September 8
BORN ON September 8
2002 – Gaten Matarazzo, who starred in “Stranger Things (TV Series).”
1972 – Giovanni Frezza, appeared in several horror films including “Demons”, “A Blade in the Dark”, “Warriors of the Wasteland”, “Manhattan Baby” and “The House by the Cemetery.”
1971 – Brooke Burke-Charvet, appeared in “The Hazing” and “The Wraith.”
1971 – David Arquette starred in “Scream” ,“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” “Eight Legged Freaks,” as well as “Scream 2, 3, 4.”
1971 – Henry Thomas, starred in “Psycho IV: The Beginning” and “Dead Birds”.
1962 – Thomas Kretschmann, appeared in “Dracula (TV Series)”, “Open Grave”, “Dracula 3D”, “The River (TV Series)”, “Hostel: Part III”, “King Kong”, “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and more.
1957 – Heather Thomas, appeared in “Swamp Thing (TV Series)”, “Red Blooded American Girl”.
1955 – Julian Richings, appeared in “Hannibal (TV Series)”, “Supernatural (TV Series)”, “The Witch”, “Hellmouth”, “Septic Man”, “Hemlock Grove (TV Series)”, “Man Of Steel”, “Bag of Bones” and many more.
1952 – David R. Ellis, Director/stuntman of “Final Destination 2”, “Snakes on a Plane”, ‘The Final Destination”, and “Shark Night 3D.”
1941 – Christopher Connelly, appeared in the film “Manhattan Baby,” and the TV mini-series, “The Martian Chronicles.”
1923 – Writer/director Arthur C. Pierce, whose screen credits include “The Navy vs. The Night Monsters,” “Mutiny In Outer Space” and “The Cosmic Man.”
1894 – William Fawcett, appeared in “The Return of Dracula,” “The Neanderthal Man” and “Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter.”
DIED ON September 8
2014 – Kent Nolan, appeared in “Stage Fright”, “Lost Girl (TV Series)”, “Super Hybrid” and more.
1991 – Brad Davis, known for his role in “Midnight Express” as well as “The Hitchhiker (TV Series)”, “The Twilight Zone (TV Series)”, and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON September 8
A Bay of Blood (1971) – Italy
The Manson Massacre – aka The Cult – (1972) – Moorhead, MN (re-release)
Nosferatu in Venice (1988)
Shadow Builder (1998) – video premiere
The Watcher (2000)
The Covenant (2006)
Stolen Souls (2006)
Uncharted (2009)
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September 9
BORN ON September 9
1980 – Michelle Williams, who appeared in “Species,” “Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later,” and “Shutter Island.”
1971 – The boy who discovered “E.T.” Henry Thomas. He also played a “young Norman Bates” in the TV movie “Psycho IV: The Beginning.”
1965 – Michelle Johnson, appeared in “Specimen”, “Dr. Giggles”, “Death Becomes Her”, “Blood Ties”, “The Jigsaw Murders”, “Waxwork”, “Werewolf (TV Series)”, and more.
1962 – Kevin Grevioux, is a writer and actor in such films as “Quicksilver Highway”, “Planet of the Apes”, “Underworld”, “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans”, “I, Frankenstein” and more.
1954 – Jeffery Combs, who played “Herbert West” in the “Re-Animator” film series and also starred in the films “From Beyond,” “The Frighteners” and “Return To House On Haunted Hill” to name only a few.
1952 – Angela Cartwright, who played “Penny Robinson” on the “Lost In Space” TV series
1943 – Art LaFleur who has appeared in the films “Jeykll & Hyde..Together Again,” “Trancers,” the 1988 remake of “The Blob” and “Jack The Bear.”
1932 – Sylvia Miles who has appeared in the films “The Funhouse,” and “The Sentinel.”
1928 – Edward Walsh who appeared in “Crypt of the Living Dead,” “Count Yorga, Vampire” and “The Return of Count Yorga.”
1927 – Bob Duncan who wrote for TV series’ such as “Land of the Giants,” “Lost in Space” and “The Time Tunnel.”
1925 – Cliff Robertson who appeared in “Spider-Man,” “The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil” and “Escape From L.A.”
1915 – Richard Webb who appeared in the films “Hillbillys in the Haunted House,” “Beware the Blob” and the TV movie “The Werewolf of Woodstock.”
1899 – Neil Hamilton, best known for playing “Commissioner Gordon” on the “Batman” TV series. He also appeared in the films “The Cat Creeps” and “The Devil’s Hand.”
