DECEMBER 24
BORN ON DECEMBER 24
1985 – Laura Aikman, appeared in “The Hatching”, “Demons [TV Mini-Series]” and “Bloodmonkey.”
1972 – Carmen Moore, appeared in “iZombie – TV Series,” “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Wolf Lake – TV Series” and “Spooky House.”
1957 – Scott Spiegel, producer/actor/director “Evil Dead [1981],” “Evil Dead II,” “Drag Me to Hell,” “Darkman,” “Intruder,” “From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money,” “Hostel: Part III” and more.
1954 – Kazunori Itô, screenwriter for “Gamera, Guardian of the Universe,” “Necronomicon,” “Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion” and “Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris.”
1945 – Nicholas Meyer, screenwriter for “Invasion of the Bee Girls.”
1944 – Katsuhiko Saski, appeared in “Terror of Mechagodzilla,” “Godzilla vs. Biolante” and “Evil of Dracula.”
1935 – Denny Clairmont, camera operator for “Laserblast [1978].”
1928 – Norman Rossington, actor in “Death Line,” “Frankenstein: The True Story” and “House of the Long Shadows.”
1923 – David F. Friedman, producer for “Blood Feast,” “2,000 Maniacs” and “2001 Maniacs.”
1910 – Fritz Leiber, Jr., penned the novel “Conjure Wife” on which the films “Weird Woman” and “Burn, Witch Burn” were based and appeared in the 1970 film “Equinox.”
1906 – Franz Waxman, composer who did the scores for such films as “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Ray,” “Devil-Doll,” and the original “Twilight Zone” TV series.
1886 – Michael Curtiz, director for “Alraune,” “The Mad Genius,” “Doctor X,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Walking Dead [1936]” and writer for “Dracula’s Death.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 24
2022 – John Bird, actor in 4 episodes of the TV Series “Armchair Thriller [1980].”
2022 – Chalapathi Rao, actor in “Arundhati,” “Avunu,” “Aame Yevaru” and “Intlo Dayyam Nakemi Bhayam.”
2020 – Guy N. Smith, horror author for “Werewolf Series,” “Crabs Series,” “Slime Beast Series” and more.
2012 – Jack Klugman, starred in one of the classic episodes of Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone – TV Series.”
2012 – Charles Durning, appeared in “When a Stranger Calls,” “When a Stranger Calls Back,” “Dark Night of the Scarecrow,” “The Fury” and more.
1994 – Rossano Brazzi, appeared in “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks,” “Omen II: The Final Conflict” and “Young Dracula”.
1988 – Noel Willman, actor in “The Reptile,” “The Kiss of the Vampire” and an episode of the TV Series “Target.”
1984 – Ian Hendry, actor in “Children of the Damned,” “Repulsion,” “Tales from the Crypt [1972],” “Theatre of Blood,” “Damien: Omen II” and more.
1975 – Bernard Herrmann, composed the scores for the films “Psycho,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still”.
1938 – Jack Pratt, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 24
The House of the Devil [1896]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931]
The Ghost Ship [1942]
The Phantom [1943]
Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told [1967]
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte [1964]
Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot [1976]
The Town That Dreaded Sundown [1976]
The Ninth Gate [1999]
Murder-Set-Pieces [2004]
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MERRY CHRISTMAS – HAPPY SANTA DAY
DECEMBER 25
BORN ON DECEMBER 25
1985 – Perdita Weeks, appeared in “As Above, So Below,” “Prowl” and episodes of the TV Series “Penny Dreadful.”
1981 – Moneca Delain, appeared in “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe” and “Trick ‘r Treat”.
1952 – CCH Pounder, appeared in “Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight,” “Halloween Resurrection,” and the TV movies “House of Frankenstein [1997]” and “Psycho IV: The Beginning.”
1946 – Jimmy Buffet, appeared in “Repo Man,” “Congo” and “Jurassic World.”
1945 – Terrence O’Hara, director for “Darkroom,” “Double Vision,” as well as episodes of “Brimstone,” “Miracles” and “Grimm.”
1942 – Sissy Spacek, played the title role of “Carrie,” also starred in “An American Haunting,” “The Ring 2” and was the set dresser on the 1974 film “Phantom of the Paradise.”
1934 – John Ashley, starred in “Brides of Blood,” “The Mad Doctor of Blood Island,” “Beast of the Yellow Night” and the American made “Frankenstein’s Daughter.”
