APRIL 23
BORN ON APRIL 23
1979 – Jamie King, who starred in “My Bloody Valentine [2009],” “The Tripper,” “The Wait,” “Mother’s Day,” “Silent Night,” and the TV Series “Black Summer.”
1962 – John Hannah, starred in “Ghost Son,” “Blood, Sweat and Terrors,” “The Mummy [1999]” “The Mummy Returns” and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.”
1960 – Craig Sheffer, starred in “Nightbreed,” “Widow’s Point,” “Dracula II: Ascension,” “Ritual, “Hellraiser: Inferno,” “Battledogs” and more.
1955 – Danny Brainin, actor in “Xtro.”
1939 – David Birney, actor in “Someone’s Watching Me – TV Movie,” “Tomorrow’s a Killer,” as well as episodes of “Circle of Fear,” “The Wide World of Mystery,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Ray Bradbury Theater” and “Poltergeist: The Legacy.”
1939 – Ian Wilson, cinematographer for “And Soon the Darkness,” “Fright,” “The House in Nightmare Park,” “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter,” “Queen Kong,” “Dream Demon” and “Below.”
1921 – Janet Blair who starred in “Burn, Witch, Burn.”
1910 – Simone Simon, starred in “Cat People,” “Curse of the Cat People” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster.”
1898 – Ernest Laszlo, Cinematographer on “Attack of The Puppet People.”
1897 – John Wengraf, actor in “Gog,” “The Disembodied,” “The Return of Dracula” as well as episodes of “One Step Beyond,” “Target” and “Matinee Theatre.”
1564 – William Shakespeare, writer whose plays & poems were the inspiration/basis for the movies “Castle of the Creeping Flesh,” “Theatre of Blood,” “Titus Andronicus – TV Movie,” “Unmasked Part 25” and more.
DIED ON APRIL 23
2022 – John Paul, screenwriter for “Aarathi.”
2021 – Amit Mistry,” appeared in “Woh – Episode: Episode #1.1.”
2020 – Bruce Robert Allpress, appeared in “Klynham Summer” and “The Ray Bradbury Theater – Episode: The Anthem Sprinters.”
2019 – David Winters, actor in “The Last Horror Film,” “Out of the Unknown,” Directed “Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – TV Movie,” Produced “Devil’s Harvest,” Night Trap,” “The Lost Platoon,” “Night Wars,” “Killer Workout,” and Creative Consultant for “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
2019 – Terry Rawlings, Editor for “Alien,” “The Sentinel,” “The Awakening,” Sound Department for “The Nightcomers,” Editorial Department “Doctor Blood’s Coffin.”
2019 – Lorenzo Quinteros, appeared in episodes of “Mysterious Route #1-#8,” The Man Who Returned from Death “1-#14” and Dracula #1-#11.”
2019 – Tadeusz Pluciński, appeared in the TV Short “Dance Master.”
2019 – Vojislav “Voja” Mirić, actor in “The Master and Margaret,” and TV Movie “San Dr. Misica.”
2019 – Igor Pervic, actor in “A Holy Place,” “Beyond the Door III.”
2006 – Jennifer Jayne, appeared in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Trollenberg Terror” [a.k.a. “The Crawling Eye], and “They Came From Beyond space”.
2004 – Don Priest, appeared in the films “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Rattlers” and the TV movie “Moon of The Wolf”.
1989 – Marc Daniels, director of 2 episodes of the TV Series “Way Out.”
1985 – Kent Smith, starred in “Cat People,” “The Curse of the Cat People,” “The Cat Creature,” “The Night Stalker – TV Movie” and more.
1976 – James Flavin, actor in “King Kong,” “The Ghost Breakers,” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff,” “Francis in the Haunted House,” an episode of “The Addams Family” and more.
