APRIL 1
BORN ON APRIL 1
1982 – Sam Huntington, appeared in “Being Human – TV Series,” “iZombie – TV Series,” “Dylan Dog: Dead of Night,” “Warehouse 13 – TV Series” and “Kill Command.”
1981 – Hannah Spearritt, appeared on the TV series “Primeval” and in the film “The Seed of Chucky.”
1980 – Bijou Phillips, starred in “Hostel: Part 2,” “Octane,” “The Wizard of Gore,” “It’s Alive” and “Venom.”
1971 – Eric Potter, editor for “Jeepers Creepers: Reborn,” “The Unhealer,” “The Vatican Tapes,” “The Night Crew,” “Beneath the Darkness,” “The Ice Cream Truck,” “Lost Time,” “Rebound” and more.
1971 – Jessica Collins, appeared in “Leprechaun 4: In Space” and “Ritual.”
1968 – Traci Lind, appeared in “Werewolf – TV Series,” “Fright Night Part 2,” “Spellcaster” and “Class of 1999.”
1960 – Jennifer Runyon appeared in “Silent Night, Bloody Night 2: Revival,” “Carnosaur,” “Ghostbusters” and “To All a Goodnight”.
1959 – Rob Bottin, is a makeup effects artist wizard responsible for creatures in such films as “The Fog [1980],” “Maniac,” “The Howling,” “The Thing [1982],” “King Kong [1976],” “Piranha,” “The Fury” and “Se7en.”
1932 – Avril Elgar, actress in “The Medusa Touch” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1930 – Bernadette Milnes, appeared in episodes of “She-Wolf of London” and “The Quatermass Experiment.”
1929 – Barbara Bryne, actress in “Two Evil Eyes [1990].”
1926 – John Scott Martin, actor in “The Blood Beast Terror,” “Little Shop of Horrors, Beg!,” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “Out of the Unknown.”
1926 – Thomas E. Spalding, cinematographer for “The Blob [1958]” and “Island of Blood.”
1917 – Wally Veevers, special effects for “Curse of the Demon,” “Die, Monster, Die!,” Lucifer Rising,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” visual effects for “The Day of the Triffids,” “The Keep” and more.
1914 – Philip Yordan, screenwriter for “Cataclysm,” “Night Train to Terror,” “Bloody Wednesday,” “The Unholy” and “Marilyn Alive Behind Bars.”
1899 – Charles Laughton, starred in “Island of Lost Souls,” “The Strange Door” and “The Old Dark House” alongside Boris Karloff.
1883 – Lon Chaney, Sr. He appeared in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923],” “The Phantom of the Opera [1925],” “The Unholy Three,” “London After Midnight” and many more.
1875 – Edgar Wallace, mystery writer who wrote the story on which the screen play for “King Kong” was based.
DIED ON APRIL 1
2022 – Bill Fries – aka “C.W. McCall”, soundtrack for “Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Episode: Reptilicus” and “Fear the Walking Dead – Episode: Channel 4.”
2022 – Alexandra Yakovleva, actress in “Witches of Yatrinskaya.”
2021 – Biff McGuire, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and the film “The Werewolf of Washington.”
2020 – Adam Lyons Schlesinger, did the soundtrack for “Venom [2005].”
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2020 – Roger Marshall, screenwriter for “Theatre of Death,” “What Became of Jack and Jill?,” “And Now the Screaming Starts!” and an episode of the TV Series “Shadows.”
2009 – Lou Perryman, appeared in “The Cellar,” “Poltergeist [1982]” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2”.
2007 – George Sewell, appeared in “Horror House,” an episode of “Tales of the Unexpected,” and “Fox Mystery Theater.”
2006 – Wade Popwell, appeared in “Zaat.”
2004 – Carrie Snodgress, starred in the films “Trick or Treats,” “The Forsaken” and “Ed Gein.”
2003 – Leslie Cheung, appeared in “A Chinese Ghost Story” and “Inner Senses.”
2000 – Christopher Cary, actor in “The Sword and the Sorcerer,” “Watchers” and an episode of “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.”
