AUGUST 17
BORN ON AUGUST 17
1994 – Taissa Farmiga, starred in “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “50 States of Fright – TV Series,” “The Nun,” “The Nun II” and “The Final Girls.”
1982 – Mark Salling, appeared in “The Graveyard” and “Children of the Corn: The Gathering.”
1977 – Venus DeMilo Thomas, appeared in “Frost [2022]” and an episode of the tv series “Beyond Belief: Fact of Fiction.”
1970 – Rupert Degas, appeared in “X [1996],” “Exorcist: The Beginning,” “Dark Corners” and “Evil Dead [2013].”
1969 – Donnie Wahlberg, appeared in, “The Sixth Sense,” “Dead Silence” and “Saw II, III & IV.”
1968 – Helen McCrory, appeared in “Interview with a Vampire,” “Frankenstein – TV Movie,” “Penny Dreadful – TV Series” and “The Woman in Black: Angel of Death.”
1961 – Ashlie Rhey, appeared in “Pot Zombies 2: More Pot, Less Plot,” “Dead Country,” “Cannibal Taboo,” “No Rest for the Wicked,” “Witchcraft 7: Judgement Hour,” “Body Count,” The Summoned” and more.
1959 – Kate McNeil, appeared in “The House on Sorority Row,” “Monkey Shines” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Them.”
1951 – Wesley Eure, actor in “The Toolbox Murders [1978]” and “Jennifer [1978].”
1951 – Robert Joy, appears in “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem,” “The Hills Have Eyes [2006],” “Land of the Dead,” “Resurrection,” “Amityville 3-D,” and more.
1949 – Bub Asman, editor for “Grizzly,” “Day of the Animals,” “The Manitou,” “Three on a Meethook,” “Abby” and “The Hidan of Maukbeiangjow.”
1949 – Julian Fellowes, appeared in “The Haunting of Julia,” TV Movie “Hotline” and an episode of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1946 – Shane Briant, appeared in “Straight on Till Morning,” ”Demons of the Mind,” “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell,” “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter” and “The Picture of Dorian Gray.”
1943 – Robert De Niro, starred in “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein,” “Hide and Seek,” “Red Lights,” “Angel Heart,” and episodes of “100 Years of Horror.”
1943 – Linda DeVetta, makeup artist for “The Legend of Hell House,” “Alien³,” “Snow Whtie: A Tale of Terror,” “Alien: Resurrection” and “A Monster Calls.”
1938 – Trina Robbins, writer for the comic book “Vampirella (1996).”
1930 – Glenn Corbett appeared in “Homicidal” and made appearances in the TV shows “Night Gallery,” and “Manimal.”
1923 – Julius Harris, appeared in “King Kong [1976],” “Friday the 13th The Series,” “Crimewave,” “Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence,” “Shrunken Heads,” “Full Moon High” and more.
1918 – Evelyn Ankers, appeared in the Universal films “The Wolf Man,” “The Mad Ghoul” and “The Ghost of Frankenstein.”
DIED ON AUGUST 17
2024 – Alan Haufrect, actor in “Love at First Bite,” “Halloween II [1981],” “Twilight Zone: The Movie” and “Nightmare on the 13th Floor.”
2024 – Veliko Stoianov, actor in the TV Movie “Alien Lockdown [2004].”
2023 – Bobby Eli, soundtrack for “Rubber [2010] “Just Don’t Want To be Lonely.”
2023 – Mentor Ba, actor in “Saloum [2021].”
2023 – Angie Ferro, actress in “Shake Rattle & Roll XV,” “Bulong” and “Kill Barbara with Panic.”
2023 – David Ostrosky, actor in “Spam [2008]” and “Morgana [2012].”
2022 – Motomu Kiyokawa, voice actor in “Vampire D” as well as the TV Series “Hellsing (2001-2002)” and “Hellsing Ultimate (2006-2012).”
2021 – Thierry Liagre, actor in “Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse.”
2010 – Peter V. Saldutti, costume designer for “Psycho II” and Psycho III.”
2004 – Kathy Lutz, who lived in the house in Amityville which she and her family proclaimed to be haunted, on which the book and movie, the “Amityville Horror” was based.