1928 – Dick Miller appeared in numerous films such as the original “Bucket of Blood,” “Gremlins,” “The Howling,” “Piranha,” “It Conquered the World” and many more.
1925 – Alan Jay Factor, producer for the TV Movie “Something Evil” and appeared in “The Brain Eaters.”
1924 – Rod Serling, writer and creator of “The Twilight Zone” and “Night Gallery.”
1920 – Roy Moe, technical producer for the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
1908 – Quentin Crisp, appeared in “The Bride [1985].”
1906 – Frank Ferguson, actor in “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “House of Wax [1953],” “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” as well as episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1903 – J. Edward Bromberg, appeared in “Son of Dracula,” and the 1943 version of “Phantom of the Opera.”
1899 – Humprey Bogart, starred in the film “The Return of Dr. X.”
1876 – Joseph M. Schenck, producer for “The Bat Whispers” and the short “The Haunted House.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 25
2022 – John Leddy, actor in “Nosferatu the Vampyre.”
2022 – Alya Nikulina, actress in “The Darkest Hour” and the TV Movie “Chas oborotnya.”
2022 – Yûji Nunokawa, producer for “Lily C.A.T.,” “Rumic World: The Laughing Target” and the TV Series “Ghost Stories (2000-2001).”
2021 – Harry Colomby, producer/writer for the TV Movie “Comedy of Horrors.”
2020 – Chico Ejiro, director of “Black Maria.”
2019 – Lee Mendelson, executive producer for “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and worked on the soundtrack for “Ash vs Evil Dead Episode: Unfinished Business [2018].”
2015 – George Clayton Johnson, wrote the novel “Logan’s Run,” and segment # 2 of “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” as well as for the original and 1980s version of “The Twilight Zone” TV series.”
2002 – Reggie Rymal, appeared in “House of Wax [1953].”
1997 – Shinichirô Nakamura, wrote the story on which the screenplay of “Mothra” was based.
1995 – Dean Martin, starred in “Scared Stiff.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 25
Cat People [1942]
The Beast with Five Fingers [1946]
The Black Castle [1952]
The Comedy of Terrors [1963] – Detroit (premiere)
Eaten Alive [1976]
High Anxiety [1977]
Altered States [1980]
Bad Taste [1987]
An American Werewolf in Paris [1997]
The Faculty [1998]
Mighty Joe Young [1998]
Darkness [2004]
Wolf Creek [2005]
Black Christmas [2006]
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator – Requiem [2007]
The Spirit [2008]
The Darkest Hour [2011]
Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises [2022]
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DECEMBER 26
BORN ON DECEMBER 26
1975 – Hunter Carson, starred in the 1986 remake of “Invaders from Mars.”
1971 – Jared Leto, appeared in the films “American Psycho” and “Urban Legend.”
1932 – Robert V. Barron, actor in “The Supernaturals,” “Wicked City,” “Twilight of the Cockroaches,” “House III: The Horror Show” as well as episodes of “The Next Step Beyond” and “Amazing Stories.”
1930 – Donald Moffat appeared in “The Thing [1982],” “Monster in the Closet,” and the TV series “Logan’s Run.”
1922 – Shirley Patterson, appeared in “It! The Terror from Beyond Space” and the short “Spook Louder.”
1921 – Steve Ritch, played the title role in “The Werewolf.”
1914 – Richard Widmark, actor in “To the Devil a Daughter,” “The Swarm” and the TV Movie “Blackout.”
1906 – Frank Ferguson, actor in “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “House of Wax [1953],” “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” as well as episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1903 – Elisha Cook, Jr., appeared in “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “Blacula” and the TV movie “Salem’s Lot.”
1896 – Karl Brown, screenwriter for “The Man They Could Not Hang,” “The Man with Nine Lives,” “Before I Hang,” “The Ape Man (story) [1945].”
DIED ON DECEMBER 26
2022 – Stephen Greif, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Thriller,” “Armchair Thriller,” “Tales of the Unexpected” and “Fox Mystery Theater.”
2022 – Blasco Giurato, cinematographer for “I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe – aka “The Fantastic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” – TV Miniseries and an episode of “I giochi del diavolo – aka “The Devil’s Game.”
2021 – Jean-Marc Vallée, director for 2 episodes of “The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne.”
2021 – Andrey Yaroslavtsev, voice actor for the video game “Pathologic.”
