MAY 12
BORN ON MAY 12
1997 – Odeya Rush, appeared in “Umma,” “Goosebumps” and “We Are What We Are.”
1990 – Alex Lee Williams, director/writer for “Hellminton” and the short “Escape the Night.”
1986 – Christian Contreras, actor in “Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead,” “The Great Ghost Rescue” and “Spiders [2013].”
1986 – Emily VanCamp, co-starred in the films “The Ring 2,″ “Rings” “and “Carriers.”
1981 – Rami Malek, starred in “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus” and voice actor for the video game “Until Dawn.”
1978 – Malin Akerman, appeared in “The Final Girls”, “Cottage Country,” “Rampage,” “The Invasion” and more.
1978 – Amy Wheaton, appeared in the film “The Curse [1987].”
1970 – Samantha Mathis, appeared in the 2004 version of the TV movie “Salem’s Lot” and “American Psycho.”
1968 – Tony Hawk, appeared in “Sharknado 5: Global Warming – TV Movie.”
1966 – Deborah Kara Unger, actress in “Silent Hill,” “The Long Night,” Silent Hill: Revelation,” “White Noise,” “Jackals,” “Walled In,” “The Hollow” and “One Point O.”
1962 – Emilio Estevez, starred in “Nightmares,” and “Maximum Overdrive.”
1962 – Ving Rhames, co-starred in “The People Under the Stairs,” “Jacob’s Ladder,” “Dawn of the Dead [2004]” and “Day of the Dead [2008].”
1961 – Lar Park-Lincoln, starred in “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,” “House II: The Second Story,” “Freddy’s Nightmares – TV Series” and “From the Dark.”
1950 – Gabriel Byrne, starred in “Hereditary,” “End of Days,” “Stigmata,” “The Keep,” “Ghost Ship [2002]” and “Gothic.”
1930 – Don Barton, director/producer/writer for “Zaat.”
1930 – Jess Franco, directed “The Awful Dr. Orloff,” “Count Dracula” and “The Demons.”
1926 – Jack Cookerly, composer for “Grotesque,” stock music for “The Black Scorpion,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “The Colossus of New York” and “Night of the Living Dead [1968].”
1922 – Richard Graydon, stunts for “Don’t Look Now.”
1913 – Hugh Latimer, appeared in the films “The Strange World of Planet X,” and “Ghost Ship [1952].”
1912 – Don Blackman, appeared in the film “Scream Blacula, Scream.”
1903 – Wilfrid Hyde-White, appeared in “Chamber of Horrors.”
1898 – Edward Halperin, produced “White Zombie” and “Revolt of the Zombies”.
1892 – John Barclay, appeared in the 1941 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” “Soylent Green” and “The Brotherhood of Satan.”
1867 – Lionel Belmore, appeared in “The Unholy Night,” “Frankenstein [1931],” “The Vampire Bat,” “Son of Frankenstein,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1939]” and “The Ghost of Frankenstein.”
DIED ON MAY 12
2023 – Francis Monkman, soundtrack for “An American Werewolf in London – “Rebel.”
2023 – Michael Norell, producer for “Terrifying Tales – segment “Ten Seconds To Countdown.”
2022 – Henry Mollicone, composer for “The Premonition.”
2021 – Blackie Dammett, appeared in “Class Reunion,” “The American Scream” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: A Very Happy Ending.”
2020 – Michel Piccoli, appeared in “Sortilèges,” ”Torticola contre Frankensberg,” “La chevelure,” “The Infernal Trio” and “Leonor.”
2020 – George Mikell, appeared in “Fox Mystery Theater [1984] Episode: Czech Mate.”
2019 – Machiko Kyō, actress in “The Possessed [1976].”
2019 – Ron Smerczak, actor in “The Mangler,” “Return of the Family Man,” and “House of Whipcord.”
2014 – H.R. Giger, the infamous dark artist who created the xenomorph in “Alien” and his designs were used in every subsequent “Alien” film including Aliens & Alien Covenant. He also designed the creature in “Species” and “Species 2.”
2007 – Robert Birnbaum, associate producer for the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter” and unit production manager for the TV Mini Series “The Shining.”
2001 – Richard Davidson, did make-up and special effects work on the films “The Thing [1982]” and “Jurassic Park.”
