JULY 14
BORN ON JULY 14
1981 – Teri Reeves, actress in “Island Zero.”
1979 – Scott Porter, actor in “Prom Night [2008],” “The Walking Dead: Season Two – Video Game” as well as episodes of “Outcast” and “Into the Dark.”
1976 – Paul Sizemore, actor in “Mansion of Blood [2015].”
1970 – Nina Siemaszko, appeared in “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” “The Darkling,” “The Hatred,” “Sawbones,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series” and more.
1961 – Jackie Earle Haley, portrayed “Freddy Krueger” in the remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” appeared in “Dark Shadows [2012],” “Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence”, and more.
1952 – Joel Silver, producer whose credits include “Predator,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “House on Haunted Hill [1999],” “Ghost Ship [2002],” “Orphan” and many more.
1939 – Sid Haig, starred in “Spider Baby,” “Galaxy of Terror,” “House of 1000 Corpses” “The Devil’s Rejects,” Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” and “Night of The Living Dead 3D.”
1938 – Tommy Vig, composer for “Terror Circus,” “The Last Victim” and “Sweet Sixteen.”
1931 – Helga Liné, actress in “The Blancheville Monster,” “Nightmare Castle,” “Exorcism’s Daughter,” “Horror Express,” “Horror Rises from the Tomb,” “The Dracula Saga,” “The Killer Dolls,” “The Mummy’s Revenge” and more.
1926 – Harry Dean Staton, appeared in “Alien,” “Escape from New York,” “The Green Mile” and “Alien Autopsy.”
1924 – Val Avery, appeared in original “Amityville Horror” and “Too Scared to Scream.”
1920 – Norman Warwick, director of photography for “Torture Garden,” “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” “Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde,” “Tales from the Crypt,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “Son of Dracula,” “Tales That Witness Madness,” “The Godsend,” “The Doctor and the Devils” and 4 episodes of “Hammer House of Horror.”
1918 – Ingmar Bergman, director and writer for “Hour of the Wolf,”
1918 – Larry Reynolds, actor in “Virus,” “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Killer Workout,” episodes of “War of the Worlds” and “Friday the 13th: The Series.”
1911 – Terry Thomas, appeared in “Things to Come,” “Munster, Go Home” and “The Abominable Dr. Phibes.”
1910 – William Hanna, Director/Producer/Writer of Hanna-Barbera Productions and created Scooby-Doo.
1906 – Arthur Hammond, assistant director for “Spooks Run Wild,” “The Corpse Vanishes,” “The Ape Man,” “Voodoo Man,” “Return of the Ape Man” and “Crazy Knights.”
1904 – Zita Johann, starred as “Helen Grosvenor/Princess Anckesen-Amon” in the 1932 version of “The Mummy” and appeared in the film “Raiders of the Living Dead.”
DIED ON JULY 14
2023 – Nick Benedict, actor in “Disconnected” and an episode of “Tales from the Darkside.”
2022 – William Hart, soundtrack for “Them – Episode: Day 3.”
2022 – Germano Longo, actor in “The Murder Clinic.”
2021 – Don Jurwich, producer for episodes of the TV Series “Scooby-Doo and Scrappy Doo” as well as the TV Movie “Scooby Goes to Hollywood.”
2020 – Gaylyn Görg, appeared in “RoboCop 2.”
2019 – Rony Bridges, appeared in “Jemima: Photographic Trophy.”
2019 – Karl Shiels, acted in “Stitches.”
2016 – Alvin Greenman, script supervisor for “Dead & Buried” and appeared in “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.”
2013 – Dennis Burkley, actor in “Bummer,” “Nightmare Honeymoon,” “Laserblast” and an episode of the TV Series “The Hitchhiker.”
2006 – June Carr, directed “Burning Hell” and “The Monster and The Stripper”.
2006 – Carrie Nye, appeared in “Too Scared to Scream” and “Creepshow”.
2000 – Meredith MacRae, appeared in “The Werewolf of Woodstock,” “Earthbound” and “Vultures”.
