SEPTEMBER 15
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 15
1981 – Jim Ford, appeared in “The Purge: Election Year,” “Exeter,” “Knock Knock,” “Frat House Massacre,” “Indiscretion,” “The Crate” and more.
1980 – Ben Woolf, appeared in “Tales of Halloween,” “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “Haunting Charles Manson,” “Dead Kansas,” “Unlucky Charms,” “Insidious” and more.
1976 – Jonathan Liebesman, director of “Darkness Falls,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” and “Battle Los Angeles”.
1968 – Danny Nucci, actor in “Stoker Hills,” “Escapee,” TV Movie “Backwoods” as well as episodes of “Firestarter: Rekindled” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1964 – Steven R. Monroe, directed “Sasquatch Mountain,” “Left in Darkness,” “Ogre,” “I Spit on Your Grave [2010],” “I Spit on Your Grave 2,” “The Exorcism of Molly Hartley” and more.
1946 – Tommy Lee Jones, starred in “Eyes of Laura Mars” and “Natural Born Killers.”
1946 – Oliver Stone, directed “Seizure” and “The Hand.”
1928 – Henry Silva, appeared in “Thirst,” “Alligator” and “Possessed by the Night.”
1922 – Jackie Cooper, appeared in “Chosen Survivors.”
1911 – Joseph Pevney, director of “The Strange Door,” 5 episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and 11 episodes of “The Munsters.”
1907 – Fay Wray, appeared in “Doctor X,” “The Vampire Bat,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and of course “King Kong [1933].”
1904 – Tom Conway, appeared in “The Atomic Submarine,” “The She Creature,” and “Voodoo Woman.”
1903 – Yoshio Kosugi, appeared in “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” “Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster” and “Mothra.”
1895 – Frank Shaw, assistant director for “Night Nurse,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Tarantula” and an episode of the TV Series “One Step Beyond.”
1892 – James McMahon, assistant director for “House of Wax [1953].”
1890 – Agatha Christie, great mystery novelist who has sold over one billion books 2 include the films “Suspicions” and “Endless Night.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 15
2023 – Billy Miller, starred in “Fatal Honeymoon [2012].”
2022 – Axel Jodorowsky, actor in “Santa Sangre.”
2022 – Dennis Virkler, editor for “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1973],” “Satan’s Triangle” “Burnt Offerings,” “Chosen Survivors,” “The Turn of the Screw,” “Dead of Night,” “Cruise Into Terror,” “The Fog [2005],” “The Wolfman [2010],” “Shark Night” and more.
2022 – Radko Polic, actor in “Mrtva ladja” and the TV Movie “Polikarp.”
2021 – Robert Fyfe, actor in “Xtro” and “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”
2021 – Joel Rapp, writer for “Target – Episode: Winner Loses All.”
2021 – Ronald Roose, editor for “My Demon Lover.”
2019 – Phyllis Newman, appeared in “The Naked Witch.”
2019 – David Hurst, appeared in “Vampire Over London,” “The Maltese Bippy,” and episodes of the TV Series “Dark Shadows” as Justin Collins.
2019 – Ric Ocasek, worked on the soundtrack for “Attack of the Killer Refrigerator,” “The Craft,” “Girls Against Boys” and an episode of “Stranger Things.”
2017 – Harry Dean Stanton, appeared in “Alien,” “Christine,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Inner Sanctum.”
2011 – Frances Bay, appeared in “Nomads,” “Alien Nation – TV Series,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Arachnophobia,” “The Pit and the Pendulum [1991],” “Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive – TV Movie,” “In the Mouth of Madness,” “The X-Files” and many more.
2005 – Johnny Ramone, who played in the band “The Ramones.” Their music has been used in the films “Pet Sematary,” “Final Destination 3″ and ” House of 1000 Corpses.”
1996 – Tom Payne appeared in “Curucu, Beast of The Amazon.”
1987 – Harry Holcombe, appeared in “Empire of the Ants,” “The Psychic Killer” and played “Dr. Arnold Johnson” in the American version of “King Kong vs. Godzilla.”
1986 – Virginia Gregg, appeared in “The Amazing Mr. X,” “Psycho (voice) [1960],” “The Kiss of the Vampire (US TV Version),” “Two on a Guillotine,” “Crowhaven Farm,” “The Night Stalker – TV Movie,” “Psycho II,” “Psycho III” and more.
