JUNE 1
BORN ON JUNE 1
2003 – Emjay Anthony, starred in Krampus [2015] and Incarnate [2016].
1977 – Danielle Harris, starred in “Halloween 4,” “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers,” Rob Zombie’s “Halloween 1 & 2″ as we well as “Urban Legend,” Inoperable, Victor Crowley, Havenhurst, Ghost of Goodnight Lane, Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet and many more.
1977 – Sarah Wayne Callies, starred as “Lori Grimes” in “The Walking Dead – TV Series” as well as “The Other Side of the Door,” “Whisper” and “Pay the Ghost.”
1956 – Lisa Hartman, starred in “Deadly Blessing,” “Not of This World – TV Movie” and an episode of “The Hitchhiker: Her Finest Hour.”
1955 – Kochu Preman, actor in “Indriyam,” “In Ghost House Inn,” “Oru Murai Vanthu Paarthaya,” “Ghost Villa,” “British Bungalow” and “The Priest.”
1948 – Chris Capen, actor in “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils” and “The Swarm.”
1947 – Jonathan Pryce, appeared in “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “Stigmata” and “Haunted Honeymoon.”
1946 – Brian Cox, who was the first to play “Hannibal Lector” on the big screen in “Manhunter,” and also appeared in “The Autopsy of Jane Doe,” “Morgan,” “The Day of the Triffids,” “The Ring,” “Trick r Treat,” “Separation” and more.
1940 – Rene Auberjonois, appeared in “Images,” “King Kong [1976],” “My Best Friend is a Vampire” and several TV episodes of “Night Gallery,” “Eerie, Indiana,” “The Outer Limits,” “Poltergeist: The Legacy” and more.
1937 – Morgan Freeman, starred in “Dreamcatcher,” “Se7en,” “The Shawshank Redemption” and an episode of the TV Series “The Twilight Zone.”
1930 – Edward Woodward, starred in “The Wicker Man [1973],” “Incense for the Damned” and “The Appointment.”
1920 – Jesse Ehrlich, appeared in “Frightmare [1983].”
1920 –Robert Clarke, appearances include “The Astounding She-Monster,” “The Hideous Sun Demon,” “Bedlam,” “The Man from Planet X,” “The Body Snatcher [1945],” “Frankenstein Island” and more.
1905 – Robert Newton, Robert Newton, appeared in “The Hidden Room,” “Haunted Honeymoon” and more.
DIED ON JUNE 1
2023 – Margit Carstensen, actress in “Tenderness of Wolves,” “Possession [1981]” and an episode of the TV Series “Terror 2000.”
2023 – Mike Batayeh, appeared in “Night Stalker – Episode: What’s the Frequency, Kolchak?”
2022 – May Routh, costume designer for “Ghost Story [1981] and the TV Movie “Helter Skelter.”
2021 – Robert Rutman, appeared in “Killer Condom.”
2021 – Raoul Sangla, assistant director for the short “La chevelure [The Chair].”
2021 – Violeta Vidaurre, actress in the TV Series “Count Vrolok.”
2020 – Joey “Image” Poole, Misfits drummer, did music for “Horror Business” and “Night of the Living Dead [1979] songs.”
2019 – Brian Taggert, Writer for “Omen IV,” “Poltergeist III,” “Of Unknown Origin,” “Visiting Hours,” and more.
2015 – Mike Lane, appeared in “Frankenstein 1970,” “A Name for Evil,” “Grotesque,” “Demon Keeper,” as well as episodes of “The Outer Limits” and “Monsters Squad.”
1998 – Darwin Joston, he appeared in John Carpenter’s “Assault on Precinct 13,″ “The Fog,” “Rattlers,” “Eraserhead” and “Time Walker.”
1996 – Michael Fox, actor in “The Magnetic Monster,” “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” “Gog,” “War of the Satellites,” “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?,” “The Dunwich Horror” as well as episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – Season 1.”
1991 – Milton Subotsky, produced “Horror Hotel,” “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors” and “Tales From the Crypt.”
1989 – Clay Campbell, makeup artist for “The Man They Could Not Hang,” “Before I Hang,” “The Boogie Man Will Get You,” “The Return of the Vampire,” “The Son of Dr. Jekyll,” “The Werewolf,” TV Movie “Tales of Frankenstein” & assistant wax figures for “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1983 – Thad Brooks Jr., assistant camera for “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1979 – Jack Mulhall, actor in “Creaking Stairs,” “Murder at Dawn,” “The Rogues’ Tavern,” “Black Friday [1940],” “Invisible Ghost,” “The Ape Man” and “The She-Creature.”
