OCTOBER 9

BORN ON OCTOBER 9

1994 – Jodelle Ferland, actress in “The Cabin in the Woods,” “Silent Hill,” “The Tall Man,” “They,” “The Messengers,” “Case 39” and more.

1984 – Natalie Victoria, appeared in “Last Shift,” “Extremity,” “Deadheads,” “The Day of the Living Dead,” “ABCs of Death 2.5” and “Chemical Peel.”

1981 – Tad Hilgenbrink, appeared in “The Hills Run Red,” “Amusement,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe” and “Grave Situations.”

1964 – Guillermo del Toro, producer/writer/director for “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” “The Orphanage,” “The Devil’s Backbone,” “Hell Boy 1 & 2,” “Blade II,” “Crimson Peak,” “Antlers,” “Mama,” “Mimic” and many more.

1960 – Heidi von Palleske, appeared in “Dead Ringres,” “Land of the Dead,” “Rabid,” “Terminal Choice,” “Red Rover” and more.

1959 – Michael Paré, starred in “Village of the Damned [1995],” “Bloodrayne,” ”Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,” “Reborn,” “Bone Tomahawk,” “The Vatican Tapes,” “Polycarp,” “Furnace,” “Seed,” “Bad Moon” and more.

1958 –Frank Mancuso Jr., producer for “Stigmata,” “Friday the 13th” parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, “Species,” “I Know Who Killed Me” and “April Fool’s Day” [2008].

1954 – Scott Bakula, starred in “Lord of Illusions.”

1953 – Tony Shaloub, starred in “Thir13en Ghosts” and “1408.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 9

2021 – Shawn McLemore, actor in “Summer Camp Nightmare.”

2019, John William Corso, production designer for “Psycho II,” “Weird Science” and art department for “Torn Curtain.”

2019 – David Weisman, producer for “Raiders of the Living Dead.”

2015 – Jean Badal, cinematographer for “Grizzly II: Revenge.”

2009 – Barry Letts, produced & directed many British TV series including “The Invisible Man,” and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” mini-series.

2005 – Louis Nye who played “Zombo” on “The Munsters” episode of the same name.

2000 – David Dukes, appeared in “Rose Red – TV Mini-Series,” “Gods and Monsters,” “Rawhead Rex,” “Deadly Nightmares -TV Series” and more.

1972 – Miriam Hopkins, starred in the 1931 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”.

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 9

Shanks [1974]
The Grim Reaper [1981]
The Prowler [1981]

Demons 2 [1986] – Italy
Near Dark [1987]

Alien Terminator [1996]
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return [1999]

Bruiser [2001] – DVD & VHS premiere
Halloween 4: The Final Cut [2001]
Children of the Corn: Revelation [2001]
Children of the Living Dead [2001] – USA
Vampyre Tales [2005]
Hallowed Ground [2007]
Splatter Beach [2007]
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End [2007]
After the Day 2: Before the Knight [2009]
Eyes of the Woods [2009]
The Good Sisters [2009]

They Came from the Attic [2009]

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us [2012]

The Dead 2: India [2013] – Screamfest

Cold Moon [2016] – Shriekfest

Bloody Hell [2020] – Nightstream Film Festival

The Wolf of Snow Hollow [2020] – DVD Premiere

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OCTOBER 10

BORN ON OCTOBER 10

1989 – Aimee Teegarden, appeared in “Rings,” “For Sale by Owner,” “Beneath the Darkness” and “Scream 4.”

1988 – Rose McIver, produced “Blood Punch,” and starred in “iZombie – TV Series”

1984 – Chiaki Kuriyama, appeared in “Ju-On: The Curse.”

1978 – Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, appeared in “The Crow: Salvation,” “Out for Blood” and “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.”

1952 –Mario Kassar, producer credits for “Terminator 2 & 3,” “Terminator: Salvation” and the TV series “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”

1949 – Jessica Harper, starred in “Shock Treatment,” “Phantom of Paradise” and “Suspiria.”