2019 – Kushal Punjabi, appeared in “Sssshhh… [2003],” “Kaal” and “Let’s Play.”
2019 – Suellyn Lyon, “Alligator,” “End of the World” and “Crash!”
2014 – Rhodes Reason, starred in “King Kong Escapes.”
2011 – Pedro Armendáriz Jr., actor in “Las vampiras,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Chosen Survivors,” “Darker Than Night” and more.
2005 – Vincent Schiavelli, appeared in “Lord of Illusions.”
2001 – Paul Landres, directed “The Return of Dracula” and “The Vampire.”
2000 – Jason Robards, starred in “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and “Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
1993 – Jeff Morrow, starred in “Kronos,” “The Giant Claw” and “This Island Earth.”
1986 – Elsa Lanchester, The “Bride of Frankenstein” herself.
1985 – Harold P. Warren, writer for “Manos: The Hands of Fate” and “Manos Returns.”
1977 – Howard Hawks, directed the film “The Thing From Another World.”
1971 – Robert Lowery, appeared in the films “Revenge of the Zombies,” “The Mummy’s Ghost,” “The Undertaker and His Pals.”
1956 – Holmes Herbert, actor in “The Terror,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Invisible Man [1933],” “Mark of the Vampire,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” “Calling Dr. Death,” “The Mummy’s Curse” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 26
Island of Lost Souls [1932]
Rodan [1956] – Japan
The Exorcist [1973]
Dark Remains [2005]
Hanukkah [2019]
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DECEMBER 27
BORN ON DECEMBER 27
1993 – Olivia Cooke, starred in “Ouija,” “Bates Motel – TV Series,” “The Quiet Ones” and “The Signal.”
1985 – Melissa Carnell, starred in “Humas vs Zombies,” “Boggy Creek,” “Werewolf Rising” and the TV Movie “Savage County.”
1981 – Emilie de Ravin, appeared in “The Hills Have Eyes [2006],” “Carrie [2002]” and “Santa’s Slay.”
1981 – Edwin H. Knopf, writer for “East of Borneo (scenario)” and the short “Hideouser and Hideouser.”
1975 – Heather O’Rourke, the little star of “Poltergeist I, II & III.”
1966 – Eva LaRue, appeared in “RoboCop 3,” “Ghoulies Go to College,” “They Came from Outer Space – TV Series” and “Freddy’s Nightmares – TV Series.”
1966 – Bill Goldberg, starred in “Santa’s Slay” and “Universal Soldier: The Return.”
1963 – Melissa Moore, appeared in “Hellborn,” “Sorority House Massacre II,” “Vampire Cop,” “The Invisible Maniac,” “Scream Dream” and “Evil Spawn.”
1962 – Barbara Crampton, appeared in “Re-Animator,” Reborn, Replace, “From Beyond”, “Chopping Mall,” a bit part in Body Double, Beyond the Gates, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, “Tales of Halloween,” “Jakob’s Wife” and many more.
1960 – Maryam d’Abo, actress in “Xtro,” “Nightlife,” “Immortal Sins,” “Double Obsession,” “Tomcat: Dangerous Desires,” “Stalked,” “Evil Remains” as well as episodes of “Something Is Out There,” “Chillers” and “Tales from the Crypt.”
1951 – Charles Band, prolific writer/producer/director of B-films. He formed Empire Pictures and then Full Moon Pictures. He has created such franchises as “Puppet Master,” “Subspecies” and movies “Re-Animator,” “From Beyond,” “Troll,” “Tourist Trap,” “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,” “Ghoulies [1984],” “The St. Francisville Experiment” and many more.
1941 – John Amos, appeared in “Two Evil Eyes.”
1932 – Nick Dimitri, actor in “The Norliss Tapes,” stunts for “The Night Stalker,” “Grave of the Vampire,” “The Night Stangler,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer” and “Fright Night [1985].”
1926 – Michel Piccoli, appeared in “Sortilèges,” ”Torticola contre Frankensberg,” “La chevelure,” “The Infernal Trio” and “Leonor.”
1915 – Guy Rolfe, played the title role in the film “Mr. Sardonicus” and portrayed “Toulan” in “Puppet Master III, 4, 5 & 7.”
1901 – Marlene Dietrich, starred in “Stage Fright.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 27
2021 – Mushtaq Merchant, actor in “Shaitan Mujrim,” “Haveli” and “Dak Bangla.”
2020 – Ishwar Bidri, cinematographer for “Who Are You?”
