DECEMBER 22
BORN ON DECEMBER 22
1982 – Brooke Nevin, appeared in “Infestation,” “I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Tales from the Cryptkeeper – TV Series,” “Are You Afraid of the Dark? – TV Series” and “Goosebumps – TV Series.”
1974 – Heather Donahue appeared in “The Blair Witch Project,” the TV series “Taken,” “The Morgue” and in a 1995 “Outer Limits” episode entitled “Claire.”
1973 – Edward J. Kay, musical director for “The Ape,” “King of the Zombies,” “Bowery at Midnight,” “The Ape Man,” “Ghosts on the Loose,” “Revenge of the Zombies,” “Voodoo Man,” “Spook Busters” and more.
1968 – Dina Meyer, who played “Detective Allison Kerry” in the “Saw” films, also appeared in the 2010 remake of “Piranha.”
1962 – Ralph Fiennes, starred in “Red Dragon.”
1953 – Jay Brazeau, actor in “Disturbing Behavior,” “They,” “House of the Dead,” “The Possession,” “Horns,” “Antlers,” episodes of the TV series “Day of the Dead,” “The Exorcist,” “Bates Motel,” “Supernatural,” “Poltergeist: The Legacy,” It” and more.
1944 – Guido De Angelis, composer for “Torso,” “Slave of the Cannibal God,” “Killer Fish,” “The House by the Edge of the Lake,” “The Last Shark” and more.
1937 – David Case, writer for “And Now the Screaming Starts” and the TV Movie “Scream of the Wolf.”
1936 – Hector Elizondo, appeared in the TV movie, “The Dain Curse” and the film “Leviathan.”
1927 – Peggy Castle, starred in “Beginning of the End” and “Back from the Dead.”
1922 – Barbara Billingsley, appeared in “Invaders From Mars” and the TV Movie “Bay Coven.”
1922 – Ruth Roman, appeared in “Deathdream,” “Day of the Animals” and “A Knife for the Ladies.”
1917 – Freddie Francis, directed “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Ghoul [1975],” “Dracula Has Risen from the Grave.” “Trog,” “Evil of Frankenstein” and “Craze [1974].”
1915 – Gibson Holley, art director for the TV Movie “Deathmoon.”
1914 – Rex Sevenoaks, actor in the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 22
2023 – Ingrid Steeger, actress in “Gorilla Gang [1968].”
2023 – Frank Cassenti, director for “The Ray Bradbury Theater – Episode: On the Orient, North (1988).”
2023 – Sajid Khan, actor in “Dahshat – aka Terror (1981).”
2022 – Thom Bell, soundtrack for 2 episodes of “Them [2021]” and Ash vs Evil Dead – Episode: Last Call [2016] – song “You Make Me Feel Brand New.”
2022 – Ronan Vibert, actor in “Rowing with the Wind,” “Tale of the Mummy,” “Shadow of the Vampire,” “The Last Seven,” “Dracula Untold” and more.
2022 – Irena Greifová, costume designer for “Morgiana,” “Beauty and the Beast [1978]” and “The Ninth Heart.”
2020 – Claude Brasseur, appeared in “Eyes Without a Face.”
2020 – Tuck Tucker,” worked in the art department for 3 episodes of the TV Series “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.”
2019 – Tony Britton, appeared in “Night Watch.”
2014 – Richard Graydon, stunts for “Don’t Look Now.”
2009 – Michael Currie, appeared in “Dead & Buried,” “Halloween III” and also played “Sheriff Jonas Carter” on the original “Dark Shadows.”
2007 – John De Troia, transportation department/driver for “Candyman: Day of the Dead,” “Exorcism [2003]” and stunt driver for “Laserblast.”
2003 – Patrick Crean, actor in the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
2002 – Kenneth Tobey, starred in “The Thing From Another World,” “It Came From Beneath the Sea,” “The Vampire,” “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms” and “The Naked Monster.”
2001 – 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.”
1992 – Harry Bluestone, composer for “The Killer Shrews,” musician/violin for “Night of the Living Dead [1968],” “The Sentinel,” “Empire of the Ants,” “The Swarm,” “The Prophecy,” “Friday the 13th [1980],” “Friday the 13th: Part 3,” “Cujo,” “Gremlins,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” and more.
