OCTOBER 20
BORN ON OCTOBER 20
1982 – Katie Featherston, starred in the “Paranormal Activity” series and the film “Mutation.”
1978 – Erin Byron, actress in “Cheerleader Massacre” and “One of Them.”
1958 – Viggo Mortensen starred in “Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “The Prophecy,” the 1998 remake of “Psycho”.
1956 – David Henesy, played “David Collins” in the original “Dark Shadows” TV series.
1950 – William Russ, actor in “Death Bed: The Bed That Eats,” “Dead of Winter,” “The Unholy [1988],” “Demons – TV Movie,” “Keeping Company” and “Founders Day.”
1947 – Franco Diogene, appeared in “Tentacles,” “Trhuama,” “The Sweet House of Horrors,” “The Stendhal Syndrome,” “Strip Nude for Your Killer” and 2 episodes of “Valentina.”
1929 – Louis Negin, actor in “Rabid [1977],” “Deadline [1980],” “Love & Murder,” “Pontypool” and 15 episodes of the TV Series “Mona the Vampire.”
1927 – Joyce Brothers, appeared in “Embryo.”
1922 – Arnold L. Miller, producer for “The Sorcerers,” “The Blood Beast Terror” and “Witchfinder General.”
1920 – Rita Corday, appeared in “The Body Snatcher” with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi and “The Black Castle” with Karloff and Lon Chaney.
1918 – Anton Diffring, starred in “The Man Who Could Cheat Death,” as “Baron Frankenstein” in the Hammer/Universal pilot of “Tales of Frankenstein” and “Circus of Horrors.”
1909 – Carla Laemmle, niece of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle. She made brief appearances in the 1931 “Dracula” and the original “Phantom of the Opera.”
1904 – Anna Neagle, appeared in an episode of “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1882 – Bela Lugosi was the quintessential “Dracula” appeared in “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “White Zombie,” “The Phantom Creeps,” “The Black Cat,” “Mark of the Vampire,” “The Raven,” “The Son of Frankenstein,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” “Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man” and many more.
DIED ON OCTOBER 20
2023 – Les Dayman, actor in “In the Winter Dark [1998].”
2022 – Ron Masak, actor in “Lasterblast,” “The Stoneman,” “The Aliens Are Coming – TV Movie” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
2022 – Al Sutton, director/producer/writer for the short “The Most Dangerous Animal.”
2021 – Sean Gallimore, actor in “Vampire Hunter,” “Predator Island,” “Remains: Road to Reno – short” and the TV Movie “Dark Haul.”
2021 – Michael Laughlin, director/writer for “Strange Behavior” and “Strange Invaders.”
2021 – Nick Dimitri, actor in “The Norliss Tapes,” stunts for “The Night Stalker,” “Grave of the Vampire,” “The Night Stangler,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer” and “Fright Night [1985].”
2021 – Viktor Yevgrafov, appeared in “Dominus.”
2020 – Xavier Boulanger, appeared in 2 episodes of the TV Series “Black Spot.”
2020 – Gerrit Schoonhoven, appeared in “The Mangler.”
2014 – Ox Baker, was a professional wrestler who appeared in John Carpenter’s “Escape From New York” as well as “Blood Circus” and “Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear.”
2010 – Robert Paynter, director of photography for “The Nightcomers,” “The Final Conflict,” “An American Werewolf in London,” “Curtains,” “Michael Jackson: Thriller,” “Scream for Help” and “Little Shop of Horrors.
2003 – Jack Elam, appeared in “Night of the Grizzly,” “A Knife for the Ladies” and “Creature from Black Lake.”
1995 – Christopher Stone, starred in “The Howling” and “Cujo” and “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ‘Space Vampire’”
1994 – Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, starred in “The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave,” “Caltiki the Immortal Monster” and as “Ben Cortman” in the movie “The Last Man on Earth.”
1990 – Freda Jackson, starred in “The Brides of Dracula,” “Die, Monster Die” and “The Valley of Gwangi.”
1990 – Joel McCrea, starred in “The Most Dangerous Game.”
1980 – 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.”
1970 – Patrick Wymark, appeared in “The Blood on Satan’s Claw” and “The Conqueror Worm.”
