APRIL 20
BORN ON APRIL 20
1986 – Sarah Nicklin, appeared in “Chupacabra Territory,” “Dark Corners Horror Anthology – TV Series,” “Flesh for the Inferno,” “Abandoned Dead,” “The Sins of Dracula,” “The Basement,” “The Haunting of Alice D,” “Exhumed” and many more.
1976 – Daniel Stamm, director for “The Devil’s Light,” “13 Sins,” “The Last Exorcism,” episodes of the TV Series “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Them,” “Into the Dark” and “Scream: The TV Series.”
1972 – Carmen Electra, who appeared in “Scary Movie,” “Scary Movie 4,″ “2-Headed Shark Attack,” “Book of Fire” and “An American Vampire Story.”
1965 – Ralph Cirella, makeup department for “Alien Space Avenger [1989].”
1964 – Andy Serkis, actor in “Deathwatch,” “The Cottage,” “Blessed,” “The Sandman – TV Series,” producer for “No One Gets Out Alive” and “The Ritual.”
1964 – Crispin Glover, appeared in “Smiley Face Killers,” “Friday The 13th; The Final Chapter,” “Willard [2003],” “Simon Says,” “Incident at Loch Ness” and “The Wizard of Gore [2007].”
1959 – Clint Howard, appeared in “Evilspeak,” “Ticks,” “3 from Hell,” “The Funhouse Massacre,” “The Church,” “Ice Cream Man,” “Halloween [2007]” and more.
1957 – Geraint Wyn Davies, starred in “Forever Knight – TV Series,” “Dracula: The Series – TV Series,” “Trilogy of Terror II” and “American Psycho II: All American Girl.”
1949 – Veronica Cartwright, appeared in “The Birds,” “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [1978],” “Alien,” and “Invasion”.
1949 – Jessica Lange who starred in “King Kong [1976],” and American Horror Story – TV Series.”
1945 – Judith O’Dea, starred in “Night of the Living Dead [1968]”.
1943 – Michael Greer, actor in “Messiah of Evil.”
1941 – Ryan O’Neal, actor in “The Waste Lands” and “Slumber Party Slaughter.”
1941 – David Leland, actor in “Scars of Dracula [1970].”
1926 – Elena Verdugo, starred “House of Frankenstein,” and “The Frozen Ghost.”
1924 – Nina Foch, appeared in “Alien Nation: Dark Horizon – TV Movie,” “Nomads,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “Cry of the Werewolf” and “The Return of the Vampire.”
1909 – George Tomasini, appeared in “Psycho,” “The Birds,” and “I Married A Monster From Outer Space.”
1904 – Bruce Cabot, saved Fay Wray from the clutches of “King Kong”.
1902 – Donald Wolfit, appeared in “Blood of the Vampire,” and “The Hands of Orlac.”
1899 – Arnold Gray, appeared in “The Most Dangerous Game,” “The Mummy [1932]” and “King Kong [1933].”
1888 – Charles D. Hall, art director for “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Man,” “The Vampire Bat,” “Frankenstein,” “Dracula,” “The Cat and the Canary,” “The Last Warning,” “The Unearthly” and more.
DIED ON APRIL 20
2024 – Sandey Grinn, puppeteer for “Beetlejuice,” “Child’s Play 2,” “Child’s Play 3,” TV Movie “Redeye Express,” also appeared in “The Violent Wind Project” and episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Lost on Earth.”
2024 – Antonio Cantafora, actor in “And God Said to Cain…,” “Baron Blood,” “Scream for Help,” “Demons 2” and “The Card Player.”
2024 – Josef Laufer, actor in “Beauty and the Beast [1978].”
2023 – John Wright, editor for “Dogs,” “Deep Rising,” ” Cruise Into Terror – TV Movie” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Amazing Stories.”
2022 – Hilda Bernard, actress in “Six Tickets to Hell,” “Jennifer’s Shadow” and “Los inquilinos del infierno – aka “The Tenants of Hell”.”
2022 – Robert Morse, appeared in “Here Come the Munsters,” several episodes of TV Series “Matineee Theatre,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Night Gallery,” “Tales of the Unexpected,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Aaahh!!! Real Monsters.”
2021 – Monte Hellman, director for “Beast from Haunted Cave,” “The Terror,” Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out,” “Trapped Ashes” and “Creature from the Haunted Sea.”