1970 – Blue Washington, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and the short “Haunted Spooks.”
1952 – Oliver Eckhardt, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTERMBER 15
Planet of the Vampires [1965] – Italy
Horror of the Zombies – aka The Ghost Galleon [1974] – Spain
Tintorera [1978]
Edge of the Axe [1988]
Zombie Honeymoon [2005] – Temecula Valley International Film Festival
The Black Dahlia [2006]
The House of Usher [2006]
Silo Killer 2: The Wrath of Kyle [2009]
The Xlitherman [2009]
Call Girl of Cthulhu [2014]
Demons [2017] – USA (Streaming)
It Came from the Desert [2017] – Fantasy Filmfest
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SEPTEMBER 16
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 16
1985 – Madeline Zima appeared in the films “The Collector,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle,” “Trance,” “Dimples” and “The Vampire Diaries – TV Series.”
1963 – Leslie Wing, actress in “The Frighteners,” “Strangeland,” “The Dungeonmaster,” “Retribution” and the TV Movie “Return to Halloweentown.”
1960 – Mike Mignola, an acclaimed comics artist and writer he is the creator of “Hellboy” comics.
1958 – Jennifer Tilly, starred in “Bride of Chucky” and “Seed of Chucky,” she also appeared in “Embrace of the Vampire.” and “The Haunted Mansion”.
1953 – Christopher Rich, starred in the TV Movie “Ghosts of Fear Street.”
1952 – Mickey Rourke, starred in “Nightmare Cinema,” “Fade to Black,” “Dead in a Tombstone,” “They Crawl” and “Angel Heart.”
1949 – Ed Begley Jr., appeared in the films “Addams Family Reunion,” and “Transylvania 6-5000.”
1948 – Susan Ruttan, actress in “Bad Dreams,” “Bride of Killer Nerd,” “Dead Air,” TV Movies “Helter Skelter” and “Bay Cove – aka Bay Coven.”
1939 – Allan Scott, screenwriter for “Don’t Look Now,” “The Spiral Staircase,” “The Awakening,” “Apprentice to Murder,” “The Witches” and producer for “Tenebrae.”
1930 – Anne Francis appeared in “Forbidden Planet”.
1924 – Lauren Bacall, starred in “Presence of Mind” and “The Fan.”
1908 – Steve Pendleton, appeared in “Killers from Space” and “Target Earth.”
1885 – Arthur Lucan, appeared in “Vampire Over London” and “My Son the Vampire.”
1875 – Russ Powell, appeared in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923],” “King Kong [1933],” “Mad Love [1935]” and “Son of Frankenstein [1939].”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 16
2023 – Dick Curtis, actor in “The Day It Came to Earth,” “Motel Hell” and “What Waits Below.”
2023 – Irish Grinstead, actress in “Tiffany the Doll [2022].”
2003 – Sheb Wooley, recorded the song “Purple People Eater.”
2002 – James Gregory, appeared in episodes of the TV Series ”Thriller,” “Inner Sanctum” and the “Twilight Zone.”
2001 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American International Picture co-founder, and produced many horror films some of which include “Dressed to Kill,” “The Amityville Horror [1980],” “The Raven [1963]” and “Squirm.”
1996 – Gene Nelson, directed “Hand of Death,” and “The Invisible Man”.
1968 – Nedrick Young, appeared in “Dead Men Walk” and “House of Wax [1953].”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 16
The Most Dangerous Game [1932]
Curse of the Black Widow [1977] – TV Movie
Strange Invaders [1983]
Flesh-Eating Mothers [1988] – Boston Film Festival
Venom [2005]
Cry Wolf [2005]
Monster Movie [2008]
The Legend of Bloody Mary [2008] – DVD Premiere
They Wait [2008] – DVD premiere
The Day [2011] – Toronto International Film Festival
31 [2016]
Pearl [2022] – Boston Film Festival
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SEPTEMBER 17
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 17
1996 – Ella Purnell, starred in “Army of the Dead” appeared in “Intruders” as well as episodes of the series “Yellowjackets.”
