NOVEMBER 5
BORN ON NOVEMBER 5
1971 – Corin Nemec, starred in “The Stand,” “Sand Sharks,” “Sea Beast,” “Rottentail,” “Bundy: A Legacy of Evil,” “Raging Sharks” and more.
1969 – Sam Rockwell, starred in “The Green Mile”.
1964 – Famke Janssen, starred in “House on Haunted Hill [1999],” “The Faculty,” “Deep Rising,” “Hide and Seek,” “100 Feet,” “Lord of Illusions” “Hemlock Grove – TV Series” and more.
1958 – Robert Patrick starred in “Terminator 2,” “The Faculty” and “From Dusk Till Dawn 2.”
1951 – Elizabeth Kemp, starred in “He Knows You’re Alone” and “The Clairvoyant.”
1940 – Elke Sommer, appeared in “Baron Blood,” “Severed Ties” and “Lisa and the Devil.”
1943 – Mike Clifford, appeared in “Grizzly,” “Day of the Animals” and “Satan’s Touch.”
1905 – Joel McCrea, starred in “The Most Dangerous Game.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 5
2022 – Mimi Parker, soundtrack for “Cry Wolf” and “The Mothman Prophecies.”
2022 – Aaron Carter, appeared in “College Fright Night.”
2022 – Bill Treacher, appeared in “Tale of the Mummy” and “Out of the Unknown – Episode: No Place Like Earth.”
2021 – Silvio Laurenzi, costume designer for “All the Colors of the Dark,” “Fatal Frames,” “Night of the Living Lasagna,” “I Spill Your Guts,” “Witches Blood,” “Bite School,” “Creepy Clowns,” “The Killer Clown Meets the Candy Man,” “Revenge of the Devil Bat” and more.
2021 – Marília Mendonça, soundtrack for “Edge of Desire.”
2020 – Geoffrey Palmer, appeared in episodes of TV Series “Out of the Unknown” and “Mystery and Imagination.”
2020 – Joy Westmore, appeared in “Stage Fright.”
2019 – William Wintersole, appeared in “Eye See You,” “Coma” and an episode “The Outer Limits.”
2016 – John Carson, appeared in “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter,” “Taste the Blood of Dracula,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Blood Beast from Outer Space,” “City of Blood” and more.
1990 – Herbert Berghof, appeared in an episode of “The Wide World of Mystery.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 5
The Mask of Fu Manchu [1932]
Son of Dracula [1943]
X: The Unknown [1956] – UK
Demons of the Mind [1972] – UK
RoboCop 3 [1993]
The Bone Collector [1999]
Legion of the Dead [2002]
Alien Uprising [2008] – DVD premiere
The Bell Witch Haunting [2013] – DVD premiere
Kristy [2014]
Blessed Are the Children [2016]
Red Letter Day [2019]
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NOVEMBER 6
BORN ON NOVEMBER 6
1988 – Emma Stone, starred in “Zombieland” and “Zombieland: Double Tap.”
1988 – Gabriel Lo Giudice, actor in “Il signor Diavolo – aka “Mr. Devil” and producer for “Bite Size Halloween – Episode: Struck.”
1985 – Shayne Lamas, appeared in “Monster Night” and “The 13th Alley.”
1979 – Andrew Kasch, writer/producer/actor/cinematographer/director of “Tales of Halloween segment – Horror’s Hallowed Grounds,” “Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy – Video documentary” and many more.
1978 – Taryn Manning, appeared in “Zombie Apocalypse,” “The Devil’s Tomb,” “Cult,” “Banshee,” “The Breed” and more.
1971 – Bruce Blauer, appeared in “Witchcraft XII: The Lair of the Serpent” and “Addicted to Blood.”
1971 – Carter Smith, director for “The Ruins,” “Swallowed,” “Bugcrush – short” and an episode of the TV Series “Into the Dark.”
1970 – Ethan Hawke, starred in “The Black Phone,” “The Purge,” “Sinister,” “Sinister 2,” “Daybreakers,” an episode of the TV show “The Purge” and more.
1966 – Peter DeLuise, starred in the film “Children of the Night”.
1960 – Lance Kerwin, starred in the TV movie “Salem’s Lot.”
1957 – Lori Singer, appeared in the films “Equinox,” and “Warlock”.