2021 – Wieslawa Mazurkiewicz, appeared in “Lokis, the Manuscript of Professor Wittembach” and the TV Movie “Mistrz Tanca aka Master Dancer.”
2021 – Kishore Nandlaskar, appeared in “Gruhpravesh.”
2021 – Tempest Storm,” appeared in “Mundo depravados aka World of the Depraved.”
2013 – Nosher Powell, appeared in “The Legend of Spider Forest” and an episode of the TV Series “Department S.”
1991 – Don Siegel who directed “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956]” and the “Twilight Zone” episodes “Uncle Simon.”
1977 – Bryan Foy, producer for “Night of Terror,” “The Return of Doctor X,” “The Smiling Ghost,” “The Undying Monster,” “House of Wax [1953],” “The Mad Magician” and director for “The Gorilla.”
1973 – Robert Armstrong, starred in “King Kong,” “Son of Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” and “The Mad Ghoul.”
1912 – Bram Stoker, who wrote “Dracula.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 20
The Monster & The Ape [1945]
The Catman of Paris [1946]
Ganja and Hess [1973]
Dawn of the Dead [1979] – NYC
Murder-Rock: Dancing Death [1984] – Tribeca Film Festival
Trauma [1993] – USA video premiere
Dark Harvest [2004]
Vacancy [2007]
Witchmaster General [2009]
Night of the Pumpkin [2010]
The Bleeding House [2011]
Sheriff Tom Vs. The Zombies [2013]
Indigenous [2014]
Bigfoot Horror Camp [2017]
Corbin Nash [2018]
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APRIL 21
BORN ON APRIL 21
1982 – Brianne Davis, appeared in “The Haunting of Marsten Manor,” “Prom Night [2008],” “The Victim,” “Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2,” “Among Friends,” “The Night Visitor,” “True Blood – TV Series” and more.
1974 – Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, appeared in “Havenhurst,” “Psychomania [2016],” “The Absent,” “The Divide,” “The Victim,” “Jacob,” “Among Friends,” “Malignant,” “The Night Visitor,” and more.
1968 – Tillman Schmidt-Kärner, visual effects producer for “House of the Dead [2003].”
1964 – Toby Simkin, producer for “Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical [2001].”
1941 – Rod Loomis, actor in “Jack’s Back.”
1935 – Charles Grodin, appeared in “King Kong [1976]” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”
1930 – Silvana Mangano, appeared in “Slugs [1988].”
1906 – Aimée Delamain, actress in “I, Monster,” “The House in Nightmare Park,” “Haunted: The Ferryman,” as well as episodes of “Thriller,” “Shadows,” “Armchair Thriller” and “The Man Outside.”
1904 – Charles Belden, writer/story for “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Dracula’s Daughter,” “House of Wax [1953]” and “House of Wax [2005].”
1897 – Thad Brooks Jr., assistant camera for “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1816 – Charlotte Brontë, writer for “I Walked with a Zombie” and 1 episode of “Matinee Theatre.”
DIED ON APRIL 21
2024 – Ray Garton, writer for “The Profane Exhibit [2013],” Novelization for “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child,” “Warlock,” Novels “Seductions,” “Darklings,” “Live Girls,” “Night Life – sequel to Live Girls,” “Crucifax,” “A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting” and many more.
2023 – Maria Charles, actress in “Under the Bed [1988].”
2022 – Jacques Perrin, actor in “Brotherhood of the Wolf.”
2021 – Bernie Kahn, appeared in an episode of “The Addams Family” and “The New Addams Family.”
2020 – Joel Rogosin, producer for “Circle of Fear [1972–1973].”
2020 – Dimitri Diatchenko, appeared in “Chernobyl Diaries,” “Project: SERA – Episode: Immunity” and “They’re Watching.”
2020 – Matteo De Cosmo, art director for “+1 [2013].”
2019 – Amelia Vargas, actress in “The Phantom of the Operetta.”
2019 – Ken Kercheval, appeared in tv movies “The Demon Murder Case,” and “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell.”
2019 – Steve Golin, producer for “Case 39,” “Lord of Illusions,” “Candyman [1992],” and “Hard Rock Zombies.”
2019 – Hannelore Elsner, actress in “Beloved Sister.”