1959 – Werner Krauss, starred in the 1920 film “The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari.”
1955 – Frank Darien, appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Mad Love,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Mummy’s Tomb” and “Bluebeard.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 20
The Old Dark House [1932]
Son of Dracula [1943] – Mexico
Night Monster [1942]
The Undying Monster [1942]
Son of Dracula [1943] – Mexico
The Climax [1944]
Village of the Giants [1965]
Attack of the Eye Creatures [1967] – TV Movie
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie [1974] – Spain
Hollow Gate [1988] – video premiere
El Chupacabra [2003]
The Ghouls [2003] – New York City Horror Film Festival
Dark Ride [2006]
Boogeyman 2 [2007] – Screamfest Film Festival
Deadwood Park [2007] – Freak Show Horror Film Festival
Decadent Evil [2008] – UK
Gravestoned [2009] – limited
Bonehill Road [2017]
I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday [2017]
Killer High [2018] – TV Movie
Redwood Massacre: Annihilation [2020]
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OCTOBER 21
BORN ON OCTOBER 21
1983 – Charlotte Sullivan, appeared in “The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh,” “Are You Afraid of the Dark? – TV Series,” “The Legend of Gator Face” and “Goosebumps – TV Series.”
1978 – Michael McMillian, appeared in “True Blood” and “The Hills Have Eyes II.”
1973 – Sasha Roiz, appeared in “Land of the Dead” and “Assault on Precinct 13.”
1959 – Ken Watanabe, appeared in “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant.”
1959 – Tamara De Treaux, appeared in “Ghoulies,” “Rockula” and the TV Movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”
1956 – Carrie Fisher, appeared in “Sorority Row” and “Scream 3.”
1955 – Brian Banks, composer for “Graveyard Shift,” short “She Is Safe” and synthesizer programmer for “Cat People.”
1955 – Darius Khondji, cinematographer for “Alien: Resurrection,” “The Ruins” and the TV Series “Lisey’s Story.”
1945 – Everett McGill, starred in “The People Under the Stairs,” “Silver Bullet” and “Dune.”
1936 – Jack Taylor, actor in “Succubus,” “Count Dracula,” “Nightmares Come at Night,” “The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse,” “The Ghost Galleon,” “The Mummy’s Revenge,” “Exorcism,” “Pieces,” “Rest in Pieces,” “Wax” and more.
1933 – Georgia Brown, actress in “Nothing But the Night,” “Tales That Witness Madness” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Gravedale High” and “Sherlock Holmes.”
1924 – Betty A. Griffin, script supervisor for “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Abbot & Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff,” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy,” “The Night Strangler,” “Psycho III,” “The Guardian [1990]” and “Alien³.”
2024 – Joyce Randolph, actress in “The Honeymooners – Episode: Halloween Party.”
1920 – Hy Averback, director of “Chamber of Horrors.”
1902 – Lillian Bronson, appeared in “The Invisible Man’s Revenge,’ “The Devil’s Daughter” as well as episodes of “Matinee Theatre” and “Thriller.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 21
2023 – Stephen Kandel, writer for “Chamber of Horrors [1966].”
2023 – Marzia Ubaldi, appeared in “The House of Chicken,” voice dubbing for “Night of the Devils” and “Dracula in the Provinces.”
2021 – Martha Henry, appeared in Poltergeist: The Legacy – Episode: Ransom.”
2021 – Halyna Hutchins, cinematographer for “Divination – short,” “Darlin’” and “The Mad Hatter.”
2021 – Žarko Potočnjak, appeared in “The Rat Savior” and “Visitors from the Arkana Galaxy.”
2019 – Josip Elic, appeared in episodes of “The Twilight Zone – Episode: One More Pallbearer” and “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Obsolete Man.”
2019 – Jerome Fogel, appeared in the TV Movie “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell.”
2001 – David Lowell Rich, director for “Eye of the Cat,” “Satan’s School for Girls,” “The Horror at 37,000 Feet,” episodes of the TV Series “Circle of Fear,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1996 – Harry Thomas, make-up artist who worked on “Night of the Blood Beast” and “Frankenstein’s Daughter.”