1933 – Don Mullaly, screenwriter for “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 1
Attack of the Puppet People [1958]
The Woman Eater [1958] – UK
The Curse of the Living Corpse [1964]
The Strangler [1964]
Legacy of Satan [1974] – limited
Deadly Eyes [1982]
They’re Playing With Fire [1984]
Destroyer [1988]
The Seventh Sign [1988] – Detroit
Hyper Space [1989]
Satan’s Schoolgirls [2004]
Dead Birds [2005] – Crossroads Film Festival
Zombie Honeymoon [2005] – Chicago Horror Film Festival
Dead Moon Rising [2007]
Beverly Hills Massacre [2008]
The Cook [2008] – Los Angeles
Drifter: Henry Lee Lucas [2009]
Monster Beach Party [2009] – Hartford, CT
Necrosis [2009]
One Last Sunset [2010]
House of White Spiders [2010]
Insidious [2010]
Exorcist Chronicles [2013]
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APRIL 2
BORN ON APRIL 2
1984 – Shawn Roberts, appeared in “Skinwalkers,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” “Diary of the Dead” and “Land of the Dead.”
1979 – Lindy Booth, appeared in “Cry Wolf,” “Dawn of the Dead [2004]” and “Wrong Turn [2003].”
1970 – Neil Napier, actor in “Parallel Minds,” “Infected – TV Movie,” “The Covenant,” “Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain,” “Slashers,” “Helix – TV Series” as well as voiced some video games.
1953 – Debralee Scott, appeared in “The Reincarnation of Peter Proud” and the TV movie “Deathmoon.”
1949 – Ron Palillo, appeared in “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives,” “Hellgate” and “Trees 2: The Root of All Evil.”
1935 – Sharon Acker, appeared in “Happy Birthday to Me” and “The Unforeseen – Episode: Shelter for the Night.”
1934 – Brian Glover, appeared in the films “An American Werewolf in London,” “Alien 3” & “The Company of Wolves.”
1934 – Shirley Douglas, actress in “Dead Ringers.”
1930 – William Nunn, appeared in the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and an episode of the TV Series “Millenium.”
1917 – Dabbs Greer, appeared in “It, The Terror from Beyond Space,” “The Green Mile” and “House IV.”
1914 – Alec Guinness, appeared in “Mute Witness.”
1908 – Buddy Ebsen, appeared in “The Horror at 37,000 Feet,” as well as episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Night Gallery.”
1889 – Ira H. Morgan, cinematographer for “The Vampire Bat,” “Fog Island” and “The Cyclops.”
DIED ON APRIL 2
2022 – Estelle Harris, actress in “Addams Family Reunion.”
2022 – Mirjana Majurec, actress in “The Rat Savior.”
2021 – Morris “B.B.” Dickerson, soundtrack for “Ghost Ship,” “Hotel Transylvania 2” and his song Why can’t We Be Friends played in “Supernatural – episode ‘There Will Be Blood (2012)’ .”
2021 – Arthur Kopit, writer for 2 episodes of the TV Series “The Phantom of the Opera.”
2020 – Ronald Graham, appeared in “13 Gantry Row – TV Movie.”
2015 – Tom Towles, appeared in “Rob Zombie’s Halloween,” “Grindhouse,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Borrower,” “The Pit and the Pendulum [1991],” “Night of the Living Dead [1990],” “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” and more.
2014 – Everett De Roche, screenwriter for “Patrick,” “Long Weekend,” “Road Games,” “Razorback,” “Storm Warning,” “9 Miles Down, “Patrick: Evil Awakens” and more.
2013 – Jess Franco, writer/producer/cinematographer/director for “The Awful Dr. Orloff,” “Succubus,” “Count Dracula,” “Vampyros Lesbos,” “The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein,” “A Virgin Among the Living Dead,” “Zombie 5,” “The Demons“ and many more.
2002 – Henry Slesar, wrote episodes for several TV series, including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone” and the screenplays for the films “Two on a Guillotine” and “Murders in The Rue Morgue.”
2002 – Jack Kruschen, appeared in the films “Abbott & Costello Go to Mars,” “The Angry Red Planet,” “War of the Worlds [1953]” and “Satan’s Cheerleaders”.
1997 – Tomoyuki Tanaka, producer for Godzilla [1954] and numerous other Godzilla films.
1974 – 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.”
