APRIL 27

BORN ON APRIL 27

1987 – Laura Ortiz, appeared in “The Hills Have Eyes [2006]” “Victor Crowley,” “Hatchet II”, “Chillerama” and “Holliston – TV Series.”

1974 – Joseph Millson, actor in “Devil’s Bridge,” “Dead of Nite,” “The Dead 2: India” and “S.N.U.B!”

1973 – Andre Gower, in “The Monster Squad,” “Wolfman’s Got Nards,” “Vault of Darkness” and “Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween.”

1966 – Matt Reeves, director of “Cloverfield” screenwriter and directed “Let Me In.”

1964 – Lisa Wilcox, starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 & 5,” “The Church,” appeared in “Fear Clinic” and more.

1962 – James Le Gros, appeared in “Near Dark,” “Phantasm II” and “Psycho [1998].”

1962 – Victoria Price, authored the 1999 book “Vincent Price; A Daughter’s Biography” and appeared in “Edward Scissorhands.”

1960 – John Philbin, actor in “Children of the Corn,” “The New Kids,” “The Return of the Living Dead,” “The Killing Jar,” “Zombie Farm,” “The Perfect House” and “Virus of the Dead: Pandemic Outbreak.”

1947 – Toshio Shiba, starred in “Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster.”

1942 – Deed Rossiter, special/visual effects for “Q: The Winged Serpent,” “Girls Nite Out” and “Bloodrage.”

1942 – Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli, cinematographer for “Beyond the Door,” “Tentacles,” “Madhouse,” “Piranha II: The Spawning,” “Curse II: The Bite,” “Midnight Ride” and “No Place to Hide.”

1937 – Sandy Dennis, appeared in “976-Evil,” “God Told Me To” and the TV movie “Something Evil.”

1937 – Patricia Hamilton, actress in “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” episodes of “Purple Playhouse” and “Friday the 13th The Series.”

1927 – John Dunning, producer for “Daughters of Darkness,” “Shivers,” “The House by the Lake,” “Rabid [1977],” “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Happy Birthday To Me,”  “The Vindicator,” “Whispers,” “My Bloody Valentine [2009]” and more.

1912 – Zohra Sehgal, actress in “Tales That Witness Madness.”

1901 – Frank Belknap Long, writer for an episode of the TV Series “Monsters.”

1889 – Blackie Whiteford, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “Narcotic” and the short “Midnight Blunders.”

1886 – Don Mullaly, screenwriter for “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”

DIED ON APRIL 27

2023 – Giovanni Lombardo Radice, actor in “City of the Living Dead,” “House on the Edge of the Park,” “Cannibal Ferox,” “StageFright,” “The Church,” “The Sect,” “The Omen [2006], The Inflicted,” “Lycanimator,” “Baphomet” and many more.

2023 – Ramiro Oliveros, actor in “The Swamp of the Ravens,” “Cross of the Devil,” “Rape,” “Cannibals in the Streets” and “Dark Tower.”

2023 – Jerry Springer, appeared in “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! [2015].”

2022 – Bob Elkins, actor in “Zombie Cult Massacre” and “Within: Terror Resides…”

2022 – Jossara Jinaro, actress in “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Dream Slashers,” “Not Forgotten,” “Desert Road Kill,” “Grin,” “Cucuy: The Boogeyman” and ADR cast crew member for “3 From Hell.”

2022 – Kenneth Tsang, actor in “The Green-Eyed Demoness,” “Blood Reincarnation,” “Huan hun” and “The Express.”

2022 – 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.”

2021 – Minou Petrowski, location management for “The Pyx.”

2020 – Cis Corman, casting director for “The Sentinel” and “Wolfen.”

2005 – Charles A. Pratt, executive producer for “Willard,” “Ben” and “Terror in The Wax Museum”.

2002 – Robert Joseph, wrote for the TV series “The Veil.”

2001 – Jack Murdoch, appeared in “Altered States” and “Psycho III.”

1983 – Murray De Atley, cinematographer for “Frankenstein Island” and “House of the Black Death.”

