APRIL 14
BORN ON APRIL 14
1996 – Abigail Breslin, has starred in “Signs,” “Zombieland,” “Zombieland: Double Tap,” “Haunter,” “The Call,” “Maggie,” “Final Girl” and “Scream Queens – TV Series.”
1980 – Tom Franco, actor in “Basket Case 2” and “Miracle Valley.”
1977 – Sarah Michelle Gellar, starred in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series,” “Scream 2,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “The Return,” “Possession,” “Scooby Doo 1 & 2″ and “The Grudge 1 & 2.”
1976 – Samuel Child who co-starred in “The Hamiltons,” “The Violent Kind,” “The Thompsons” and “April Fool’s Day [2008].”
1968 – Anthony Michael Hall, starred in the films “Dead in Tombstone,” “Zombie Night,” “Bucket of Blood [1995]” and more.
1955 – Carla Ness, actress in “The Redeemer: Son of Satan!”
1950 – Kaja Fehr, editor for an episode each of “Sleepy Hollow” and “American Horror Story.”
1943 – Monika Henreid, costume department/wardrobe for “Psychic Killer,” “Evil Town,” appeared in the TV Movies “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “The California Kid” as well as an episode of the TV Series “Thriller.”
1940 – Julie Christie, appeared in “Don’t Look Now,” “Red Riding Hood,” “Demon Seed” and “Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre.”
1936 – Kenneth Mars, appeared “Young Frankenstein,” “Full Moon High,” as well as doing voice overs for “Scooby Doo.”
1930 – Bradford Dillman, starred in “The Mephisto Walt,” and “Piranha.”
1925 – Rod Steiger, starred in “The Amityville Horror [1979]” and “Mars Attacks.”
1924 – Peter James, set dresser for “The Innocents,” “Fragment of Fear,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “Night Watch,” “The Chosen,” set decorator for “The Doctor and the Devils” and “Haunted.”
1924 – Philip Stone, appeared in “The Shining”, “The Phantom of the Opera – TV Movie,” “Voyage of the Damned,” “Thriller – TV Series” and many more.
1924 – 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.”
1917 – Valerie Hobson, appeared in “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Mystery of Edwin Drood,” and “Werewolf of London.”
1906 – Henry Freulich, cinematographer for “Son of Dr. Jekyll,” “It Came From Beneath the Sea,” and the television show “Thriller” hosted by Boris Karloff.
1904 – Sir John Geilgud, appearances included “Frankenstein The True Story,” the TV version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” in 1982 and the 1984 TV movie “Frankenstein” where he played the “blind hermit.”
1897 – Horace McCoy, script assistant for “King Kong [1933].”
1875 – J. Farrell MacDonald, actor in “The Ghost Breaker,” “While Paris Sleeps,” “Those Who Dare,” “The Thirteenth Guest,” “The Living Ghost,” “The Ape Man,” “Woman Who Came Back” and “Pillow of Death.”
DIED ON APRIL 14
2023 – Alec Stockwell, actor in “Crimson Peak.”
2023 – Garn Stephens, appeared in “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” and an episode of “The Wide World of Mystery.”
2023 – Murray Melvin, appeared in “Ghost Story [1974],” “Hepzibah – Sie holt dich im Schlaf – aka The Village” as well as episodes of “Out of the Unknown” and “Chillers.”
2022 – Rio Hackford, actor in “Stay Alive.”
2022 – Ho-Wai Mak, appeared in “Abracadabra.”
2020 – Mario Donatone, appeared in King of Kong Island,” “Phenomena,” “Cross of the Seven Jewels” and “Natalino.”
2015 – Alex Stevens, appeared in “Scanners,” “Silent Night, Bloody Night” and the TV Series “Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse.”
2012 – William Finley, appeared in “Sisters,” “Phantom of the Paradise,” “Eaten Alive,” “The Fury,” “Dressed to Kill,” “The Funhouse,” “Silent Rage” and “Night Terrors.”
2010 – Peter Steele, heavy metal musician from the bands Carnivore and Type O Negative and made his mark with Blood Kisses Album. His music appeared in the films “Night of the Demons [2009]” and “Freddy vs. Jason,” wrote music for “Nosferatu: The First Vampire – TV Movie” and “Living the American Nightmare – Documentary.”
