OCTOBER 22
BORN ON OCTOBER 22
1990 – Jonathan Lipnicki, starred in “Broil,” “Circus Kane,” “Beware the Lake” and “The Little Vampire.”
1975 – Jose Rosete, actor in “Dark Places,” “Hood of the Living Dead,” “Blood Orgy of the Damned,” “The Whistler,” “Psycho Manor,” “Death Row,” “Asylum,” “Dead on Site,” “Haunted Airplane,” “Blood Guardian,” “Blood Moon Rising,” “Deliverance from Evil,” Flight 666,” Scare Us” and many more.
1965 – Valeria Golino, appeared in “Blind Date.”
1962 – Suzanne Snyder, actress in “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” “Night of the Creeps,” “Return of the Living Dead II,” “Retribution” and “Tomorrow’s a Killer.”
1956 – Tim Ryan, screenwriter for “Crazy Knights” and “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla.”
1956 – Valentine Monnier, appeared in “Grizzly II: The Revenge” and “Devil Fish.”
1953 – Masum Aziz, actor in “Telephonic” and “Chompa House.”
1952 – Jeff Goldblum, starred in “The Fly [1986],” “Jurassic Park,” “The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2,” and “Hideaway.”
1947 – William Girdler, director for “Grizzly,” “The Manitou,” “Day of the Animals,” “Abby,” “Three on a Meethook” and “Asylum of Satan.”
1944 – David Allen, visual effects for “Laserblast,” “The Howling,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Dolls,” “Puppet Master plus 2, 3, 4, 5,” “Bride of Re-Animator,” “Demonic Toys,” “Shrunken Heads” and more.
1943 – Jan de Bont, directed the 1999 remake of “The Haunting.”
1943 – Catherine Deneuve, starred in “The Hunger” and “Repulsion.”
1943 – Catherine E. Coulson, actress in “Trick or Treats [1982].”
1939 – Tony Roberts, starred in “Popcorn” and “Amityville 3D.”
1938 – Christopher Lloyd, starred in “The Addams Family,” “Addams Family Values” and the “Valerie on the Stairs” episode of “Masters of Horror.”
1917 – Joan Fontaine, appeared in “The Witches” and an episode of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1912 – Frances Drake who starred in the films “Mad Love” and “The Invisible Ray.”
1908 – John Sutton, appeared in the films “The Invisible Man’s Revenge,” “The Bat” and “Return of the Fly.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 22
2022 – Bernard Atha, appeared in “Shades of Darkness – Episode: The Lady’s Maid’s Bell.”
2022 – Otmar Brancuzský, appeared in “Drákuluv svagr – Episode: Gulás.”
2021 – Peter Scolari, actor in “Ticks,” “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Trance,” “Lisey’s Story – Episode: Bool Hunt” and the TV Series “Evil.”
2020 – William Blinn, sound department for “The Possessed.”
2009 – Soupy Sales, appeared in an episode of the TV Show “Monsters.”
2006 – Arthur Hill, appeared in “The Andromeda Strain,” “Future World” and was the narrator for the film “Something Wicked This Way Comes”.
2004 – Katherine Victor, appeared in “Teenage Zombies,” “Mesa of Lost Women” and “The Cape Canaveral Monsters.”
1995 – Mary Wickes, starred in “They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be episode of “Kolchak, The Night Stalker.”
1986 – Ivor Francis appeared in the TV movie “The Night Strangler,” and in the film “Alien Zone.”
1961 – Joseph M. Schenck, producer for “The Bat Whispers” and the short “The Haunted House.”
1956 – Tim Ryan, screenwriter for “Crazy Knights” and “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 22
The Boogie Man Will Get You [1942] – premiere
The Vampire Lovers [1970]
Lady Frankenstein [1971] – Italy
Halloween III: The Season of the Witch [1982]
The Sender [1982]
Bloody New Year [1987] – video premiere
Santa Claws [1996]
Bats [1999]
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled [2002]
The Grudge [2004]
Messengers [2004] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
The Witch’s Sabbath [2005]
Forget Me Not [2009] – Screamfest LA International Horror Film Festival
Paranormal Activity 2 [2010]
Restricted Area [2019]
Tone-Deaf [2019]
The Empty Man [2020] – Mexico
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OCTOBER 23
BORN ON OCTOBER 23
1994 – Zoë Bleu Sidel, appeared in “Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?”