2001 – Perry Como, soundtrack for “Cat People [1982]” and “Krampus.”
Music from Cat People:
1995 – Arthur Lubin, directed the 1943 version of “The Phantom of the Opera” and “Hold That Ghost”.
1957 – Erich von Stroheim, appeared in “The Lady & the Monster,” “The Mask of Dijon” and “Alraune”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 12
Cobra Woman [1944]
Count Dracula’s Great Love [1973] – Spain
Zombie Island Massacre [1984]
Hell High [1989]
Night Visitor [1989]
The Return of the Swamp Thing [1989]
Gothkill [2009] – USA DVD premiere
The Grudge 3 [2009] – USA DVD premiere
Plague [2015]
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MAY 13
BORN ON MAY 13
1985 – Corey Hawk, co-starred in “Knight of the Living Dead” and “Class of Nuke ‘Em High 2.”
1987 – Candice Accola, starred in “Dead Girl” and “The Vampire Diaries.”
1971 – Imogen Boorman, starred as “Tiffany” in “Hellbound: Hellraiser II.”
1966 – Cheryl Arutt, actress in “Primal Rage.”
1965 – Lari White, appeared in “The Unholy [1988].”
1950 – Joe Johnston, directed the 2010 version of “The Wolfman” and “Jurassic Park III.”
1949 – Zoë Wanamaker, appeared in “The Dark” and an episode of “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1939 – Harvey Keitel, appeared in “Two Evil Eyes,” “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “Red Dragon” and “Saturn 3.”
1939 – Zohra Lampert, starred in “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death,” and appeared in “The Exorcist III.”
1936 – Rafael Campos, appeared in the films “Astro Zombies,” “The Doll Squad” and the TV series “V.”
1922 – Don Weiss, directed TV shows as “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” and the film “The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini.”
1913 – Robert Dorning, appeared in “Die! Die! My Darling,” “Screamtime” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “Emmerdale Farm.”
1912 – Helen Craig, actress in the TV Movie “The Legend of Lizzie Borden” and an episode of “The Wide World of Mystery.”
1907 – Daphne Du Maurier, wrote the story “The Birds.”
DIED ON MAY 13
2022 – Ricky Gardiner, actor in “Suck” and “Ash vs Evil Dead – Episode: Baby Proof.”
2020 – David Nichols, production designer for “Swamp Thing [1982]” and “The Serpent and the Rainbow.”
2019 – 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.”
2019 – Isaac Kappy, appeared in “Klown Kamp Massacre,” “Not Forgotten,” soundtrack for “The Babysitter,” and “Don’t Blink.”
2018 – Margot Kidder, starred in “The Amityville Horror [1979],” “Black Christmas [1974],” “Halloween II [2009],” “Sisters,” “The Clown at Midnight” and more.
2013 – Joyce Brothers, appeared in “Embryo.”
2008 – John Phillip Law, appeared in “Moon in Scorpio,” “Night Train to Terror,” “The Spiral Staircase,” “Eyes Behind the Wall” and more.
2001 – Jason Miller, starred in “The Exorcist,” “Exorcist III” and “The Dain Curse”.
2000 – Paul Bartel appeared in “Piranha,” “Chopping Mall” and “Escape from L.A.”
1995 – Alexander Godunov, starred in “Waxwork II: Lost in Time.”
1985 – Selma Diamond, appeared in “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
1968 – Robert Burks, cinematographer/director of photography for “House of Wax [1953],” “The Birds,” “Vertigo,” “Marnie,” “North By Northwest,” “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” “To Catch a Thief,” “Rear Window,” “Dial M For Murder,” “Strangers on a Train” and more.
1954 – Frank Austin, appeared in “The Monster [1925],” “The Bells [1926],” “The Terror [1928],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “The Strange Case of Doctor Rx.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 13
Werewolf of London [1935]
The Hands of Orlac [1964]
The Car [1977]
Day of the Animals [1977]
Mausoleum [1983]
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood [1988]
Maniac Cop [1988]
Society [1989] – Cannes Film Festival
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil [1992] – USA video premiere
Spiral [2021] – Cannes Film Festival
Scream Bloody Murder [2003]
Mindhunters [2005]
Frontier[s] [2008] – USA DVD premiere
Letters to Mother [2009]
Priest [2011]
Hazard Jack [2014]
Spiral [2021] – New Zealand
Shark Bait [2022]
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MAY 14
BORN ON MAY 14
1983 – Amber Tamblyn, starred in “The Ring,” “The Grudge 2″ and “Blackout.”