2003 – Victor Guarnier, sound effects editor for the TV Movies “Dying Room Only,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “The Stranger Within” and “Bad Ronald.”
1999 – Ellen Corby, appeared in “Bedlam,” “The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters” and as an extra in “Mighty Joe Young [1943].
1999 – Aubrey Schenk, produced “Voodoo Island,” “The Black Sleep,” and produced and wrote the screenplay for “Frankenstein 1970”.
1989 – Gibson Holley, art director for the TV Movie “Deathmoon.”
1983 – Elisabeth Lutyens, Elisabeth Lutyens, composer for “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “Paranoic,” “The Earth Dies Screaming,” “The Skull,” “Never Take Candy from a Stranger,” “The Psychopath” and “Theatre of Death.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 14
The Beast in the Cellar [1970] – NYC
The Blood on Satan’s Claw [1971] – NYC
Edge of Sanity [1989] – Imagine Film Festival
American Psycho [2000]
Scary Movie 4 [2006]
Fear the Forest [2009]
The Telling [2009]
From the Dark [2014]
Getaway [2020] – internet
Renfield [2023]
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APRIL 15
BORN ON APRIL 15
1997 – Maisie Williams, actress in “Corvidae,” “The New Mutants,” “The Owners” and the TV Mini-Series “The Secret of “Crickley Hall.”
1988 – Cody Gill, stunts for “The Reaping [2007].”
1983 – Alice Braga, starred in “I Am Legend,” “Predators,” “The Rite” and “The New Mutants.”
1983 – Alexis Kendra, actress in “Hatchet II,” “Girl House,” “Goddess of Love” and “The Cleaning Lady.”
1979 – Luke Evans, appeared in “Ma,” “The Raven,” “No One Lives” and “Dracula Untold.”
1973 – Amy Beth Reece, casting director for “I Spit on Your Grave [2010], TV Movies “Point of Entry,” “Backwoods” and “Shark Swarm.”
1964 – Lydie Denier, actress in “The Night Stalker,” “Blood Relations,” “Satan’s Princess,” “Red Blooded American Girl,” “Midnight Cabaret,” “No Place to Hide,” “Night Trap,” “Invisible Temptation,” “Project Viper” and “Hammerhead.”
1963 – Marcus Nispel, writer/producer/and or director of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003]” “Frankenstein – TV Movie,” “Exeter,” and “Friday the 13th [2009].”
1952 – Glenn Shadix, appeared in “Beetlejuice,” “Sleepwalkers,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and more.
1951 – Avery Crounse, director & writer for “Eyes of Fire.”
1948 – Michael Kamen, composed the scores for “Event Horizon,” “The Dead Zone,” “Venom [1981],” “Lifeforce,” to name a few.
1940 – Robert Walker, Jr., appeared in “Son of the Blob,” “The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe” and “The Devonsville Terror.”
1936 – Heather Ames, actress in “Blood of Dracula” and “How to Make a Monster.”
1933 – Elizabeth Montgomery, appeared in the “Twilight Zone” episode “Two,” the Thriller episode “The Masquerade,” and the TV movie “The Legend of Lizzie Borden.”
1926 – Robert Witthans, appeared in the TV Movie “Deathmoon.”
1921 – Emile Franchel, appeared in “Horrors of the Black Museum.”
1869 – Harry C. Bradley, appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Ape,” “The Monster and the Girl” and “The Black Cat [1941].”
DIED ON APRIL 15
2022 – Liz Sheridan, actress in “Jekyll and Hyde… Together Again.”
2022 – Eunice Muñoz, actress in “Keep Me Company.”
2022 – Vlasta Pospíšilová, director for “Fimfárum Jana Wericha” and animation for “The Pied Piper.”
2021 – Ira Keeler, visual effects for “The Witches of Eastwick,” “Jurassic Park,” “Congo,” “Mars Attacks,” “Starship Troopers,” “Deep Impact” and “Jurassic Park III.”
2021 – Patricio Castillo, appeared in the TV Movie “Violencia a sangre fría – aka Cold-blooded Violence.”
2020 – Bruce Myers, appeared in “The Awakening.”
2020 – Brian Dennehy, appeared in “Ants!” and “To Catch a Killer.”
2020 – Allen Daviau, cinematographer for “Twilight Zone: The Movie” and “The Astronaut’s Wife.”
