JULY 4

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

 

BORN ON JULY 4

1982 – Hanna Harper, appeared in “The Boneyard Collection,” “Attack of the Virgin Mummies,” “Hannah Goes to Hell” and “Crustacean.”

1980 – Carrie Keagan, appeared in “Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens,” “Fetish Factory”, “Dead 7,” “V/H/S Viral,” “Cabaret of the Dead,” “Valentine DayZ,” “The Fiancé” and “Dance of the Dead.”

1980 – Adrián García Bogliano, writer and director of “Late Phases,” “I’ll Never Die Alone,” “Black Circle,” “Here Comes the Devil,” “Penumbra,” “Cold Sweat,” “Scream the Night” and more.

1961 – Ted Elliott, helped write the screenplay for “The Puppet Masters.”

1957 – Jenny Seagrove, appeared in “The Guardian,” “Peripheral,” an episode each of the TV Shows “Fox Mystery Theater – Mark of the Devil” and “The Hitchhiker – The Killer.”

1946 – Ed O’Ross, appeared in “Sorority Party Massacre,” “Dark Image,” “Mindstorm,” “Nobody” and “The Hidden.

1910 – Gloria Stuart, appeared in “The Old Dark House” “The Invisible Man” and “Secret of the Blue Room.”

1889 – Joseph Ruttenberg, cinematographer for “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941].”

DIED ON JULY 4

2020 – Brandis Kemp, appeared in “Hexed” and an episode of “Miracles – Mother’s Daughter.”

2019 – Arturo Fernández, appeared in “The Five Warnings of Satan” and “Sound of Horror.”

2019 – Eduardo Fajardo, actor in “La Llorona (1960),” “Maniac Mansion,” “Lisa and the Devil,” “Evil Eye,” “The House of Exorcism,” “Nightmare City,” “Oasis of the Zombies,” and many others

2008 – Evelyn Keyes, starred in “A Return to Salem’s Lot,” “Before I Hang” and more.

2003 – Tyler McVey, starred in “Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959),” “Night of the Blood Beast,” “Creature with the Atom Brain,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and others.

FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 4

The Monster of Frankenstein (1921)

Tales of Terror (1962) – New York City

The Lift (1985)

Uncle Sam [1996]

Cradle of Fear (2001)

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JULY 5

BORN ON JULY 5

1960 – Pruitt Taylor Vince, has appeared in “13 Sins,” “True Blood – TV Series,” “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “Creature,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Jacob’s Ladder,” “Angel Heart,” “Bird Box,” “Constantine” and more.

1956 – Louis Herthum, appeared in “The Mist,” “The Last Exorcism,” “The Last Exorcism Part II,” “The Possession of Hannah Grace,” “Be Afraid,” “Mutants” and more.

1948 – William Hootkins, character actor who appeared in “The Breed,” “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – TV Series,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996],” “Death Machine,” “Dust Devil,” “Hardware,” “American Gothic” and many more.

1928 – Warren Oates, appeared in “Race With the Devil,” “Badlands” and in episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Thriller.”

1912 – Richard M. Rubin, property master for “Attack of the 50 Foot Women,” “Attack of the Giant Leeches,” “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” “The Terror,” “House of Usher,” “The Haunted Palace,” “A Bucket of Blood,” “Tales of Terror,” “Voodoo Woman,” “Pit and the Pendulum” and many more.

1904 – Milburn Stone, appeared in “The Mad Ghoul,” “The Frozen Ghost,” “Black Friday,” “Weird Woman,” “Invaders From Mars” and more.

DIED ON JULY 5

2020 – Ragaa Al Geddawy, appeared in “Aad liyantaqim” and “The Scorpion [1990].”

2007 – Kerwin Mathews, starred in “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf”.

1987 – Alan Gibson, director of “The Best of All Time Horror Classics,” “Tales of the Unexpected – TV Series,” “Hammer House of Horror – TV Series,” “The Satanic Rites of Dracula,” “Dracula A.D. 1972,” “Journey to the Unknown – TV Series” and others.

1969 – Lambert Hillyer, directed “Dracula’s Daughter” and “The Invisible Ray.”

FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 5

Panic In Year Zero (1962)

Nightmare Castle (1965)
Martin (1978) – France
Unseen Evil 2 (2004) – DVD premiere

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JULY 6

BORN ON JULY 6

1992 – Linda Bella, appeared in “Tales of Frankenstein,” “Devil’s Domain,” “Stained,” “Ratpocalypse,” “Dracula: Reborn,” “Monsters in the Woods” and “Filth to Ashes, Flesh to Dust.”

1980 – Eva Green, appeared in “Dark Shadows [2012]” and episodes of “Penny Dreadful.”

1946 – Gloria Gifford, appeared in “Halloween II [1981].”

1943 – Shelley Hack, appeared in “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “The Stepfather (1987),” “Troll,” “Time After Time” and more.

1927 – Janet Leigh, best known for her role in the classic Hitchcock horror film, Psycho (1960) also appeared in “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later,” “The Twilight Zone – TV Series,” “The Fog (1980),” “Night of the Lepus,” “Tales of the Unexpected – TV Series” and more.

DIED ON JULY 6

2020 – Ennio Morricone, composer/music department for “The Phantom of the Opera [1998],” “The Stendhal Syndrome,” “Wolf” “Exorcist II: The Heretic.” “Orca,” “The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,” “White Dog,” “The Island,” “The Thing [1982]” and many more.

2019 – Eddie Jones, appeared in “Q: The Winged Serpent,” “C.H.U.D.,” “The Believers,” “Dark Shadows (1991),” “Mercy” and more.

2019 – Cameron Boyce, appeared in “Mirrors.”

2005 – Evan Hunter, screenwriter for “The Birds,” and 3 episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”

2002 –John Frankenheimer, directed “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and “Prophecy”.

1994 – Cameron Mitchell, known for “The Demon,” “Demon Cop,” “Terror Night,” “From a Whisper to a Scream,” Jack-O,” “The Tomb,” “Frankenstein Island,” “Without Warning,” “Screamers,” “The Toolbox Murders,” “Night Gallery – TV Series,” “Nightmare in Wax,” “Blood and Black Lace” and many more.

1991 – Thorley Walters, appeared in “The People That Time Forgot,” “Vampire Circus,” “Trog,” “The Man Who Haunted Himself,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,” “Frankenstein Created Woman,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness” and more.

FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 6

Blood Feast (1963)

Asylum [1972]

Organ (1996)

Black River (2001)

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JULY 7

BORN ON JULY 7

1968 – Allen Payne, starred in “Vampire in Brooklyn.”

1959 – Billy Campbell, appeared in the 1992 version of “Dracula” and episodes of the TV series “Helix.”

1949 – Shelley Duvall, appeared in “The Shining,” “Big Monster on Campus” and “The 4th Floor.”

1928 – Patricia Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, had a brief part as “Caroline” in her father’s film “Psycho [1960].”

1928 – Vince Edwards, appeared in “Return To Horror High” and “Cellar Dweller.”

1927 – Richard Garland, appeared in “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” “The Undead” and “Panic In Year Zero.”

1925 – Yvonne Mitchell, appeared in “Crucible of Horror,” “Demons of the Mind” and “Queen of Spades.”

1919 – Jon Pertwee, appeared in “The House That Dripped Blood” and “Carry On Screaming.”

1913 – Fred F. Sears, directed “The Giant Claw,” “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” and “The Werewolf.”

1907 – Robert A. Heinlein, writer whose novels include “The Puppet Masters.”

1901 – Sam Katzman, produced “Spooks Run Wild,” “It Came From Beneath the Sea” and “The Werewolf.”

1887 – Raymond Hatton, appeared in the films “The Day the World Ended” and “Invasion of the Saucer Men.”

DIED ON JULY 7

2019 – Artur “Atze” Brauner, Producer for “The Brain,” “The Terror of Doctor Mabuse,” “The Monster of London City,” “The Bird with the Crystal Plumante,” “The Dead Are Alive” and many more.

1982 – Fred Stuthman who portrayed horror host Jeepers’ Keeper.

1973 – Veronica Lake, appeared in “Flesh Feast” as well as episodes of “Lights Out,” and “Tales of Tomorrow.”

1930 – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer for “The Hound of Baskervilles (1959)” and “Tales From the Darkside (1990).”

FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 7

The Mummy’s Ghost (1944)
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)
Species (1995)
Kraa! The Sea Monster (1998)
Scary Movie (2000)
Tales of Terror and Love (2001)
Adelle (2010)

Alien Incursion (2006)

D4 (2011)

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JULY 8

BORN ON JULY 8

1982 – Sophia Bush, appeared in “Stay Alive” and “False Positive.”

1977 – Milo Ventimiglia, appeared in “Cursed,” “The Divide,” “Devil’s Gate,” “Static,” “Breaking the Edge,” “Stay Alive” and “Kiss of the Damned”.

1973 – Kathleen Robertson, starred in “Psycho Beach Party,” “The Vatican Tapes,” episodes of “The Bates Motel” and “Scary Movie 2.”

1965 – Corey Parker, appeared in “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning,” “I’m Dangerous Tonight” and “Scream For Help.”

1959 – Lori Hallier, known for “My Bloody Valentine (1981),” “Heartstopper,” “PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal – TV Series,” “Poltergeist: The Legacy – TV Series,” ” Forever Knight – TV Series,” “The Hitchhiker – TV Series,” “Friday the 13th: The Series”, and more.

1958 – Kevin Bacon, appeared in “Friday the 13th [1980],” “Hollow Man,” “Tremors,” “You Should Have Left,” “Stir of Echoes,” “Flatliners” and series “The Following”.

1951 – Angelica Houston, appeared in “Addams Family” and “Addams Family Values.”

1947 – Kim Darby, appeared in “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Teen Wolf Too” and “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.”

1938 – Diane Clare, actress in “The Haunting [1963],” “Witchcraft,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “The Vulture” and “Beast of Morocco.”

1938 – Paul Cronin, appeared in “Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things.”

1936 – William Cort, appeared in “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.”

1936 – Ralph Strait, appeared in “Halloween III: Season of the Witch”.

1933 – Marty Feldman, played “Igor” in “Young Frankenstein.”

1918 – Craig Stevens appeared in “Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” “The Deadly Mantis” and “The Killer Bees.”

1917 – Glenn Langan, starred in “The Amazing Colossal Man” and “The Andromeda Strain.”

1889 – Lambert Hillyer, directed “The Invisible Ray” and “Dracula’s Daughter.”

DIED ON JULY 8 

2020 – Naya Marie Rivera, appeared in “At the Devil’s Door” and “Frankenhood.”

2017 – Elsa Martinelli, starred in “Blood and Roses.”

2015 – Irwin Keyes, appeared in “Evil Bong 3-D: The Wrath of Bong,” “Dream Slashers,” “House of 1000 Corpses,” “Disturbed,” “Friday the 13th [1980],” “Oblivion” and more.

2012 – Ernest Borgnine, appeared in “Deadly Blessing,” “Escape From New York,” “The Devil’s Rain,” “Willard [1971]” and many more.

1994 – Dick Sargent, appeared in “The Beast With a Million Eyes,” “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,” “The Clonus Horror,” “The Eleventh Commandment” and “Rock-A-Die Baby.”

1991 – Ben Chapman, production manager for “Invaders From Mars,” “The Giant Gila Monster” and “The Killer Shrews.”

1991 – James Franciscus, appeared in “The Cat o’ Nine Tales,” “The Last Shark,” “The Valley of Gwangi” and “Killer Fish.”

FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 8

The Raven (1935)
Ghost Ship (1952)
Frankenstein Conquers the World (1966)

Phantasm II (1988)
Dark Water (2005)

The Descent (2005) – UK & Ireland

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JULY 9

BORN ON JULY 9

1971 – Scott Grimes, starred in “Night Life,” “The Lost Tree,” “Critters” and “Critters 2.”

1973 – Enrique Murciano, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “666 Park Avenue.”

1959 – Kevin Nash, appeared in “Monster Brawl,” “The Manor,” “River of Darkness” and “Slaw.”

1957 – Kelly McGillis, appeared in “Stake Land,” “The Innkeepers” and “Z Nation – TV Series.”

1956 – Tom Hanks, directed the episode of “Tales from the Crypt – None But the Lonely Heart,” and appeared in “He Knows You’re Alone” and “Toy Story of Terror.”