1970 – Natasha Ryan, appeared in “The Entity,” “The Day Time Ended,” “The Amityville Horror” and “Kingdom of the Spiders.”
1969 – Cate Blanchett, starred in “The Gift.”
1959 – Brett Leonard, writer/director of such films as “The Dead Pit,” “The Lawnmower Man,” “Hideaway,” “Virtuosity,” “Man-Thing” and “Feed.”
1959 – Xavier Barquet, producer for “Drive In,” actor in “The Toxic Avenger,” “The Unholy [1988],” “I’m Dangerous Tonight” and “Night of the Beast.”
1955 – Robert G. Tapert, Writer & producer for “Poltergeist,” “The Evil Dead”, “The Possession [2012]”, “Drag Me To Hell”, “30 Days of Night”, “The Grudge”, “Darkman,” “Don’t Breathe,” “The Unholy [2021]” and many more.
1952 – Robert Zemeckis, produced several films “Thir13en Ghosts [2001],” “The House on Haunted Hill [1999],” “Death Becomes Her,” “What Lies Beneath,” “Ghost Ship [2002],” The Frighteners,” “House of Wax [2005]” and the TV series, “Tales from the Crypt” and many more.
1950 – John Dennis Johnston, actor in “The Beast Within,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Communion,” episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “Millenium,” “Supernatural” and more.
1946 – Yutte Stensgaard, appeared in “Lust for a Vampire”, “Scream and Scream Again” and “Dead of Night – TV Series.”
1946 – Joseph Zito, writer/producer/director who worked on such films as “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,” “Bloodrage,” “The Prowler” and “Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film.”
1940 – Victor Miller, writer of the original “Friday the 13th” film.
1932 – Kenji Sahara who appeared in “Godzilla,” “Rodan,” and “Mothra,” to name a few.
1921 – Richard Deacon, appeared in “The Birds,” “Invaders of the Body Snatchers [1956]” and “Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy.”
1917 – Anthony DiMarco, editor for “The Giant Claw,” “Tales of Frankenstein [1958],” “The Unknown,” “The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre,” “Daughters of Satan,” “Superbeast,” “The Thirsty Dead,” “Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls,” “The Initiation of Sarah,” “Hell Night [1981]” and more.
1907 – Scotty Welbourne, photography for “Doctor X,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” “The Monster That Changed the World” “Revenge of the Creature.”
1906 – James Flavin, actor in “King Kong,” “The Ghost Breakers,” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff,” “Francis in the Haunted House,” an episode of “The Addams Family” and more.
1892 – Claude Hutchinson, gaffer for “Night Nurse” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1888 – Miles Mander, actor in “Phantom of the Opera [1943],” “The Return of the Vampire” and “the Picture of Dorian Gray.”
DIED ON MAY 14
2023 – Samantha Weinstein, actress in “Carrie [2013],” “Haunter,” Swarmed – TV Movie” and “Darknet – Episode: Darknet 3.”
2023 – Victor Gallucci, additional crew for “Alien [1979].”
2023 – John Refoua, editor for “Sleepy Hollow – Episode: Pilot” and “he Whispers – Episode: X Marks the Spot.”
2022 – América Alonso, actress in the TV Series “La loba – aka The Wolf.”
2022 – Breno Silveira, cinematographer for “Gêmeas – aka Twins” and “Bufo & Spallanzani.”
2021 – Jaime Garza, appeared in “Dinastia sangrienta – aka Blood Dynasty” and “The Bloody Monks.”
2021 – Sándor Balassa, music department for the TV Movie “Yöjuttu: Merkitty – aka Night Story: Marked.”
2020 – Jerzy Łapiński, actor in the TV Movie “Carmilla.”
2019 – Tim Conway, appeared in ”Chip & Bernie’s Zomance,” “American Scary,” “Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!,” and “The Private Eyes.”