1992 – Bolaji Badejo, played the Alien creature in Ridley Scott’s “Alien” film.
1988 – Fred Slark, unit production manager for “Devil Doll,” “Voodoo Blood Death,” “The Initiation of Sarah” and “Deathmoon.”
1986 – Harvey Stephens, actor in “The House of Fear,” “The Bat [1959],” “Diary of a Madman” and 2 episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”
1983 – Charles Lloyd Pack, appeared in “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell,” “The Reptile,” “Corridors of Blood,” “The Revenge of Frankenstein,” “Horror of Dracula,” “Curse of the Demon” and many more.
1979 – Darryl F. Zanuck, producer for “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” “Doctor X” and “The Terror.”
1973 – Edward J. Kay, musical director for “The Ape,” “King of the Zombies,” “Bowery at Midnight,” “The Ape Man,” “Ghosts on the Loose,” “Revenge of the Zombies,” “Voodoo Man,” “Spook Busters” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 22
The Mummy [1932]
Son of Kong [1933]
The Mummy’s Curse [1944]
Daughter of Horror [1955]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978]
Dracula Dead and Loving It [1995]
Dracula 2000 [2000]
Paranormal Entity [2009]
Shattered Lives [2009]
Maggots [2019] – Internet
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DECEMBER 23
BORN ON DECEMBER 23
1986 – Massiel Checom, actress in “HazMat [2013].”
1978 – Estella Warren, appeared in “Evil Remains.”
1971 – Corey Haim, starred in “Silver Bullet,” “The Lost Boys,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe” and “Watchers.”
1969 – Noel Thurman, actress in “The Beast of Bray Road,” “Dracula’s Curse,” “Piranha Sharks,” “Rabid Love,” “Supercroc” and “Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers.”
1955 – Paul Kratka, actor in “Friday the 13th: Part 3,” “Blood Was Everywhere” and the shorts “The Day They Came Back” and “Mr. Mullen.”
1938 – Lister Shaw, actor in “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils [1973].”
1936 – Frederic Forrest, starred in “It Lives Again,” the TV movie “The Deliberate Stranger” and Dario Argento’s “Trauma.”
1934 – Horst Grandt, property master for “The Reincarnation of Peter Proud” and the TV Movies “Dying Room Only” and “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”
1923 – Victor Izay, actor in “Blood Song,” “The Single Girls,” “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils,” “Premonition [1972]” and “The Astro-Zombies.”
1911 – Fuyuki Murakami, appeared in the original 1954 version of “Gojira,” a.k.a. “Godzilla,” “Radon” and “Monster Zero.”
1911 – James Gregory, appeared in several TV Series including “The Twilight Zone” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Night Gallery,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Thriller” and “Inner Sanctum.”
1892 – John Northpole, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
DIED ON DECEMBER 23
2023 – Mike Nussbaum, actor in “Fatal Attraction,” “Men in Black,” episodes of the TV Series “The X-Files” and “The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas.”
2023 – Richard Romanus, actor in The Ghastly Ones,” “Pandemonium” and an episode of the TV Series “Tales from the Darkside.”
2022 – Rajeeta Kochhar, actress in the TV Series “Aahat,” “X-Zone,” “Anhonee,” “Raat Hone to Hai” and “Ssshhhh… Phir Koi Hai.”
2022 – Kaikala Satyanarayana, actor in “Arundhati.”
2020 – Ed Krieger, appeared in “The Return of the Living Dead,” Alien Nation, “Child’s Play 2” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
2019 – David Foster, producer for “The Legacy [1978],” “The Thing [1982],” “The Fog [2005],” “The Thing [2011] and more.
2000 – Billy Barty, appeared in “The Bride of Frankenstein,” [he was the tiny baby in the jar].
1998 – David Manners, portrayed “Jonathan Harker” in the original 1931 version of “Dracula” and appeared in the films “The Black Cat” and the original “Mummy.”
1995 – Patric Knowles, appeared in “The Wolf Man,” “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man” and “Terror in the Wax Museum.”
1993 – James Ellison, actor in “The Undying Monster” and “I Walked with a Zombie.”