1939 – Frank B. Good, cinematographer for “The Wizard” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 1
Jungle Woman [1944]
The Frozen Ghost [1945]
The Revenge of Frankenstein [1958]
The Horror of Party Beach [1964]
Orgy of the Dead [1965]
Invasion of the Bee Girls [1973]
Satan’s Cheerleaders [1977]
The Alien Dead [1980]
Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness [1986]
Cheerleader Camp [1988]
Warlock [1989]
Frankenhooker [1990]
The Mask of Satan [1990] – Italy – Fanta Festival
A Perfect Murder [1988] – NYC premiere
Satan’s Schoolgirls [2004]
The Breed [2006] – Italy
Old Habits Die Hard [2009]
Killer Hoo-Ha! [2010]
The Gainsville Ripper [2010]
Monster Island [2019]
Z [2019] – Overlook Film Festival
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JUNE 2
BORN ON JUNE 2
1985 – Richard Lee O’Donnell, starred in “Cannibals and Carpet Fitters” and “Kill Keith.”
1979 – James Ransone, actor in “Prom Night [2008],” “Sinister,” “Sinister 2,” “Fun Size Horror: Volume Two,” “Family Blood,” “Captive State,” “It: Chapter Two,” “The Black Phone,” “V/H/S/85” and more.
1978 – Dominic Cooper, starred in “Preacher – TV Series,” “Dracula Untold,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” “From Hell” and more.
1978 – Justin Long, starred in “Jeepers Creepers,” “Jeepers Creepers 2,” “After.Life,” “Drag Me to Hell,” and “Tusk.”
1968 – Rob Zabrecky, actor in “Hanukkah,” “Sex Madness Revealed,” “Decay [2015],” “Fun Size Horror: Volume One,” “Boo!” as well as episodes of “Freak Out” and “Room 401.”
1961 – Liam Cunningham, appeared in “Let Us Prey,” “Blood: The Last Vampire,” “The Card Player,” “The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse” and “Dog Soldiers.”
1948 – Jerry Mathers, appeared in “Matinee Theatre – Episode: Santa Is No Saint.”
1945 – Jon Peters, producer for “An American Werewolf in London” “The Witches of Eastwick” and “Bay Coven – TV Movie.”
1943 – Charles Haid, actor in “Deathmoon,” “Altered States,” “Nightbreed” and episodes of “The Twilight Zone.”
1941 – Susan Hart, appeared in “City in the Sea,” “The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini” and “The Slime People.”
1936 – Sally Kellerman, co-starred in “A Reflection of Fear,” “Mirror Mirror 2: Raven Dance,” “Hands of a Stranger” and “The Boston Strangler,” as well as episodes of the TV series “The Outer Limits.”
1932 – Robert Alan Browne, actor in “Hysterical,” “Psycho II,” “Psycho III,” “Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes” and “The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals.”
1926 – A. Leslie Thomas, art director for “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “Blood of Dracula,” “How to Make a Monster” and “My World Dies Screaming.”
1926 – Milo O’Shea, appeared in “Theatre of Blood.”
1918 – Henry G. Saperstein, executive producer on the American versions of Toho films “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” “Monster Zero” and “War of the Gargantuas.”
1906 – Cedric Dawe, art director for “The Day of the Triffids” and 16 episodes of the TV Series “Department S.”
1904 – Johnny Weissmuller, starred in the TV Series “Jungle Jim.”
DIED ON JUNE 2
2020 – Mary Patrick Gleason, actress in “I, Madman,” “Room 6” and “Finders Keepers – TV Movie.”
2020 – Inga Edwards, appeared in “13 Demon Street: The Photograph [1959].”
2019 – Siu-Kei Lee, Actor in “Troublesome Night,” “Resort Massacre,” “Devil’s Offsprint,” “The Demon’s Baby,” “Step into the Dark,” “Troublesome Night,” and many more.
2019 – Alistair Browning, appeared in “Restoration.”
2019 – Bingo O’Malley, Actor “Creepshow,” “Two Evil Eyes,” “Diabolique,” “My Bloody Valentine [2009],” “Deadtime Stories: Volume 1,” “Homecoming,” “All Saints Eve,” and many more.
2019 – Lawrence Leathers, worked in the music department in “When the Bough Breaks.”
2012 – Richard Dawson, appeared in “The Running Man”, “Munster, Go Home!” and “The Outer Limits – TV Series.”
2008 – Mel Ferrer, appeared in “Blood & Roses,” “City of the Walking Dead” and “The Hands of Orlac.”