1995 – Abel Salazar, starred in “The Brainiac,” “The Vampire’s Coffin” and “Man and the Monster.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 21
A Bucket of Blood [1959]
Bigfoot [1970]
The Grim Reaper [1980]
Boardinghouse [1982]
Eyes of Fire [1983]
The Dead Zone [1983]
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers [1988]
The Lair of the White Worm [1988]
Auntie Lee’s Meat Pies [1992]
The Puppet Masters [1994]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation [1995]
Hallow’s End [2003]
Doom [2005]
Trailer Park of Terror [2008]
Father’s Day [2011] – Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Grace: The Possession [2014]
Hollows Grove [2014]
The Taking of Deborah Logan [2014]
Terror Train [2022]
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OCTOBER 22
BORN ON OCTOBER 22
1990 – Jonathan Lipnicki, starred in “Broil,” “Circus Kane,” “Beware the Lake” and “The Little Vampire.”
1986 – Kyle Gallner, actor in “Sublime,” “The Haunting in Connecticut,” “Jennifer’s Body,” “Red State,” “The Cleansing Hour,” “Ghosts of War,” “Scream [2022],” “Strange Darling,” ” Smile,” “Smile 2” and more.
1975 – Jose Rosete, actor in “Dark Places,” “Hood of the Living Dead,” “Blood Orgy of the Damned,” “The Whistler,” “Psycho Manor,” “Death Row,” “Asylum,” “Dead on Site,” “Haunted Airplane,” “Blood Guardian,” “Blood Moon Rising,” “Deliverance from Evil,” Flight 666,” Scare Us” and many more.
1965 – Valeria Golino, appeared in “Blind Date.”
1962 – Suzanne Snyder, actress in “Killer Klowns from Outer Space,” “Night of the Creeps,” “Return of the Living Dead II,” “Retribution” and “Tomorrow’s a Killer.”
1956 – Tim Ryan, screenwriter for “Crazy Knights” and “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla.”
1956 – Valentine Monnier, appeared in “Grizzly II: The Revenge” and “Devil Fish.”
1954 – Rick Schmidlin, director/producer for the TV Movie “London After Midnight [2002]” and assistant to producer for “The Fly [1986].”
1953 – Masum Aziz, actor in “Telephonic” and “Chompa House.”
1952 – Jeff Goldblum, starred in “The Fly [1986],” “Jurassic Park,” “The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2,” and “Hideaway.”
1947 – William Girdler, director for “Grizzly,” “The Manitou,” “Day of the Animals,” “Abby,” “Three on a Meethook” and “Asylum of Satan.”
1944 – David Allen, visual effects for “Laserblast,” “The Howling,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Dolls,” “Puppet Master plus 2, 3, 4, 5,” “Bride of Re-Animator,” “Demonic Toys,” “Shrunken Heads” and more.
1943 – Jan de Bont, directed the 1999 remake of “The Haunting.”
1943 – Catherine Deneuve, starred in “The Hunger” and “Repulsion.”
1943 – Catherine E. Coulson, actress in “Trick or Treats [1982].”
1939 – Tony Roberts, starred in “Popcorn” and “Amityville 3D.”
1938 – Christopher Lloyd, starred in “The Addams Family,” “Addams Family Values” and the “Valerie on the Stairs” episode of “Masters of Horror.”
1938 – Derek Jacobi, appeared in “Blueblood,” The Wyvern Mystery,” “The Host,” “shorts “Ghostly Business,” “The Halloween Kid,” episodes of “The Sandman, “Inside No. 9” and “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1921 – Robert Dawn, makeup technician for “Christine,” “Damien: Omen II,” “Death Moon,” “Castle of Evil,” “Psycho [1960]” and more.
1917 – Joan Fontaine, appeared in “The Witches” and an episode of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1912 – Frances Drake who starred in the films “Mad Love” and “The Invisible Ray.”
1908 – John Sutton, appeared in the films “The Invisible Man’s Revenge,” “The Bat” and “Return of the Fly.”
1908 – John Zaremba, actor in “The Magnetic Monster,” “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,” “20 Million Miles to Earth,” “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” episodes of “One Step Beyond,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Munsters.”
1881 – Eddie Sturgis, appeared in “London After Midnight” and “King Kong [1933].”