1979 – Ernest B. Schoedsack, director of “King Kong,” “Son of Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young” and “Dr. Cyclops.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 23
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [1954]
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad [1958]
Scars of Dracula [1970]
Hellbound: Hellraiser II [1988]
Death Machine [1994] – Japan (video premiere)
The Bone Snatcher [2003] – DVD premiere
Cadaver Bay [2003]
Pulse 3 [2008]
Solomon Kane [2009]
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DECEMBER 24
BORN ON DECEMBER 24
1985 – Laura Aikman, appeared in “The Hatching”, “Demons [TV Mini-Series]” and “Bloodmonkey.”
1974 – Tania Lentini, actress in “Lake Mungo [2008].”
1972 – Carmen Moore, appeared in “iZombie – TV Series,” “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Wolf Lake – TV Series” and “Spooky House.”
1957 – Scott Spiegel, producer/actor/director “Evil Dead [1981],” “Evil Dead II,” “Drag Me to Hell,” “Darkman,” “Intruder,” “From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money,” “Hostel: Part III” and more.
1954 – Kazunori Itô, screenwriter for “Gamera, Guardian of the Universe,” “Necronomicon,” “Gamera 2: Assault of the Legion” and “Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris.”
1945 – Nicholas Meyer, screenwriter for “Invasion of the Bee Girls.”
1944 – Katsuhiko Saski, appeared in “Terror of Mechagodzilla,” “Godzilla vs. Biolante” and “Evil of Dracula.”
1940 – Sharon Farrell, actress in “It’s Alive,” “The Premonition,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Night of the Comet,” episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “Freddy’s Nightmares” and “The Wide World of Mystery.?
1935 – Denny Clairmont, camera operator for “Laserblast [1978].”
1928 – Norman Rossington, actor in “Death Line,” “Frankenstein: The True Story” and “House of the Long Shadows.”
1923 – David F. Friedman, producer for “Blood Feast,” “2,000 Maniacs” and “2001 Maniacs.”
1910 – Fritz Leiber, Jr., penned the novel “Conjure Wife” on which the films “Weird Woman” and “Burn, Witch Burn” were based and appeared in the 1970 film “Equinox.”
1906 – Franz Waxman, composer who did the scores for such films as “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Ray,” “Devil-Doll,” and the original “Twilight Zone” TV series.
1886 – Michael Curtiz, director for “Alraune,” “The Mad Genius,” “Doctor X,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Walking Dead [1936]” and writer for “Dracula’s Death.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 24
2023 – Kamar de los Reyes, actor in “The Cell” as well as the TV Series “Sleepy Hollow” and “The Passage.”
2023 – Casey Kramer, actress in “The Wrath,” “Awaken the Shadowman,” “Blood of Drago,” “Darkness in Tenement 45” and the TV Movie “Monster Girls.”
2023 – David Leland, actor in “Scars of Dracula [1970].”
2022 – Michael Cutt, actor in “Night of the Demon [1980],” “ Sweet Sixteen,” and 2 episodes of the Mini-Series “Something Is Out There.”
2022 – John Bird, actor in 4 episodes of the TV Series “Armchair Thriller [1980].”
2022 – Chalapathi Rao, actor in “Arundhati,” “Avunu,” “Aame Yevaru” and “Intlo Dayyam Nakemi Bhayam.”
2020 – Guy N. Smith, horror author for “Werewolf Series,” “Crabs Series,” “Slime Beast Series” and more.
2012 – Jack Klugman, starred in one of the classic episodes of Rod Serling’s “The Twilight Zone – TV Series.”
2012 – Charles Durning, appeared in “When a Stranger Calls,” “When a Stranger Calls Back,” “Dark Night of the Scarecrow,” “The Fury” and more.
1994 – Rossano Brazzi, appeared in “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks,” “Omen II: The Final Conflict” and “Young Dracula”.
1988 – Noel Willman, actor in “The Reptile,” “The Kiss of the Vampire” and an episode of the TV Series “Target.”
1984 – Ian Hendry, actor in “Children of the Damned,” “Repulsion,” “Tales from the Crypt [1972],” “Theatre of Blood,” “Damien: Omen II” and more.
1975 – Bernard Herrmann, composed the scores for the films “Psycho,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still”.