2004 – M.J. Bogdanowicz, 3D camera technician for “Friday the 13th Part III” and cameral consultant for “Jaws 3-D.”
2001 – Mikel Angel, appeared in “Werewolves on Wheels,” “Inside Amy,” “Grotesque” and “Evil Spirits.”
1999 – Doreen Lang, appeared in “Cabinet of Calagari” and “The Birds.”
1995 – Tessie O’Shea, actress in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
1973 – Merian C. Cooper, producer of the original “King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Son of Kong,” and “Dr. Cyclops.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 21
The Phantom of the Convent [1935]
I Walked with a Zombie [1943] – NYC
Oasis of the Zombies [1982]
Pet Sematary [1989]
Midnight’s Child [1992] – TV Movie
Wendigo [2001]
Alien Fury: Countdown to Invasion [2000]
Wendigo [2001] – Los Angeles Film Festival
Dead Meet a.k.a. Andre The Butcher [2005] – UK Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival
My Dead Girlfriend [2006]
Silent Hill [2006]
The Hunted: Terms of Extermination [2009]
Evil Dead Rise [2023]
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APRIL 22
BORN ON APRIL 22
1986 – Amber Heard, starred in “The Stepfather [2009],” “Zombieland,” “And Soon the Darkness,” “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane,” “The Ward,” “Drive Angry” and the TV Series “The Stand.”
1982 – Sarah French appeared in “Land Shark,” “The Amityville Murders,” “The Special,” “Ouija House,” “The Night Watchmen,” “Desert Moon,” “Strip Club Slasher,” “Rootwood,” “Blind,” “Zombie Pirates,” “Hanukkah,” and more.
1971 – Eric Mabius, appeared in “Voodoo Moon,” “Nature of the Beast,” “Resident Evil” and “Reeker.”
1959 – Catherine Mary Stewart, appeared in “Night of the Comet,” “Nightflyers,” “The Psychic,” “Reaper,” “Ghoul” and “The Attic.”
1958 – Ken Olandt, producer for “Python,” “Lost Voyage,” “Boa,” “Deep Shock,” “Dark Waters,” “Phantom Force,” as well as appeared in “April Fool’s Day [1986]” and “Leprechaun.”
1954 – Jack Mulcahy, appeared in “The Gravedancers,” “Infested,” “iMurders” and an episode of the TV Series “666 Park Avenue.”
1954 – Marilyn Chambers, starred in David Cronenberg’s “Rabid.”
1953 – Steve Bond, actor in “Massacre at Central High,” “Witches’ Brew,” “The Prey [1983],” “To Die For” and “Son of Darkness: To Die for II.”
1939 – Jason Miller, played Father Damien Karras in “The Exorcist” and “The Exorcist III”.
1939 – Mark Jones, appeared in “The Girl from Starship Venus,” “Don’t Open Till Christmas” as well as episodes of “Tales of the Unexpected” and “The Protectors.”
1937 – Jack Nicholson, starred in “The Shining,” “Wolf,” “The Witches of Eastwick,” “The Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Raven [1963].”
1937 – Jack Nitzsche, composer for “The Seventh Sign” and additional music for “The Exorcist.”
1933 – Mark Damon, appeared in “Black Sabbath,” “House of Usher” and “Crypt of the Living Dead.”.
1923 – Aaron Spelling producer for “Kindred: The Embraced – TV Series,” “The House That Wouldn’t Die,” “Home for the Holidays,” “A Taste of Evil,” “Don’t Go to Sleep,” “Crowhaven Farm” “Satan’s School For Girls [1973] and more.
1917 – May Wale Brown, script supervisor for “Dark Night of the Scarecrow,” “Cruise Into Terror” and “Thriller – Episode: The Twisted Image.”
DIED ON APRIL 22
2024 – Philippe Laudenbach, actor in “La chambre des magiciennes – aka Of Woman and Magic – TV Movie,” “Malefique,” “5 histoires… choc” and an episode of “Fantômas.”
2023 – Barry Humphries, actor in “Howling III.”
2023 – Mohamed Qanuaa, actor in the TV Series “Al Raboss.”
2023 – Dale Meeks, appeared in “Being Human – Episode: Educating Creature.”
2021 – Charles W. Fries, producer for “Tales from the Crypt,” “The Norliss Tapes,” “The Vault of Horror,” “The Spell,” “Cat People,” “Deathstone,” “Screamers” and many more.