2020 – Sean Arnold, appeared in “Out of the Unknown – Episode: Level Seven.”
2010 – Michael Pataki, appeared in “The Andromeda Strain,” “The Return of Count Yorga,” “Grave of the Vampire,” “The Bat People,” “Dracula’s Dog,” “Love at First Bite,” “Dead & Buried,” “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “Graduation Day” and many more.
2008 – Hazel Court, starred in “Dr. Blood’s Coffin,” “Masque of the Red Death” and “Curse of Frankenstein.” She also penned her own book before her death.
2001 – Joey Ramone, lead singer of punk pioneers The Ramones, appeared in “House of 1000 Corpses,” “Final Destination 3,” “Idle Hands” and the title song for “Pet Sematary [1989].”
1997 – Carlos Enrique Taboada, screenwriter for “The Monster Demolisher,” “Orlak, The Hell of Frankenstein,” and “The Curse of Nostradamus.”
1980 – Paul Langton, actor in “The Snow Creature,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “Invisible Invaders” as well as episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “One Step Beyond,” “Target,” “Matinee Theatre” and “Tales of Tomorrow.”
1980 – Raymond Bailey, appeared in Tarantula [1955], ” The Space Children,” “Black Friday,” and “The Incredible Shrinking Man.”
1927 – Gaston Leroux, author of “The Phantom of The Opera”.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 15
The Monster Maker [1944]
Devil Bat’s Daughter [1946]
Stage Fright [1950]
Women of the Prehistoric Planet [1966]
Horror House – aka “The Haunted House of Horror” [1970]
The Turn of the Screw [1974] – TV Movie
Demon Seed [1977]
The Manitou [1978] – Japan
Brain Damage [1988] – NYC
The Resurrected [1992] – USA video premiere
The St. Francisville Experiment [2000] – Los Angeles Independent Film Festival
Dark Wolf [2003]
The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night [2008]
They Wait [2008] – WorldFest Houston
Orville [2009]
Scream 4 [2011]
Camp Dread [2014]
Here Alone [2016] – Tribeca Film Festival
Holidays [2016]
My Soul to Keep [2019] – Tribeca Film Festival
12 Hour Shift [2020] – Tribeca Film Festival
Honeydew [2020] – Tribeca Film Festival
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APRIL 16
BORN ON APRIL 16
1988 – Katy Johnson Evans, has appeared in “2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams” and “Nightfall.”
1984 – Claire Foy, appeared in “Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night,” “Vampire Academy,” “Unsane,” “Pulse,” “Season of the Witch” and “Being Human – TV Series.”
1978 – Nikki Griffin, appeared in “Under the Bed”, “Monster Night”, “The Forgotten Ones.”
1958 – Karen Mayo-Chandler, actress in “Nightmare Weekend,” “Out of the Dark,” “Stripped to Kill 2: Live Girls,” “Hard to Die” and “976-Evil II.”
1954 – Ronald Leamon, costume designer for “Bad Dreams,” “Dracula’s Widow,” “The Hollow One,” “The Parish,” “The Real Santa – short,” “The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer – TV Movie” and the TV Mini-series “Rose Red.”
1952 – David J. Skal, horror writer & historian who directed/produced/wrote for “The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster,” “Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed,” “Monster by Moonlight: The Immortal Saga of ‘The Wolf Man’,” “She’s Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein” he also made an appeared in “Eli Roth’s History of Horror.”
1951 – Bob Goody, appeared in “Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets,” “Lighthouse [1999],” “The Great Ghost Rescue” and was a mime artist in “Lifeforce.”
1948 – Janina Faye, actress in “Horror of Dracula,” “The Headless Ghost,” “Never Take Candy from a Stranger,” “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll,” “The Hands of Orlac” and “The Day of the Triffids.”
1937 – George “The Animal” Steele, appeared as Tor Johnson in the film “Ed Wood.”
1934 – Michael Jackson, appeared in “The Serpent and the Rainbow” and an episode of “The Munsters.”
1928 – Richard Sylbert, production designer for “Rosemary’s Baby,” art director for 3 episodes of “Inner Sanctum” and 8 episodes of “Lights Out.”
1927 – Peter Mark Richman, starred in “Friday the 13th part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” and “Dark Intruder.”