1938 – Jack Pratt, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 24
The House of the Devil [1896]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931]
The Ghost Ship [1942]
The Phantom [1943]
Spider Baby or The Maddest Story Ever Told [1967]
Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte [1964]
Sasquatch: The Legend of Bigfoot [1976]
The Town That Dreaded Sundown [1976]
The Ninth Gate [1999]
Murder-Set-Pieces [2004] – Hollywood
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MERRY CHRISTMAS – HAPPY SANTA DAY
DECEMBER 25
BORN ON DECEMBER 25
1985 – Perdita Weeks, appeared in “As Above, So Below,” “Prowl” and episodes of the TV Series “Penny Dreadful.”
1981 – Moneca Delain, appeared in “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe” and “Trick ‘r Treat.”
1979 – Jon Knautz, director/writer for “Teen Massacre (short),” “Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer,” “The Shrine,” “Goddess of Love,” “Girl House” and “The Cleaning Lady.”
1962 – Dean Cameron, actor in “Bad Dreams,” “Rockula,” “Disturbed,” “Director’s Cut,” “The Good Neighbor,” episodes of “American Horror Story” and “Regular Show.”
1953 – Clare Kirkconnell, actress in “Dead Heat [1988].”
1952 – CCH Pounder, appeared in “Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight,” “Halloween Resurrection,” and the TV movies “House of Frankenstein [1997]” and “Psycho IV: The Beginning.”
1946 – Jimmy Buffet, appeared in “Repo Man,” “Congo” and “Jurassic World.”
1945 – Terrence O’Hara, director for “Darkroom,” “Double Vision,” as well as episodes of “Brimstone,” “Miracles” and “Grimm.”
1942 – Sissy Spacek, played the title role of “Carrie,” also starred in “An American Haunting,” “The Ring 2” and was the set dresser on the 1974 film “Phantom of the Paradise.”
1934 – John Ashley, starred in “Brides of Blood,” “The Mad Doctor of Blood Island,” “Beast of the Yellow Night” and the American made “Frankenstein’s Daughter.”
1928 – Dick Miller appeared in numerous films such as the original “Bucket of Blood,” “Gremlins,” “The Howling,” “Piranha,” “It Conquered the World” and many more.
1925 – Alan Jay Factor, producer for the TV Movie “Something Evil” and appeared in “The Brain Eaters.”
1924 – Rod Serling, writer and creator of “The Twilight Zone” and “Night Gallery.”
1920 – Roy Moe, technical producer for the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
1908 – Quentin Crisp, appeared in “The Bride [1985].”
1906 – Frank Ferguson, actor in “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “House of Wax [1953],” “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” as well as episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1903 – J. Edward Bromberg, appeared in “Son of Dracula,” and the 1943 version of “Phantom of the Opera.”
1899 – Humprey Bogart, starred in the film “The Return of Dr. X.”
1876 – Joseph M. Schenck, producer for “The Bat Whispers” and the short “The Haunted House.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 25
2023 – Richard Franklin, actor in “Chemical Wedding [2008]” and the short “Taketh [2017].”
2022 – John Leddy, actor in “Nosferatu the Vampyre.”
2022 – Alya Nikulina, actress in “The Darkest Hour” and the TV Movie “Chas oborotnya.”
2022 – Yûji Nunokawa, producer for “Lily C.A.T.,” “Rumic World: The Laughing Target” and the TV Series “Ghost Stories (2000-2001).”
2021 – Harry Colomby, producer/writer for the TV Movie “Comedy of Horrors.”
2020 – Chico Ejiro, director of “Black Maria.”
2019 – Lee Mendelson, executive producer for “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and worked on the soundtrack for “Ash vs Evil Dead Episode: Unfinished Business [2018].”
2015 – George Clayton Johnson, wrote the novel “Logan’s Run,” and segment # 2 of “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” as well as for the original and 1980s version of “The Twilight Zone” TV series.”
2002 – Reggie Rymal, appeared in “House of Wax [1953].”
1997 – Shinichirô Nakamura, wrote the story on which the screenplay of “Mothra” was based.
