JULY 17
BORN ON JULY 17
1979 – Mike Vogel, appeared in “Bates Motel – TV Series,” “Open Graves,” “Cloverfield,” “The Deaths of Ian Stone,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003],” “The Boy” and “Across the Hall.”
1965 – Alex Winter, appeared in “The Lost Boys” and “Freaked,” which he also directed.
1964 – Heather Langenkamp, starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3″ and “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.”
1962 – Jim Carrey, appeared in “The Bad Batch” and “Once Bitten.”
1952 – David Hasselhoff, appeared in “Piranha 3DD,” “Anaconda 3: Offspring,” “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No,” “Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens,” “Witcher” and more.
1950 – P.J. Soles, appeared in “Carrie,” “Blood Bath,” “The Possessed,” “Halloween [1976],” “Uncle Sam,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “The Tooth Fairy,, “Halloween [2018],” “Candy Corn,” “Hanukkah,” and several more.
1949 – Nick Maley, makeup department for “The Shining [1980],” “Lifeforce,” “The Keep,” “Inseminoid,” “Satan’s Slave,” “The Awakening,” “Scream for Help,” “Spectre” and “Screamtime.”
1935 – Donald Sutherland, appeared in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978],” “Alone,” “Virus,” “An American Haunting,” “Dr Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Puppet Masters,” “The Castle of the Living Dead,” “The Shuttered Room” and many more.
1934 – Donald Sutherland who appeared in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “Don’t Look Now,” “The Puppet Masters” and “An American Haunting,”
1921 – Acquanetta, appeared in “Jungle Woman,” “Captive Wild Woman” and “Dead Man’s Eyes.”
1917 – Phyllis Diller, provided the voice of “The Monster’s Mate” in “Mad Monster Party”.
1899 – James Cagney, portrayed Lon Chaney in “The Man of a Thousand Faces.
DIED ON JULY 17
2021 – Pilar Bardem, actress in “Exorcism’s Daughter,” “Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll,” “The Mummy’s Revenge” and “The Witch Affair.”
2019 – Donald W. Thompson, director/writer/producer for “A Thief in the Night.”
2008 – Paul Sorenson, appeared in an incredible array of films and TV shows, including episodes of “Land of the Giants” and “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”.
1995 – Harry Guardino, appeared in episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “The Outer Limits” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1978 – Thayer David, portrayed Professor Ben Stokes in the TV series “Dark Shadows” and appeared in the film “The Werewolf of Washington”.
FILMS RELEASED ON 17
Return of the Ape Man [1944]
Robocop [1987]
Jaws the Revenge [1987]
The Frighteners [1996]
Laughing Dead [1998]
Mimic 2 [2001]
Eight Legged Freaks [2002]
Forest Of The Dead [2007] – USA [DVD premiere]
Tales of the Dead [2008]
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JULY 18
BORN ON JULY 18
1985 – Chace Crawford, appeared in “The Covenant,” “Eloise,” “The Haunting of Molly Hatley” and “Cry of Fear.”
1980 – Kristen Bell, starred in “Scream 4″ and “Pulse.”
1976 – Elsa Pataky, appeared in “Snakes on a Plane,” “Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt,” “A Christmas Tale,” and “Beyond Re-Animator.”
1940 – James Brolin who appeared in The Car, “Trapped,” “Nightmare on the 13th Floor,” “The Haunted Sea,” “Westworld,” “The Amityville Horror [1979]” and more.
1938 – Paul Verhoeven, directed “The Hollow Man,” “Starship Troopers” and “Robocop [1987]”.
1937 – Edwin Craig, appeared in “Hellbound: Hellraiser,” “Lake Dead,” “Alien Abduction,” “Trance” and “Brain Blockers.”
1929 – Eva Bartok, appeared in “The Gamma People” and “Blood and Black Lace.”
1929 – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins who had a hit with the song “I Put a Spell on You.”
DIED ON JULY 18
2021 – Milan Lasica, actor in “Freckled Max and the Spooks” and the TV Series “Frankenstein’s Aunt.”