1945 – Dean R. Koontz, Horror/thriller/sci-fi author wrote such novels as “Watchers,” “Phantoms,” “Night Chills,” “Hideaway,” “Whispers” and many others.

1942 – Richard Roundtree appeared in “Amityville: A New Generation” and “Se7en”.

1927 – Susan Cabot, appeared in “War of the Satellites,” “The Viking Women and the Sea Serpent” and “The Wasp Woman.”

DIED ON JULY 9

2019 – Rip Torn, appeared in “Circle of Fear,” “Coma,” “A Stranger Is Watching,” “Scarab,” “Love Object,” and episodes of “Thriller,” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”

2019 – Freddie Jones, actor in “Firestarter,” “The Black Cauldron,” “Old Dracula,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,” and many more.

2010 – Vonetta McGee, starred in “Blacula” and the TV movie “The Norliss Tapes”.

2007 – Charles Lane, character actor who appeared in “Dark Shadows – TV Series,” “Strange Invaders,” “Strange Behavior,” “The Munsters – TV Series,” “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,” “Twilight Zone  – TV Series,” “The Invisible Woman” and many more.

2007 – Jerry Ito, appeared in “Mothra,” “Message From Space” and “The Manster”.

2003 – Elliott Marks, camera department in “King Kong [1976],” “Dead & Buried,” “Body Bags,” “Burnt Offerings” and “Grave of the Vampire.”

2002 – Rod Steiger, starred in “The Amityville Horror (1979),” “American Gothic” and “Mars Attacks!”.

1985 – Rafael Campos, appeared in “Lady In a Cage,” “The Astro Zombies” and in the TV series “V”.

1983 – Robert Dawn, was a makeup technician for “Christine,” “Damien: Omen II,” “Death Moon,” “Castle of Evil,” “Psycho [1960]” and more.

FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 9

House of Exorcism (1976)

Burial Ground (1981) – Italy
Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999) – TV premiere
Predators (2010)

The Beach House [2019]

Triggered (2019)

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JULY 10

BORN ON JULY 10

1945 – Ron Glass, appeared in “Deep Space” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone [1985].”

1942 – Ronnie James Dio, legendary heavy metal singer and worked on the soundtrack for “Lords of Chaos.”

1941 – Robert Pine, appeared in “Munster, Go Home!” “Empire of the Ants,” “Tales of the Unexpected – TV Mini-Series,” “Independence Day,” “Helter Skelter” and more.

1938 – Tura Satana, appeared in “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” “The Astro-Zombies,” “Mark of the Astro-Zombies,” “Astro Zombies: M3 – Cloned” and “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.”

1931 – Nick Adams, appeared in “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” “Monster Zero” and “Die Monster Die.”

1926 – Fred Gywnne, who played lovable ole “Herman Munster” in the TV Series “The Munsters” and also starred in “Pet Sematary.”

1924 – Charles Kissinger, appeared in “Grizzly,” “The Manitou,” “Abby,” “Asylum of Satan” and “Three on a Meathook.”

1903 – John Wyndham, wrote the novels “Day of the Triffids” and “The Midwich Cuckoos” on which the film “Village of the Damned” was based.

DIED ON JULY 10

2019 – Albert Shepherd, appeared in “Quartermass and the Pit” and an episode of “Department S (1979).”

2019 – Denise Nickerson, actress in “Dark Shadows” as Amy Jennings/ Nora Collins/ Amy Collins.

2019 – Valentina Cortese, appeared in “Then Big Scare,” “The Evil Eye” and “Ring of Darkness.”

1991 – Del Harris, did sound editing and effects for “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956],” “The Navy vs. the Night Monsters” and “Hillbillies In a Haunted House”.

1983 – Paul Blaisdell, created and played in many AIP films for Roger Corman, Including “The Beast with a Million Eyes,” “Day the World Ended,” “It Conquered the World,” “Invasion of the Saucer Men,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “The She-Creature,” “Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow” and more.

FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 10

The Devil-Doll (1936)

Seven Murders for Scotland Yard aka (Jack The Ripper) (1972) – Spain
Day of the Animals (1977) – (re-release)

Escape From New York (1981)
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Universal Soldier (1992)

Relic [2020]

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