1998 – Rita Roland, editor for “The New Kids” and the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1995 – Helen Christie, she appeared in “Lust for a Vampire” and “Rasputin: The Mad Monk.”
1944 – Robert Frazer, actor in “White Zombie,” “The Vampire Bat,” “The Whispering Shadow” and “Condemned to Live.”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 17
The Man They Could Not Hang [1939]
The Soul of a Monster [1944]
Cry of the Werewolf [1944]
Lost Continent [1951]
Dreamscape [1984]
The Exorcist III [1990]
The Cell [2000] – Century City, CA premiere
Biker Zombies [2001]
Red Water [2003] – TV Movie
Dead Moon Rising [2007] – Fright Night Film Festival
The Invasion [2007]
Krampus: The Christmas Devil [2013] – Indie Gathering International Film Festival
Down a Dark Hall [2018]
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich [2018]
Zombie Tidal Wave [2019] – Brazil
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AUGUST 18
BORN ON AUGUST 18
1991 – David Gale, played Dr. Hill in “Re-Animator” and “Bride of the Re-Animator.”
1969 – Christian Slater, who has starred in the films “Tales from the Darkside: The Movie,” “Hollow Man II,” “Alone in The Dark” and “Interview with the Vampire.”
1968 – Griffin Drew, starred in “The Bare Wench Project,” and “Dinosaur Island.”
1968 – Julie K. Smith, appeared in “The Bare Wench Project”, the 1995 remake of “The Wasp Woman” as well as “Sorceress II: the Temptress”.
1964 – Craig Bierko, actor in “Hair High,” “Danika” and “Scary Movie 4.”
1953 – Ying Li, actress in “Qu mo nu – aka The Seven Coffins,” “The Gate of Hell” and “Knock Knock Who’s There?.”
1951 – Teri McMinn, starred in the original “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Butcher Boys.”
1946 – Jenny Runacre, actress in “The Burning Baby,” “The Witches [1990],” “Three Dangerous Ladies,” “Spectre – TV Movie,” “Son of Dracula” and “The Creeping Flesh.”
1944 – Helena Rojo, actress in “Queen Doll,” “Darker Than Night,” “Mary, Mary Bloody Mary” and “Don’t Panic.”
1943 – Martin Mull, actor in “Cutting Class” and the TV Series “Danny Phantom.”
1972 – Sten Elfström, actor in “Psalm 21 [2009].”
1936 – Robert Redford, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1934 – Joe Tornatore, director for “Grotesque,” “Demon Keeper,” “Immortally Yours,” appeared in “The Ghosts of Buxley Hall” and an episode of the TV series “Monster Squad.”
1933 – Roman Polanski, directed such films as “Rosemary’s Baby,” “The Tenant” and “The Fearless Vampire Killers” and “The Ninth Gate”.
1923 – Katherine Victor, appeared in “Mesa of Lost Women,” “Frankenstein Island,” “Invasion of the Animal People,” “Teenage Zombies,” “House of Black Death,” “The Cape Canaveral Monsters,” “Curse of the Stone Hand” and “Creature of the Walking Dead.”
1920 – Shelly Winters, appeared in “Who Slew Auntie Roo?,” “Tentacles” and “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1893 – Ivan Thomas, assistant director/appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
DIED ON AUGUST 18
2025 – Phil Donohue, archive footage for Killer Legends [2014].”
2025 – Alain Delon, actor in “Spirits of the Dead,” “Traitement de choc – aka Shock Treatment” and “The Passage.”
2023 – Sarah Lawson, actress in “The Devil Rides Out,” “Night of the Big Heat,” episodes of the TV Series “Department S,” “Journey to the Unknown” and “The Invisible Man.”
2023 – Nancy Frangione, appeared in “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Episode: Space Rockers.”
2023 – Casper Roos, actor in “Deadtime Stories.”
2022 – Josephine Tewson, actress in “The Hound of Baskerviles” and an episode of “Thriller.”
2022 – Robert Q. Lovett, editor for “Violent Midnight,” “Just Before Dawn” and the TV Movie “Strays.”
2022 – Sombat Metanee, appeared in “Kraithong – aka The Legend of the Crocodile,” “Magic Killer,” “The Tiger Devil,” “Lang nu – aka The Wolf Girl” and “Krasue Sao – aka Ghost of Guts Eater.”