2021 – Shravan Rathod, composer for “Cheekh,” “Khooni Mahal,” “Junoon – aka Obsession” and “Raaz – aka Secret.”
2020 – Shirley Knight Hopkins, appeared in “The Couch,” “The Sender,” “Diabolique,” “The Melancholy Fantastic,” “Elevator,” “Mercy” and more.
2020 – Mort Fallick, title production manager for “Cape Fear [1991],” editor for “Love at First Bite” and “Fat Boys: Are You Ready for Freddy – Video.”
2006 – Alida Valli, appeared in “Inferno [1980],” “Licanthropus, il figlio della note,” “Suspiria [1977],” “The House of Exorcism,” “The Antichrist,” “Lisa and the Devil” and many more.
2005 – Norman Bird, co-starred in “Hands of the Ripper”.
2005 – Margaret Landry, co-starred in “The Leopard Man.”
2004 – Kerry Magness, producer/writer for “Night of the Cobra Woman,” camera department for “The Silent Scream” and “An Eye for an Eye.”
2003 – Andrea King, appeared in “Blackenstein,” “The Beast with Five Fingers” and “Red Planet Mars”.
1999 – Bert Remsen, appeared in “Tarantula: The Deadly Cargo,” “TerrorVision” and “Humaniods from the Deep”.
1990 – Albert Salmi, actor in “Empire of the Ants,” “Burned at the Stake,” “Superstition,” episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “One Step Beyond,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Night Gallery” and “the Wide World of Mystery.”
1967 – Tom Conway, appeared in “The Atomic Submarine,” “Voodoo Woman,” and “I Walked with A Zombie”.
1946 – Lionel Atwill, appeared in “The Vampire Bat,” “Son of Frankenstein,” “Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man,” and the “House of Frankenstein” “House of Dracula.”
1937 – Arthur Edmund Carewe, actor in “The Ghost Breaker,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1925],” “The Cat and the Canary [1927],” “Doctor X” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 22
Invaders from Mars [1953]
The Monster of Piedras Blancas [1959] – Los Angeles
Hands of a Stranger a.k.a. Hands of the Strangler [1962]
The Beast Must Die [1974]
The Deadly Spawn [1983]
Brain Damage [1988]
Lady in White [1988]
The Unholy [1988]
Tetsuo The Iron Man [1992] – NYC
Brainscan [1994]
Witchunter [2002]
Deadly Species [2003]
Dead Birds [2004] – Independent Film Festival of Boston
Graves End [2005]
Earth Day [2009]
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APRIL 23
BORN ON APRIL 23
1985 – Rachel Skarsten, actress in “Fear of the Dark,” “Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer” and the TV Movie “Awakening.”
1979 – Jamie King, who starred in “My Bloody Valentine [2009],” “The Tripper,” “The Wait,” “Mother’s Day,” “Silent Night,” and the TV Series “Black Summer.”
1962 – John Hannah, starred in “Ghost Son,” “Blood, Sweat and Terrors,” “The Mummy [1999]” “The Mummy Returns” and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.”
1960 – Craig Sheffer, starred in “Nightbreed,” “Widow’s Point,” “Dracula II: Ascension,” “Ritual, “Hellraiser: Inferno,” “Battledogs” and more.
1955 – Danny Brainin, actor in “Xtro.”
1953 – Kevin Toney, soundtrack for “Darkness Reigns (Endless Night Music) [2018].”
1939 – David Birney, actor in “Someone’s Watching Me – TV Movie,” “Tomorrow’s a Killer,” as well as episodes of “Circle of Fear,” “The Wide World of Mystery,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Ray Bradbury Theater” and “Poltergeist: The Legacy.”
1939 – Ian Wilson, cinematographer for “And Soon the Darkness,” “Fright,” “The House in Nightmare Park,” “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter,” “Queen Kong,” “Dream Demon” and “Below.”
1921 – Janet Blair who starred in “Burn, Witch, Burn.”
1910 – Simone Simon, starred in “Cat People,” “Curse of the Cat People” and “The Devil and Daniel Webster.”
1898 – Ernest Laszlo, Cinematographer on “Attack of The Puppet People.”
1897 – John Wengraf, actor in “Gog,” “The Disembodied,” “The Return of Dracula” as well as episodes of “One Step Beyond,” “Target” and “Matinee Theatre.”