1995 – Dean Martin, starred in “Scared Stiff.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 25
Cat People [1942]
The Beast with Five Fingers [1946]
The Black Castle [1952]
The Comedy of Terrors [1963] – Detroit (premiere)
Abby [1974]
Eaten Alive [1976]
High Anxiety [1977]
Altered States [1980]
Bad Taste [1987]
An American Werewolf in Paris [1997]
The Faculty [1998]
Mighty Joe Young [1998]
Darkness [2004]
Wolf Creek [2005]
Black Christmas [2006]
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator – Requiem [2007]
The Spirit [2008]
The Darkest Hour [2011]
Blood Curse II: Asmodeus Rises [2022]
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DECEMBER 26
BORN ON DECEMBER 26
1994 – Georgia Hirst, actress in “Ravers [2018].”
1982 – Radoslav Ignatov, stunts for “Raging Sharks,” “Day of the Dead,” “Stag Night,” “Shark in Venice,” “Train [2018],” “Cyclops,” “Night Train,” “Spiders [2013],” “Code Red,” “Stonehearst Asylum,” “Day of the Dead: Bloodline,” “Ghosts of War,” “Barbarian,” “Don’t Move” and more.
1975 – Hunter Carson, starred in the 1986 remake of “Invaders from Mars.”
1971 – Jared Leto, appeared in the films “American Psycho” and “Urban Legend.”
1970 – Marcus Lyle Brown, actor in “Venom [2005],” “Cold Moon” as well as the TV Movies “Locusts,” “Outbreak [2006],” “Wolvesbayne,” “House of Bones” and “Swamp Shark.”
1932 – 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.”
1930 – Donald Moffat appeared in “The Thing [1982],” “Monster in the Closet,” and the TV series “Logan’s Run.”
1922 – Shirley Patterson, appeared in “It! The Terror from Beyond Space” and the short “Spook Louder.”
1921 – Steve Ritch, played the title role in “The Werewolf.”
1914 – Richard Widmark, actor in “To the Devil a Daughter,” “The Swarm” and the TV Movie “Blackout.”
1906 – Frank Ferguson, actor in “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “House of Wax [1953],” “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” as well as episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1903 – Elisha Cook, Jr., appeared in “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “Blacula” and the TV movie “Salem’s Lot.”
1896 – Karl Brown, screenwriter for “The Man They Could Not Hang,” “The Man with Nine Lives,” “Before I Hang,” “The Ape Man (story) [1945].”
DIED ON DECEMBER 26
2023 – Tom Smothers, actor in “Pandemonium” the TV Movie “The Great Bear Scare” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected.”
2022 – Stephen Greif, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Thriller,” “Armchair Thriller,” “Tales of the Unexpected” and “Fox Mystery Theater.”
2022 – Blasco Giurato, cinematographer for “I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe – aka “The Fantastic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” – TV Miniseries and an episode of “I giochi del diavolo – aka “The Devil’s Game.”
2021 – Jean-Marc Vallée, director for 2 episodes of “The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne.”
2021 – Andrey Yaroslavtsev, voice actor for the video game “Pathologic.”
2019 – Kushal Punjabi, appeared in “Sssshhh… [2003],” “Kaal” and “Let’s Play.”
2019 – Suellyn Lyon, “Alligator,” “End of the World” and “Crash!”
2014 – Rhodes Reason, starred in “King Kong Escapes.”
2011 – Pedro Armendáriz Jr., actor in “Las vampiras,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Chosen Survivors,” “Darker Than Night” and more.
2005 – Vincent Schiavelli, appeared in “Lord of Illusions.”
2001 – Paul Landres, directed “The Return of Dracula” and “The Vampire.”
2000 – Jason Robards, starred in “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and “Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
1993 – Jeff Morrow, starred in “Kronos,” “The Giant Claw” and “This Island Earth.”
1986 – Elsa Lanchester, The “Bride of Frankenstein” herself.
1985 – Harold P. Warren, writer for “Manos: The Hands of Fate” and “Manos Returns.”
1977 – Howard Hawks, directed the film “The Thing From Another World.”
1971 – Robert Lowery, appeared in the films “Revenge of the Zombies,” “The Mummy’s Ghost,” “The Undertaker and His Pals.”