2019 – Tommy Donbavand, writer for an episode of “Scream Street: Bad Blood,” and an author of many Children’s Books
2006 – Paul Marco, played in “Night of the he Ghouls,” “Plan 9 From Outer Space” and “Bride of the Monster.”
2005 – Ed Kelleher, wrote the screenplays for the films “Invasion of the Blood Farmers,” “Prime Evil” and “Shriek of the Mutilated”.
2004 – Anna Lee, starred in “Bedlam,” “Picture Mommy Dead” and “Jack the Giant Killer.”
2003 – Robert Stack, appeared in the TV Movie “The Strange and Deadly Occurrence” and an episode of “Lights Out.”
2002 – Ray Stricklyn, appeared in “The Return of Dracula”.
2001 – Peter Griffith, played “Morgan Strode” in the original “Halloween.”
1999 – Buck Houghton, producer of the TV series “The Twilight Zone.
1998 – Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, soundtrack for “Black Christmas [2006],” “Arachnophobia,” “Innocent Blood,” Hollyweird – TV Movie,” “Sauce” and more.
Music in Innocent Blood:
1997 – Thelma Carpenter, actress in the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1992 – Lyle Alzado, appeared in “Neon City”, “Hangfire”, “Destroyer” and more.
1982 – Hugh Beaumont, film credits include “The Mole People” and “The Human Duplicators.”
1980 – Hugh Griffith, appeared in “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” “The Legend of the Werewolf” and “Cry of the Banshee.”
1980 – Xiro Papas, actor in “Frankenstein ’80,” “The Devil’s Wedding Night,” “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks” and “The Beast in Heat.”
1917 – Anthony DiMarco, editor for “The Giant Claw,” “Tales of Frankenstein [1958],” “The Unknown,” “The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre,” “Daughters of Satan,” “Superbeast,” “The Thirsty Dead,” “Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls,” “The Initiation of Sarah,” “Hell Night [1981]” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 14
King of the Zombies [1941]
The Awful Dr. Orlof [1962] – Madrid
Blood of Dracula’s Castle [1969]
Nightmare in Wax [1969]
Dogs [1976] – Japan
The House Where Evil Dwells [1982]
Spookies [1986]
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary [2002] NYC premiere
Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt [2004]
Heavy Mental: Rock ‘n’ Roll Bloodbath [2009]
Home Sweet Home [2013]
Masked Mutilator [2019]
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MAY 15
BORN ON MAY 15
1985 – Ashlynn Yennie, appeared in “L.A. Slasher,” “The Scribbler,” “True Blood – TV Series,” “American Maniacs,” “The Human Centipede: First Sequence” and “The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence.”
1982 – Tatsuya Fujiwara, starred in “Batoru Rowaiaru” and “Batoru Rowaiaru II: Chinknoka”.
1982 – Alexandra Breckinridge, starred in “Wishcraft,” “Rings,” “Vampire Clan,” “The Walking Dead – TV Series” and appeared “American Horror Story.”
1981 – Jacqui Holland, appeared in “Dracula’s Sorority Sisters,” “Axeman 2: Overkill,” “Erotic Vampires of Beverly Hills,” “The Walking Deceased,” “Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys,” “The Brides of Sodom,” “Monsters in the Woods” and many more.
1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, starred in “Campfire Stories” and ”Dark Ride.”
1978 – Caroline Dhavernas, starred on “Hannibal” and has appeared in “Devil.”
1971 – Sam Trammell, starred in the HBO series “True Blood,” and in the film “Aliens vs Predator: Requiem.”
1963 – Brenda Bakke, appeared in “Death Spa,” “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight” and “American Gothic – TV Series.”
1959 – Wally Crowder, stunts for “Laserblast,” “The Capture of Bigfoot,” “I, Madman,” “Night Game,” “Maniac Cop 2,” “976-Evil II,” “House on Haunted Hill [1999],” “The Dark” and more.
1934 – Bill Williams, casting director for “Cannibal Holocaust,” “The Prowler,” “Slugs,” “Superstition 2” and “There’s Nothing Out There.”
1925 – John Harris, camera operator for “Tales from the Crypt,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Vault of Horror,” “Orca,” “Popcorn” and “And Not the Screaming Starts!”
1918 – Joseph Wiseman, appeared in episodes of several TV Series including “The Twilight Zone,” “Night Gallery,” “Lights Out,” “The Wide World of Mystery,” “Matinee Theatre” and “Inner Sanctum.”
