SEPTEMBER 10
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 10
1985 – Elyse Levesque, appeared in “The Originals – TV Series,” “The Haunting of Sorority Row,” “Slumber Party Slaughter,” “Ready or Not,” and “Masters of Horror – TV Series.”
1974 – Ryan Phillippe, starred in “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Wish Upon” and the TV movie “Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare.”
1972 – James Duval, appeared in “Night of the Living Dead: Contagion,” “Tales of Halloween,” “Lazarus: Apocalypse,” “Dead Sea,” “Tom Holland’s Twisted Tales,” “The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond,” “May,” “Donnie Darko” and many more.
1969 – Johnathon Schaech, appeared in “Flight 7500,” “Prom Night [2008],” “Quarantine” “Day of the Dead: Bloodline,” and “Jackals.”
1958 – Chris Columbus, writer for “Gremlins & Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” producer for “The Lighthouse,” and “The Witch.”
1954 – Fred Olen Ray, B movie writer/producer/director of “Super Shark,” “Minutes to Midnight,” “Tomb of the Werewolf,” “Bonehill Road,” “Evil Toons,” “Haunting Fear,” “Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers” and many more.
1953 – Amy Irving, actress in “Carrie,” “The Fury” and “The Rage: Carrie 2.”
1953 – Joe Perry, did the soundtrack for episode “Like a Virgin” in the TV Series “Supernatural” as well as the movie “The Lost Boys.”
1951 – Bruce Reisman, directed/produced/wrote “The House That Jack Built,”
1948 – Judy Geeson, appeared in “31,” “The Lords of Salem,” “Monsters – TV Series,” “Horror Planet,” “Fear in the Night,” “Doomwatch” and many more.
1934 – Ernesto Gastaldi, screenwriter for “The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock,” “Horror Castle,” “Crypt of the Vampire,” “The Long Hair of Death,” “The Murder Clinic,” “All the Colors of the Dark,” “Torso,” “The Great Alligator,” “The Killer is Still Among Us” and more.
1924 – Dermot Walsh, appeared in “Mania,” “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “Ghost Ship” [1952].
1915 – Edmond O’Brien, appeared in the 1939 version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and “Dream No Evil.”
1914 – Robert Wise, director for “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “The Curse of the Cat People,” “The Body Snatcher,” “Audrey Rose,” and “The Haunting [1963].”
1908 – Charles Lang, sound department for “House of Wax [1953],” “The Return of Doctor X” and “The Mysterious Doctor.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 10
2020 – Diana Rigg, actress in “Last Night in Soho,” “Theatre of Blood” and the TV Movie “The Haunting of Helen Walker.”
2020 – Barry Scott, appeared in “Goodbye Gemini” and “The Dead Center.”
2019 – Valerie Van Ost, appeared in “Corruption,” “Incense for the Damned” and “The Satanic Rites of Dracula.”
2014 – Richard Kiel, appeared in “The Humanoid,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “House of the Damned,” “Eegah” and “The Twilight Zone – TV Series.”
2012 – Lance LeGault, appeared in “Coma,” “The Legend of Sasquatch,” “Dark Breed,” “Nightmare Beach,” “Werewolf – TV Series” and more.
2011 – Cliff Robertson, appeared in “The 13th Child,” and “Escape From L.A” as well as episodes of “The Outer Limits” and “The Twilight Zone.”
2007 – Loretta King, appeared in “Bride of The Monster.”
2004 – Richard Karlan, appeared in “Scared Stiff” and Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy.”
1993 – Michael Ross, appeared in the films “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” and “Ghost Chasers.”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 10
The Ghost Breaker [1922]
The Hound of The Baskervilles [1922] – New York City
The Blob [1958]
Endangered Species [1982]
Witchboard 2: The Devil’s Doorway [1993]
Stigmata [1999]
Stir of Echoes [1999]
Malevolence [2004] – limited
Resident Evil: Apocalypse [2004]
Black Sheep [2006] – Toronto International Film Festival
Deadgirl [2008] – Austin Fantastic Fest
Resident Evil: Afterlife [2010]
Almost Human [2013]
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare [2017]
Psycho Goreman [2020] – Brazil
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SEPTEMBER 11 – NEVER FORGET…
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 11
1980 – Kevin McDonagh, producer for “Idol of Evil” and the TV Series “The 7th Day”
1979 – Cameron Richardson, appeared in “The Evil Gene,” “Holy Ghost People,” “Rise: Blood Hunter,” “Open Water 2: Adrift,” “Harper’s Island – TV Series,” “Point Pleasant – TV Series” and more.
