FEBRUARY 1
BORN ON FEBRUARY 1
1999 – Lola Forsberg, appeared in “Mega Piranha,” “Snakes on A Train,” “Alien Abduction” and “Night of The Dead: Leben Tod [2006].”
1984 – Lee Thompson Young, appeared in “The Hills Have Eyes II [2007].”
1983 – Sara Malakul Lane, appeared in “Buddy Hutchins,” “Beyond the Gates,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,” “Shark Lake,” “Sun Choke,” “Who’s Watching Oliver,” “Pernicious,” “12/12/12,” and “Sharktopus.”
1982 – Mariana Matthews, actress in “Midnight Mass.”
1969 – Brian Krause, starred in “The Demonologist,” “Sleepwalkers,” “House of Purgatory,” “Plan 9,” “Poseidon Rex,” “Camel Spiders,” “Toolbox Murders 2” and more.
1965 – Sherilyn Fenn, starred in “Meridian,” “Zombie High” and “The Wraith”.
1965 – Brandon Lee, starred in “The Crow.”
1965 – Sharone Meir, cinematographer for “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” “The Last House on the Left [2009], “Pay the Ghost,” “Rings,” “Keep Watching,” “Don’t Let Go” and an episode of “The Chronicle.”
1956 – Exene Cervenka, actress in “The Twilight Zone episode Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers.”
1955 – William Lustig, producer/director for such films as “Maniac,” “Maniac Cop.” “Maniac Cop 2,” “Maniac Cop 3,” “Relentless,” “Uncle Sam,” also appeared in “Army of Darkness” and “American Grindhouse.”
1954 – Bill Mumy, appeared in “The Twilight Zone: The Movie,” and episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Twilight Zone” and “The Munsters.”
1942 – Bibi Besch, appeared in such films as “Tremors,” and “The Beast Within.”
1937 – Garrett Morris, appeared in “The Stuff,” “Children of the Night” and “Severed Ties.”
1926 – Stuart Whitman, starred in “Night of the Lepus,” “Ruby” and “The Monster Club.”
1919 – Andrea King, appeared in the films “The Beast with Five Fingers” and “Blackenstein.”
1906 – Helen Chandler who played “Mina Seward” in the original “Dracula.”
1894 – John Ford, director/writer for “The Craving” and producer for “Mighty Joe Young [1949].”
1891 – Edward Small, producer for “Curse of the Faceless Man,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “Tower of London,” “Diary of a Madman” and production manager for “The Gorilla.”
DIED ON FEBRUARY 1
2023 – George P. Wilbur, stunts for “Blacula,” “Grizzly,” “The Clonus Horror,” “Poltergeist [1982],” “Firestarter [1984],” “Re-Animator,” “Dead Heat,” “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers,” “The Exorcist III,” “Repossessed,” “Dr. Giggles,” “Cheap Thrills” and many more.
2022 – Isaac Bardavid, appeared in the TV Miniseries “The Phantom of the Opera [1999].”
2022 – Dina Eaton, music editor for “Life,” “Dark Tide,” “Doom [2005],” “Haunted” and the TV Movie “Child of Rage.”
2022 – Paolo Graziosi, actor in “Necropolis.”
2022 – Rustica Carpio, actress in “Shake Rattle & Roll V,” “Ika-sampu” and “Bahay ampunan.”
2021 – Dustin Diamond, appeared in “Attack of the Killer B-Movies,” “Little Creeps,” “College Fright Night,” “Scavenger Killers,” Bleeding Hearts” and “Joker’s Wild.”
2021 – Robert C. Jones – special thanks for “Sanctuary [2011].”
2021 – P.S. Nivas – cinematographer for “Lisa [1978],” “Veendum Lisa” and “Bhayaanak Mahal.”
2021 – Jamie Tarses – producer for “Primeval.”
2020 – Luciano Ricceri, Set Decorator/ Costume Designer/ Production Designer for “Anima persa.”