1970 – Preston Foster, appeared in “Doctor X” and “The Time Travelers”.
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 14
The Swarm [1978]
Hobgoblins [1988]
Nightmare Beach [1989] – Milan, Italy
The Atomic Space Bug [1999]
Elvira’s Haunted Hills [2001]
Supergator [2007]
Found [2012] – Bloomington, IN – premiere
The Flood [2023] – Internet
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JULY 15
BORN ON JULY 15
1994 – Sarah Desjardins, appeared in “Van Helsing – TV Series,” “Into the Grizzly Maze” and “Supernatural – TV Series.”
1981 – Taylor Kinney, appeared in “The Forest,” “Furnace” and the TV Series “The Vampire Diaries.”
1961 – Lolita Davidovich, appeared in “Gods and Monsters,” “Raising Cain” and “Friday the 13th: The Series.”
1961 – Forest Whitaker, starred in “The Body Snatchers” and “Species”.
1952 – Terry O’Quinn, starred in “The Stepfather [1987]” appeared in “Silver Bullet,” the TV series “The X-Files,” “666 Park Avenue,” “Millennium” and more.
1951 – Jesse Ventura, appeared in “Predator” and “Repossessed.”
1948 – Richard Franklin, directed the films “FX2” and “Psycho 2.”
1944 – Jan-Michael Vincent, appeared in many film and TV shows including “Ice Cream Man,” “Abducted II: The Reunion,” “Xtro II: The Second Encounter,” “Haunting Fear,” “Alienator,” “Damnation Alley” and more.
1938 – Larry Cohen, directed the films “Q,” “It’s Alive,” “A Return To Salem’s Lot,” created the series “The Invaders.”
1933 – Guido Crepax, writer/actor for “Baby Yaga [1973].”
1927 – Joe Turkel, appeared in “The Shining” and “Tormented.”
1925 – Philip Carey, appeared in “Scream of the Wolf” and “The Kolchak” episodes that were made into the TV movie “Crackle of Death.”
1911 – Robert H. Harris, appeared in “How to Make a Monster,” TV Movie “How Awful About Allen,” episodes of TV Series “Suspense,” “Tales of Tomorrow,” “Inner Sanctum,” “Thriller” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1908 – Howard Vernon, actor in “The Awful Dr. Orlof,” “The Diabolical Dr. Z,” “Only a Coffin,” “Succubus,” “The Blood Rose,” “The Invisible Dead,” “Daughter of Dracula,” “Zombie Lake,” “Howl of the Devil” and more.
1895 – Sidney Hickox, cinematographer for “The Return of Doctor X,” “The Gorilla” and “Them!”
DIED ON JULY 15
2022 – Prathap Pothen, actor in “Ezra [2017].”
2021 – William F. Nolan, screenwriter for “The Norliss Tapes,” “The Turn of the Screw,” “Trilogy of Terror,” “Burnt Offerings,” “Trilogy of Terror II” and appeared in “Master of Dark Shadows.”
2020 – Maurice Roëves, appeared in “The Dark,” The Sight” and “The Nightmare Man.”
2017 – Martin Landau, appeared in “Sleepy Hollow [1999],” “Alone in the Dark,” “Without Warning,” “The Being,” episodes of the TV Series “The Outer Limits,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and more.
2008 – Heather Ames, actress in “Blood of Dracula” and “How to Make a Monster.”
2007 – Kieron Moore, starred in “Dr. Blood’s Coffin,” “Day of The Triffids” and “Crack in The World.”
1990 – Alison Leggatt, actress in “Nevet Take Candy from a Stranger” and “The Day of the Triffids.”
1987 – Alfie Bass, appeared in “The Fearless Vampire Killers.”
1983 – Eddie Foy Jr., appeared in “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Matinee Theatre.”
1980 – Norman Stevans, appeared in “House of Wax [1953],” “The She-Creature,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “War of the Satellites,” “X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes,” “The Swarm” and more.
