand Faces.”
1910 – Producer Bernard Woolner, his credits include “Attack of the 50 ft. Woman,” and “Hillbillies In a Haunted House.”
DIED ON June 9
2014 – Rik Mayall, appeared in “An American Werewolf in London”, “Shock Treatment”, “Cold Dark”, “The Legend of Harrow Woods”, “Evil Calls”, “Highway to Hell” and more.
1993 – Peter Coe who appeared in “House of Frankenstein” and “The Mummy’s Curse”.
1990 – The founder of Hammer Films, James Carreras, passed away at the age of 80.
1985 – Clifford Evans, appeared in Hammer films’ “The Curse of the Werewolf” and “The Kiss of the Vampire.” He passed away at the age of 73.
FILMS RELEASED ON June 9
The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944) – Los Angeles
Damien: Omen II (1989)
Witchcraft V: Dance With the Devil (1993)
Congo (1995)
American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)
Zombie Farm (2007) – Another Hole in the Head Genre Film Festival
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June 10
BORN ON June 10
1983 – Leelee Sobieski, appeared in 2006 remake of “The Wicker Man.”
1978 – DJ Qualls, has appeared in “Z Nation (TV Series)”, “Supernatural (TV Series)”, “The Core” and more.
1978 – Shane West, who starred in “Dracula 2000” and “Salem (TV Series).”
1962 – Gina Gershon, who appeared in “Voodoo Dawn,” “Demonlover”.
1955 – Andrew Stevens who appeared in the films “The Fury,” “Massacre at Central High” and the TV movie, “The Werewolf of Woodstock.”
1947 – Actress Yuriko Hishimi appeared in “Godzilla vs. Gigan”.
1941 – Jürgen Prochnow, appeared in “Primeval”, “House of the Dead”, “Dark Asylum”, “Ripper”, “In the Mouth of Madness”, “The Keep”.
1927 – José Luis Merino who directed “Scream of the Demon Lover” and “Beyond the Living Dead.”
1920 – Lou Frizzel who appeared in the films “The Other,” and the TV movie “Duel.”
DIED ON June 10
1996 – Jo Van Fleet, starred in Satan’s School For Girls (1973) and episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Thriller” and “Inner Sanctum”.
1993 – Richard Webb appeared in the films “Hillbillies In the Haunted House,” “Beware the Blob” and the TV movie “The Werewolf of Woodstock”.
1971 – Michael Rennie who starred in the films “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “Assignment Terror” and “The Lost World,” passed away at the age of 61.
1969 – Frank Lawton who appeared in the films “The Devil Doll” and “The Invisible Ray,” passed away at the age of 64.
1967 – Spencer Tracy who played the title role in the 1941 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” passed away at the age of 67.
FILMS RELEASED ON June 10
The Believers (1987)
Poltergeist III (1988)
Embryo (2001)
High Tension (2003)
Bloodsucking Redneck Vampires (2004)
Rottweiler (2004)
High Tension (2005)
The Slaughter (2006)
Leeds Point (2008) – Hoboken International Film Festival
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June 11
Born On June 11
1988 – Claire Holt, starred in “The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)”, “Messengers 2: The Scarecrow.”
1986 – Shia LaBeouf, who starred in “Disturbia”.
1978 – Joshua Jackson who starred in the films “Shutter” (2008), “Cursed” and “Urban Legend.”
1949 – Sherman Howard, his role of “Bub” from George A. Romero’s “Day of the Dead,” “The Stand (TV Mini-Series)”, “Dark Angel”, “Freddy’s Nightmares (TV Series)”, “Tales from the Darkside (TV Series)” and many more.
1945 – Adrienne Barbeau appeared in “The Fog,” “Creepshow” and “Escape From New York.”
1933 – Gene Wilder, starred in “Haunted Honeymoon” and of course “Young Frankenstein.”
1922 – John Bromfield appeared in the films “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon,” “Manfish” and “Revenge of the Creature.”
1919 – Richard Todd appeared in “House of the Long Shadows,” “Bloodbath” and “Asylum”
1914 – Dudley Manlove who appeared in “Plan Nine From Outer Space” and “Creation of the Humanoids.”
1914 – Gerald Mohr starred in “The Angry Red Planet,” “The Monster and the Girl”.
1909 – Paul Schreibman who produced the American versions of “First Spaceship On Venus” and “Gigantis the Fire Monster.”
Died On This Day In Horror History – June 11
2007 – Mala Powers, who starred in the films “Unknown Terror,” “The Colossus of New York” and “Doomsday Machine,” passed away at the age of 75.
2005 – Robert Clarke, who wrote, produced, directed and starred in “The Hideous Sun Demon,” “The Astounding She Monster,” “The Man From Planet X” and “The Body Snatcher”.
