DECEMBER 1
BORN ON DECEMBER 1
1973 – Lombardo Boyar, actor in “Candyman: Day of the Dead,” “Shadow Realm,” “Tales of Halloween,” “The Last Heist,” “Ulterior Motives: Reality TV Massacre” and “Satanic Hispanics.”
1967 – Nestor Carbonell, appeared in “Director’s Cut,” “Killer Movie” and “Bates Motel – TV Series.”
1963 – John Cappilla, producer for “Shark Hunter,” “Antibody,” “Silent Warnings,” “Dark Waters,” “S.S. Doomtrooper,” “Reign of the Gargoyles,” “Lake Placid 2,” “Bats: Human Harvest,” “Monster Ark,” “Infestation,” “Ghost Town,” “Dark Relic,” “Triassic Attack,” “Sleeping Beauty [2014]” and more.
1958 – Charlene Tilton, appeared in “Doctor Spine,” “Chicago Massacre: Richard Speck,” “Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories – TV Mini-Series documentary,” “The Silence of the Hams,” “The Fall of the House of Usher” and more.
1955 – Bob Destri Hilgenberg, appeared in an episode of the TV Series “Up All Night [1994].”
1953 – Ágata Lys, appeared in “Knife of Ice,” “The Frenchman’s Garden” and “Trauma [1978].”
1951 – Treat Williams, starred in “Dead Heat,” “Deep Rising,” “Mask Maker,” “The Hideout,” “Venomous” and “The Phantom.”
1934 – Lincoln Tate, associate producer & actor in “Grotesque [1988].”
1929 – David Doyle, actor in “The Comeback,” the TV Movie “The Stranger Within” and an episode of Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1926 – Robert Symonds, actor in “The Exorcist,” “Demon, Demon,” “Superstition,” “Crimewave,” “C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud,” episodes of “The Wide World of Mystery” and Freddy’s Nightmares.”
1922 – Paul Picerni, character actor who appeared in many films and TV shows including “House of Wax [1953],” “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” “The Fearmaker,” TV Series “Circle of Fear,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1910 – Elizabeth Cole, actress in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “The Unforeseen.”
1890 – Etta McDaniel, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “The invisible Ray” and “Son of Dracula.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 1
2023 – Brigit Forsyth, actress in “The Night Digger [1971].”
2023 – Burny Bos, producer/writer for “Gruesome School Trip [2005].”
2023 – Charles Officer, actor in “American Psycho II: All American Girl [2002].”
2022 – Mort Zarcoff, associate producer for the TV Movie “She Waits.”
2021 – Jo Decaluwe, actor in “Memento Mori.”
2021 – Alvin Lucier, composer for the horror short “The Registry.”
2019 – Shelley Morrison, appeared in “Castle of Evil,” “Devil Times Five” an episode of “The Outer Limits: Tourist Attraction.”
2019 – Siu-Tin Lai, soundtrack for “Journey to the West” and worked in the music department for “New Mr. Vampire.”
2011 – Bill McKinney, appeared in “2001 Maniacs,” “Hellborn,” “The Green Mile,” “It Came from Outer Space II,” “She Freak” and “The Strange and Deadly Occurrence – TV Movie.”
2008 – Paul Benedict, appeared in the films “The Addams Family,” “The Devil’s Advocate” and the 1993 version of “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.”
2006 – Sid Raymond, appeared in “Fright” and “The Funhouse”.
2005 – Jack Colvin appeared in “Embryo,” “The Terminal Man,” “The Spell” and “Child’s Play [1988].”
2003 – Carl Schenkel, director for “Bay Cove,” “The Surgeon,” “Dracula Blows His Cool” and 4 episodes of the TV Series “The Hitchhiker.”
2000 – Robert V. Barron, actor in “The Supernaturals,” “Wicked City,” “Twilight of the Cockroaches,” “House III: The Horror Show” as well as episodes of “The Next Step Beyond” and “Amazing Stories.”
1999 – Marilyn Harris, known for portraying “Little Maria” in “Frankenstein [1931].”
1990 – Robert Gordon, directed “It Came From Beneath The Sea” and “The Black Zoo”.