1956 – Holmes Herbert, actor in “The Terror,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “The Invisible Man [1933],” “Mark of the Vampire,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” “Calling Dr. Death,” “The Mummy’s Curse” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 26
Island of Lost Souls [1932]
Rodan [1956] – Japan
The Exorcist [1973]
Dark Remains [2005]
Hanukkah [2019]
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DECEMBER 27
BORN ON DECEMBER 27
1993 – Olivia Cooke, starred in “Ouija,” “Bates Motel – TV Series,” “The Quiet Ones” and “The Signal.”
1985 – Melissa Carnell, starred in “Humas vs Zombies,” “Boggy Creek,” “Werewolf Rising” and the TV Movie “Savage County.”
1981 – Emilie de Ravin, appeared in “The Hills Have Eyes [2006],” “Carrie [2002]” and “Santa’s Slay.”
1981 – Edwin H. Knopf, writer for “East of Borneo (scenario)” and the short “Hideouser and Hideouser.”
1975 – Heather O’Rourke, the little star of “Poltergeist I, II & III.”
1966 – Eva LaRue, appeared in “RoboCop 3,” “Ghoulies Go to College,” “They Came from Outer Space – TV Series” and “Freddy’s Nightmares – TV Series.”
1966 – Bill Goldberg, starred in “Santa’s Slay” and “Universal Soldier: The Return.”
1963 – Melissa Moore, appeared in “Hellborn,” “Sorority House Massacre II,” “Vampire Cop,” “The Invisible Maniac,” “Scream Dream” and “Evil Spawn.”
1962 – Barbara Crampton, appeared in “Re-Animator,” Reborn, Replace, “From Beyond”, “Chopping Mall,” a bit part in Body Double, Beyond the Gates, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, “Tales of Halloween,” “Jakob’s Wife” and many more.
1960 – Maryam d’Abo, actress in “Xtro,” “Nightlife,” “Immortal Sins,” “Double Obsession,” “Tomcat: Dangerous Desires,” “Stalked,” “Evil Remains” as well as episodes of “Something Is Out There,” “Chillers” and “Tales from the Crypt.”
1951 – Charles Band, prolific writer/producer/director of B-films. He formed Empire Pictures and then Full Moon Pictures. He has created such franchises as “Puppet Master,” “Subspecies” and movies “Re-Animator,” “From Beyond,” “Troll,” “Tourist Trap,” “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,” “Ghoulies [1984],” “The St. Francisville Experiment” and many more.
1941 – John Amos, appeared in “Two Evil Eyes.”
1932 – 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].”
1926 – Michel Piccoli, appeared in “Sortilèges,” ”Torticola contre Frankensberg,” “La chevelure,” “The Infernal Trio” and “Leonor.”
1915 – Guy Rolfe, played the title role in the film “Mr. Sardonicus” and portrayed “Toulan” in “Puppet Master III, 4, 5 & 7.”
1901 – Marlene Dietrich, starred in “Stage Fright.”
1887 – J.O. Taylor, cinematographer for “The Last Moment,” “The Monkey’s Paw” and “King Kong [1933].”
DIED ON DECEMBER 27
2023 – Lee Sun-kyun, actor in “R-Point,” “Project Silence” and “Sleep.”
2023 – Yuriy Arabov, writer for “Gospodin oformitel – aka Mister Designer (1987).”
2021 – Mushtaq Merchant, actor in “Shaitan Mujrim,” “Haveli” and “Dak Bangla.”
2020 – Ishwar Bidri, cinematographer for “Who Are You?”
2020 – William Link, writer for episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Darkroom.”
2019 – Burt Richards, additional crew/title sequence for “Fear of Clowns,” “Hunting Humans,” appeared in “Sisters” and ‘Barracuda.”
2012 – Harry Carey Jr., appeared in “The Exorcist III”, “Gremlins”, “Endangered Species”, and “Billy the Kid Versus Dracula.”
1999 – Michael McDowell, wrote the screenplays for “Beetlejuice,” “Thinner” and “Tales from The Darkside: The Movie.”
1983 – Elizabeth Cole, actress in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “The Unforeseen.”
1981 – Edwin H. Knopf, writer for “East of Borneo (scenario)” and the short “Hideouser and Hideouser.”
1977 – Ralph Littlefield, appeared in “The Living Ghost,” “The Ape Man” and “Voodoo Man.”