1616 – William Shakespeare, writer whose plays & poems were the inspiration/basis for the movies “Castle of the Creeping Flesh,” “Theatre of Blood,” “Titus Andronicus – TV Movie,” “Unmasked Part 25” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 23
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1912]
The Vanishing Shadow [1934] [12 part serial]
The Mystery of Marie Roget [1942]
Touch of Evil [1958] – Los Angeles
Messiah of Evil [1973] – Los Angeles
The Picture of Dorian Gray [1973] – TV Movie
Rattlers [1976]
Carnage [1984]
Necronomicon: Book of Dead [1993] – USA Film Festival
The Dark Half [1993]
eXistenZ [1999]
Beyond Re-Animator [2003] – USA [limited]
Zombie Honeymoon [2004] – USA
Shutter [2004] – Tribeca Film Festival
Requiem for A Vampire [2006]
Through the Woods [2010]
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APRIL 24
BORN ON APRIL 24
1974 – Eric Kripke, creator/writer/producer of the TV series “Supernatural”.
1973 – Damon Lindelof, writer/producer of “Prometheus,” “The Hunt” and “World War Z.”
1969 – Melinda Clarke, starred in “Return of the Living Dead III,” “Spawn” and the TV series “The Vampire Diaries.”
1950 – Peter Jason, appeared in “Ghosts Of Mars,” “They Live,” “Willow Creek,” “Prince of Darkness [1987],” “Body Bags,” “Arachnophobia” and the TV movies “Harpies” “Planet Of Raptors: Raptor Island 2” and more.
1945 – Doug Riley, composer for “Cannibal Girls.”
1940 – Michael Parks, appeared in “The Evictors,” “Nightmare Beach,” “From Dusk Till Dawn” “Red State,” “Death Proof” and “Planet Terror.”
1916 – Weston Drury Jr., casting director for “Nothing But the Night,” “The Blood on Satan’s Claw,” “The Beast in the Cellar” and “Carry on Screaming!”
1914 – William Castle, producer/director/the King of Gimmicks, for “13 Ghosts [1960],” “House On Haunted Hill [1959],” “Bug,” “The Tingler,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Strait-Jacket” and many more.
1909 – Werner Jacobs, director of “Psycho-Circus.”
DIED ON APRIL 24
2022 – James Bama, appeared in “The Aurora Monsters: The Model Craze That Gripped the World” and “The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasking the Masterpiece.”
2021 – Nathan Jung, appeared in “Darkman,” “Ghoulies IV” and “Monster Squad – Episode: The Skull.”
2021 – Sergio Esquivel, soundtrack for “Santo in the Border of Terror.”
2021 – Shunsuke Kikuchi, composer for “House of Terrors,” “Genocide,” “Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell,” “Snake Woman’s Curse,” “The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch,” “Gamera vs. Zigra” and “The Terror Beneath the Sea.”
2021 – Raffaello Monteverde, producer for “6 passi nel giallo – “6 Steps In Yellow.”
2020 – Joseph S. Pulver Sr., author – some of his books include “Nightmare’s Disciple,” Love Her Madly,” The Grimscribe’s Puppets,” The Madness of Dr. Caligari, “Darker Companions: and more.
2019 – Jean-Pierre Marielle, actor “The Return of James Battle.”
2007 – Roy Jenson, appeared in “13 Ghosts [1960]” “Soylent Green” and ” The Car”.
1998 – Frederic Downs, appeared in “Terror from The Year 5000″ and “Bug”.
1974 – Bud Abbott, one half of the legendary comic team of Abbott and Costello appeared in “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man,” “Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff,” “Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Hold That Ghost” and so many more wonderful comedies.
1934 – Emile Chautard, appeared in “House of Horror.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 24
Dracula [1931] [Spanish version]
Night of Terror [1933]
Godzilla Raids Again [1955] – Japan
The Hand [1981]
Cannibal Ferox aka Make Them Die Slowly [1981] – Italy
Ms .45 [1981]
My Demon Lover [1987]
Scream 2 [1997] – USA re-release
Creepshow 3 [2006] – Bristol, RI
The Pit and the Pendulum [2009]
Tell Tale [2009] – Tribeca Film Festival
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APRIL 25
BORN ON APRIL 25
1988 – Sara Paxton, appeared in “Barbarian,” ““The Last House on the Left,“ “The Innkeepers,” “Shark Night 3D,” “Static” and “Cheap Thrills.”