1977 – Wade Walker, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
1969 – Peter van Eyck, starred in the film “The Brain,” a remake of “Donovan’s Brain.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 15
The Black Room [1935]
It Conquered the World [1956]
Kwaidan [1965] – USA (premiere)
Vampyros Lesbos [1971] – Germany
Shock Waves [1977]
Orca [1977]
Mountaintop Motel Massacre [1983] – Opelousas, Louisiana
The Bloody Ape [1997]
Reality Check [2002]
The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting [2003]
Insanitarium [2008] – video
The Conjuring [2013] – Hollywood (premiere)
Haunted Mansion [2023] – Disneyland (premiere)
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JULY 16
BORN ON JULY 16
1988 – Summer Spiro, actress in “Stream,” “Big Legend” and “Alone.”
1987 – AnnaLynne McCord, starred in “Dante’s Hotel,” “Titanic 666,” “Scorned,” “Excision,” “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” “Day of the Dead [2008],” “Tone-Deaf” and “Trash Fire.”
1971 – Corey Feldman, starred in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,” “The Lost Boys,” “Gremlins” and “Lost Boys: The Tribe.”
1967 – Brian Baker, appeared in “Feeding Billy [1997].”
1963 – Phoebe Cates, starred in “Gremlins” and “Gremlins 2.”
1957 – Faye Grant, appeared in the TV series “V” and the TV movie “Omen IV: The Awakening.”
1956 – John Paul Young, appeared in “Cinofrenic,” “The Gate,” “I, Madman” and “Killer Rats.”
1949 – Vincenzo Crocitti, actor in “Torso.”
1948 – Ruben Blades, appeared in “Predator 2,” “The Cradle Will Rock” and “The X-Files” TV show.
1946 – Ann Turkel, appeared in “The Hunger – TV Series,” “The Fear,” “Deep Space,” “Humanoids from the Deep,” “Ravagers” and more.
1931 – Edward K. Milkis, producer for the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter [1973].”
1926 – Dodie Warren, makeup artist for “Blood of the Iron Maiden,” script supervisor for “The Astro-Zombies” and “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils.”
1915 – Barnard Hughes, appeared on the “Dark Shadows” TV series and in the films “Sisters,” “Tron” and “The Lost Boys.”
1911 – Ginger Rogers, soundtrack for “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels – Isn’t This a Lovely Day To Be Caught in the Rain.”
1903 – Mary Philbin, unmasked Lon Chaney as “The Phantom of the Opera” in 1925.
DIED ON JULY 16
2023 – Mark Thomas, composer for “Dog Soldiers,” “Rottweiler,” “Wilderness” and the short “Orbits.”
2023 – Jane Birkin, actress in “Seven Deaths in the Cat’s Eyes” and “Dark Places.”
2023 – Ricky Rivero, actor in “The Gifted [2014].”
2021 – Biz Markie, appeared in the TV Movie “Sharknado 2: The Second One.”
2021 – Surekha Sikri, appeared in “Ghost Stories.”
2020 – Phyllis Somerville, appeared in “Diane” and an episode of the series “Castle Rock.”
2020 – Jonathan Oppenheim, editor for “The Bruce Diet.”
2019 – Sonia López, appeared in “Sex Monster,” “Museum of Horror,” “Beaks: The Movie,” “Death on the Beach,” and produced “The Hidden Pleasures.”
2017 – George A. Romero, director for “Night of the Living Dead [1968],” “Day of the Dead [1985],” “Creepshow,” “Monkey Shines,” “The Crazies [1973],” “Diary of the Dead,” “Survival of the Dead,” “Land of the Dead,” also writer for “Day of the Dead: Bloodline,” “Night of the Living Dead [1990],” episodes of “Tales from the Darkside” and many more.
2010 – James Gammon, appeared in numerous films and TV shows including “Altered,” “Silver Bullet,” “Monster Squad – TV Series” and more.