1981 – Griff Furst, director for “Lake Placid 3,” “Ghost Shark,” “Swamp Shark,” “Cold Moon,” “Starve,” “Arachnoquake,” “Mask Maker,” “Nightmare Shark,” Wolvesbayne” and more.
1976 – Thomas Hennessy, cinematographer for “Fun Size Horror: Volume One,” “Jurassic Domination,” “Attack of the Meth Gator” and the short “Happy Birthday [2014].”
1966 – Tracy Dali, appeared in “Paranormal Movie,” “The Backlot Murders” and “Click: The Calendar Girl Killer.”
1965 – Kyle Chandler, appeared in “King Kong [2005],” “The Day the Earth Stood Still [2008]” and an episode of “Freddy’s Nightmares.”
1952 – Lynne Griffin, actress in “Black Christmas [1974],” “Curtains,” “Bugs [2003],” “Thanksgiving” and more.
1951 – Cassandra Peterson a.k.a. “Elvira,” appeared in “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,” “Elvira’s Haunted Hills” and many more.
1948 – Roger Watkins, director/writer/editor for “Shadows of the Mind” and “The Last House on Dead End Street.”
1945 – Bruce Spense appeared in “Queen of the Damned,” “Winchester,” and the TV Movie “The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas.”
1938 – Paul Benedict, appeared in the films “The Addams Family,” “The Devil’s Advocate” and the 1993 version of “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.”
1932 – Fred Mustard Stewart, wrote the novel, “The Mephisto Waltz” and the story for the TV movie “The Norliss Tapes.”
1931 – Anne Brancroft, appeared in “Gorilla At Large” and “Dracula, Dead and Loving It.”
1928 – Curtis Harrington, directed the films “Queen of Blood,” “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell,” and various TV series including “Tales of the Unexpected,” “Logan’s Run” and the 1985 version of “The Twilight Zone.”
1928 – Roddy McDowall, appeared in the “Fright Night” films.
1917 – Ib Melchior, writer/producer for “The Angry Red Planet,” and “Planet of the Vampires.”
1910 – John Dodsworth, appeared in “The Mole People,” and “The Magnetic Monster.”
1905 – Henry Montsash, hair stylist for “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “The Abominable Snowman,” “Horror of Dracula,” “The Revenge of Frankenstein,” “The Hound of the Baskervilles [1959],” “The Mummy [1959],” “The Skull [1965],” “The Blood Beast Terror,” “Witchfinder General” and more.
1904 – Edgar G. Ulmer, films include “Daughter of Dr. Jekyll,” “The Man from Planet X” and the 1934 version of “The Black Cat.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 17
2023 – Aleksandr Khvan, director for “Dominus (1990).”
2023 – Ashraf Moselhey, appeared in 2 episodes of the TV Series “Women’s Beauty: Written (2020).”
2022 – Anna Gaël, actress in “Blueblood” and “Dracula and Son.”
2022 – Igor Maslennikov, director for the TV Movie “Pikovaya dama aka Queen of Spades.”
2021 – Tim Donnelly, appeared in “The Toolbox Murders” and “The Clonus Horror.”
2021 – Avril Elgar, actress in “The Medusa Touch” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected.”
2021 – Jimmy Garrett, appeared in “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Night of the Meek.”
2021 – Shukhrat Irgashev, appeared in “Day Watch.”
2021 – Basil Hoffman, appeared in “Communion” as well as episodes of several TV Series “The Twilight Zone,” “Eerie, Indiana,” “Kindred: The Embraced” and “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.”
2019 – Suzanne Whang, appeared in “Constantine,” the TV Movie “Ring of Darkness” and an episode of “The Chronicle.”
2019 – Sathaar, actor in “Lisa,” “Sakthi,” “Manasariyathe” and the TV Movie “Mantra Shakti.”
2017 – Suzan Farmer, appeared in “Dracula: Prince of Darkness [1966],” “Rasputin: The Mad Monk,” “Monster of Terror,” “Persecution” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “Out of the Unknown.”
2009 – Dick Durock, stuntman in “The Thing with Two Heads,” “Swamp Thing” “The Return of the Swamp Thing” and on the TV series of the same name.
2003 – George Sawaya, actor in “The Black Sheep,” “Hands of a Stanger,” “Diary of a Madman,” “Moon of the Wolf,” “The Devil’s Rain,” “Embryo,” “Curse of the Faceless Man” and an episode of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1993 – Christian Nyby, directed “The Thing From Another World.”