1980 – Mario Bava, director, writer, cinematographer of many films including “Black Sunday,” “Black Sabbath,” “A Bay of Blood,” “Suspiria,” “Inferno,” “Planet of the Vampires,” “Caltiki, The Immortal Monster,” “Blood and Black Lace” and many more.

1977 – Stanley Adams, appeared in “The Night Stalker” “The Norliss Tapes,” and “The Devil’s Platform” episode of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” TV series.

1976 – Carlos Villarías, notable for portraying “Count Dracula” in Universal Pictures Spanish version of “Dracula” in 1931.

FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 27

The Man from Planet X [1951]
Scared Stiff [1953]
Devil Girl from Mars [1955]
Godzilla, King of The Monsters! [1956]
The Day of the Triffids [1963]
And Now the Screaming Starts! [1973] – NYC

Horror from the Tomb [1973] – Spain
Love At First Bite [1979]
The Dark [1979]

Pet Semetary [1989]
The Guardian [1990]
The Forsaken [2001]
Adam & Evil [2004]
Mulberry Street [2006]
Wind Chill [2007] – USA [limited]
The Poughkeepsie Tapes [2007] – Tribeca Film Festival

The Scar Crow [2009]
The Raven [2012]

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APRIL 28

BORN ON APRIL 28

1981 – Michael Anthony Spady, appeared in “Zombie Strippers!”

1967 – Kari Wuhrer, appeared in “Swamp Thing – TV Series,” “Thinner,” “Hellraiser: Deader,” “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” “The Hitcher: I’ve Been Waiting,” “Anaconda,” “Eight Legged Freaks” and more.

1957 – Christopher Young, composer who scored many genre films “The Dorm That Dripped Blood,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge,” “Trick or Treat,” “Hellraiser,” “Hellbound: Hellraiser II,” “The Fly II,” “The Dark Half,” “Species,” “Urban Legend,” “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and may more.

1941 – Ann-Margaret, actress in “Memory” and “Magic.”

1937 – Giulio Berruti, editor/writer for “Baby Yaga,” “Hanno cambiato facia” and writer for “The Killer Nun.”

1934 – Lois Duncan, author of books used for the basis of “Summer of Fear – TV Movie,” “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” “I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer” and “Down a Dark Hall.”

1933 – George Hively, editor for “The Savage Bees,” “Good Against Evil,” “Friday the 13th Part 3” and “Terror Out of the Sky.”

1929 – Carolyn Jones, starred in “The Addams Family – TV Series,” “House of Wax [1953],” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956],” and “Eaten Alive.”

1923 – Adele Mara, actress in “Curse of the Faceless Man,” “The Vampire’s Ghost,” “The Catman of Paris,” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”

1917 – Robert Cornthwaite, appeared in “The Naked Monster,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “The Devil’s Daughter,” “Colossus: The Forbin Project,” “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” “The War of the Worlds [1953],” “The Thing from Another World” and many more.

1912 – Marjorie Corso, costume department for “The She-Creature,” “The Spider,” “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” “Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow,” “A Bucket of Blood,” “House of Usher,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “Tales of Terror,” “The Haunted Palace,” “Twice-Told Tales” and more.

1908 – Carl Laemmle, Jr., produced many Universal films including “The Werewolf of London,” “The Raven” and “The Bride Of Frankenstein.”

1906 –Pierre Boileau, writer in which many of his novels were adapted to the screen, such as “Diabolique,” “Vertigo,” “Eyes Without a Face” and “Body Parts.”

1894 – Warren Newcombe, special effects for “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “The Mask of Fu Manchu,” “Forbidden Planet” as well as visual effects for “The Picture of Doran Gray [1945]” and “Mark of the Vampire.”

1878 – Lionel Barrymore, appeared in “Mark of the Vampire,” “The Devil Doll,” and “Mysterious Island [1929].”

DIED ON APRIL 28

2024 – Brian McCardie, appeared in the short “The Rising of the Sap” and 4 episodes of the TV Series “Fortitude (2017).”