2004 – Tom Fox, produced “Return of the Living Dead” “Return Of The Living Dead 2,” “Blue Monkey,” “Return Of The Living Dead: Rave To The Grave” and “Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis”.
2004 – Peter Baird, appeared in “Howling III.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 16
Zombies of the Stratosphere [1952]
The Fly [1958]
The Alligator People [1959]
The Devils [1971]
Swamp Thing [1982] – Sweden
Amityville 1992: It’s About Time [1992]
Lake Placid [1999]
Bereavement [2010] – Long Island International Film Expo
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JULY 17
BORN ON JULY 17
1979 – Mike Vogel, appeared in “Bates Motel – TV Series,” “Open Graves,” “Cloverfield,” “The Deaths of Ian Stone,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003],” “The Boy” and “Across the Hall.”
1977 – Richard Cambridge,
1965 – Alex Winter, appeared in “The Lost Boys” and “Freaked,” which he also directed.
1964 – Heather Langenkamp, starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3″ and “Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.”
1962 – Jim Carrey, appeared in “The Bad Batch” and “Once Bitten.”
1955 – Francesca Marciano, actress in “The House with Laughing Windows.”
1952 – David Hasselhoff, appeared in “Piranha 3DD,” “Anaconda 3: Offspring,” “Sharknado 3: Oh, Hell No,” “Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens,” “Witcher” and more.
1950 – P.J. Soles, appeared in “Carrie,” “Blood Bath,” “The Possessed,” “Halloween [1978],” “Uncle Sam,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “The Tooth Fairy,, “Halloween [2018],” “Candy Corn,” “Hanukkah,” and several more.
1949 – Nick Maley, makeup department for “The Shining [1980],” “Lifeforce,” “The Keep,” “Inseminoid,” “Satan’s Slave,” “The Awakening,” “Scream for Help,” “Spectre” and “Screamtime.”
1935 – Donald Sutherland, appeared in “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978],” “Alone,” “Virus,” “An American Haunting,” “Dr Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Puppet Masters,” “The Castle of the Living Dead,” “The Shuttered Room” and many more.
1934 – Donald Sutherland who appeared in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “Don’t Look Now,” “The Puppet Masters” and “An American Haunting,”
1922 – Nathan Kaproff, music department for “House of Usher,” “King Kong [1976],” “Empire of the Ants,” “The Fury,” “Wolfen,” “Friday the 13th Part 3” and “Predator.”
1921 – Acquanetta, appeared in “Jungle Woman,” “Captive Wild Woman” and “Dead Man’s Eyes.”
1917 – Phyllis Diller, provided the voice of “The Monster’s Mate” in “Mad Monster Party”.
1914 – Lucille Benson, actress in “Private Parts [1972],” “The Devil’s Daughter,” “Reflections of Murder,” “The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver” and Halloween II [1981].”
1899 – James Cagney, portrayed Lon Chaney in “The Man of a Thousand Faces.
DIED ON JULY 17
2021 – Pilar Bardem, actress in “Exorcism’s Daughter,” “Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll,” “The Mummy’s Revenge” and “The Witch Affair.”
2019 – Donald W. Thompson, director/writer/producer for “A Thief in the Night.”
2008 – Paul Sorenson, appeared in an incredible array of films and TV shows, including episodes of “Land of the Giants” and “Kolchak: The Night Stalker”.
1995 – Harry Guardino, appeared in episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “The Outer Limits” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1978 – Thayer David, portrayed Professor Ben Stokes in the TV series “Dark Shadows” and appeared in the film “The Werewolf of Washington”.
FILMS RELEASED ON 17
Return of the Ape Man [1944]
Robocop [1987]
Jaws the Revenge [1987]
The Frighteners [1996]
Laughing Dead [1998]
Mimic 2 [2001]
Eight Legged Freaks [2002]
Forest Of The Dead [2007] – USA – DVD premier
Babysitter Wanted [2008] – Fantasia Film Festival
Let the Right One In [2008] – Maine Intertational Film Festival
Tales of the Dead [2008]
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JULY 18
BORN ON JULY 18
1985 – Chace Crawford, appeared in “The Covenant,” “Eloise,” “The Haunting of Molly Hatley” and “Cry of Fear.”