1947 – Aleister Crowley, was an English occultist an appeared in “The Mysteries of Myra.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 1
The Ghost Walks [1934]
House of Frankenstein [1944]
Murder in the Blue Room [1944]
Corridors of Blood [1958] – UK (limited)
Zontar: The Thing from Venus [1967] – TV Movie
Crimson Cult [1968]
The House That Screamed [1969] – Spain
Fangs [1974]
Die Sister Die! [1978]
Monster Dog [1984] – Italy
Death House [1988]
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers [1988]
Primal Rage [1988] – Italy
Witchery [1988]
Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge [1989]
Rush Week [1989] – UK video premiere
Satan’s Princess [1989] – Limited
Heartstopper [1991] – Netherlands
Body Melt [1993] – BFI London Film Festival
Terror Firmer [1999] – New York City
I Dream of Dracula [2003]
Turistas [2006]
Deadline [2009] – DVD premiere
Gun Town [2009]
Lake Fear [2014] – Limited
Inoperable [2017]
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DECEMBER 2
BORN ON DECEMBER 2
1983 – Jana Kramer, actress in “Dead/Undead,” “Blood Games,” “Blue Demon,” “Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis,” “Prom Night [2008]” and “Laid to Rest.”
1972 – BC Fourteen, writer/producer/director of “Bigfoot vs the Illuminati,” “Werewolf Rising”, “Do Not Disturb,” “Fangoria: Blood Drive II” and more.
1972 – Shane Zander, makeup department for “House of the Dead,” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse,” “Silent Hill,” “Slice,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” “Saw 3D,” “The Bay,” “The Blackburn Asylum,” “It [2017],” “It Chapter Two,” episodes of “The Outer Limits,” “The Strain,” “Locke & Key” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities.”
1968 – Lucy Liu, starred in “Rise: Blood Hunter” and appeared in “The X-Files – TV Series.”
1959 – Gwyneth Strong, actress in “Nothing But the Night,” “Afraid of the Dark,” “Crimetime” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Shadows,” “Spooky” and “Dramarama.”
1955 – Dennis Christopher, starred in “Fade to Black,” “Blood and Lace” and “Stephen King’s IT.”
1944 – Cathy Lee Crosby, starred in “The Dark” and appeared in the “Helen of Troy” episode of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1943 – Arch Hall Jr., starred in “The Sadist” and “The Last American Horror Show.”
1943 – Pierangelo Civera, voice dubbing for “The Conspiracy of Torture,” “The Devil’s Wedding Night,” “Death Smiles on a Murderer” and appeared in “Nightmare City.”
1938 – Christopher Seitz, unit production manager for the TV Movie “The Night Strangler” and assistant director for “The Night Stalker.”
1938 – Robert Birnbaum, associate producer for the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter” and unit production manager for the TV Mini Series “The Shining.”
1933 – Maurice Poli, actor in “Five Dolls for an August Moon,” “Baron Blood,” “Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals,” “Touch of Death,” “The Murder Secret,” “Massacre,” “Hansel e Gretel,” “Frankenstein 2000” and “Cruel.”
1924 – Jonathan Frid, starred in “Dark Shadows” appeared in “The Devil’s Daughter” and “Seizure.”
1924 – Jimmy Sangster, Hammer screenplay writer whose scripts included “Curse of Frankenstein,” “Horror of Dracula,” The Brides of Dracula,” “The Crawling Eye,” “The Mummy [1959],” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness” and many more.
1917 – Ezra Stone, director for some of the episodes of “The Munsters.”
1906 – Donald Woods, appeared in the films “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “Dimension 5″ and the “13 Ghosts [1960].”
1894 – Warren William, starred in the 1941 version of “The Wolf Man.”
1875 – Frank Reicher, actor in “King Kong [1933],” “Before Dawn,” “Son of Kong,” “The Invisible Ray,” “The Devil-Doll,” “Dr. Cyclops,” “Night Monster,” “The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Mummy’s Ghost,” “House of Frankenstein” and more.
DIED ON DECEMBER 2
2023 – Jun Urbano, actor in “ABCs of Death 2 [2014].”
2023 – Concha Velasco, actress in “Malasaña 32 (2020).”
2022 – Al Strobel, actor in the TV Movie “Child of Darkness, Child of Light.”
2022 – Gary Friedkin, actor in “Hard Rock Zombies” and “The Twilight Zone – Episode: Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading.”
2022 – Jo Carroll Pierce, soundtrack/writer for “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation – “Ruby.”
2022 – Louis Negin, actor in “Rabid [1977],” “Deadline [1980],” “Love & Murder,” “Pontypool” and 15 episodes of the TV Series “Mona the Vampire.”
2021 – Antony Sher, actor in “The Wolfman [2010]”
2020 – Warren Berlinger, actor in “The Wolf Man [1941]” and appeared in 2 episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”
2020 – Richard Corben, comic book artist for “Creepy Comics #19 & #24.”
2020 – Rafer Johnson, appeared in “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – Episode: The Cadaver [1963].”
2020 – Kenneth V. Jones, composer for “The Tomb of Ligeia,” “Tower of Evil,” “Whoever Slew Auntie Roo,” “The Projected Man” and “The Brain.”
2020 – Hugh Keays-Byrne, appeared in “The Death Train.”