2002 – Herman Cohen, produced “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “Blood of Dracula” and “How to Make a Monster.”
1990 – Stuart Hall, appeared in “The Invisible Man [1933],” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “House of Wax [1953],” “I Married a Monster from Outer Space,” “It! The Terror from Beyond Space” and more.
1979 – Jim Hutton, appeared in “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” and “The Psychic Killer.”
1969 – Leo Gorcey, appeared in “Spooks Run Wild” and “Ghosts on the Loose”.
1956 – Jean Hersholt, appeared in “The Cat Creeps,” “Mark of the Vampire” and “The Mask of Fu Manchu”.
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 2
Spook Chasers [1957]
Hatchet for the Honeymoon [1970]
Out of the Dark [1988] – Paris Festival of Fantastic Films
World War Z [2013] – London Premiere
Demon Baby [2015] – DVD Premiere
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JUNE 3
BORN ON JUNE 3
1989 – Imogen Poots, appeared in “Black Christmas [2019],” “Vivarium,” “Fright Night [2011],” “28 Weeks Later” and “Green Room.”
1980 – Billy Slaughter appeared in “Happy Death Day,” “The Final Destination,” “Stay Alive,” “Demonic,” “Cold Moon,” “Don’t Kill It,” “Shadow People,” “Eat Brains Love,” “Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat” and more.
1979 – Bonnie Aarons, appeared in “The Nun,” “Drag Me to Hell,” “The Conjuring 2,” “Annabelle: Creation,” “I Know Who Killed Me,” “Jakob’s Wife” and more.
1964 – James Purefoy, appeared in “The Following – TV Series,” “Limbo,” “Blessed,” “Lighthouse,” “Solomon Kane,” “Frankenstein – TV Movie” and “Resident Evil.”
1960 – Andrei Svislotski, director for “Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest” and 19 episodes of the TV Series “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters [1994-1997].”
1958 – Scott Valentine, appeared in “My Demon Lover,” “Carnosaur 3: Primal Species,” “To Sleep with a Vampire,” “The Unborn II” and “Deadtime Stories.”
1950 – Melissa Mathison, screenwriter for segment 2 of “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
1950 – Robert Z’Dar, starred in “Maniac Cop,” “Grotesque,” “Hellhole,” “The Night Stalker,” “A Blood Story,” “Soultaker,” “The Rockville Slayer” and more.
1946 – Sona Valentová, actress in “Witchhammer.”
1925 – Roger George, special effects for “Invisible Invaders,” “Castle of Evil,” “The Dunwich Horror,” “Necromancy,” “Blacula,” “The Norliss Tapes,” “Scream of the Wolf,” “The Howling,” “Saturday the 14th, Ghoulies,” “Chopping Mall,” “Night of the Creeps,” “Night of the Demons [1988],” “The Terminator” and many more.
1925 – Tony Curtis, starred in “The Manitou,” “The Mummy Lives,” “Midnight,” “The Boston Strangler” and “Chamber of Horrors.”
1924 – Colleen Dewhurst, appeared in “The Dead Zone,” “When a Stranger Calls” and provided the voice of Satan in the film “Exorcist III.”
1902 – Kenneth Benda, actor in “Scream and Scream Again,” “Bizarre” and “Horror Hospital.”
1901 – Maurice Evans appeared in “Terror of the Wax Museum” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”
DIED ON JUNE 3
2023 – John Regala, actor in “Bloody Mary, The Movie,” “Butchered,” “The Road,” “Chain Mail” and an episode of “#ParangNormal Activity.”
2021 – Ernie Lively, appeared in “Ghost Chase,” “Shocker,” “Sleepwalkers,” “Simon Says” and an episode of “The X-Files.”
2021 – Damaris Hayman, appeared in “The Haunting of Julia.”
2021 – John Sacret Young, screenwriter for the TV Movie “The Possessed.”
2020 – Héctor Ortega Gómez, actor in “Santa Sangre” and “Curse of the Mayans.”
2019 – Paul Darrow, acted in “H.P. Lovecraft Volume 2: Dreams of Cthulhu,” and episode of “Twisted Tales [2005],” and “Hammer House of Horror [1980].”
2011 – James Arness, appeared as the creature in “The Thing from Another World” and “Them!”
2009 – David Carradine, appeared in “Deathrace 2000,” “Q,” and “Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat.”
2005 – Leon Askin, actor in “The Terror of Doctor Mabuse,” “The Maltese Bippy,” “Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls,” “Frightmare” as well as episodes of TV Series “The Outer Limits,” “Lights Out, Matinee Theatre” and more.
