OCTOBER 27
BORN ON OCTOBER 27
1982 – Patrick Fugit, appeared in “Wrist Cutters: A Love Story,” “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” “Dead Birds” and the TV Series “Outcast.”
1957 – Jeff East, appeared in “Last Breath,” “Pumpkinhead” and “Deadly Blessing”.
1953 – Robert Picardo, appeared in “The Howling,” “976-Evil” and “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.”
1948 – Bernie Wrightson, comic book artist/writer including “Swamp Thing.”
1946 – Ivan Reitman, producer for “Shivers,” “Ghostbusters [1984],” “The Uninvited” [2009], “Disturbia” and “Evolution.”
1946 – Carrie Snodgress who appeared in the films “The Fury,” “Trick or Treats” and “The Forsaken.”
1942 – Lara Parker, Lara Parker, who played “Angelique” in “Dark Shadows – TV Series,” “Night of Dark Shadows,” “Dark Shadows [2012]” and also appeared in “Race with the Devil” and “Trevi Collection” episode of the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1939 – John Cleese, appeared in “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.”
1934 – Carolyn Craig, starred in “House on Haunted Hill [1959].”
1920 – Charles Horvath, appeared in “The Thing That Wouldn’t Die” and “The Man of a Thousand Faces.”
1911 – Leif Erickson, appeared in “Strait-Jacket” and “Night Monster.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 27
2023 – Brandon Smith, actor in “Dark Angel,” “Jeepers Creepers,” “Maidenhead,” “Spirit Camp,” “Jeepers Creepers III” and an episode of the TV Series “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.”
2023 – Hiroshi Inuzuka, actor in “Samurai Reincarnation” and “Door II: Tokyo Diary.”
2022 – Nipon Goswami, actor in “Aghari Aatma.”
2019 – John Witherspoon, appeared in “Vampire in Brooklyn.”
2009 – John David Carson, appeared in “Empire of the Ants” AND “The Creature from Black Lake”.
2008 – Chris Bryant, screenwriter for “Don’t Look Now,” “The Spiral Staircase” and “The Awakening.”
2008 – Roy Stewart, appeared in “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” Twins of Evil” and “Doomwatch”.
2002 – Andre De Toth, directed the original “House of Wax”
1996 – Harry Woolman, special effects for “The Slime People,” “Bigfoot,” “A Scream in the Streets,” “Rattlers,” “End of the World,” “The House of the Dead,” “Evilspeak,” “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – TV Movie,” “Don’t Go Near the Park,” “The Unseen” and many more.
1989 – William Kerwin, actor in “Blood Feast,” “A Taste of Blood,” “Playgirl Killer,” “Dear Dead Delliah,” “House of Terror,” “Impulse,” “Whiskey Mountain,” “The Evictors” and more.
1968 – John McNamara appeared in “The Return of Dracula,” “War of the Colossal Beast” and “From Hell It Came.”
1962 – John Stumar, cinematographer for “The Dark Mirror,” “Spook Louder (short)” and “The Return of the Vampire.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 27
The Cat and the Canary [1939] – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Die Monster Die [1965]
The Nanny [1965] – Detroit, MI
Planet of the Vampires [1965]
Baron Blood [1972]
The People Who Own the Dark [1976] – Spain
Tenebrae [1982]
Masque of the Red Death [1989]
Shocker [1989]
The Dead Pit [1989]
Copycat [1995]
Vampire In Brooklyn [1995]
House on Haunted Hill [1999] – premiere
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 [2000]
The Little Vampire [2000]
Boo! The Movie [2002]
Bloodlust [2004]
Shock-O-Rama [2005]
Saw III [2006]
Apartment 1303 [2007]
Zombie Farm [2007] – It’s Alive Zombie Fest
Plague Town [2008] – Horrorthon Festival Dublin
2012: Supernova [2009]
Dead Air [2009] – DVD premiere
Dark Mountain [2013] – Austin Film Festival
Music Store Massacre [2013]
Hellmington [2018] – Forest City Film Festival
Incision [2020] – Prime Video
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OCTOBER 28
BORN ON OCTOBER 28
1982 – Michael Stahl-David, actor in “Cloverfield,” “Girls Against Boys,” the short “The Cloverfield Files,” episodes of the TV Series “Chambers” and “Evil.”
1974 – Michael Dougherty, writer and or director of such films as “Urban Legends: Bloody Mary,” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters [2019],” “Krampus” and “Trick ‘r Treat.”
1974 – Joaquin Phoenix, starred in “The Village” and “Signs.”