1913 – Les Tremayne, whose films included “Attack of the B-Movie Monster,” “The Monster of Piedras Blancas,” “War of the Worlds [1953],” and “The Monolith Monsters.”
1909 – Roy Ashton, British makeup artist for “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “Horror of Dracula,” “The Mummy [1959],” “The Brides of Dracula,” “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll,” “The Curse of the Werewolf,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1962],” “The Ghoul,” “The Kiss of the Vampire,” “The Evil of Frankenstein” and many more.
1908 – Karl Davis, appeared in “Creature with the Atom Brain,” “Mighty Joe Young [1949]” and “The Zombies of Mora Tau.”
1889 – Arthur Lange, composed soundtracks for the 1929 version of “Mysterious Island,” “The Undying Monster,” and “The Mad Magician.”
DIED ON APRIL 16
2022 – Raymond Mason, appeared in “Mystery and Imagination – Episode: The Listener” and “Thriller – Episode: The Savage Curse.”
2022 – Gloria Sevilla, actress in “In Darkness We Live,” “Dear Diary” and more.
2021 – Helen McCrory, appeared in “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles,” “Frankenstein – TV Movie,” “ The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death” and the TV Series “Penny Dreadful.”
2021 – Anthony Powell, costume designer for “The Nineth Gate.”
2021 – Felix Silla, appeared in “She Freak,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Sssssss, “Demon Seed,” “Halloween with the New Addams Family,” “The Manitou,” the TV Series “The Addams Family” and more.
2021 – Abu Bakar Omar, appeared in “Rahsia – aka Secrets.”
2021 – Barry Mason, soundtrack for “The Beast in the Cellar,” “Black Rainbow” and “Edward Scissorhands.”
2020 – Gene Deitch, director/sound department/writer/visual effects for “Teeny-Tiny and the Witch Woman.”
2020 – Joseph Adler, directed “Scream Baby Scream.”
2020 – Andrew J. Fenady, producer for “Arnold,” “Terror in the Wax Museum” and the TV Movie “Black Noon.”
2019 – Kiyoshi Kawakubo, acted in episodes of “Gray-man,” “Paranoia Agent,” and “Spirit Warrior.”
2006 – Edward Joseph, production supervisor for “The House in Nightmare Park.”
2003 – Graham Jarvis, appeared in “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Misery,” “The Munsters Today – TV Series,” “Prophecy” and many more.
1999 – Rudi Fehr, editor for “Dial M for Murder” and “House of Wax [1953].”
1995 – Alfred Ryder, appeared in “The Legend of Hillbilly John” and several TV Series episodes including “Inner Sanctum,” “One Step Beyond,” “’Way Out,” “The Outer Limits” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1990 – Rudi Fehr, editor for “Dial M for Murder” and “House of Wax [1953].”
1985 – Scott Brady, appeared in “Gremlins”, “Satan’s Sadists”, “Nightmare in Wax”, “Castle of Evil”, “He Walked by Night,” and many more.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 16
Killer Workout [1987]
Dust Devil [1992]
Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe [1997]
Space Girls in Beverley Hills [2009]
The Dark and the Wicked [2020] – Tribeca Film Festival
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APRIL 17
BORN ON APRIL 17
1988 – Veronica Ricci, appeared in “Vengeance,” “Bloody Mary 3D,” “2 Jennifer,” “Vampire Club 3D,” “Theatre of the Deranged,” “Treasure Chest of Horrors II,” “13/13/13” and “Lizzie Borden’s Revenge.”
1967 – Emmanuel Itier, producer for “The Dentist,” “Progeny,” “Scarecrow,” “Scarecrow Slayer” and director/writer for “Attila.”
1959 – Sean Bean, starred in “Possessor,” “The Dark,” “Silent Hill” and “The Hitcher [2007].”
1954 – Roddy Piper, starred in John Carpenter’s “They Live” and “The Chair.”
1951 – Olivia Hussey, appeared in “Stephen King’s It,” “Psycho IV,” and the original “Black Christmas.”
1944 – Ed Kelleher, wrote the screenplays for the films “Invasion of the Blood Farmers,” “Prime Evil” and “Shriek of the Mutilated.”
1927 – William Kerwin, actor in “Blood Feast,” “A Taste of Blood,” “Playgirl Killer,” “Dear Dead Delliah,” “House of Terror,” “Impulse,” “Whiskey Mountain,” “The Evictors” and more.