1912 – André De Toth, directed the original “House of Wax [1953].”
1909 – Jack Wheeler, sound editor for “Picture Mommy Dead,” “Dying Room Only,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” and “Dinosaurs!”
1909 – James Mason, appeared in the TV films “Frankenstein: The True Story” and “Salem’s Lot”.
1905 – Joseph Cotton starred in “The Abominable Dr. Phibes” and “Lady Frankenstein.”
DIED ON MAY 15
2023 – Sharon Farrell, actress in “It’s Alive,” “The Premonition,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Night of the Comet,” episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “Freddy’s Nightmares” and “The Wide World of Mystery.?
2022 – Miguel Faustmann, actor in “Zombies: The Beginning,” “Shake, Rattle & Roll” and “Eerie.”
2022 – Rainer Basedow, appeared in “The Amorous Adventures of a Young Postman “ and “Der Todesrächer von Soho – aka The Corpse Packs His Bags.”
2022 – Jerzy Trela, actor in “The Hourglass Sanatorium,” “Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes” and the short “Swiatlo.”
2022 – Klara Höfels, actress in “Cut Off.”
2022 – Maggie Peterson, location management for “Perdita Durango – aka Dance with the Devil.”
2021 – Roy Scammell, actor in “Psycho-Circus,” “The Death Wheelers,” “The Girl from Starship Venus,” as well as stunts for “Horror Hospital,” “Alien,” “Saturn 3,” “Seize the Night” and more.
2020 – Fred Willard, appeared in “Salem’s Lot [1979],” “Idle Hands,” “Monster House” and more.
2020 – Henky Solaiman, actor in “Suster N” and “Reuni Z.”
2019 – Robert Leroy Diamond, actor in “Scream [1981]” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone: In Paradise of Pip [1963].”
2019 – John Ronane, actor in “The Spiral Staircase,” “Nobody Ordered,” “Doctor Blood’s Coffin” and more.
2008 – Hanna Landy, actress in “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Thirty Dangerous Seconds,” “Dark Echoes,” “Monstroid,” “Return” and an episode of “Circle of Fear.”
1994 – Royal Dano, appeared in “The Dark Half,” “Ghoulies II,” “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” “House II: The Second Story,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “Moon of the Wolf,” “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery – TV Series” and many more.
1988 – Andrew Duggan, appeared in “A Return to Salem’s Lot,” “It’s Alive” and “Frankenstein Island.”
1972 – Nigel Green, appeared in the films “The Skull,” “Corridors of Blood” and “Countess Dracula”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 15
The Mad Monster [1942]
Invisible Invaders [1959]
Dr. Blood’s Coffin [1961] – Bismarck, ND
Peeping Tom [1962]
Black Zoo [1963]
Paranoiac [1963]
Happy Birthday To Me [1981]
The Fan [1981]
The Gate [1987]
Offerings [1989]
Dark Woods [2003] – Cannes Film Festival
Creepshow 3 [2007]
Curse of the Zodiac [2007]
Gothic Vampires from Hell [2007]
Bordello Death Tales [2009]
Hunger [2009]
Island Zero [2018]
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MAY 16
BORN ON MAY 16
1986 – Megan Fox, starred in “Night Teeth,” “Jennifer’s Body” and “Rogue,”
1979 – Barbara Nedeljakova, has appeared in “Whispers,” “L.A. Slasher,” “Strippers vs Werewolves,” “Children of the Corn: Genesis,” “Hostel,” “Hostel: Part II,” “Hell’s Kitty [2018],” “Doom” and more.
1979 – Jessica Morris, appeared in “666: Devilish Charm,” “Haunting of the Innocent,” “Reel Evil,” “The Dead Want Women,” “Venom,” “Fading of the Cries,” “Bloody Murder” and more.
1969 – Tommaso Avati, writer for “Il signor Diavolo, production staff for the TV Mini-Series “Voci notturne – aka Night Voices” and “The Childhood Friend.”
1969 – Yannick Bisson, appeared in “Anything for Jackson,” “Another WolfCop,” “Hellmington,” episodes of “The Hidden Room” and “The Ray Bradbury Theater.”