1564 – William Shakespeare, writer whose plays & poems were the inspiration/basis for the movies “Castle of the Creeping Flesh,” “Theatre of Blood,” “Titus Andronicus – TV Movie,” “Unmasked Part 25” and more.
DIED ON APRIL 23
2024 – Terry Carter, actor in “Abby [1974].”
2024 – Ray Chan, art director for “Alien vs. Predator [2004]” and the TV Series “The Hunger [1997-2000].”
2022 – John Paul, screenwriter for “Aarathi.”
2021 – Amit Mistry,” appeared in “Woh – Episode: Episode #1.1.”
2020 – Bruce Robert Allpress, appeared in “Klynham Summer” and “The Ray Bradbury Theater – Episode: The Anthem Sprinters.”
2019 – David Winters, actor in “The Last Horror Film,” “Out of the Unknown,” Directed “Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – TV Movie,” Produced “Devil’s Harvest,” Night Trap,” “The Lost Platoon,” “Night Wars,” “Killer Workout,” and Creative Consultant for “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
2019 – Terry Rawlings, Editor for “Alien,” “The Sentinel,” “The Awakening,” Sound Department for “The Nightcomers,” Editorial Department “Doctor Blood’s Coffin.”
2019 – Lorenzo Quinteros, appeared in episodes of “Mysterious Route #1-#8,” The Man Who Returned from Death “1-#14” and Dracula #1-#11.”
2019 – Tadeusz Pluciński, appeared in the TV Short “Dance Master.”
2019 – Vojislav “Voja” Mirić, actor in “The Master and Margaret,” and TV Movie “San Dr. Misica.”
2019 – Igor Pervic, actor in “A Holy Place,” “Beyond the Door III.”
2006 – Jennifer Jayne, appeared in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Trollenberg Terror” [a.k.a. “The Crawling Eye], and “They Came From Beyond space”.
2004 – Don Priest, appeared in the films “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Rattlers” and the TV movie “Moon of The Wolf”.
1989 – Marc Daniels, director of 2 episodes of the TV Series “Way Out.”
1985 – Kent Smith, starred in “Cat People,” “The Curse of the Cat People,” “The Cat Creature,” “The Night Stalker – TV Movie” and more.
1976 – James Flavin, actor in “King Kong,” “The Ghost Breakers,” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff,” “Francis in the Haunted House,” an episode of “The Addams Family” and more.
1616 – William Shakespeare, writer whose plays & poems were the inspiration/basis for the movies “Castle of the Creeping Flesh,” “Theatre of Blood,” “Titus Andronicus – TV Movie,” “Unmasked Part 25” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 23
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1912]
The Vanishing Shadow [1934] [12 part serial]
The Mystery of Marie Roget [1942]
Touch of Evil [1958] – Los Angeles
Messiah of Evil [1973] – Los Angeles
The Picture of Dorian Gray [1973] – TV Movie
Rattlers [1976]
Carnage [1984]
Necronomicon: Book of Dead [1993] – USA Film Festival
The Dark Half [1993]
eXistenZ [1999]
Beyond Re-Animator [2003] – USA [limited]
Zombie Honeymoon [2004] – USA
Shutter [2004] – Tribeca Film Festival
Requiem for A Vampire [2006]
Through the Woods [2010]
I Spit On Your Grave: Déjà vu [2019]
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APRIL 24
BORN ON APRIL 24
1977 – David (Dai) Paterson, appeared in the TV Mini-Series “Salem’s Lot” and composer for “Lake Mungo.”
1974 – Eric Kripke, creator/writer/producer of the TV series “Supernatural.”
1974 – Michael Roesch, director/writer/producer of “Alone in the Dark 2,” “Brotherhood of Blood,” producer for “Bloodrayne,” “Bloodrayne: The Third Reich” and “Prisoners of the Sun.”
1973 – Damon Lindelof, writer/producer of “Prometheus,” “The Hunt” and “World War Z.”
1969 – Melinda Clarke, starred in “Return of the Living Dead III,” “Spawn” and the TV series “The Vampire Diaries.”
1959 – Glenn Morshower, actor in “Dead & Buried,” “Rock-A-Die Baby,” “Gacy,” “Grizzly Park,” “The Crazies [2010],” “Psychic Experiment,” “A Dark Foe” “Black Wood” and more.