1953 – Ron Underwood, directed “Tremors” and “Mighty Joe Young.”
1953 – Sarah York, played Shelly in “The Evil Dead [1981].”
1952 – Kevin Geer, actor in “100 Feet” and an episode of the TV Series “Monsters.”
1931 – Mike Nichols, producer of the film “Wolf.”
1906 – Edwin Rochelle, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong,” “Invisible Invaders” episodes of the TV Series “Thiller,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – Season 1.”
1899 – Francis Lederer, starred in the films “The Return of Dracula” and “Terror is a Man.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 6
2021 – Marguerite McNeil, actress in “My Bloody Valentine.”
2021 – John Link, actor in “Duck! The Carbine Hight Massacre,” “Scary Sexy Disaster Movie,” “Mistress Frankenstein” and “An Erotic Werewolf in London.”
2021 – Clifford Rose, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Mystery and Imagination” and “Fox Mystery Theater.”
2020 – Kenneth V. Jones, appeared in “Phantasm” and “Hidden Fears.”
2020 – Ken Spears, producer for “Rumpelstiltskin” and writer for an episode of “Scooby-Doo Mystery Incorporated.”
2019 – Cheng Sihan, appeared in “Journey to the West.”
2011 – Bert Batt, assistant director for “The Gorgon,” “The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,” “Old Dracula,” “The Spiral Staircase” and more.
2009 – Ron Sproat, who wrote for the original “Dark Shadows”.
2004 – Elizabeth Rogers, actress in the extended version of “The Swarm” and the TV Movie “Something Evil.”
2004 – Robert Lang, appeared in “The House That Dripped Blood,” “The Medusa Touch,” “Night Watch” and episodes of “Tales of the Unexpected,” “Thriller,” “Out of the Unknown” and Fox Mystery Theater.”
1995 – Aneta Corsaut, starred in “The Blob [1958],” “The Toolbox Murders” and the TV Movie “Bad Ronald.”
1985 – Joel Crothers who played “Joe Haskell” on the TV series “Dark Shadows”.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 6
Frightmare [1974] – UK
Blood For Dracula [1974]
House on the Edge of the Park [1980] – Italy
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker [1991] – video (premiere)
The Ghouls [2003] – American Cinemateque
Krampus: Origins [2018]
Critters Attack! [2019] – TV Movie
Kindred [2020]
The Dark and the Wicked [2020]
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NOVEMBER 7
BORN ON NOVEMBER 7
1987 – Rachele Brooke Smith, actress in “The Cloth,” “Cold Moon,” “Saltwater – TV Movie,” “Nightmare Shark,” “The Last Exorcist” and “Dangerous Methods.”
1972 – Jeremy London, appeared in “Demigod,” “Buddy Hutchins”, “The Devil’s Dozen,, “Wolvesbayne,” “The Dinner Party” and more.
1972 – Jason London, appeared in “The Rage: Carrie 2,” “The Terror Experiment,” “Shark Island,” “Mask Maker,” “Dracula III: Legacy,” “The Devil’s Tomb” and more.
1964 – Shannon Whirry, starred in “The Granny,” “Omega Doom,” and “Dead West.”
1948 – James Houghton, writer for 3 episodes of “Tales from the Darkside,” appeared in “Superstition” and episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
1926 – Melissa Stribling, appeared in “Horror of Dracula,” “Crucible of Terror,” “Journey into Darkness” and more.
1916 – Myra Davis, was Janet Leigh’s body double in “Psycho [1960].”
1903 – Dean Jagger, starred in the films “Revolt of the Zombies,” “X, the Unknown” and “Alligator.”
1898 – Paul Gangelin, screenwriter for “The Giant Claw,” “The Boogie Man Will Get You” and “The Mad Ghoul.”
1883 – William Wagner, appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 7
2022 – Leslie Phillips, actor in “The Gamma People,” the TV Movie “Walking With Shadows,” episodes of “Tales from the Crypt” and “Ghosts of Albion.”
2021 – Dean Stockwell, actor in “The Dunwich Horror,” “Werewolf of Washington,” “Once Bitten,” “Deep in Darkness” episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Matinee Theatre,” “The Langoliers,” “They Nest – TV Movie” and many more.