2020 – Lila Garrett, writer for “The Addams Family Episode: Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama [1966]” and “The New Addams Family Episode: Fester and Granny vs. Grandpapa Addams.”
2019 – Clive Swift who appeared in “Raw Meat,” “Dead of Night,” TV Movie “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” and other TV movies.
2019 – Luciano Bartoli, actor in “Torso” “Caligula: The Untold Story” and “Bizarre.”
2007 – George Robotham, stuntman who worked on the films “The Manitou,” “The Mole people,” “The Island,” “Mars Attacks” and “Something Wicked This Way Comes”.
2005 – John Vernon, actor in “The Uncanny,” “Curtains,” “Blue Monkey,’ “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” “Area 51” and episodes of “Tales from the Crypt,” “War of the Worlds,” “The Unforseen,” “The Wide World of Mystery” and more.
1994 – Alberto Sorrentino, appeared in “Torso.”
1994 – Olan Soule, appeared in “Cult of the Cobra,” episodes of “One Step Beyond,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Addams Family” and “The Munsters.”
1988 – Heather O’Rourke, starred in the “Poltergeist I, II, & III”
1988 – Marcel Bozzuffi, appeared in “Images” and “L’ogre.”
1966 – Buster Keaton, appeared in an episode of “The Twilight Zone” and director/writer/actor for the short “The Haunted House.”
1966 – Hedda Hopper, appeared in the film “Dracula’s Daughter.”
1961 – Hugh Starkey, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
1959 – Madame Sul-Te-Wan, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “Black Moon,” “King of the Zombies” and “Revenge of the Zombies.”
1851 – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, who wrote the novel Frankenstein, passed away at the age of 53.
FILMS RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 1
Shock [1946]
Terror by Night [1946]
Scared to Death [1947]
Curse of the Swamp Creature [1968] – TV Movie
Horror of the Blood Monsters [1970]
It Happened at Nightmare Inn [1973] – Spain
The House of Seven Corpses [1974]
Suspiria [1977] [Italy]
Iced [1989] – Argentina
Popcorn [1991]
Valentine [2001]
The Vampire Hunters Club [2001]
Hellbilly [2003]
Andre the Butcher [2005]
The Lycanthrope [2007]
The Eye [2008]
Haunting of the Innocent [2014]
Church of Fears [2018]
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FEBRUARY 2
BORN ON FEBRUARY 2
1986 – Gemma Arterton, appeared in “Byzantium,” “Gemma” and “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”.
1982 – Kristie Marsden, appeared in episodes of the TV shows, “Supernatural,” “Masters of Horror” and “Wolf Lake”.
1962 – Michael T. Weiss, appeared in the TV Series “Dark Shadows [1991]” and “Howling IV: The Original Nightmare.”
1955 – Michael Talbott, appeared in “Carrie [1976],” “The Initiation of Sarah” and the TV Movie “Dead of Night.”
1950 – Bárbara Rey, appeared in “The Loreley’s Grasp,” “The Ghost Galleon,” “The Night of the Sorcerers” and “Rostros.”
1950 – Nora Heflin, actress in “The Initiation of Sarah.”
1949 – Bob Schott, appeared in “Vamp,” “Head of the Family” and the TV Movie “The Norliss Tapes.”
1949 – Brent Spiner, appeared in “Shocker” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Outer Limits,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Outcast” and “Tales from the Darkside.”
1947 – Farrah Fawcett, appeared in “Saturn 3.”
1939 – John A. Russo, known for co-creating the seminal 1968 film “Night of the Living Dead.” His work has also written and directed “Midnight,” “Heartstopper,” “Santa Claws,” “Voodoo Dawn,” “The Return of the Living Dead” and many more.
1938 – Bo Hopkins, actor in “Tentacles,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Mutant,” “Nightmare at Noon,” “Uncle Sam,” “Fever Lake,” “Phantoms,” “From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money,” “A Crack in the Floor “ and more.