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 27
The Invisible Woman [1940]
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere [1951]
The Willies [1990]
Twelve Monkeys [1995] – USA limited
Witchcraft 7: Judgment Hour [1995]
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DECEMBER 28
BORN ON DECEMBER 28
1987 – Thomas Dekker, played “John Connor” on the TV series “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles” and appeared in “A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010],” “Village of the Damned” “Fear Clinic” and more.
1982 – Beau Garrett, appeared in “Turistas” and “Unearthed.”
1977 – Vanessa Ferlito, starred in “Death Proof” and “Grindhouse.”
2023 – Casey Kramer, actress in “The Wrath,” “Awaken the Shadowman,” “Blood of Drago,” “Darkness in Tenement 45” and the TV Movie “Monster Girls.”
1953 – Richard Band, composer for “Laserblast,” “The Day Time Ended,” “Parasite,” “The House on Sorority Row,” “The Alchemist,” “Ghoulies,” “Re-Animator,” “Troll,” “TerrorVision,” “From Beyond,” “Puppet Master,” “Head of the Family,” “The Raven [2007],” “Nightmare Cinema,” “Exorcism at 60,000 Feet” and many more.
1952 – Denzel Washington, starred in “Fallen” and “The Bone Collector.”
1946 – Edgar Winter, who wrote and performed the song “Frankenstein.”
1938 – Jon Voight, actor in “Anaconda,” “Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders” and “Deliverance.”
1932 – Nichelle Nichols, actress in “The Supernaturals,” “The Torturer,” “Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster,” “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming,” “American Nightmares” and “Good vs Evil – Episode: Renunciation.”
1923 – Andrew Duggan, appeared in such films as “Return to Salem’s Lot,” “It Lives Again”.
1922 – Stan Lee, producer for “Blade,” “Blade II,” “Blade: Trinity,” “Man-Thing,” “The Sandman” the TV Series “Blade” and many more.
1916 – Maris Wrixon, appeared in “The Ape,” “The Face of Marble” and an episode of the TV Series “Target.”
1908 – Lew Ayres, appeared in the films “Salem’s Lot” and “Damien: Omen II”.
1888 – F.W. Murnau, directed “Der Januskopf” [a.k.a. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde], the 1922 version of “Nosferatu” and “Faust.”
DIED ON DECEMBER 28
2023 – Per Myrberg, actor for the TV Movie “Månguden (1988).”
2023 – Herman Raucher, writer for “Matinee Theater – Episode: The Lonely Look (1957).”
2013 – Joseph Ruskin, appeared in “Diary of a Madman,” “The Munsters’ Revenge,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer,” “Saturday the 14th Strikes Back,” “King Cobra,” “Wishcraft” and episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, “The Outer Limits” and “Night Gallery.”
2012 – Jon Finch, appeared in “Lurking Fear,” “Hammer House of Horror – TV Series,” “The Horror of Frankenstein” and “The Vampire Lovers.”
2005 – Patrick Cranshaw, appeared in “The Amazing Transparent Man,” “Nightmare Honeymoon” and the TV Movie “Curse of the Swamp Creature.”
2003 – Murray Smith, screenwriter for “Die Screaming Marianne,” “Schizo,” “The Comeback” “Hammer House of Horror – Episode: Children of the Full Moon.”
1998 – April Kent, starred in “The Incredible Shrinking Man”.
1996 – Don Nagle, starred in “Bride of the Monster” and “Night of the Ghouls”.
1990 – Edward Brayshaw, appeared in “Unmasked Part 25,” episodes of the TV Series “The Frighteners,” “Department S” and “Mystery and Imagination.”
1983 – William Demarest, appeared in episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and the TV movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”
1977 – Minoru Takada, appeared in “Atragon,” “Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster” and “Atomic Rulers of the World”.
1971 – Max Steiner, composer for “King Kong [1933],” ”Son of Kong,” The Most Dangerous Game,” “The Beast With Five Fingers,” “The Monkey’s Paw,” soundtrack for “Doctor Sleep,” “Dark Shadows [2012]” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON DECEMBER 28
The Mysterians [1957]
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo [1977] – TV Movie
Monstersdotcom [2003]
Shadows [2007]
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