2021 – Enrique Rocha, actor in “A Woman Possessed,” “Queen Doll,” “Satanic Pandemonium” and the TV Movie “Cold Blooded Violence.”
2020 – John Fraser, actor in “Repulsion,” “Schizo,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Journey to the Unknown,” “Mystery and Imagination” and “Supernatural.”
2020 – Song Jae-ho, appeared in “Face.”
2019 – Steven Marlo, actor in “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “Arnold” and “The Swarm.”
2013 – Paul Mantee, actor in “Day of the Animals,” “The Manitou” and “Lurking Fear.”
2004 – Howard Keel, starred in “Day of the Triffids”.
1994 – Will Knickerbocker, actor in “Barracuda,” “Island Claws,” “Jaws 3D” and “Popcorn.”
1993 – Charles Aidman, the narrator for the 1980’s version of “The Twilight Zone,” also appeared in the films “Alien Zone” and “Innerspace.”
1986 – Alan Hewitt, appeared in an episode each of the TV Shows “Matinee Theatre” and “Inner Sanctum.”
1980 – Steve McQueen, starred in “The Blob [1958].”
1944 – Dwight Frye, appeared in “Dracula [1931],” “Frankenstein [1931],” “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Son of Frankenstein,” “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Man” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 7
Target Earth [1954]
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave [1968] – UK
Christmas Evil [1980] – Pittsburgh
The Boogey Man [1980]
The Night Flier [1997]
Starship Troopers [1997]
The Gravedancers [2006] – Netherlands
House [2008]
Mother Krampus [2017]
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NOVEMBER 8
BORN ON NOVEMBER 8
1986 – Kaniehtiio Horn, actress in “A Flesh Offering,” “Embrace of the Vampire,” “Mohawk,” “Possessor” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Slasher,” “Creeped Out,” “The Strain,” “Hemlock Grove,” “Supernatural” and “Being Human.”
1981 – Azura Skye, appeared in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series,” “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “Red Dragon,” “One Missed Call” and “Ascent to Hell.”
1979 – Dania Ramirez, appeared in “Quarantine,” “Lycan” and the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
1975 – Tara Reid, appeared in “A Return to Salem’s Lot,” “Urban Legend,” “Alone in the Dark,” “Incubus” and the “Sharknado” films.
1968 – Parker Posey, starred in “The Eye,” Blade: Trinity,” “Scream 3” and the TV Movie “Frankenstein [2004].”
1952 – Alfre Woodard, actress in “Annabelle,” and Lost Souls.”
1935 – Alain Delon, appeared in “Spirits of the Dead,” “Shock Treatment” and “The Passage.”
1926 – Jack Mendelsohn, writer for the animated TV Series “Groovie Goolies.”
1914 – Norman Lloyd, director/producer for “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” actor in “Audrey Rose,” “Jaws of Satan,” “The Omen [1995] – TV Movie,” “Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes – TV Movie” and more.
1898 – Thomas Pratt, editor for “The Walking Dead [1936],” “The Return of Doctor X” and “The Terror.”
1877 – Robert Homans, appeared in “The Drums of Jeopardy,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Night Monster” and “The Phantom Speaks.”
1847 – Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula.
DIED ON NOVEMBER 8
2022 – William Frederick Knight, actor in “Shadows of the Dead,” “Fear House,” “Exorcist Chronicles,” “Starkweather,” “Frog-g-g!” “Exorcism,” “Curse of the Puppet Master,” “Witchcraft 8: Salem’s Ghost,” “The Lost Platoon,” “B.O.R.N.” and more.
2022 – Dan McCafferty, soundtrack for “Roja Oscuridad – aka “Darkness in Red” and “Supernatural – Episode: Crossroad Blues.”
2022 – Pierre Kartner, soundtrack for “Drie Gasten en een Videocamera – aka “Three Guests and a Video Game.”
2021 – Margo Guryan, soundtrack for “Decoys.”
2021 – Geir Vegar Hoel, actor in “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” “Dead Snow,” “Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead,” “Inside the Whore,” “Jaget” and the TV Series “Heirs of the Night.”
2020 – Alex Trebek, appeared in The X-Files – Episode: Jose Chung’s from Outer Space.”
2011 – Heavy D, hip hop artist who turned to acting and starred in an episode of “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series.”