1946 – Charles Dance, appeared in “Underworld: Blood Wars,” “Ghostbusters [2016],” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” “Victor Frankenstein,” “Dracula Untold,” “Patrick: Evil Awakens,” “Underworld: Awakening,” “Alien 3” and many more.

1942 – Peter Coyote, appeared in “Endangered Species” and “Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave.”

1927 – Rita Morley, appeared in “The Flesh Eaters.”

1927 – Alice Nunn, appeared in “Snakes,” “The Fury” and “Trick or Treat.”

1927 – Dana Elcar appeared on the TV series “Dark Shadows,” and in the films “Fail Safe,” “The Boston Strangler” and “2010.”

1926 – Richard Jaeckel, starred in “Grizzly,” “Day of the Animals,” “The Green Slime,” “The Dark” and more.

1924 – Edward D. Wood Jr, directed “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” “Bride of the Monster” and “Night of the Ghouls.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 10

2021 – Bob Herron, actor in “Invaders from Mars,” “The Mole People,” “The Seventh Sign,” stuntman in “Poltergeist [1982],” “Cujo,” “Prince of Darkness [1987],” “The Kindred [1987],” “Pet Sematary [1989],” “Annihilator [1986] – TV Movie,” “Child’s Play 3 “ and many more.

2021 – Luis de Pablo, composer for “Sound of Horror [1966]” his music is throughout the movie.

2021 – Satyajith, actor in “Aapthamitra – aka Confidant.”

2020 – Bradley Mott, appeared in “Meet the Applegates.”

2020 – Kent L. Wakeford, cinematographer for “Halfway Home,” Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls” and “Grey Knight.”

2019 – Esmeralda Barros, actress in “Castle of De Sade,” “The Devil’s Wedding Night” and “Kong Island.”

2019 – Marie-José Benhalassa, appeared in “Litan.”

2004 – Christopher Reeve, starred “Rear Window [1998],” “Village of The Damned [1995],” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Tales from the Crypt [1982]” and “The Worldwide World of Mystery [1975].

2002 – Teresa Graves, starred in the film “Vampira” a.k.a. “Old Dracula.”

1998 – Joseph Cates, producer for the TV Movie “The Cradle Will Fall.”

1985 – Orson Welles, starred in “Necromancy,” “The Legend of Doom House,” and more.

1983 – Ralph Richardson, appeared in “Tales from the Crypt [1972]” and “The Ghoul.”

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 10

Captive Women [1952]
Barbarella [1968]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark [1973]

They Came from Within – aka “Shivers” [1975] – Canada
Deadly Friend [1986]
Sorority House Massacre [1986]

Blood Frenzy [1987] – Japan

Jack-O [1995]
Hangman’s Curse [2003] – Birmingham, AL
House of the Dead [2003]

Frankenstein [2004]
Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet [2006]
Black Dahlia [2006]
Monster Night [2006]
The Mummy’s Kiss: 2nd Dynasty [2006]
Fetus [2008]

I Sell the Dead [2008] – Stiges Film Festival

Quarantine [2008]
Experiment 7 [2009] – Freak Show Horror Film Festival

Altitude [2010] – Sitges International Festival of Fantastic and Horror Cinema

Winterskin [2018]

Prey [2019]

Boys from County Hell [2020]

Second Chance [2020]

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OCTOBER 11

BORN ON OCTOBER 11

1985 – Michelle Trachtenberg, appeared in “The Scribbler,” “Black Christmas [2006],” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series.”

1984 – Martha MacIsaac, appeared in “Dead Before Dawn 3D,” “What Keeps You Alive,” “The Thaw,” “The Last House on the Left [2009]” and “Night of Terror.”

1974 – Valerie Niehaus, appeared in “Flashback” and “Grimm Love.”

1970 – Constance Zimmer, appeared in “Quicksilver Highway – TV Movie,” and episode of “FreakyLinks.”

1969 – Stephen Moyer, starred in “True Blood – TV Series,” “Devil’s Knot,” “Evidence,” “The Barrens,” “Priest” and more.

