OCTOBER 8

BORN ON OCTOBER 8

1997 – Bella Thorne, starred in “Amityville: The Awakening,” “I Still See You,” “Keep Watching,” “Masquerade,” “Forget Met Not,” “The Seer” and “Scream: The TV Series.”

1980 – Nick Cannon, appeared in “Day of the Dead.”

1979 – Kristanna Loken, starred in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and “BloodRayne.”

1969 – Dylan Neal, starred in the TV series “Blood Ties” and appeared in the films “Chupacabra Terror” and “Prom Night III: The Last Kiss.”

1954 – Michael Dudikoff, appeared in “Bloody Birthday.”

1949 – Sigourney Weaver, starred in the “Alien, Aliens, and others in the saga, “Copycat,” “Galaxy Quest,” “The Village,” “Vamps,” “The Cabin in the Woods [2011]” and more.

1943 – R. L. Stine author of the “Goosebumps” books.

1930 – James Olson, appeared in the films “Amityville II: The Possession,” “Andromeda Strain” and “Moon Zero Two.”

1928 – Ray Stricklyn appeared in “The Return of Dracula.”

1925 – Eric Allwright, makeup artist for “Night Watch,” “Tales That Witness Madness,” “The Spiral Staircase,” “To the Devil a Daughter,” “Dracula [1979]” and “Bloodbath at the House of Death.”

1906 – René Cardona, directed “Night of the Bloody Apes,” “The Brainiac” and “Santo vs. the Evil Brain.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 8

2022 – Billy Al Bengston, actor in “Strange Behavior.”

2021 – Yung-Hsiang Chang, screenwriter for “Ghost in the Mirror” and “Devil Returns.”

2019 – Ryan Nicholson, director, writer, actor, special effects for “Grave Encounters 2,” “Lake Placid,” “S.I.D.S.,” “Live Feed” and many more movies.

2017 – Carol Saraceno, writer for the TV Movie “The Initiation of Sarah.”

2000 – Robert M. Leeds, editor for the TV Movie “Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy” as well as 10 episodes of the TV Series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”

1983 – Joan Hackett, appeared in “The Terminal Man” and “Dead of Night”.

1982 – Fernando Lamas, appeared in the 1960 version of “The Lost World,”

1978 – Karl Swenson, appeared in “The Birds” and “A Howling in the Woods.”

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 8

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla [1952]
Mr. Sardonicus [1961]
Kill Baby…Kill! [1968] – Pittsburgh, PA
Sssssss [1973] – Sweden

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering [1996]

Universal Horror [1998] – TV Movie
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV [2000] – Stiges Film Festival

Stakes [2002]
The Hillside Strangler [2004] – New York City

Skull & Bones [2007]
My Soul to Take [2010]
I Spit on Your Grave [2010] – USA – limited

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever [2012] – Stiges Film Festival

Navy Seals vs. Zombies [2015]

Soul to Keep [2018] – Wizard World – Chicago

Harpoon [2019]

Freaky [2020] – Beyond Fest

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OCTOBER 9

BORN ON OCTOBER 9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1898 – Herbert Plews, property master for “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”

1877 – Frank Austin, appeared in “The Monster [1925],” “The Bells [1926],” “The Terror [1928],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “The Strange Case of Doctor Rx.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 9

2022 – Eileen Ryan, actress in “Eight Legged Freaks,” “Feast,” as well as episodes of “One Step Beyond” and “The Twilight Zone.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 9

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

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

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

Bruiser [2001] – DVD & VHS premiere
Halloween 4: The Final Cut [2001]
Children of the Corn: Revelation [2001]
Children of the Living Dead [2001] – USA

The Thing on the Doorstep [2003] – H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival
Vampyre Tales [2005]
Hallowed Ground [2007]
Splatter Beach [2007]
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End [2007]
After the Day 2: Before the Knight [2009]
Eyes of the Woods [2009]
The Good Sisters [2009]

They Came from the Attic [2009]

Werewolf: The Beast Among Us [2012]

Haunt [2013] – France

House of Forbidden Secrets [2013] – PollyGrind Film Festival

The Dead 2: India [2013] – Screamfest

Cold Moon [2016] – Shriekfest

Welcome to Hell [2018]

Bloody Hell [2020] – Nightstream Film Festival

The Wolf of Snow Hollow [2020] – DVD Premiere

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OCTOBER 10

BORN ON OCTOBER 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1920 – Robert M. Leeds, editor for the TV Movie “Kolchak: Demon and the Mummy” as well as 10 episodes of the TV Series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 10

2022 – Michael Callan, actor in “The Photographer,” “The Cat and the Canary [1978],” “Double Exposure,” “Dark Dreams,” “Leprechaun 3,” episodes of the TV Series “Journey to the Unknown” and “Swamp Thing.”

2022 – Doru Ana, appeared in “Dark Angel: The Ascent,” “Huntress: Spirit of the Night” and “Phantom Town.”

2022 – Roberto Bisacco, appeared in “Torso.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2010 – Michel Hugo, cinematographer for “The Night Stalker,” “Bug,” “The Manitou,” “Terror Out of the Sky,” “Pandemonium” and the TV Movie “High Desert Kill.”

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

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

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

1989 – Jack Wheeler, sound editor for “Picture Mommy Dead,” “Dying Room Only,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” and “Dinosaurs!”

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

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

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 10

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

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

Blood Frenzy [1987] – Japan (video premiere)

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

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

I Sell the Dead [2008] – Stiges Film Festival

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

Altitude [2010]

SX_Tape (2013) – BFI London Film Festival

Winterskin [2018]

Prey [2019]

Boys from County Hell [2020]

Second Chance [2020]

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OCTOBER 11

BORN ON OCTOBER 11

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1942 – Gabriele Lavia, actor in “Beyond the Door,” “Deep Red,” “Inferno,” “Revenge of the Dead” and “Sleepless.”

