NOVEMBER 16
BORN ON NOVEMBER 16
1984 – Gemma Atkinson, appeared in “Night of the Living 3D Dead,” “Devil’s Pass,” “Airborne,” and “Night Wolf.”
1984 – Kimberly J. Brown, appeared in “Big Bad Wolf,” “Halloweentown High,” “Rose Red – TV Mini-Series,” “Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge,” “Halloweentown” and more.
1977 – Maggie Gyllenhaal, appeared in “Monster House.”
1975 – Ona Grauer, actress in “House of the Dead,” “Deep Evil,” “Alone in the Dark,” “Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon,” “Dead Rising 4” as well as several episodes of several TV Series.
1970 – Martha Plimpton, appeared in “Hair High” and an episode of “The Shivering Truth.”
1969 – Sxv’leithan Essex, camera director for “Shark Night 3D,” production designer for “A Darker Reality,” “Bled,” “Creepshow Raw: Insomnia,” “Shotgun Wedding” and “Big Ass Spider!”
1968 – Tammy Lauren, appeared in “Wishmaster.”
1967 – Lisa Bonet, starred in “Angel Heart.”
1963 – Stephanie Collie, costume designer for “Death Machine [1994],” “Hellboy [2019]” and “Silent Night [2021].”
1958 – Marg Helenberger, starred in the films “Species” and “Species II.”
1956 Gwynyth Walsh, appeared in “Even Lambs Have Teeth,” “She Beast,” “Nightmare,” “as well as several TV Seres.
1955 – Ron Chaney, appeared in “Coffin Baby,” “Doctor Shocker’s Monster Campaign Ads 2012” and “House of the Wolf Man.”
1948 – Steve Railsback, starred in “Helter Skelter,” “Ed Gein,” “Lifeforce,” “Turkey Shoot,” “Blue Monkey” and appeared in “Trick or Treats,” “Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back” and many more.
1942 – Geir Børresen, actor in “Noe helt annet – aka Something Else” and the TV Series “Horror Bizarre.”
1940 – Roberto Leoni, screenwriter for “American Rickshaw” and ‘Santa Sangre.”
1938 – Troy Seals, soundtrack/writer for “Outcast – S1.E4 (2016) – “There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In).”
1934 – Guy Stockwell, appeared in “It’s Alive,” “Grotesque” and “Santa Sangre.” appeared in “Burned at The Stake,” “Santa Sangre,” “It’s Alive,” and appeared in TV shows such as “Thriller” and “Land of The Giants.”
1930 – Ira Anderson Jr., special effects for “Curse of the Faceless Man,” “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” “The Night Strangler” and “Damien: Omen II.”
1928 – Clu Gulager, appeared in “Return of the Living Dead,” “A Nightmare On Elm Street 2,” ” From a Whisper To a Scream,” “Feast” “Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds” and “Feast 3: The Happy Finish.”
1927 – Barbara Payton, starred in the film “Bride of the Gorilla.”
1927 – Robert Butler, appeared in 2 episodes of “The Twilight Zone [1964].”
1922 – Patricia Barry, actress in “The Beast With Five Fingers,” “Crowhaven Farm,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Delusional,” episodes of “Suspense,” “Matinee Theatre,” “Thriller,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Ghostwriter.”
1913 – Jack Smith, played a bit part as a reporter in the original King Kong [1933].
1908 – Burgess Meredith, appeared in “Torture Garden,” “Beware the Blob!” “The Sentinel” and “Burnt Offerings.”
1880 – Robert Wiene, directed the 1924 version of “The Hands of Orlac” as well as “The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 16
2024 – Svetlana Svetlichnaya, actress in “Day of Wrath [1985].”
2023 – George ‘Funky’ Brown – Drummer & Songwriter for Kool & the Gang, soundtrack for episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Scream Queens” the movie “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
2023 – Peter Solley, sound mixer for “Motörhead: Hellraiser [1992]” and “soundtrack/writer for “Five Nights at Freddy’s.”
2022- Nicki Aycox, actress in “Animals,” “The X-Files: I Want To Believe,” “Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead,” “Dead Birds,” “Jeepers Creepers 2,” episodes of “The Twilight Zone” and “Supernatural.”
2022 – Robert Clary, appeared in “The Munsters Today – Episode: Green Eyed Munsters.”
2020 – David Hemblen, appeared in “Brainscan,” “Rats,” “All Souls,” as well as several TV Series episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “Tales from the Cryptkeeper,” “Forever Knight,” “Goosebumps” and “The Outer Limits.”
2020 – Art Wolff, producer for “Violent Midnight.”
2020 – Robert Yuro, actor in episodes of the TV Series “Night Gallery” and “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
2018 – William Goldman, screenwriter for “Dreamcatcher,” “Magic” and “The Stepford Wives [1975].”
2009 – Edward Woodward, starred in the original version of “The Wicker Man.”
2006 – Gary Graver, cinematographer for “Evil Toons,” “The Toolbox Murders,” “Mortuary,” “Trick or Treats,” “Dracula vs. Frankenstein,” “Sorceress,” “Leeches,” “Blood Mania” and many more.
2002 – Alfred Lewis Levitt who wrote for “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” and “The Boy with Green Hair.”