DIED ON September 9
2004 – Caitlin Clarke, appeared in “The Stepford Husbands” and “Dragonslayer.” She passed away at the age of 52 from cancer.
1997 – Burgess Meredith, who appeared in numerous episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Night Gallery” TV series, played “The Penguin” on the “Batman” TV series and appeared in such films as “Torture Garden,” “Beware the Blob” and “Burnt Offerings,” passed away at the age of 88.
1995 – Keith Wayne, co-starred as “Tom” in “Night of the Living Dead” and “Living Dead.” He died at 50.
1994 – Patrick O’Neal, who appeared in the “Fear of Spiders” episode of the “Night Gallery” TV series, and in the film “Chamber of Horrors,” passed away at the age of 66.
1966 – Character actor Nestor Paiva, who appeared in the films “Hold That Ghost,” “Creature From the Black Lagoon” and “Tarantula,” passed away at the age of 61.
FILMS RELEASED ON September 9
The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Phobia (1980)
Nightmares (1983)
Grotesque (1988)
Zombie! vs. Mardi Gras (1999)
Shutter (2004)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Albino Farm (2009)
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September 10
BORN ON September 10
1985 – Elyse Levesque, appeared in “The Originals (TV Series)”, “Slumber Party Slaughter”, “Masters of Horror (TV Series).”
1974 – Ryan Phillippe, starred in “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and the TV movie “Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare.”
1972 – James Duval, appears in “Night of the Living Dead: Contagion”, “Tales of Halloween”, “Lazarus: Apocalypse”, “Dead Sea”, “Tom Holland’s Twisted Tales”, “The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond”, “May”, “Donnie Darko”, and many more.
1969 – Johnathon Schaech, who starred in the 2008 remake of “Prom Night” and “Quarantine.”
1958 – Chris Columbus, whose work includes “Gremlins 1 & 2”.
1954 – Fred Olen Ray, B movie writer/producer/director of “Super Shark”, “Tomb of the Werewolf”, “Evil Toons”, “Haunting Fear”, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988) and many more.
1953 – Amy Irving film appearances include “Carrie,” “The Fury” and “The Rage: Carrie 2.”
1948 – Judy Geeson, is a British actress who’s appeared in “31”, “The Lords of Salem”, “Monsters (TV Series)”, “Horror Planet”, “Fear in the Night”, “Doomwatch”, and many more.
1924 – Dermot Walsh, who appeared in the films “Mania,” “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “Ghost Ship” (1952).
1915 – Edmond O’Brien, who appeared in the 1939 version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Fantastic Voyage.”
1914 – Director Robert Wise, whose film credits include “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “The Body Snatcher” and “The Haunting.”
DIED ON September 10
2014 – Richard Kiel, playing in “The Humanoid”, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series)”, “House of the Damned”, “Eegah”, “The Twilight Zone (TV Series)”.
2012 – Lance LeGault, character actor who appeared in “The Legend of Sasquatch”, “Dark Breed”, “Nightmare Beach”, “Werewolf (TV Series)”, “Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)” and many more.
2011 – Cliff Robertson, appeared in “Brainstorm”, “The Outer Limits (TV Series)”.
2007 – Loretta King, who appeared in Ed Wood’s “Bride Of The Monster” alongside Bela Lugosi and the Mighty Tor Johnson.
2004 – Richard Karlan, appeared in “Scared Stiff” and Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy”.
1993 – Michael Ross, appeared in the films “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” and “Ghost Chasers”.
FILMS RELEASED ON September 10
The Hound of The Baskervilles (1922) – New York City
The Blob (1958)
Endangered Species (1982)
Witchboard 2: The Devil’s Doorway (1993)
Stigmata (1999)
Stir of Echoes (1999)
Malevolence (2004) – limited
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
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September 11 – Never Forget…
BORN ON September 11
1979 – Cameron Richardson, appeared in “The Evil Gene”, “Holy Ghost People”, “Rise: Blood Hunter”, “Open Water 2: Adrift”, and more.
1979 – Tiffany Shepis, appeared in “Hallows’ Eve”, “She Wolf Rising”, “Night of the Demons”, “Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula”, “Terror Firmer”, “Scarecrow” and many more.
1979 – Ariana Richards, starred in “Tremors,” “Spaced Invaders” and “Jurassic Park.”
1967 – Harry Connick Jr. appeared in “Bug” and as serial killer “Daryll Lee Cullum” in the film “Copycat.”
1963 – Virginia Madsen appeared in “Candyman,” “Zombie High” “Number 23” and the 1999 version of “The Haunting.”
1962 – Elizabeth Daily appeared in “One Dark Night” and “The Devil’s Rejects.”