1938 – Peggy Steffans, actress in “The Touch of Her Flesh,” “The Curse of Her Flesh,” “The World Is Full of Secrets,” assistant director for “Helgeran” and costume designer for “The Devil’s Plaything.”

1918 – Olive Deering, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Tales of Tomorrow,” “One Step Beyond,” “The Outer Limits” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 11

2022 – Angela Lansbury, starred in “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” “The Company of Wolves” and the TV Movie “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [1982].”

2022 – Peter Siragusa, actor in the short “Transplant” and the videogame “BioShock.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 11

The Black Scorpion [1957]

Don’t Look Now [1973] – London (premiere)

Black Christmas [1974] – Canada

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1974]

Re-Animator [1985]

Silver Bullet [1985]

Darkness [2002] – Spain

Pan’s Labyrinth [2006] – Spain

Dead Before Dawn 3D [2012] – Russia

Patient Seven [2016]

Along Came the Devil 2 [2019]

Mary [2019]

Meander [2020] – Stiges Film Festival

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OCTOBER 12

BORN OR OCTOBER 12

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

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

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

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

1937 – Gawn Grainger, appeared in Worlds Beyond – Episode: Reflections of Evil.”

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

1921 – Kenneth Griffith, actor in “The Starfish,” “Circus of Horrors,” “The House in Nightmare Park” and “The Man Outside – Episode: A Persistent Coffin.”

1917 – William Marshall, wrote and directed the film “The Phantom Planet.”

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

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

DIED ON OCTOBER 12

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

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

2009 – Jim Gillespie, makeup artist for “The Curse of Dracula,” “The Attic,” “Mortuary,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “The Final Terror,” “Frankenstein [1984],” “Alligator II: The Mutation” and more.

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

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

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

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

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 12

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

Jack the Ripper [1976] – Mandan, ND
Deadly Games [1982]

Dr. Alien [1989] – video premiere
Puppet Master [1989] – video premiere
Warlock III: The End of Innocence [1999]

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

Smiley [2012]

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OCTOBER 13

BORN ON OCTOBER 13

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1917 – Jane Dulo, appeared in the TV Movie “The Norliss Tapes” and an episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”

1912 – Cornel Wilde, appeared in the TV Movie “Gargoyles” and “Night Gallery – Episode: Deliveries in the Rear.”

1889 – Douglass Dumbrille, actor in “Air Hawks,” “Jungle Woman,” “The Frozen Ghost,” “The Catman of Paris,” episodes of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre” and “The Twilight Zone.”

DIED ON OCTOBER 13

2022 – Joyce Sims, soundtrack for “Species.”

2022 – Jeff Barnaby, director/editor/writer for “Blood Quantum.”

2022 – Mike Schank, appeared in the short “Coven,” “Slaughter Weekend” and the music video Leslie Hall’s Zombie Killer – Feature Elvira [2008]

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

2012 – Bundy Chanock, set medic for “Friday the 13th Part 3,” “Amityville 3-D,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” “The Monster Squad,” “The Blob [1988],” “The Chair,” “Warlock,” “After Midnight,” “The Haunting of Morella,” “Graveyard Shift,” “The Lawnmower Man,” “Army of Darkness,” “Jason Goes to Hell,” “Dead & Breakfast” and many more.

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

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

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

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

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 13

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

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

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film [2006]
The Grudge 2 [2006]

Infestation [2009] – DVD premiere

The Sand [2015] – DVD premiere

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

The Babysitter [2017]

Cucuy: The Boogeyman [2018] – Syfy premiere

Evil Eye [2020]

Nocturne [2020]

The Haunting at Death Valley Junction [2020] – internet

The Exorcist: Believer [2023]

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OCTOBER 14

BORN ON OCTOBER 14

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

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

1946 – Michael Sloan, writer/producer for an episode of “The Outer Limits.”

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

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

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

1935 – Derek Cracknell, first assistant director/second unit director for “Lifeforce [1985].”

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

1927 – Hedger Wallace, actor in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “Torture Garden,” “The Oblong Box,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Doctor and the Devils” and more.

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

DIED ON OCTOBER 14

2022 – Robbie Coltrane, starred in “From Hell,” “Van Helsing” and “Van Helsing: The London Assignment.”

2022 – Kay Parker, actress in “Dracula Sucks.”

2022 – Jan Rabson, actor in “Jaws: The Revenge,” “They Live,” voice actor in “Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein” and the TV Series “Creepy Crawlers.”

2022 – Ted White, actor in “Demonoid,” “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,” “The Hidden,” “Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th,”” stunts in “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “King Kong [1976]” and “The Manitou.”

2022 – Ralf Wolter, appeared in “Dracula Blows His Cool” and “Killer Condom.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1983 – Ardel Wray, writer for “I Walked with a Zombie,” “The Leopard Man,” “Isle of the Dead” and “Ritual.”

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

1982 – Virginia Fox, actress in the short “The Haunted House.”

1953 – Everett Brown, appeared in “Kongo,” “The Mask of Fu Manchu” and “King Kong [1933].”

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

FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 14

The Phantom of Crestwood [1932]
Varan the Unbelievable [1958] – Japan

The Earth Dies Screaming [1964]
Fade to Black [1980]
The Kiss [1988]
Night of the Demons [1988]
Pumpkinhead [1988] – limited
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare [1994]
Mimic: Sentinel [2003]

Shark Zone [2003]
Spiderbabe [2003] – vide premiere
Feast [2005] – Chicago International Film Festival

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

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

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

Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made [2018] – Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

Boo! [2018] – Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

The Cult [2019]

Halloween Ends [2022]

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