1986 – Jessica Stroup, appeared in “Prom Night [2008],” “The Hills Have Eyes II [2007],” “Left in Darkness,” “Vampire Bats,” “Pray for Morning” and the TV Series “The Following.”
1986 – Briana Evigan, appeared in “Sorority Row,” “S. Darko,” “House of the Damned,” “Mother’s Day,” “The Devil’s Carnival” and more.
1985 – Masiela Lusha, appeared in “Kill Katie Malone,” “Blood: The Last Vampire” and more.
1981 – Leticia Dolera, starred in “[REC] 3: Genesis” and “Penny Dreadful – TV Series.”
1975 – Manuela Velasco, starred in “[Rec],” “[Rec] 2,” “[REC] 4: Apocalypse” and more.
1970 – Jasmin St. Claire, appeared in “Swamp Zombies!!!” and “Army of the Damned.”
1969 – Brooke Theiss, starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” as the girl who turned into a cockroach.
1959 – Sam Raimi, Actor/writer/director such films as “The Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead II,” “Army of Darkness,” “Darkman,” “Drag Me to Hell” and more.
1959 – Weird Al’ Yankovic, appeared in Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II [2009].”
1955 – Graeme Revell, composer for “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “The Craft,” “The Crow,” “Bride of Chucky,” “Grindhouse,” “Pitch Black,” “The Ruins,” “Freddy vs. Jason,” “Dead Calm,” “The Fog [2005],” “Shark Night,” “Bats,” “Psycho IV,” “Open Water” and many more.
1942 – Michael Crichton, Prolific writer/actor/producer/director – many of his novels were used for films, the most notable being “The Andromeda Strain” and “Jurassic Park.” He also wrote the screen plays for “Westworld,” “Coma” and “Looker.”
1936 – Philip Kaufman, directed the 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
1931 – Diana Dors, appeared in “Berserk,” “Theatre of Blood” and “From Beyond the Grave.”
1925 – Mariano Vidal Molina, actor in “The Black Vampire,” “Scream of the Demon Lover,” “The Corruption of Chris Miller,” “Curse of the Devil,” “Devil’s Possessed” and “Howl of the Devil.”
1923 – Harold P. Warren, writer for “Manos: The Hands of Fate” and “Manos Returns.”
1922 – Coleen Gray, starred in “The Leech Woman” and “The Vampire.”
1918 – Peggy Moran, appeared in “The Mummy’s Hand” and “Horror Island.”
1910 – Hayden Rorke, appeared in “The Night Walker” and “When Worlds Collide.”
1900 – Allen Pomeroy, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “Thirteen Women.”
1880 – Una O’Connor, appeared in such classic films as “The Invisible Man” and “The Bride of Frankenstein.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 23
2022 – Michael Kopsa, appeared in “Carrie [2002],” “The Barber,” “Deep Evil,“ “Hollow Man II,” “Ba’al,” “Vipers,” “Apollo 18,” and several episodes of TV Series.
2021 – Vishaka Siriwardhana, actress in “Seya.”
2020 – Jerry Jeff Walker, worked on the soundtrack for “Human Experiments.”
2010 – Lewis Alexander, appeared in “The Skull [1965],” “Torture Garden,’ “Berserk,” “Fright [1971],” “Hands of the Ripper,” “Dracula A.D.,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “An American Werewolf in London” and more.
2005 – William Hootkins, appeared in “The Breed,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” “Death Machine,” “Dust Devil,” “Hardware,” “American Gothic” and more.
2002 – Nathan Juran, directed “20 Million Miles To Earth,” “The Deadly Mantis” and ” The Boy Who Cried Werewolf”.
1994 – Robert Lansing, starred in “Empire of the Ants” and “The 4D Man.”
1989 – Roland Winters, appeared in “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer”.
1984 – David Gorcey, actor in “Spooks Run Wild,” “Master Minds,” “The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters” and “Spook Chasers.”