2003 – William Marshall, played in “Blacula” and “Scream, Blacula, Scream,” and “Abby”.
1966 – Perennial character actor Wallace Ford, who appeared in the films “The Mummy’s Hand,” Freaks (1932), “The Ape Man” and “The Mummy’s Tomb”.
1956 – Ralph Morgan who appeared in the films “The Monster and the Ape,” “The Creeper” and “Weird Woman”.
Films Released On June 11
The Oblong Box (1969)
Humongous (1982)
Witchcraft IV: the Virgin Heart (1992) – USA video premiere
Jurassic Park (1993)
Open Water (2004) – Waterfront Film Festival
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Ice Road Terror (2011)
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June 12
BORN ON June 12
1989 – Valentina de Angelis, has appeared in “Malibu Horror Story”, “Camp Hell”, “Bereavement.”
1988 – Cody Horn, starred in “Demonic” and “Occupant.”
1985 – Kendra Wilkinson, appeared in “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!”, “Scary Movie 5”, and “Scary Movie 4.”
1974 – Jason Mewes, appeared in “Halloweed”, “Devil’s Tower”, “Zombie Hamlet”, “Vampire Apocalypse”, “Feast”, “Scream 3”, and more.
1964 – Paula Marshall, has appeared in “Full Eclipse”, “Warlock: The Armageddon”, “Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth”.
1953 – Gary Farmer, has appeared in “Sawtooth”, “Route 666”, “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight”, “The Dark Wind”, “Friday the 13th (TV Series)”, “The Believers”, and many more.
1928 – Bernie Hamilton appeared in “Scream, Blacula Scream.”
1919 – Acting coach Uta Hagen who appeared in the film “The Other.”
1918 – Producer and co-founder of American International Pictures, Samuel Z. Arkoff.
DIED ON June 12
2015 – Rick Ducommun, appeared in “Scary Movie”, “Brimstone (TV Series)”, “Ghost in the Machine”, “Gremlins 2: The New Batch”, “Little Monsters” and more.
2014 – Carla Laemmle, appeared in “Phantom of the Opera” and in the original 1931 “Dracula.”
2006 – Hugh Latimer, who appeared in “Ghost Ship” (1952) and “The Cosmic Monster”.
2003 – Academy award winning actor, Gregory Peck, who starred in “The Omen,” “Cape Fear” (1962, and appeared in the 1991 version).
FILMS RELEASED ON June 12
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – NYC
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970)
Predator (1987)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Witchcraft 8: Salem’s Ghost (1996)
Forest of the Dead (2007)
What Really Frightens You (2009)
Doghouse (2009)
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June 13
BORN ON June 13
1978 – Ethan Embry, appeared in “Late Phases”, “The Guest”, “The House Across the Street”, “Vacancy”, “Masters of Horror (TV Series)”, “They”, “Disturbing Behavior”, “The Prophecy II” and more.
1974 – Brande Roderick, appeared in “Hood of Horror” and “Dracula II: Ascension.”
1973 – Kim Sønderholm, appeared in “Cannibal Fog”, “Silverthread”, “Sinister Visions”, “Zombie Ed”, “The Killing Games”, “Blood Fare”, “Supernatural Tales”, “The Horror Vault 3”, and many more too numerous to mention.
1962 – Ally Sheedy who appeared in the films “Man’s Best Friend.”
1951 – Stellan Skarsgård played in “Exorcist: The Beginning.”
1951 – Richard Thomas, starred in “Stephen King’s It”.
1950 – Belinda Bauer, appeared in “Necronomicon: Book of Dead”, “Servants of Twilight”, “RoboCop 2”, “The Hitchhiker (TV Series)” and more.
1943 – Malcolm McDowell starred in “Cat People,” Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” and “Halloween II.”
1919 – Richard Collier appeared in the films “Eve of Destruction,” Pet Sematary (1989) and “Christine.”
1918 – Ben Johnson appeared in Terror Train (1980), “The Swarm,” “The Savage Bees” and “The Town That Dreaded Sundown.”
1915 – Mary Wickes starred in “They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be” episode of “Kolchak, The Night Stalker.”
1900 – Ian Hunter (the actor, not the musician) appeared in the 1941 version of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “Doctor Blood’s Coffin.”
1892 – Sir Basil Rathbone starred in “Son of Frankenstein”, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, “Tales of Terror”, he also portrayed the character of “Sherlock Holmes” in many films.
DIED ON June 13
2005 – Lane Smith, appeared in “Dark Night of the Scarecrow”, and more.
2004 – Robert Lees, who wrote the screenplays for “Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man,” “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “The Black Cat” (1941).
1979 – Darla Hood appeared in the film “The Bat” with Vincent Price.
1979 – Barry Shear who directed several TV series including “Night Gallery”.