1965 – Lennie James, starred in “The Walking Dead – TV Series.”

1962 – Joan Cusack, appeared in “Freaks of Nature” and “Toy Story of Terror.”

1954 – Dick Beebe, writer for “House on Haunted Hill [1999],” “Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2,” “Into the Badlands – TV Movie” and an episode of “Tales from the Crypt.”

1953 – David Morse, appeared in “The Green Mile,” “World War Z,” ”Double Vision,” as well as episodes of “The Langoliers” and “Tales from the Crypt.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 11

2021 – Kenneth Essex, soundtrack for “Cat Girl [1957]” and “Quatermass 2.”

2021 – Elio Pandolfi, voice dubbing for “Black Sabbath” and “Vampire in Venice.”

2021 – Nedumudi Venu, appeared in “Manichithrathazhu,” “Anandabhadram,” “Kaana Kanmani” and “In Ghost House Inn.”

2019 – Robert Wallace Forster Jr., appeared in “Alligator,” “Psycho [1998],” “Supernova,” “Rise: Blood Hunter,” “Uncle Sam,” “The Banker” and many more.

1990 – Robert Tessier, appeared in “Nightwish”, “The Lost Empire”, “Manimal – TV Series.” “The Velvet Vampire,” “The Deep” and more.

1988 – Richard Denning, appeared in “Twice-Told Tales,” “The Black Scorpion,” “Day the World Ended,” “Creature with the Atom Brain,” “Target Earth” and “Creature from the Black Lagoon.”

1940 – Charles Ogle, notable for portraying the very first incarnation of the Frankenstein’s monster in the silent film, “Frankenstein.”

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 11

The Black Scorpion [1957]

Black Christmas [1974] – Canada

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1974]

Re-Animator [1985]

Silver Bullet [1985]

Darkness [2002] – Spain

Pan’s Labyrinth [2006] – Spain

Dead Before Dawn 3D [2012]

Patient Seven [2016]

Along Came the Devil 2 [2019]

Mary [2019]

Meander [2020] – Stiges Film Festival

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OCTOBER 12

BORN OR OCTOBER 12

1992 – Josh Hutcherson, starred in “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant”.

1962 – Deborah Foreman, starred in “Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat,” “Waxwork,” “April Fool’s Day,” “Destroyer,” “Grizzly II: The Revenge” and more.

1960 – Hiroyuki Sanada, appeared in” Ringu,” “Ringu 2” and “Rasen”.

1943 – Lin Shaye, appeared in “Eli Roth’s History of Horror,” “Tales of Halloween,” “Insidious 1,2,3,” “Insidious: The Last Key,” “Ouija,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “Big Ass Spider!” “Chillerama,” “Dark Moon Rising,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Critters” and many more.

1933 – Robert Deubel, directed “Girls Nite Out.”

1903 – Josephine Hutchinson, who played “Elsa von Frankenstein” in “Son of Frankenstein.”

1875 – Aleister Crowley, infamous occultist who was widely regarded as the most wicked man in the world and also appeared in “The Mysteries of Myra.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 12

2020 – Conchata Ferrell, actress in “Frankenweenie,” “Krampus,” “The Axe Murders of Villisca” and “Modern Vampires.”

2019 – Carlo Croccolo, appeared in “My Friend, Dr. Jekyll.”

2007 – Noel Coleman, appeared in “Edge of Sanity” and “Burke and Hare.”

2002 – Sidney W. Pink, wrote and produced “Reptillicus” and “The Angry Red Planet”.

1995 – David McLean, appeared in “Kingdom of the Spiders” and “The Strangler”.

1958 – Ed Hinton, appeared in “The 27th Day” and “Red Planet Mars”.