2020 – Boris Plotnikov, appeared in “Savage Hunt of King Stakh” and “Progulka po eshafotu.”
2019 – Dorothy Catherine Fontana, writer for TV episodes of “War of the Worlds: The Meek Shall Inherit,” and “Circle of Fear: Earth, Air, Fire and Water.”
2019 – John Richard Easton, appeared in “Bruges-La-Morte” and an episode of “The Unforeseen: Early One Morning.”
2015 – Will MacMillan, actor in “The Crazies,” “Christmas Evil,” “Cards of Death,” “Dark Romances Vol. 1” and an episode of the TV Series “Werewolf.”
2006 – Don Dohler, writer/director/producer for “The Alien Factor,” “Nightbeast,” “Stakes” and “Fiend.”
2004 – Larry Buchanan, wrote, directed and produced “The Eye Creatures,” “Zontar: The Thing from Venus” and “In The Year 2889”.
1990 – Robert Cummings, starred in “Flesh & Fantasy,” “Dial M for Murder” and the “King Nine Will Not Return” episode of “The Twilight Zone”.
1982 – Marty Feldman, played “Igor” in “Young Frankenstein”.
1953 – George Kirby, appeared in “The Invisible Man’s Revenge,” “WereWolf of London” and “Dracula’s Daughter”.
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 2
The Return of Dr. X [1939]
The Awful Dr. Orloff [1964]
The Horrible Dr. Hichcock [1964]
Scalps [1983]
Watchers [1988]
Game Over [1989]
The Descent: Part 2 [2009]
Rabies [2010] – Israel
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever [2012] – Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
Pet [2016]
Siren [2016]
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DECEMBER 3
BORN ON DECEMBER 3
1985 – Amanda Seyfried, starred in “Things Heard & Seen,” “You Should Have Left,” “Solstice,” “Red Riding Hood” and “Jennifer’s Body.”
1980 – Jenna Dewan Tatum, appeared in “Witches of East End – TV Series,” “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “The Grudge 2,” “Tamara” and “Dark Shadows – TV Movie.”
1978 – Jonathan Cherry, actor in “They,” “Final Destination 2,” “House of the Dead,” “The White Dog Sacrifice,” “Wolfcop,” “Another WolfCop,” “Dark Match,” “Die Alone,” episodes of the TV Series “Supernatural” and “The Outer Limits.”
1973 – Holly Marie Combs, starred in “Charmed – TV Series” “Tenement,” “The Craft” and “Dr. Giggles.”
1968 – Brendan Fraser, starred in “The Mummy [1999],” “The Mummy Returns,” “The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” and “Gods and Monsters.”
1960 – Julianne Moore, starred in “Tales from the Darkside: The Movie,” “Hannibal,” “Carrie [2013],” “Psycho [1998],” “6 Souls,” “The Forgotten,” “The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2” and the TV Series “Lisey’s Story.”
1960 – Daryl Hannah, starred in “The Fury,” “Blade Runner” and the HBO remake of “Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman.”
1953 – Ágata Lys, appeared in “Knife of Ice,” “The Frenchman’s Garden” and “Trauma [1978].”
1953 – Alan Ross, appeared in “Rana: The Legend of Shadow Lake,” “The Demons of Ludlow” and “The Devonsville Terror.”
1955 – Steven Culp, appeared in “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” “From Within” and the TV remake of “How To Make a Monster.”
1955 – Melody Anderson, starred in “Dead & Buried” and the TV series “Manimal.”
1952 – Ted Newsom, wrote, produced & directed “100 Years of Horror” TV series as well as the films “Time Trancers” and “Attack of the B Movie Monster.”
1951 – Eugene Clark, portrayed “Big Daddy” in George A. Romero’s “Land of the Dead” and also appeared in “Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming,” “Millennium,” “Thrillkill” and more.
1949 – Heather Menzies, starred in the films “Sssssss” and “Piranha.”
1948 – Ozzy Osbourne, appeared in the film “Trick or Treat,” as “Reverend Aaron Gilstrom.”
1941 – Elliott Marks, worked in the camera department in “King Kong [1976],” “Dead & Buried,” “Burnt Offerings,” “Grave of the Vampire” and the TV Movie “Body Bags.”
1939 – Don Calfa, appeared in “The Return of the Living Dead,” “Necronomicon” and “Corpses Are Forever”.
1933 – Nicolas Coster, actor in “The Last Exorcist,” “The Deep Ones,” “Plot 7,” “Natural Selection (TV Movie,” “A Helping Hand (short)” and an episode of “War of the Worlds.”
1925 – Ferlin Husky, appeared in “Hillbillys in a Haunted House.”
1915 – Robert Forward, appeared in “The Toolbox Murders.”