1953 – Pierce Brosnan appeared in “Mars Attacks!,” “The Lawnmower Man,” and “Nomads.”
1944 – Danny Trejo, appeared in “From Dusk To Dawn 1, 2 & 3,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “3 From Hell,” “Rob Zombie’s Halloween,” “The Last Exorcist” and many more.
1936 – Roy Hudd, appeared in “The Blood Beast Terror [1968]” and “Jack, the Last Victim [2005].”
1918 – Barry Atwater, appeared in the TV movie “The Night Stalker” and “Night Gallery – TV Series.”
1905 – Henry Fonda, starred in “The Boston Strangler,” “Tentacles” and “The Swarm.”
DIED ON MAY 16
2022 – John Aylward, actor in “The Crazies [2010],” “The Nowhere Inn,” as well as 2 TV Series “Creature” and “The Others.”
2022 – Josef Abrhám, actor in “Morgiana,” “A Vampire in High-Rise” and “In the Light of the King’s Love.”
2022 – Mabel Pesen, actress in “Sucedió en el internado – aka Rich, Hot and Wicked.”
2021 – René Cardona III, directed “Vacations of Terror,” “A Roar of Terror,” “Fatal Nightmare,” Fangs, the Werewolf,” “The Theatre Killer,” as well as appeared in “Cyclone,” “The Bermuda Triangle,” “Cemetery of Terror” and “Beaks: The Movie.”
2021 – D. Chandran, actor in “Junoon.”
2021 – Gladys Cáceres, appeared in “Ángel Rebelde – Episode: Ángel rebelde.”
2020 – Lynn Shelton, directed “Santa Clarita Diet – Episode: Strange or Just Inconsiderate?” and “Ghosted – Episode: Bee-Mo.”
2020 – Pilar Pellicer, actress in “Pedro Páramo,” “The World of the Dead” and “Cuentos de Madrugada [1985–].”
2020 – Monique Mercure, appeared in “Saint Martyrs of the Damned.”
2010 – Ronnie James Dio, legendary lead singer of the metal bands, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, and his own self-titled band Dio, introduced the horns gesture that has been used in hard rock/heavy metal ever since. He also worked on the soundtracks for “Lords of Chaos,” “Raging Angels,” “Pride & Prejudice Zombies” and “Evil on Queen Street.”
2008 – Sandy Howard, produced the films “The Devil’s Rain,” “Meteor” and “Embryo”.
2007 – Jeff Bushelman, sound effects for “Superbeast,” “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Happy Birthday to Me,” “The Lost Boys” and 2 episodes of “The Dark Secret of Harvest Home.”
1979 – Robert Florey, directed episodes of “Thriller,” “The Outer Limits” and “The Twilight Zone,” as well as the 1932 version of “Murders in the Rue Morgue”.
1985 – Margaret Hamilton appeared in the 1960 version of “13 Ghosts,” “The Night Strangler – TV Movie” and a few episodes of “The Addams Family.”
1982 – Sidney Hickox, cinematographer for “The Return of Doctor X,” “The Gorilla” and “Them!”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 16
The Blood Beast Terror [1969]
Don’t Look in the Basement [1973] – El Paso, TX
Terror in the Wax Museum [1973] – Los Angeles
Alone in the Dark [1982] – Cannes Film Festival
The Bare Wench Project [2000]
Vlad [2003] [Cannes Premiere]
Slaughterhouse Phi: Death Sisters [2006]
The Dead One [2007] – Los Angeles
Swamp Devil [2008] – Hawaii Film Festival
Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1 [2013] – Cannes Film Festival
Flight 7500 [2014] – El Paso, TX
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MAY 17
BORN ON MAY 17
1989 – Olivia Luccardi, actress in “It Follows,” “Feral,” “Kappa Kappa Die,” “Soft & Quiet,” “Candy Land,” “Bleeding – short” and 6 episodes of the TV Series “Channel Zero.”
1988 – Karrueche Tran, actress in “3-Headed Shark Attack,” “Welcome to Willits,” “The Fright Night Files,” “Child’s Play [2019] – short” and an episode of the TV Series “The Dead Diaries.”
1986 – Erin Richards, appeared in “The Quiet Ones,” “Open Grave,” “Being Human – TV Series.”