2022 – Tom Palmer, comic book artist/writer for “Tomb of Dracula [1980].”
2020 – Ben Cross, appeared in “Master of Dark Shadows,” “Exorcist: The Beginning,” “Wicked Little Things,” “Species: The Awakening,” “Dark Shadows [1991],” “The Unholy [1988] and many more.
2019 – Encarna Paso, appeared in “Glass Ceiling.”
2017 – Patrick Tantalo, special effects for “Slugs,” “Waxwork,” “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” “Demons at the Door,” “2001 Maniacs,” “Bug [2006],” “Cemetery Gates,” “Halloween II [2009],” “For Sale by Owner” and “Fable: Teeth of Beasts.”
1991 – David Gale, starred in “Re-Animator” and “Bride of the Re-Animator.”
1981 – Ray Turner, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “The Invisible Ray.”
1973 – Frank Mills, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1939[,” “You’ll Find Out,” “Woman Who Came Back,” “The Black Castle,” “The Little Shop of Horrors [1960]” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
1970 – Soledad Miranda, appeared in “She Killed in Ecstasy,” “Vampyros Lesbos,” “Count Dracula,” “Nightmares Come at Night” and “Sound of Horror.”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 18
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave [1971]
Godzilla [2000]
The Cell [2000]
Stacy: Attack of the Schoolgirl Zombies [2001]
Snakes on A Plane [2006]
6-Headed Shark Attack [2018]
Open 24 Hours [2018]
The Lake [2022] – Thailand
Megalodon: The Frenzy [2023] – internet
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AUGUST 19
BORN ON AUGUST 19
1980 – Darius Campbell, producer for “House Red.”
1978 – Michelle Borth, appeared in “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Trespassers,” “The Sisterhood,” “Silent Warnings,” “Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders” and “Komodo vs. Cobra.”
1972 – Greg Bryk, appeared in “Saw V,” Saw: The Final Chapter,” “Rabid,” “Blood Ties,” “Red: Werewolf Hunter,” “Grindstone Road,” “Bloodthirsty” and the TV Series “V-Wars.”
1969 – Matthew Perry, actor in “Getting In,” as well as the TV Series “Friends” Halloween episodes:
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1969 – S.P. Krause, writer for “Acolytes,” “Bait,” “The Darkness,” “Black Chamber” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Drop Dead Weird.”
1965 – Kevin Dillion, starred in “The Blob [1988].” and “Out for Blood,” and “Tales from The Crypt” episode entitled “House of Horror.”
1963 – Darcy DeMoss, appeared in “666: Devilish Charm,” “666: Kreepy Kerry,” “A Bucket of Blood,” “Pale Blood,” “Night Life,” “Return to Horror High” and “Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI.”
1961 – Tony Longo, appeared in “Fangs,” “The Violent Kind” and “Wicked Karma.”
1959 – Steve Grimmett – former singer of the 80s metal band Grim Reaper, composer/singer for the music videos “See You In Hell,” “Fear No Evil” and “Rock You To Hell” and more.”
1956 – Adam Arkin, appeared in “Halloween H2O” and “Full Moon High.”
1955 – Peter Gallagher, appeared in “House on Haunted Hill [1999]” and the film “Mother’s Boys.”
1945 – Barbara Sammeth, actress in “The Mad Room” and the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1944 – Steve Rez, key grip for “Friday the 13th: Part 3” and the TV Movie “The Awakening of Candra.”
1941 – Ewa Ciepiela, actress in “The Third Part of the Night [1971].”
1939 – Will Knickerbocker, actor in “Barracuda,” “Island Claws,” “Jaws 3D” and “Popcorn.”
1938 – Diana Muldaur, appeared in “The Other [1972]” and “Chosen Survivors.”
1938 – Lily Y. Monteverde, producer for “Regal Shocker,” “Shake, Rattle & Roll 2,” “Multo in the City,” “Vampira,” “White Lady,” “Tarot,” “Third Eye,” “The Debutantes,” “Haunted Forest,” “The Heiress,” “The Doll: Creation” and many more.
1933 – Debra Paget appeared in “The Haunted Palace” and “Tales of Terror.”