1987 – Heather Sossaman, stars in “Unfriended”, “Desecrated” and appeared in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series.”
1979 – Giuseppe Andrews, appeared in “Cabin Fever,” “Cabin Fever 2,” “Independence Day” and “2001 Maniacs.”
1977 – Marguerite Moreau, appeared in “The Uninvited [2008],” “Firestarter 2: Rekindled – TV Series,” “Queen of the Damned,” “Mighty Joe Young [1998],” ”The Unsettling – TV Series” and “The Birch – TV Series.”
1969 – Renee Zellweger, appeared in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” and “Case 39.”
1947 – Jeffrey DeMunn, “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “Christmas Evil,” “The Hitcher,” “The Blob [1988],” “The Haunted”, “The X Files – TV Series,” “The Mist” and many more.
DIED ON APRIL 25
2022 – Suzana Faini, appeared in the TV Series “Incrível, Fantástico, extraordinário – aka “Amazing, Fantastic, Extraordinary.”
2021 – Denny Freeman, soundtrack for “Blood Diner” and “Scary Movie.”
2020 – Ravi Vallathol, actor in “Indriyam.”
2020 – India Adams, appeared in “Followed.”
2019 – Frank Henson, stuntman in “The Wolfman [2010],” “Nightbreed,” “Rawhead Rex,” “Lifeforce,” “An American Werewolf in London,” “Death Machine,” and “Amsterdamned.”
2019 – Larry Jenkins, Actor “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,” “Prison,” Producer “Sorority Sister Slaughter.”
2012 – Paul L. Smith, co-starred in “Haunted Honeymoon,” “Crimewave,” and “Pieces.”
2010 – Joseph W. Sarno, director of “Sin You Sinners (uncredited),” “The Devil’s Plaything” and “Helgeran.”
2007 –Bobby “Boris” Pickett, creator of “The Monster Mash,” appeared in “Deathmaster,” “Lobster Man from Mars” and “Monster Mash: The Movie.”
1995 – Ginger Rogers, soundtrack for “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels – Isn’t This a Lovely Day To Be Caught in the Rain.”
1980 – Mario Bava, director of “Lust of the Vampire,” “The House of Exorcism,” “Baron Blood,” “Planet of the Vampires,” “Black Sunday,” “Black Sabbath,” and many more.
1972 – George Sanders, appeared in the original “Village of the Damned,” “The Lodger”.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 25
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1908]
Invisible Ghost [1941]
Five [1951] – NYC premiere
House of Wax [1953]
Night of the Eagle [1962]
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud [1975] – NYC
Crimewave [1985]
The Horrible Dr. Bones [2000]
Identity [2003]
Dracula’s Curse [2006]
From Within [2008]
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APRIL 26
BORN ON APRIL 26
1980 – Jordana Brewster, appeared in “Random Acts of Violence,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” and “The Faculty.”
1980 – Jonathan Sothcott, producer for “Pentagram,” “Aura,” “Fanged Up,” “ Eat Locals,” “Clash of the Dead,” “Strippers vs Werewolves,” “Stalker,” “Devil’s Playground,” “MindFlesh” and more.”
1979 – Jose Prendes, wrote directed and starred in “Corpses Are Forever” and “Monster Man.”
1977 – Brandon Slagle, Actor/writer/director of such films as “Attack of the Unknown,” “The Dawn,” “The Black Dahlia Haunting,” “Area 51 Confidential,” “Dead Sea”, “House of Manson” and more.
1977 – Tom Welling, starred in the 2005 remake of “The Fog.”