1979 – Gordon Williams, editor for the TV Movies “Post Mortem,” “Beyond Loch Ness,” “The Unquiet” and “Sea Beast.”
1965 – Paige Turco, has appeared in “Books of Blood,” “The Stepfather [2009]” and “American Gothic [TV Series].”
1957 – Whip Hubley, appeared in “Species,” “Daddy’s Girl,” “Brothel” and “Fangs.”
1955 – Bill Paxton, directed “Frailty,” starred in “Predator 2,” “Club Dread,” “Mortuary [1983],” “Mighty Joe Young [1998],” “Aliens” “Near Dark” and more.
1953 – Yôko Shimada, actress in “The Inugami Family,” “Village of Eight Gravestones” and “Dear heart: Furuete nemure.”
1941 – Grace Zabriskie, actress in “Time of the Eagle,” “Galaxy of Terror,” “Pulse Pounders,” “Child’s Play 2,” “Blood Ties,” “Servants of Twilight,” “The Devil’s Child,” “Home the Horror Story,” “They Crawl,” “The Grudge [2004],” “Polaroid,” “The Quarry” and more.
1936 – Dennis Hopper, many film appearances include “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” “Queen of Blood” and “Blue Velvet.”
1930 – Frank Price, writer & editor for episodes of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre.”
1929 – Miriam Byrd-Nethery, actress in “From a Whisper to a Scream,” “Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy,” “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre II” and “Tales of the Unexpected – Episode: Number Eight.”
1926 – Stan Jolley, production designer for “Night of the Lepus,” “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “A Knife for the Ladies” and “The Swarm.”
1916 – Jameson Brewer, writer for “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “Arnold,” 4 episodes for each of “The Addams Family,” and “The New Addams Family.”
1911 – Maureen O’Sullivan, actress in “The Devil-Doll,” “Too Scared to Scream” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre.”
1909 – Ruth Dunning, starred in “The House in Nightmare Park” and the TV Mini Series “Children of the Stone.”
DIED ON MAY 17
2023 – Ray Austin, director for “House of the Living Dead,” stunts for “North By Northwest” and appeared in “The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb.”
2022 – Vangelis. Soundtrack for “Candyman [1992],” A Horror Sci-Fi Picture: Director’s Cut – short,” “Stranger Things – Episode: Chapter Seven: The Bathtub” and “Vampire in Venice.”
2021 – Amarendra Mohanty, composer for “Putuler Protisodh.”
2021 – Nitish Veera, appeared in “Airaa.”
2020 – Peter Thomas, composer for composer & soundtrack for “Horror Hospital,” “The Monster of Blackwood Castle” and more.
2020 – Shad Gaspard, appeared in “The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time” and “Welcome to Willits.”
2019 – Herman Wouk, actor in “Master of Dark Shadows”
2019 – Luz Kertz, actress “The Second Death”
2019 – Rallapalli, appeared in “Anveshana”
1999 – Henry Jones, appeared in “Arachnophobia,” “Vertigo,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “Night Gallery – TV Series,” “Thriller – TV Series,” “Twilight Zone – TV Series,” “The Bad Seed [1956]” and more.
1985 – Hugh Burden, actor in “Ghost Ship [1952],” “Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb” and “The House in Nightmare Park.”
1983 – Victor Halperin, directed “White Zombie,”.
1980 – Gertrude Sutton, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “Son of Kong.”
1968 – Carroll Clark, art director for “Notorious,” “The Most Dangerous Game,” “Thirteen Women,” “The Monkey’s Paw,” “Gildersleeve’s Ghost,” “King Kong [1933],” “Before Dawn” and “You’ll Find Out.”
1954 – Arthur Lucan, portrayed “Old Mother Riley” in “My Son, the Vampire”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 17
The Cat Creeps [1946]
She-Wolf of London [1946]
Monster from Green Hell [1957]
Witchfinder General [1968] – Los Angeles
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb [1971]
The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman [1971] – Spain
The Centerfold Girls [1974]
Class of Nuke ‘Em High [1986] – Cannes Film Festival
The Video Dead [1987]
Creature [1988]
The Video Dead [1987] – Video
Ghost Lake [2005] – USA DVD premiere
Zombiez [2005]
Skinwalker: Curse of the Shaman [2005]
It Follows [2014]
Knife + Heart [2018] – Cannes Film Festival
Perfect [2018]
The Haunting of La Llorona [2019]
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MAY 18
BORN ON MAY 18
1992 – Spencer Breslin, appeared in the mini-series “Storm of the Century,” “Some Kind of Hate” and co-starred in “The Happening.”