1918 – William Holden, starred in “Damien: The Omen II” and “When Time Ran Out.”
1913 – Paul Langton, actor in “The Snow Creature,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “Invisible Invaders” as well as episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “One Step Beyond,” “Target,” “Matinee Theatre” and “Tales of Tomorrow.”
1907 – Maury Gertsman, cinematographer for “Werewolf of London. ”The Jungle Captive,” “Strange Confession,” “House of Horrors,” “She-Wolf of London,” “The Brute Man,” “The Creature Walks Among Us,” “How to Make a Monster,” “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake” and “Invisible Invaders.”
1897 – Thornton Wilder, writer for “Shadow of a Doubt [1943]” and the TV Movie remake of Shadow of a Doubt [1991].”
DIED ON APRIL 17
2022 – Radu Lupu, soundtrack for “The Happening.”
2022 – Gilles Remiche, actor in “Bloody Pop Corn.”
2022 – Catherine Spaak. actress in “The Cat o’ Nine Tails.”
2021 – Vivek, appeared in “Whistle” and “Rum.”
2020 – Filipe Duarte, appeared in “Blood Curse.”
2020 – Sergio Fantoni, appeared in “Atom Age Vampire” and episodes of “The Green Track.”
2019 – Kazuo Koike, writer for “Demon Spies,” and Special Thanks for “Little Red Riding Hood [2009].”
2011 – Michael Sarrazin, appeared in “Frankenstein: The True Story,” “The Reincarnation of Peter Proud,” “Poltergeist: The Legacy – TV Series” and “Feardotcom.”
2006 – Henderson Forsythe, appeared in “Deathdream” and “Species II.”
2006 – Robert Swann, appeared in “Girly,” “The Creeping Flesh” and the TV Movie “Daemon.”
2006 – Roy Moe, technical producer for the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
2004 – Bruce Boa, who appeared in “The Omen [1976]” and “Screamers.”
2001 – Terry Scully, appeared in “The Asphyx,” “The Projected Man” and “Night After Night After Night.”
1996 – Dudley Manlove, appeared in “Plan 9 From Outer Space” and “Creation of The Humaniods.”
1995 – Rex Sevenoaks, actor in the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
1988 – Albert Fennell, producer for “Peeping Tom,” “The Innocents,” “Night of the Eagle,” “Unearthly Stranger,” “And Soon the Darkness,” “Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde,” “The Legend of Hell House” and “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter.”
1982 – Frank Novak, costume designer for the TV Movies “Deathmoon,” “Deadly Encounter” and “Are You Alone In the House?”
1973 – Edward T. Lowe Jr., writer for “House of Dracula,” “House of Frankenstein,” “The Vampire Bat,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923]” and the short “The Devil’s Signature.”
1970 – Milton Kibbee, appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Walking Dead [1936],” “The House of Fear,” “The Cat and the Canary,” “The Body Snatcher” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 17
The Strange Case of Dr. Rx [1942]
The Lady and the Monster [1944]
Horrors of the Black Museum [1959]
Daimajin [1966] – Japan
Gamera vs. Barugon [1966]
The Watcher in the Woods [1980] – NYC
Macabre [1980]
Summer Camp Nightmare [1987]
Rawhead Rex [1987]
The Scorpion King [2002] – USA premiere
Swamp Devil [2008] – Houston Film Festival
The Morgue [2008]
Mind Morgue [2009]
Blood River [2009] – Atlanta Film Festival
Preservation [2014] – Italy
Behind You [2020] – Tribeca Film Festival
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APRIL 18
BORN ON APRIL 18
1990 – Britt Robertson, appeared in “Books of Blood,” “Jack Goes Home,” “One of Them,” “From Within,” “Scream 4″ and the TV Series “The Secret Circle.”
1974 – Edgar Wright, director/director of “Shaun of the Dead,” “Grindhouse,” “The World’s End,” appeared in “Land of the Dead” and “Eli Roth’s History of Horror.”
1972 – Eli Roth who wrote & directed “Hostel I & II,” “Cabin Fever,” “Hemlock Grove – TV Series,” “The Green Inferno” as well as produced & starred in “Eli Roth’s History of Horror.”