1980 – Kristen Bell, starred in “Scream 4″ and “Pulse.”
1976 – Elsa Pataky, appeared in “Snakes on a Plane,” “Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt,” “A Christmas Tale,” and “Beyond Re-Animator.”
1961 – Jeff Burr, director for “From a Whisper to a Scream,” “Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy,” “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “Night of the Scarecrow,” “Puppet Master 4 ,” “Phantom Town,” “Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn!,” “Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre,” “Devil’s Den” and more.
1960 – Travis McKenna, actor in “Cheerleader Camp,” “Twice Dead,” “Skeeter” and “Ed Gein.”
1940 – James Brolin who appeared in The Car, “Trapped,” “Nightmare on the 13th Floor,” “The Haunted Sea,” “Westworld,” “The Amityville Horror [1979]” and more.
1938 – Paul Verhoeven, directed “The Hollow Man,” “Starship Troopers” and “Robocop [1987]”.
1937 – Edwin Craig, appeared in “Hellbound: Hellraiser,” “Lake Dead,” “Alien Abduction,” “Trance” and “Brain Blockers.”
1929 – Eva Bartok, appeared in “The Gamma People” and “Blood and Black Lace.”
1929 – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins who had a hit with the song “I Put a Spell on You.”
1920 – Dolph Sweet, actor in “Sisters [1972],” “Deathmoon – TV Movie” and an episode of “Dark Shadows.”
1911 – Hume Cronyn, starred in the 1943 version of “Phantom of The Opera.”
1903 – Riza Royce, appeared in “House of Wax [1953],” “The Bat [1959],” “Hollywood Horror House” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “One Step Beyond.”
DIED ON JULY 18
2023 – Viktor Melikhov, actor in “The Vampire [1991].”
2022 – Rebecca Balding, actress in “The Silent Scream,” “The Boogens” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.”
2021 – Milan Lasica, actor in “Freckled Max and the Spooks” and the TV Series “Frankenstein’s Aunt.”
2020 – Elize Cawood, actress in “Tooth Fairy.”
2020 – Haruma Miura, appeared in “Negative Happy Chainsaw Edge.”
2019 – Robert Milli, appeared in “The Fly [1958],” “The Cat Creature,” and tv episodes of “Journey to the Unknown [1968]” and “The Wild World of Mystery [1974].”
2001 – Mimi Fariña, soundtrack for “The Invitation [2015] – songs Dopico, Miles, Swallow Song.”
1993 – John Beck, produced the American version of “King Kong vs. Godzilla”.
1993 – Davis Roberts, appeared in “The Demon Seed,” and in the TV series’ “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1973 – Jack Hawkins, appeared in “Tales That Witness Madness” and “Theatre of Blood.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 18
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf [1973] – Los Angeles (premiere)
Shriek of the Mutilated [1974]
Zombie [1979]
Prom Night [1980]
Vamp [1986]
Aliens [1986]
Arachnophobia [1990]
Jurassic Park III [2001]
Dead House [2014] – Slovenia – Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival
The Purge: Anarchy [2014]
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JULY 19
BORN ON JULY 19
1988 – Daniel Rindress-Kay, actor in “Fear of the Dark” and “Warm Bodies.”
1982 – Jared Padalecki, starred in “Supernatural,” “Cry Wolf,” “House of Wax [2005],” “House of Fears,” and “Friday the 13th [2009].”
1980 – Mark Webber, actor in “13 Sins,” “Jessabelle,” “Uncanny,” “Green Room,” “Antibirth” and the short “Welcome to Willits: After Sundown.”
1977 – Erin Cummings, appeared in “Bitch Slap,” “Dark House,” “”Night of the Wolf,” Late Phases,” “Dante’s Cove – TV Series” and more.