1972 – Akim Tamiroff, appeared in “Mr. Sardonicus,” “The Vulture” and “The Black Sleep.”
1961 – Stella Adams, actress in “The Vampire Bat.”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 17
Before I Hang [1940]
Revenge of the Zombies [1943]
Godzilla vs. the Thing [1964]
The House by the Lake [1976] – Canada
Vampire’s Kiss [1988] – Boston Film Festival
Things [1989]
Messengers [2004] – BendFilm Festival
Devil [2010]
Stake Land [2010]
Death by VHS [2013]
Self Storage [2013] – internet
Abandoned Dead [2015] – Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival
Extremity [2018] – Los Angeles – premiere
Hellarious [2019]
Polaroid [2019]
Spiral [2019]
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SEPTEMBER 18
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 18
1986 – Hunter Johnson, director/producer/actor for “2 Jennifer,” “60 Seconds to Die,” “Ugly Sweater Party,” “Virus of the Dead,” “From Jennifer,” “Restoration,” “Serena Waits,” “The Black Mass” and more.
1981 – Jennifer Tisdale, appeared in “Dark Ride,” “The Hillside Strangler” and “Bundy.”
1979 – Alison Lohman, starred in “Drag Me to Hell,” “Gamer,” “Kraa! The Sea Monster,” and “The Vatican Tapes.”
1973 – James Marsden, appeared in “Disturbing Behavior” and “Campfire Tales.”
1972 – Michael Landes, appeared in “11-11-11,” “Possession” and “Final Destination 2.”
1971 – Jada Pinkett Smith, appeared in the films “Scream 2” and “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight.”
1966 – Shawna Trpcic – aka “Shawna Leavell,” costume designer for “Mom [1990],” “Mikey [1992],” “What Lies Beneath,” “The Cabin in the Woods [2011],” “The Fright Night Files,” “The Deal [2016],” “Star Time [1992]” and more.
1962 – Tim Maier, actor in “Psycho II [1983].”
1961 – Urbano Barberini, appeared in “Demons [1985],” “Opera,” “The Black Cat [1989]” and “The Eighteenth Angel.”
1958 – Sebastiano Lo Monaco, actor in “Body Puzzle” and “Lilith’s Hell.”
1954 – Jeremy Roberts, appeared in “The People Under the Stairs” episodes of the TV Series “Freddy’s Nightmares” and “Millenium.”
1944 – Veronica Carlson, appeared in “Dracula Has Risen from the Grave,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and “Horror of Frankenstein.”
1940 – Frankie Avalon, appeared in “Blood Song,” “Panic in Year Zero” and “Horror House.”
1939 – Fred Willard appeared in the TV movie “Salem’s Lot.”
1939 – Sandra Dorsey, actress in “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland,” “Grizzly” and the TV Movie “Frankenstein [2004].”
1927 – Phyllis Kirk, appeared in “House of Wax [1953].”
1923 – Grayson Hall, portrayed “Dr. Julia Hoffman” on the “Dark Shadows” series.
1916 – Rossano Brazzi, appeared in “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks” and “Old Dracula.”
1907 – 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.
1902 – William Wilkerson, appeared in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla” and “Dr. Cyclops.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 18
2023 – Byun Hee-Bong, actor in “To Catch a Virgin Ghost [2004]” and “The Host [2006].”
2023 – Merve Kayaalp, actress in the short “The Woman in Purple [2017].”
2019 – Shyam Ramsay, directed “Hotel [1981],” “The Monster [1994],” “Neighbours [2014]” and many more.
2011 – Mick Lea, appeared in “Night of the Templar” and the TV Movie “Backwoods.”
2008 – James Gavin, appeared in “The Werewolf” and in episodes of “The Twilight Zone”.
2005 – Richard E. Cunha, directed “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” “She Demons” and “Giant from The Unknown”.
2005 – John Bromfield, appeared in “Revenge of the Creature,” “Manfish” and “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon”.
2004 – Russ Meyer, films included “Motor Psycho” and “Black Snake.”
1999 – Harold F. Kress, editor for “The Swarm” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941].”
1941 – Claude King, appeared in “London After Midnight,” “Behind the Mask,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941].”