1979 – Tiffany Shepis, appeared in “Hallows’ Eve,” “Basement Jack,” “Caesar & Otto’s Paranormal Halloween,” “Tales of Halloween,” “Victor Crowley,” “She Wolf Rising,” “The Night Watchmen,” “Model Hunger,” “Night of the Demons [2009],” “Extremity,” “Strange Nature,” “Bonnie & Clyde vs. Dracula,” “Wrath of Crows,” “Asylum of Darkness,” “Pickaxe,” “Terror Firmer,” “Scarecrow” and many more.
1979 – Ariana Richards, starred in “Tremors” and “Jurassic Park.”
1967 – Harry Connick Jr. appeared in “Bug [2006]” and as serial killer “Daryll Lee Cullum” in the film “Copycat.”
1963 – Virginia Madsen appeared in “Candyman,” “Zombie High” “Number 23” and the 1999 version of “The Haunting.”
1962 – Elizabeth Daily appeared in “One Dark Night” and “The Devil’s Rejects.”
1960 – Anne Ramsay appeared in “Critters 4.”
1958 – Scott Patterson, played in “Saw IV & V.”
1955 – Felton Perry, appeared in “Robocop 1, 2 & 3,” “Puppet Master 4” and “Hollywood Vampyr.”
1954 – Tibor Takács, director of “The Gate,” “The Gate 2,” “I, Madman,” “Rats,” “Mansquito,” “Ice Spiders,” “Mega Snake” and more.
1940 – Brian De Palma, film credits include “Dressed To Kill,” “The Black Dahlia,” “The Phantom of Paradise,” “Sisters” and Carrie [1976].
1926 – Lee Richardson, appeared in “The Exorcist III,” “The Fly II” and “The Believers.”
1923 – Alan Badel, actor in “Three Cases of Murder” and “Children of the Damned.”
1922 – Robert Day, director for “The Haunted Strangler,” “Corridors of Blood,” “First Man Into Space,” TV Movies “Ritual of Evil” and the “The Initiation of Sarah.”
1917 – Herbert Lom, starred in “The Devil’s Daughter,” “The Masque of the Red Death [1989],” “The Dead Zone,” “And Now the Screaming Starts!,” “Count Dracula,” “Mark of the Devil,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1962]” and many more.
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 11
2022 – Harry Landis, actor in “Edge of Sanity,” “Quatermass II – Episode: The Frenzy” and “M.I.High – Episode: The Gran Master.”
2022 – Roland Reber, director/producer/writer for “The Truth of Lie.”
2021 – Carlo Alighiero, actor in “The Cat o’ Nine Tales,” “The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh,” “Torso” and “The Suspicious Death of a Minor.”
2020 – Henryk Łapiński, actor in the TV Short “Heartbeat.”
2020 – Michael Dean Jacobs, provided the voice for “Black Circle Boys.”
2018 – Fenella Fielding, appeared in “The Old Dark House [1963],” “Carry on Screaming!”, “Wishbaby” and “Worst Fears.”
2016 – Alexis Arquette starred in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Grey Knight,” “Jack Be Nimble,” “Sometimes They Come Back… Again,” “Bride of Chucky” and “Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror.”
2015 – Paul Galloway, appeared in “J.D.’s Revenge” and “Zaat.”
2014 – Paul Barry starred in “Legacy of Satan.”
2010 – Harold Gould starred in “The Man from Planet X” and “The Couch.”
2010 – Kevin McCarthy, starred in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956],” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978],” “Piranha,” “The Howling,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie”, “The Sleeping Car”, and more.