DIED ON OCTOBER 22
2023 – Dave Courtney, actor in “Cathula II: Vampires of Sex,” “Clubbing to Death,” “Killer Bitch” and “The Seven.”
2023 – Gregg Sutton, soundtrack for “Hood of Horror [2006].”
2022 – Bernard Atha, appeared in “Shades of Darkness – Episode: The Lady’s Maid’s Bell.”
2022 – Otmar Brancuzský, appeared in “Drákuluv svagr – Episode: Gulás.”
2021 – Peter Scolari, actor in “Ticks,” “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Trance,” “Lisey’s Story – Episode: Bool Hunt” and the TV Series “Evil.”
2020 – William Blinn, sound department for “The Possessed.”
2009 – Soupy Sales, appeared in an episode of the TV Show “Monsters.”
2006 – Arthur Hill, appeared in “The Andromeda Strain,” “Future World” and was the narrator for the film “Something Wicked This Way Comes”.
2004 – Katherine Victor, appeared in “Teenage Zombies,” “Mesa of Lost Women” and “The Cape Canaveral Monsters.”
1995 – Mary Wickes, starred in “They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be episode of “Kolchak, The Night Stalker.”
1986 – Ivor Francis appeared in the TV movie “The Night Strangler,” and in the film “Alien Zone.”
1961 – Joseph M. Schenck, producer for “The Bat Whispers” and the short “The Haunted House.”
1956 – Tim Ryan, screenwriter for “Crazy Knights” and “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 22
The Boogie Man Will Get You [1942] – premiere
Witchcraft [1964] – Columbia
The Vampire Lovers [1970]
Lady Frankenstein [1971] – Italy
Halloween III: The Season of the Witch [1982]
The Sender [1982]
Bloody New Year [1987] – video premiere
Santa Claws [1996]
Bats [1999]
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled [2002]
The Grudge [2004]
Messengers [2004] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
The Witch’s Sabbath [2005]
Forget Me Not [2009] – Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Paranormal Activity 2 [2010]
Fear Clinic [1984] – Screamfest Horror Film Festival
Restricted Area [2019]
The Control Group [2014] – Twin Cities Film Festival
Tone-Deaf [2019]
The Empty Man [2020] – Mexico
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OCTOBER 23
BORN ON OCTOBER 23
1994 – Zoë Bleu Sidel, appeared in “Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?”
1986 – Jessica Stroup, appeared in “Prom Night [2008],” “The Hills Have Eyes II [2007],” “Left in Darkness,” “Vampire Bats,” “Pray for Morning” and the TV Series “The Following.”
1986 – Briana Evigan, appeared in “Sorority Row,” “S. Darko,” “House of the Damned,” “Mother’s Day,” “The Devil’s Carnival” and more.
1985 – Masiela Lusha, appeared in “Kill Katie Malone,” “Blood: The Last Vampire” and more.
1981 – Leticia Dolera, starred in “[REC] 3: Genesis” and “Penny Dreadful – TV Series.”
1975 – Manuela Velasco, starred in “[Rec],” “[Rec] 2,” “[REC] 4: Apocalypse” and more.
1970 – Jasmin St. Claire, appeared in “Swamp Zombies!!!” and “Army of the Damned.”
1969 – Brooke Theiss, starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” as the girl who turned into a cockroach.
1959 – Sam Raimi, Actor/writer/director such films as “The Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead II,” “Army of Darkness,” “Darkman,” “Drag Me to Hell” and more.
1959 – Weird Al’ Yankovic, appeared in Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II [2009].”
1955 – Graeme Revell, composer for “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “The Craft,” “The Crow,” “Bride of Chucky,” “Grindhouse,” “Pitch Black,” “The Ruins,” “Freddy vs. Jason,” “Dead Calm,” “The Fog [2005],” “Shark Night,” “Bats,” “Psycho IV,” “Open Water” and many more.
1943 – Jackson Bostwick, actor in “An Eye for an Eye,” “The Killings at Outpost Zeta,” “The Prey [1983],” “What Waits Below,” “The Outing,” “Mutant Species” and “Horror Grindshow Double Feature.”
1942 – Michael Crichton, Prolific writer/actor/producer/director – many of his novels were used for films, the most notable being “The Andromeda Strain” and “Jurassic Park.” He also wrote the screen plays for “Westworld,” “Coma” and “Looker.”