2020 – Elize Cawood, actress in “Tooth Fairy.”
2020 – Haruma Miura, appeared in “Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge.”
2019 – Robert Milli, appeared in “The Fly [1958],” “The Cat Creature,” and tv episodes of “Journey to the Unknown [1968]” and “The Wild World of Mystery [1974].”
1993 – John Beck, produced the American version of “King Kong vs. Godzilla”.
1993 – Davis Roberts, appeared in “The Demon Seed,” and in the TV series’ “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”.
1973 – Jack Hawkins, appeared in “Tales That Witness Madness” and “Theatre of Blood”.
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 18
Zombie [1979]
Prom Night [1980]
Vamp [1986]
Aliens [1986]
Arachnophobia [1990]
Jurassic Park III [2001]
The Purge: Anarchy [2014]
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JULY 19
BORN ON JULY 19
1982 – Jared Padalecki, starred in “Supernatural,” “Cry Wolf,” “House of Wax [2005],” “House of Fears,” and “Friday the 13th [2009].”
1977 – Erin Cummings, appeared in “Bitch Slap,” “Dark House,” “”Night of the Wolf,” Late Phases,” “Dante’s Cove – TV Series” and more.
1976 – Vinessa Shaw, has appeared in “Stag Night,” “The Hills Have Eyes [2006],” “Clinical,” “Family Blood,” “We Need to Do Something,” “Come Out and Play” and “Home Sweet Home.”
1964 – Alexandra Curtis, starred in “The Gold of Love.”
1962 – Anthony Edwards, appeared in “Pet Sematary II.”
1961 – Hideo Nakata, Japanese director of “Ring,” “Ring 2,″ “Dark Water,” “Chatroom” and more.
1960 – Elizabeth Kaitan, appeared in “Silent Madness,” “Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2,” “Assault of the Killer Bimbos,” “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,” “Necromancer,” “Nightwish” and more.
1957 – Terri Treas, starred in “House IV,” “Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound,” “Nightmare on the 13th Floor,” “Alien Nation – TV Series,” TV movies “The Terror Within,” “The Nest,” “Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell,” and many more.
1956 – Peter Barton, appeared in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” and “Hell Night.”
1951 – Dan Hicks, appeared in “Evil Dead II,” “Maniac Cop,” “Intruder,” “Darkman,” “Wishmaster,” “2001 Maniacs” and more.
1951 – Abel Ferrara, writer and director of The Addiction,” “Body Snatchers,” “Ms .45” and “The Driller Killer.”
1950 – Tom McLoughlin, writer and/or director of “She-Wolf of London – TV Series,” “They Came from Outer Space – TV Series,” “Sometimes They Come Back,” “Friday the 13th: The Series,” “Freddy’s Nightmares – TV Series,” “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives,” “One Dark Night” and more.
1943 – David Griffin, appeared in “Trog” and “The Blood Beast Terror.”
1924 – Pat Hingle appeared in “Tarantula: The Deadly Cargo.”
DIED ON JULY 19
2021 – Iván Noel, director/producer/writer/composer for “Vuelve” “They Returned” and “Children of the Night.”
2020 – Sonia Darrin, appeared in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.”
2019 – Jeremy Kemp, appeared in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1983]” and an episode of “Shades of Darkness [1983].”
2019 – Rutger Hauer, appeared in “Bone Daddy,” “Flying Virus,” “The Reverend,” “Hemogloben,” “Corbin Nash,” “Minotaur,” “Dracula 3D,” “The Rite,” “Split Second,” and many more
2014 – Skye McCole Bartusiak, appeared in “Sick Boy,” “Boogeyman,” “Firestarter 2: Rekindled” and “The Darkling.”
2004 – Irvin S. Yeaworth, wrote the screenplays and directed “The 4D Man” and “The Blob [2008]”.
1999 – Richard Marion, appeared in “Child’s Play 3″ and “The Godmonster of Indian Flats”.