2024 – Zack Norman, executive producer for “Daughters of Darkness,” “Le moine – aka The Monk” and voiced “Director’s Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein.”

2023 – Johnny Fean, soundtrack for “Boys from County Hell [2020] – writer for the song “Dearg Doom.”

2023 – Peter Lilienthal, director/writer for the TV Movie “Horror [1969].”

2023 – Ivan Vyskocil, appeared in “Wild Flowers [2000].”

2022 – Neal Adams, art department for “The Funhouse,” “Dolls,” “From Beyond,” penciler/inker for the comics “Creepy #14,” “Creepy #15” and “Eerie #9.”

2022 – Juan Diego, actor in “The 7th Day” and “Painless.”

2022 – Salim Ghouse, appeared in “Aks – aka Reflection.”

2007 – Dabbs Greer, appeared in “It, The Terror from Beyond Space,” “The Green Mile” and “House IV”.

2001 – Ken Hughes, directed “Night School”

1999 – Rory Calhoun, appeared in “Night of the Lepus,” and “Motel Hell.”

1998 – Jerome Bixby, screenwriter for “Curse of the Faceless Man” and “It the Terror from Beyond Space”.

1997 – Steve Conte, appeared in “The Kindred,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “Invasion of the Animal People,” “Teenage Zombies,” “Face of the Screaming Werewolf” and “Attack of the Mayan Mummy.”

1987 – Russell Saunders, assistant director for “The Walking Dead [1936],” “Them!,” production manager for “Chosen Survivors,” “The Amityville Horror [1979]” and appeared in “King Kong [1933].”

1978 – Arch Hall, Sr., appeared in “The Thrill Killers” and was technical director for “Werewolf of London.”

FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 28

House of Horror [1929]

Snowbeast [1977] – TV Movie
Bloody Birthday [1981] – London Independent Film Festival

The Initiation [1984]
The Horror Show [1989]
Village of the Damned [1995]
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah [1991] – USA video premiere
Gojira vs. Mosura [1992] – USA video premiere
Scream 3 [2000] – USA re-release

The Source of Shadows [2020] – Philadelphia
The Monster of Phantom Lake [2006] – Flint Film Festival
The Terminators [2009]

Tethered [2017] – TV Movie

Dreamkatcher [2020]

The Source of Shadows [2020]

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APRIL 29

BORN ON APRIL 29

1985 – Bar Paly, actress in “The Ruins,” “Hyenas” and an episode of the TV Series “iZombie.”

1984 – Taylor Cole, appeared in “The Ganzfeld Haunting,” “The Violent Kind,” “The Originals – TV Series,” “Supernatural – TV Series” and “April Fool’s Day [2008].”

1982 – Kate Nauta, actress in “9 Miles Down,” “Avalanche Sharks – TV Movie,” “Choose” and the TV Series “Fear Clinic.”

1981 – Alex Vincent, actor in “Child’s Play”, “Child’s Play 2″, “Child’s Play 3″ and “Curse of Chucky.”

1972 – Derek Mears, actor in “Friday the 13th [2009],” “The Hills Have Eyes II [2007],” “Cursed”, “Sleepy Hollow – TV Series” and many more.

1970 – Uma Thurman, actress in “The House That Jack Built,” “Down a Dark Hall” and the TV Series “Chambers.”

1970 – Eric Larkin, actor in “Evil Unleashed” and the TV Movie “Backwoods [2008].”

1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, starred in the films “Dark Shadows [2012],” “Mother!” “Wolf,” “The Witches of Eastwick,” and “What Lies Beneath.”

1955 – Leslie Jordan, appeared in “Frankenstein General Hospital,” “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” “Madhouse,” “Demonic Toys: Personal Demons,” “Undead or Alive: A Zombedy,” “Fear, Inc,” “The Last Sharknado” and several TV Series.

1946 – Wayne Robson, actor in “Mania: The Intruder,” “Dead of Winter,” “Parents,” “Cube,” “Wrong Turn [2003],” “Survival of the Dead” and more.

1945 – Barney Rosner, appeared in “The Private Eyes.”