1926 – Angus Scrimm, best known for portraying “The Tall Man” in the “Phantasm” series of films, he also appeared in “Chopping Mall,” “Wishmaster” and more.
1924 – William Marshall, starred in “Blacula,” “Scream Blacula Scream,” “The Boston Strangler,” “Abby” and “Dinosaur Valley Girls.”
1903 – Claude Dauphin, appeared in “Phantom of the Rue Morgue”.
1899 – Olga Baclanova, appeared in “Freaks.”
1899 – Charlie Hall, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “The Ape Man” and “The Lodger.”
1894 – Harvey B. Dunn, appeared in “Teenagers from Outer Space,” “Night of the Ghouls” and “Bride of the Monster.”
DIED ON AUGUST 19
2024 – Ron Cephas Jones, appeared in 5 episodes of the mini-series “Lisey’s Story [2021.”
2021 – Shin’ichi Chiba, director/producer for “Rimeinzu: Utsukushiki yuusha-tachi – aka Remains: Beautiful Heroes,” actor in “Wolf Guy” and “Virus: The End.”
2019 – James Riley Alexander, sound department for “The Car,” “Jaws 2,” “Ghost Story,” “Nightmares,” “Psycho II,” and “The Guardian.”
2016 – Jack Riley, appeared in “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!,” “C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud” and “Room 6.”
2012 – Tony Scott, directed “The Hunger [1983],” “The Hunger – TV Series” and producer for “Tell Tale.”
2011 – Jimmy Sangster, was a writer/producer/director of such films as “The Horror of Frankenstein”, “Lust for a Vampire”, “Fear in the Night”, “The Crawling Eye,” “The Curse of Frankenstein”, “Horror of Dracula”, “The Mummy”, “The Brides of Dracula”, “Dracula: Prince of Darkness” and many more films.
2005 – Mel Welles, starred in “Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy,” “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” “The She Beast” and the original “Little Shop of Horrors”.
1991 – Oliver Drake, wrote the screenplays for “The Mummy’s Curse” and “The Feathered Serpent”.
1987 – Hayden Rorke appeared in “The Night Walker” and “When Worlds Collide”.
1984 – George Meeker, appeared in “The Invisible Monster,” and “Dead Man’s Eyes”.
1974 – Russell Napier, actor in “It! [1967], “The Blood Beast Terror” and an episode of “Target.”
1961 – Charles Gemora, appeared in “I Married a Monster from Outer Space,” “War of the Worlds,” “Island of Lost Souls” [1933] and “The Unholy Three” [1930].
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 19
The Horror of It All [1963] – Phoenix
Aenigma [1987] – Portugal
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master [1988]
Dead Doll [2004]
Red Eye [2005]
Fright Night [2011]
As Above So Below [2014] – Cambodia
Varsity Blood [2014]
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AUGUST 20
BORN ON AUGUST 20
1982 – Meghan Ory, appeared in “Dark House”, “Nightmare”, “Vampire High [TV Series].”
1974 – Misha Collins, is best known for portraying “Castiel” in “Supernatural [TV Series].”
1974 – Amy Adams, appeared in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer [TV Series]” and “Psycho Beach Party.”
1962 – Amaechi Muonagor, actor in “Evil Genius,” “Karishika,” “Issakaba,” “Oracle 2,” “Oracle 3” and “The Vulture.”
1953 – Peter Horton, appeared in “Children of the Corn,” “Fade to Black,” and starred in the TV show “Brimstone.”
1949 – Patrick Kilpatrick, actor in “The Toxic Avenger,” “The Cellar,” “Class of 1999,” “Scanner Cop II,” “The Granny,” “The Confessional,” “The Zombinator,” “7 Faces of Jack the Ripper” and more.”
1947 – Ray Wise, appeared in “Tom Holland’s Twisted Tales”, “Big Ass Spider!”, “Chillerama”, “Jeepers Creepers II”, “The Crow”, “Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces [TV Series]”, “Robocop” “Tone-Deaf” and many more.
1943 – Philip MacHale, actor in “Slugs [1988].”
1943 – Sylvester McCoy appeared in “Dracula [1979],” “Slumber,” and “Conjuring: The Book of the Dead.”
1937 – Anthony Ainley appeared in “The Blood on Satan’s Claw,” and “The Land That Time Forgot.”