2006 – Gillie Fenwick, appeared in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” episodes of the TV Series “The Unforseen,” “Purple Playhouse” and “Friday the 13th: The Series.”
1997 – Michael Ward, appeared in “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell.”
1968 – Wendell Corey, starred in “Rear Window,” “Picture Mommy Dead,” and “Astro-Zombies.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 8
The Horror of Frankenstein [1970] – UK
Scars of Dracula [1970] – UK
Magic [1978]
Transylvania 6-5000 [1985]
Psycho Cop Returns [1993] – Germany
Dark Asylum [2001]
Zombie Night [2003]
Wasteland [2013] – South African Horrorfest
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NOVEMBER 9
BORN ON NOVEMBER 9
1984 – Elysia Rotaru, appeared in “iZombie – TV Series,” “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Choose Your Victim – TV Series,” “The Sinners,” “Girl House,” and “Stan Helsing.”
1970 – Chris Jericho, actor in “Albino Farm,” “Sharknado 3: Oh Nell No!,” “Killroy was Here” and “Terrifier 2.”
1929 – Severn Darden, appeared in “Werewolves on Wheels” and “Saturday the 14th.”
1911 – William F. Calvert, set decorator for “The Spider,” “Night of the Lepus” and the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1899 – Francisco Reiguera, appeared in “The Brainiac,” “Mysteries of Black Magic,” “The Mark of Satan” and the TV Series “The Mummies of Guanajuato.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 9
2022 – Gal Costa, soundtrack for “Bacurau – aka “Nighthawk” and “The Prophet (2006-2007) – TV Series.”
2021 – Jerry Douglas, actor in “Black Zoo,” “The Dead Don’t Die [1975] – TV Movie,” “Silent But Deadly,” episodes of the TV Series “The Outer Limits” and “The Wide World of Mystery.”
2021 – Roy Holder, actor in “The Death Wheelers – aka Psychomania,” “Out of Darkness” and the TV Series “The Invisible Man.”
2021 – Richard Kyanka, actor in the short “Doom House.”
2020 – Józef Para, appeared in “Alchemik.”
2003 – Art Carney, starred in “Firestarter [1984]” and the very touching “Twilight Zone” episode “Night of the Meek.”
2003 – Fred J. Brown, sound department for “The Exorcist,” “DeepStar Six,” “Snow White: A Tale of Terror,” “Grizzly,” “Day of the Animals,” “The Manitou,” “Psychic Killer” and more.
1979 – Lewis Charles, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Tales of Tomorrow” and “Inner Sanctum.”
1978 – Florence Marly, who played the title role in “Queen of Blood”.
1968 – Gerald Mohr, appeared in “The Angry Red Planet,” “My World Dies Screaming,” “The Catman of Paris” and “The Monster and the Girl”.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 9
Curse of the Demon [1957] – UK
Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory [1961] – Italy
Silent Night, Deadly Night [1984]
Child’s Play [1988]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out [1989]
Child’s Play 2 [1990]
Mister Frost [1990]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker [1991]
Trancers 5: Sudden Death [1994]
Retro Puppet Master [1999] – video premiere
Jason X [2001]
Dead End [2003] – DVD premiere
Mulberry Street [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Nightmare Man [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Borderland [2007]
P2 [2007]
The Deaths of Ian Stone [2007] – After Dark Horrorfest
A Feast of Flesh [2007]
Unearthed [2007] – After Dark Horrorfest
Bering Sea Beast [2013] – TV Movie
Gags The Clown [2018]
The Jack in the Box [2019] – British Horror Film Festival
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NOVEMBER 10
BORN ON NOVEMBER 10
1977 – Brittany Murphy, actress in “Something Wicked,” “Cherry Falls,” “The Prophecy II,” “Across the Hall” and “Deadline.”
1968 – Tracy Morgan, hosted the show “Scare Tactics.”
1966 – Vanessa Angel, appeared in “Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft,” “Monster Night,” “Raging Sharks,” “Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys,” “Behind the Walls,” “Out for Blood” and more.
1960 – Neil Gaiman, producer/writer for “The Sandman – podcast episodes.”
1956 – Matt Craven, appeared in “Happy Birthday to Me,” “Disturbia,” “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Resurrection – TV Series.”