1967 – Victor A. Gangelin, set decorator for “The Mummy’s Curse,” “The Magnetic Monster,” “Gog” and “Diary of a Madman.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 2
The Return of Dracula [1958]
The House That Dripped Blood [1971]
Evil of Dracula [1975]
The House of Exorcism [1975] – Italy
Dario Argento’s Inferno [1980]
The Last Shark [1981] – Italy
Basket Case [1982]
The Dorm that Dripped Blood [1982]
Cat People [1982]
Silent Rage [1982]
The Dorm That Dripped Blood [1982]
The Frightening [2002]
The Dark – aka “The Descent” [2005] – Philadelphia International Film Festival
Hatchet [2006]
The Monster of Phantom Lake [2006] – Faux Film Festival
The Ruins [2008]
Hatchet [2010]
A Cadaver Christmas [2011]
13 Eerie [2013]
Hell Girl [2019]
Tooth Fairy [2019]
The Believer [2021]
The Haunted Hotel [2021]
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APRIL 3
BORN ON APRIL 3
1978 – Matthew Goode, voice actor for “The House [2022].”
1965 – Angela Featherstone, appeared in “Army of Darkness,” “Soul Survivors,” “Caved In – TV Movie” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone [2003].”
1962 – Jennifer Rubin, starred in “Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors,” “Bad Dreams” and “Screamers.”
1961 – Eddie Murphy, starred in Wes Craven’s “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “The Haunted Mansion [2003].”
1954 – 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.
1953 – Alf Humphreys, actor in “Virus,” “Funeral Home,” “My Blood Valentine [1981],” “Intensity,” “Final Destination 2,” “The Uninvited [2009],” “Dark Skies” and more.
1944 – Lamberto Bava, directed of “Demons,” “Demons 2” “Delirium” and more.
1939 – Eric Braeden, starred in “Colossus The Forbin Project,” “Death Race,” “The Werewolf” and appeared in “Piranha,” and an episode of “The Night Stalker.”
1937 – Lawrence Dane, appeared in “Scanners,” “Bride of Chucky,” “Happy Birthday to Me,” “Rituals,” “Of Unknown Origin,” “The Clown Murders,” “Behind the Wall” and more.
1931 – William Bast, writer for the TV Movies “Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare,” “The Fury Within,” as well as episodes of “Circle of Fear,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Outer Limits.”
1929 – John Edmunds, actor in “Lifeforce [1985].”
1926 – Andrew Keir, starred in “Quatermass & the Pit” and “Dracula, Prince of Darkness”.
1924 – Marlon Brando, played “Dr. Moreau” in the 1996 version of “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
1922 – Alberto Dalbés, actor in “The Murder Mansion,” “Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein,” “Daughter of Dracula,” “Les demons” and more.
1922 – Doris Day, soundtrack for “Krueger: Tales from Elm Street [2017],” “Kreuger: The Legend of Elm Street,” “The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book One – Satan Claus – TV Movie,” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much.”
1913 – Hugh Burden, actor in “Ghost Ship [1952],” “Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb” and “The House in Nightmare Park.”
1895 – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, composer for “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “The Return of the Vampire,” “Cry of the Werewolf,” “The Soul of a Monster,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” “Zombies of Mora Tau,” “The Giant Claw,” “20 Million Miles to Earth” and more.
DIED ON APRIL 3
2023 – David Finfer, editor for “Warlock” and “Infestation.”
2023 – Heklina, actor in “All About Evil,” “Hush Up Sweet Charlotte,” the shorts “Season of the Troll,” “A Nightmare on Castro Street” and “Whatever Happened to Peaches Christ.”
2022 – June Brown, appeared in “Spidarlings,” “Dead Lucky – short,” “The Death Wheelers – aka “Psychomania”, as well as episodes of “Shadows” and “Shades of Darkness.”
2021 – Mark Elliott, appeared in “Edge of Sanity.”
2021 – Giuseppe Pinori, cinematographer for “Contamination.”
2020 – Hans Meyer, appeared in “Cruel,” “Morteterre,” “Brotherhood of the Wolf” and episodes of “Thriller” and “Department S.”
2020 – Hilary Dwyer, appeared in “Cry of the Banshee,” “The Oblong Box,” “The Body Stealers” and “Witchfinder General.”
2019 – Jerzy Wójcik, cinematographer for “Mother Joan of the Angels.”
2016 – Don Francks, actor in “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Terminal Choice,” “The Possession of Michael D,” “The Minion,” “He Never Died” as well as episodes of “The Unforseen,” “Swamp Thing,” “The Hidden Room,” “Monster Force,” “Goosebumps,” “Freaky Stories” and Hemlock Grove.”