1982 – Emmy Robbin, appeared in “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series – TV Series,” “Grindhouse,” and “Planet Terror.”
1968 – Cynthia Preston, appeared in “Carrie [2013],” “Hannibal – TV Series,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “The Outer Limits – TV Series,” “Forever Knight – TV Series,” “Friday’s Curse – TV Series,” “The Brain,” “Prom Night III: The Last Kiss.” and more.
1955 – Carlene Olson, actress in “Frightmare [1983].”
1941 – Miriam Margolyes, appeared in “The Awakening,” “End of Days” and “Ed and His Dead Mother.”
1941 – Diane McBain, actress in “Wicked, Wicked,” “The Deathbed Virgin,” “Donne Pass: The Road to Survival,” “Puppet Master” and an episode of The Wide World of Mystery.”
1934 – Elizabeth Rogers, actress in the extended version of “The Swarm” and the TV Movie “Something Evil.”
1927 – Yoshio Tsuchiya, appeared in the Toho films “Yog Monster from Space,” “Destroy All Monsters” and “Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah.”
1924 – Priscilla Pointer, appeared in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3,” “Chud II: Bud the Chud” and “Carrie [1976].”
1918 – Claudia Bryar, appeared in “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “The Monolith Monsters,” “Psycho II,” as well as episodes of “The Veil” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1912 – Perry Como, soundtrack for “Cat People [1982]” and “Krampus.”
Music from Cat People:
1903 – George E. Stone, appeared in “The Vampire Bat,” “The Face Behind the Mask” and an episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
DIED ON MAY 18
2023 – Jim Brown, actor in “The Devine Enforcer [1992]” and “Mars Attacks [1996].”
2023 – Marlene Clark, actress in “Night of the Cobra Woman,” “Beware! The Blob,” “Ganga & Hess,” “The Beast Must Die,” “Black Mamba” and “Lord Shango.”
2023 – Helmut Berger, actor in “Dorian Gray [1970]” and “Faceless [1988].”
2023 – Leo Plank, camera operator for “Dracula Untold,” “Berlin Syndrome,” stunts for “A Cure For Wellness,” “Anatomy 2,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters” and “The Voices.”
2021 – Charles Grodin, appeared in “Rosemary’s Baby” and “King Kong [1976].”
2021 – Franco Battiato, actor in “Baby Yaga.”
2021 – Vladimir Fyodorov, appeared in “Savage Hunt of King Stakh.”
2020 – Ken Osmond, appeared in “The Munsters – Episode: Herman’s Sorority Caper.”
2019 – Jean Beaudin, directed “The Possession of Virginia,” and 2 episodes of “Big Wolf on Campus [2000].”
2019 – Analía Gadé, actress in “Four Nights of the Full Moon,” “Exorcism’s Daughter,” and “Maniac Mansion.”
2008 – Joseph Pevney, director of “The Strange Door,” 5 episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and 11 episodes of “The Munsters.”
2004 – Lincoln Kilpatrick, starred in the films “The Omega Man,” “Soylent Green” and “Chosen Survivors”.
1995 – Elisha Cook Jr., film credits included TV movies “Salem’s Lot” and “The Night Stalker,” film credits include “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “Blacula” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”
1995 – Elizabeth Montgomery, appeared in the “Twilight Zone” episode “Two,” the Thriller episode “The Masquerade,” and the TV movie “The Legend of Lizzie Borden.”
1992 – Marshall Thompson, starred in “Fiend Without a Face” and “It the Terror from Beyond Space”.
1988 – Daniel James, writer for “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” “The Giang Behemoth” and “Gorgo.”
1911 – Gustav Mahler, appeared in the short “Lenore.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 18
Dial M for Murder [1954]
Attack of the 50 Foot Woman [1958]
The Abominable Dr. Phibes [1971]
Fangs of The Living Dead [1973]
Teenage Space Vampires [1999] – USA
Hard Ride to Hell [2010]
Entrance [2012]
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