1955 – Clare Higgins, starred in “Hellraiser” and “Hellbound: Hellraiser II.” She also appeared in “Being Human – TV Series.”
1955 – Roland Emmerich, Writer/producer/director whose film credits include the remake of “Godzilla,” “Independence Day,” “Hell” and “Eight Legged Freaks.”
1950 – Debra Hill, wrote and/or produced “Halloween,” “The Fog,” “Escape From New York.” “Halloween II”, “Halloween III” and many more. She grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey which they took for the fictional Illinois town in “Halloween.”
1948 – Vincent Schiavelli, appeared in “Lord of Illusions” and “Lurking Fear.”
1932 – Roy Scheider, starred in “Jaws,” “Curse of the Living Corpse,” “Dracula II: The Ascension” and “Dracula III: Legacy.”
1930 – Sergio Graziani, voice dubbing for “The Last Man on Earth,” “The Possessed,” “The Witch [1966],” “Spirits of the Dead,” “Dorian Gray [1970],” “The Cat o’ Nine Tales,” “Web of the Spider,” “The Crimes of the Black Cat,” “Torso,” “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,” “Beyond the Door,” “The Psychic,’ “Dawn of the Dead [1978],” “Phenomena,” “The Sect” and more.
1928 – Ennio Morricone, well known composer, “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Stendhal Syndrome,” Wolf,” “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” “Orca,” “The Chosen,” “Autopsy,” “The Antichrist,” “The Cat o’ Nine Tails,” “The Thing” and many more.
1925 – Richard Burton, starred in “The Exorcist: The Heretic,” “The Medusa Touch” and “Doctor Faustus.”
1924 – Russell Johnson, appeared in “Attack of the Crab Monster,” “It Came from Outer Space” and “This Island Earth.”
1899 – Claude Rains, starred in “The Invisible Man,” “The Wolf Man” and the 1943 version of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
1875 – Maude Eburne, actress in “The Bat Whispers,” “The Vampire Bat” and “The Boogie Man Will Get You.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 10
2023 – John Bailey, cinematographer for “Open Window,” “Premonition,” “Cat People,” “Incident at Loch Ness,” camera/electrical for “The Initiation of Sarah” and Cursed.”
2022 – Kevin Conroy, actor in “Yoga Hosers,” “The Raven [2020] – short,” the TV Movies “Covenant,” “Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives” and Scooby Doo and Guess Who? [2019] – 1 episode.”
2022 – Chi-Ming Yu, appeared in “Xiao sheng pa pa – aka “Till Death Do We Scare.”
2021 – Spike Heatley, music department/acoustic double base in “Repulsion.”
2019 – Lawrence G. Paull, production designer for “Predator 2” and art director for the TV Movie “She Waits.”
2017 – Ray Lovelock, starred in “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,” “Autopsy,” “Play Motel,” “Queens of Evil” and “The Last House on the Beach.”
2010 – Dino De Laurentiis, producer for “Firestarter [1984],” “Army of Darkness,” “King Kong [1976],” “Hannibal” and more.
2006 – Jack Palance, starred in the Dan Curtis produced TV movies “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” and “Dracula.”
1992 – Chuck Connors, starred in the film “Tourist Trap” and in the “Werewolf” TV series.
1981 – Grant Whytock, editor for “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “Twice-Told Tales,” “The Magician,” “The Unholy Night,” “The Mad Magician,” “Curse of the Faceless Man” and “Diary of a Madman.”
1977 –Dennis Wheatley, British author whose novels were turned into such films as “The Devil Rides Out” and “To the Devil A Daughter.”
1977 – Jodie Copelan, editor for “The Snow Creature,” “Kronos,” “Night of the Blood Beast,” “Ring of Terror,” “Night Tide,” “Laserblast,” House of the Damned” and “Hand of Death.”
1962 – Willis O’Brien, Special effects for “King Kong” and “The Giant Behemoth.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 10
The Cat Creeps [1930]
The Cat and the Canary [1939]
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House [1943]
Crucible of Horror [1970] – New York City
The Prowler [1981] – UK
Communion [1989]
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie [1989] – New York City
Nightstalker [2002]
Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact [2006]
Night of the Living Dead 3D [2006]
Hurt [2009]
Army of Frankensteins [2013]
Hi-8 [Horror Independent 8] [2013] – Los Angeles (premiere)
Winterskin [2018] – Soho Horror Film Festival
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NOVEMBER 11
BORN ON NOVEMBER 11
1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, appeared in “Critters 3” starred in “Inception” and “Shutter Island,” produced “Orphan,” “Red Riding Hood” and “Delirium.”