1911 – Nino Rota, composer for “Spirits of the Dead,” and worked on the soundtrack for “Let Me In.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 3
2023 – Myles Goodwyn, soundtrack/songwriter for “Supernatural – Episode: Keep Calm and Carry On (2016) – Bad Boys” and “iZombie – Episode: Goon Struck (2018) – Roller.”
2023 – Ashraf Abdel Ghafour, actor in “The Madness of Youth [1975].”
2022 – Gina Romand, actress in “Dr. Satan,” “Grave Robbers,” “The Vengeance of the Vampire Women” and “Santo vs. Frankenstein’s Daughter.”
2022 – Kochu Preman, actor in “Indriyam,” “In Ghost House Inn,” “Oru Murai Vanthu Paarthaya,” “Ghost Villa,” “British Bungalow” and “The Priest.”
2021 – Jôji Yanami, appeared in the TV Movie “Monster of Frankenstein” and the TV Series “Akumaizâ Syria.”
2020 – André Gagnon, composer for “Phobia.”
2019 – Donald Tosh, writer/script for 4 episodes of “Sherlock Holmes [1968].”
2009 – Richard Todd, appeared in “House of the Long Shadows,” “Bloodbath,” “Thriller – TV Series,” “Asylum,” “Stage Fright” and many more.
2003 – David Hemmings, produced “Turkey Shoot,” “Strange Behavior,” directed “The Survivor” and appeared in “Deep Red,” the TV Movie “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and many more.
2002 – Glenn Quinn, appeared in “Campfire Tales” and “Dr. Giggles.”
2000 – Jun Fukuda, directed “Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster,” “Son of Godzilla” and “Godzilla vs. Gigan.”
1999 – Madeline Kahn, starred in “Young Frankenstein” and “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ Smarter Brother.”
1943 – Maria Ouspenskaya, best known for her role as “Maleva” the gypsy woman in the films “The Wolf Man” and “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.”
1894 – Robert Louis Stevenson, author and creator of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 3
London After Midnight [1927]
Horror Express [1972]
Girls Nite Out [1982]
Office Killer [1997]
Witchbabe: Erotic Witch Project 3 [2001]
All Hallows’ Eve [2007]
30 Days to Die [2009]
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DECEMBER 4
BORN ON DECEMBER 4
1973 – Tyra Banks, appeared in “Halloween: Resurrection.”
1967 – Antonia Dorian, actress in “Ghoulies IV,” “Sorceress,” “The Wasp Woman [1995],” “Vampirella,” “The Bare Wench Project,” “Vampire in Vegas” “Age of Dinosaurs” and more.
1965 – Álex de la Iglesia, Spanish writer/director whose films include “Witching and Bitching,” “Dance with the Devil,” “Day of the Beast” and “Acción mutante.”
1964 – Marisa Tomei, appeared in “The First Purge,” “Danika” and “The Toxic Avenger.”
1964 – Tony Todd, starred in “Night of the Living Dead [1990],” “The Crow,” “Murder Set Pieces,” “Hatchet, “Candy Corn,” “Dark Reel,” “Victor Crowley,” “Candyman [1992]” and many more.
2023 – Gary Rossington, founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, soundtrack for “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003]” and “Halloween II [2009].”
1964 – Marisa Tomei, actress in “Danika,” “The First Purge” the shorts “the Cold Open” and “Laboratory Conditions.”
1951 – Mick Garris, writer for “Riding the Bullet,” “Hocus Pocus,” “The Fly II,” “Coming Soon,” director for “Sleepwalkers,” the TV mini-series “The Stand” and “The Shining.” He also created the show “Masters of Horror” and more.
1951 – Patricia Wettig, starred in the TV mini-series “The Langoliers.”
1949 – Jeff Bridges, starred in “King Kong [1976],” “Tideland,” “The Vanishing” and “Starman.”
1949 – Pamela Stephenson, appeared in “The Comeback,” “Bloodbath at the House of Death” and “Tales of the Unexpected – Episode: The Man from the South.”
1937 – David Bailie, actor in “Son of Dracula [1973],” “The Creeping Flesh,” “Legend of the Werewolf,” “The House That Jack Built” and “In the Trap.”
1929 – John W. Corso, production designer for “Psycho II,” “Weird Science” and art department for “Torn Curtain.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 4
2023 – Peter R. Adam, editor for “Mute Witness,” “An American Werewolf in Paris” and “The Piper.”
2023 – Queta Lavat, actress in “El hombre sin rostro – aka The Man Without a Face,” “Retorno a la juventud – aka Return to Youth,” El monje loco – aka The Mad Monk” and “Terror en los barrios – aka Terror in the Neighborhoods.”
2022 – Karl Merkatz, appeared in the short “Vanitas [2013].”