2009 – Zakes Mokae, appeared in “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Vampire in Brooklyn,” “Slaughter of the Innocents,” “Dust Devil,” “Body Parts,” “The Serpent and the Rainbow” and more.
2009 – Darryl Theirse, starred in “Crocodile 2: Death Swamp.”
2003 – Jameson Brewer, writer for “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “Arnold,” 4 episodes for each of “The Addams Family,” and “The New Addams Family.”
2003 – John Ritter, appeared in “Bride of Chucky” and The TV mini-series “It [1990].”
2002 – Kim Hunter, appeared in “Two Evil Eyes,” “The Seventh Victim,” “The Kindred,” “Dark August” and more.
2002 – Malcolm Nelthorpe, starred in “Rabid [1977],” “Scanners” and “Visiting Hours.”
2001 – Janine M. Clark, producer for “Antibody” and production manager on “Python 2.”
2001 – Diana Daubeney, producer for “The House That Vanished” and a writer on “Vampyres [1974].”
2001 – Berry Berenson, starred in Cat People [1982] and was a victim of the terrorist attacks on World Trade Center, she was on board American Airlines Flight 11. She was wife to Anthony Perkins who starred in “Psycho [1960]” who passed on September 12, 1992.
2001 – Charles McCrann, director/writer/editor/producer/actor for “Toxic Zombies [1980].” He perished as homicide as a result of the World Trade Center attack.
2001 – Chuck Margiotta, stuntman in “The Addiction” and “Hannibal” and was also a Fireman with the 22nd Battalion in Staten Island died in the World Trade Center collapse.
2001 – Patricia J. Statz, appeared in “The Demons of Ludlow” died in the attack on the Pentagon.
2001 – Chad Keller was a good friend of The X-Files Producer/Director/Writer/Actor Chris Carter who was remembered on the “X-Files episode Nothing Important Happened Today II [2001].”
1994 – Jessica Tandy, starred in “The Birds”.
1970 – Chester Morris, appeared in “The Bat Whispers” and “She Creature”.
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 11
Maniac [1934]
The Kiss of the Vampire [1963]
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula Part 1 [1977]
The Haunting of Julia [1977] – San Sebastian Film Festival
Hellraiser [1987] – UK
The Curse [1987] – limited
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth [1992]
Cube [1997] – limited
Very Bad Things [1998] – Arizona Underground Film Festival
Hellgate: The House That Screamed 2 [2001]
April Fools [2007]
Sorority Row [2009]
Suck [2009]
388 Arletta Avenue [2011]
Truth or Dare [2013]
The Editor [2014] – Toronto International Film Festival
Alien Predator [2018]
Fear Pharm [2020]
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SEPTEMBER 12
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 12
1982 – Kat Castaneda, starred in “The Crate,” “The Sickness” and “Knock Knock.”
1962 – Amy Yasbeck, appeared in “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” and “House II: The Second Story.”
1960 – Robert John Burke, appeared in “Witchblade – TV Series,” “Thinner,” “RoboCop 3,” “Dust Devil” and “Nightmare Weekend.”
1956 – Leslie Cheung, starred in “A Chinese Ghost Story” and “Inner Senses.”
1938 – Anne Helm appeared in “Nightmare in Wax.”
1931 – Sir Ian Holms, starred in “From Hell” and the 1994 version of “Frankenstein.”
1927 – Freddie Jones, appeared in “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and “The Satanic Rites of Dracula”.
1923 – John Chambers, make-up artist in “Sssssss” and “Halloween II.”
1914 – Desmond Llewelyn, appeared in “Curse of the Werewolf” and “Corridors of Blood.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 12
2021 – Fran Bennett, appeared in “New Nightmare,” “Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy,” “Jessabelle,” “The Manor” and episodes of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre” and “The Twilight Zone.”
2021 – Ben Best, actor in “Land of the Lost.”
2021 – Sondra James, casting department for “The Shaft,” “The Stepford Wives [2004],” “Anamorph,” “Teeth” and appeared in an episode of “What We Do in the Shadows.”
