MARCH 1
Born on March 1
1978 – Jensen Ackles, starred in the films “My Bloody Valentine [2009],” “Devour” and the TV series “Supernatural.”
1973 – Jack Davenport, appeared in “Tale of the Mummy,” “The Bunker,” “The Wyvern Mystery” and episodes of the TV Series “Ultraviolet.”
1971 – Cara Buono, appeared in “Cthulhu,” “Let Me In” and episodes of “Stranger Things.”
1966 – Zack Snyder, directed “Army of the Dead” and “Dawn of the Dead [2004].”
1956 – Timothy Daly, appeared in “Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Hyde,” “Spellbinder,” “The Skeptic” and the TV movie “Storm of the Century.”
1954 –Ron Howard, produced “The ‘Burbs,” starred in the TV Movie “Locusts” and appeared in the “Twilight Zone” episode “Walking Distance.”
1945 – Dirk Benedict, starred in the film “Sssssss” and “Demon Keeper.”
1934 – Joan Hackett, appeared in the TV Movies “The Terminal Man,” “Lights Out,” “Dead of Night,” “The Possessed” and episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1922 – William M. Gaines, publisher of the EC line of comics which included “Tales From the Crypt” and “Vault of Horror.”
1918 – Roger Delgado, appeared in “The Mummy’s Shroud” and “Terror of the Tongs”.
1910 – David Niven, starred in “Old Dracula” and “Eye of the Devil.”
1885 – Lionel Atwill, appeared in “The Hound of Baskervilles [1939],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Dr. X,” “Mark of the Vampire,” “House of Dracula,” “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” “Son of Frankenstein” and more.
Died on March 1
2019 – Phaedon (Faidon) Georgitsis, appeared in “He and She.”
2015 – Daniel von Bargen, appeared in “The Faculty,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Thinner,” “Lord of Illusions,” “The Silence of the Lambs” and more.
2007 – Eddie Firestone, appeared in the film “Invisible Strangler” and numerous TV shows such as “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1984 – Jackie Coogan, best known for his role as “Uncle Fester” on the TV series “The Addams Family” and also appeared in “The Prey [1983],” “Mesa of Lost Women,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hype” and more.
Films Released on March 1
Murders in the Zoo (1933) – USA (premier)
Voodoo Woman (1957)
Laserblast (1978)
Revenge of Bigfoot (1979)
The Demon (1979) – video premier
Oasis of the Zombies (1982) – Spain
Haunting Fear (1990)
Deadly Culture [2007]
Zombie Town: The Movie (2009)
The Afflicted [2011] – Miami International Film Festival
Zoombies [2016]
Retrieval Service [2017]
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MARCH 2
Born on March 2
1980 – Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, starred in “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” “The ABCs of Death” and “Chernobyl Diaries”.
1962 – Jon Bon Jovi, starred in the films “Vampires: Los Muertos,” “Cry Wolf” and did the soundtrack for the pilot of the TV Show “Scream Queens.”
1951 – Cassie Yates, appeared in The Evil” and the TV movie “The Haunted.”
1943 – Peter Straub, author of the novels “Ghost Story,” “Julia,” “The Talisman” and its sequel “The Blackhouse,” the former two both co-written with Stephen King.
1941 – Jon Finch, starred in “Vampire Lovers,” “The Horror of Frankenstein” and “Frenzy.”
1886 –Willis H. O’Brien did the special and visual effects for “The Lost World – both [1925] and [1960] versions, “King Kong [1933],” “Mighty Joe Young [1949]” and “The Giant Behemoth.”
Died on March 2
2010 – John Clifford, wrote the screenplay for the original “Carnival of Souls”.
2004 – Mercedes McCambridge, provided the voice of the demon “Pazuzu” in “The Exorcist.”
2001 – Peggy Converse, co-starred in “The Thing That Couldn’t Die”.
1992 – Sandy Dennis, co-starred in “God Told Me To,” “976-Evil” and the TV movie “Something Evil.”
1987 – Randolph Scott, appeared in “Island of Lost Souls” and “Murders in the Zoo.”
Films Released on March 2
King Kong (1933) – NYC
Lost Horizon (1937) – San Francisco (premier)
Blood Bath (1966)
Queen of Blood (1966)
The Vampire 1968
Wizards 1977
Repo Man 1984
Ghoulies 1985
Basket Case 2 (1990) – NYC
Dance with A Vampire (2006)
Zodiac (2007)
Blood Red Moon (2010)
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MARCH 3
Born on March 3
1987 – Kennedy Summers, appeared in “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich.”