1940 – Eugene Joseff, costume jeweler for “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “House of Horrors,” “The Frozen Ghost,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1945],” “House of Frankenstein,” “The Mummy’s Ghost,” “The Uninvited [1944],” “The Mummy [1932],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Cat and the Canary,” “Black Friday [1940],” “The Devil Bat” and many more.
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 18
The Slime People [1963] – Boston
The Haunting [1963] – New York City
X the Man with X-Ray Eyes [1963] – Miami
Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula, Part 2 [1977]
Street Trash [1987]
Hellraiser [1987]
Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College [1991]
The Eternal [1998] – Toronto International Film Festival
Replicant [2001] – video premiere
The Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde Rock ‘N’ Roll Musical [2003]
The Kung Fu Mummy [2005]
Mexican Werewolf In Texas [2005]
BloodRayne II: Deliverance [2007] – DVD premiere
Dark Floors [2008] – Austin Fantastic Fest
Blood Creek [2009] – Limited
Lynch Mob [2009]
Jennifer’s Body [2009]
Antebellum [2020]
Miranda Veil [2020]
No Escape [2020]
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SEPTEMBER 19
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 19
1989 – Lorenza Izzo, appeared in “Holidays,” “Lab Coats: Life After the Zombie Apocalypse – TV Short,” “Knock Knock,” “The Stranger,” “The Green Inferno,” “Hemlock Grove – TV Series,” “Aftershock” and more.
1988 – Katrina Bowden, appeared in “Great White,” “Nurse,” “Scary Movie 5,” “Hold Your Breath,” “Piranha 3DD” and “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil.”
1987 – Danielle Panabaker, appeared in “Friday the 13th [2009],” “The Crazies [2010],” “Piranha 3DD,” “Girls Against Boys,” and “The Ward.”
1984 – Kevin Zegers, appeared in “Specimen,” “Wrong Turn” and “Dawn of the Dead [2004].”
1968 – Cindy L. Irwin, assistant director for “Dawn of the Dead [2004],” “Silent Hill,” “Sea Beast,” “Ba’al,” “Dark Skies,” “Hard Ride to Hell” and “Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire.”
1964 – Jennifer Cooke, starred in “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” as well as episodes of the TV Series “V” and “The Hitchhiker.”
1964 – Kim Richards, starred in “The Car” and the TV movie “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell.”
1948 – Jeremy Irons, starred in “Dead Ringers.”
1942 – David Hess, appeared in “Ulli Lommel’s Zodiac Killer,” “Zombie Nation,” “Swamp Thing,” “House on the Edge of the Park” and “The Last House on the Left.”
1933 – David McCallum, played the title role in the 70’s TV series, “The Invisible Man.”
1931 – Ray Danton, appeared in “Psychic Killer,” “The Centerfold Girls,” “Mystic Mountain Massacre,” episodes of “Night Gallery” and “Matinee Theatre.”
1929 – Mel Stewart, actor in “Dead Heat” and “Bride of Re-Animator.”
1927 – William Hickey, appeared in “The Maddening,” “The Outer Limits – TV Series,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” The Runestone,” “Tales from the Darkside: The Movie,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Puppet Master,” “Tales from the Darkside – TV Series” and “The Sentinel.”
1921 – Jack Perkins, actor in “Invasion of the Bee Girls,” “Killer Bees – TV Movie,” “Nightmare Honeymoon,” “Ruby [1977}, episodes of “The Munsters,” “The Outer Limits” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1908 – Tetsu Nakamura, appeared in “Yog, Monster from Space,” “Atragon” and “Mothra.”
1899 – Sayre Dearing, appeared in “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man” and “Diary of a Madman.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 19
2023 – Harildo Deda, actor in the TV Series “Supermax (2016).”
2023 – Aleksey Yanin, actor in “S.S.D. (2008).”
2022 – Robert Brown, actor in “The Flame Barrier,” “Tower of London” and “Matinee Theatre – Episode: The Guest of Quesnay.”
2021 – Stephen Critchlow, actor in “The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells” and the TV Series “The Sandman.”
2021 – John Challis, actor in the TV Movie “Dracula [1974]” and “Thriller – Episode: Sleepwalker.”