1943 – Andrew Meyer, director/producer/writer for “Night of the Cobra Woman.”
1942 – Mike Genovese, appeared in “Eyes of Fire” and “Dark Angel: The Ascent.”
1910 – Tomoyuki Tanaka, produced Godzilla [1954] and just about every other Godzilla film.
1897 – Philip Tonge, appeared in “Invisible Invaders,” “House of Wax [1953]” and “Macabre.”
DIED ON APRIL 26
2022 – Randy Rand – rock bassist for the band “Autograph,” soundtrack for “American Horror Story – Episode: Final Girl.”
2022 – Klaus Schulze, composer/soundtrack for “Barracuda,” “Next of Kin,” “Angst ” and “Manhunter.”
2021 – Charles Beeson, director of episodes of the TV Series “Afterlife,” “The Secret Circle,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Supernatural” and “The Whispers.”
2021 – Al Schmitt, soundtrack for the video game “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.”
2020 – Claudio Risi, assistant director for “Anima persa” and “Fantasma d’amore.”
2020 – Maurice Poli, actor in “Five Dolls for an August Moon,” “Baron Blood,” “Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals,” “Touch of Death,” “The Murder Secret,” “Massacre,” “Hansel e Gretel,” “Frankenstein 2000” and “Cruel.”
2019 – Ellen Schwiers, actress in “The Brain [1962]”
2019 – Valeri Filippov, worked in the Art Department for “Boa vs. Python,” “Lake Placid 2,” “Infestation,” “True Bloodthirst,” and “Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman.”
2011 – Roger Gimbel, producer for the TV Movies “Gargoyles,” “Deathmoon,” “Deadly Encounter,” “Blackout” and “Apology.”
2009 –Hans Holzer, the “original” ghost hunter who authored several books about the paranormal including “The Amityville Curse” and “The Secret of Amityville.”
2005 – Michael Coles, appeared in “Dracula A.D. 1972” and “The Satanic Rites of Dracula”.
2005 – Mason Adams, appeared in “The Final Conflict,” “God Told Me To” “Not of this Earth [1995].”
1999 – Louis Peraino, produced the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Legacy of Satan” and “The Devil’s Rain”.
1997 – John Beal, starred in “The Vampire,” “The Cat and the Canary,” appeared in “Amityville 3-D” and the TV series “Dark Shadows”.
1996 – Stirling Silliphant, writer for “Village of the Damned [1995],” “The Swarm,” “Village of the Damned [1960” and “11 episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1986 – Broderick Crawford, appeared in “Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Phantom of Hollywood,” “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “Night Gallery – TV Series” and “Night People.”
1986 – Bessie Love, appeared in “Children of the Damned,” “Vampyres,” and “The Hunger”.
1981 – Jim Davis, appeared in “Monster from Green Hell,” “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” and “Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter”.
1976 – Neil McCallum, had appeared in “The Lost Continent”, “The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die”, “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors”, and more.
1973 – Irene Ryan, appeared in “Matinee Theatre – Episode: One of the Family.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 26
Mark of the Vampire [1935]
The Creature Walks Among Us [1956]
The Snake Woman [1961]
The Craft [1996]
Jason X [2002]
Song of the Dead [2005] – Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
Wicked Lake [2008]
After Midnight [2019]
Demon Eye [2019]
Fuck You Immortality [2019]
Shed [2019]
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APRIL 27
BORN ON APRIL 27
1987 – Laura Ortiz, appeared in “The Hills Have Eyes [2006]” “Victor Crowley,” “Hatchet II”, “Chillerama” and “Holliston – TV Series.”
1973 – Andre Gower, in “The Monster Squad,” “Wolfman’s Got Nards,” “Vault of Darkness” and “Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween.”
1966 – Matt Reeves, director of “Cloverfield” screenwriter and directed “Let Me In.”
1964 – Lisa Wilcox, starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5,” “The Church,” appeared in “Fear Clinic” and more.