1982 – Jessica Biel, starred “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003],” “Blade: Trinity” and “The Tall Man.”
1982 – Mercedes Mason, appeared in the TV Series “Fear the Walking Dead,” “666 Park Avenue” and movies “Quarantine 2: Terminal” and “Red Sands.”
1980 – Katherine Waterston, starred in “Alien: Covenant” and “The Innkeepers.”
1973 – Matthew Narsden, appeared in “Tamara” and “Resident Evil: Extinction.”
1970 – Julie Bowen, appeared in “An American Werewolf in Paris” and did the voice in an episode of “Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated.”
1966 – Hope Marie Carlton, appeared in “The Stand – TV Mini-Series,” “Ghoulies Go to College,” “Slumber Party Massacre III,” “Savage Beach,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master,” “Slaughterhouse Rock” and more.
1965 – Eric DaRe, starred in “Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,” “Ted Bundy,” “Critters 4,” “The Blob [1988],” “Zombie High,” “Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!” and more.
1964 – Laura Harring, co-starred in the 2003 remake of “Willard”.
1939 – Robert Shaye, Founder/CEO/producer for New Line Cinema which made the “Nightmare on Elm Street” films.
1932 – Richard Liberty, starred in “Day of the Dead” as well as appeared in “The Crazies [1973]” and “The Final Countdown.”
Died on March 3
2020 – Nicholas Tucci, appeared in “You’re Next,” “Most Beautiful Island,” “The House on Pumpkin Drive,” “Ten Minutes to Midnight,” “Come Home” and more.
2020 – James Patrick Otis, actor in “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2,” “Inhabited,” the TV Movie “Nite Tales: The Movie” and an episode of “Supernatural.”
2020 – Roscoe Conklin Born, appeared in “End of the World.”
2020 – Božidar Alić, appeared in “Infection” and an episode of “Tales of Mystery and Imagination Episode: Berenice.”
2012 – Leonardo Cimino, appeared in “The Hunger – TV Series,” “The Seventh Sign,” “Amityville II: The Possession,” but will be remembered as the “scary German guy” in “The Monster Squad.”
2007 – Phil Chong, stuntman in “Candyman [1992],” “Blade,” “The Live,” “Predator 2,” “Waxwork,” “Hysterical” and more.
2003 – Horst Buchholz, appeared in the TV Movies “Dead of Night” and “The Savage Bees.”
2001 – Louis Edmonds, who played “Roger Collins” on the original “Dark Shadows”.
1966 – William Frawley, appeared in the film “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man.”
1959 – Lou Costello, met such monsters as, “The Mummy,” “The Invisible Man,” “Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man,” “Dracula,” “The Killer Boris Karloff,” “Hold That Ghost,” and many others..
Films Released on March 3
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
Curse of the Cat People (1944)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Giant Behemoth (1959)
The Human Duplicators (1965)
Hideaway (1995)
The Mangler (1995)
Audition (1999)
Hi-Death [2018]
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MARCH 4
Born on March 4
1988 – Joshua Bowman, appeared in “Night Wolf” and “Prowl.”
1986 – Margo Harshman, appeared in “Rise: Blood Hunter,” “Simon Says,” “Toxin,” “From Within” and “Sorority Row”.
1973 – Len Wiseman, writer, producer, or director of “Underworld,” “Underworld: Evolution,” “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans,” “Underworld: Awakening” and the TV Series “Sleepy Hollow.”
1965 – Paul W.S. Anderson, wrote, directed and /or produced the films “Pandorum,” “Resident Evil,” “Event Horizon,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” “Resident Evil: Retribution” and “Alien vs Predator.”
1963 –Daniel Roebuck, produced/directed and starred in “Halloween…The Happy Haunting of America,” appeared in “Final Destination,” “Bubba Ho-tep,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Halloween [2007],” “Halloween II [2009]” and provided the voice of “Morris Green” in Zombie’s animated film “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.”
1954 – Catherine O’Hara, starred in “Beetlejuice” and did the voice of “Sally” in the film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” the voice of “the mom” in “Monster House.”
1953 – Kay Lenz, appeared in “The Initiation of Sarah,” “House” and “Headhunter”.
1947 – Gunnar Hansen, played the original “Leatherface” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [1974]” also appeared in “Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers,” “Chainsaw Sally,” “Murder-Set Pieces,” “Death House,” “Brutal Massacre: A Comedy” and more.