2020 – William Link, writer for episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Darkroom.”
2019 – Burt Richards, additional crew/title sequence for “Fear of Clowns,” “Hunting Humans,” appeared in “Sisters” and ‘Barracuda.”
2012 – Harry Carey Jr., appeared in “The Exorcist III”, “Gremlins”, “Endangered Species”, and “Billy the Kid Versus Dracula.”
1999 – Michael McDowell, wrote the screenplays for “Beetlejuice,” “Thinner” and “Tales from The Darkside: The Movie.”
1977 – Ralph Littlefield, appeared in “The Living Ghost,” “The Ape Man” and “Voodoo Man.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 27
The Invisible Woman [1940]
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere [1951]
The Willies [1990]
Twelve Monkeys [1995] – USA limited
Witchcraft 7: Judgment Hour [1995]
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DECEMBER 28
BORN ON DECEMBER 28
1987 – Thomas Dekker, played “John Connor” on the TV series “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” and appeared in “A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010],” “Village of the Damned” “Fear Clinic” and more.
1982 – Beau Garrett, appeared in “Turistas” and “Unearthed.”
1977 – Vanessa Ferlito, starred in “Death Proof” and “Grindhouse.”
1952 – Denzel Washington, starred in “Fallen” and “The Bone Collector.”
1946 – Edgar Winter, who wrote and performed the song “Frankenstein.”
1938 – Jon Voight, actor in “Anaconda,” “Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders” and “Deliverance.”
1932 – Nichelle Nichols, actress in “The Supernaturals,” “The Torturer,” “Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster,” “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming,” “American Nightmares” and “Good vs Evil – Episode: Renunciation.”
1923 – Andrew Duggan, appeared in such films as “Return to Salem’s Lot,” “It Lives Again”.
1922 – Stan Lee, producer for “Blade,” “Blade II,” “Blade: Trinity,” “Man-Thing,” “The Sandman” the TV Series “Blade” and many more.
1916 – Maris Wrixon, appeared in “The Ape,” “The Face of Marble” and an episode of the TV Series “Target.”
1908 – Lew Ayres, appeared in the films “Salem’s Lot” and “Damien: Omen II”.
1888 – F.W. Murnau, directed “Der Januskopf” [a.k.a. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde], the 1922 version of “Nosferatu” and “Faust.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 28
2013 – Joseph Ruskin, appeared in “Diary of a Madman,” “The Musters’ Revenge,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer,” “Saturday the 14th Strikes Back,” “King Cobra,” “Wishcraft” and episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, “The Outer Limits” and “Night Gallery.”
2012 – Jon Finch, appeared in “Lurking Fear,” “Hammer House of Horror – TV Series,” “The Horror of Frankenstein” and “The Vampire Lovers.”
2005 – Patrick Cranshaw, appeared in “The Amazing Transparent Man,” “Nightmare Honeymoon” and the TV Movie “Curse of the Swamp Creature.”
2003 – Murray Smith, screenwriter for “Die Screaming Marianne,” “Schizo,” “The Comeback” “Hammer House of Horror – Episode: Children of the Full Moon.”
1998 – April Kent, starred in “The Incredible Shrinking Man”.
1996 – Don Nagle, starred in “Bride of the Monster” and “Night of the Ghouls”.
1990 – Edward Brayshaw, appeared in “Unmasked Part 25,” episodes of the TV Series “The Frighteners,” “Department S” and “Mystery and Imagination.”
1983 – William Demarest, appeared in episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and the TV movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”
1977 – Minoru Takada, appeared in “Atragon,” “Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster” and “Atomic Rulers of the World”.
1971 – Max Steiner, composer for “King Kong [1933],” ”Son of Kong,” The Most Dangerous Game,” “The Beast With Five Fingers,” “The Monkey’s Paw,” soundtrack for “Doctor Sleep,” “Dark Shadows [2012]” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 28
The Mysterians [1957]
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo [1977] – TV Movie
Monstersdotcom [2003]
Shadows [2007]
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DECEMBER 29
BORN ON DECEMBER 29
1989 – Jane Levy, starred in the remake of “Evil Dead,” “Office Uprising,” “Don’t Breathe” and episodes of “Castle Rock.”
1982 – Alison Brie, appeared in “The Rental,” “Born,” “Scream 4” and “Parasomnia.”
1964 – Michael Cudlitz, starred in “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “The Dead Zone – TV Series,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series” and more.