1962 – James Le Gros, appeared in “Near Dark,” “Phantasm II” and “Psycho [1998].”
1962 – Victoria Price, authored the 1999 book “Vincent Price; A Daughter’s Biography” and appeared in “Edward Scissorhands.”
1947 – Toshio Shiba, starred in “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.”
1942 – Deed Rossiter, special/visual effects for “Q: The Winged Serpent,” “Girls Nite Out” and “Bloodrage.”
1937 – Sandy Dennis, appeared in “976-Evil,” “God Told Me To” and the TV movie “Something Evil.”
1912 – Zohra Sehgal, actress in “Tales That Witness Madness.”
1901 – Frank Belknap Long, writer for an episode of the TV Series “Monsters.”
1889 – Blackie Whiteford, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “Narcotic” and the short “Midnight Blunders.”
1886 – Don Mullaly, screenwriter for “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
DIED ON APRIL 27
2022 – Bob Elkins, actor in “Zombie Cult Massacre” and “Within: Terror Resides…”
2022 – Jossara Jinaro, actress in “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Dream Slashers,” “Not Forgotten,” “Desert Road Kill,” “Grin,” “Cucuy: The Boogeyman” and ADR cast crew member for “3 From Hell.”
2022 – Kenneth Tsang, actor in “The Green-Eyed Demoness,” “Blood Reincarnation,” “Huan hun” and “The Express.”
2022 – David Birney, actor in “Someone’s Watching Me – TV Movie,” “Tomorrow’s a Killer,” as well as episodes of “Circle of Fear,” “The Wide World of Mystery,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Ray Bradbury Theater” and “Poltergeist: The Legacy.”
2021 – Minou Petrowski, location management for “The Pyx.”
2020 – Cis Corman, casting director for “The Sentinel” and “Wolfen.”
2005 – Charles A. Pratt, executive producer for “Willard,” “Ben” and “Terror in The Wax Museum”.
2002 – Robert Joseph, wrote for the TV series “The Veil.”
2001 – Jack Murdoch, appeared in “Altered States” and “Psycho III.”
1983 – Murray De Atley, cinematographer for “Frankenstein Island” and “House of the Black Death.”
1980 – Mario Bava, director, writer, cinematographer of many films including “Black Sunday,” “Black Sabbath,” “A Bay of Blood,” “Suspiria,” “Inferno,” “Planet of the Vampires,” “Caltiki, The Immortal Monster,” “Blood and Black Lace” and many more.
1977 – Stanley Adams, appeared in “The Night Stalker” “The Norliss Tapes,” and “The Devil’s Platform” episode of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” TV series.
1976 – Carlos Villarías, notable for portraying “Count Dracula” in Universal Pictures Spanish version of “Dracula” in 1931.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 27
The Man from Planet X [1951]
Scared Stiff [1953]
Devil Girl from Mars [1955]
Godzilla, King of The Monsters [1956]
The Day of the Triffids [1963]
And Now the Screaming Starts! [1973] – NYC
Horror from the Tomb [1973] – Spain
Love At First Bite [1979]
The Dark [1979]
The Guardian [1990]
The Forsaken [2001]
Adam & Evil [2004]
Mulberry Street [2006]
Wind Chill [2007] – USA [limited]
The Poughkeepsie Tapes [2007] – Tribeca Film Festival
The Raven [2012]
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APRIL 28
BORN ON APRIL 28
1967 – Kari Wuhrer, appeared in “Swamp Thing – TV Series,” “Thinner,” “Hellraiser: Deader,” “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” “The Hitcher: I’ve Been Waiting,” “Anaconda,” “Eight Legged Freaks” and more.
1957 – Christopher Young, composer who scored many genre films “The Dorm That Dripped Blood,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” “Trick or Treat,” “Hellraiser,” “Hellbound: Hellraiser II,” “The Fly II,” “The Dark Half,” “Species,” “Urban Legend,” “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and may more.