1937 – Tom Smothers, actor in “Pandemonium” the TV Movie “The Great Bear Scare” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1936 – Duane Jones, starred in “Night of the Living Dead [1968]” and appeared in the films “Dracula: A Love Story” and “Ganja and Hess.” He had the distinction of being the first black male lead in a horror film.
1931 – Glynn Edwards, actor in “The Blood Beast Terror,” “Fragment of Fear,” “Burke & Hare,” “The Playbirds,” “The Seventh Sign” and more.
1927 – Carlo Alighiero, actor in “The Cat o’ Nine Tales,” “The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh,” “Torso” and “The Suspicious Death of a Minor.”
1918 – Ted Coodley, makeup artist for “The Black Sheep,” “Voodoo Island,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Raven [1963],” “Diary of a Madman,” “The Haunted Palace,” “Crowhaven Farm,” “A Taste of Evil,” “Death at Love House” and many more.
1876 – Maurice Tourneur, director for “While Paris Sleeps,” “Carnival of Sinners,” the shorts “Dr. Goudron’s System” and “Figures de cire.”
DIED ON FEBRUARY 2
2023 – Chris Chesser, producer for “The Surgeon” and “Bloodwork.”
2022 – Robert Blalack, visual effects for “Altered States,” “Wolfen,” “Cat People” and “Jaws 3D.”
2021 – Cecília Guimarães, appeared in “My Baby.”
2021 – Kim Bo-kyeong, appeared in “Epitaph” and “Horror Stories.”
2020 – Ivan Král, worked on the soundtrack for “Millennium Episode: Anamnesis [1998]” and “The Vampire Diaries: Episode: Because the Night [2013].”
2020 – Johnny Lee Davenport, actor in “The Ascendants Anthology” and “Castle Rock: Episode: Past Perfect [2018].”
2020 – Lovelady Powell, actress in “The Possession of Joel Delaney” and “Dark Shadows: Episode #1.193 [1967] as character: Portia Fitzsimmons.”
2008 – Barry Morse, appeared in the films “Asylum” [1972], “Funeral Home,” “The Changeling,” TV Movie “Covenant,” and TV series such as “The Twilight Zone.”
2008 – Carlos Aured, directed a few of Paul Naschy’s films including “Horror Rises from the Tomb,” “Curse of the Devil,” “The Mummy’s Revenge” and “House of Psychotic Women.”
2004 – Bernard McEveety, directed the film “The Brotherhood of Satan.”
1995 – Donald Pleasence, who played Sam Loomis in “Halloween [1978],” “Halloween II [1981],” “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers,” “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” “Prince of Darkness [1987],” “Phenomena,” “Dracula [1979],” “Escape from New York,” “Raw Meat,” “Buried Alive,” “The Monster Club” and many more.
1969 – Boris Karloff, probably best known as portraying the “Frankenstein’s Monster” in Universal’s 1931 classic, “Frankenstein” as well as “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Mummy [1932],” “The Old Dark House,” “The Raven [1963],” “Son of Frankenstein,” “The Comedy of Terrors,” “The Body Snatcher [1945],” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff,” “Abbott & Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “The Ape,” the TV Series “Thriller” and many more.
1964 – J. Peverell Marley, cinematographer for “The Hound of the Baskervilles [1939],” “House of Wax [1953]” and “Phantom of the Rue Morgue [1954].”
1946 – Rondo Hatton, starred in the films “The Brute Man,” “Pearls of Death” and “House of Horrors,”.
FILMS RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 2
The Lost World [1925]
Scream and Scream Again [1970]
The Return of Count Yorga [1971]
Killdozer [1974] – TV Movie
Jan-Gel 2: The Beast Returns [2001]
Valentine [2001] – Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival
The Quick and The Undead [2006]
The Messengers [2007]
Sealed Fates [2010]
Entity [2012]
Living Among Us [2018]
The Night Eats the World [2018]
Winchester [2018]
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FEBRUARY 3
BORN ON FEBRUARY 3
1965 – Kathleen Kinmont, appeared in the films “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “Midnight” and “Bride of Re-Animator.”