1972 – Tyler Christopher, actor in “Raven [2010]” and The Twilight Zone – Episode: One Night at Mercy.”
1962 – Demi Moore, starred in “Parasite” and “The Seventh Sign”.
1960 – Stanley Tucci, appeared in “The Witches, “Monkey Shines,” “The Silence,” “Patient Zero,” “The Eighteenth Angel” and episodes of the TV series “Fortitude.”
1951 – Bill Moseley, starred in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” “House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Halloween [2007],” “Night of the Living Dead [1990],] “Shed of the Dead [2019], “Big Top Evil,” “Minutes to Midnight,” “Dark Roads 79,” “Smothered,” “Old 37,” “Charlie’s Farm,” “Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet,” “Dead Air” and many more.
1940 – Dennis Fimple, appeared in “House of 1000 Corpses,” “King Kong [1976],” “Bug Buster,” “Creature from Black Lake,” “Fangs,” “The Evictors” and more.
1930 – Sheldon Tromberg, producer for “The Redeemer: Son of Satan!”
1926 – Kellam de Forest, additional crew/researcher for “The Stepfather [1987].”
1925 – John Guillermin, directed “King Kong [1976]” and producer/writer for “Melody in the Dark.”
1918 – Victor Brooks, actor in “The Brides of Dracula,” “The Brain,” “The Day of the Triffids,” “Witchcraft,” “Devils of Darkness,” “Burke & Hare” and more.
1915 – Milicent Patrick, chiefly designed the gill man suit for “Creature From The Black Lagoon” but was denied credit for many years from Bud Westmore, head of Universal’s makeup department of the time. She finally got the credit she deserved in the late 1990’s.
1911 – Patric Knowles, starred in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” “The Wolf Man” and “Terror In the Wax Museum.”
1909 – Robert Ryan, appeared in “The Ghost Breakers.”
1906 – Theodore Gottlieb, appeared in “The ‘Burbs,” “Nocturna,” “Horror of the Blood Monsters” and “Devil’s Express.”
1901 – Paul Borofsky, editor for “Spook Louder,” “The Return of the Vampire,” “The Soul of a Monster” and an episode of the TV Series “Jungle Jim.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 11
2022 – Gallagher, honorable mention – see his famous smashing watermelons:
2022 – Sven-Bertil Taube, actor in “London Voodoo.”
2021 – Rony Dozer, actor in “The Uninvited [2001].”
2021 – Henry Woolf, actor in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “The Hound of Baskervilles.”
2019 – Tadashi Nakamura, voice acting dubbing for “Dracula: Dead and Living It” and “Repossessed.”
2008 – Arthur Ross screenplays include “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “The Creature Walks Among Us,” “Satan’s School For Girls” and episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
2005 – Moustapha Akkad, produced “Halloween [1978],” “Halloween II [1981],” “Halloween III,” “Halloween 4,” “Halloween 5,” “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” “Halloween H20” and “Halloween Resurrection.”
1997 – William Alland, producer for “It Came From Outer Space,” “Creature From the Black Lagoon” and “This Island Earth”.
1979 – Dimitri Tiomkin, conductor his music was used in the films “The Mummy’s Curse,” “The Cat Creeps” and The Thing From Another World [1951].
1968 – Phillip Scheer, makeup artist for “Revolt of the Zombies,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “Blood of Dracula,”” Attack of the Puppet People,” “How to Make a Monster” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 11
The Devil Bat [1940] – US premiere
The Return of the Vampire [1943]
Bluebeard [1944]
Schizo [1976] – UK
Ghost Town [1988]
Interview with the Vampire [1994]
Evil Cult [2003]
Speed Demon [2003]
The Curse of Blanchard Hill [2006] – NW Projections Film Festival
The Evil Woods [2007]
One-Eyed Monster [2008]
Humans vs Zombies [2011]
E-Demon [2016] – NYC Horror Film Festival
Here Comes Hell [2019] – UK
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