SEPTEMBER 18

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 18

1981 – Jennifer Tisdale, appeared in “Dark Ride,” “The Hillside Strangler” and “Bundy.”

1979 – Alison Lohman, starred in “Drag Me to Hell,” “Gamer,” “Kraa! The Sea Monster,” and “The Vatican Tapes.”

1973 – James Marsden, appeared in “Disturbing Behavior” and “Campfire Tales.”

1972 – Michael Landes, appeared in “11-11-11,” “Possession” and “Final Destination 2.”

1971 – Jada Pinkett Smith, appeared in the films “Scream 2” and “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight.”

1961 – Urbano Barberini, appeared in “Demons [1985],” “Opera,” “The Black Cat [1989]” and “The Eighteenth Angel.”

1944 – Veronica Carlson, appeared in “Dracula Has Risen from the Grave,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and “Horror of Frankenstein.”

1940 – Frankie Avalon, appeared in “Blood Song,” “Panic in Year Zero” and “Horror House.”

1939 – Fred Willard appeared in the TV movie “Salem’s Lot.”

1939 – Sandra Dorsey, actress in “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland,” “Grizzly” and the TV Movie “Frankenstein [2004].”

1929 – Phyllis Kirk, appeared in “House of Wax [1953].”

1923 – Grayson Hall, portrayed “Dr. Julia Hoffman” on the “Dark Shadows” series.

1916 – Rossano Brazzi, appeared in “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks” and “Old Dracula.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 18

2019 – Shyam Ramsay, directed “Hotel [1981],” “The Monster [1994],” “Neighbours [2014]” and many more.

2008 – James Gavin, appeared in “The Werewolf” and in episodes of “The Twilight Zone”.

2005 – Richard E. Cunha, directed “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” “She Demons” and “Giant from The Unknown”.

2005 – John Bromfield, appeared in “Revenge of the Creature,” “Manfish” and “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon”.

2004 – Russ Meyer, films included “Motor Psycho” and “Black Snake.”

1999 – Harold F. Kress, editor for “The Swarm” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941].”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 18

The Slime People [1963] – Boston
The Haunting [1963] – New York City
X the Man with X-Ray Eyes [1963] – Miami

Street Trash [1987]
Hellraiser [1987]
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College [1991]
Replicant [2001] – video premiere
The Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Rock ‘N’ Roll Musical [2003]
The Kung Fu Mummy [2005]
Mexican Werewolf In Texas [2005]
BloodRayne II: Deliverance [2007] – DVD premiere
Dark Floors [2008] – Austin Fantastic Fest
Lynch Mob [2009]

Jennifer’s Body [2009]

Antebellum [2020]

Miranda Veil [2020]

No Escape [2020]

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SEPTEMBER 19

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 19

1989 – Lorenza Izzo, appeared in “Holidays,” “Lab Coats: Life After the Zombie Apocalypse – TV Short,” “Knock Knock,” “The Stranger,” “The Green Inferno,” “Hemlock Grove – TV Series,” “Aftershock” and more.

1988 – Katrina Bowden, appeared in “Great White,” “Nurse,” “Scary Movie 5,” “Hold Your Breath,” “Piranha 3DD” and “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.”

1987 – Danielle Panabaker, appeared in “Friday the 13th [2009],” “The Crazies [2010],” “Piranha 3DD,” “Girls Against Boys,” and “The Ward.”

1984 – Kevin Zegers, appeared in “Specimen,” “Wrong Turn” and “Dawn of the Dead [2004].”

1964 – Jennifer Cooke, starred in “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” as well as episodes of the TV Series “V” and “The Hitchhiker.”

1964 – Kim Richards, starred in “The Car” and the TV movie “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell.”

1948 – Jeremy Irons, appeared in the film “Dead Ringers”.

1942 – David Hess, appeared in “Ulli Lommel’s Zodiac Killer,” “Zombie Nation,” “Swamp Thing,” “House on the Edge of the Park” and “The Last House on the Left.”

1933 – David McCallum, played the title role in the 70’s TV series, “The Invisible Man.”

1908 – Tetsu Nakamura, appeared in “Yog, Monster from Space,” “Atragon” and “Mothra.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 19

2021 – Stephen Critchlow, actor in “The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells” and the TV Series “The Sandman.”