1936 – Philip Kaufman, directed the 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
1931 – Diana Dors, appeared in “Berserk,” “Theatre of Blood” and “From Beyond the Grave.”
1925 – Mariano Vidal Molina, actor in “The Black Vampire,” “Scream of the Demon Lover,” “The Corruption of Chris Miller,” “Curse of the Devil,” “Devil’s Possessed” and “Howl of the Devil.”
1923 – Harold P. Warren, writer for “Manos: The Hands of Fate” and “Manos Returns.”
1922 – Coleen Gray, starred in “The Leech Woman” and “The Vampire.”
1918 – Peggy Moran, appeared in “The Mummy’s Hand” and “Horror Island.”
1910 – Hayden Rorke, appeared in “The Night Walker” and “When Worlds Collide.”
1900 – Allen Pomeroy, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “Thirteen Women.”
1880 – Una O’Connor, appeared in such classic films as “The Invisible Man” and “The Bride of Frankenstein.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 23
2024 – Jack Jones, actor in “The Comeback [1978].”
2023 – Bill Kenwright, producer for “Peripheral [2018]” and “The Fanatic [2019].”
2022 – Michael Kopsa, appeared in “Carrie [2002],” “The Barber,” “Deep Evil,“ “Hollow Man II,” “Ba’al,” “Vipers,” “Apollo 18,” and several episodes of TV Series.
2021 – Vishaka Siriwardhana, actress in “Seya.”
2020 – Jerry Jeff Walker, worked on the soundtrack for “Human Experiments.”
2010 – Lewis Alexander, appeared in “The Skull [1965],” “Torture Garden,’ “Berserk,” “Fright [1971],” “Hands of the Ripper,” “Dracula A.D.,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “An American Werewolf in London” and more.
2005 – William Hootkins, appeared in “The Breed,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” “Death Machine,” “Dust Devil,” “Hardware,” “American Gothic” and more.
2002 – Nathan Juran, directed “20 Million Miles To Earth,” “The Deadly Mantis” and ” The Boy Who Cried Werewolf”.
1994 – Robert Lansing, starred in “Empire of the Ants” and “The 4D Man.”
1989 – Roland Winters, appeared in “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer”.
1984 – David Gorcey, actor in “Spooks Run Wild,” “Master Minds,” “The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters” and “Spook Chasers.”
1966 – Eugenio Bava, special effects for “Black Sunday” and “Black Sabbath.”
1964 – Ellis W. Carter, director of photography for “The Mole People,” “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” “The Deadly Mantis,” “The Monolith Monsters,” “Curse of the Undead,” “The Leech Woman,” “Diary of a Madman” and “Twice-Told Tales.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 23
The Mummy’s Tomb [1942]
The Wizard of Gore 1970
Nightmare [1981]
The Pit [1981]
Girls School Screamers [1985] – Italy – MIFED
Prince of Darkness [1987]
Nightflyers [1987]
I, Madman [1989] – Spain
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat [1991] – video premiere
Dr. Giggles [1992]
The Last Broadcast [1998]
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1999] – TV Movie
Ginger Snaps [2001] – DVD premiere
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell [2001]
Zombie Honeymoon [2004] – Hamptons International Film Festival
Deadlands: The Rising [2006]
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant [2009]
Eulogy For a Vampire [2009]
Saw VI [2009]
Stan Helsing [2009]
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines [2012] – DVD & Blu-ray premiere
All Hallows’ Eve [2013]
Ouija [2014] – Malaysia
Butterfly Kisses [2018]
Babysitter Must Die [2020]
Haunting of the Mary Celeste [2020] – Canada
What Happens Next Will Scare You [2020]
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OCTOBER 24
BORN ON OCTOBER 24
1959 – Brad Johnson, who starred in “Supergator,” “The Birds II: Land’s End” and “The Outer Limits – Episode: Manifest Destiny [2000].”
1957 – John Kassir, did the voice of “The Crypt Keeper” on the HBO series “Tales from the Crypt.”
1954 – Doug Davidson, appeared in the TV Movie “The Initiation of Sarah [1978].”