1973 – John Brawley, director of photography for “Lake Mungo,” “100 Bloody Acres” and “Scare Campaign.”
1967 – Julia Roberts, starred in “Flatliners [1990]” and “Mary Reilly.”
1966 – Chris Bauer starred in “True Blood.”
1964 – Griffin O’Neal, appeared in “The Wraith,” “April Fool’s Day,” “Assault of the Killer Bimbos” and “Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College.”
1962 – Daphne Zuniga, starred in “The Dorm That Dripped Blood,” and “The Fly II.”
1965 – Jami Gertz starred in “The Lost Boys”.
1951 – Joe R. Lansdale, writer who penned such stories and novels, many of which have become films, “Bubba Ho-Tep,” “Cold in July,” “Christmas with the Dead” and many more.
1946 – Mary Ann Hearn, appeared in “Grizzly.”
1944 – Carole Kai, appeared in the TV Movie “Deathmoon [1978].”
1944 – Dennis Franz, appeared in the film “Dressed to Kill” and “Psycho II.”
1944 – Ian Marter, appeared in “Doctor “Faustus” and “The Abominable Dr. Phibes.”
1939 – Jane Alexander, appeared in “The Ring” and “The Unborn.”
1937 – George “Buck” Flower, appeared in “Village of the Damned,” “The Fog [1980],” “Pumpkinhead,” “They Live,” “Wishmaster,” “Drive In Massacre” and more.
1936 – Joe Spinell He starred in “Maniac,” “The Last Horror Film” and “Starcrash.”
1929 – Marcel Bozzuffi, appeared in “Images” and “L’ogre.”
1907 – Ardel Wray, writer for “I Walked with a Zombie,” “The Leopard Man,” “Isle of the Dead” and “Ritual.”
1902 – Elsa Lanchester, appeared in “Terror in the Wax Museum” and “Willard.”
1895 – John Boles, played ‘Victor Moritz’ in “Frankenstein [1931].”
1895 – Ray Turner, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “The Invisible Ray.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 28
2023 – Matthew Perry, actor in “Getting In [1994],” as well as the TV Series “Friends” Halloween episodes:
https://www.myimperfectlife.com/features/halloween-episodes-of-friends
2023 – Manop Aswathep, actor in “Ghost Hotel [1975]” and “The Tiger Devil [1976].”
2022 – Jerry Lee Lewis, soundtrack for “The Curse,” “American Horror Story – Episode: The Replacements” and “Needful Things.”
2022 – D.H. Peligro, soundtrack for “Grindhouse,” “Planet Terror,” “Green Room,” “The Babysitter: Killer Queen” and “Halloween Ends.”
2021 – Camille Saviola, actress in “Nightlife – TV Movie,” “Addams Family Values” and “Silent But Deadly.”
2011 – Gale Thompson, writer for “Hellbound,” “The Evil” and “Superstition.”
2006 – Tina Aumont, actress in “Necropolis,” “Arcana,” “Torso,” “Dinosaur from the Deep” and “Two Orphan Vampires.”
2002 – Lawrence Dobkin, appeared in “Them!” and “The Cabinet of Calagari.”
1990 – Eve Wilson,
1986 – Ian Marter, appeared in “Doctor “Faustus” and “The Abominable Dr. Phibes.”
1986 – Robert Arthur, producer for “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff” and “Francis in the Haunted House.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 28
The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t [1979]
The Final Terror [1983]
Tenebre [1982] – Tortona, Italy
Stargate [1994]
Godsend: The Evil Decimation [1999]
The Night of the Headless Horseman [1999] – TV Movie
Saw II [2005]
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes [2006]
10/31 [2007]
13 Hours in a Warehouse [2008]
Bikini Bloodbath Car Wash [2008]
Behemoth [2020]
The Craft: Legacy [2020]
Prey for the Devil [2022]
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OCTOBER 29
BORN ON OCTOBER 29
1993 – India Eisley, appeared in “Underworld: Awakening,” “Look Away,” “Clinical,” “The Curse of Sleeping Beauty” and “Headspace.”
1988 – Cherilyn Wilson, appeared in “Chain Letter,” “Parasomnia,” “Zombie Roadkill” and the series “Love Vampires.”
1985 – Janet Montgomery, appeared in “Salem – TV Series,” “Gothica,” “Dead Cert,” “Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead” and “The Hills Run Red.”
1982 – Chelan Simmons, appeared in “Final Destination 3,” “Stephen King’s It,” “See No Evil 2” and “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil.”