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 12

Dead Eyes of London [1966]
The Mind of Mr. Soames [1970] – UK
A Taste of Evil [1971] – TV Movie

Jack the Ripper [1976] – Mandan, ND
Dr. Alien [1989] – video premiere
Puppet Master [1989] – video premiere
Warlock III: The End of Innocence [1999]

Dagon [2001]
The Rapture [2007]
Swamp Devil [2008] – TV premiere

Smiley [2012]

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OCTOBER 13

BORN ON OCTOBER 13

1986 – Jade Michael LaFont, appeared in “Night of the Demons [2009],” “Wolvesbayne,” “Return to Splatter Farm,” “Bride of the Werewolf,” “Amityville Toybox” and more.

1983 – Katia Winter, appeared in “Sleepy Hollow – TV Series,” “You’re Not Alone,” “Banshee Chapter,” “The Seer” and “Night Junkies.”

1977 – Kiele Sanchez, appeared in “The Purge: Anarchy,” “30 Days of Night: Dark Days” and “Insanitarium.”

1976 – Jennifer Sky, appeared in “My Little Eye” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series.”

1971 – Kira Reed Lorsch, appeared in “Stigmata,” “Vampire,” “Blood Countess,” “Demon’s Claw,” “Demon Under Glass” and more.

1963 – Hiro Kanagawa, who appeared in the 2009 remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and in TV series’ “Supernatural” and “Blade: The Series”.

1962 – Kelly Preston, appeared in “Christine,” and “From Dusk Till Dawn.”

1956 – Chris Carter. creator/producer/writer/director of “X-Files” & “Millennium.”

1918 – Jack MacGowran, starred in “The Exorcist,” “The Fearless Vampire Killers,” “Night Creatures” and many more.

DIED ON OCTOBER 13

2012 – Gary Collins, appeared in many TV shows and films such as “Hangar 18,” “Tales of the Unexpected,” “The Sixth Sense” and “King Kong vs. Godzilla.”

2008 – Christopher Wicking, writer of “Dream Demon,” “To the Devil a Daughter,” “Demons of the Mind,” “Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “Cry of the Banshee,” “Scream and Scream Again” and “The Oblong Box.”

2002 – Dennis Patrick, appeared in “House of Dark Shadows” and “The Time Travelers” and starred as “Jason McGuire” on the “Dark Shadows” TV series.

2002 – Keene Curtis, played “Judah Zachery” on “Dark Shadows” and as “Max Pomery” on the TV show “The Magician,”.

1970 – Jack Shea appeared in “Retik the Moon Menace” and “Zombies of the Stratosphere.”

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 13

Color Me Blood Red [1965]
You’ll Like My Mother [1972]

Zombie Nightmare [1987]
Halloween 5 [1989]
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys [1993]
The Lost World [1998] – video premiere
Phantasm IV: Oblivion [1998]
Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon [2006]
The Grudge 2 [2006]

Infestation [2009]

The Sand [2015]

Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare [2017] – Adelaide Film Festival

The Babysitter [2017]

Evil Eye [2020]

Nocturne [2020]

The Haunting at Death Valley Junction [2020]

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OCTOBER 14

BORN ON OCTOBER 14

1988 – Max Thieriot, starred in Wes Craven’s “My Soul to Take,” “Bates Motel – TV Series” and “House at the End of the Street.”

1949 – Ruth LaBarge, additional crew as a bear trainer for “Grizzly.”

1944 – Udo Kier, appeared in “Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,” “Andy Warhol’s Dracula,” “Rob Zombie’s Halloween” and “FearDotCom.”

1943 – Paul Hunt, producer for “The Toy Box,” “Twisted Nightmare” and “Demon Wind.”

1935 – Charles Young, appeared in “Grizzly” and an episode of “Freddy’s Nightmares.”

1927 – Roger Moore, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Matinee Theatre.”

1916 – Jack Arnold, directed “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “It Came From Outer Space” and “Tarantula.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 14

2021 – Dorothy Steel, actress in the horror shorts “Black Majick” and “The Refuge.”

2021 – Geli Albaladejo, casting director for “Hipnos” and “The Orphanage.”

2020 – Rhonda Fleming, actress in “The Spiral Staircase.”

2020 – Mahmoud Yassine, appeared in “Where Will You Run?” and “The Talisman.”