1937 – Mort Engelberg, producer for “Fright Night Part [1988]” and “Remote Control [1988].”
1933 – Ted Donaldson, appeared in 2 episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”
1927 – Ann Edwards, script & continuity department for “Crucible of Horror,” “Crucible of Terror,” “The Hound of the Baskervilles [1978],” “The Keep [1983],” “Scream for Help” and “Haunted [1995].”
1925 – William B. Jurgensen, cinematographer for “Arnold [1973]” and “Terror in the Wax Museum.”
1915 – Tom Duggan who appeared in “Frankenstein 1970.”
1909 – André Morell, starred in “Quaternmass and the Pit,” “The Mummy’s Shroud,” “Plague of the Zombies” and “The Giant Behemoth.”
1907 – André Morell, who appeared in the films “The Giant Behemoth,” “The Plague of the Zombies” and “The Mummy’s Shroud.”
1890 – H.P. Lovecraft many novels that have been made into movies in one form or another were, “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” [Haunted Palace, The Resurrected] “Herbert West – The Re-Animator” [Re-Animator, Bride of the Re-Animator, Beyond the Re-Animator] and “The Color Out of Space” [The Curse, Die Monster Die].
DIED ON AUGUST 20
2025 – Atsuko Tanaka, voice actress for “Psycho Diver: Soul Siren,” “Berserk – 2 episodes” and “Blade – S1.E4.”
2022 – Leon Vitali, actor in “Terror of Frankenstein,” “Director’s Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein” and the short “Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave.”
2021 – Matilde Vilariño, voice dubbing for “The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein” and “Leonor, The Devil’s Mistress.”
2021 – Nino D’Agata, actor in “Endless Dark.”
2019 – Alexandra Ivanovna Nazarova, actress in “Night Watch.”
2019 – Frederick B. Reyes, appeared in “Howlers [2018].”
2013 – Ted Post, director for “Nightkill,” “The Baby,” “Five Desperate Women – TV Movie,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Twilight Zone” and “Thriller.”
2012 – Phyllis Diller, appeared in “Casper’s Scare School”, “The Boneyard”, “Doctor Hackenstein”, “Tales from the Darkside [TV Series]”, “Night Gallery [TV Series]”, “Mad Monster Party?” and more.
2001 – Kim Stanley, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Inner Sanctum” and “Night Gallery.”
2001 – Walter Reed who appeared in the films “Flying Disc Men from Mars” and “How to Make a Monster.”
1988 – Julian Gunzburg, visual consultant for “House of Wax [1953].”
1984 – Roy Whybrow, special effects for “The Legend of Spider Forest,” “Nobody Ordered Love,” “The Legend of Hell House” and “Frankenstein: The True Story.”
1974 – Ilona Massey who portrayed “Baroness Elsa Frankenstein” in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 20
Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice? [1969]
The House of the Laughing Windows [1976] – Italy
Teaching Mrs. Tingle [1999]
Universal Soldier: The Return [1999]
Blood: The Last Vampire [2001] – Portugal
The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula [2001]
Exorcist: The Beginning [2004]
Open Water [2004]
Jingles the Clown [2009]
Piranha 3D [2010]
Found Footage 3D [2016]
Hoax [2019]
Random Acts of Violence [2019]
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AUGUST 21
BORN ON AUGUST 21
1992 – RJ Mitte, actor in “The Recall,” “The Unseen,” “House of Last Things” and “Stump.”
1989 – Hayden Panettiere, appeared in “Scream 4” and “Scream VI.”
1981 – Ross Thomas, actor in “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” “Underground” and “Abducted.”
1975 – Alicia Witt actress in Longlegs,” “Urban Legend” and episodes of the TV series “Supernatural,” “The Exorcist,” “Lore,” and “The Walking Dead.”
1970 – Brent Hanley, writer for “Frailty [2001]” and “Masters of Horror – S2.E2 [2006].”
1967 – Carrie-Anne Moss appeared in “Disturbia,” “The Bye Bye Man,” “Silent Hill: Revelation,” “Frankenstein [2015],” “Fido,” and “Terrified.”
1963 – Richmond Arquette, actor in “Halloween [2007],” “Scream 3,” “The Tripper,” “Rift,” “Mexican Devil” and the TV Movie “Legion.”