1939 – F. Murray Abraham, appeared in “Thir13en Ghosts” and “Mimic”.
1939 – Madalena Iglésias, starred in “The 5 Warnings of Satan.”
1934 – Sammy Petrillo, starred in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla,” and appeared in “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die.”
1921 – Fred Wood, appeared in “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “The Day of the Triffids,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Theater of Death,” “The Crimson Cult,” “Countess Dracula,” “Twins of Evil,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Wicker Man [1973],” “The Monster Club” and many more.
1917 – John Alvin, appeared in “The Beast with Five Fingers,” “Thriller,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – Season 1” and “The Munsters.”
1901 – Sailor Vincent, actor in “King Kong [1933],” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “Tarantula,” episodes of “Thriller” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1893 – Merian C. Cooper, producer “King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Dr. Cyclops” and “Son of Kong.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 24
2023 – Richard Roundtree, actor in “Q: The Winged Serpent,” “Maniac Cop,” “Night Visitor,” “The Banker,” “Point of Entry,” “Vegas Vampires” and “Haunting of the Mary Celeste.”
2023 – Steve Riley (drummer for W.A.S.P. & L.A. Guns), appeared in “Blackstock Boneyard [2021].”
2022 – Gregg Philbin – rock bassist of REO Speedwagon, soundtrack for “The Cabin in the Woods [2011].”
2022 – Leslie Jordan, appeared in “Frankenstein General Hospital,” “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” “Madhouse,” “Demonic Toys: Personal Demons,” “Undead or Alive: A Zombedy,” “Fear, Inc,” “The Last Sharknado” and several TV Series.
2022 – Chun Yang, appeared in “The 14th Daughter of Hsin Family” and “Yinyang jie.”
2021 – Mamat Khalid, director for “Zombies from Banana Village,” “Zombie Biscuit Factory,” “Heritage House at the Crossroads” and “Highway to Hell.”
2021 – Lee Tae-won, producer for “Spellbound.”
2021 – Krzysztof Kiersznowski, appeared in “Kolysanka.”
2021 – Arved Birnbaum, actor in “Eye for an Eye – short,” “We Are the Night” and “Bloodrayne: The Third Reich.”
2020 – Al Quinn, appeared in “Mga manugang ni Drakula – aka “Drakula’s son-in-law.”
2020 – Fred Ulysse, appeared in “13 Tzameti” and “Prey [2010].”
2017 – Robert Guillaume, appeared in “13th Child,” The Addams Family – Episode: Color Me Addams” and “The Outer Limits – Episode: Monster.”
2003 – Joanna Lee, starred in “Plan Nine from Outer Space” and “The Brain Eaters.”
1994 – Raul Julia, played “Gomez Addams” in the films “Addams Family” and “Addams Family Values” and also appeared in “Victor Frankenstein” in “Frankenstein Unbound.”
1969 – Charles McMurphy, appeared in “The Last Warning,” “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1967 – Lyle Latell, appeared in “One Body Too Many,” “House of Wax [1953],” “Scared Stiff,” “Indestructible Man,” “Beginning of the End” and “Chamber of Horrors.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 24
The Magician [1926]
Spooks Run Wild [1941]
The Devil’s Messenger [1962] – Los Angeles
Tower of London [1962]
The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus – aka “Eyes Without a Face” [1962]
Trog [1970]
Motel Hell [1980]
The Clairvoyant [1982] – France
Trick or Treat [1986]
From Beyond [1986]
Paganini Horror [1988] – Italy (MIFED)
Unmasked Part 25 [1988] – Italy (MIFED)
Elves [1989] – video premiere
Gattaca [1997]
Killjoy [2000]
Bones [2001]
Scary Movie 3 [2003]
The Hollow [2004] – video premiere
Ju-rei [2004]
Don’t Be Scared [2006]
Halloween Night [2006] – video
Saw V [2008]
Let the Right One In [2008] – limited
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever [2009] – Screamfest Horror Film Festival
The Fourth Kind [2009] – Screamfest Horror Film Festival
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OCTOBER 25
BORN ON OCTOBER 25
1993 – Mia Goth, actress in “A Cure for Wellness,” “Marrowbone,” “Suspiria [2018],” “High Life,” “The House,” “X,” “Pearl,” “MaXXXine” and “Infinity Pool.”