1959 – Patricia Clarkson, appeared in “The Green Mile,” and the 2002 TV version of “Carrie.”
1947 – Ted Danson, appeared in “Creepshow” and the TV movie “Living with the Dead.”
1938 – Jon Voight, starred in “Anaconda,” “Getaway” and “Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders.”
1937 – Barbara Steele starred in “Black Sunday,” “Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Horrible Dr. Hichcock” and as “Julia Hoffman” in the 1991 version of the TV series “Dark Shadows.”
1936 – Mary Tyler Moore, appeared in 2 episodes of the TV Series “Thriller.”
1933 – Joel M. Reed, director of “Bloodsucking Freaks,” “Blood Bath” and “Night of the Zombies.”
1932 – Inga Swenson, appeared in the TV Movie “Bay Cove.”
1927 – Evan Jones, writer for “The Damned,” “Night Watch” and an episode of the TV Series “Chillers.”
1926 – Honor Shepherd, appeared in “The Blood Beast Terror.”
1923 – Charles Grenzbach, sound department for “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “Lady in White,” “Deadly Blessing,” “Grizzly,” “The Manitou,” “Transylvania 6-5000” and many more.
1923 – Mike Nussbaum, actor in “Fatal Attraction,” “Men in Black,” episodes of the TV Series “The X-Files” and “The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas.”
1920 – Viveca Linfors, appeared in “Creep Show,” “Stargate” and “The Exorcist III.”
1908 – Claire Dodd, appeared in the 1941 version of “The Black Cat” and “The Mad Doctor of Market Street.”
1907 – Freda Jackson, appeared in “The Valley of Gwangi”, “Monster of Terror”, “The Brides of Dracula.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 29
2022 – Ruggero Deodato, director of “Deathcember,” “Ballad in Blood,” “The Washing Machine,” “The Profane Exhibit,” “Phantom of Death,” “Body Count,” “House on the Edge of the Park,” “Cannibal Holocaust,” “Jungle Holocaust,” “Castle of Blood,” “Horror Castle” and more.
2022 – Eduard Artemyev, composer for the TV Movie “Burial of the Rats.”
2021 – Vijay Galani, producer for “Sunflower.”
2020 – Josefina Echánove, appeared in “Amityville 3-D” and “Dance with the Devil.”
2020 – Paul M. Heller, producer for “The Pack.”
2020 – Wilma Pelly, appeared in “Consume” and “Don’t Say Its Name.”
2020 – Corrado Olmi, appeared in “Cat ‘o Nine Tales.”
2019 – Neil Innes, starred in “I Was a Teenage Beatnik.”
2019 – Hilda Rebello, appeared in the tv series “Vamp.”
2015 – Miguel de Grandy, actor in “The Sea Serpent,” “Beaks: The Movie,” “Slugs” and “Immortal Sins.”
2004 – Charles Bradstreet, actor in “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
2004 – William Boyett who appeared in “Bloody Birthday” and “The Hidden”.
2003 – Earl Hindman, appeared in “The Parallax View” and the TV show “Tales of the Darkside.”
1998 – Don Taylor, directed “The Island of Dr. Moreau [1977]” and “Damien: Omen II.”
1980 – Larry Dunn, stunts for “Laserblast,” “Spawn of the Slithis” and “Full Moon High.”
1980 – Roy Engel, appeared in “The Man from Planet X,” “The Indestructible Man” and “Kingdom of the Spiders”.
1972 – Rex Wimpy, second camera operator for “Psycho [1960]” and special effects for “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1971 – Stuart Holmes, appeared in “The Man Who Laughs,” “The Hidden Hand,” “The Lodger [1944],” “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1945],” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man,” “The She-Creature,” “Diary of a Madman” and more.
1961 – Katherine Sparks, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 29
A Modern Jekyll & Hyde [1913]
Kwaidan [1964] – Japan
Ghost in the Machine [1993]
Dark Universe [1993]
Dark Waters [1993] – Russia
Legend of the Mummy [1998] – video premiere
Shadow of the Vampire [2000]
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead [2006] – New York City
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DECEMBER 30
BORN ON DECEMBER 30
1988 – Jena Sims, appeared in “3 Headed Shark Attack,” “Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader,” “The Vampire Diaries -TV Series” and more.
1986 – Caity Lotz, starred in “The Pact,” “The Pact II,” “The Machine” and “Death Valley – TV Series.”