1961 – Keith Gordon, starred in “Christine,” “Jaws 2,″ “Dressed to Kill” and directed episodes of “Night Visions” and “The Strain.”
1950 – Pamela Franklin, appeared in “The Innocents,” “The Nanny,” “Necromancy” and “The Legend of Hell House”.
1950 – Morgan Fairchild, starred in “The Seduction,” “Freaked” and “Phantom of the Mall: Erik’s Revenge.”
1944 – Trisha Noble, appeared in “Private Eyes,” as well as episodes of “Night Gallery” and “Out of the Unknown.”
1939 – Robert C. Dearberg, editor for “Horror Express,” “Horror Hospital,” “Frightmare [1974],” “House of Long Shadows,” “Urban Gothic” and more.
1932 – Peggy Ann Garner, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “The Outer Limits,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “One Step Beyond.”
1929 – Carol Serling, appeared/consultant in “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” producer for 20 episodes of the Twilight Zone” and “Twilight Zone: Rod Serling’s Lost Classics.”
1914 – Hal Lierley, makeup artist for “Return of the Fly,” “Picture Mommy Dead” and the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1911 – Robert Earl Jones, appeared in “Maniac Cop 2″ and “Sleepaway Camp.”
1886 – Pat Harmon, appeared in “The Last Warning,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931],” “King Kong [1933]” and “Night of Terror.”
1809 – Felix Mendelssohn, soundtrack for “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” “From Beyond the Grave,” “Omen IV: The Awakening,” “The Janitor,” “Decoys,” “Silent Night,” “Wolves,” “All Through the House,” “Death Becomes Her,” “Zombieland: Double Tap” and many more.”
DIED ON FEBRUARY 3
2023 – Sergio Solli, appeared in the TV miniseries “Il bosco (The Forest).”
2022 – Donny Gerrard, soundtrack for “Little Shop of Horrors.”
2021 – Adelaide João, appeared in “The Curse of Marialva” and “Blarghaaahrgarg.”
2021 – Margreth Weivers, actress in “Mask of Murder” and “Chock: Episode: Dödsängeln.”
2020 – Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal, directed episodes of “The Munsters [1966]” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents [1960].”
2019 – Julie Adams, appeared in “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “Psychic Killer,” “Black Roses,” episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Night Gallery.”
2019 – Carmen Duncan – appeared in “Turkey Shoot.”
2008 – Carlos Aured, directed a few of Paul Naschy’s films including “Horror Rises from the Tomb,” “Curse of the Devil,” “The Mummy’s Revenge” and “House of Psychotic Women.”
2008 – Charles Fawcett, appeared in the films “I Vampiri,” “The Witch’s Curse,” and “The Secret of Dr. Mabuse”.
2006 – Jean Byron, starred in the films, “Invisible Invaders” and “The Magnetic Monster.”
2006 – Al Lewis, who he played “Grampa” on “The Munsters.”
2004 – William J. Males, makeup artist/line producer for “Necromancer.”
1996 – Audrey Meadows, appeared in an episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1994 – Caroll Borland, who played “Luna” alongside Bela Lugosi, in the film “Mark of the Vampire.”
1989 – John Cassavetes, starred in “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Fury” and “The Incubus.”
1982 – Alan Jay Factor, producer for the TV Movie “Something Evil” and appeared in “The Brain Eaters.”
1964 – Frank R. Strayer, director for “The Monster Walks,” “The Vampire Bat” and “Condemned to Live.”
FILMS RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 3
The Devil Commands [1941]
Cruise Into Terror [1978] – TV Movie
In the Mouth of Madness [1995]
Dead and Rotting [2002]
Shower of Blood [2004]
When A Stranger Calls [2006]
Killer Movie [2008]
The Innkeepers [2011] [Toronto]
The Woman in Black [2012]
Axe to Grind [2015]
Eloise [2016]
Hellraiser: Judgement [2018]
Bull Shark [2022]
Knock at the Cabin [2023]
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