1941 – Ann-Margaret, actress in “Memory” and “Magic.”
1937 – Giulio Berruti, editor/writer for “Baby Yaga,” “Hanno cambiato facia” and writer for “The Killer Nun.”
1934 – Lois Duncan, author of books used for the basis of “Summer of Fear – TV Movie,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” “I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Down a Dark Hall.”
1933 – George Hively, editor for “The Savage Bees,” “Good Against Evil,” “Friday the 13th Part 3” and “Terror Out of the Sky.”
1929 – Carolyn Jones, starred in “The Addams Family – TV Series,” “House of Wax [1953],” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956],” and “Eaten Alive.”
1923 – Adele Mara, actress in “Curse of the Faceless Man,” “The Vampire’s Ghost,” “The Catman of Paris,” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1908 – Carl Laemmle, Jr., produced many Universal films including “The Werewolf of London,” “The Raven” and “The Bride Of Frankenstein.”
1906 –Pierre Boileau, writer in which many of his novels were adapted to the screen, such as “Diabolique,” “Vertigo,” “Eyes Without a Face” and “Body Parts.”
1894 – Warren Newcombe, special effects for “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “The Mask of Fu Manchu,” “Forbidden Planet” as well as visual effects for “The Picture of Doran Gray [1945]” and “Mark of the Vampire.”
1878 – Lionel Barrymore, appeared in “Mark of the Vampire,” “The Devil Doll,” and “Mysterious Island [1929].”
DIED ON APRIL 28
2022 – Neal Adams, art department for “The Funhouse,” “Dolls,” “From Beyond,” penciler/inker for the comics “Creepy #14,” “Creepy #15” and “Eerie #9.”
2022 – Juan Diego, actor in “The 7th Day” and “Painless.”
2022 – Salim Ghouse, appeared in “Aks – aka Reflection.”
2007 – Dabbs Greer, appeared in “It, The Terror from Beyond Space,” “The Green Mile” and “House IV”.
2001 – Ken Hughes, directed “Night School”
1999 – Rory Calhoun, appeared in “Night of the Lepus,” and “Motel Hell.”
1997 – Steve Conte, appeared in “The Kindred,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “Invasion of the Animal People,” “Teenage Zombies,” “Face of the Screaming Werewolf” and “Attack of the Mayan Mummy.”
1987 – Russell Saunders, assistant director for “The Walking Dead [1936],” “Them!,” production manager for “Chosen Survivors,” “The Amityville Horror [1979]” and appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
1978 – Arch Hall, Sr., appeared in “The Thrill Killers” and was technical director for “Werewolf of London.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 28
House of Horror [1929]
Snowbeast [1977] – TV Movie
Bloody Birthday [1981]
The Horror Show [1989]
Village of the Damned [1995]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah [1991] – USA video premiere
Gojira vs. Mosura [1992] – USA video premiere
Scream 3 [2000] – USA re-release
The Monster of Phantom Lake [2006] – Flint Film Festival
The Terminators [2009]
Tethered [2017] – Final Frame Horror Short Film Festival
Dreamkatcher [2020]
The Source of Shadows [2020]
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APRIL 29
BORN ON APRIL 29
1985 – Bar Paly, actress in “The Ruins,” “Hyenas” and an episode of the TV Series “iZombie.”
1984 – Taylor Cole, appeared in “The Ganzfeld Haunting,” “The Violent Kind,” “The Originals – TV Series,” “Supernatural – TV Series” and “April Fool’s Day [2008].”
1982 – Kate Nauta, actress in “9 Miles Down,” “Avalanche Sharks – TV Movie,” “Choose” and the TV Series “Fear Clinic.”
1981 – Alex Vincent, actor in “Child’s Play”, “Child’s Play 2″, “Child’s Play 3″ and “Curse of Chucky.”