1976 – Vinessa Shaw, has appeared in “Stag Night,” “The Hills Have Eyes [2006],” “Clinical,” “Family Blood,” “We Need to Do Something,” “Come Out and Play” and “Home Sweet Home.”
1964 – Alexandra Curtis, starred in “The Gold of Love.”
1962 – Anthony Edwards, appeared in “Pet Sematary II.”
1961 – Hideo Nakata, Japanese director of “Ring,” “Ring 2,″ “Dark Water,” “Chatroom” and more.
1960 – Elizabeth Kaitan, appeared in “Silent Madness,” “Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2,” “Assault of the Killer Bimbos,” “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood,” “Necromancer,” “Nightwish” and more.
1957 – Terri Treas, starred in “House IV,” “Roger Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound,” “Nightmare on the 13th Floor,” “Alien Nation – TV Series,” TV movies “The Terror Within,” “The Nest,” “Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell,” and many more.
1956 – Peter Barton, appeared in “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter” and “Hell Night.”
1951 – Dan Hicks, appeared in “Evil Dead II,” “Maniac Cop,” “Intruder,” “Darkman,” “Wishmaster,” “2001 Maniacs” and more.
1951 – Abel Ferrara, writer and director of The Addiction,” “Body Snatchers,” “Ms .45” and “The Driller Killer.”
1950 – Tom McLoughlin, writer and/or director of “She-Wolf of London – TV Series,” “They Came from Outer Space – TV Series,” “Sometimes They Come Back,” “Friday the 13th: The Series,” “Freddy’s Nightmares – TV Series,” “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives,” “One Dark Night” and more.
1943 – David Griffin, appeared in “Trog” and “The Blood Beast Terror.”
1938 – Sergio Martino, director for “Torso,” “All the Colors of the Dark,” “The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh,” “Slave of a Cannibal God,” “The Great Alligator,” “The Scorpion with Two Tales,” “American Rickshaw” and more.
1924 – Daisy White, appeared in “Curtains [1983].”
1924 – Pat Hingle appeared in “Tarantula: The Deadly Cargo.”
DIED ON JULY 19
2023 – Anita Carey, actress in “The Wyvern Mystery [2000].”
2022 – William Richert, appeared in “Millennium – Episode: Exegesis.”
2021 – Iván Noel, director/producer/writer/composer for “Vuelve” “They Returned” and “Children of the Night.”
2020 – Sonia Darrin, appeared in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.”
2019 – Jeremy Kemp, appeared in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1983]” and an episode of “Shades of Darkness [1983].”
2019 – Rutger Hauer, appeared in “Bone Daddy,” “Flying Virus,” “The Reverend,” “Hemogloben,” “Corbin Nash,” “Minotaur,” “Dracula 3D,” “The Rite,” “Split Second,” and many more
2014 – Skye McCole Bartusiak, appeared in “Sick Boy,” “Boogeyman,” “Firestarter 2: Rekindled” and “The Darkling.”
2004 – Irvin S. Yeaworth, wrote the screenplays and directed “The 4D Man” and “The Blob [2008]”.
1999 – Richard Marion, appeared in “Child’s Play 3″ and “The Godmonster of Indian Flats”.
1976 – Gene Roth, appeared in “Attack of the Giant Leeches [1959],” “The Spider,” “Tormented,” “Twice Told Tales,” “Tower of London,” “She Demons” and more.
1968 – Jack Pierce, make-up genius who created “Frankenstein,” “The Wolf Man,” “The Mummy,” “The Invisible Man,” “Bride of Frankenstein,” “Dracula, “The Old Dark House,” “White Zombie,” “House of Frankenstein,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” House of Dracula,” “Dracula’s Daughter,” and many more.
