SEPTEMBER 17

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 17

1996 – Ella Purnell, starred in “Army of the Dead” appeared in “Intruders” as well as episodes of the series “Yellowjackets.”

1981 – Griff Furst, director for “Lake Placid 3,” “Ghost Shark,” “Swamp Shark,” “Cold Moon,” “Starve,” “Arachnoquake,” “Mask Maker,” “Nightmare Shark,” Wolvesbayne” and more.

1966 – Tracy Dali, appeared in “Paranormal Movie,” “The Backlot Murders” and “Click: The Calendar Girl Killer.”

1965 – Kyle Chandler, appeared in “King Kong [2005],” “The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008]” and an episode of “Freddy’s Nightmares.”

1951 – Cassandra Peterson a.k.a. “Elvira,” appeared in “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,” “Elvira’s Haunted Hills” and many more.

1948 – Roger Watkins, director/writer/editor for “Shadows of the Mind” and “The Last House on Dead End Street.”

1945 – Bruce Spense appeared in “Queen of the Damned,” “Winchester,” and the TV Movie “The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas.”

1938 – Paul Benedict, appeared in the films “The Addams Family,” “The Devil’s Advocate” and the 1993 version of “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.”

1932 – Fred Mustard Stewart, wrote the novel, “The Mephisto Waltz” and the story for the TV movie “The Norliss Tapes.”

1931 – Anne Brancroft, appeared in “Gorilla At Large” and “Dracula, Dead and Loving It.”

1928 – Curtis Harrington, directed the films “Queen of Blood,” “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell,” and various TV series including “Tales of the Unexpected,” “Logan’s Run” and the 1985 version of “The Twilight Zone.”

1928 – Roddy McDowall, appeared in the “Fright Night” films.

1917 – Ib Melchior, writer/producer for “The Angry Red Planet,” and “Planet of the Vampires.”

1910 – John Dodsworth, appeared in “The Mole People,” and “The Magnetic Monster.”

1904 – Edgar G. Ulmer, films include “Daughter of Dr. Jekyll,” “The Man from Planet X” and the 1934 version of “The Black Cat.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 17

2022 – Anna Gaël, actress in “Blueblood” and “Dracula and Son.”

2022 – Igor Maslennikov, director for the TV Movie “Pikovaya dama aka Queen of Spades.”

2021 – Tim Donnelly, appeared in “The Toolbox Murders” and “The Clonus Horror.”

2021 – Avril Elgar, actress in “The Medusa Touch” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected.”

2021 – Jimmy Garrett, appeared in “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Night of the Meek.”

2021 – Shukhrat Irgashev, appeared in “Day Watch.”

2021 – Basil Hoffman, appeared in “Communion” as well as episodes of several TV Series “The Twilight Zone,” “Eerie, Indiana,” “Kindred: The Embraced” and “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.”

2019 – Suzanne Whang, appeared in “Constantine,” the TV Movie “Ring of Darkness” and an episode of “The Chronicle.”

2019 – Sathaar, actor in “Lisa,” “Sakthi,” “Manasariyathe” and the TV Movie “Mantra Shakti.”

2017 – Suzan Farmer, appeared in “Dracula: Prince of Darkness [1966],” “Rasputin: The Mad Monk,” “Monster of Terror,” “Persecution” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “Out of the Unknown.”

2009 – Dick Durock, stuntman in “The Thing with Two Heads,” “Swamp Thing” “The Return of the Swamp Thing” and on the TV series of the same name.

1993 – Christian Nyby, directed “The Thing From Another World.”

1972 – Akim Tamiroff, appeared in “Mr. Sardonicus,” “The Vulture” and “The Black Sleep.”

1961 – Stella Adams, actress in “The Vampire Bat.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17

Before I Hang [1940]
Revenge of the Zombies [1943]
Godzilla vs. the Thing [1964]

The House by the Lake [1976] – Canada

Vampire’s Kiss [1988]
Messengers [2004] – BendFilm Festival
Devil [2010]

Stake Land [2010]

Death by VHS [2013]

Self Storage [2013]

Abandoned Dead [2015] – Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival

Extremity [2018]

Hellarious [2019] – Los Angeles – premiere

Polaroid [2019]

Spiral [2019]

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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].”

1927 – 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.”

1907 – Leon Askin, actor in “The Terror of Doctor Mabuse,” “The Maltese Bippy,” “Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls,” “Frightmare” as well as episodes of TV Series “The Outer Limits,” “Lights Out, Matinee Theatre” and more.

1902 – William Wilkerson, appeared in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla” and “Dr. Cyclops.”

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].”