2020 – Barbara Jefford, appeared in “Lust for a Vampire” and “Journey to the Unknown – Episode: Miss Belle [1968].”
2001 – Victor Wong, appeared in “Prince of Darkness [1987]” and “Tremors”.
1994 – Ricardo Merino, actor in “Trauma” and “Inquisition.”
1993 – Charles Lamont, film credits include “Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy,” “Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” and “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man”.
1993 – Raymond Burr, appeared in the American versions of “Godzilla [1957]” and “Godzilla 1985,” as well as “Rear Window,” “Gorilla at Large” and “Bride of the Gorilla.”
1992 – Anthony Perkins, best known for “Norman Bates” in “Psycho [1960].”
1992 – Ed Peck, appeared in episodes of TV Series including “The Munsters,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Tales of Tomorrow.”
1978 – Craig Slocum, played “Harry Johnson” on the original “Dark Shadows” TV series.
1978 – Frank Ferguson, actor in “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “House of Wax [1953],” “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” as well as episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1973 – Stanley Fleischer, art director for “Secret of the Blue Room,” “The Hidden Hand,” “The Beast with Five Fingers,” “House of Wax [1953]” and “Them!”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 12
The Bad Seed [1956]
Horror Hotel – aka City of the Dead – [1961]
What A Carve Up! – aka No Place Like Homicide! – [1962] – New York City
Unearthly Stranger [1963]
Shock Waves 1980 filmed in 1977 – re-release
Prom Night [1980] – Canada
Bloody Murder [2000]
Cabin Fever [2002]
Hangman’s Curse [2003]
Plaga Zombie: Mutant Zone [2005] – New York City
Bloodz vs Wolvez [2006]
Are You Scared? [2006]
Eden Lake [2008]
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SEPTEMBER 13
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 13
1994 – Mitch Holleman, appeared in “The Undercovers – Episode: It Just Got Real.”
1988 – Nikki Leigh, appeared in “Mummy Dearest,” “Del Playa,” “The Sand,” “Unlucky Charms,” “Do Not Reply” and “Mummy Dearest.”
1953 – Taryn Power, actress in “The Sea Serpent.”
1932 – Richard Kiel, appeared in “Hysterical,” “The Human Duplicators,” “The Awakened,” and episodes of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Thriller.”
1926 – Johnny Craig, writer/illustrator whose work appeared in the famed line of EC horror comics.
1916 – Ronald Dahl, writer whose novels include “The Witches”.
1913 – Roy Engel, appeared in “Kingdom of the Spiders,” “The Man from Planet X” and “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms.”
1909 – Herbert Berghof, appeared in an episode of “The Wide World of Mystery.”
1895 – Ruth McDevitt, appeared in “Kolchak, the Night Stalker” TV series and “The Birds.”
1894 – J.B. Priestley, wrote the novel “Benighted,” on which the film “The Old Dark House” was based.
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 13
2022 – Jack Charles, actor in “Bedevil.”
2022 – Jesse Powell, soundtrack for “The Crow: Stairway to Heaven – Episode: Through a Dark Circle.”
2022 – Kornelije Kovac, composer for “Krvopijci.”
2022 – Faisal Saif, director/producer/writer for “Islamic Exorcist” and “Danger.”
2021 – Don Collier, appeared in “The Cellar.”
2021 – Rizabawa, appeared in “Service,” “Vismayathumbathu” and “Summer Palace.”
2019 – Brian D. Turk, appeared in “Magus.”
2017 – Stewart Moss, appeared in “The Bat People” and “Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls.”
1926 – Jack Cookerly, composer for “Grotesque,” stock music for “The Black Scorpion,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “The Colossus of New York” and “Night of the Living Dead [1968].”
2011 – Paul Hunt, producer for “The Toy Box,” “Twisted Nightmare” and “Demon Wind.”
2006 – Cesare Barbetti, uncredited voice dubbing for “The Last Man on Earth,” “Spirits of the Dead,” “Dorian Gray,” “A Bay of Blood,” “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,” “Beyond the Door,” “Dawn of the Dead [1978],” “City of the Living Dead,” “The Beyond,” “The New York Ripper,” “Phenomena” and many more.