1976 – Gene Roth, appeared in “The Claw Monsters,” “Twice Told Tales” and “Attack of the Giant Leeches [1959]”.
1968 – Jack Pierce, make-up genius who created “Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man,” “The Mummy,” “The Invisible Man,” “Bride of Frankenstein,” “Dracula, “The Old Dark House,” “White Zombie,” “House of Frankenstein,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” House of Dracula,” “Dracula’s Daughter,” and many more.
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 19
La Llorona [1935]
The Dunwich Horror [1970] – UK
The Thing with Two Heads [1972]
SS Hell Camp [1977]
Day of the Dead [1985]
The Frighteners [1996]
Alien Hunter [2003]
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary [2005]
The Wretched [2019] – Fantasia International Film Festival
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JULY 20
BORN ON JULY 20
1991 – Montanna Gillis, actress in “The Vatican Tapes.”
1975 – Judy Greer, appeared in “Halloween Kills,” “Halloween [2018],” “Jurassic World,” “Cursed,” “Carrie [2013],” “The Village” and more.
1973 – Omar Epps, appeared in the films “Trick,” “Dracula 2000″, “Scream 2″.
1947 – Camille Keaton, starred in “I Spit on Your Grave [1978],” “Kung Fu Cannibals,” “Chop,” “The Lords of Salem” and “I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà vu”.
1941 – Koji Ishizaka, who appeared in “Godzilla 1985.″
1938 – Gary Graver, cinematographer for “They’re Playing with Fire,” “Invasion of the Bee Girls,” “The Toolbox Murders,” “Mortuary,” “Dracula vs. Frankenstein,” “Blood Mania,” “The Attic” and many more.
1938 – Diana Rigg, appeared in “Theatre of Blood.”
1936 – Ken Johnson, appeared in “House of 1000 Corpses” and the TV Movie “The California Kid.”
1925 – Lola Albright, appeared in “The Monolith Monsters” and the TV Show “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
DIED ON JULY 20
2020 – Bijay Mohanty, appeared in “Mita Basichi Mu Bhuta Sathire.”
2012 – Simon Ward, appeared in “The Monster Club,” “Deadly Strangers,” “Dracula [1973],” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and more.
2006 – Robert Cornthwaite, appeared in “The Naked Monster,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “The Devil’s Daughter,” “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” “The War of the Worlds [1953],” “The Thing from Another World” and many more.
2005 – James Doohan, appeared in “Skinwalkers: Curse of The Shaman.”
1996 – Randy Stuart, played the wife of “The Incredible Shrinking Man”.
1995 – Steve Ritch, starred in “The Werewolf”.
1992 – Herman King, produced “Gorgo.”
1987 – Richard Egan, appeared in the films “Gog” and “The House That Wouldn’t Die”.
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 20
The Picture of Dorian Gray [1917]
Francis in the Haunted House [1956] – New York City
Frankenstein 1970 [1958]
Dracula [1979]
Train to Busan [2016]
3-Headed Shark Attack [2015]
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JULY 21
BORN ON JULY 21
1978 – Josh Hartnett, starred in “The Faculty,” “Halloween H2O,” “30 Days of Night” and episodes of “Penny Dreadful.”
1976 – Jaime Murray, appeared in “Sleepy Hollow – TV Series,” “Warehouse 13 – TV Series,” “Fright Night 2,” “Devil’s Playground,” “Demons – TV Movie,” “The Deaths of Ian Stone,” “The Nanny [2018]” and more.
1964 – Susan Swift, appeared in “Audrey Rose” and “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.”
1960 – Lance Guest, appeared in “Jaws: The Revenge” and “Halloween 2.″
1955 – Adrienne King, starred in “Friday the 13th [1980[” “Friday the 13th Part 2 [1981],” “Psychic Experiment,” “Silent Night, Bloody Night: The Homecoming” and “Tales of Poe.”
1952 – Robin Williams., starred in “The Night Listener,” “Insomnia” and “One Hour Photo.”
1948 – Art Hindle, appeared in “Black Christmas [1974],” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978]” and “The Brood.”