1980 – Ben Foster, starred in “30 Days of Night” and “Pandorum.”
1979 – Andrew Lee Potts, starred in the British series “Primeval” and the films “1408,” “Return to the House on Haunted Hill” and Red Mist.”
1977 – Brendan Fehr, appeared in “Final Destination,” “The Forsaken,” “Disturbing Behavior,” “13 Eerie” and “Silent Night.”
1972 – Gabrielle Union, starred in the short-lived remake 2005 of the TV series, “The Night Stalker.”
1971 – Winona Ryder, starred in the 1992 version of “Dracula,” “Lost Souls” and “Alien: Resurrection”.
1965 – Bob Mori, editor for “Pulse [2006],” “Grizzly Park,” “Red Riding Hood,” and the short “Brackish.”
1957 – Scott Thomson, actor in “Parasite,” “Frightmare [1983],” “Ghoulies,” “Future Shock,” “Night of the Living Dead 3D: Re-Animation” and “Vamps [2012].”
1948 – Jag Mundhra, director/writer for “Open House” and director/story for “Hack-O-Lantern.”
1947 – Richard Dreyfuss, starred in “Jaws,” “The Sentinel,” and “Piranha 3D.”
1928 – 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.
1925 – Ben Chapman, best known for portraying “The Gill Man” in the above water scenes of “Creature from the Black Lagoon.”
1921 – Mitch Mitchell, actor in the TV Movie “Deathmoon [1978].”
1904 – Perc Westmore, makeup artist for “The Lost World,” “Doctor X,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Walking Dead,” “The Gorilla,” “The Smiling Ghost,” “The Hidden Hand,” “The Beast with Five Fingers,” 69 episodes of “The Munsters” and more.
1899 – Akim Tamiroff, appeared “The Vulture,” and “The Black Sleep.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 29
2023 – Joey Paras, actor in “White House [2010],” “Maria, Lenora, Teresa,” “Wang Fam” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Spooky Nights.”
2023 – Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm, actress in “Seytan (1974).”
2021 – Rossano Rubicondi, actor in “The Eighteenth Angel.”
2015 – Joel Harris, stunts for “Dawn of the Dead [2004],” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse,” “Land of the Dead,” “Pontypool,” “Resident Evil: Retribution,” “Mama,” “Nurse [2013],” “Poltergeist [2015],” “Crimson Peak” and more.
2006 – Nigel Kneale, writer for many Hammer films, “Five Million Years to Earth,” “The Witches,” “The Abominable Snowman” and “Halloween III: Season of the Witch.”
2005 – Lloyd Bochner, appeared in “Legend of the Mummy,” “Mazes and Monsters,” “Darkroom – TV Series,” “Satan’s School for Girls,” “Crowhaven Farm,” “The Dunwich Horror” and many more.
1997 – Anton LaVey, founder of the church of Satan and was technical adviser for the films “The Devil’s Rain” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 29
Return of the Evil Dead [1973] – Spain
Q [1982]
Trick or Treats [1982]
Return of the Living Dead 3 [1993] – limited
The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993]
Necronomicon [1994] – video premiere
Desecration [1999]
Terror Firmer [1999] – Los Angeles
House on Haunted Hill [1999]
Saw [2004]
Frankenstein’s Bloody Nightmare [2006] – Atlanta Horror Fest
The Zombie Diaries [2006] – UK
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter [2010]
Terrifier [2011] – Terror Film Festival (short)
Zombie Apocalypse [2011] – TV Movie
All Hallows’ Eve [2013] – DVD premiere
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OCTOBER 30
BORN ON OCTOBER 30
1981 – Fiona Dourif, appeared om “Fear Clinic,” “Cult of Chucky,” “Curse of Chucky” episodes of the TV Series “True Blood,” “The Purge,” “The Stand” and more.
1980 – Sarah Carter, appeared in “Skinwalkers,” “Red Mist,” “Final Destination 2,” “Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell” and “Falling Skies – TV Series.”
1975 – Maria Thayer, starred in “Night of the Living Deb” and an episode of the TV Series “Ghosted.”
1975 – Steve Kazee, appeared in the TV Movie “The Haunted” and an episode of “The Walking Dead.”
1968 – Jack Plotnick, appeared in “Patient Seven,” “Surbarban Gothic,” “You’re Killing Me,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Supernatural” and “Z Nation.”
1965 – Dominique Jennings, appeared in “Se7en.”
1953 – Charles Martin Smith, appeared in “Trick or Treat” and the TV movie “The Beast.”