2001 – Scott Brady, appeared in “Gremlins,” “Castle of Evil” and “The Night Strangler.”
1948 – Paul Wegener, played in “The Golem.”
1881 – Matthew Betz, actor in “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “The Terror.”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 13
Bloodlust! [1961]
Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster [1965]
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare [1991]
Ted Bundy [2002] – Canada
One Hour Photo [2002]
Dead Birds [2004] – Toronto International Film Festival
Monsters Gone Wild! [2004] – Popcorn Frights Film Festival
Bloody Mallory [2005] – filmed in 2002 – DVD premiere
Within the Woods [2005]
The Loved Ones [2009] – Toronto International Film Festival
The Devil’s Candy [2015]
Haunt [2019]
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SEPTEMBER 14
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 14
1989 – Jacqueline Byers, actress in “Prey for the Devil,” “Bad Samaritan” and an episode of the TV Series “The Strain.”
1989 – Jesse James, starred in “The Amityville Horror [2005],” “Hide in the Light,” “Dead Souls,” The Darkroom,” “The Hollow One” and “Fear of the Dark.”
1973 – Andrew Lincoln, starred as “Rick Grimes” on “The Walking Dead – TV Series.”
1971 – Pat Healy, appeared in “The Pale Door,” “Velvet Buzzsaw,” “Pandemic,” “Tales of Halloween,” “Cheap Thrills,” “The Innkeepers,” “Night Stalker – TV Series” and more.
1959 – Mary Crosby, appeared in “The Night Caller,” “Cupid” and episodes of the TV Series “Freddy’s Nightmares.”
1950 – Michael Reaves, screenwriter for several episodes of the TV Series “Monsters,” “Swamp Thing,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Teen Wolf” and the TV Movie “Full Eclipse.”
1947 – Sam Neil, starred in “Jurassic Park I & III,” “Event Horizon,” “Daybreakers,” “Snow White: A Tale of Terror,” “In the Mouth of Madness” and more.
1916 – James H. Nicholson, American International Pictures cofounder, produced numerous films including “It Conquered the World,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Raven [1963],” “Frogs,” “The Amazing Colossal Man,” “The Legend of Hell House,” “Tales of Terror,” “The Haunted Palace,” “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” and many more.
1910 – Jack Hawkins, appeared in “Theatre of Blood” and “Tales That Witness Madness.”
1900 – Robert Florey, directed “Murders in the Rue Morgue [1932],” “The Beast With Five Fingers,” and several episodes of the TV series’ “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Twilight Zone,” “The Outer Limits” and “Boris Karloff’s Thriller.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 14
2022 – Henry Silva, actor in “Black Noon,” “Thirst,” “Alligator,” “Virus: The End,” “Possessed by the Night” as well as several TV Series episodes.
2022 – Irene Papas, actress in “Don’t Torture a Duckling” and “Ring of Darkness.”
2022 – Yin-Shang Liu, actress in “The Tag-Along,” “The Nine Demons,” “Nightmarish Highway,” “Succubare,” “Revengeful Ghost,” “The Midnight Song,” “The Ghost Lover” and more.”
2021 – Hubert de Lapparent, appeared in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1956} and “Fantômas – Episode: The Magic Scaffold.”
2021 – Shao-Hua Lung, appeared in “Xie zhi nian,” “The Tag-Along 2” and “The Tag Along: Devil Fish.”
2020 – Peter George Starkie, guitar/vocals for “Skyhooks.”
2020 – Al Kasha, worked on the soundtrack for “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return – Episode: Killer Fish [2018],” “Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return – Episode: Reptilicus [2017],” “American Horror Story – Episode: Sojourn [2018]” and “American Horror Story – Episode: The End [2018].”
2009 – Henry Gibson, appeared in “The ‘Burbs,” “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” and more.
2007 – Lucille Saint-Peter, actress in “Brain Damage.”
2007 – Emilio Ruiz del Río, visual effects for “Mystery on Monster Island,” “Cat’s Eye,” “The Devil’s Backbone,” model maker for “The Murder Mansion,” “Devil’s Possessed,” “The Rift,” special effects for “The Blancheville Monster” and “Slugs.”