1961 – Mitchell Anderson, actor in “All-American Murder,” “Deadly Dreams,” “Jaws: The Revenge” and an episode of “The Hitchhiker.”
1956 – Kim Cattrall, appeared in “Modern Vampires,” “Split Second” and episodes of “Creature” and “The Outer Limits.”
1946 – Fermí Reixach, actor in “Faust [2000],” “Darkness [2002]” and “Apartment 143 [2001].”
1945 – Patricia McCormak played in “The Bad Seed,” “Bug” and “Saturday the 14th Strikes Back.”
1944 – Peter Weir, director/writer for “The Cars That Ate Paris” and the TV Movie “The Plumber.”
1943 – Lino Capolicchio, actor in “The House with Laughing Windows” and “Il signor Diavolo – aka Mr. Devil.”
1939 – Patrice Laffont, actor in “Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994).”
1938 – Herbert ‘Cowboy’ Coward, actor in” Deliverance [1972].”
1920 – Earl Rowe played in “The Blob [1958].”
1912 – Paul Landres directed films “The Return of Dracula,” “The Flame Barrier,” and “The Vampire.”
1901 – Harvey Stephens, actor in “The House of Fear,” “The Bat [1959],” “Diary of a Madman” and 2 episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”
1900 – Roland Culver, actor in “Dead of Night [1945],” “Fragment of Fear,” “The Legend of Hell House,” “The Uncanny” and 2 episodes of “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1895 – Marie Blake, who was best known for her role of “Grandmama Addams” in “The Addams Family [TV Series].” She also appeared in “Phantom of the Rue Morgue,” “She Devil,” and countless other films.
DIED ON AUGUST 21
2022 – Stuart Anstis – Former Guitarist for Cradle of Filth, appeared in the music video “Cradle of Filth: From the Cradle to Enslave.”
2022 – Vincent Gil, actor in “Body Belt,” “Voyage Into Fear” and “Razor Eaters.”
2021 – Masaya Nihei, actor in “Mothra” and “Gorath.”
2021 – Phil Valentine, appeared in “Benedictine the Mad Monk – Episode: Taste the Blood of Dracula.”
2001 – Beryl Cooke, appeared in “The Blood Beast Terror” and an episode of “Out of the Unknown.”
2000 – John Hayes, directed “Grave of the Vampire” and “Dream No Evil,”.
1990 – Wes Dawn, makeup artist for “Night of the Lepus,” “Carrie [1976],” TV Movies “The Initiation of Sarah” and “The Midnight Hour.”
1988 – Jerry Warren, produced/wrote/directed the films “Teenage Zombies,” “Manbeast” and “The Incredible Petrified World,” and who Americanized many Mexican horror films.
1987 – Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, composer for “Gorgo [1961],” “The Castle of the Living Dead,” “Queens of Evil,” “Goliath and the Vampires,” “Something Creeping in the Dark” and “Hypnosis.”
1981 – Eddie Byrne, appeared in “Jack the Ripper” [1959], “The Mummy” [1959] and “Island of Terror”.
1974 – Dan Dowling, uncredited actor in “The Seventh Victim” and “House of Wax [1953].”
1960 – Glen Glenn, sound recordist for “Invisible Ghost,” “Spooks Run Wild,” “The Corpse Vanishes,” “The Ape Man,” “Revenge of the Zombies,” “Return of the Ape Man” and more.
1958 – Kurt Neumann, directed “The Fly [1958],” “She Devil,” “Secret of the Blue Room,” “Kronos” and writer/treatment for “Dracula’s Daughter,” “The Return of the Vampire” and “She Devil.”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 21
The Seventh Victim [1943]
The Haunting [1963]
The Creeping Terror [1964] – TV Movie
The Gorgon [1964] – London
An American Werewolf in London [1981]
Blade [1998]
Carnival of Souls [1998]
Devil in the Flesh [1998] – USA TV premiere
Reptilian aka Reptile [2001] – USA video premiere
Raptor Island [2004] – TV Movie
The Risen [2004]
Strange Aeons: The Thing on the Doorstep [2005]
Rising Dead [2007]
The Minstrel Killer [2009]
Lost After Dark [2015]
Ready or Not [2019]
Primitive War [2025]
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AUGUST 22
BORN ON AUGUST 22
1984 – Katie Stuart, appeared in “Supernatural – TV Series,” “The Outer Limits – TV Series,” “The Returned – TV Series” and the TV Movie “Intensity.”