1967 – Maria Bello, co-starred in “The Dark” “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” “Secret Window” and “Demonic.”
1956 – Eric Roberts, actor in “Camp Dread,” “Dead Ringer,” “Amityville Death House,” “Halloween Hell,” “Paranormal Movie,” “Bloodwork,” “Sharktopus,” “The Tomb,” “The Prophecy II,” “The Nature of the Beast,” “The Ambulance” and many more.
1947 – James Woods, appeared in “Videodrome,” “Cat’s Eye,” and John Carpenter’s “Vampires.”
1946 – Hayley Mills, starred in “Endless Night,” appeared in episodes of TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected,” “Thriller” and “Amazing Stories.”
1930 – Clive Revill, appeared in “The Legend of Hell House,” “Chud II; Bud The Chud” and “Dracula: Dead And Loving It.”
1927 – Fiorella Betti, voice dubbing for “Lust of the Vampire,” “Mill of the Stone Woman,” “The Last Man on Earth,” “Terror-Creatures from the Grave,” “Double Face,” “Torso,” “Spasmo,” “The House of Exorcism” and more.
1918 – Lénore Aubert, appeared in “The Catman of Paris,” “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein” and “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer: Boris Karloff”.
1881 – Noble Johnson, appeared in “The Mummy [1932],” “King Kong [1933],” “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “Dante’s Inferno” and “The Mad Doctor Of Market Street.”
DIED ON APRIL 18
2023 – Evan Jones, writer for “The Damned,” “Night Watch” and an episode of the TV Series “Chillers.”
2022 – Andrzej Korzynski, composer for “The Song of Triumphant Love – TV Movie,” “The Third Part of the Night,” “The Devil” and “Possession.”
2022 – Sir Harrison Birtwistle, composer for the TV Movie “The Minotaur.”
2022 – Valerio Evangelisti, appeared in “Brocéliande.”
2019 – Lorraine Rita Warren – Consultant “The Conjuring,” “The Conjuring 2,” Writer “The Haunted,” Demonology Advisor for “Amityville II: The Possession” and appeared in the series “A Haunting.”
2012 – Robert O. Ragland, composer for “Grizzly, “Q: The Winged Serpent,” “Evils of the Night,” “The Fear,” “Hysterical,” “The Touch of Satan,” “Mansion of the Doomed,” “Abby,” “Deep Space,” “Moon in Scorpio,” “The Fear: Resurrection” and more.
2010 – Allen Swift, lent his voice talents to the film “Mad Monster Party.”
1993 – Gloria Clark, appeared in “Diary of a Madman” and an episode of the TV Series “Thriller.”
1987 – Alfeo Bocchicchio, art director for “Cruise Into Terror,” “Scream Blacula Scream” and producer for “Ring of Terror.”
1984 – John Lee Mahin, wrote the screenplay for the 1941 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.”
1984 – Francis De Wolff, appeared in “Curse of the Werewolf,” “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll,” and “Corridors of Blood.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 18
The Whispering Shadow [1933]
The Evictors [1979]
Head Cheerleader, Dead Cheerleader [2000]
The Forbidden Kingdom [2008]
Zombie Strippers [2008] – USA [limited]
Tales of the Dead [2009] – Xanadu Film Festival
Extraterrestrial [2014] – Houston Film Festival
The Canal [2014] – Tribeca Film Festival
ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction [2009] – Washington D.C. International Film Festival
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APRIL 19
BORN ON APRIL 19
1979 – Kate Hudson, starred in “The Skeleton Key.”
1978 – James Franco, appeared in “The Wicker Man [2006],” “An American Crime,” “Blood Scarf,” “The Labyrinth,” “The Vault” and more.
1971 – Atanas Srebrev, actor in “Killer Rats,” “Boa vs. Python,” “Raptor Island,” “Raging Sharks,” “Hammerhead,” “Wicked Little Things,” “Shark in Venice,” “It’s Alive,” “Infestation,” “Ghost Town,” “Prowl,” “The Task,” “Spiders [2013],” “Day of the Dead: Bloodline,” “Refuge” and many more.
1964 – Gregory Lamberson, producer for “Widow’s Point,” “Johnny Gruesome,” “Model Hunger,” “The Legend of Six Fingers,” “Dry Bones,” “Slime City Massacre,” “Naked Fear,” “Slime City” and more.