1947 – Franco Diogene,
1945 – Henry Winkler, who played “Principal Arthur Himbry” in the film “Scream.”
1938 – Ed Lauter, appeared in “King Kong [1976],” “Cujo,” “The Town That Dreaded Sundown [2014]” as well as episodes of TV Series including “Golden Years,” “Monsters” and “Millennium.”
1932 – Louis Malle, director and writer for “Black Moon” and “Spirits of the Dead.”
1926 – William Campbell, starred in “Dementia 13,” “Track of the Vampire” and “Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte.”
1924 – Norman Bird, co-starred in “Hands of the Ripper.”
1915 – Jane Randolph, appeared in “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Cat People” and “Curse of the Cat People.”
1911 – Ruth Hussey, starred “The Uninvited.”
1910 – Joan Banks, appeared in 2 episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 30
2023 – Peter S. Fischer, writer for 4 episodes of the TV Series “Darkroom.”
2021 – Yusuf Hussain, actor in “Raaz,” “Darna Mana Hai,” “Fired” and the TV Series “Typewriter.”
2021 – Miroslav Středa, actor in “Ferat Vampire.”
2020 – Ricardo Blume, appeared in “All of Them Witches.”
2019 – Bernard Slade Newbound, writer for “Matinee Theatre – Episode: The Long, Long Laugh [1958].”
2014 – Renée Asherson, appeared in “The Others,” “Theatre of Blood,” “Rasputin: The Mad Monk,” “The Day the Earth Caught Fire” and many more.
2009 – Clark Howat, appeared in “Earth vs. The Flying Saucers,” “The Giant Claw,” episodes of “Target” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
2007 – Robert Goulet, appeared in the film “Beetlejuice.”
1995 – Paul Ferris, composer for “She Beast,” “The Sorcerers,” “The Blood Beast Terror,” “Witchfinder General,” “The Creeping Flesh” and “Persecution.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 30
Bowery at Midnight [1942]
Beast from Haunted Cave [1959]
The 39 Steps [1959] – Netherlands
Maniac [1963]
The Old Dark House [1963] – premiere
Twice Told Tales [1963]
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell [1974] – New York City
Halloween II [1981]
Saturday the 14th [1981]
Looker [1981]
Deranged [1987]
Vampires [1998]
Route 666 [2001]
Dead/Undead [2002] – USA premiere
Klownz [2003]
Vampire Bats [2005]
The Blood Shed [2007]
The Coffin [2008] – Singapore
Best Ribs In Town [2009]
Evil Weed [2009]
In the Closet [2009]
The Occultist [2009]
Mischief Night [2013]
Freaks of Nature [2015]
Killjoy’s Psycho Circus [2016]
Come Play [2020]
His House [2020]
Spell [2020]
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October 31 – HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
BORN ON OCTOBER 31
1982 – Justin Chatwin, starred in “The Invisible,” “War of the Worlds [2005],” as well as episodes of “Night Visions” and “Glory Days.”
1981 – Andy Kleinman, executive producer for “Death Club,” “SX_Tape” and “Virus-32.”
1980 – Samaire Armstrong, appeared in “Rise,” “5 Souls,” “Stay Alive” and “Dark Wolf.”
1979 – Erica Cerra, appeared in “Blade: Trinity,” “Shark Killer,” “Adam and Evil,” “Rise of the Damned” and episodes of the tv series “Supernatural.”
1976 – Jamison Yang, appeared in the TV Movie “Backwoods [2008].”
1976 – Piper Perabo, starred “The Cave,” “Carriers” and episodes of the TV series “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.”
1963 – Dermot Mulroney, starred in “Copycat” and “Zodiac.”
1961 –Peter Jackson, writer/director/producer whose credits include “Bad Taste,” “Dead Alive,” “The Frighteners,” “King Kong [2005],” “District 9” and more.
1953 – Debbie Thureson, actress in “The Prey [1983].”
1951 – Christopher Ackland, sound for “The Asylum,” “The Wheelhouse (short),” “Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets,” assistant editor for “The Creeping Flesh” and “The Stepford Wives [1975].”
1950 – Joan Weidman, production manager for “Berserker,” “Cheerleader Camp,” “Night Life” and “Slaughter of the Innocents.”
1945 – Brian Doyle-Murray, appeared in “Ghostbusters II.”
1945 – Gregory Jein, visual effects/models for “Laserblast,” “The Day Time Ended,” “Virus” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
1942 – David Ogden Stiers, appeared in “Magic [1978],” TV Movie “The Bad Seed [1985],” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Ray Bradbury Theater,” “Poltergeist: The Legacy” and “The Outer Limits.”