2021 – John Challis, actor in the TV Movie “Dracula [1974]” and “Thriller – Episode: Sleepwalker.”

2021 – Morris Perry, appeared in “Nothing but the Night,” “The Hound of Baskervilles [1982] – TV Series,” “Born of Fire” and “The Dark Side of the Sun – Episode: Harvest of Fear.”

2021 – Petter Vennerød, producer for “Bloody Angels.”

2020 – Yôsuke Saitô, actor in “The Scissors Massacre,” “Love Ghost” and more.

2000 – Gloria Talbott, starred in “The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll,” “The Cyclops” and “I Married a Monster from Outer Space.”

1993 – Zita Johann, starred as “Helen Grosvenor/Princess Anckesen-Amon” in the 1932 version of “The Mummy” and appeared in the film “Raiders of the Living Dead.”

1986 – B. Jonathan Ringkamp, screenwriter for “The Clairvoyant.”

1972 – Glenn Strange, played the “Frankenstein Monster” in the later Universal horror films such as “House of Frankenstein,” “House of Dracula” and “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 19

Satan’s School for Girls [1973] – TV Movie

Blue Velvet [1986] – limited
Wishmaster [1997]
Demon Hunters [1999]
Bubba Ho-Tep [2003] – USA limited
Underworld [2003]
Cold Creek Manor [2003]
Deadgirl [2008] – Austin Fantastic Fest

Zombie Strippers! [2008]

Open Graves [2009]

Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead [2014] – Fantastic Fest

Evil Nature [2018]

Bride of the Werewolf [2019]

The Cleansing Hour [2019] – Fantastic Fest

The Deep Ones [2020]

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SEPTEMBER 20

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 20

1991 – Spencer Locke, appeared in “Resident Evil: Extinction,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” “Insidious: The Last Key,” “Monster House” and more.

1977 – Jon Bernthal, best known for playing “Shane Walsh” on “The Walking Dead – TV Series.”

1975 – Asia Argento, appeared in “Trauma,” “The Church,” “Demons 2,” “Dracula 3D,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1998],” “Land of the Dead” and more.

1965 – Robert Rusler, appeared in “Blood Feast [2016],” “Tales of Halloween,” “Amityville: A New Generation,” “Sometimes They Come Back,” “Vamp,” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.”

1956 – Gary Cole, starred in the TV series “American Gothic” also appeared in “The Ring 2” and other films.

1954 – Brinke Stevens, starred in “Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama,” “Teenage Exorcist” [which she co-wrote], “Head Cases: Serial Killers in the Delaware Valley,” “Caesar & Otto’s Paranormal Halloween,” “Caesar & Otto’s Deadly Xmas,” “Vampires vs Zombies,” and “Night of Something Strange,” “Bryan Loves You” and many more.

1940 – William Finley, appeared in “Masters of Horror – TV Series,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Night Terrors,” “Silent Rage,” “The Funhouse,” “The Fury,” “Eaten Alive,” “Phantom of the Paradise,” “Sisters” and others.

1925 – James Bernard, soundtrack for “The Damned,” “The Living Corpse,” composer for “Nosferatu [1922],” “Horror of Dracula,” “Scars of Dracula,” “The Hound of Baskervilles,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness [1966],” “The Gorgon” and many more.

1914 – Glen Robinson, special effects for “King Kong [1976],” “Demon Seed [1977],” “Amityville II: The Possession” and “Island Claws.”

1912 – Don Shelton, appeared in “Invasion of the Saucer Men” and “Them!”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 20

2021 – Willie Garson, actor in “Brain Dead,” “Repossessed” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Special Unit 2.”

2020 – Michael Chapman, directed “Annihilator,” cinematographer for “The Howling,” “The Lost Boys” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978].”

2020 – Takashi Fujiki, appeared in “Kamen Rider Amazons: Reincarnation,” Kamen Rider Amazons: Awakening,” Shin Godzilla” and “Terror in the Streets.”

2020 – Alan Tomkins, art department for “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles [1994], “Tam Lin [1970],” art director for “Lifeforce [1985]” and “The Keep [1983].”

2019 – Jan Merlin, appeared in “Them!,” “The Twilight People,” TV Movies “Covenant,” “Buried Alive” and episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”

2008 – Patricia Place, appeared in “Scanner Cop II” and “House of the Dead 2.”