1988 – Brittney Alger, appeared in “13 Sins.” “Occult.” “The Demented,” “Hell Baby” and more.
1981 – Josh Henderson, starred “April Fool’s Day [2008],” “Leeches” and “Fingerprints.”
1980 – Mehcad Brooks, starred in the HBO series “True Blood.”
1963 – Tracy Nelson, starred in “The Night Caller,” “Killer Bees,” “Fangs” and “Home the Horror Story.”
1957 – Nancy Cartwright, appeared in the 1998 version of “Godzilla” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
1955 – Gale Anne Hurd, production credits include “Aliens,” “Terminator” films, “Tremors,” “Hell Fest,” “The Relic,” “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “Fear the Walking Dead” and many more.
1950 – Mark L. Taylor, appeared in “Arachnophobia,” “Angel Heart,” “Fangs,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Extreme Ghostbusters,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Miracles” and “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.”
1945 – Slim Pezin, music department for “Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001).”
1942 – Gloria Katz, producer/writer/actress for “Messiah of Evil.”
1928 – Anthony Franciosa, starred in the film “Tenebre”.
1928 – Jeanne Cooper appeared in “The Black Zoo” and “The Boston Strangler.”
1926 – Evan Hunter, writer for “The Birds” and episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1924 – Billy Barty, appeared in “The Undead” and “Bride of Frankenstein.”
1921 – Yasuyoshin Tokuma, produced the films “Gamera: Super Monster” and “Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris.
1909 – Whit Bissell, appeared in “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” and “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.”
1901 – William Ruhl, appeared in “Black Friday [1940],” “Hold That Ghost,” “The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Ape Man,” “The Mad Ghoul” and “The Brute Man.”
1886 – Leo G. Carrol played appeared in the film “Tarantula.’
DIED ON OCTOBER 25
2022 – Jules Bass, soundtrack for “Boltneck” and the TV Movie “The Sins of Dorian Gray.”
2022 – Leonie Forbes, actress in the short “The Lightning Bird.”
2020 – Johnny Leeze, appeared in the TV Series “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and “Chimera.”
2010 – Chris Udvarnoky, starred in “The Other [1972].”
2010 – Lisa Blount, starred in John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness,” “Stalked,” “Needful Things,” “Nightflyers,” “Deadly Nightmares – TV Series,” “What Waits Below” and “Dead & Buried.”
2002 – Cheryl Smith appeared in the films “Phantom of Paradise” and “Massacre at Central High.”
2001 – Joan Houseman, actress in “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – Episode: A Tangled Web.”
1999 – Stephen Roberts, actor in “Gog,” “Terrified,” “Diary of a Madman,” episodes of “One Step Beyond” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1995 – Viveca Lindfors, appeared in “Creepshow,” and “The Exorcist III.”
1993 – Vincent Price, starred in “House on Haunted Hill,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “House of Wax,” “The Fly,” “Pit and the Pendulum,” “House of Usher,” “The Raven,” “The Tingler,” “The Haunted Palace,” “The Bat,” “Tales of Terror,” The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” “Creepy Classics,” “The Last Man on Earth” voiced the Narrator in “Michael Jackson: Thriller [1983] and many more films.
1986 – Forrest Tucker, appeared in “The Crawling Eye,” “The Abominable Snowman” and “The Strange World of Planet X.”
1983 – Gillian Lind, actress in “Condemned to Death,” “Fear in the Night” and “And Now the Screaming Starts!”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 25
The Tell-Tale Heart [1941]
The Amazing Colossal Man [1957] – New York City
Beware My Brethren – filmed in the UK as The Fiend [1972] – New York City
Halloween [1978] – limited
The Redeemer: Son of Satan! [1978] – Los Angeles
Bay Coven [1987] – TV Movie
Thinner [1996]
The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil [2002]
Ghost Ship [2002]
The Hollow [2004] – TV Movie – video premiere
Boo [2005]
Predator Island [2005]
Dead Men Walking [2005]
Ghost Watcher 2 [2005]
Predator Island [2005]
Santa’s Slay [2005] – Canada
Single White Female 2: The Psycho [2005] – DVD premiere
Unspeakable [2007]
Alien Raiders [2008] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
Farm House [2008] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
The Beacon [2009] – Houston, TX
Silent Hill: Revelation [2012] – Hong Kong
21 Days [2014]
Bubba the Redneck Werewolf [2014] – preview
Last Shift [2014] – Frightfest Halloween All-Nighter London
Countdown [2019]
The Gallows Act II [2019]
Rebirth [2020]
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OCTOBER 26
BORN ON OCTOBER 26
1979 – Jonathan Chase, actor in “Gingerdead Man,” “Dead Tone,” “Backwoods,” “Gingerdead Man 2,” “Love Afterlife” and “Bird Box.”