2021 – Morris Perry, appeared in “Nothing but the Night,” “The Hound of Baskervilles [1982] – TV Series,” “Born of Fire” and “The Dark Side of the Sun – Episode: Harvest of Fear.”
2021 – Petter Vennerød, producer for “Bloody Angels.”
2020 – Yôsuke Saitô, actor in “The Scissors Massacre,” “Love Ghost” and more.
2011 – John Dunning, producer for “Daughters of Darkness,” “Shivers,” “The House by the Lake,” “Rabid [1977],” “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Happy Birthday To Me,” “The Vindicator,” “Whispers,” “My Bloody Valentine [2009]” and more.
2008 – Peter Kastner, appeared in “Frightmare [1983].”
2000 – Ann Doran, appeared in “The Werewolf of Woodstock” “It: The Terror from Beyond Space,” “The Man Who Turned to Stone” and “The Indestructible Man.”
2000 – Gloria Talbott, starred in “The Daughter of Dr. Jekyll,” “The Cyclops” and “I Married a Monster from Outer Space.”
1993 – 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.”
1986 – B. Jonathan Ringkamp, screenwriter for “The Clairvoyant.”
1972 – Glenn Strange, played the “Frankenstein Monster” in the later Universal horror films such as “House of Frankenstein,” “House of Dracula” and “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 19
Satan’s School for Girls [1973] – TV Movie
Hard Rock Zombies [1984] – Cannes Film Festival
Blue Velvet [1986] – limited
Wishmaster [1997]
Demon Hunters [1999]
Bubba Ho-Tep [2003] – USA limited
Underworld [2003]
Cold Creek Manor [2003]
Deadgirl [2008] – Austin Fantastic Fest
Zombie Strippers! [2008]
Open Graves [2009]
Septic Man [2013] – Austin Fantastic Fest
Kill, Granny, Kill! [2014] – Imaginarium Film Festival
The Stranger [2014] – Fantastic Fest
Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead [2014] – Fantastic Fest
Evil Nature [2018]
Bride of the Werewolf [2019]
The Cleansing Hour [2019] – Fantastic Fest
The Deep Ones [2020]
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SEPTEMBER 20
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 20
2024 – Kim Richmond, composer for Ants! [1972].”
2024 – Kathryn Grant Crosby, actress in “Rear Window” and “The Initiation of Sarah.”
1994 – Mathilde Ollivier, actress in “Overlord” and the TV Series “1899.”
1991 – Spencer Locke, appeared in “Resident Evil: Extinction,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” “Insidious: The Last Key,” “Monster House” and more.
1977 – Jon Bernthal, best known for playing “Shane Walsh” on “The Walking Dead – TV Series.”
1976 – Enuka Okuma, actress in “House of the Dead,” “Fear of Rain,” “episodes of the TV Series “The Crow: Stairway to Heaven,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Slasher.”
1975 – Asia Argento, appeared in “Trauma,” “The Church,” “Demons 2,” “Dracula 3D,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1998],” “Land of the Dead” and more.
1965 – Robert Rusler, appeared in “Blood Feast [2016],” “Tales of Halloween,” “Amityville: A New Generation,” “Sometimes They Come Back,” “Vamp,” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.”
1956 – Gary Cole, starred in the TV series “American Gothic” also appeared in “The Ring 2” and other films.
1954 – Brinke Stevens, starred in “Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama,” “Teenage Exorcist” [which she co-wrote], “Head Cases: Serial Killers in the Delaware Valley,” “Caesar & Otto’s Paranormal Halloween,” “Caesar & Otto’s Deadly Xmas,” “Vampires vs Zombies,” and “Night of Something Strange,” “Bryan Loves You” and many more.
1940 – William Finley, appeared in “Masters of Horror – TV Series,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Night Terrors,” “Silent Rage,” “The Funhouse,” “The Fury,” “Eaten Alive,” “Phantom of the Paradise,” “Sisters” and others.
1925 – James Bernard, soundtrack for “The Damned,” “The Living Corpse,” composer for “Nosferatu [1922],” “Horror of Dracula,” “Scars of Dracula,” “The Hound of Baskervilles,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness [1966],” “The Gorgon” and many more.
1925 – Paul Wendkos, director for the TV Movies “Fear No Evil,” “The Mephisto Waltz,” “Haunts of the Very Rich,” “Good Against Evil,” “The Awakening of Candra” and “The Bad Seed [1985].”