2021 – Martha De Laurentiis, producer for “Firestarter [1984],” “Cat’s Eye,” “Silver Bullet,” “maximum Overdrive,” “Red Dragon,” “Hannibal Rising” and the TV Series “Hannibal.”
2021 – Sarath Chandrasiri, actor in “Maya 3D” and “Nihanda Sewanali.”
2021 – Shivaram, actor in “Thulasidala,” “Samyuktha” and “Aapthamitra.”
2020 – David Lander, appeared in “Pandemonium,” “Steel and Lace,” as well as episodes of “Freddy’s Nightmares” and “Monsters.”
2019 – Azucena Hernández Iglesias, actress in “The Beasts’ Carnival,” “The National Mummy” and “Night of the Werewolf.”
2019 – Leonard J. Goldberg, produced the TV Movies “The House Possessed,” “Death at Love House,” “Satan’s School for Girls,” “A Cold Night’s Death” and “Home for the Holidays.”
2019 – Javier Aguirre Fernández, director/writer for “Count Dracula’s Great Love” and “Hunchback of the Morgue.”
2019 – Manuel Tejada, appeared in “The Last Circus,” “Commonwealth” and episodes of the TV Series “Stories from the Other Side” and “Stories Not to Sleep.”
2015 – Robert Loggia, character actor extraordinaire appeared in such films and TV shows as “Independence Day,” “The Six Million Dollar Man -TV Series,” “Innocent Blood,” “The Believers,” “Psycho II,” and many more.
2008 – Forrest J. Ackerman, influenced so many in the horror genre and some of his films over the years included “Dracula vs Frankenstein,” “Queen of Blood” and “The Howling.”
Take a look at the Ackerman Mansion below:
2007 – Melvin Shapiro, editor for “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “Arnold” and associate producer for “Student Bodies.”
2005 – Gregg Hoffman, produced the “Saw” films, “Dead Silence [2007],” “Jigsaw” and “Catacombs.”
2004 – Carl Esmond, actor in “The Kiss of the Vampire,” “The Catman of Paris” and an episode of the TV Series “One Step Beyond.”
1987 – Rouben Mamoulian, directed the 1931 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 4
Guru, the Mad Monk [1970] – New York City
The Body Beneath [1970] – New York City
Pin [1988] – New York City
Psycho [1998]
It Came from Yesterday [2011]
Werewolf Tales [2003]
Godzilla: Final Wars [2004]
Werewolf: The Devil’s Hound [2007]
Animals [2009] – Japan – DVD premiere
Silent Night [2012] – Blu-ray/DVD premiere
12/12/12 [2012]
Charlie’s Farm [2014] – Australia
Krampus [2015]
All the Creatures Were Stirring [2018] – DVD premiere
Slay Belles [2018]
You Might Be the Killer [2018]
Psycho-Therapy [2019]
Castle Freak [2020]
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DECEMBER 5
BORN ON DECEMBER 5
1989 – Najarra Townsend, starred in “The Stylist,” “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” “Portal,” “Contracted,” “Contracted: Phase II” and more.
1980 – Amara Zaragoza, appeared in “Bloodwork”, “Alyce Kills”, “Supernatural – TV Series” and “Hatchet.”
1977 – Kris Black, producer & appeared in “Verotika,” “The House that Jack Built,” “Blood Effects” and more.
1976 – Amy Acker, appeared in “The Cabin in the Woods” as well as the TV Series “Supernatural” and “Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.”
1976 – Dana Keating, production coordinator for “Witchwise,” “Insanitarium,” “The Legend of Bloody Mary,” “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” and “Zombie Strippers!”
1973 – Brad Carter, actor in “Revamped,” “Eat Me,” “Candy Land,” “Spirit Halloween,” shorts “The 7 Sevens,” “Jameson” and an episode of the TV Series “I’m Poppy.”
1968 – Lisa Marie, appeared in “Ed Wood,” “Mars Attacks!,” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Lords of Salem,” “Tales of Halloween,” “We Are Still Here” and “Silent Night.”
1951 – Morgan Brittany, actress in “The Birds,” “The Initiation of Sarah,” “Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat” as well as episodes of “Thriller,” “The Twilight Zone” and “The Outer Limits.”
1947 – Kim Simmonds – member of Savoy Brown, soundtrack/writer for “The Vagrant [1992] – Kings of Boogie.”
1946 – Tom Ferguson, appeared in “Dark Universe,” “Jack-O” and “Biohazard: The Aliens Force.”
1934 – Aldo Lado, director/writer for “Short Night of Glass Dolls” and “Last Stop on the Night Train.”
1922 – Dick Sterling, appeared in “Barracuda [1978].”
1911 – William Devlin, appeared in “Blood of the Vampire” and “The Shuttered Room.”