1961 – Dylan McDermott, starred in “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “The Messengers,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Hardware” and more.
1962 – Cary Elwes, starred in “Shadow of the Vampire,” the 1992 version of “Dracula,” “The Alphabet Killer,” “Saw” and “Saw 3D.”
1959 – Dana Kimmell, starred in “Friday the 13th Part III,” “Midnight Offerings” and “Night Angel.”
1941 – Wolfgang Ziffer, voice actor for “Jack the Ripper [1976]” and “Vampires in Havana.”
1924 – Bob Cobert, composer for TV Movie “The Night Stalker,” “The Norliss Tapes,” “Trilogy of Terror,” “Night of Dark Shadows,” “Burnt Offerings,” TV Series “Dark Shadows [1966-1971],” Soundtrack “Dark Shadows [2012]” and many more.
1921 – Fred Wood, appeared in “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “The Day of the Triffids,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Theater of Death,” “The Crimson Cult,” “Countess Dracula,” “Twins of Evil,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Wicker Man [1973],” “The Monster Club” and many more.
1914 – Jackie Coogan, who played the original “Uncle Fester” in the original “Addams Family” TV series.
DIED ON OCTOBER 26
2023 – Richard Moll, actor in “Evilspeak,” “The Dungeonmaster,” “House [1985],” “Night Train to Terror,” “Pulse Pounders,” “Nightmare Man,” “Headless Horseman,” “Dante’s Inferno,” “Sorority Party Massacre,” “Ghost Shark,” “Circus Kane,” “Slay Belles” and more.
2023 – Judy Nugent, appeared in “Matinee Theatre – Episode: Greybeards and Witches.”
2021 – Ludovica Modugno, voice dubbing for “Body Count” and “Il dio serpente – aka The Serpent God.”
2021 – Mort Sahl, appeared in “Thriller – Episode: Man in the Middle.”
2021 – Lil Terselius, actress in “Dirty Fingers” and voice coach for “The Circle.”
2020 – Jacques Godin, appeared in “The Pyx.”
2020 – Domenico Cianfriglia, stunts for “Lady Frankenstein [1971],” “Torso,” “Frankenstein Unbound” and “The Phantom of the Oprea [1998].”
2019 – Robert Evans, appeared in “The Fiend Who Walked the West” and developer for “Rosemary’s Baby.”
2007 – Bernard L. Kowalski, director of “Sssssss” and “Night of the Blood Beast.”
1999 – Musician Hoyt Axton, starred in “Gremlins.”
1999 – Stephen Roberts, actor in “Gog,” “Terrified,” “Diary of a Madman,” episodes of “One Step Beyond” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 26
Chamber of Horrors [1966]
Terror [1978]
When a Stranger Calls [1979]
Body Double [1984]
The Terminator [1984]
Silent Madness [1984]
Terror in the Aisles [1984]
Deadly Dreams [1988] – video premiere
The Cellar [1988] – Italy (MIFED)
Graveyard Shift [1990]
Soultaker [1990] – limited
Shrunken Heads [1994] – video premiere
Vampires [1998] – Hollywood (premiere)
Thir3en Ghosts [2001]
Open Water [2003] – Hamptons International Film Festival
Bite Me! [2004]
Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill [2004]
Saw IV [2007]
Zombex [2013] – Housecore Horror Film Festival (premiere)
Zombie Night [2013] – TV Movie
Crepitus [2018] – Spooky Empire Horror Film Festival
Wicked Witches [2018] – Freak Show Horror Film Festival
Creepshow Animated Special [2020]
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