1960 – Anne Ramsay appeared in “Critters 4.”
1958 – Scott Patterson, played in “Saw IV & V.”
1955 – Felton Perry, appeared in “Robocop 1, 2 & 3,” “Puppet Master 4” and “Hollywood Vampyr.”
1954 – Tibor Takács, director of the films “The Gate”, “The Gate 2”, “I, Madman”, “Rats”, “Mansquito”, “Ice Spiders”, “Mega Snake” and many more.
1940 – Brian De Palma, whose film credits include “Dressed To Kill,” “The Black Dahlia,” “The Phantom of Paradise,” “Sisters” and Carrie (1976).
1926 – Lee Richardson, appeared in “The Exorcist III,” “The Fly II” and “The Believers.”
1917 – Herbert Lom, starred in “The Devil’s Daughter”, “The Masque of the Red Death”, “The Dead Zone”, “And Now the Screaming Starts!”, “Count Dracula”, “Mark of the Devil”, “The Phantom of the Opera” and many more.
DIED ON September 11
2018 – Fenella Fielding was in The Old Dark House (1963), Carry On Screaming! (1966), Wishbaby (2007) and Worst Fears (2016 Video).
2016 – Alexis Arquette starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Grey Knight (1993), Jack Be Nimble (1993), Sometimes They Come Back… Again (1996 Video), Bride of Chucky (1998) and Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (1998 Video)
2014 – Paul Barry starred in Legacy of Satan (1974)
2010 – Harold Gould starred in The Man from Planet X (1951), and The Couch (1962)
2010 – Kevin McCarthy, starred in such films as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), “Piranha”, “The Howling”, “Twilight Zone: The Movie”, “The Sleeping Car”, and more.
2009 – Zakes Mokae, had appeared in “The X-Files (TV Series)”, “Vampire in Brooklyn”, “Slaughter of the Innocents”, “Dust Devil”, “Body Parts”, “The Serpent and the Rainbow”, and more.
2009 – Darryl Theirse starred in Crocodile 2: Death Swamp (2002).
2003 – John Ritter, appeared in “Bride Of Chucky” and The TV mini-series “It” (1990).
2002 – Malcolm Nelthorpe starred in Rabid (1977), Scanners (1981) and Visiting Hours (1982).
2001 – Janine M. Clark was a producer on Antibody (2002 Video) and a Production Manager on Python 2 (2002 Video).
2001 – Diana Daubeney was a Producer on The House That Vanished (1973) and a writer on Vampyres (1974).
2001 – Berry Berenson starred in Cat People (1982) a victim of terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, she was on board American Airlines Flight 11. She was wife to Anthony Perkins who passed on September 12, 1992.
2001 – Charles McCrann, was director/ Writer/ Editor/ Producer/ and Actor for Toxic Zombies (1980). He perished as homicide as a result of the World Trade Center attack.
2001 – Chuck Margiotta was a stuntman in The Addiction (1995) and Hannibal (2001) and a Fireman with 22nd Battalion in Staten Island died in the World Trade Center collapse.
2001 – Patricia J. Statz was in The Demons of Ludlow (1983) died in the attack on the Pentagon.
2001 – Chad Keller was a good friend of The X-Files Producer/ Director/ Writer/ Actor Chris Carter was remember on the X-Files episode Nothing Important Happened Today II (2001).
1994 – Jessica Tandy appeared in “The Birds”.
1970 – Chester Morris appeared in the films “The Bat Whispers” and “She Creature”.
FILMS RELEASED ON September 11
Maniac (1934)
Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Hellraiser (1987) – UK
The Curse (1987) – limited
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Cube (1997) – limited
Hellgate: The House That Screamed 2 (2001)
April Fools (2007)
Sorority Row (2009)
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September 12
BORN ON September 12
1986 – Emmy Rossum starred in the films “The Phantom of the Opera” (2004).
1962 – Amy Yasbeck, who appeared in “The Mask,” “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” and “House II: The Second Story.”
1960 – Robert John Burke, appeared in “Witchblade (TV Series)”, “Thinner”, “RoboCop 3”, “Dust Devil”, “Nightmare Weekend.”
1938 – Anne Helm appeared in “Nightmare in Wax.”
1931 – Sir Ian Holms appeared in “From Hell” and the 1994 version of “Frankenstein.”
1927 – Freddie Jones who appeared in the films “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,” “The Satanic Rites of Dracula”.
1923 – Make-up artist John Chambers, film credits in “Sssssss” and “Halloween II.”