1966 – Eugenio Bava, special effects for “Black Sunday” and “Black Sabbath.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 23
The Mummy’s Tomb [1942]
The Wizard of Gore 1970
Nightmare [1981]
The Pit [1981]
Girls School Screamers [1985] – Italy – MIFED
Prince of Darkness [1987]
Nightflyers [1987]
I, Madman [1989] – Spain
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat [1991] – video premiere
Dr. Giggles [1992]
The Last Broadcast [1998]
Ginger Snaps [2001] – DVD premiere
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell [2001]
Zombie Honeymoon [2004]
Deadlands: The Rising [2006]
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant [2009]
Eulogy For a Vampire [2009]
Saw VI [2009]
Stan Helsing [2009]
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines [2012] – DVD & Blu-ray premiere
All Hallows’ Eve [2013]
Butterfly Kisses [2018]
Babysitter Must Die [2020]
Haunting of the Mary Celeste [2020] – Canada
What Happens Next Will Scare You [2020]
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OCTOBER 24
BORN ON OCTOBER 24
1959 – Brad Johnson, who starred in “Supergator,” “The Birds II: Land’s End” and “The Outer Limits – Episode: Manifest Destiny [2000].”
1957 – John Kassir, did the voice of “The Crypt Keeper” on the HBO series “Tales from the Crypt.”
1939 – F. Murray Abraham, appeared in “Thir13en Ghosts” and “Mimic”.
1939 – Madalena Iglésias, starred in “The 5 Warnings of Satan.”
1934 – Sammy Petrillo, starred in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla,” and appeared in “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die.”
1921 – Fred Wood, appeared in “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “The Day of the Triffids,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Theater of Death,” “The Crimson Cult,” “Countess Dracula,” “Twins of Evil,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Wicker Man [1973],” “The Monster Club” and many more.
1901 – Sailor Vincent, actor in “King Kong [1933],” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “Tarantula,” episodes of “Thriller” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1893 – Merian C. Cooper, producer “King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Dr. Cyclops” and “Son of Kong.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 24
2022 – Gregg Philbin – rock bassist of REO Speedwagon, soundtrack for “The Cabin in the Woods [2011].”
2022 – 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.
2022 – Chun Yang, appeared in “The 14th Daughter of Hsin Family” and “Yinyang jie.”
2021 – Mamat Khalid, director for “Zombies from Banana Village,” “Zombie Biscuit Factory,” “Heritage House at the Crossroads” and “Highway to Hell.”
2021 – Lee Tae-won, producer for “Spellbound.”
2021 – Krzysztof Kiersznowski, appeared in “Kolysanka.”
2021 – Arved Birnbaum, actor in “Eye for an Eye – short,” “We Are the Night” and “Bloodrayne: The Third Reich.”
2020 – Al Quinn, appeared in “Mga manugang ni Drakula – aka “Drakula’s son-in-law.”
2020 – Fred Ulysse, appeared in “13 Tzameti” and “Prey [2010].”
2017 – Robert Guillaume, appeared in “13th Child,” The Addams Family – Episode: Color Me Addams” and “The Outer Limits – Episode: Monster.”
2003 – Joanna Lee, starred in “Plan Nine from Outer Space” and “The Brain Eaters.”
1994 – Raul Julia, played “Gomez Addams” in the films “Addams Family” and “Addams Family Values” and also appeared in “Victor Frankenstein” in “Frankenstein Unbound.”
1969 – Charles McMurphy, appeared in “The Last Warning,” “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1967 – Lyle Latell, appeared in “One Body Too Many,” “House of Wax [1953],” “Scared Stiff,” “Indestructible Man,” “Beginning of the End” and “Chamber of Horrors.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 24
The Magician [1926]
Spooks Run Wild [1941]
The Devil’s Messenger [1962] – Los Angeles
Tower of London [1962]
The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus – aka “Eyes Without a Face” [1962]
Trog [1970]
Motel Hell [1980]
The Clairvoyant [1982] – France
Trick or Treat [1986]
From Beyond [1986]
Paganini Horror [1988] – Italy (MIFED)
Unmasked Part 25 [1988] – Italy (MIFED)
Gattaca [1997]
Killjoy [2000]
Bones [2001]
Scary Movie 3 [2003]
The Hollow [2004] – video premiere
Ju-rei [2004]
Don’t Be Scared [2006]
Halloween Night [2006]
Saw V [2008]
Let the Right One In [2008] – limited
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever [2009] – Screamfest Horror Film Festival
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OCTOBER 25
BORN ON OCTOBER 25
1993 – Mia Goth, actress in “A Cure for Wellness,” “Marrowbone,” “Suspiria [2018],” “High Life,” “The House,” “X,” “Pearl” and “Infinity Pool.”
1988 – Brittney Alger, appeared in “13 Sins.” “Occult.” “The Demented,” “Hell Baby” and more.
1981 – Josh Henderson, starred “April Fool’s Day [2008],” “Leeches” and “Fingerprints.”