2006 – Joseph Bernard, appeared in “The Granny,” “Warlock: The Armageddon” and “The Twilight Zone”.
1999 – Howard Cohen, writer/director whose credits include “Saturday the 14th” and “The Vampire Hookers”.
1996 – Herk Harvey, producer/director and star of “Carnival of Souls.”
1966 – Russel Crouse, appeared in “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 3
Mystery on Monster Island [1981]
Primal Fear [1996]
The Butcher Boy [1998] – USA [limited]
The Bog Creatures [2003] – Katy, TX
Joe Nosferatu: Homeless Vampire [2004]
The Deep Dark Woods: No Witnesses [2004]
The Curse Of El Charro [2005]
Man With the Screaming Brain [2005]
Supercroc [2007]
Alien Trespass [2009] – DVD Premiere
Mrs. Claus – aka “Stirring” [2018] – Katy, TX
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APRIL 4
BORN ON APRIL 4
1983 – Amanda Righetti, who starred in “Return to the House on Haunted Hill” and “Friday the 13th [2009].”
1973 – Yvann Thibaudeau, editor for “The Minion,” “Fear of the Dark,” “Hidden 3D,” “Wait Till Helen Comes,” “Devil’s Gate” the short “Monsters.”
1963 – A. Michael Baldwin, best known for his portrayal of “Mike” in “Phantasm,” “Phantasm II,” “Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead,” “Phantasm IV: Oblivion” and “Phantasm: Ravager.”
1954 – Julie Carmen, best known for portraying “Regine Dandridge” in “Fright Night Part 2,″ and also appeared in “In the Mouth of Madness,” “The Omen – TV Movie” and “Gargantua – TV Movie.”
1953 – Paul Gentry, visual effects for “The Stuff,” “Puppet Master,” “After Midnight,” “Bride of Re-Animator,” “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” “Ghost in the Machine,” “Vampire in Brooklyn,” “Predator 2” and more.
1949 – Michael Stone, assistant camera operator for “The Hunger [1983],” “Tourist Trap,” “Laserblast,” “End of the World” and “Crash!”
1947 – James Hazeldine, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Tales of Unease,” “The Omega Factor,” “Armchair Thriller” and “Worlds Beyond.”
1946 – Craig T. Nelson, starred in the “Poltergeist” films and “The Return of Count Yorga”.
1945 – Caroline McWilliams, appeared in the TV Movie “The Aliens Are Coming.”
1942 – John Battaglia, actor in “Slugs.”
1938 – Nazzareno Natale, actor in “Slugs.”
1932 – Anthony Perkins starred in “Psycho [1960],” “Psycho II,” “Psycho III,” “Psycho IV,” “Edge Of Sanity” and also did an unaired pilot of unproduced corny television horror comedy television show called Ghost Writer.
1931 – Arthur Weisberg, producer for “The Driller Killer” and “Drive In Massacre.”
1928 – Jeanette Landis, actress in the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
1927 – Robert F. Slatzer, wrote and directed the film “Bigfoot.”
1924 – Noreen Nash, actress in “Phantom from Space.”
1908 – Betty Cole, actress in “Eaten Alive” and “The Toolbox Murders.”
1905 – Oliver Blake, actor in “House of Horrors,” “House of Wax [1953]” and “Giant from the Unknown.”
1868 – Margaret Mann, appeared in “Frankenstein [1931],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “Life Returns.”
DIED ON APRIL 4
2023 – Andrés García, actor in “Demon Hunter,” “The Bermuda Triangle,” “Cyclone,” “Cave of the Sharks,” “Diabolical Pact,” “House of Evil” and more.
2022 – Kathy Lamkin, actress in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003],” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning,” “Staunton Hill” and “Psychic Experiment.”
2022 – Jerry Uelsmann, camera department for the TV Series “The Outer Limits” and “Kingdom Hospital.”
2021 – Francisco Haghenbeck – aka “F.G. Hagenbeck,” writer for the TV Series “Diablero.”
2021 – Paul Humphrey, appeared in “Friday the 13th: The Series – Episode: Spirit of Television.”
2021 – Zygmunt Malanowicz, appeared in “The Lure.”