1906 – Otto Preminger, Producer/director for “Bunny Lake is Missing” and also appeared on “The Twilight Zone.”
1902 – Jack Kenney, appeared in “Invisible Invaders,” “Frankenstein 1970,” “The Mad Magician” and “House of Wax [1953].”
1890 – Fritz Lang, directed “Metropolis,” the 1931 version of “M” and “Siegfried.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 5
2023 – Norman Lear, writer/additional dialogue for Scared Stiff” and clips from Halloween episodes of various sitcoms:
2023 – Ralph Cirella, makeup department for “Alien Space Avenger [1989].”
2023 – Vojislav Govedarica, actor in “Alligator II: The Mutation” and “The Evil Inside Me.”
2023 – Lawrence Steven Meyers, producer for “Return of the Living Dead III,” “An American Haunting” and “Sacrifice [2016].”
2022 – Kirstie Alley, actress in “Blind Date [1984],” “Village of the Damned [1995]” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Hitchhiker” and “Scream Queens.”
2022 – Jess Barr, composer for the short “The Dream Goblin.”
2022 – Terrence O’Hara, director for “Darkroom,” “Double Vision,” as well as episodes of “Brimstone,” “Miracles” and “Grimm.”
2021 – Scott Page-Pagter, script department/voice director for the TV Series “Ju-on: Origins” and sound department for “King Cobra.”
2021 – Vincenzo Restuccia, music department/drums for “A Quiet Place in the Country” and “A Bay of Blood.”
2021 – Yvette Thuot, actress in “The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne – Episode: The Golem.”
2020 – Dolf de Vries, actor in “Intensive Care.”
2019 – Robert Hudson Walker Jr., acted in “Olivia,” “The Devonsville Terror,” “Evil Town,” “The Spectre of Edgar Allan Poe,” “Hex,” “Beware! The Blob” and an episode of “The Unforeseen: The Late Departed.”
2008 – Nina Foch, appeared in “Alien Nation: Dark Horizon,” “Nomads,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “Cry of the Werewolf” and “The Return of the Vampire.”
2008 – Beverly Garland, starred in “Twice-Told Tales,” “The Alligator People,” “Not of This Earth,” “Curucu, Beast of the Amazon,” “Swamp Women,” “It Conquered the World,” “The Neanderthal Man” and more.
2007 – Tony Tenser, producer for “The Black Torment,” “Repulsion,” “The Blood Beast Terror,” “Witchfinder General,” “The Body Stealers,” “Horror House,” “The Blood on Satan’s Claw,” “Frightmare [1974],” “Doomwatch,” “The Creeping Flesh” and more.
1998 – Jean Fenwick, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “The Return of the Vampire” and an episode of “One Step Beyond.”
1986 – Rozelle Gayle, appeared in the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter” and an episode of “Darkroom.”
1983 – Robert Aldrich, directed “Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte,” “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane” and “Twilight’s Last Gleaming.”
1981 – Charles Barton, directed “Abbott & Costello Meets Frankenstein,” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer: Boris Karloff” and episodes of the TV series “The Munsters.”
1968 – Fred Clark, appeared in the films “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb” and episodes of the TV Series “The Addams Family.”
1941 – Harry Bowen, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 5
Man Beast [1956]
Nightwish [1989] – UK Video premiere
The St. Francisville Experiment [2000]
The Bloodstained Bride [2006]
The Children [2008]
Kill Me Now [2012]
Black Christmas: The Night Billy Came Home [2016]
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DECEMBER 6
BORN ON DECEMBER 6
1979 – Tommy Wirkola, writer/director of “The Trip,” “Dead Snow,” “Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead,” and “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.”
1979 – Simone Hanselmann, starred in “Flashback” and the TV Movie “Shark Attack in the Mediterranean.”
1975 – Noel Clarke, appeared in “Storage 24,” “Centurion,” “Heartless” and “Doghouse.”
1973 – Michael Coleman, appeared in “Blood Ties,” “Blood: A Butcher’s Tale,” “Alien Incursion,” “Darkest Hour” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Supernatural” and “Millennium.”
1962 – Janine Turner, appeared in “Monkey Shines” and “The Ambulance.”
1953 – Tom Hulce, appeared in “Marry Shelley’s Frankenstein,” “Black Rainbow,” and an episode of “The Hidden Room.”
1953 – Kin Shriner, appeared in “Manhunter,” “The Chair” and the TV remake of “A Bucket of Blood.”
1948 – JoBeth Williams, starred in “Poltergeist I & II,” “Within,” and “Endangered Species.”
1943 – Yuriko Hoshi, appeared in “Godzilla vs. the Thing,” “Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster” and “Godzilla vs. Megaguirus.”