1936 – Lane Smith, appeared in “Dark Night of the Scarecrow.”

1928 – Ted V. Mikels, producer for “The Astro-Zombies,” “The Corpse Grinders,” “Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things,” “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils,” “The Worm Eaters,” “The Corpse Grinders 2,” “Demon Haunt,” “The Corpse Grinders 3,” “Mark of the Astro-Zombies” and more.

1914 – Ewan Roberts, actor in “Curse of the Demon,” “The Day of the Triffids” and an episode of “One Step Beyond.”

1912 –Richard Carlson, appeared in “Hold That Ghost,” “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” and “The Valley of Gwangi.”

1899 – Duke Ellington, soundtrack for “Deerskin,” “The Toxic Avenger Part II” and “The Presence.”

Song in The Toxic Avenger Part II:

DIED ON APRIL 29

2022 – Tarsame Singh Saini – aka “Taz Stereo Nation”, actor in “Taghoot.”

2021 – Johnny Crawford, actor in “Hellboy [2004]” and an episode of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre” and “Movie Macabre.”

2020 – Martin Gerald Simmons, producer for “Disco Beaver from Outer Space” and “Class Reunion.”

2020 – John Lafia, writer for “Child’s Play [1988],” “Child’s Play [2019],” directed “Child’s Play 2 [1990],” “Monster!” “The Rat,” an episode of Joe Bob’s Drive-In Theater” 2 episodes of “Freddy’s Nightmares” and more.

2020 – Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan, appeared in “Hisss” and “Dhund: The Fog.”

2019 – John Llewellyn Moxey, Directed “The City of the Dead,” “Psycho Circus,” “The Night Stalker,” “No Place To Hide,” “I, Desire,” “The Cradle Will Fall,” and many others.

2014 – George Clements, camera operator for the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

2012 – Joel Goldsmith, composer for “Laserblast,” “Island of Blood,” “Watchers,” “Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence,” “Vampirella,” “War of the Dead,” “The House on Sorority Row,” “Olivia,” “Monster!” and more.

2005 – Brook Williams, appeared in “The Medusa Touch” and “The Plague of the Zombies.”

1994 – Bill Quinn, actor in “The Birds,” “Dark Intruder,” “Satan’s School for Girls,” “Psychic Killer,” “Dead & Buried,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Lucky Stiff,” episodes of “The Munsters,” “Night Gallery,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “One Step Beyond.”

1992 – Mae Clark who played “Elizabeth” in the original 1931 “Frankenstein”.

1982 – Ivory Williams, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”

1980 – Sir Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense himself directed many films including “Psycho [1960],” The Birds, “Rear Window,” “Strangers on a Train,” Vertigo,” “Rope” and may more.

FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 29

Ghost Chasers [1951]
The Headless Ghost [1959] – NYC
Horrors of the Black Museum [1959] – NYC
Mothra vs. Godzilla [1964] – Japan

Psycho-Circus [1966]

Night of the Devils [1972]

The Hand That Feeds the Dead [1974]

The Beyond [1981] – Italy
Something Wicked This Way Comes [1983]
The Hunger [1983]
Critters 2: The Main Course [1988]
The Mummy Returns [2001] – USA premiere

Raving Maniacs [2005] – Albuquerque, NM

Stake Land [2010] – USA [limited]

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night [2010]

Slaughter Creek [2013] – UK DVD premiere

Willow Creek [2013]

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APRIL 30

BORN ON APRIL 30

1988 – Ana de Armas, appeared in “Anabel,” “Faraday,” “Knives Out,” “Knock Knock” and “Blind Alley.”

1982 – Kirsten Dunst, starred in the films “Interview with a Vampire” and “Woodshock.”

1975 – Johnny Galecki, appeared in “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Rings” and “A Family Torn Apart.”

1973 – Robyn Griggs, actress in “Minds of Terror,” “Zombiegeddon,” “Dead Clowns,” “Final Curtain,” “Slashers Gone Wild,” “The Absence of Light,” “Demon Divas and the Lanes of Damnation,” “Hellweek” and more.”