2021 – Shashikala, actress in “Phir Wohi Raat” and “Rakht – aka Blood.”
2020 – Timothy Olan Montgomery, appeared in 4 episodes of “Stranger Things.”
2020 – Carlo Leva, production designer for “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,” “The Cat o’ Nine Tails,” art director for “Spirits of the Dead” and “Dagida.”
2020 – Forrest Compton, appeared in “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Thirty-Fathom Grave [1963].”
2020 – Thomas Allen Brown, appeared in “Midnight Ride.”
2020 – Jay Benedict, appeared in “Aliens,” “Hostile” and “Mansquito – TV Movie.”
2019 – Roberta Arline Haynes [née Schack], appeared in 2 episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”
2013 – Roger Ebert, legendary film critic and screenwriter.
2011 – Wayne Robson, actor in “Mania: The Intruder,” “Dead of Winter,” “Parents,” “Cube,” “Wrong Turn [2003],” “Survival of the Dead” and more.
2007 –Bob Clark, Writer/producer/director whose credits include “Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things,” “Black Christmas” [1974 & 2006] and “Deathdream”.
2006 – Polly Burson, did the stunts for “The Crimson Ghost,” “The Purple Monster Strikes” and doubled Julie Adams in “The Creature from The Black Lagoon.”
2003 – Anthony Caruso, whose impressive list of film credits include “Phantom of the Rue Morgue,” “Claws” and appeared in “The Twilight Zone.”
1999 – Faith Domergue, appeared in “This Island Earth,” “It Came From Beneath the Sea,” “The Atomic Man” and more.
1995 – Shirley Patterson, appeared in “It! The Terror from Beyond Space” and the short “Spook Louder.”
1991 – Marshall Grauer, starred in “Zaat.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 4
And Soon the Darkness [1970] – NYC
Death Ship [1980] – Canada
Mr. Ice Cream Man [1996]
Dementia [1999]
Kannibal [2001]
Beyond Re-Animator [2003] – Philadelphia International Film Festival
Satanic [2006]
Bad Biology [2008]
Death of a Ghost Hunter [2008] – Phoenix Film Festival
Bad Biology [2008] – Philadelphia International Film Festival
Dead of the Night [2013] – UK
Bermuda Tentacles [2014] – TV Movie
The Ladies of the House [2014]
Anything For Jackson [2020] – Brazil
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APRIL 5
BORN ON APRIL 5
1986 – Anna Sophia Berglund, appears in “Living Among Us,” “The Taker,” “Unlucky Charms” and “The Lost Tree.”
1971 – Krista Allen, who starred in “The Final Destination,” “The Haunted Sea,” “Silent Venom,” “Alien Presence,” “Feast” and more.
1970 – Cory DuVal, actor in “Terrifier” and Terrifier 2.”
1961 – Lisa Zane, appeared in “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare,” “Point Pleasant – TV Series,” “The Nurse,” “Terrified,” “The Age of Insects” and the TV Movie “Natural Selection.”
1956 – Dallas Page, appeared in “Penance Lane,” “Gallowwalkers,” “Zombie Family – TV Series,” “Driftwood,” “Hood of Horror,” “The Devil’s Rejects” and more.
1951 – John Jarratt, appeared in “Wolf Creek,” “Wolf Creek 2,” “Boar,” “Rogue,” “Next of Kin,” “The Possessed,” “100 Bloody Acres,” “Needle,” “Observance” and more.
1943 – Max Gail, appeared in “Curse of the Black Widow – TV Movie,” “Gates of Darkness,” “Dark House,” “Cardiac Arrest,” “The Aliens Are Coming – TV Movie” and more.
1941 – Michael Moriarty, starred in “Salem’s Lot 2,” “Troll,” “The Stuff,” “Dark Tower,” “Q: The Winged Serpent” and more.
1936 – Glenn Jordan, director for the TV Movies “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” “Song of the Succubus” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “The Wide World of Mystery.”
1926 – Roger Corman, king of the B movies, too many film credits to list but here’s some as Actor: “Sharktopus,” “Scream 3,” “The Howling,” Director: “Tales of Terror,” “The Raven [1963],” “The Wasp Woman,” “Masque of the Red Death,” “Pit and the Pendulum,” Producer [over 120 credits]: Scorpius Gigantus [2006], “Slaughter Studios,” “Sawbones,” “House [1985],” “Piranha [1978],” “The Evil” and Special Thanks for “Attack of the Giant Leeches.”