1941 – Richard E. Rabjohn, editor for “Slugs” and the TV Movie “The Intruder Within.”
1938 – Patrick Bauchau, actor in “Phenomena,” “Blood Ties,” “Serpent’s Lair,” “The Cell,” “The Sculptress,” “Vampires: The Turning,” “Amnesiac” and “Mega Shark vs. Kolossus.”
1928 – Bobby Van, appeared in “The Navy vs. the Night Monsters.”
1928 – Lance Fuller, actor in “This Island Earth,” “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” “The She-Creature,” “Voodoo Woman,” “Scream, Evelyn, Scream!” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1924 – Susanna Foster, co-starred in the 1943 version of “Phantom of the Opera” and in “The Climax” with Boris Karloff.
1924 – Wally Cox, appeared in the TV movie “The Night Strangler” and appeared in such TV shows as “The Twilight Zone,” “Lost in Space” and “The Night Gallery.”
1905 – George Blair, directed “The Hypnotic Eye” and “Spook Chasers.”
1900 – Agnes Moorehead, appeared on “The Twilight Zone” episode “The Invaders,” and in the films “The Bat,” “Frankenstein: The True Story” and “Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 6
2023 – Jack Hogan, appeared in “Target – Episode: The Last Stop (1958).”
2021 – David McKail, actor in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [2007].”
2020 – Monu Mukherjee, appeared in “Kuheli” and “Chayamoy.”
1993 – Don Ameche, starred in the films “Dante’s Inferno,” “Cocoon” and “Cocoon: The Return.”
1989 – Frances Bavier, appeared in “The Bad Seed” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
1986 – Rozelle Gayle, appeared in the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter” and an episode of “Darkroom.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 6
Faust [1926]
Eye of the Devil [1967] – New York City
The Wicker Man [1973] – UK
The Witch’s Sabbath [2005] – USA DVD premiere
ThanksKilling [2008] – Sacramento Horror Film Festival
Apartment 1303 3D [2012] – Russia
Good Tidings [2016]
Daniel Isn’t Real [2019]
I See You [2019]
Killer Therapy [2019] – Culver City Film Festival
Everybody Gets Stabbed [2020]
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DECEMBER 7
BORN ON DECEMBER 7
1989 – Nicholas Hoult, starred in “Warm Bodies.”
1988 – Emily Browning, appeared in “Ghost Ship [2002],” “Magic Magic,” “Darkness Falls” and “The Uninvited [2009].”
1979 – Jennifer Carpenter, appeared in “The Devil’s Hand,” “Quarantine,” “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and more.
1979 – Ayako Fujitani, starred in “Gamera, Guardian of the Universe,” “Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion” and “Gamera 3: The Awakening of Isis.
1978 – Shiri Appleby, starred “Fear Itself [TV Series],” “The Devil’s Candy,” “The Thirteenth Floor”, “Curse II: The Bite”, “Freddy’s Nightmares [TV Series]” and more.
1976 – Mark Duplass, actor/writer/producer appeared in “The Lazarus Effect,” “Creep 1 & 2,” “Manson Family Vacation,” “Bad Milo,” “The Innkeepers,” “Black Rock” and many others.
1972 – Christa Campbell, producer for “Texas Chainsaw,” “Embrace of the Vampire,” “Stonehearst Asylum,” “The Taking of Deborah Loagan,” “Intruders,” “Leatherface,” “Day of the Dead” and “Hellboy [2019].”
1971 – Chasey Lain, actress in “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight,” “The House on Chasey Lane,” “Chasey Saves the World” and “Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain.”
1967 – Danny Hassel, co-starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.”
1966 – C. Thomas Howell, starred in “Beast Mode,” “War of the Worlds [2005],” “War of the Worlds 2,” “The Hitcher 2,” “Camel Spiders,” “Hoboken Hollow,” “The Shadow People” and many more.
1964 – Patrick Fabian, appeared in “The Last Exorcism,” “Helter Skelter,” “Eat Brains Love” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Millennium” and “FreakyLinks.”
1958 – Greg Pelchat, art department for “Videodrome,” “Curtains,” “Body Parts,” “Jason X” and “Pay the Ghost.”
1956 – Mark Rolston, actor in “Scanner Cop,” “Humanoids from the Deep,” “Backwoods,” “Asylum,” “Saw V,” “Not Forgotten,” “Saw VI,” “April Apocalypse,” “Tell Me How to Die,” “Blood Craft” and more.
1955 – Priscilla Barnes, starred in “Tintorera,” “Stepfather III,” “The Devil’s Reject’s” and “Trailer Park of Terror.”
1949 – Tom Waits, who portrayed “Renfield” in the 1992 version of “Dracula” and also appeared in “Wolfen.” His music has also been used in numerous movie soundtracks including “Hellboy” and “Project Valyrie.”