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 19
La Llorona [1935]
The Dunwich Horror [1970] – UK
The Thing with Two Heads [1972]
SS Hell Camp [1977]
Delirium [1979] – St. Louis
Day of the Dead [1985] – Los Angeles – premiere
The Frighteners [1996]
Alien Hunter [2003]
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary [2005]
Stalled [2013] – South Korea – Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
The Wretched [2019] – Fantasia International Film Festival
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JULY 20
BORN ON JULY 20
1991 – Montanna Gillis, actress in “The Vatican Tapes” and “Bloodline Killer.”
1977 – Penny Vital, actress in “The Slaughter,” “You’re So Dead,” “The Cook,” “Necrosis” and “Zombie Strippers!”
1975 – Judy Greer, appeared in “Halloween Kills,” “Halloween [2018],” “Jurassic World,” “Cursed,” “Carrie [2013],” “The Village” and more.
1973 – Omar Epps, appeared in the films “Trick,” “Dracula 2000″, “Scream 2″.
1957 – Donna Dixon, actress in “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Lucky Stiff” and “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus.”
1953 – Lee Garlington, actress in “Psycho II,” “Psycho III,’ “The Seventh Sign,” “Mortuary,” “House By the Lake,” “Summer of Fear” and more.
1947 – Camille Keaton, starred in “I Spit on Your Grave [1978],” “Kung Fu Cannibals,” “Chop,” “The Lords of Salem” and “I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà vu.”
1946 – Bob Heatlie, composer the theme song for the TV Series “The Trap Door”
1944 – Jo Carroll Pierce, soundtrack/writer for “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation – “Ruby.”
1941 – Koji Ishizaka, who appeared in “Godzilla 1985.″
1938 – Gary Graver, cinematographer for “They’re Playing with Fire,” “Invasion of the Bee Girls,” “The Toolbox Murders,” “Mortuary,” “Dracula vs. Frankenstein,” “Blood Mania,” “The Attic” and many more.
1938 – Diana Rigg, appeared in “Theatre of Blood.”
1936 – Ken Johnson, appeared in “House of 1000 Corpses” and the TV Movie “The California Kid.”
1927 – Byrd Holland, make-up artist for “The Undertaker and His Pals,” “The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals,” “Terror Circus,” “The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe,” “Rabid [1977],” “Dead Men Don’t Die” and “Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural.”
1925 – Lola Albright, appeared in “The Monolith Monsters” and the TV Show “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1917 – Paul Hubschmid, appeared in “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.”
1915 – Robin Wentworth, appeared in “The Blood Beast Terror,” “Nothing But the Night” and an episode of the TV Series “Sherlock Holmes.”
DIED ON JULY 20
2022 – Cas Enklaar, actor in the shorts “Dokter Vogel” and “Hybris.”
2020 – Bijay Mohanty, appeared in “Mita Basichi Mu Bhuta Sathire.”
2012 – Simon Ward, appeared in “The Monster Club,” “Deadly Strangers,” “Dracula [1973],” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and more.
2006 – Robert Cornthwaite, appeared in “The Naked Monster,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “The Devil’s Daughter,” “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” “The War of the Worlds [1953],” “The Thing from Another World” and many more.
2005 – James Doohan, appeared in “Skinwalkers: Curse of The Shaman.”
1996 – Randy Stuart, played the wife of “The Incredible Shrinking Man.”
1995 – Steve Ritch, starred in “The Werewolf.”
1992 – Herman King, produced “Gorgo.”
1987 – Richard Egan, appeared in the films “Gog” and “The House That Wouldn’t Die.”
1986 – Helen Craig, actress in the TV Movie “The Legend of Lizzie Borden” and an episode of “The Wide World of Mystery.”
1974 – Allen Jenkins, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “Tomorrow at Seven.”
FILMS RELEASED ON JULY 20
The Picture of Dorian Gray [1917]
Francis in the Haunted House [1956] – New York City
Frankenstein 1970 [1958]
The Devil Rides Out [1968] – UK
Dracula [1979]
Train to Busan [2016] – South Korea
3-Headed Shark Attack [2015]
Unfriended: Dark Web [2018]
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