2004 – Harold Goodwin, who appeared in many Hammer films including “The Mummy [1959],” “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and “Phantom of the Opera [1962].”
1992 – William M. Gaines, created the EC line of horror comics, including “Tales from the Crypt”.
1992 – Robert Morley, appeared “The Old Dark House [1963],” “A Study in Terror” and “Theater of Blood”.
1991 – Andy Milligan, “Legacy of Blood,” “The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here!” “The Ghastly Ones,” “The Bloodthirsty Butchers” and more.
1986 – Anna Neagle, appeared in an episode of “Tales of the Unexpected.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 3
Nosferatu [1922]
Dr. Frankenstein on Campus [1970]
Psycho II [1983]
American Gothic [1988] – NYC
The Evilmaker [2000]
Alucard [2008]
Blood Widow [2014]
2 Jennifer [2016]
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JUNE 4
BORN ON JUNE 4
1993 – Gavin Lee Lewis, appeared in “Ravers” and “Apostle.”
1984 – Jillian Murray, appeared in “Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero,” “Visible Scars,” “The Graves,” “Forget Me Not” and “The Fun Park.”
1981 – T.J. Miller, actor in “Cloverfield” and “Underwater.”
1965 – Jennifer Salmi, actress in “Bad Ghost” and “The Ghosting.”
1964 – Sean Pertwee, appeared in “Event Horizon,” “Howl,” “Devil’s Playground,” “Botched,” “Tale of the Mummy,” “Dog Soldiers,” “Wilderness,” “The Prophecy: Uprising” and more.
1962 – Lindsay Frost, actress in “Dead Heat,” “The Ring” and 6 episodes of the TV Series “Nightmare Café.”
1960 – Cesare Cremonini, appeared in “Il nascondiglio – aka The Hideout and “Il signor Diavolo – aka Mr. Devil.”
1956 – Keith David, who starred in “They Live,” “Pitch Black,” “The Seventh Day,” “Smiley,” “Union Furnace,” “The Thing [1982]” and more.
1954 – David E. Elkins, camera operator for “The Tomb,” “Evil Laugh,” “Necromancer,” “The Unholy [1988],” “Waxwork,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1989],” “Ticks,” “The Prophecy [1995]” and more.
1952 – Parker Stevenson, starred in the “Hardy Boy Mysteries” as “Frank Hardy,” as well as “Not of This Earth [1995]” and the TV movie “This House Possessed.” He also worked on the soundtrack for “The House Possessed” as well.
1941 – Sy Richardson, actor in “Nocturna,” “Bad Dreams,” “They Live,” “The God of Death” and “It Wants Blood 2.”
1936 – Bruce Dern, films include “Silent Running,” “The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant,” “The Haunting [1999],” “Ravage,” “Twixt,” “Choose,” “Tattoo,” “Toolbox Murders 2,” “Swamp Devil” and more.
1932 – John Drew Barrymore, appeared in the films “The Clones” and “War of the Zombies.”
1929 – John Drew Barrymore, actor in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1920],” “Death of the Fourposter,” “War of the Zombies” and “The Clones.” and episodes of the TV Series Matinee Theatre.”
1924 – Dennis Weaver, starred in “Don’t Go to Sleep,” “Duel” and an episode each of “The Twilight Zone [1961]” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents [1960].”
1921 – Don Diamond, actor in “The Toolbox Murders [1978].”
1886 – Eugenio Bava, special effects for “Black Sunday” and “Black Sabbath.”
DIED ON JUNE 4
2023 – Sulochana Latkar, actress in “Jaani Dushman – aka Beloved Enemy.”
2021 – Karla Burns, actress in “An American Exorcism.”
2021 – Clarence Williams III, actor in “Perfect Victims,” Maniac Cop 2,” “Tales from the Hood,” “Mindstorm” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Tales from the Crypt” and “Millennium.”
2020 – Mikhail Mikhailovich Kokshenov, appeared in “Little Tragedies.”
2012 – Stan Jolley, production designer for “Night of the Lepus,” “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “A Knife for the Ladies” and “The Swarm.”
2006 – Matt Lattimore, who co-starred in “Sasquatch Hunters” and “Creature of Darkness.”
1998 – Josephine Hutchinson in “The Son of Frankenstein”.