1972 – Derek Mears, actor in “Friday the 13th [2009],” “The Hills Have Eyes II [2007],” “Cursed”, “Sleepy Hollow – TV Series” and many more.
1970 – Uma Thurman, actress in “The House That Jack Built,” “Down a Dark Hall” and the TV Series “Chambers.”
1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, starred in the films “Dark Shadows [2012],” “Mother!” “Wolf,” “The Witches of Eastwick,” and “What Lies Beneath.”
1955 – Leslie Jordan, appeared in “Frankenstein General Hospital,” “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” “Madhouse,” “Demonic Toys: Personal Demons,” “Undead or Alive: A Zombedy,” “Fear, Inc,” “The Last Sharknado” and several TV Series.
1946 – Wayne Robson, actor in “Mania: The Intruder,” “Dead of Winter,” “Parents,” “Cube,” “Wrong Turn [2003],” “Survival of the Dead” and more.
1945 – Barney Rosner, appeared in “The Private Eyes.”
1936 – Lane Smith, appeared in “Dark Night of the Scarecrow.”
1928 – Ted V. Mikels, producer for “The Astro-Zombies,” “The Corpse Grinders,” “Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things,” “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils,” “The Worm Eaters,” “The Corpse Grinders 2,” “Demon Haunt,” “The Corpse Grinders 3,” “Mark of the Astro-Zombies” and more.
1914 – Ewan Roberts, actor in “Curse of the Demon,” “The Day of the Triffids” and an episode of “One Step Beyond.”
1912 –Richard Carlson, appeared in “Hold That Ghost,” “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” and “The Valley of Gwangi.”
1899 – Duke Ellington, soundtrack for “Deerskin,” “The Toxic Avenger Part II” and “The Presence.”
Song in The Toxic Avenger Part II:
DIED ON APRIL 29
2022 – Tarsame Singh Saini – aka “Taz Stereo Nation”, actor in “Taghoot.”
2021 – Johnny Crawford, actor in “Hellboy [2004]” and an episode of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre” and “Movie Macabre.”
2020 – Martin Gerald Simmons, producer for “Disco Beaver from Outer Space” and “Class Reunion.”
2020 – John Lafia, writer for “Child’s Play [1988],” “Child’s Play [2019],” directed “Child’s Play 2 [1990],” “Monster!” “The Rat,” an episode of Joe Bob’s Drive-In Theater” 2 episodes of “Freddy’s Nightmares” and more.
2020 – Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, appeared in “Hisss” and “Dhund: The Fog.”
2019 – John Llewellyn Moxey, Directed “The City of the Dead,” “Psycho Circus,” “The Night Stalker,” “No Place To Hide,” “I, Desire,” “The Cradle Will Fall,” and many others.
2005 – Brook Williams, appeared in “The Medusa Touch” and “The Plague of the Zombies.”
1992 – Mae Clark who played “Elizabeth” in the original 1931 “Frankenstein”.
1980 – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense himself directed many films including “Psycho [1960],” The Birds, “Rear Window,” “Strangers on a Train,” Vertigo,” “Rope” and may more.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 29
Ghost Chasers [1951]
The Headless Ghost [1959] – NYC
Horrors of the Black Museum [1959] – NYC
Mothra vs. Godzilla [1964] – Japan
Psycho-Circus [1966]
Night of the Devils [1972]
The Hand That Feeds the Dead [1974]
The Beyond [1981] – Italy
Something Wicked This Way Comes [1983]
The Hunger [1983]
Critters 2: The Main Course [1988]
The Mummy Returns [2001] – USA premiere
Raving Maniacs [2005] – Albuquerque, NM
Stake Land [2010] – USA [limited]
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night [2010]
Slaughter Creek [2013] – UK DVD premiere
Willow Creek [2013]
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APRIL 30
BORN ON APRIL 30
1988 – Ana de Armas, appeared in “Anabel,” “Faraday,” “Knives Out,” “Knock Knock” and “Blind Alley.”