1945 – Sergio Calderón, actor in “The Ruins.”
1943 – Edward Herrmann, appeared in “The Lost Boys” and “My Boyfriend’s Back.”
1929 – John Woodvine, probably best be remembered for portraying “Dr. Hirsch” in “An American Werewolf in London.”
1927 –Paul Blaisdell, AIP creature creator, “It Conquered the World,” “The Day the World Ended,” “Invasion of the Saucer Men,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space” and many more.
1924 – Don Knotts, starred in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” and “The Private Eyes.”
1910 – Motoyoshi Oda, appeared in “The Invisible Avenger,” “Gigantis the Fire Monster” and “Ghost Man.”
1863 – C. Aubrey Smith, appeared in “The Monkey’s Paw” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941].”
DIED ON JULY 21
2020 – Annie Ross, actress for “Basket Case 2,” “Witchery,” “The Beast Must Die,” “The Wicker Man [1973]” and also worked on the soundtrack for “Basket Case 3.”
2019 – Paul Krassner, writer for “The Last of the Manson Girls.”
2004 – Jerry Goldsmith, great composer whose film scores include the 1999 versions of “The Haunting,” “The Mummy,” as well as “Alien,” “Hollow Man,” “Gremlins,” “Leviathan,” “The Omen,” “Psycho II,” “Deep Rising,” “Coma,” and many more.
1996 – Luana Anders, appeared in “Night Tide,” “Pit and the Pendulum,” “Dementia 13,″ “The Outer Limits – TV Series” and “Doppelganger.”
1975 – Gordon Bau, make-up dept for “House of Wax [1953],” “Phantom of the Rue Morgue,” “Frankenstein 1970,” “Chamber of Horrors,” “Them!,’ “The Illustrated Man” and more.
1967 – Basil Rathbone, starred as “The Son of Frankenstein,” “Sherlock Holmes” and in the numerous films such as “The Black Sleep” and “Tales of Terror.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 21
Rituals [1977]
Spawn of The Slithis [1978]
What Lies Beneath [2000]
Hellborn [2003]
Monster House [2006]
Dead Moon Rising [2007] – Big Damn Film Festival
Death Proof [2007] – New York City
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow [2009]
Basement [2011]
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JULY 22
BORN ON JULY 22
1983 – Sharni Vinson, starred in “You’re Next,” “House on Willow Street,” “Patrick: Evil Awakens” and “Bait.”
1982 – Sarah Lind, appeared in “Jakob’s Wife,” “WolfCop,” “The Exorcism of Molly Hartley,” “Blade: The Series,” “Severed,” “Stephen King’s Dead Zone – TV Series,” “Wolf Lake – TV Series” and more.
1978 – A.J. Cook, appeared in “Wer,” “Mother’s Day,” “Night Skies,” “Bloodsuckers,” “Final Destination 2,” “Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell,” “Ripper,” episodes of the TV series “Goosebumps” and more.
1976 – Karen Cliche, appeared in “Lost Girl – TV Series,” “Saw VI,” “Pact with the Devil,” “Vampire High = TV Series,” “Big Wolf on Campus – TV Series,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [2000]”, and more.
1971 – Oliver Robins, starred in “Poltergeist” and “Poltergeist II: The Other Side.”
1965 – Patrick Labyorteaux, appeared in the thriller “Heathers,” and horror films “Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College”.
1964 – John Leguizamo, appeared in “Land of the Dead” and “The Happening.”
1963 – Joanna Going, appeared in “Phantoms” and as “Victoria Winters” in the 1993 TV version of “Dark Shadows.”
1955 – Willem Dafoe, appeared “Shadow of the Vampire” “The Lighthouse [2019],” “Siberia,” “Odd Thomas,” “Antichrist” and more.
1952 – Mary & Madeleine Collinson, were identical twins who starred in the Hammer film, “Twins of Evil.”
1951 – Tisa Farrow, starred in “The Grim Reaper” and “Zombie.”