1954 – Joe Gieb, actor in “The Manitou,” “Howling IV: The Freaks,” as well as the TV Movies “The Midnight Hour” and “Trilogy of Terror II.”
1950 – Peter Jason, appeared in “Ghosts Of Mars,” “They Live,” “Willow Creek,” “Prince of Darkness [1987],” “Body Bags,” “Arachnophobia” and the TV movies “Harpies” “Planet Of Raptors: Raptor Island 2” and more.
1945 – Doug Riley, composer for “Cannibal Girls.”
1940 – Michael Parks, appeared in “The Evictors,” “Nightmare Beach,” “From Dusk Till Dawn” “Red State,” “Death Proof” and “Planet Terror.”
1916 – Weston Drury Jr., casting director for “Nothing But the Night,” “The Blood on Satan’s Claw,” “The Beast in the Cellar” and “Carry on Screaming!”
1914 – William Castle, producer/director/the King of Gimmicks, for “13 Ghosts [1960],” “House On Haunted Hill [1959],” “Bug,” “The Tingler,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Strait-Jacket” and many more.
1909 – Werner Jacobs, director of “Psycho-Circus.”
1899 – Charles Sullivan, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “The Soul of a Monster,” “The Phantom Speaks,” “The Vampire’s Ghost” and “Donovan’s Brain.”
1883 – Stella Adams, actress in “The Vampire Bat.”
DIED ON APRIL 24
2024 – Michael “Mike” Pinder – Founding Member of The Moody Blues, soundtrack/writer for “He Never Died [2015] – (Melancholy Man).”
2024 – Margaret Lee, actress in “Double Face,” “Venus in Furs,” “Dorian Gray [1970],” “Night of the Blood Monster” and “Asylum Erotica.”
2022 – James Bama, appeared in “The Aurora Monsters: The Model Craze That Gripped the World” and “The Phantom of the Opera: Unmasking the Masterpiece.”
2021 – Nathan Jung, appeared in “Darkman,” “Ghoulies IV” and “Monster Squad – Episode: The Skull.”
2021 – Sergio Esquivel, soundtrack for “Santo in the Border of Terror.”
2021 – Shunsuke Kikuchi, composer for “House of Terrors,” “Genocide,” “Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell,” “Snake Woman’s Curse,” “The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch,” “Gamera vs. Zigra” and “The Terror Beneath the Sea.”
2021 – Raffaello Monteverde, producer for “6 passi nel giallo – “6 Steps In Yellow.”
2020 – Joseph S. Pulver Sr., author – some of his books include “Nightmare’s Disciple,” Love Her Madly,” The Grimscribe’s Puppets,” The Madness of Dr. Caligari, “Darker Companions: and more.
2019 – Jean-Pierre Marielle, actor “The Return of James Battle.”
2007 – Roy Jenson, appeared in “13 Ghosts [1960]” “Soylent Green” and ” The Car”.
1998 – Frederic Downs, appeared in “Terror from The Year 5000″ and “Bug.”
1990 – John Sherrod, stunts for “White Dog,” “Friday the 13th Part 3,” “Friday the 13th The Final Chapter,” “Friday the 13th A New Beginning,” “Critters 2: The Main Course,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master,” “Tremors” and “Child’s Play 2.”
1974 – Bud Abbott, one half of the legendary comic team of Abbott and Costello appeared in “Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man,” “Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Hold That Ghost” and so many more wonderful comedies.
1934 – Emile Chautard, appeared in “House of Horror.”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 24
Dracula [1931] [Spanish version]
Night of Terror [1933]
Godzilla Raids Again [1955] – Japan
The Hand [1981]
Cannibal Ferox aka Make Them Die Slowly [1981] – Italy
Ms .45 [1981]
My Demon Lover [1987]
Scream 2 [1997] – USA re-release
Creepshow 3 [2006] – Bristol, RI
The Pit and the Pendulum [2009]
Tell Tale [2009] – Tribeca Film Festival
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APRIL 25
BORN ON APRIL 25
1988 – Sara Paxton, appeared in “Barbarian,” ““The Last House on the Left,“ “The Innkeepers,” “Shark Night 3D,” “Static” and “Cheap Thrills.”
1987 – Heather Sossaman, stars in “Unfriended”, “Desecrated” and appeared in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series.”