2007 – Eleanor Beecroft, appeared in “Funeral Home” and the 1961 3D film “The Mask,”

1993 – Zita Johann, actress in “The Mummy [1932]” and “Raiders of the Living Dead.”

1973 – Glenn Strange, who played the Frankenstein monster in such Universal classics as “House of Frankenstein,” “House of Dracula” and “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein”.

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 20

The Mummy’s Hand [1940]
Cellar Dweller [1988]
Living Dead Girl [2003]
Jack O’Lantern [2004] – DVD premiere
Attack of the Slime People [2008]
The Virgin Murders [2009]

Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 [2011]

Villains [2019]

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SEPTEMBER 21

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 21

1990 – Christian Serratos, appeared in “The Walking Dead – TV Series” and “Flight 7500.”

1983 – Maggie Grace, starred in “The Fog [2005]” and episodes of the TV Series “Fear the Walking Dead.”

1980 – Autumn Reeser, appeared in “The Legend of La Llorona,” “The Whispers – TV Series,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe,” “Dead Trigger,” and “Nature of the Beast – TV Movie.”

1971 – Luke Wilson, starred in “Vacancy” and appeared in “Scream 2,” “Soul Survivors” and “Zombieland: Double Tap.”

1965 – David Wenham, appeared in “Nekrotronic” and “Van Helsing: The London Assignment.”

1961 – Nancy Travis, appeared in “The Vanishing,” and the TV mini-series “Stephen King’s Rose Red.”

1947 – Stephen King, Master of Horror, whose novels and short stories are too extensive to list here was also born on this date. Beside writing, he directed “Maximum Overdrive” and appeared in “Creepshow 2” and “Diary of the Dead. “The Shining,” “Carrie,” “Christine” and “Doctor Sleep” were made into movies.

1947 – Nick Castle appeared as The Shape in “Halloween” and as The Alien in “Dark Star.” He co-wrote the screenplays for “Escape From New York,” “Escape from L.A.” and also directed “The Last Starfighter.”

1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer whose credits include such films as “Cat People [1982]” and “Deliver Us from Evil.”

1945 – Tariq Anwar, editor for “Curve,” “Crucible of Terror” and “Beware My Brethren.”

1931 – Larry Hagman, directed and appeared in “Son of the Blob.”

1930 – Dawn Addams, appeared in “The Vampire Lovers,” “Vault of Horror” and “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll.”

1924 – Gail Russell, appeared in “The Uninvited [1944].”

1911 – Chuck Jones, directed “Gremlins: The New Batch” and appeared in “Gremlins.”

1894 – James Ashmore Creelman, writer for “King Kong [1933],” “King Kong [1976],” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Last Performance.”

1866 – H.G. Wells, writer who is best known for “War of the Worlds.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 21

2021 – Peter Palmer, actor in “Deep Space.”

2021 – Melvin Van Peebles, actor in “Jaws: The Revenge,” 2 episodes of “The Shining” and directed “The Outer Limits – Episode: Bodies of Evidence.”

2020 – Michael Lonsdale, actor in “Successive Slidings of Pleasure.”

2019 – Sid Haig, appeared in “Blood Bath,” “Beware! The Blob,” “Galaxy of Terror,” “House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Halloween [2007],” “The Inflicted,” “Bone Tomahawk,” “3 From Hell,” “Hanukkah” and many more.

2019 – Aron Eisenberg, appeared in “The Horror Show,” “Playroom,” “Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge,” and the TV Movie “Amityville: The Evils Escapes.”

2019 – Jack Donner, appeared in “Hand of Death,” “Retro Puppet Master,” “Demon Under Glass,” “Plot 7,” “Brotherhood of Blood,” “Farm House,” “Night of Templar,” the pilot episode of “Fear the Walking Dead” and many more films.

2019 – Carmelo Chionglo, production designer for “The Rites of May” and “Wake Up, Maruja.”

2009 – Robert Ginty, starred in “The Exterminator”, “Exterminator 2”, “Madhouse”, “Maniac Killer”, “The Alchemist”, and more.

2007 – Alice Ghostley appeared in “Blue Sunshine” and played ‘Granny” in “Addams Family Reunion.”