1980 – Mehcad Brooks, starred in the HBO series “True Blood.”
1963 – Tracy Nelson, starred in “The Night Caller,” “Killer Bees,” “Fangs” and “Home the Horror Story.”
1959 – Nancy Cartwright, appeared in the 1998 version of “Godzilla” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
1955 – Gale Anne Hurd, production credits include “Aliens,” “Terminator” films, “Tremors,” “Hell Fest,” “The Relic,” “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “Fear the Walking Dead” and many more.
1950 – Mark L. Taylor, appeared in “Arachnophobia,” “Angel Heart,” “Fangs,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Extreme Ghostbusters,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Miracles” and “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.”
1942 – Gloria Katz, producer/writer/actress for “Messiah of Evil.”
1928 – Anthony Franciosa, starred in the film “Tenebre”.
1928 – Jeanne Cooper appeared in “The Black Zoo” and “The Boston Strangler.”
1926 – Evan Hunter, writer for “The Birds” and episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1924 – Billy Barty, appeared in “The Undead” and “Bride of Frankenstein.”
1921 – Yasuyoshin Tokuma, produced the films “Gamera: Super Monster” and “Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris.
1909 – Whit Bissell, appeared in “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” and “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.”
1901 – William Ruhl, appeared in “Black Friday [1940],” “Hold That Ghost,” “The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Ape Man,” “The Mad Ghoul” and “The Brute Man.”
1886 – Leo G. Carrol played appeared in the film “Tarantula.’
DIED ON OCTOBER 25
2022 – Jules Bass, soundtrack for “Boltneck” and the TV Movie “The Sins of Dorian Gray.”
2022 – Leonie Forbes, actress in the short “The Lightning Bird.”
2020 – Johnny Leeze, appeared in the TV Series “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and “Chimera.”
2010 – Chris Udvarnoky, starred in “The Other [1972].”
2010 – Lisa Blount, starred in John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness,” “Stalked,” “Needful Things,” “Nightflyers,” “Deadly Nightmares – TV Series,” “What Waits Below” and “Dead & Buried.”
2002 – Cheryl Smith appeared in the films “Phantom of Paradise” and “Massacre at Central High.”
2001 – Joan Houseman, actress in “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – Episode: A Tangled Web.”
1995 – Viveca Lindfors, appeared in “Creepshow,” and “The Exorcist III.”
1993 – Vincent Price, starred in “House on Haunted Hill,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “House of Wax,” “The Fly,” “Pit and the Pendulum,” “House of Usher,” “The Raven,” “The Tingler,” “The Haunted Palace,” “The Bat,” “Tales of Terror,” The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” “Creepy Classics,” “The Last Man on Earth” oiced the Narrator in “Michael Jackson: Thriller [1983] and many more films.
1986 – Forrest Tucker, appeared in “The Crawling Eye,” “The Abominable Snowman” and “The Strange World of Planet X.”
1983 – Gillian Lind, actress in “Condemned to Death,” “Fear in the Night” and “And Now the Screaming Starts!”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 25
The Tell-Tale Heart [1941]
The Amazing Colossal Man [1957] – New York City
Beware My Brethren – filmed in the UK as The Fiend [1972] – New York City
Halloween [1978] – limited
The Redeemer: Son of Satan! [1978] – Los Angeles
Bay Coven [1987] – TV Movie
Thinner [1996]
The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil [2002]
Ghost Ship [2002]
Boo [2005]
Predator Island [2005]
Dead Men Walking [2005]
Ghost Watcher 2 [2005]
Predator Island [2005]
Santa’s Slay [2005]
Single White Female 2: The Psycho [2005] – DVD premiere
Unspeakable [2007]
Alien Raiders [2008] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
Farm House [2008] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
Silent Hill: Revelation [2012] – Hong Kong
Countdown [2019]
The Gallows Act II [2019]
Rebirth [2020]
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OCTOBER 26
BORN ON OCTOBER 26
1961 – Dylan McDermott, starred in “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “The Messengers,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Hardware” and more.
1962 – Cary Elwes, starred in “Shadow of the Vampire,” the 1992 version of “Dracula,” “The Alphabet Killer,” “Saw” and “Saw 3D.”
1959 – Dana Kimmell, starred in “Friday the 13th Part III,” “Midnight Offerings” and “Night Angel.”