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 4
The Unknown [1927]
The Hands of Orlac [1928]
Revolt of the Zombies [1936]
Captive Wild Woman [1943]
Slaughter of The Vampires – aka “Curse of the Blood Ghouls” [1969] – Boston, MA
Poltergeist [1982]
Dead Alive [1992]
Song of the Vampire [2001]
The Crow: Wicked Prayer [2005] – USA [limited]
Red Scream Nosferatu [2009]
Splice [2009]
Three Days in the Woods [2010]
The Battery [2012]
Black Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys [2014] – TV Movie
A Haunting at Silver Falls: The Return [2019]
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JUNE 5
BORN ON JUNE 5
1986 – Amanda Crew, appeared in “Monster Ark – TV Movie,” “Tone Deaf,” “Isabelle,” “The Haunting in Connecticut” and “Final Destination 3″.
1971 – Mark Wahlberg, starred in “The Happening” and an episode of “Ash vs. Evil Dead [2016].”
1967 – Ron Livingstons, starred in “The Conjuring,” “Shimmer Lake” and appeared in the TV Series “Creepshow” and “50 States of Fright.”
1960 – James Isaac, director of “Pig Hunt,” “Skinwalkers,” “Jason X,” and “The Horror Show.”
1950 – Daniel von Bargen, appeared in “The Faculty,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Thinner,” “Lord of Illusions,” “The Silence of the Lambs” and more.
1932 – Russell Streiner, produced “Night of the Living Dead [1968],” “Night of the Living Dead [1990],” and wrote the story for “The Return of the Living Dead.”
1910 – William Loose, music department for “Night of the Living Dead [1968],” “Hillbillys in a Haunted House,” “The Hideous Sun Demon,” “Peopletoys,” “The Giant Spider Invasion,” “Death Game” and the short “Night of the Living Date.”
1905 – John Abbott, appeared in “The Vampire’s Ghost” and “Cry of the Werewolf.”
1902 – Walter Plunkett, costume designer for “The Most Dangerous Game,” “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong [1933]” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1939].”
1878 – Franklyn Farnum, appeared in “Revenge of the Zombies,” “The Man from Planet X,” “The Strange Door,” “Scared Stiff,” “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy,” “The She-Creature,” “She-Devil” and “The Hypnotic Eye.”
1865 – Charles Ogle, appeared in “Frankenstein” on the screen in Edison’s 1910 film version.
DIED ON JUNE 5
2023 – Gufi Paintal, appeared in “Ghutan” and “Saturday Suspense – Episode: A Simple Plan.”
2022 – Roger Scholes, producer for the short “Little Lamb” and director/writer/editor/sound for “The Tale of Ruby Rose.”
2021 – Óscar Zafra, actor in “[Rec]².”
2020 – Andrée Champagne, actress in the video game “Post Mortem” and soundtrack for “Playgirl Killer [1967].”
2015 – Don Bowman, appeared in “Hillbillys in a Haunted House.”
2015 – Richard Johnson, appeared in “The Raven – TV Movie,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “The Crucifer of Blood,” “What Waits Below,” “Tales of the Unexpected – TV Series,” “The Monster Club,” “Zombie,” “Screamers,” “Beyond the Door,” “The Haunting [1963]” and many more.
2012 – Ray Bradbury, many of his novels filmed such as “The Halloween Tree.” “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “The Martian Chronicles,” “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” “It Came from Outer Space,” and many more.
2007 – Peter R. Simpson, producer for “Prom Night [1987],” “Curtains,” “Mania: The Intruder,” “Prom Night II,” “Prom Night III, Prom Night IV,” “The Dark [1993],” “The Club” and “The Marsh.”
2003 – Tom Laswell, appeared in “Don’t Answer the Phone”.
2002 – Dee Dee Ramone, music was used in many films including Pet Sematary [1989], “Pet Sematary 2″ and “House of 1000 Corpses.”
1998 – Jeanette Nolan, appeared in “The Manitou,” “Night Gallery – TV Series,” “Chamber of Horrors,” “Thriller – TV Series,” “Psycho [1960]” and many more.
1981 – Philo McCullough, appeared in “The Ape,” “The Lodger,” “House of Wax,” “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman,” “Two on a Guillotine” and “Chamber of Horrors.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 5
It Came from Outer Space [1953]
Gog [1954] – Hollywood
Corridors of Blood [1963] – NYC
Werewolf In A Girl’s Dormitory [1963]
Final Exam [1981]
The Stepfather [1987]
Split Second [1992] – UK
Man with the Screaming Brain [2005] – Fangoria’s Weekend of Horrors
Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck [2007]
The Commune [2009]
Alone in the Ghost House [2015]
The Nursery [2018]
The Deeper You Dig [2019]
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JUNE 6
BORN ON JUNE 6
1983 – Marcus Slabine, art department/set dresser for the shorts “A New Age” and “The Watcher.”