1958 – Steve Antin, appeared in “Sweet Sixteen” and an episode of the TV Series “Amazing Stories.”
1946 – Tim Curry, starred in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” “Stephen King’s It,” “Gingerclown,” “Congo,” episodes of “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters” and the TV Movie “Wolf Girl” as well as performed the track “The Plucking Song” in the movie.
1943 – Guy Boyd, appeared in “Ghost Story [1981],” “Eyes of Fire,” “Carnosaur 2,” “The Final Patient” and an episode of the TV Series “The Twilight Zone.”
1938 – Janet Penner, appeared in “Unhinged [1982].”
1935 – Dudley Moore, appeared in “The Hound of the Baskervilles.”
1935 – Herman F. Zimmerman, art director for the TV Movies “The Initiation of Sarah” and “Deathmoon.”
1934 – Bob Dorian, appeared in “The Evil Dead [1981]” and “Evil Dead [2013].”
1934 – Ox Baker, starred in “Escape from New York,” “Blood Circus” and “Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear.”
1930 – Dick Sargent, appeared in “The Clonus Horror, “The Beast with a Million Eyes,” “The Eleventh Commandment,” “Rock-A-Die-Baby” and an episode for “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1930 – Rhodes Reason, starred in “King Kong Escapes.”
1925 – Ray Lawlor, appeared in “The Mask [1961]” and “Cannibal Girls.”
1921 – Don Sharp, Writer/director for Hammer Films some include “The Kiss of the Vampire,” “The Devil-Ship Pirates,” “Rasputin: The Mad Monk,” “Hammer House of Horror – TV Series.” His non-Hammer include “Witchcraft,” “The Curse of the Fly,” “Dark Places,” “The Death Wheelers,” “What Waits Below” and more.
1902 – Virginia Fox, actress in the short “The Haunted House.”
DIED ON APRIL 19
2021 – Jim Steinman, soundtrack for “Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead,” “The Strangers: Prey at Night,” “Urban Legend” and the below track was one of the songs in the movie:
2020 – Philippe Nahon, appeared in “The Crimson Rivers,” “Brotherhood of the Wolf,” “High Tension,” “Lady Blood,” “Humans,” “Cannibal,” “The Pack,” Horsehead,” “Besoin Dead” and more.
2020 – Delphine Sérina, appeared in “Urban Myth Chillers – Episode: Chambre 301.”
2019 – Martin Böttcher – Composer for “Creature with the Blue Hand,” and “The Monster of London City,” Soundtrack for “Dr. M Strikes.”
2013 – Allan Arbus, actor in “Scream, Pretty Peggy” and “Damien: Omen II.”
2005 – George P. Cosmatos, directed “Of Unknown Origin” and “Leviathan.”
1994 – Michael Carreras, producer of many Hammer classics, including “Curse of The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Curse of Frankenstein,” and “Horror of Dracula.”
1992 – Frankie Howerd, actor in “The House in Nightmare Park.”
1989 – Daphne Du Maurier, wrote the story “The Birds.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 19
Bride of Frankenstein [1935] – USA
Bedlam [1946] – NYC
The Company of Wolves [1984]
Intruder [1989] – USA video premiere
Arcane Sorcerer [1996] – Italy
eXistenZ 1999] – [NYC premiere
Reeker [2005] – Tribeca Film Festival
Dark House [2009]
Hyenas [2011]
Rabid Love [2013] – Los Angeles
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APRIL 20
BORN ON APRIL 20
1986 – Sarah Nicklin, appeared in “Chupacabra Territory,” “Dark Corners Horror Anthology – TV Series,” “Flesh for the Inferno,” “Abandoned Dead,” “The Sins of Dracula,” “The Basement,” “The Haunting of Alice D,” “Exhumed” and many more.
1976 – Daniel Stamm, director for “The Devil’s Light,” “13 Sins,” “The Last Exorcism,” episodes of the TV Series “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Them,” “Into the Dark” and “Scream: The TV Series.”
1972 – Carmen Electra, who appeared in “Scary Movie,” “Scary Movie 4,″ “2-Headed Shark Attack,” “Book of Fire” and “An American Vampire Story.”
1964 – Andy Serkis, actor in “Deathwatch,” “The Cottage,” “Blessed,” “The Sandman – TV Series,” producer for “No One Gets Out Alive” and “The Ritual.”