1982 – Kristin Kreuk, starred in “Vampire”.
1980 – Eliza Dushku, starred in “Wrong Turn,” “The Alphabet Killer,” “Dollhouse – TV Series” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series.”
1973 – Jason Behr, appeared in “Skinwalkers” and “The Grudge.”
1971 – C.S. Lee, appeared in the 2004 remake of “The Stepford Wives” and “The Unborn [2009]”
1966 – Sophie Ward, appeared in “The Hunger,” “Waxwork II: Lost in Time” and Clive Barker’s “Book of Blood”.
1965 – Andrew Fleming, director of “The Craft” and “Bad Dreams.”
1960 – Kelli Maroney, appeared in “Gila!,” “True Blood – TV Series,” “Servants of Twilight,” “Transylvania Twist,” “Chopping Mall” and “Night of the Comet.”
1958 – Ellen Sandweiss starred in “The Evil Dead [1981],” the TV Series “Ash vs. Evil Dead” and more.
1955 – Sandy Farina, soundtrack for “The Toxic Avenger.”
1945 – Lloyd Kaufman, B-movie maestro and head of Troma Films was the associate producer of “The Final Countdown” and appeared in several films including “Slither,” “Ten,” “Hatchet II,” “Return to Nuke ‘Em High Vol. 1,” “House of Horrors: Gates of Hell,” ”Caeser and Otto’s Deadly Xmas” and many more.
1942 – Fred Ward who starred in “Tremors” and “Tremors II: Aftershocks.”
1939 – Gino Marrocco, appeared in “Cannibal Girls” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Unforeseen” and “Damien.”
1935 – Jack Riley, appeared in “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!,” “C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud” and “Room 6.”
1934 – Russ Tamblyn, starred in “War of the Gargantuas,” “The Haunting [1963],” “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” and more.
1934 – Joseph Bologna, appeared in “Transylvania 6-5000” and “Alligator II: The Mutation.”
1928 – Dan Fitzgerald, actor in “Barracuda,” “Island Claws,” “Eyes of a Stranger,” “Mako: The Jaws of Death,” “The Final Countdown,” “Happy New Year” and “Nightmare Beach.”
1926 – Mario Valdemarin, actor in “Death on the Fourposter [1964].”
1911 – Jeanette Nolan, appeared in “Chamber of Horrors” and “The Manitou.” She provided the voice for “Norman’s” mother “Norma Bates” in the original “Psycho.”
1907 – Carmen Dirigo, hair stylist for “House of Dracula,” “The Spider Woman Strikes Back,” “The Brute Man,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “The Vampire [1957],” “Diary of a Madman” and the TV Movie “A Taste of Evil.”
1901 – Henry Blanke, producer for “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “Phantom of the Rue Morgue [1954].”
1896 – Tom Keene, appeared in “Red Planet Mars” and “Plan 9 From Outer Space.”
1884 – Arthur Edmund Carewe, actor in “The Ghost Breaker,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1925],” “The Cat and the Canary [1927],” “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 30
2021 – Stephen Lawrence, composer for “Mirrors” and “Alice, Sweet Alice.”
2021 – Denis O’Dell, assistant director for “Vampire Over London.”
2021 – Pedro Rebollo, actor in “Una de zombis.”
2021 – Renato Scarpa, actor in “Don’t Look Now,” “Suspiria [1977]” and “Tale of Tides.”
2020 – Mike Fenton, casting director for “Poltergeist,” “Ghost Story,” “The Amityville Horror,” “The Stepfather,” “The Shaft,” Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” video and many more.
2020 – Martha Navarro, actress in “The Heart of the Night.”
2020 – Dawn Wells, appeared in “The Town That Dreaded Sundown,” “Return to Boggy Creek,” “Soulmates” and “Silent But Deadly.”
2019 – Syd Mead, appeared as himself in “Superior Firepower: The Making of ‘Aliens’”
2019 – Elizabeth Sellars, appeared in “Three’s Company [1953],” “Three Cases of Murder,” “The Mummy’s Shroud” and an episode of “Beasts Episode: During Barty’s Party [1976].”
2008 – Bernie Hamilton, appeared in the film “Scream, Blacula Scream”.
2000 – Julius J. Epstein, screenwriter for “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
1996 – Lew Ayres, appeared in “Salem’s Lot” and “Damien: Omen II.”