1941 – Wolfgang Ziffer, voice actor for “Jack the Ripper [1976]” and “Vampires in Havana.”
1914 – Jackie Coogan, who played the original “Uncle Fester” in the original “Addams Family” TV series.
DIED ON OCTOBER 26
2021 – Ludovica Modugno, voice dubbing for “Body Count” and “Il dio serpente – aka The Serpent God.”
2021 – Mort Sahl, appeared in “Thriller – Episode: Man in the Middle.”
2021 – Lil Terselius, actress in “Dirty Fingers” and voice coach for “The Circle.”
2020 – Jacques Godin, appeared in “The Pyx.”
2020 – Domenico Cianfriglia, stunts for “Lady Frankenstein [1971],” “Torso,” “Frankenstein Unbound” and “The Phantom of the Oprea [1998].”
2019 – Robert Evans, appeared in “The Fiend Who Walked the West” and developer for “Rosemary’s Baby.”
2007 – Bernard L. Kowalski, director of “Sssssss” and “Night of the Blood Beast.”
1999 – Musician Hoyt Axton, starred in “Gremlins.”
1999 – Stephen Roberts, actor in “Gog,” “Terrified,” “Diary of a Madman,” episodes of “One Step Beyond” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 26
Chamber of Horrors [1966]
Terror [1978]
When a Stranger Calls [1979]
Body Double [1984]
The Terminator [1984]
Silent Madness [1984]
Terror in the Aisles [1984]
Deadly Dreams [1988] – video premiere
The Cellar [1988] – Italy (MIFED)
Graveyard Shift [1990]
Soultaker [1990] – limited
Shrunken Heads [1994] – video premiere
Vampires [1998] – Hollywood (premiere)
Thir3en Ghosts [2001]
Open Water [2003] – Hamptons International Film Festival
Bite Me! [2004]
Saw IV [2007]
Zombex [2013] – Housecore Horror Film Festival (premiere)
Zombie Night [2013] – TV Movie
Crepitus [2018] – Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival
Wicked Witches [2018] – Freak Show Horror Film Festival
Creepshow Animated Special [2020]
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OCTOBER 27
BORN ON OCTOBER 27
1982 – Patrick Fugit, appeared in “Wrist Cutters: A Love Story,” “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” “Dead Birds” and the TV Series “Outcast.”
1957 – Jeff East, appeared in “Last Breath,” “Pumpkinhead” and “Deadly Blessing”.
1953 – Robert Picardo, appeared in “The Howling,” “976-Evil” and “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.”
1948 – Bernie Wrightson, comic book artist/writer including “Swamp Thing.”
1946 – Ivan Reitman, producer for “Shivers,” “Ghostbusters [1984],” “The Uninvited” [2009], “Disturbia” and “Evolution.”
1946 – Carrie Snodgress who appeared in the films “The Fury,” “Trick or Treats” and “The Forsaken.”
1942 – Lara Parker, Lara Parker, who played “Angelique” in “Dark Shadows – TV Series,” “Night of Dark Shadows,” “Dark Shadows [2012]” and also appeared in “Race with the Devil” and “Trevi Collection” episode of the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1939 – John Cleese, appeared in “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.”
1934 – Carolyn Craig, starred in “House on Haunted Hill [1959].”
1920 – Charles Horvath, appeared in “The Thing That Wouldn’t Die” and “The Man of a Thousand Faces.”
1911 – Leif Erickson, appeared in “Strait-Jacket” and “Night Monster.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 27
2022 – Nipon Goswami, actor in “Aghari Aatma.”
2019 – John Witherspoon, appeared in “Vampire in Brooklyn.”
2009 – John David Carson, appeared in “Empire of the Ants” AND “The Creature from Black Lake”.
2008 – Chris Bryant, screenwriter for “Don’t Look Now,” “The Spiral Staircase” and “The Awakening.”
2008 – Roy Stewart, appeared in “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” Twins of Evil” and “Doomwatch”.
2002 – Andre De Toth, directed the original “House of Wax”
1996 – Harry Woolman, special effects for “The Slime People,” “Bigfoot,” “A Scream in the Streets,” “Rattlers,” “End of the World,” “The House of the Dead,” “Evilspeak,” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – TV Movie,” “Don’t Go Near the Park,” “The Unseen” and many more.
1989 – William Kerwin, actor in “Blood Feast,” “A Taste of Blood,” “Playgirl Killer,” “Dear Dead Delliah,” “House of Terror,” “Impulse,” “Whiskey Mountain,” “The Evictors” and more.