1914 – Desmond Llewelyn, appeared in “Curse of the Werewolf” and “Corridors of Blood.”
DIED ON September 12
2001 – Victor Wong, who appeared in “Prince of Darkness” and “Tremors”.
1993 – Charles Lamont, whose film credits include “Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy,” “Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” and “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man”.
1993 – Raymond Burr, appeared in the American versions of the original “Godzilla” and “Godzilla 1985,” as well as “Rear Window,” “Gorilla at Large” and “Bride of the Gorilla.”
1992 – Anthony Perkins, best known for “Norman Bates” in Psycho (1960).
1978 – Craig Slocum, played “Harry Johnson” on the original “Dark Shadows” TV series.
FILMS RELEASED ON September 12
The Bad Seed (1956)
Horror Hotel – aka City of the Dead – (1961)
What A Carve Up! – aka No Place Like Homicide! – (1962) – New York City
Shock Waves 1980 filmed in 1977 – re-release
Prom Night (1980) – Canada
Bloody Murder (2000)
Cabin Fever (2002)
Plaga Zombie: Mutant Zone (2005) – New York City
Bloodz vs Wolvez (2006)
Are You Scared? (2006)
Eden Lake (2008)
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September 13
BORN ON September 13
1988 – Nikki Leigh, has appeared in “Del Playa”, “The Sand”, “Unlucky Charms” and more.
1932 – Richard Kiel played in “Eegah,” “Peremalfait, the Swamp Monster” and “The Diablero” in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1926 – Writer/illustrator Johnny Craig, whose work appeared in the famed line of EC horror comics.
1916 – Writer Roald Dahl, whose novel’s include “The Witches”.
1913 – Roy Engel, appeared in “Kingdom of the Spiders,” “The Man From Planet X” and “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms.”
1895 – Ruth McDevitt played on “Kolchak, the Night Stalker” TV series and appeared in “The Birds.”
1894 – J.B. Priestley, who wrote the novel “Benighted,” on which the film “The Old Dark House” was based.
DIED ON September 13
2001 – Scott Brady, appeared in “Gremlins,” “Castle of Evil” and “The Night Strangler”.
1948 – Paul Wegener, played in “The Golem”.
FILMS RELEASED ON September 13
Bloodlust! (1961)
Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster (1965)
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Ted Bundy (2002) – Canada
One Hour Photo (2002)
Dead Birds (2004) – Toronto International Film Festival
Bloody Mallory 2005, filmed in 2002 – DVD premiere
Within The Woods (2005)
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September 14
BORN ON September 14
1989 – Jesse James who starred in “Jumpers,” the 2005 remake of “The Amityville Horror” and “Fear of the Dark.”
1973 – Andrew Lincoln starred as “Rick Grimes” on “The Walking Dead (TV Series).”
1971 – Pat Healy, appeared in “Cheap Thrills”, “The Innkeepers”, “Night Stalker (TV Series).”
1947 – Sam Neil, who starred in “Jurassic Park I & III,” “Event Horizon”, “Daybreakers”, “Snow White: A Tale of Terror”, “In the Mouth of Madness” and more.
1916 – American International Pictures cofounder, James H. Nicholson, produced numerous films including “It Conquered the World,” “The Amazing Colossal Man,” and “The Abominable Dr. Phibes.”
1914 – “The Lone Ranger” himself, Clayton Moore. He appeared in the serial “Black Dragons” with Bela Lugosi, “The Crimson Ghost” and “Retik the Moon Menace.”
1910 – Jack Hawkins who appeared in “Theatre of Blood” and “Tales That Witness Madness.”
1900 – Robert Florey who directed the 1932 version of “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Beast With Five Fingers,” and several episodes of the TV series’ “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Twilight Zone.” “The Outer Limits” and “Boris Karloff’s Thriller.”
DIED ON September 14
2009 – Henry Gibson, appeared in “The ‘Burbs” and “Innerspace.”
2006 – Mickey Hargitay, appeared in “Lady Frankenstein,” “Bloody Pit Of Horror” and “The Reincarnation of Isabel”.
2005 – Robert Wise his film credits include “The Day The Earth Stood Still,” the 1963 version of “The Haunting” and “The Body Snatcher” with Karloff and Lugosi
2002 – La Wanda Page, appeared in “Mausoleum”.
1985 – Julian Beck, he portrayed “Kane” in “Poltergeist II: The Other Side.”
FILMS RELEASED ON September 14
The Legacy (1979)
Curtains (1983) – Canada
Repossessed (1990)
Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
Spooky Funny Halloween 2007
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) – DVD premiere
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
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