1917 – Robert Bloch, author who penned the novel “Psycho” which was made into a movie in 1960 and wrote the screenplays for the films “The Cabinet of Calagari,” “Strait-Jacket,” “The Skull,” plus countless TV shows such as “Boris Karloff’s Thriller.”
1916 – Gregory Peck, starred in “Cape Fear” and “The Omen.”
1908 – Kurt Neumann, directed “The Fly [1958],” “Secret of the Blue Room,” “She Devil” and “Kronos”.
1908 – Bette Davis, starred in “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane,” “The Nanny,” and “Burnt Offerings.”
1904 – Fred Applegate, script department for “Night Nurse,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” Devil’s Partner” and “Space Probe Taurus.”
1901 – Melvyn Douglas, appeared in “Ghost Story” and “The Changeling.”
1900 – Spencer Tracy, starred in “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde [1941].”
1899 – Bernhard Kaun, composer (uncredited) for “Frankenstein [1931],” “The Walking Dead [1936],” “The Patient in Room 18,” “The Return of Doctor X,” “The Smiling Ghost,” orchestrator (uncredited) for “The Fly [1958],” “King Kong [1933],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” Doctor X” and more.
DIED ON APRIL 5
2023 – Bill Butler, cinematographer for “The Return of Count Yorga,” “Deathmaster,” “Something Evil,” “Jaws,” “Demon Seed,” “Damien: Omen II,” “Child’s Play [1988],” “Anaconda,” “Frailty,” “The Plague,” “Evil Angel” and more.
2022 – Nehemiah Persoff, appeared in “Psychic Killer,” TV Movies “The Stranger Within,” “The Henderson Monster” and episodes of several TV Series including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Thriller” and “Purple Playhouse.”
2022 – Jimmy Wang Yu, actor in “Soul [2013].”
2022 – Bobby Rydell, soundtrack for “Vamp [1986].”
2021 – Paul Ritter, actor in the TV Movie “Nostradamus,” “Hannibal Rising,” “The Limehouse Golem” and the TV Series “Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories.”
2021 – Phil Eason, performer in “Little Shop of Horrors.”
2021 – Robert Fletcher, costume designer for “Fright Night [1985].”
2020 – Thomas Lee Miller, produced the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter.”
2020 – Elizabeth Lee Fierro, appeared in “Jaws,” “Jaws: The Revenge,” “Jaws: The Inside Story,” “The Shark is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws” and “Jaws: The 25th Anniversary Documentary.”
2020 – Shirley Douglas, appeared in “Dead Ringers.”
2020 – Honor Blackman, appeared in “Daughter of Darkness,” “Fright,” “The Cat and the Canary,” “Tale of the Mummy,” “The Sight,” “Cockneys vs Zombies” and more.
2020 – Lee Fierro, appeared in “Jaws: The Revenge.”
2015 – Richard LaSalle, composer for “Hands of a Stranger,” “Diary of a Madman,” “Twice Told Tales,” “Piranha,” “The Thirsty Dead,” “The Deathbed Virgin,” “Superbeast” and 13 episodes of the TV Series “Monster Squad.”
2008 – Charlton Heston, appeared in “The Awakening,” “In the Mouth of Madness” and an episode of “The Outer Limits – Final Appeal.”
2005 – Debralee Scott, appeared in “The Reincarnation of Peter Proud” and the TV movie “Deathmoon.”
2001 – Theodore Gottlieb, appeared in “The ‘Burbs,” “Nocturna,” and “Horror of the Blood Monsters”.
1969 – Alberto Bonucci, starred in “Blood and Roses.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 5
Theatre of Blood [1973]
Dead Air [1999]
The Attic Expeditions [2001]
Scream Queen [2003]
Ancient Evil 2: Guardian of the Underworld [2005]
The Reaping [2007]
Black Devil Doll [2008] – USA [limited]
The Despair [2009]
Evil Dead [2013]
The Cleansing Hour [2016] – Short Film
The Wind [2018]
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street [2019]
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APRIL 6
BORN ON APRIL 6
1983 – Diora Baird, starred in “Stan Helsing,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning,” “Night of the Demons [2009],” “30 Days of Night: Dark Days” and “Brain Blockers.”