1914 – Glen Robinson, special effects for “King Kong [1976],” “Demon Seed [1977],” “Amityville II: The Possession” and “Island Claws.”
1912 – Don Shelton, appeared in “Invasion of the Saucer Men” and “Them!”
1891 – Frank R. Strayer, director for “The Monster Walks,” “The Vampire Bat” and “Condemned to Live.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 20
2023 – Elaine Devry, actress in “Diary of a Madman” and “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf.”
2021 – Willie Garson, actor in “Brain Dead,” “Repossessed” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Special Unit 2.”
2020 – Michael Chapman, directed “Annihilator,” cinematographer for “The Howling,” “The Lost Boys” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978].”
2020 – Takashi Fujiki, appeared in “Kamen Rider Amazons: Reincarnation,” Kamen Rider Amazons: Awakening,” Shin Godzilla” and “Terror in the Streets.”
2020 – Alan Tomkins, art department for “Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles [1994], “Tam Lin [1970],” art director for “Lifeforce [1985]” and “The Keep [1983].”
2019 – Jan Merlin, appeared in “Them!,” “The Twilight People,” TV Movies “Covenant,” “Buried Alive” and episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”
2008 – Patricia Place, appeared in “Scanner Cop II” and “House of the Dead 2.”
2007 – Eleanor Beecroft, appeared in “Funeral Home” and the 1961 3D film “The Mask,”
1993 – Zita Johann, actress in “The Mummy [1932]” and “Raiders of the Living Dead.”
1989 – Jesse Ehrlich, appeared in “Frightmare [1983].”
1973 – Glenn Strange, who played the Frankenstein monster in such Universal classics as “House of Frankenstein,” “House of Dracula” and “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein.”
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 20
The Mummy’s Hand [1940]
Necromancy [1972]
Baby Yaga [1973] – Italy
Horror High [1973] – Irving, TX
Are You In the House Alone? [1978] – TV Movie
Cellar Dweller [1988]
Living Dead Girl [2003]
Jack O’Lantern [2004] – DVD premiere
Attack of the Slime People [2008]
The Virgin Murders [2009]
Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 [2011]
The Sacrament [2013] – Austin Fantastic Fest
Pickaxe [2014]
Halloween [2018] – Fantastic Fest
Homewrecker [2019] – Fantastic Fest
Villains [2019]
The Substance [2024]
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SEPTEMBER 21
BORN ON SEPTEMBER 21
2012 – Fred Harpman, art director for “The Terminal Man,” production designer for “Damien: Omen II,” “Covenant [1985] – TV Movie” and an episode of “Dark Shadows [1991].”
1990 – Christian Serratos, appeared in “The Walking Dead – TV Series” and “Flight 7500.”
1983 – Maggie Grace, starred in “The Fog [2005]” and episodes of the TV Series “Fear the Walking Dead.”
1980 – Autumn Reeser, actress in “Nature of the Beast,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe,” “Dead Trigger,” “The Legend of La Llorna” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “The Whispers.”
1975 – Dominic Pace, actor in “The Demonic Dead,” “Megalodon,” “Follow Me – aka No Escape,” “Anonymous Killers” and the short “Daniel [2014].”
1971 – Luke Wilson, starred in “Vacancy” and appeared in “Scream 2,” “Soul Survivors” and “Zombieland: Double Tap.”
1965 – David Wenham, appeared in “Nekrotronic” and “Van Helsing.”
1961 – Nancy Travis, appeared in “The Vanishing,” and the TV mini-series “Stephen King’s Rose Red.”
1960 – Mary Mara, actress in “Prom Night [2008],” “Saint Sinner – Tv Movie” and “Good vs Evil – Episode: Evilator.”
1947 – Stephen King, Master of Horror, whose novels and short stories are too extensive to list here was also born on this date. Besides writing, he directed “Maximum Overdrive” and appeared in “Creepshow 2” and “Diary of the Dead. “The Shining,” “Carrie,” “Christine,” “Firestarter [1984] & [2022]” and “Doctor Sleep” were made into movies.
1947 – Nick Castle appeared as The Shape in “Halloween” and as The Alien in “Dark Star.” He co-wrote the screenplays for “Escape From New York,” “Escape from L.A.” and also directed “The Last Starfighter.”