1968 – John McNamara appeared in “The Return of Dracula,” “War of the Colossal Beast” and “From Hell It Came.”
1962 – John Stumar, cinematographer for “The Dark Mirror,” “Spook Louder (short)” and “The Return of the Vampire.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 27
Die Monster Die [1965]
The Nanny [1965] – Detroit, MI
Planet of the Vampires [1965]
Baron Blood [1972]
The People Who Own the Dark [1976] – Spain
Halloween [1978]
Tenebrae [1982]
Shocker [1989]
Masque of the Red Death [1989]
Copycat [1995]
Vampire In Brooklyn [1995]
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 [2000]
The Little Vampire [2000]
Boo! The Movie [2002]
Bloodlust [2004]
Shock-O-Rama [2005]
Saw III [2006]
Apartment 1303 [2007]
Zombie Farm [2007] – It’s Alive Zombie Fest
Plague Town [2008] – Horrorthon Festival Dublin
2012: Supernova [2009]
Dead Air [2009] – DVD premiere
Dark Mountain [2013] – Austin Film Festival
Music Store Massacre [2013]
Hellmington [2018] – Forest City Film Festival
Incision [2020] – Prime Video
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OCTOBER 28
BORN ON OCTOBER 28
1974 – Michael Dougherty, writer and or director of such films as “Urban Legends: Bloody Mary,” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters [2019],” “Krampus” and “Trick ‘r Treat.”
1974 – Joaquin Phoenix, starred in “The Village” and “Signs.”
1967 – Julia Roberts, starred in “Flatliners [1990]” and “Mary Reilly.”
1966 – Chris Bauer starred in “True Blood.”
1964 – Griffin O’Neal, appeared in “The Wraith,” “April Fool’s Day,” “Assault of the Killer Bimbos” and “Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College.”
1962 – Daphne Zuniga, starred in “The Dorm That Dripped Blood,” and “The Fly II.”
1965 – Jami Gertz starred in “The Lost Boys”.
1951 – Joe R. Lansdale, writer who penned such stories and novels, many of which have become films, “Bubba Ho-Tep,” “Cold in July,” “Christmas with the Dead” and many more.
1946 – Mary Ann Hearn, appeared in “Grizzly.”
1944 – Dennis Franz, appeared in the film “Dressed to Kill” and “Psycho II”.
1939 – Jane Alexander, appeared in “The Ring” and “The Unborn.”
1937 – George “Buck” Flower, appeared in “Village of the Damned,” “The Fog [1980],” “Pumpkinhead,” “They Live,” “Wishmaster,” “Drive In Massacre” and more.
1936 – Joe Spinell He starred in “Maniac,” “The Last Horror Film” and “Starcrash.”
1929 – Marcel Bozzuffi, appeared in “Images” and “L’ogre.”
1907 – Ardel Wray, writer for “I Walked with a Zombie,” “The Leopard Man,” “Isle of the Dead” and “Ritual.”
1902 – Elsa Lanchester, appeared in “Terror in the Wax Museum” and “Willard.”
1895 – John Boles, played ‘Victor Moritz’ in “Frankenstein [1931].”
1895 – Ray Turner, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “The Invisible Ray.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 28
2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis, soundtrack for “The Curse,” “American Horror Story – Episode: The Replacements” and “Needful Things.”
2022 – D.H. Peligro, soundtrack for “Grindhouse,” “Planet Terror,” “Green Room,” “The Babysitter: Killer Queen” and “Halloween Ends.”
2021 – Camille Saviola, actress in “Nightlife – TV Movie,” “Addams Family Values” and “Silent But Deadly.”
2011 – Gale Thompson, writer for “Hellbound,” “The Evil” and “Superstition.”
2006 – Tina Aumont, actress in “Necropolis,” “Arcana,” “Torso,” “Dinosaur from the Deep” and “Two Orphan Vampires.”
2002 – Lawrence Dobkin, appeared in “Them!” and “The Cabinet of Calagari.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 28
The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t [1979]
Tenebre [1982] – Tortona, Italy
Stargate [1994]
Godsend: The Evil Decimation [1999]
Saw II [2005]
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes [2006]
10/31 [2007]
13 Hours in a Warehouse [2008]
Bikini Bloodbath Car Wash [2008]
Behemoth [2020]
The Craft: Legacy [2020]
Prey for the Devil [2022]
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