1982 – Kirsten Dunst, starred in the films “Interview with a Vampire” and “Woodshock.”
1975 – Johnny Galecki, appeared in “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Rings” and “A Family Torn Apart.”
1973 – Robyn Griggs, actress in “Minds of Terror,” “Zombiegeddon,” “Dead Clowns,” “Final Curtain,” “Slashers Gone Wild,” “The Absence of Light,” “Demon Divas and the Lanes of Damnation,” “Hellweek” and more.”
1965 – Adrian Pasdar, appeared in “Near Dark,” “House of Frankenstein – TV Movie” and more.
1948 – Perry King, actor in “Bad,” “The Clairvoyant,” “The Possession of Joel Delaney,” “Delusional,” “Deadly Visitor” and more.
1940 – Burt Young, starred in “Amityville II: The Possession” “The Amityville Murders,” and Carnival of Blood .”
1926 – Cloris Leachman starred in “Young Frankenstein,” appeared in “Scary Movie 4″ “Lake Placid 2” “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,” “Fade to Black,” “The Demon Murder Case,” “Dying Room Only” and more.
1918 – Don Richardson, directed for many TV shows including “The Munsters” and “Lost in Space.”
1910 – Al “Grampa” Lewis, who took his turn as a horror host on TBS’ “Super Scary Saturday,” and of course was “Grampa” on the “Munsters.”
1901 – David Manners who starred in “Dracula,” “The Mummy” and “The Black Cat.” [1934].
1891 – Kid Wagner, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
DIED ON APRIL 30
2023 – Patricia Hamilton, actress in “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” episodes of “Purple Playhouse” and “Friday the 13th The Series.”
2022 – Naomi Judd, appeared in the TV Movie “The Killing Game.”
2022 – Ancile Gloudon, actor in “Piranha II: The Spawning.”
2021 – Kom Chauncheun, actor in “Chaos at the Graveyard,” “See How They Run,” “Ponglang Amazing Theater,” “Vampire Strawberry,” “Ghost Day,” “Oh My Ghost,” “Haunted School” and more.
2021 – Libertad Leblanc, actress in “A Woman Possessed” and “Siege of Terror.”
2020 – Susana Ortiz, appeared in 2 episodes of “Epitafios.”
2020 – Sam Lloyd Jr., appeared in “A Bucket of Blood [1995],” “Cry for Help,” “The Fifth,” “Tour de fright” and “The Nightmare Room – Episode: Dear Diary, I’m Dead.”
2020 – Rishi Raj Kapoor, actor in “Kucch to Hai” and worked in the sound department for “The Legend of Igoe Road.”
2019 – Silvina Bosco, appeared in “Moment of Uncertainty episode The Ghost Train.”
2019 – Johann Adam Oest, Actor in “Requiem,” and “Night of 1000 Hours.”
2016 – Wayne Crawford, actor in “Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things,” “God’s Bloody Acre,” “Barracuda,” “The Head Hunter,” “The Evil Below” and “Snake Island.”
2012 – George Murdock, appeared in “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery – TV Series,” “A Howling in the Woods,” “Nightmare Classics – TV Series,” “The X-Files – TV Series” and many more.
2009 – Rodney Holland, editor for “The Company of Wolves,” “Rosenkavalier” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “Hex.”
2007 – Tom Poston, appeared in the 1963 version of “The Old Dark House” and “Zotz!”
1974 – Agnes Moorehead, appeared on “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Invaders,” and in the films “The Bat,” “Frankenstein: The True Story” and “Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.”
1965 – Helen Chandler who played “Mina Seward” in the 1931 version of “Dracula”.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 30
I Walked with A Zombie [1943]
Vampire Circus [1972] – UK
Horror Rises from the Tomb [1973] – Spain
Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural [1973] – Claremont, CA
Friday the 13th Part 2 [1981]
Idle Hands [1999]
Man-Thing [2005] – USA TV premiere
A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010]
The Resort [2021]
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