2003 – Pamela Gordon, appeared in “Poltergeist II: The Other Side” and “Blood Stone: Subspecies II”.

2000 – R. Wright Campbell, wrote the screenplays for “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Man of a Thousand Faces”.

1991 – Angelo Rossitto, appeared in “Freaks” and “Dracula vs. Frankenstein”.

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 21

Wolfman [1979] – Mandan, ND
The Company of Wolves [1984]
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter [1994]
Vampiyaz [2004]
Days of Darkness [2007]
Resident Evil: Extinction [2007]
Alien Raiders [2008]

House at the End of the Street [2012]

The Dead Center [2018]

The Mortuary Collection [2019] – Fantastic Fest

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SEPTEMBER 22

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 22

1987 – Tom Felton, appeared in episodes of “Origin,” “as well as The Apparition,” “Night Wolf,” and “The Disappeared.”

1985 – Erin Marie Hogan, appeared in “House of Manson,” “Axeman at Cutter’s Creek,” “Hold Your Breath,” “The Theatre Bizarre,” “2 Jennifer,” “Paranormal Entity” and more.

1982 – Billie Piper, appeared in “Penny Dreadful – TV Series” and “Spirit Trap.

1981 – Mandy Kane, appeared in “Dead Country.”

1979 – MyAnna Buring, appeared in “Hyena,” “Kill List,” “The Descent,” “The Descent: Part 2,” “Devil’s Playground,” “Vampire Killers,” “Red Mist,” “Doomsday,” “Grindhouse,” “The Omen [2006]” and more.

1978 – Daniella Alonso, starred in “The Collector” and “Wrong Turn 2: Dead End.”

1964 – Bonnie Hunt, starred in “The Green Mile.”

1952 – Paul Le Mat, starred in “Strange Invaders” and “The Puppet Master.”

1951 – Amanda Mackey, casting director for “Krampus,” “Vamps,” “The Fog [2005],” “Hide and Seek,” “Species,” “Species II,” “The Zodiac,” “Hideaway” and more.

1909 – Harry Thomas, make-up artist who worked on “Glen or Glenda,” “Plan 9,” “The Neanderthal Man,” “From Hell It Came,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” and many more.

1902 – John Houseman, appeared in “The Fog” and “Ghost Story.”

1985 – Erich von Stroheim, appeared in “Lady and the Monster,” “The Crime of Doctor Crespi,” “Mandragore” and wrote the screenplay for “The Devil-Doll.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 22

2007 – Karl Hardman appeared in “Night of the Living Dead [1968]” and “Santa Claws.”

2006 – Edward Albert, starred in “Galaxy of Terror,” “The House Where Evil Dwells” and more.

2005 – Teisho Arikawa, visual effects for “War of the Gargantuas,” “Gigantis the Fire Monster” and “King Kong vs Godzilla”.

2005 – Joseph Wolf, producer for “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Children of The Living Dead” and “Halloween II & III”.

1999 – George C. Scott, starred in “The Exorcist III,” “Firestarter” and “The Changeling”.

1987 – Dan Rowan, appeared in “The Maltese Bippy.”

1958 – Mary Roberts Rinehart, screenwriter for “The Bat Whispers” and “The Bat.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 22

Tormented [1960]
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster [1965]

Ghoulies II [1987] – UK
Se7en [1995]
Addams Family Reunion [1998]
Campfire Tales [1998] – video premiere
The Exorcist [2000] – re-stored version
Urban Legends: Final Cut [2000]
Feast [2005] – limited
The Devil’s Chair [2007]
Book of Blood [2009] – DVD premiere

Edges of Darkness [2008]

Strange Nature [2015]

The Sentinel [1977] – Released on Blu-ray in 2015 on this date

Werewolf Rising [2014] – UK

Garden Party Massacre [2017]

Red Summer [2017]

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SEPTEMBER 23

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 23

1975 – Jaime Bergman appeared in “Dark Wolf” and “Boa vs Python.”

1963 – Alex Proyas, directed “The Crow.”

1961 – Chi McBride, starred in “The Frighteners”.

1959 – Jason Alexander, movie debut in the film “The Burning” and also appeared in “Jacob’s Ladder.”

1956 – Maren Jensen, starred in “Deadly Blessing” and “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries – TV Series.”