1979 – Brandon Quintin Adams, appeared in “The Resort,” “Ghost in the Machine” and “The People Under the Stairs.”
1967 – Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, appeared in “The Thing [2011]” and “The Mummy Returns.”
1965- Courtney Gains, appeared in “Halloween [2007],” “Candy Corn,” “Mimesis”, “The Funhouse Massacre,” “Hell’s Kitty,” “The ‘Burbs,” “Alien Encounter”, “King Cobra” “Children of the Corn,” and more.
1958 – Colm Feore, appeared in “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” “The Prodigy,” “Highwaymen,” and episodes of “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Outer Limits,” “Lore,” “Friday the 13th: The Series,” and War of the Words.”
1953 – Evelyn Thomas, actress in the short “PDA Massacre [2004].”
1945 – David Chase wrote for the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” and the screenplay for the film “Grave of the Vampire.”
1936 – Tony Kendall, actor in “Return of the Evil Dead,” “The Loreley’s Grasp,” “Blood Story,” “Siege of Terror” and “The Whip and the Body.”
1931 – Douglas S. Cramer, producer for “The Dead Don’t Die [1972],” “The Cat Creature,” “Snowbeast,” “Cruise Into Terror” and “Don’t Go to Sleep.”
1925 – Honor Blackman, appeared in “Daughter of Darkness,” “Fright,” “The Cat and the Canary,” “Tale of the Mummy,” “The Sight,” “Cockneys vs Zombies” and more.
1922 – Micheline Presle, actress in “Transfixed [2001]” episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected” and “Ray Bradbury Theater.”
1920 – Ray Bradbury, works made into films include “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “Fahrenheit 451,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” “It Came from Outer Space” and “The Illustrated Man.”
1916 – Joan Houseman, appeared in an episode of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour [1963].”
1910 – Lesley Woods, actress in the TV Movies “A Man for Hanging,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “Bad Ronald” and “The Uninvited [1996].”
1909 – Julius J. Epstein, screenwriter for “Arsenic and Old Lace.”
1909 – Philip G. Epstein, appeared in an episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1900 – Jean Yarbrough, directed “The Devil Bat,” “King of the Zombies” and “She-Wolf of London.”
DIED ON AUGUST 22
2023 – Peter Gonzales Falcon, actor in “Dis [2018].”
2022 – Jerry Allison, soundtrack for “Terror Squad” and the TV Movie “Hollyweird.”
2022 – Jaimie Branch, music department/trumpet for “Wrinkles the Clown.”
2021 – Marilyn Eastman, actress in “Night of the Living Dead [1968]” and “Santa Claws.”
2020 – Allan Rich, appeared in “Rise: Blood Hunter” and “The Entity.”
2019 – Morton Tubor, supervising film editor for “The Bees,” editor “Dementia 13,” and sound department “The Unearthly.”
2007 – Keith Knight, actor in “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Of Unknown Origin,” “Love & Murder,” “Whispers,” as well as episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “War of the Worlds,” “Beetlejuice,” “Tales from the Cryptkeeepr,” “Monster Force” and “Freaky Stories.”
2005 – Romi Koch, starred in “Dead Doll.”
2000 – Toru Tanaka, appeared in “Alligator II: The Mutation” and “Dead Heat.”
1980 – Norman Shelley, starred in “Jack the Ripper – TV Mini-Series,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,” “The Monkey’s Paw,” “Daughter of Darkness” and more.
1991 – Colleen Dewhurst appeared in “The Dead Zone,” “When a Stranger Calls,” and provided the voice of “Satan” in the film “Exorcist III”.
1977 – Sebastian Cabot, appeared in “Twice Told Tales” and episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Circle of Fear.”