1941 – Claude King, appeared in “London After Midnight,” “Behind the Mask,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” 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

Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part 2 [1977]

Street Trash [1987]
Hellraiser [1987]
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College [1991]

The Eternal [1998]
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] – Boston Film Festival

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, starred in “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.”

1931 – Ray Danton, appeared in “Psychic Killer,” “The Centerfold Girls,” “Mystic Mountain Massacre,” episodes of “Night Gallery” and “Matinee Theatre.”

1929 – Mel Stewart, actor in “Dead Heat” and “Bride of Re-Animator.”

1921 – Jack Perkins, actor in “Invasion of the Bee Girls,” “Killer Bees – TV Movie,” “Nightmare Honeymoon,” “Ruby [1977}, episodes of “The Munsters,” “The Outer Limits” and “The Twilight Zone.”

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

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 19

2022 – Robert Brown, actor in “The Flame Barrier,” “Tower of London” and “Matinee Theatre – Episode: The Guest of Quesnay.”

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.

2011 – John Dunning, producer for “Daughters of Darkness,” “Shivers,” “The House by the Lake,” “Rabid [1977],” “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Happy Birthday To Me,”  “The Vindicator,” “Whispers,” “My Bloody Valentine [2009]” 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]

Septic Man [2013] – TV Movie

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

1994 – Mathilde Ollivier, actress in “Overlord” and the TV Series “1899.”

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!”

1891 – Frank R. Strayer, director for “The Monster Walks,” “The Vampire Bat” and “Condemned to Live.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 20

2023 – Elaine Devry, actress in “Diary of a Madman” and “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.”

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.”

1989 – Jesse Ehrlich, appeared in “Frightmare [1983].”

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]

Necromancy [1972] – Irving, TX

Baby Yaga [1973]

Horror High [1973]

Are You In the House Alone? [1978] – TV Movie
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] – Italy

The Sacrament [2013]

Halloween [2018]

Villains [2019] – Fantastic Fest

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SEPTEMBER 21

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 21

2012 – Fred Harpman, art director for “The Terminal Man,” production designer for “Damien: Omen II,” “Covenant [1985] – TV Movie” and an episode of “Dark Shadows [1991].”

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

2022 – Anton Fier, soundtrack for “Ed and His Dead Mother.”

2022 – John Hamblin, appeared in “Quatermass and the Pit – Episode: Hob.”

2022 – Lidia Alfonsi, actress in “Black Sabbath [1963].”

2022 – Raju Srivastava, actor in “Khooni No. 1.”

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]
Octopus [2000] – Fantastic Fest

Vampiyaz [2004]
Days of Darkness [2007]
Resident Evil: Extinction [2007]
Alien Raiders [2008]

The Burrowers [2008] – German video premiere

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.

1929 – Maria Charles, actress in “Under the Bed [1988].”

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.”

1912 – Martha Scott, appeared in the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter” as well as episodes of “Lights Out,” “Suspense,” “Matinee Theatre” and “The Wide World of Mystery.”

1894 – Minerva Urecal, actress in “The Ape,” “The Corpse Vanishes,” “The Living Ghost,” “The Ape Man,” “Crazy Knights” and “Master Minds.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 22

2022 – Carlos Balá, actor in “Los matamonstruos en la mansión del terror.”

2022 – Hesham Selim, actor in “Basamat fawk al maa – aka Prints on the Sea.”

2022 – Jorge Fons, director for the TV Series “La casa al final de la calle.”

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]
Edges of Darkness [2008]

Book of Blood [2009] – DVD premiere

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] – Fantastic Fest

Overlord [2018]

The Boat [2018]

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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.”

1954 – Giovanni Lombardo Radice, actor in “City of the Living Dead,” “House on the Edge of the Park,” “Cannibal Ferox,” “StageFright,” “The Church,” “The Sect,” “The Omen [2006], The Inflicned,” “Lycanimator,” “Baphomet” and many more.

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.”

1904 – Robert B. Williams, appeared in “The Bat,” “This Island Earth” and “Revenge of the Creature”.

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

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 23

2022 – Bob Lokman, actor in “Santau” and “Mantra.”

2022 – Franciszek Pieczka, actor in “Mother Joan of the Angels.”

2022 – Louise Fletcher, actress in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Grizzly II: The Revenge,” “Firestarter [1984],” “Flowers in the Attic [1987],” “Frankenstein and Me,” “Invaders from Mars,” “Exorcist II: The Heretic” and more.

2022 – Robert Cormier, appeared in the short “Day & Night” and the TV Series “Slasher.”

2022 – Zack Estrin, producer/writer for the TV Series “Miracles,” “Point Pleasant” and “The Whispers.”

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

Catacombs [1988]

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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