1939 – Paula Prentiss, appeared “The Stepford Wives [1975],” “Saturday the 14th,” and in the pilot for the proposed TV series, “Mr. and Mrs. Dracula.”
1927 – Thayer David, who played the role of “Ben Stokes” on the daytime soap opera “Dark Shadows.” He also appeared in the films “The Werewolf of Washington.”
1922 – Martha O’Driscoll, appeared in the films “Ghost Chasers” and “House of Dracula.”
1916 – William Alland, produced the films “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “It Came from Outer Space,” “The Deadly Mantis,” “The Black Castle” and “Tarantula” and more.
Died on March 4
2019 – Luke Perry, appeared in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “The Final Storm,” “Silent Venom,” “The Night of the Headless Horseman – TV Movie” and an episode of “Night Visions.”
2012 – Joan Taylor, starred in “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” and “20 Million Miles to Earth”.
2009 – Steve Hutsko, who played the camera man to reporter “Chilly Billy” Cardille “Night of the Living Dead [1968].”
2007 – Cynthia Brannon, who did the stunts in “A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984]” and “The Terminator [1984].”
1999 – Del Close, appeared “The Blob [1988]” “Beware! The Blob” and “Mommy’s Day.”
1994 – John Candy, appeared in “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Clown Murders.”
Films Released on March 4
Nosferatu [1922] – Germany
From Beyond the Grave (1974) – NYC
To the Devil a Daughter (1976) – UK
The New York Ripper (1982)
Curtains (1983)
Prison (1987) – NYC
Pulse (1988)
That Little Monster (1994)
The Bog Creatures (2003)
Ringu 2003
Night of the Chupacabra (2005)
Terrible Things (2010)
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MARCH 5
Born on March 5
1982 – Tania Saulnier, actress in “The Wicker Man [2006],” “Slither,” “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Poltergeist: The Legacy – TV Series” and the TV Movie “The Darklings.”
1979 – Riki Lindhome, appeared in “The Wolf of Snow Hollow,” “Black Christmas [2019],” “Knives Out,” “Hell Baby,” “Fun Size,” “The Last House on the Left [2009],” “Pulse”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)” and more.
1974 – Eva Mendes, starred in “The Spirit,” “Ghost Rider” and “Urban Legends: Final Cut.”
1969 – Paul Blackthorne, appeared in the TV Series “The River,” “Warehouse 13,” “The Gates” and more.
1969 – Rolfe Kanefsky, writer and director of “There’s Nothing Out There,” “Dead Scared,” “Corpses” and “Nightmare Man.”
1968 – John Fawcett, writer and director of “Bitten – TV Series,” “Lost Girl – TV Series,” “The Secret Circle – TV Series,” “Blade: The Series,” “Miracles – TV Series,” “The Dark” and “Ginger Snaps.”
1939 – Samantha Eggar, appeared in “The Uncanny,” “The Brood, “Demoniod,” and “The Astronaut’s Wife.”
1938 – James Wainwright, appeared in the TV movies, “Killdozer” and the TV series “Beyond Westworld.”
1938 – Fred Williamson, appeared in “From Dusk Til Dawn,” “VFW,” “Revamped,” “Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror” and more.
1936 – Dean Stockwell, starred in “The Dunwich Horror,” “The Werewolf of Washington” and the TV movie “The Langoliers.”
1936 – Dawn Richard, appeared in “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.”
1934 – James B. Sikking, appeared in the films “The Strangler” and “The Terminal Man”.
1927 – Jack Cassidy, who played the title role in the TV movie “The Phantom of Hollywood.”
1894 – Henry Daniell, starred in “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake” and “The Body Snatcher.”
Died on March 5
2019 – Susan Harrison, appeared in an episode of “Matinee Theatre” and “The Twilight Zone.”
2019 – Abraham Stavans, appeared in “House of Madness,” and “Morgana.”
2010 – Charles B. Pierce, directed “The Legend of Boggy Creek” and “The Town That Dreaded Sundown.”
2008 – Steve Oliver, appeared in “The Bloody Slaying of Sarah Ridelander,” “Werewolves on Wheels” and “Motorpsycho!”
2007 – Denny Harris, writer/director of “Silent Scream.”
2004 – Walt Gorney, played “Crazy Ralph” in “Friday the 13th (1980)” and “Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981).” Also, narrator for the opening of “Friday the 13th: Part VIII,” and co-starred in “Day of the Animals” and “King Kong [1976].”
1999 – Richard Kiley, appeared in the pilot of the TV series “Night Gallery” segment entitled “Escape Route.”