FILMS RELEASED ON June 13
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
The Children (1980)
Maniac Cop 2 (1991) – USA video premiere
A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
The Lost (2006) – Another Hole in the Head Genre Film Festival
The Happening (2008)
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June 14
BORN ON June 14
1989 – Lucy Hale, appeared in “Scream 4″ and “Fear Island.”
1987 – Jordan Hayes, appeared in “House at the End of the Street”, “Exit Humanity”, “Hidden 3D.”
1978 – Diablo Cody who wrote the screenplay for and produced the film “Jennifer’s Body.”
1954 – Will Patton, starred in “Falling Skies (TV Series)”, “The Fourth Kind”, “The Punisher”, “The Mothman Prophecies”, “The Puppet Masters”, and many more.
1924 – Larry Vincent, portraying Los Angeles Horror Host “Seymour, the Master of the Macabre and the Epitome of Evil,” appeared in “The Incredible Two Headed Transplant,” “The Witchmaster” and “Dr Death: Seeker of Souls.”
1921 – Gene Barry who appeared in “The 27th Day” “War of the Worlds” and “War of the World” (2005) remake.
1910 – Takeo Murata who wrote the screenplays for “Godzilla” “Godzilla Raids Again” and “Rodan.”
DIED ON June 14
2014 – Francis Matthews, appeared in “Do Not Disturb”, “Rasputin: The Mad Monk”, “Dracula: Prince of Darkness”, “Corridors of Blood”, “The Revenge of Frankenstein.”
2008 – Alan Wells appeared in ‘Beginning of the End,” “The Cosmic Man” and “Cape Fear” (1962).
2004 – Max Rosenberg, produced the films “Tales From The Crypt” (1972), “Madhouse,” “The Incredible Melting Man” and “Cat People” (1982).
2002 – Albert Band, produced and directed such films as “I Bury the Living,” “Mansion of the Doomed”.
1997 – Richard Jaeckel appeared in “The Green Slime,” “Latitude Zero” and “The Dark”.
1981 – Jimmy Cross, appeared in “Night Gallery (TV Series)”, “The Munsters (TV Series)”, “Day of the Nightmare”, ”The Addams Family (TV Series)”, “The Amazing Colossal Man”, “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers”, and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON June 14
The Tell-Tale Heart – aka “Bucket of Blood” (1934)
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
Anatomy Of A Psycho (1961)
The Stuff (1985)
Deep in the Woods (2000)
The Crow: Salvation (2000)
Scooby Doo (2002)
Piñata: Survival Island (2002)
Cthulhu (2007)
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June 15
BORN ON June 15
1975 – Elizabeth Reaser, who plays “Esme Cullen” in the “Twilight” films.
1971 – Jake Busey, appeared in “Starship Troopers,” “Identity,” “Hitchhiker II: I’ve Been Waiting” and “The Frighteners.”
1964 – Courtney Cox, played in the Scream (1996), “Scream 2”, “Scream 3”, and “Scream 4”,
1956 – Robin Curtis appeared in “Ghost Story” “Star Trek III & IV” and “The Unborn II.”
1949 – Rick Rosenthal, producer and director of “Halloween II”, “Halloween: Resurrection”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)” and more.
1949 – Jim Varney played in “Ernest Scared Stupid.”
1947 – Richard P. Rubinstein produced many films including “Dawn of the Dead,” “Creepshow” and Pet Sematary (1989).
1929 – Herschell Gordon Lewis directed “Blood Feast”, “Two Thousand Maniacs!”, “Color Me Blood Red”, “The Gruesome Twosome”, “The Wizard of Gore”, “The Gore Girls” and “Herschell Gordon Lewis’ BloodMania.”
DIED ON June 15
2014 – Casey Kasem, provided the voice for the voice of “Shaggy” in many “Scooby-Doo” adventures.
2008 – Stan Winston, films include “Aliens,” Gargoyles (1972), “Jurassic Park III” and the “Terminator” movies.
2003 – Philip Stone, had appeared in “The Shining”, The Phantom of the Opera (TV Movie)”, “Voyage of the Damned”, “Thriller (TV Series)” and many more.
2003 – Hume Cronyn, starred in the 1943 version of “Phantom Of The Opera,” .
1995 – Charles Bennett who wrote the screenplay for the film “Curse of the Demon”.
FILMS RELEASED ON June 15
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Beast With A Million Eyes (1955)
The Island Earth (1955)
Creature of the Walking Dead (1965)
Munster Go Home (1966) – NYC
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
Tentacles (1977)
Prophecy (1979) – NYC
The Driller Killer (1979)
Honeymoon Horror (1981)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Autopsy: A Love Story (2002)
Woods of Evil (2005)
His Will Be Done (2009)
Women’s Studies (2010)
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