1996 – Jack Nance, starred in “Eraserhead,” “Ghoulies,” “The Blob [1988],” “Little Witches,” “The Demolitionist,” “Voodoo,” and “Roja Oscuridad.”
1979 – K. Gordon Murray, producer who was responsible for bringing many Mexican films to America, including “Samson vs. the Vampire Women” and “The Brainiac.”
1964 – Ted Cheesman, film editor for “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong” and “Mighty Joe Young [1949].”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 30
The Night Walker [1964] – Los Angeles
Night of a Thousand Screams [2001]
Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood [2003]
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DECEMBER 31
BORN ON DECEMBER 31
1983 – Rob Kennedy, writer for “The Accursed,” “Midnight Man,” as well as the shorts “Trick or Treat,” “Life Indiscretions,” “In the Night, In the Dark,” “Sit Beside Me” and “The Unquiet.”
1959 – Val Kilmer, starred in “Red Planet, “Mindhunters,” “Deja Vu” and the 1996 version of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
1957 – David Howe, actor in “The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra,” “Annabelle,” “Annabelle: Creation,” “Havenhurst,” as well as episodes of “Ghosted” and “American Horror Story.”
1951 – Barbara Carrera, appeared in the 1977 version of “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” “Embryo” and “When Time Ran Out.”
1953 – Jane Badler, producer for “A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return,” actress in “Surrogate,” “The Free Fall,” “Cult Girls,” “Good Samaritan – Short,” “Needle,” the TV Movie “Covenant,” and the TV Series “V” both the original and remake.
1948 – Joe Dallesandro appeared in “Flesh for Frankenstein” and “Blood for Dracula.”
1945 – Vernon Wells, starred in “Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween,” “Throwback,” “The Dead Undead,” “Silent Night, Zombie Night,” “The Education of a Vampire” and many more.
1943 – Ben Kingsley, starred in “Species,” “Spooky House,” “The Tale of Sweeney Todd” and “Bloodrayne.”
1941 – Sean S. Cunningham, directed “Friday the 13th,” “DeepStar Six,” and produced “House,” “The Horror Show,” “The Last House on the Left [1972],” “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” “Jason X,” “Freddy vs Jason” and many more.
1938 – Rosalind Cash, appeared in “The Omega Man,” “Tales from the Hood” and “Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde.”
1937 – Sir Anthony Hopkins, starred in “Silence of the Lambs,” “Hannibal,” “Red Dragon,” “Magic,” “Audrey Rose,” and as “Professor Van Helsing” in the 1992 version of “Dracula.”
1931 – Gil Melle, composed the themes for the TV series’ “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Night Gallery.”
1897 – Orry-Kelly, costume designer for “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “The Walking Dead.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 31
2021 – Betty White, actress in “Lake Placid” and “The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Episode: Who Killed Who?/Tween Wolf.”
2020 – Robert Hossein, appeared in “Barbarella” and “The Wax Mask.”
2020 – Gary Howard Klar, appeared in “A Stranger Is Watching” and “Day of the Dead.”
2020 – Narsing Yadav, appeared in “Raksha.”
2015 – Wayne Rogers, made one entry in horror when he starred in “Chamber of Horrors.”
2014 – Edward Herrmann, starred in “The Lost Boys,” “Here Come the Munsters – TV Movie” and “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” remake.
2009 – Ric Coken, composer for “The Demons of Ludlow,” sound department for “The Capture of Bigfoot,” “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer,” “Blood Harvest,” “The Borrower,” “Severed Ties,” “Truth of Dare?” “The Alpha Incident” and more.
2008 – Donald E. Westlake, screenwriter for “The Stepfather [1987],” “Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy,” “Stepfather 3” and “24th Street.”
2003 – Paula Raymond, starred in “Hand of Death,” “Blood of Dracula’s Castle” and “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms.”
2001 – Eileen Heckart, co-starred in “The Bad Seed” and “Burnt Offerings.”
2001 – Paul Hubschmid, appeared in “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.”
1979 – Luis Induni, actor in “The Horrible Sexy Vampire,” “Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf,” “Devil’s Possessed,” “Night of the Howling Beast,” “Exorcism,” “The House by the Edge of the Lake” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 31
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde [1931] – New York City
Cosmic Monsters [1958]
The Crawling Eye [1958]
The Strange World of Planet X [1958]
Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb [1964]
Vengeance of the Zombies [1973] – Charleston, WV
Psyclops [2002]
S.K.I.N.S.: Serial Killers in Need of Support [2009]
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