1998 – Donald Woods, appeared in the films “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “Dimension 5″ and the “13 Ghosts [1960].”
1996 – Whit Bissell, starred in “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” and “Monster on Campus.”
1957 – William Cameron Menzies, director of “Things to Come,” “Invaders from Mars” and “The Maze (1953).”
Films Released on March 5
The Ape Man (1943)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Cthulhu Mansion (1992 ) – USA video premier
Severed (2002)
Mansquito (2005)
The Hitchhiker (2007)
The Scream (2009)
Red State (2011) – NYC
30 Miles from Nowhere [2018]
Discarnate [2018]
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MARCH 6
Born on March 6
2001 – Aryana Engineer, co-starred in “The Orphan.”
1995 – Rosie Day, appeared in “Down a Dark Hall,” “The Covenant,” “Baby,” “Peripheral,” “Howl” and “The Seasoning House.”
1981 – Ellen Muth, starred in “Dolores Claiborne” and the TV series “Dead Like Me.”
1970 – Shane Brolly, starred in “Underworld,” “Underworld Evolution” and “Room 6.”
1969 – Randy R. Fabert, writer/producer/actor/makeup FX artist “Blood Ties: The Legend of Hammerhead” and “Autumn Moon”.
1967 – Connie Britton, appeared in “A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010]” and “American Horror Story – TV Series.”
1962 – Jonathan Scott-Taylor, played the title role of “Damien: The Omen II.”
1959 – Tom Arnold, made appearances in the films “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare” and “Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth.”
1958 – Richard Schenkman, writer/producer/director of such films as “Mischief Night,” “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies,” “The Man from Earth” and more.
1947 – Rob Reiner, directed “Misery”.
1946 – Martin Kove, appeared in “Last House on the Left [1972],” “VFW,” “Joker’s Wild,” “Bloodtide” and more.
1940 – Joanna Miles, appeared in “Bug,” “The Orphan [1979],” and the mini-series “The Dark Secret of Harvest Home.”
1930 – Allison Hayes, starred in the films “Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman,” “The Hypnotic Eye” and “The Zombies of Mora Tau.”
1928 – William F. Nolan, wrote the novel “Logan’s Run” and the screenplays for the TV movies “The Norliss Tapes,” “Trilogy of Terror” and “Bridge Across Time.”
1923 – Ed McMahon. narrator for the film “Daughter of Horror” and appeared in “Full Moon High.”
1906 – Lou Costello who was one half of the famed comedy team of Abbott and Costello. Their many films include “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”, “Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff”, “Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy,” “Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man,” “Hold That Ghost” and many more.
Died on March 6
2010 – Carol Marsh, played “Lucy” in “Horror of Dracula.”
2006 – Margaret Muse, appeared in the TV movie “Something Evil” and on such shows as “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Night Gallery”.
2005 – Sandy Ward, appeared in “The Velvet Vampire,” “Terminal Island” and “Cujo”.
2005 – Russ Marin, who appeared in films such as “The Dark,” “Body Double” and “Chiller”.
2004 – Frances Dee, starred in “I Walked with a Zombie.”
2004 – Helene Winston, appeared in the films “The Witchmaker” and “The Brotherhood of Satan”.
2003 – Harold Ayer, appeared in “Night of the Demons,” and episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “The Twilight Zone”.
2000 – John Colicos, appeared in “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery – TV Series,” “The Changeling,” “Phobia,” “Creepshow” and “Deadly Nightmares – TV Series.”
1989 – Harry Andrews, appeared in “Theater of Blood”.
1970 – William Hopper, starred in “The Deadly Mantis,” “20 Million Miles To Earth” and “The Bad Seed”.
1967 – Nelson Eddy, appeared in the 1943 version of “Phantom of the Opera”.
1964 – Edward Van Sloan, starred in the original versions of “Dracula,” “Frankenstein” and “The Mummy.”
1951 – Ivor Novello, who starred in the 1927 and 1932 versions of “The Lodger”.
Films Released on March 6
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1913)
Metropolis 1927 (NYC premiere)
The Lost City (1935)
Diary of a Madman (1963)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) – UK
The Reptile (1966) – UK
Skullduggery 1970
The Devil and Max Devlin 1981
Angel Heart (1987)
The Lawnmower Man (1992)
Dreamcatcher (2003) – ShoWest premier
The Hazing (2004) – Florida Film Festival
Spectres 2004
Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield (2007)
Pontypool (2008) – Toronto
The Dark Red [2018]
Extra Ordinary [2019]
Swallow [2019]
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