The following is his music Jitterbug Boy from Wolfen:
1945 – W. D. Richter, screenwriter for “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978],” “Dracula [1979],” and “Needful Things.”
1943 – Sue Johnston, actress in the TV Movie “The Turn of the Screw” and episodes of the TV Series “Generation Z.”
1937 – Kenneth Colley, director for “Greetings” appeared “the Blood Beast Terror” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Protectors” and “When Reason Sleeps.”
1936 – Annette Stroyberg, starred in “Blood and Roses.”
1933 – Al Sutton, director/producer/writer for the short “The Most Dangerous Animal.”
1932 – Ellen Burstyn, starred in “The Exorcist” “The Exorcist: Believer,” “The Calling” and “The Wicker Man [2006].”
1928 – Robert Cleaves, appeared in the TV Movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” and an episode of the TV Series “The Next Step Beyond.”
1923 – Ted Knight, appeared at the end of the film “Psycho” as one of the officers guarding Norman Bates and also did voice over work on many cartoon series including “Scooby Doo.”
1921 – José Guardiola, voice dubbing for “Edge of the Axe,” “Pieces,” “Beatriz,” “The Mummy’s Revenge,” “Devil’s Possessed,” “The Ghost Galleon,” “Return of the Evil Dead,” “Horror Express,” “Horror Rises From the Tomb,” “Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror” and more.
1915 – Eli Wallach, starred in “The Sentinel,” “The Deep” and the TV movie “The Chill Factor.”
1910 – Rod Cameron, appeared in “The Monster and the Girl,” “The Electronic Monster” and “Psychic Killer.”
1909 – Arch Oboler, wrote, directed, and produced “The Twonky,” “Five” and “The Bubble.” He was also writer/director/host/producer of NBC Radio’s “Lights Out.”
1901 – Jack Dietz, produced “The Black Scorpion,” “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms” and “Return of the Ape Man.”
1895 – Jack Pennick, actor in “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms [1953].”
1879 – Rudolf Friml, music department for “The Return of Chandu” and soundtrack/composer for “Mars Attacks (Indian Love Call).”
1874 – Harry Stubbs, appeared in “The Wolf Man,” “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” and “The Mummy’s Hand.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 7
2023 – Stan Rogow, executive producer for the TV Mini-Series “Valemont (2009)” and “Woke Up Dead (2009).”
2023 – Itziar Castro, actress in “[REC] 3: Genesis,” “Witching and Bitching,” “Killing God,” “Escape from Marwin” and “The Barcelona Vampiress.”
2022 – Jan Nowicki, actor in “The Third Part of the Night,” “The Hourglass Sanitorium” and “Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes.”
2022 – Jacques Ciron, actor in the TV Movie “Experiment in Evi.”
2020 – Masao Komatsu, actor in the TV Movie “Monster of Frankenstein.”
2020 – Phyllis Eisenstein, writer for “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The After Hours/Lost and Found/The World Next Door.”
2014 – Ken Weatherwax, portrayed “Pugsley Addams” in “The Addams Family [TV Series]” and “Halloween with the New Addams Family.”
1995 – Peter Forbes-Robertson, actor in “The Woman Eater,” “Island of Terror,” “Night After Night After Night” and “The House That Vanished.”
1991 – Herb Jaffe, produced the films “Fright Night II,” “The Demon Seed” and “Motel Hell.”
1990 – Joan Bennett, who played “Elizabeth Collins Stoddard” on the daytime horror soap opera “Dark Shadows.” She also appeared in “Suspiria [1977],” “House of Dark Shadows” and the TV movie, “This House Possessed.”
1988 – Christopher Connelly, appeared in the film “Manhattan Baby.”
1984 – Gail Bonney, appeared in “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff,” “The Tingler,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Devil’s Daughter,” episodes of the TV Series “One Step Beyond,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Night Gallery” and “Kolchak: The Knight Stalker.”
1975 – Thornton Wilder, writer for Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt.”
1959 – Charlie Hall, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “The Ape Man” and “The Lodger.”
1958 – Greg Pelchat, art department for “Videodrome,” “Curtains,” “Body Parts,” “Jason X” and “Pay the Ghost.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 7
The Ghost Breaker [1914]
House of Dracula [1945]
Tarantula [1955]
Village of the Damned [1960]
Varan the Unbelievable [1962]
Schizo [1976]
Killer Fish [1979]
The Initiation [1984]
The Murders in the Rue Morgue [1986] – TV Movie
The Last Horror Movie [2004] – USA DVD premiere
Demons at the Door [2004]
Dracula 3000 [2004] – USA DVD premiere
Hallowed [2005]
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