1938 – Terence Stamp, appeared in “The Company of Wolves,” “The Hunger – TV Series,” “The Haunted Mansion,” “Spirits of the Dead,” “Link” and more.
1934 – Louise Flecther, appeared in “Exorcist II: The Heretic”.
1929 – Marcia Henderson, appeared in “The Hypnotic Eye” and “World of the Giants.”
1922 – Edward B. Randolph, appeared in “She-Beast” and “Dr. Heckyl & Mr. Hype.”
1889 – James Whale, directed “The Invisible Man,” “The Old Dark House,” “The Bride of Frankenstein” and Frankenstein [1931].
DIED ON JULY 22
2021 – Zentaro Watanabe, soundtrack for “Exte: Hair Extensions.”
1988 – Duane Jones who played “Ben” in “Night of the Living Dead”, Jones was the first African American to have a starring role in a horror film! He also appeared in “Ganja & Hess” and “Fright House.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 22
King Kong Escapes [1967] – Japan
Cry of the Banshee [1970]
The Hills Have Eyes [1977]
Orca [1977]
Jaws 3D [1983]
Delta Die! [2003]
The Devil’s Rejects [2005]
Swamp Zombies!!! [2005] – Pittsburgh, PA [premiere]
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JULY 23
BORN ON JULY 23
1989 – Daniel Radcliffe, starred in “The Woman in Black” and “Victor Frankenstein.”
1982 – Tom Mison, starred as “Ichabod Crane” on “Sleepy Hollow – TV Series.”
1973 – Kathryn Hahn, appeared in “The Visit” and voiceover in “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation.”
1961 – Woody Harrelson, starred in “Natural Born Killers,” “Zombieland,” “Zombieland: Double Tap,” and the TV movie “Bay Coven.”
1953 – Lydia Cornell, appeared in “Bloodtide” and an episode of the TV Series “Monsters.”
1930 – Chuck Courtney, appeared in “Pet Sematary [1989],” “Food of the Gods” and “Billy the Kid vs. Dracula.”
1938 – Juliet Anderson, starred in “The Beast That Killed Women” and “Tattoo Vampire.”
1938 – Ronny Cox, appeared in “The Car,” “Robocop” and “The Beast Within.”
1922 – Sydney Lassick, appeared in “Carrie [1976],” “Alligator,” “Lade In White,” “Pandemonium,” “Silent Madness,” “The Unseen” and more.
DIED ON JULY 23
2021 – Jean-Yves Lafesse, appeared in “Baby Blood.”
2021 – Mike Mitchell, actor in “The Planet,” “Apocalypse Z” and “Dark Highlands.”
2020 – Jacqueline Scott, appeared in “Empire of the Ants,” Macabre,” episodes of TV Series “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Outer Limits,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Matinee Theater.”
2019 – Gabe Khouth, appeared in “It [1990],” “Home Invasion,” and TV Episodes of “Millennium,” “Supernatural,” and “iZombie.”
2019 – Danny Keogh, actor in “The Mangler,” “From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter,” “Ed Gein,” “Slash,” “Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell,” and TV episodes of “Domination,” “Blood Drive,” and more.
2002 – Leo McKern, starred in “X-The Unknown” and “Damien: The Omen II.”
1997 – David Warbeck, appeared in “Razor Blade Smile,” “Fatal Frames,” “The Beyond,” “The Black Cat” and “Twins of Evil.”
1994 – Hans Salter, wonderful composer for “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “The Wolf Man,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man, “The Island Earth,” “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” “House of Frankenstein,” “Hold That Ghost,” and also worked on the soundtrack for “Happy Death Day 2U.”
1982 – Vic Morrow, appeared in “Humanoids from the Deep,” “Message from Space” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie”.
1978 – Charles Horvath, appeared in “The Thing That Wouldn’t Die” and “The Man of a Thousand Faces”.
1948 – D.W. Griffith, director/writer/producer for “One Exciting Night” and “The Avenging Conscience: or ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 23
The Haunting [1999]
Dagon [2002] – video premiere
Trancers 6 [2002]
Impetigore [2019]
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