1920 – Mickey Rooney, appeared in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [2017],” “Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker,” “The Intruder,” “The Thirsting,” as well as episodes of “Night Gallery” and “The Twilight Zone.”

1894 – Walter Pidgeon, played “Morbius” in “Forbidden Planet.”.

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 23

2021 – Sue Thompson, soundtrack for “Ash vs Evil Dead – Episode: Bait.”

2020 – Juliette Gréco, actress in “Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre.”

1998 – Mary Frann, appeared in “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction – TV Series,” “Deadly Nightmares – TV Series,” aka “The Hitchhiker,” “Darkroom – TV Series” and more.

1994 – Robert Bloch, Author, wrote the novels “Psycho,” “Thriller,” “Night Gallery,” “Monsters” and “Tales from the Darkside.” His film screenplays include “The Night Walker,” “The Cabinet of Calagari” and “The House That Dripped Blood.” Of course, we all know that “Psycho” was made into a movie in 1960.

1993 – William Cort appeared in “Elvira, Mistress of the Dark”.

1975 – Ian Hunter, appeared in “Doctor Blood’s Coffin” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 23

Dead Ringers [1988]
Mikey [1992] – video premiere
Hide and Creep [2004]
Corpse Bride [2005]
Screech of The Decapitated [2005] – Shockerfest International Film Festival]
The Living and The Dead [2006]

Feral [2017]

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SEPTEMBER 24

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 24

1987 – Brit Morgan, appeared in “Friend Request”, “The Frozen”, “True Blood [TV Series].”

1984 – Jessica Lucas, starred in “Cloverfield” and “The Covenant.”

1974 – Jackie Sandler, provided the voice in “Hotel Transylvania.”

1974 – Shirly Brener, appeared in “The Dunwhich Horror – TV Movie,” “30 Days to Die,” “Stitch,” “Tail Sting,” “Petrified” and the TV Series “Chronicles of the Dead.”

1969 – Jeffery Scott Lando, directed “ Decoys 2: Alien Seduction,” “House of Bones,” “Ghostquake,”  “Goblin,” “Roboshark,” “Thirst,” “Boogeyman” and more.

1969 – Megan Ward, starred in “Trancers II,” “Trancers III” and “Amityville 1992: It’s About Time.”

1966 – Kelly Jo Minter, appeared in “The People Under the Stairs”, “Popcorn”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child”, and “The Lost Boys.”

1961 – John Logan, producer for “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Bats” and the TV Series “Penny Dreadful.”

1958 – Kevin Sorbo, actor in “Sorority Party Massacre,” “Piranha Sharks,” “Julie X,” “Never Cry Werewolf” and more.

1923 – Gordon Urquhart, wrote the screenplay for “The Brain Eaters.”

1923 – Louis Edmonds, played “Roger Collins” on the original “Dark Shadows” soap opera.

1922 –Bert I. Gordon, producer/director/special effects films credits include “The Amazing Colossal Man,” “Attack of the Puppet People” and “Earth vs. the Spider.”

1917 – Abel Salazar, starred in “The Brainiac,” “The Vampire” and “The Vampire’s Coffin.”

1906 – Victor Wong played in “King Kong” and “Son of Kong.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 24

2021 – Lenka Peterson, actress in “The Werewolf of Washington” and episodes of the TV Series “Lights Out” and “Inner Sanctum.”

1995 – Tom McBride, appeared in “Friday the 13th Part 2 [1981].”

1979 – Carl Laemmle Jr., produced “Dracula [1931],” “Frankenstein [1931],” “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Mummy,” and more.

1976 – Bruno VeSota, appeared in “Attack of the Mayan Mummy” and “The Haunted Palace”.

1948 – Warren William, starred in “The Wolf Man [1941].”

1939 – Carl Laemmle, produced “The Phantom of the Opera [1925],” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923]” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1913].”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 24

Amityville II: The Possession [1982]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer [1986]

The Good Son [1993]
Warlock: The Armageddon [1993]
Spiders II: Breeding Ground [2002] – video premiere
Vampires: Los Muertos [2002] – video premiere
The Forgotten [2004]
Shaun of The Dead [2004]

Rare Exports [2010]

Wendigo: Bound by Blood [2010]

Woe [2020]

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