1979 – Diana Prince, appeared in “Porn Shoot Massacre,” “The Mangled,” “Bunnyman 3,” “Frankenstein Created Bikers” “Sky Sharks,” “Vengeance,” “The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs” and many more.
1978 – Judith Barsi, actress in “Jaws: The Revenge.”
1963 – Anthony Starke, appeared in “Return of the Killer Tomatoes!” and “Repossessed.”
1963 – Jason Isaacs, starred in “Rosemary’s Baby – TV Mini-Series,” “Resident Evil,” “Event Horizon,” “Grindhouse,” “A Cure for Wellness,” “Look Away,” and more.
1959 – Amanda Pays, appeared in the film “The Kindred” and “Leviathan.”
1959 – Jimmy Jam, composer for “Ghosts [1996]” and soundtrack for “The Haunting of Molly Hartley.”
1959 – John T. Melick, assistant director for “Piranha 3DD,” “Tales of Halloween,” “Hellraiser: Revelations,” “Dark House,” “Haunting Fear” and producer for “Children of the Corn: Genesis.”
1955 – Cheryl Smith, appeared in “The Incredible Melting Man,” “Massacre at Central High,” “Vice Squad,” “Laserblast,” “Paradise” and “Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural.”
1954 – Françoise Blanchard, appeared in “Little Dracula – TV Series,” “Revenge in the House of Usher,” “The Living Dead Girl” and more.
1947 – Robert Englund, “A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984]” and its sequels, “Urban Legend,” “Hatchet,” “Dead & Buried,” “Zombie Strippers,” “The Funhouse Massacre,” “C.H.U.D.: Bud the Chud,” TV Series “Freddy’s Nightmares,” and many more.
1934 – Gilbert Cates, producer for “The Twilight Zone: Teacher’s Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour.”
1932 – Billie Whitelaw, actress in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV Movie),” “Night Watch,” “The Omen [1976],” “Murder Elite” and 2 episodes of “Supernatural [1977].”
1920 – Jan Rubes, appeared in “The Kiss,” “Nightmare Man,” “The Amityville Curse” and episodes of “The X-Files.”
1918 – Richard Crane, appeared in “The Alligator People,” “House of the Damned,” “The Devil’s Partner” and “The Neanderthal Man.”
1896 – R.C. Sherriff, writer (uncredited) for “The Old Dark House,” “The Invisible Man [1933],” “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “Dracula’s Daughter” and “Matinee Theatre – Episode: Home at Seven.”
DIED ON JUNE 6
2023 – Dinny Powell, stunts for “The Company of Wolves,” “Lifeforce,” “The Bride” and appeared in “The Blood on Satan’s Claw.”
2023 – Paul Eckstein, actor in “Se7en [1995]” and “The Refrigerator [1991].”
2023 – Noreen Nash, actress in “Phantom from Space [1953],”
2022 – Jim Seals, soundtrack for “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
2021 – Surekha, appeared in “Pyaasi Atma” and costume designer for “Benaam.”
2019 – Carl Schell, acted in “Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory.”
2005 – Anne Bancroft appeared in “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” “Gorilla At Large”.
2005 – Dana Elcar, appeared in “Fail Safe,” and played “Sheriff Patterson” on the original “Dark Shadows”.
1994 – Barry Sullivan who appeared in the TV pilot of “Night Gallery” and the film “Planet of the Vampires”.
1987 – Fulton Mackay, appeared in “Nothing But the Night,” “Sleepwalker,” episodes of “Out of the Unknown” and “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1975 – George Worthing Yates wrote screenplays for “Them!,” “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers” “It Came From Beneath the Sea,” and “The Amazing Colossal Man”.
1940 – E.E. Clive, appeared in “The Invisible Man [1933]” “Bride of Frankenstein” and “Dracula’s Daughter”.
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 6
The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters [1954]
The Blancheville Monster [1963]
Night Tide [1961] – NYC
Invaders from Mars [1986]
The Sisterhood [2004] – Italy
Vampire Chicks with Chainsaws [2006]
The Omen [2006]
Zombeak [2006]
Beyond the Wall of Sleep [2006]
The Dead Walk [2008]
Wolfcop [2014]
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JUNE 7
BORN ON JUNE 7
1964 – Judie Aronson, appeared in “Hannibal,” “The Sleeping Car,” “Weird Science,” “After Midnight” and “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.”