1941 – Sally Kirkland, starred in the TV Movie “The Haunted” and appeared in “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” and “Two Evil Eyes.”
1936 – James Mathers, actor in “The Poughkeepsie Tapes,” “Flight 7500,” “Dr. Jekyll’s Dungeon of Death” and “Kiss the Abyss.”
1936 – Michael Landon, started his career in “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.”
1932 – April Ferry, costume designer for “Poltergeist II: The Other Side,” “Child’s Play,” “Leviathan” and wardrobe consultant for an episode of “Hemlock Grove.”
1926 – Mikel Angel, appeared in “Werewolves on Wheels,” “Inside Amy,” “Grotesque” and “Evil Spirits.”
1925 – Lee Grant, appeared in “The Omen II,” “Marooned” and “Visiting Hours.”
1923 – Jack Hunsaker, supervising music editor for “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1902 – Eduard Franz, actor in “The Thing from Another World,” “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake,” “Beauty and the Beast [1962]” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 31
2023 – Tyler Christopher, actor in “Raven [2010]” and The Twilight Zone – Episode: One Night at Mercy.”
2023 – Taraja Ramsess, art department for “Halloween II [2009],” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Walking Dead” and “Constantine.”
2023 – Elmar Wepper, actor in “Dracula Blows His Cool [1979].”
2022 – Andrew Prine, actor in “The Lords of Salem,” “Sutures,” “Glass Trap,” “Amityville II: The Possession,” “The Town That Dreaded Sundown,” “Grizzly,” “Terror Circus,” “Crypt of the Living” and more.”
2021 – Dean Shek, producer for “Life After Life,” “Happy Ghost II,” actor in “The Bedevilled,” “The Seven Coffins,” “To Hell with the Devil” and more.”
2020 – Sir Sean Connery, starred in “Marnie,” “Outland” and more.
2020 – Charles Gordon, producer for “Night of the Creeps,” “Leviathan” and the TV Movie “Things That Go Bump.”
2019 – Florence Giorgetti, appeared in “Knife + Heart.”
2011 – Gilbert Cates, directed “The Twilight Zone – Episode: Teacher’s Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour.”
2004 – Don Briscoe, played werewolf “Chris Jennings” on the soap opera “Dark Shadows,” also appeared in the feature film “House of Dark Shadows.”
1997 – Rosalind Cash, appeared in “The Omega Man,” “Tales from the Hood” and “Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde.”
1996 – Arthur Peterson, appeared in “The Spell – TV Movie” and episodes of the TV Series “Thriller” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1993 – Federico Fellini, director & writer for “Sprits of the Dead.”
1988 – John Houseman, appeared in the films “Ghost Story” and “The Fog.”
1977 – Joan Tetzel, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre” and “Thriller.”
1971 – Victor Greene, associate art director for “The Return of the Vampire [1943].”
1963 – Henry Daniell, starred in “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake,” “The Body Snatcher” and in one of the best episodes of the TV series “Thriller” entitled “The Grim Reaper.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 31
The Invisible Man [1933] – Greeley, CO
The Case of the Black Cat [1936]
The Son of Dr. Jekyll [1951]
The Vampire and the Ballerina [1962]
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane [1962]
Tales That Witness Madness [1973]
Phantom of the Paradise [1974] – Spain
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell [1978] – TV Movie
Summer of Fear [1978]
Microwave Massacre [1979]
A Polish Vampire in Burbank [1983] – Los Angeles (premiere)
Day of the Reaper [1984]
The Tomb [1986]
Doctor Strain the Body Snatcher [1991]
Army of Darkness [1992]
Ghostwatch [1992] – TV Movie
Fatal Frames [1996]
Elvira’s Haunted Hills [2002]
The Revolting Dead [2003]
The Jersey Devil [2005]
Crazy Eights [2006]
Evil Bong [2006]
Vampira the Movie [2006]
The Haunting of Molly Hartley [2008]
Splinter [2008] – limited
Hell House [2009]
Demon Haunt [2009]
Inferno of the Dead [2009] – short – Canada
The Gate of Fallen Angels [2009]
Reality Horror Night [2009]
Maleficarum [2011]
Dracula: The Impaler [2013] – internet
All Through the House [2015]
Wonder Valley [2015]
Dreaming Purple Neon [2016]
In Search of Darkness [2019] – Blu-ray/DVD premiere
The Haunted Couple [2020] – UK – short
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