1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer whose credits include such films as “Cat People [1982]” and “Deliver Us from Evil.”
1945 – Tariq Anwar, editor for “Curve,” “Crucible of Terror” and “Beware My Brethren.”
1933 – Judy Moorcroft, costume designer for “The House in Nightmare Park [1973].”
1931 – Larry Hagman, directed and appeared in “Son of the Blob.”
1930 – Dawn Addams, appeared in “The Vampire Lovers,” “Vault of Horror” and “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll.”
1929 – Elsa Raven, actress in “South of Hell Mountain,” “The Amityville Horror [1979],” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Dead Game” and an episode of the TV Series “Freddy’s Nightmares.”
1924 – Gail Russell, appeared in “The Uninvited [1944].”
1911 – Chuck Jones, directed “Gremlins: The New Batch” and appeared in “Gremlins.”
1911 – Victor Greene, associate art director for “The Return of the Vampire [1943].”
1894 – James Ashmore Creelman, writer for “King Kong [1933],” “King Kong [1976],” “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Last Performance.”
1866 – H.G. Wells, writer who is best known for “War of the Worlds.”
DIED ON SEPTEMBER 21
2023 – Václav Sasek, screenwriter for “Uncle Cyril [1989]” and story consultant for “The Painted Bird.”
2022 – Anton Fier, soundtrack for “Ed and His Dead Mother.”
2022 – John Hamblin, appeared in “Quatermass and the Pit – Episode: Hob.”
2022 – Lidia Alfonsi, actress in “Black Sabbath [1963].”
2022 – Raju Srivastava, actor in “Khooni No. 1.”
2021 – Peter Palmer, actor in “Deep Space.”
2021 – Melvin Van Peebles, actor in “Jaws: The Revenge,” 2 episodes of “The Shining” and directed “The Outer Limits – Episode: Bodies of Evidence.”
2020 – Michael Lonsdale, actor in “Successive Slidings of Pleasure.”
2019 – Sid Haig, appeared in “Blood Bath,” “Beware! The Blob,” “Galaxy of Terror,” “House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Halloween [2007],” “The Inflicted,” “Bone Tomahawk,” “3 From Hell,” “Hanukkah” and many more.
2019 – Aron Eisenberg, appeared in “The Horror Show,” “Playroom,” “Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge,” and the TV Movie “Amityville: The Evils Escapes.”
2019 – Jack Donner, appeared in “Hand of Death,” “Retro Puppet Master,” “Demon Under Glass,” “Plot 7,” “Brotherhood of Blood,” “Farm House,” “Night of Templar,” the pilot episode of “Fear the Walking Dead” and many more films.
2019 – Carmelo Chionglo, production designer for “The Rites of May” and “Wake Up, Maruja.”
2012 – Fred Harpman, art director for “The Terminal Man,” production designer for “Damien: Omen II,” “Covenant [1985] – TV Movie” and an episode of “Dark Shadows [1991].”
2009 – Robert Ginty, starred in “The Exterminator”, “Exterminator 2”, “Madhouse”, “Maniac Killer”, “The Alchemist”, and more.
2007 – Alice Ghostley appeared in “Blue Sunshine” and played ‘Granny” in “Addams Family Reunion.”
2003 – Pamela Gordon, appeared in “Poltergeist II: The Other Side” and “Blood Stone: Subspecies II”.
2000 – R. Wright Campbell, wrote the screenplays for “The Masque of the Red Death” and “Man of a Thousand Faces”.
1991 – Angelo Rossitto, appeared in “Freaks” and “Dracula vs. Frankenstein”.
FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 21
Wolfman [1979] – Mandan, ND
The Company of Wolves [1984]
Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter [1994]
Octopus [2000] – Germany – video premiere
Vampiyaz [2004]
Days of Darkness [2007]
Resident Evil: Extinction [2007]
Alien Raiders [2008] – Austin Fantastic Fest
The Burrowers [2008] – Austing Fantastic Fest
House at the End of the Street [2012]
The Dead Center [2018]
You Might Be the Killer [2018] – Fantastic Fest
The Mortuary Collection [2019] – Fantastic Fest
VFW [2019] – Fantastic Fest
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