1983 – Kamal Angelo Bolden, actor in “Ravers.”
1955 – Michael Rooker who starred in “Brightburn,” “The Belko Experiment,” “Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer,” “Slither,” “Hypothermia,” “The Walking Dead – TV Series” and many more.
1947 – John Ratzenberger, appeared in “Motel Hell” and “House II: The Second Story.”
1942 – Barry Levinson, director/writer/producer for “The Bay.”
1940 – Pedro Armendáriz Jr., actor in “Las vampiras,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Chosen Survivors,” “Darker Than Night” and more.
1937 – Terrence Hardiman, actor in “Mask of Murder,” “A Demon in My View,” “Distant Shadow” as well as episodes of “Dead of Night,” “Urban Gothic” and “The Demon Headmaster.”
1929 – Joi Lansing, actress in “Hillbillys in a Haunted House” and “Bigfoot.”
1927 – Arthur Herzog III, wrote the novel which the movie “The Swarm” is based.
1918 – Amando de Ossorio, writer/director of “The Blind Dead 3,” “Malenka” “Tombs of the Blind Dead” and “Return of the Blind Dead,” “The Ghost Galleon,” “The Loreley’s Grasp” and “Night of the Seagulls.”
1916 – Phil Leeds, actor in “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Frankenstein’s Great Aunt Tillie,” “Saturday the 14th Strikes Back” and an episode of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
DIED ON APRIL 6
2023 – Nick Levenduski, visual effects for “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” “The Meg,” as well as episodes of “Blood Drive” and “Fear the Walking Dead.”
2023 – Norman Reynolds, production designer for “Alien³,” and assistant art director for “Phase IV.”
2023 – Taeko Tomioka, screenwriter for “Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees.”
2022 – Rae Allen, actress in the TV Series “The Fearing Mind.”
2022 – Christopher Muncke, actor in “Saturn 3.”
2022 – John van de Rest, actor in the TV Series “Geisterjäger John Sinclair.”
2021 – Walter Olkewicz, appeared in “Comedy of Horrors,” “Stillwatch,” “The Surgeon,” “Milo,” several episodes of TV Series including “Beyond Belief: Fact of Fiction,” “Good vs. Evil” and “Twin Peaks.”
2021 – Prathima Devi, appeared in “Jagan Mohini” and “Pathala Mohini.”
2021 – Grischa Huber, appeared in the TV Movie “Vampira.”
2020 – Bullet Prakash, appeared in “David Kannada Film” and “Jerk.”
2020 – James Child Drury Jr., appeared in “The Devil and Miss Sarah – TV Movie” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: The Right Kind of House.”
2019 – Nadja Regin, starred in “The Man Without a Body.”
2015 – James Best, made some genre appearances in “Death Mask,” “The Twilight Zone – TV Series,” “The Killer Shrews” and “Return of the Killer Shrews.”
2014 – Mickey Rooney, appeared in “Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker,” “Phantom of the Megaplex” and “The Thirsting.”
1992 – Frank Logan, actor in “My Brother Has Bad Dreams,” “Barracuda,” “Nightmare Beach” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
1991 – Milton Gunzburg, 3D Supervisor in “House of Wax [1953].”
1989 – Alfred R. Bird, sound department for “House of Usher,” “The Evil Eye,” “Diary of a Madman,” “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes,” “Black Sabbath,” “Twice-Told Tales” and “Panic in Year Zero!”
1987 – Philip M. Jefferies, production designer for “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and “Damien: Omen II.”
1987 – Ralph Butler, sound department for “The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956],” “Spook Chasers,” “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “The Bat [1959],” “Diary of a Madman” as well as episodes of “The Munsters,” “The Outer Limits” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 6
The Thing from Another World [1951] – USA
I Vampiri – aka Lust of the Vampire [1957] – Turin
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse [1966] – Boston
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini [1966]
Rasputin the Mad Monk [1966]
The Reptile [1966]
Audrey Rose [1977]
The First Power [1990]
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter [2001] – Wisconsin Film Festival
Zombie vs. Mardi Gras [2001] – USA
Eternal Blood [2002]
Grindhouse [2007]
Haunted Forest [2007] – Oxford International Film Festival
Denizen [2010]
Malpractice [2010]
ATM [2012]
Battledogs [2013] – TV Movie
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