1979 – Giuseppe Andrews, appeared in “Cabin Fever,” “Cabin Fever 2,” “Independence Day” and “2001 Maniacs.”
1977 – Marguerite Moreau, appeared in “The Uninvited [2008],” “Firestarter 2: Rekindled – TV Series,” “Queen of the Damned,” “Mighty Joe Young [1998],” ”The Unsettling – TV Series” and “The Birch – TV Series.”
1969 – Renee Zellweger, appeared in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation” and “Case 39.”
1947 – Jeffrey DeMunn, “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “Christmas Evil,” “The Hitcher,” “The Blob [1988],” “The Haunted”, “The X Files – TV Series,” “The Mist” and many more.
1930 – Bert Batt, assistant director for “The Gorgon,” “The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,” “Old Dracula,” “The Spiral Staircase” and more.
DIED ON APRIL 25
2023 – Harry Belafonte, soundtrack for “Beetlejuice.”
2023 – Frank Agrama, director/writer/producer for “Dawn of the Mummy” and director/writer for “Queen Kong.”
2022 – Suzana Faini, appeared in the TV Series “Incrível, Fantástico, extraordinário – aka “Amazing, Fantastic, Extraordinary.”
2021 – Denny Freeman, soundtrack for “Blood Diner” and “Scary Movie.”
2020 – Ravi Vallathol, actor in “Indriyam.”
2020 – India Adams, appeared in “Followed.”
2019 – Frank Henson, stuntman in “The Wolfman [2010],” “Nightbreed,” “Rawhead Rex,” “Lifeforce,” “An American Werewolf in London,” “Death Machine,” and “Amsterdamned.”
2019 – Larry Jenkins, Actor “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,” “Prison,” Producer “Sorority Sister Slaughter.”
2012 – Paul L. Smith, co-starred in “Haunted Honeymoon,” “Crimewave,” and “Pieces.”
2010 – Joseph W. Sarno, director of “Sin You Sinners (uncredited),” “The Devil’s Plaything” and “Helgeran.”
2007 –Bobby “Boris” Pickett, creator of “The Monster Mash,” appeared in “Deathmaster,” “Lobster Man from Mars” and “Monster Mash: The Movie.”
2000 – Honor Shepherd, appeared in “The Blood Beast Terror.”
1995 – Ginger Rogers, soundtrack for “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels – Isn’t This a Lovely Day To Be Caught in the Rain.”
1985 – Murray Matheson, appeared in “Arnold,” “The Twilight Zone: The Move,” episodes of the TV Series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “Night Gallery,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Thriller” and more.
1980 – Mario Bava, director of “Lust of the Vampire,” “The House of Exorcism,” “Baron Blood,” “Planet of the Vampires,” “Black Sunday,” “Black Sabbath,” and many more.
1977 – Kid Wagner, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
1972 – George Sanders, appeared in the original “Village of the Damned,” “The Lodger”.
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 25
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1908]
Invisible Ghost [1941]
Five [1951] – NYC premiere
House of Wax [1953]
Night of the Eagle [1962] – Tribeca Film Festival
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud [1975] – NYC
Crimewave [1985]
The Horrible Dr. Bones [2000]
Identity [2003]
Dracula’s Curse [2006]
From Within [2008]
Carny [2009] – Italy
The House of the Devil [2009] – video premiere
The Shrouds [2024]
Skill House [2025]
Until Dawn [2025]
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APRIL 26
BORN ON APRIL 26
1980 – Jordana Brewster, appeared in “Random Acts of Violence,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” and “The Faculty.”
1980 – Jonathan Sothcott, producer for “Pentagram,” “Aura,” “Fanged Up,” “ Eat Locals,” “Clash of the Dead,” “Strippers vs Werewolves,” “Stalker,” “Devil’s Playground,” “MindFlesh” and more.”
1979 – Jose Prendes, wrote directed and starred in “Corpses Are Forever” and “Monster Man.”
1979 – Sara Downing, actress in “The Forsaken,” “Wishcraft,” “Killer Rats,” “Toolbox Murders [2004],” “The Grift” and “Mexican Devil.”
1977 – Brandon Slagle, Actor/writer/director of such films as “Attack of the Unknown,” “The Dawn,” “The Black Dahlia Haunting,” “Area 51 Confidential,” “Dead Sea”, “House of Manson” and more.