1965 – Adrian Pasdar, appeared in “Near Dark,” “House of Frankenstein – TV Movie” and more.

1948 – Wayne Kramer, actor in “The Boneyard Collection [2008].”

1948 – Perry King, actor in “Bad,” “The Clairvoyant,” “The Possession of Joel Delaney,” “Delusional,” “Deadly Visitor” and more.

1945 – Mimi Fariña, soundtrack for “The Invitation [2015] – songs Dopico, Miles, Swallow Song.”

1940 – Burt Young, starred in “Amityville II: The Possession” “The Amityville Murders,” and Carnival of Blood .”

1932 – Duke Vincent, producer for the TV Movies “Don’t Go to Sleep,” “Satan’s School for Girls [2000]” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Kindred: The Embraced” and “All Souls.”

1926 – Cloris Leachman starred in “Young Frankenstein,” appeared in “Scary Movie 4″ “Lake Placid 2” “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse,” “Fade to Black,” “The Demon Murder Case,” “Dying Room Only” and more.

1918 – Don Richardson, directed for many TV shows including “The Munsters” and “Lost in Space.”

1910 – Al “Grampa” Lewis, who took his turn as a horror host on TBS’ “Super Scary Saturday,” and of course was “Grampa” on the “Munsters.”

1901 – David Manners who starred in “Dracula,” “The Mummy” and “The Black Cat.” [1934].

1891 – Kid Wagner, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”

DIED ON APRIL 30

2024 – Duane Eddy, soundtrack for “Natural Born Killers [1994] – ‘Rebel-Rouser,’ ‘Shazam!’ and ‘The Trembler’” and “Scream 2 [1997] – ‘Brothers’ and ‘Secure’.”

2023 – Patricia Hamilton, actress in “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” episodes of “Purple Playhouse” and “Friday the 13th The Series.”

2022 – Naomi Judd, appeared in the TV Movie “The Killing Game.”

2022 – Ancile Gloudon, actor in “Piranha II: The Spawning.”

2021 – Kom Chauncheun, actor in “Chaos at the Graveyard,” “See How They Run,” “Ponglang Amazing Theater,” “Vampire Strawberry,” “Ghost Day,” “Oh My Ghost,” “Haunted School” and more.

2021 – Libertad Leblanc, actress in “A Woman Possessed” and “Siege of Terror.”

2020 – Susana Ortiz, appeared in 2 episodes of “Epitafios.”

2020 – Sam Lloyd Jr., appeared in “A Bucket of Blood [1995],” “Cry for Help,” “The Fifth,” “Tour de fright” and “The Nightmare Room – Episode: Dear Diary, I’m Dead.”

2020 – Rishi Raj Kapoor, actor in “Kucch to Hai” and worked in the sound department for “The Legend of Igoe Road.”

2019 – Silvina Bosco, appeared in “Moment of Uncertainty episode The Ghost Train.”

2019 – Johann Adam Oest, Actor in “Requiem,” and “Night of 1000 Hours.”

2016 – Wayne Crawford, actor in “Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things,” “God’s Bloody Acre,” “Barracuda,” “The Head Hunter,” “The Evil Below” and “Snake Island.”

2012 – George Murdock, appeared in “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery – TV Series,” “A Howling in the Woods,” “Nightmare Classics – TV Series,” “The X-Files – TV Series” and many more.

2009 – Rodney Holland, editor for “The Company of Wolves,” “Rosenkavalier” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “Hex.”

2007 – Tom Poston, appeared in the 1963 version of “The Old Dark House” and “Zotz!”

1974 – 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.”

1965 – Helen Chandler who played “Mina Seward” in the 1931 version of “Dracula”.

FILMS RELEASED ON APRIL 30

I Walked with A Zombie [1943]
Vampire Circus [1972] – UK

Horror Rises from the Tomb [1973] – Spain

Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural [1973] – Claremont, CA
Friday the 13th Part 2 [1981]

Idle Hands [1999]
Man-Thing [2005] – USA TV premiere
A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010]

The Resort [2021]

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