2006 – Mickey Hargitay, appeared in “Lady Frankenstein,” “Bloody Pit of Horror” and “The Reincarnation of Isabel”.
2005 – Robert Wise, directed “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “The Curse of the Cat People,” “The Haunting [1963]” “The Body Snatcher [1945]” and “Audrey Rose.”
2002 – La Wanda Page, appeared in “Mausoleum.”
2022 – Michael Greer, actor in “Messiah of Evil.”
1985 – Julian Beck, appeared in “Poltergeist II: The Other Side.”
1936 – Irving Thalberg, producer for “Freaks,” “London After Midnight” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923].”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 14
The Legacy [1979]
Curtains [1983] – Canada
Repossessed [1990]
Grim Prairie Tales [1990]
Alien Terminator [1995] – Japan
Spooky Funny Halloween 2007
Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning [2004] – DVD premiere
Resident Evil: Retribution [2012]
Bunni [2013]
Patient Zero [2018]
The Basement [2018]
The Girl in the Crawlspace [2018]
The Lair of the White Worm [1988]
Blood Vessel [2019] – FilmQuest
The Beach House [2019] – Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival
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SEPTEMBER 15
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 15
1981 – Jim Ford, appeared in “The Purge: Election Year,” “Exeter,” “Knock Knock,” “Frat House Massacre,” “Indiscretion,” “The Crate” and more.
1980 – Ben Woolf, appeared in “Tales of Halloween,” “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “Haunting Charles Manson,” “Dead Kansas,” “Unlucky Charms,” “Insidious” and more.
1976 – Jonathan Liebesman, director of “Darkness Falls,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” and “Battle Los Angeles”.
1964 – Steven R. Monroe, directed “Sasquatch Mountain,” “Left in Darkness,” “Ogre,” “I Spit on Your Grave [2010],” “I Spit on Your Grave 2,” “The Exorcism of Molly Hartley” and more.
1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, starred in “Eyes of Laura Mars” and “Natural Born Killers.”
1946 – Oliver Stone, directed “Seizure” and “The Hand.”
1928 – Henry Silva, appeared in “Thirst,” “Alligator” and “Possessed by the Night.”
1922 – Jackie Cooper, appeared in “Chosen Survivors.”
1911 – Joseph Pevney, director of “The Strange Door,” 5 episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and 11 episodes of “The Munsters.”
1907 – Fay Wray, appeared in “Doctor X,” “The Vampire Bat,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and of course “King Kong [1933].”
1904 – Tom Conway, appeared in “The Atomic Submarine,” “The She Creature,” and “Voodoo Woman.”
1903 – Yoshio Kosugi, appeared in “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” “Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster” and “Mothra.”
1892 – James McMahon, assistant director for “House of Wax [1953].”
1890 – Agatha Christie, great mystery novelist who has sold over one billion books 2 include the films “Suspicions” and “Endless Night.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 15
2022 – Axel Jodorowsky, actor in “Santa Sangre.”
2022 – Radko Polic, actor in “Mrtva ladja” and the TV Movie “Polikarp.”
2021 – Robert Fyfe, actor in “Xtro” and “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”
2021 – Joel Rapp, writer for “Target – Episode: Winner Loses All.”
2021 – Ronald Roose, editor for “My Demon Lover.”
2019 – Phyllis Newman, appeared in “The Naked Witch.”
2019 – David Hurst, appeared in “Vampire Over London,” “The Maltese Bippy,” and episodes of the TV Series “Dark Shadows” as Justin Collins.
2019 – Ric Ocasek, worked on the soundtrack for “Attack of the Killer Refrigerator,” “The Craft,” “Girls Against Boys” and an episode of “Stranger Things.”
2017 – Harry Dean Stanton, appeared in “Alien,” “Christine,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Inner Sanctum.”
2011 – Frances Bay, appeared in “Nomads,” “Alien Nation – TV Series,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Arachnophobia,” “The Pit and the Pendulum [1991],” “Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive – TV Movie,” “In the Mouth of Madness,” “The X-Files” and many more.