1977 – Tom Welling, starred in the 2005 remake of “The Fog.”
1943 – Gary Wright, composer for “Endangered Species,” soundtrack/writer for “Spellbinder – Blind Alley,” “The Convent – DreamWeaver” and “Scream Queens – S2 E9 – Lovin the D – Dreamweaver.”
1943 – Andrew Meyer, director/producer/writer for “Night of the Cobra Woman.”
1942 – Mike Genovese, appeared in “Eyes of Fire” and “Dark Angel: The Ascent.”
1938 – Duane Eddy, soundtrack for “Natural Born Killers [1994] – ‘Rebel-Rouser,’ ‘Shazam!’ and ‘The Trembler’” and “Scream 2 [1997] – ‘Brothers’ and ‘Secure’.”
1910 – Tomoyuki Tanaka, produced Godzilla [1954] and just about every other Godzilla film.
1897 – Philip Tonge, appeared in “Invisible Invaders,” “House of Wax [1953]” and “Macabre.”
DIED ON APRIL 26
2023 – Vladimir Borisov, actor in “Dina [1990].”
2023 – Mammukoya, actor in “Bhadra” and “Sooryakireedam.”
2023 – Hua Tsung, actor in “Ninja: The Violent Sorcerer.”
2022 – Randy Rand – rock bassist for the band “Autograph,” soundtrack for “American Horror Story – Episode: Final Girl.”
2022 – Klaus Schulze, composer/soundtrack for “Barracuda,” “Next of Kin,” “Angst ” and “Manhunter.”
2021 – Charles Beeson, director of episodes of the TV Series “Afterlife,” “The Secret Circle,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Supernatural” and “The Whispers.”
2021 – Al Schmitt, soundtrack for the video game “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.”
2020 – Claudio Risi, assistant director for “Anima persa” and “Fantasma d’amore.”
2020 – 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.”
2019 – Ellen Schwiers, actress in “The Brain [1962]”
2019 – Valeri Filippov, worked in the Art Department for “Boa vs. Python,” “Lake Placid 2,” “Infestation,” “True Bloodthirst,” and “Deadly Descent: The Abominable Snowman.”
2014 – Arnold L. Miller, producer for “The Sorcerers,” “The Blood Beast Terror” and “Witchfinder General.”
2011 – Roger Gimbel, producer for the TV Movies “Gargoyles,” “Deathmoon,” “Deadly Encounter,” “Blackout” and “Apology.”
2009 –Hans Holzer, the “original” ghost hunter who authored several books about the paranormal including “The Amityville Curse” and “The Secret of Amityville.”
2005 – Michael Coles, appeared in “Dracula A.D. 1972” and “The Satanic Rites of Dracula”.
2005 – Mason Adams, appeared in “The Final Conflict,” “God Told Me To” “Not of this Earth [1995].”
1999 – Louis Peraino, produced the original “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Legacy of Satan” and “The Devil’s Rain”.
1997 – John Beal, starred in “The Vampire,” “The Cat and the Canary,” appeared in “Amityville 3-D” and the TV series “Dark Shadows”.
1996 – Stirling Silliphant, writer for “Village of the Damned [1995],” “The Swarm,” “Village of the Damned [1960” and “11 episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1986 – Broderick Crawford, appeared in “Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Phantom of Hollywood,” “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “Night Gallery – TV Series” and “Night People.”
1986 – Bessie Love, appeared in “Children of the Damned,” “Vampyres,” and “The Hunger”.
1981 – Jim Davis, appeared in “Monster from Green Hell,” “Dracula vs. Frankenstein” and “Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter”.
1976 – Neil McCallum, had appeared in “The Lost Continent”, “The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die”, “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors”, and more.
1973 – Irene Ryan, appeared in “Matinee Theatre – Episode: One of the Family.”
1933 – Roy Stewart, appeared in in “King Kong [1933].”
FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 26
Mark of the Vampire [1935]
The Creature Walks Among Us [1956]
The Snake Woman [1961]
It’s Alive [1974]
The Craft [1996]
Jason X [2002]
Song of the Dead [2005] – Kansas City Filmmakers Jubilee
Wicked Lake [2008]
After Midnight [2019] – Brazil
Demon Eye [2019]
Fuck You Immortality [2019]
I Trapped the Devil [2019]
Shed [2019]
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