1963 – Perry Ivins, appeared as “Fritz” in “Son of Frankenstein,” “Thriller – TV Series” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 22
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff [1949]
Scream of Fear [1961]
Curse Of the Voodoo aka Voodoo Blood Death [1965]
Night of the Creeps [1986]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 [1986]
Mimic [1997]
Forest Of The Damned [2006]
I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer [2006]
Satan’s Playground [2006]
Cthulhu [2007] – USA limited
Freakdog [2008] – FrightFest
Ghost Shark [2013] – TV Movie
Jersey Shore Massacre [2014]
Victor Crowley [2017] – Los Angeles premiere
Il signor Diavolo [2019] – Italy
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AUGUST 23
BORN ON AUGUST 23
2005 – Brock Peters, Brock Peters, appeared in “Soylent Green.”
2002 – Dennis Fimple, appeared in “House of 1000 Corpses,” “King Kong [1976],” “Bug Buster,” “Creature from Black Lake,” “Fangs,” “The Evictors” and more.
1990 – Clarissa Thibeaux, actress in “Ice Sharks,” “Flight 666,” “Somnium” and the short “How to Tell a Campfire Story.”
1983 – Ruta Gedmintas, appeared in “The Strain – TV Series,” “Ripper Street – TV Series” and “Prowl.”
1974 – Seth ‘Shifty Shellshock’ Binzer, actor in “Dead 7 [2016].”
1970 – Jay Mohr, appeared in “Cherry Falls,” “Hunter’s Moon” and episodes of the TV Series “Night Visions.”
1943 – Nelson DeMille, writer/additional dialogue for “Silent Madness [1984].”
1935 – Ricardo Merino, actor in “Trauma” and “Inquisition.”
1929 – Vera Miles, starred in “Psycho [1960],” “Psycho II” and “Brain Waves.”
1927 – Mort Zarcoff, associate producer for the TV Movie “She Waits.”
1927 – Martial Solal, composer/stock music for “The Twilight Zone – S3.E18 [1962].”
1915 – Edmund Gibson, cinematographer for “Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things,” “Impulse,” “Barracuda” and “I Eat Your Skin.”
DIED ON AUGUST 23
2024 – Bette Bourne, actor in “Quatermass and the Pit [1967].”
2024 – Wojciech Paszkowski, voice actor for the video game “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015).”
2023 – Bob Feldman, soundtrack/songwriter for “The Toxic Avenger – Body Talk” and “The Babysitter – I Want Candy.”
2021 – Michael Nader, actor in the TV Movie “Nick Knight.”
2021 – Rosita Quintana, actress in “Demon in the Blood” and “La mansión del terror.”
2020 – Augusto Caminito, screenwriter for “Vampire in Venice” and the TV Series “Seagull Island.”
2020 – Benny Chan, producer for “Hong Kong Show Girls” and presenter for “Fatal Love.”
2020 – Lori Nelson, actress in “Day the World Ended,” “Revenge of the Creature” and “The Naked Monster.”
2019 – Sheila Steafel, appeared in “Quatermass and the Pit” and “Bloodbath at the House of Death.”
2007 – 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.”
2006 – Ed Warren, 1/2 of the husband and wife demonologist team i.e. The Amityville Haunting was based on. He and his wife were portrayed in the blockbuster hits “The Conjuring,” The Conjuring 2” and “The Conjuring 3.”
2005 – Brock Peters, appeared in “Soylent Green,” and “Alligator II: The Mutation”.
2002 – Dennis Fimple, played in “House of 1000 Corpses,” “Fangs,” “King Kong [1976]” and “Creature from Black Lake.”
1975 – Hank Patterson, appeared in “Monster on the Campus”, “Earth vs the Spider”, “Attack of the Puppet People”, “The Amazing Colossal Man”, “Beginning of the End”, “Tarantula” and more.
1966 – Francis X. Bushman, starred in “The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini,”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 23
Pit and the Pendulum [1961]
The Horrible Dr. Hitchcock [1962] – Milan
Black Sabbath [1963] – Italy
Pieces [1982] – Spain
Godzilla [1985]
Teen Wolf [1985]
Warning Sign [1985]
Nightlife [1989]
The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996]
Exorcism [2003] – Beverly Hills
Dead Clowns [2004] – UK
Ringu 0: Bâsudei [2005] – USA DVD premiere
Flu Bird Horror [2008] – TV Movie
You’re Next [2011]
Digging Up the Marrow [2014] – London Frightfest Film Festival
Slaxx [2020] – Fantasia International Film Festival
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