1957 – LeeAnne Locken, starred in “My Best Friend Is a Vampire.”
1955 – William Forsythe, appeared in Rob Zombie’s “Halloween,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Hack!” “I Am Fear,” “The Rig,” “Infected [2013],” “Sharkman,” “Larva – TV Movie,” “Inkubus” and more.
1952 – Liam Neeson, starred in “The Haunting [1999].”
1948 – Pamela Susan Shoop, actress in “Halloween II [1981],” “Empire of the Ants” and “Night Gallery – TV Series.”
1943 – Eric van Haren Noman, cinematographer for “Friday the 13th Part 2,” “The Burning,” “Friday the 13th Part 3,” as well as the TV Movies “The Sins of Dorian Gray [1983]” and “Terminal [1996].”
1941 – Blasco Giurato, cinematographer for “I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe – aka “The Fantastic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” – TV Miniseries and an episode of “I giochi del diavolo – aka “The Devil’s Game.”
1938 – Erik L. Nelson, art department/props for “Count Yorga,” The Return of Count Yorga,” “Bloody Orgy of the She-Devils,” “Homebodies,” “Phantom of Paradise” and “Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks.”
1933 – Gary Kent, appeared in “The Thrill Killers,” “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” and “Targets.”
1929 – William T. Naud, director/producer/writer for “Island of Blood” and writer for “Necromancer.”
1921 – Simmy Bow, actor in “Mansion of the Doomed,” “Dracula’s Dog,” “End of the World,” “Laserblast,” “Alligator,” “Vamp” and “Beetlejuice.”
1907 – Ivory Williams, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
1909 – Jessica Tandy, starred in “The Birds.”
1902 – Hope Summers, actress in “The Couch,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Evil Town,” “Homicidal” and an episode of the TV Series “Night Gallery.”
1902 – Sidney Clifford, set decorator for “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,” “The Giant Claw,” “It Came from Beneath the Sea,” “Creature with the Atom Brain,” “Zombies of Mora Tau,” “The Man Who Turned to Stone” and “The Mad Room.”
DIED ON JUNE 7
2023 – Lia Mortensen, actress in “A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010].”
2022 – Tommy Dysart, actor in “Next of Kin,” “Body Belt,” “Crazy in the Night – short” and the TV Series “Alice to Nowhere.”
2022 – Raivo Trass, actor in “Vikatimehe poeg – aka Son of the Scythe Man” and “The Twin.”
2021 – Douglas S. Cramer, producer for “The Dead Don’t Die [1972],” “The Cat Creature,” “Snowbeast,” “Cruise Into Terror” and “Don’t Go to Sleep.”
2021 – Augusto Salvador, editor for “Wake Up, Maruja,” “Tiyanak,” “Valentina” and more.
2020 – Chiranjeevi Sarja, actor in “Whistle” and “Aake.”
2019 – Julie Anne Payne, appeared in an episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode Graduating Class [1959].”
2019 – Narciso Ibáñez Serrador, Director, Producer, Writer, Actor – some of his films include “Who Can Kill a Child,” “The House That Screamed,” “Master of Horror,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1960],” “The Wax Figure,” “Trip Straight to Hell,” “The Man Who Returned from Death,” and many more.
2019 – Nonnie Griffin, actress in “The Believers,” and episodes of TV shows “Bitten,” “Forever Knight,” and “Strange Paradise.”
2019 – Lafayette Galvão, actor in “The Phantom of the Opera [1991].”
2019 – Ryszard Bugajski, directed episodes of “The Twilight Zone” in the 1980s.
2015 – Christopher Lee, one of the last gentleman of horror; appeared in countless films including “Count Dracula,” “Horror Express,” “The Mummy [1959],” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “The Wicker Man [1973],” “The City of the Dead,” “House of the Long Shadows,” “Scars of Dracula,” “The House That Dripped Blood,” “The Satanic Rites of Dracula,” “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors” and many more.
2012 – J. Michael Riva, art director for “Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks,” art department for “House on Haunted Hill [1999],” production designer for “Halloween II [1981] and “The Hand.”
2009 – David Dalzell, camera operator for “Act of Vengeance” and appeared in “Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey.”
2004 – Quorthon, Lead singer of Bathory considered as one of the pioneering figures of extreme metal genres, particularly black metal with the first Bathory album. He worked on the soundtrack for “Soul Looting and “Lords of Chaos – see track below.”
2003 – Trevor Goddard, appeared “Hollywood Vampyr,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Deep Rising” and more.
1994 – William Marshall, wrote and directed the film “Phantom Planet.”