1964 – Crispin Glover, appeared in “Smiley Face Killers,” “Friday The 13th; The Final Chapter,” “Willard [2003],” “Simon Says,” “Incident at Loch Ness” and “The Wizard of Gore [2007].”
1959 – Clint Howard, appeared in “Evilspeak,” “Ticks,” “3 from Hell,” “The Funhouse Massacre,” “The Church,” “Ice Cream Man,” “Halloween [2007]” and more.
1957 – Geraint Wyn Davies, starred in “Forever Knight – TV Series,” “Dracula: The Series – TV Series,” “Trilogy of Terror II” and “American Psycho II: All American Girl.”
1949 – Veronica Cartwright, appeared in “The Birds,” “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1978],” “Alien,” and “Invasion”.
1949 – Jessica Lange who starred in “King Kong [1976],” and American Horror Story – TV Series.”
1945 – Judith O’Dea, starred in “Night of the Living Dead [1968]”.
1943 – Michael Greer, actor in “Messiah of Evil.”
1926 – Elena Verdugo, starred “House of Frankenstein,” and “The Frozen Ghost.”
1924 – Nina Foch, appeared in “Alien Nation: Dark Horizon – TV Movie,” “Nomads,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “Cry of the Werewolf” and “The Return of the Vampire.”
1909 – George Tomasini, appeared in “Psycho,” “The Birds,” and “I Married A Monster From Outer Space.”
1904 – Bruce Cabot, saved Fay Wray from the clutches of “King Kong”.
1902 – Donald Wolfit, appeared in “Blood of the Vampire,” and “The Hands of Orlac.”
1899 – Arnold Gray, appeared in “The Most Dangerous Game,” “The Mummy [1932]” and “King Kong [1933].”
1888 – Charles D. Hall, art director for “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Man,” “The Vampire Bat,” “Frankenstein,” “Dracula,” “The Cat and the Canary,” “The Last Warning,” “The Unearthly” and more.
DIED ON APRIL 20
2023 – John Wright, editor for “Dogs,” “Deep Rising,” ” Cruise Into Terror – TV Movie” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Amazing Stories.”
2022 – Hilda Bernard, actress in “Six Tickets to Hell,” “Jennifer’s Shadow” and “Los inquilinos del infierno – aka “The Tenants of Hell”.”
2022 – Robert Morse, appeared in “Here Come the Munsters,” several episodes of TV Series “Matineee Theatre,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Night Gallery,” “Tales of the Unexpected,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.”
2021 – Monte Hellman, director for “Beast from Haunted Cave,” “The Terror,” Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out,” “Trapped Ashes” and “Creature from the Haunted Sea.”
2021 – Wieslawa Mazurkiewicz, appeared in “Lokis, the Manuscript of Professor Wittembach” and the TV Movie “Mistrz Tanca aka Master Dancer.”
2021 – Kishore Nandlaskar, appeared in “Gruhpravesh.”
2021 – Tempest Storm,” appeared in “Mundo depravados aka World of the Depraved.”
2013 – Nosher Powell, appeared in “The Legend of Spider Forest” and an episode of the TV Series “Department S.”
1991 – Don Siegel who directed “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956]” and the “Twilight Zone” episodes “Uncle Simon.”
1977 – Bryan Foy, producer for “Night of Terror,” “The Return of Doctor X,” “The Smiling Ghost,” “The Undying Monster,” “House of Wax [1953],” “The Mad Magician” and director for “The Gorilla.”
1973 – Robert Armstrong, starred in “King Kong,” “Son of Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” and “The Mad Ghoul.”
1912 – Bram Stoker, who wrote “Dracula.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 20
The Monster & The Ape [1945]
The Catman of Paris [1946]
Ganja and Hess [1973]
Dawn of the Dead [1979] – NYC
Murder-Rock: Dancing Death [1984] – Tribeca Film Festival
Trauma [1993] – USA video premiere
Dark Harvest [2004]
Vacancy [2007]
Witchmaster General [2009]
Night of the Pumpkin [2010]
The Bleeding House [2011]
Sheriff Tom Vs. The Zombies [2013]
Indigenous [2014]
Bigfoot Horror Camp [2017]
Corbin Nash [2018]
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