2019 – Patrick Ward, appeared in the TV Movie “Kindred Spirits.”

2019 – Choi Jin-ri [aka: Sulli Choi], appeared in an episode of the TV Series “Hotel Del Luna.”

2014 – Elizabeth Peña, appeared in “Strangeland,” “It Came from Outer Space II,” “The Invaders,” “Jacob’s Ladder” and more.

1986 – Keenan Wynn, appeared in the films “The Clonus Horror,” “The Dark [1979],” “Piranha,” “The Devil’s Rain” and the “Demon in Lace” and “Spanish Moss Murders” episode of the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”

1983 – Paul Fix, appeared in “Night of the Lepus,” as well as TV shows, including episodes of the original “Twilight Zone”.

1949 – Fritz Leiber, appeared in “Cobra Woman,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1943]” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1939].”

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 14

The Phantom of Crestwood [1932]
The Earth Dies Screaming [1964]
Fade to Black [1980]
The Kiss [1988]
Night of the Demons [1988]
Pumpkinhead [1988] – limited
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare [1994]
Mimic: Sentinel [2003]
Spiderbabe [2003] – vide premiere
Feast [2005] – Chicago International Film Festival

House of the Dead 2 [2005] – Stiges Film Festival

The Fog [2005]
Brotherhood of Blood [2008]
Dance of the Dead [2008] – DVD premiere
Dark Floors [2008] – DVD premiere

No Man’s Land: The Rise of Reeker [2008]
The Thing [2011]

The Cult [2019]

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OCTOBER 15

BORN ON OCTOBER 15

1999 – Bailee Madison, appeared in “Holliston – TV Series,” “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour – TV Series,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “The Strangers: Prey at Night,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – TV Series” and more.

1978 – Devon Gummersall, appeared in “Reeker,” “Dead & Breakfast,” “Earth vs. the Spider,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “iZombie” and “The Twilight Zone.”

1972 – Matt Keeslar, appeared in “Psycho Beach Party,” “Scream 2” and played the title role in the 2007 film “Jekyll.”

1955 – Tanya Roberts appeared in “Tourist Trap,” “The Last Victim” and “UnConventional.”

1947 – Lynn Lowry, appeared in “I Drink Your Blood,” “The Crazies,” “Rabid,” “The Haunting of Whaley House,” “They Came from Within,” “Cat People,” “Model Hunger,” “The Theatre Bizarre,” “Hell’s Kitty,” “Whispers,” “Basement Jack,” “Pretty Fine Things” and many more.

1947 – John Getz starred in “The Fly,” “The Fly II,” “Blood Simple” and “Zodiac.”

1934 – Peter Haskell, appeared in “Child’s Play 2,” “Child’s Play 3” and the TV movie, “The Phantom of Hollywood.”

1924 – Nigel Green, starred in “Countess Dracula,” “The Face of Fu Manchu,” “The Skull,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “Gorgo” and more.

1901 – Enrique Jardiel Poncela, writer for “Satan’s Five Warnings.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 15

2020 – Joan Barnett, casting director for “Blue Sunshine.”

2019 – Igo Kantor, producer, composer, sound, music for “Kingdom of the Spiders,” “Nightmare in Wax,” “Hillbillys in a Haunted House,” “Bride of the Monster” and many more.

1958 – John Hamilton, appeared in “Donovan’s Brain”.

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 15

Unknown Island [1948]
The Evil Dead [1981] – Detroit – premiere

Edison’s Frankenstein [1990]
Hellraiser: Hellseeker [2002]
The Final Cut [2004]

Twisted Illusions 2 [2004]

Fear of the Dark [2005]
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis [2005] – TV premiere
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to The Grave [2005] – TV premiere
Blood Guardian [2009] – DVD premiere

House of Forbidden Secrets [2013]

Terrifier [2015] – Telluride Horror Show Film Festival

3 from Hell [2019]

The Mortuary Collection [2019]

Reaptown [2020]

Stay Out of the F**king Attic [2020] – Atlanta Horror Film Festival

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