1986 – Tony Wright, actor in “The Creeping Flesh” and “The House in Marsh Road.”
1966 – Dan Duryea, starred in episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1938 – James Donlan, appeared in “Thirteen Women” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 7
The Curse of the Werewolf [1961]
Shadow of the Cat [1961]
Taste the Blood of Dracula [1970]
The Legend of Boggy Creek [1972] – Canada
The Purge [2013]
Blood Relic [2005]
Hellraiser: Deader [2005]
Dracula II: Ascension [2003]
Hatchetman [2003]
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June 8
BORN ON JUNE 8
1984 – Torrey DeVitto, appeared in “The Vampire Diaries – TV Series,” “The Rite,” “Amy Makes Three” “The Hoaxing,” “Killer Movie,” “I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer” and more.
1981 – Alex Band, appeared in the films “Doctor Mordrid” and “Puppet Master II.”
1977 – Nate Dushku, appeared in “The Zodiac,” “The Alphabet Killer” and “Blood Night.”
1973 – Lexa Doig, starred in “Jason X.”
1966 – Juliana Margulies, starred in “Ghost Ship [2002]” and “Snakes on a Plane.”
1961 – Clyde Klotz, art director for “When a Stranger Calls Back – TV Movie,” “The McPherson Tape – TV Movie,” “The Hitchhiker – TV Series,” and production designer for “Final Days of Planet Earth.”
1958 – Tane McClure, actress in “Crawlspace,” “Death Spa,” “Death House,” “Revenge of the Calendar Girls,” “Night Shade,” “Trance,” “Revamped” and the TV Movie “Fatal Kiss.”
1958 – Keenen Ivory Wayans, wrote, appeared in and produced “Scary Movie 1 & 2.”
1956 – Kelly Nichols, appeared in “The Toolbox Murders,” “C.H.U.D.” and “Feast [1992].”
1955 – Griffin Dunne, appeared in the films “An American Werewolf in London” and “The Fan.”
1948 – Lorna Heilbron, actress in “The Creeping Flesh,” “Symptoms” and “Dramarama – Episode: Mr. Stabs.”
1945 – Jack Sholder, director and writer of “Alone in the Dark,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” “The Hidden,” “The Omen – TV Movie” “Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies,” “Arachnid,” “12 Days of Terror” and more.
1939 – Bernie Casey, starred in “Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde” and appeared in “Gargoyles [1972].”
1933 – Joan Rivers, appeared in “R.L. Stein’s Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Girlfriend?”
1931 – Dana Wynter who appeared in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and “The Questor Tapes.”
1923 – Myron Healey, starred in “The Unearthly,” “Varan the Unbelievable” and “The Incredible Melting Man.”
1910 – John W. Campbell, wrote the novel “Who Goes There?” on which the “The Thing From Another World [1951]” and The Thing [1982] was based.
1893 – Ernest B. Schoedsack, produced and directed “King Kong” and “Son of Kong” as well as directed “Mighty Joe Young” and “Dr. Cyclops.”
DIED ON JUNE 8
2023 – Peter Belli, appeared in “Koko-di Koko-da (2019).”
2022 – David Lloyd-Jones, soundtrack for “Quatermass and the Pit” and “New Guy.”
2022 – Shandii Bacolod, producer for “Ang tulay ng San Sebastian – aka The Bridge of San Sebastian” and assistant director for “The Sign.”
2020 – Marion Hänsel, actress in “Fantômas – Episode: L’étreinte du diable [1980].”
2013 – Don Barton, director/producer/writer for “Zaat.”
2012 – Frank Cady, appeared in “Monster Squad – TV Series,” “7 Faces of Dr. Lao,” “The Bad Seed,” “When Worlds Collide” and many more.
2010 – Gerald C. Wheatley, production accountant for “The Haunting of Julia” and “Blueblood.”
2006 – Robert Donner, appeared in “The Horror at 37,000 Feet.”
1994 – Ray Romero, makeup artist for “Night Nurse,” “Doctor X,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “The Black Castle.”
1978 – Ruth Rose, writer for “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong [1933]” and “King Kong [1976].”
1959 – Cliff Hess, composer/stock music for “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JUNE 8
Eegah [1962] – Atlanta, GA
Cannibal Girls [1973]
Ghostbusters [1984]
Gremlins [1984]
May [2002] – Florida & Seattle Film Festivals
Countess Dracula’s Orgy of Blood [2004]
Fangoria: Blood Drive [2004]
Tomb of the Werewolf [2004]
Hostel: Part 2 [2007]
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