2005 – Johnny Ramone, who played in the band “The Ramones.” Their music has been used in the films “Pet Sematary,” “Final Destination 3″ and ” House of 1000 Corpses”.
1996 – Tom Payne appeared in “Curucu, Beast of The Amazon.”
1987 – Harry Holcombe, appeared in “Empire of the Ants,” “The Psychic Killer” and played “Dr. Arnold Johnson” in the American version of “King Kong vs. Godzilla.”
1986 – Virginia Gregg, appeared in “The Amazing Mr. X,” “Psycho (voice) [1960],” “The Kiss of the Vampire (US TV Version),” “Two on a Guillotine,” “Crowhaven Farm,” “The Night Stalker – TV Movie,” “Psycho II,” “Psycho III” and more.
1970 – Blue Washington, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and the short “Haunted Spooks.”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTERMBER 15
Planet of the Vampires [1965] – Italy
Horror of the Zombies – aka The Ghost Galleon [1974] – Spain
Tintorera [1978]
Edge of the Axe [1988]
Zombie Honeymoon [2005] – Temecula Valley International Film Festival
The Black Dahlia [2006]
The House of Usher [2006]
Silo Killer 2: The Wrath of Kyle [2009]
The Xlitherman [2009]
Call Girl of Cthulhu [2014] – Toronto International Film Festival
Demons [2017]
It Came from the Desert [2017] – Fantasy Filmfest
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SEPTEMBER 16
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 16
1985 – Madeline Zima appeared in the films “The Collector,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “Trance,” “Dimples” and “The Vampire Diaries – TV Series.”
1963 – Leslie Wing, actress in “The Frighteners,” “Strangeland,” “The Dungeonmaster,” “Retribution” and the TV Movie “Return to Halloweentown.”
1960 – Mike Mignola, an acclaimed comics artist and writer he is the creator of “Hellboy” comics.
1958 – Jennifer Tilly, starred in “Bride of Chucky” and “Seed of Chucky,” she also appeared in “Embrace of the Vampire.” and “The Haunted Mansion”.
1953 – Christopher Rich, starred in the TV Movie “Ghosts of Fear Street.”
1952 – Mickey Rourke, starred in “Nightmare Cinema,” “Fade to Black,” “Dead in a Tombstone,” “They Crawl” and “Angel Heart.”
1949 – Ed Begley Jr., appeared in the films “Addams Family Reunion,” and “Transylvania 6-5000.”
1939 – Allan Scott, screenwriter for “Don’t Look Now,” “The Spiral Staircase,” “The Awakening,” “Apprentice to Murder,” “The Witches” and producer for “Tenebrae.”
1930 – Anne Francis appeared in “Forbidden Planet”.
1924 – Lauren Bacall, starred in “Presence of Mind” and “The Fan.”
1908 – Steve Pendleton, appeared in “Killers from Space” and “Target Earth.”
1885 – Arthur Lucan, appeared in “Vampire Over London” and “My Son the Vampire.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 16
2003 – Sheb Wooley, recorded the song “Purple People Eater”.
2002 – James Gregory, appeared in episodes of the TV Series ”Thriller,” “Inner Sanctum” and the “Twilight Zone.”
2001 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American International Picture co-founder, and produced many horror films some of which include “Dressed to Kill,” “The Amityville Horror [1980],” “The Raven [1963]” and “Squirm.”
1996 – Gene Nelson, directed “Hand of Death,” and “The Invisible Man”.
1968 – Nedrick Young, appeared in “Dead Men Walk” and “House of Wax [1953].”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 16
The Most Dangerous Game [1932] – DVD premiere
Curse of the Black Widow [1977] – TV Movie
Strange Invaders [1983]
Flesh-Eating Mothers [1988]
Venom [2005]
Cry Wolf [2005]
Monster Movie [2008]
The Legend of Bloody Mary [2008] – Toronto International Film Festival
They Wait [2008] – DVD premiere
The Day [2011]
31 [2016] – Fantasy Filmfest
Pearl [2022] – Boston Film Festival
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