1997 – Peter James, set dresser for “The Innocents,” “Fragment of Fear,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “Night Watch,” “The Chosen,” set decorator for “The Doctor and the Devils” and “Haunted.”
1996 – Betty Cole, actress in “Eaten Alive” and “The Toolbox Murders.”
1981 – William Holden, starred in the film “Damien: Omen II.”
1978 – Claude Dauphin, appeared in “Phantom of the Rue Morgue” and “The Tenant”.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 16
Arnold [1973]
Carrie [1976]
Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals [1978] – Italy
The Cat and the Canary [1978] – Miami International Film Festival
Human Experiments [1979] – El Paso, TX
Night of the Comet [1984]
A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984]
Razorback [1984]
Prom Night II [1987]
The Haunting of Hell House [1999]
Mulberry St. [2006] – Stockholm International Film Festival
The Hideout [2007] – Italy
The Clinic [2009] – Japan
Wer [2013]
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NOVEMBER 17
BORN ON NOVEMBER 17
1978 – Zoe Bell, films include “Malignant,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” “Grindhouse,” “Raze,” “Fresthwater,” “Death Proof,” “Planet Terror,” “The Final Destination,” “Penny Dreadful – TV Series” and more.
1975 – Diane Neal, appeared in “Dracula II: Ascension,” “Dracula III: Legacy,” “Mr. Jones” and episodes of the TV Series “The Following.”
1975 – James Vanderbilt, producer for “Slender Man,” “Suspiria [2018],” “Ready or Not,” “Bed Rest,” “Scream [2022],” “Scream VI,” “Abigail,” “Scream 7,” and “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” writer for “Darkness Falls.”
1974 – Leslie Bibb, appeared in “Wristcutters: A Love Story,” “The Babysitter,” “Flight 7500,” “Hell Baby,” “Midnight Meat Train” and “Trick ‘r Treat.”
1970 – Troy DeVolld, story editor for the TV Series “Fear [2000-2002].”
1961 – David Price, directed “Son of Darkness: To Die for II,” “Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice” and produced “Leprechaun.”
1947 – Steven E. de Souza, writer for “Bad Dreams,” “Possessed (TV Movie),” episodes of the TV Series “Tales from the Crypt” and “Unknown Sender.”
1942 – Martin Scorsese, directed the 1991 remake of “Cape Fear” and “Shutter Island.”
1938 – Gordon Lightfoot, soundtrack for “Gremlins 2: The New Batch (If You Could Read My Mind),” “The Addams Family 2 (The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald) and “Knives Out (Sundown).”
1930 – Karl Merkatz, appeared in the short “Vanitas [2013].”
1928 – Rance Howard, actor in “Locusts [1974],” “Ticks,” “Ed and His Dead Mother,” “The Night Caller,” “Psycho [1998],” “A Crack in the Floor,” “Toolbox Murders [2004],” “Grizzly Park,” “Sasquatch Mountain,” “The Rosewood Lane,” “Huff” and more.
1927 – Lynn Stalmaster, casting director for “Lady in a Cage,” “Audrey Rose,” Damien: Omen II,” “The Fury,” “Nightwing,” “Prophecy” and many more.
1927 – Robert Brown, appeared in 1962 version of “Tower of London.”
1925 – Rock Hudson, starred in the film “Embryo.”
1886 – Crane Wilbur, screenwriter for “House of Wax [1953],” “The Bat,” “The Amazing Mr. X,” “The Monster” and “The Mad Magician.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 17
2023 – Suzanne Shepherd, actress in “Jacob’s Ladder [1990].”
2022 – Daljeet Kaur Khangura, actress in “Kabrastan (cemetery).”
2021 – Art LaFleur, actor in “Pulse Pounders, “The Blob [1988],” “Trancers II,” “Dahmer vs. Gacy,” “The Rig,” “House Hunting” episodes of “Tales from the Crypt” and “Night Stalker.”
2021 – Keith Allison, actor in “Phantom of the Paradise.”
2021 – N. R. Manohar, actor in “Zombie [2016]” and “Idiot.”
2021 – Dominic Orlando, producer for “Nightflyers – TV Series” and writer for “Them – TV Series.”
2021 – Igor Savochkin, actor in “Night Watch,” “Day Watch,” “Junk” and “Three.”
2019 – Nicholas Amer, appeared in “Disciple of Death,” “The Awakening” and “ABCs of Death 2.”
2019 – Arsenio Corsellas Serra, voice dubbing as Paul Naschy in “Night of the Howling Beast.”
2011 – John Paxton, actor and producer in “Drag Me to Hell,” “Frailty,” “Psycho Cop Returns” and “Brain Dead.”
2008 – Luigi Batzella, appeared in “Curse of the Blood Ghouls,” “Killer Without a Face,” “The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance” and “The Beast in Heat.”
2005 – Maurice Zimm, wrote the story “Creature From The Black Lagoon.”
1998 – Dick O’Neil, appeared in “The Wolfen” and “Gammera, The Invincible.”
1997 – Peter James, set dresser for “The Innocents,” “Fragment of Fear,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “Night Watch,” “The Chosen,” set decorator for “The Doctor and the Devils” and “Haunted.”
1993 – Fritz Feld, actor in “Phantom of the Opera [1943],” “The Catman of Paris,” episodes of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Amazing Stories.”
1987 – Arthur C. Pierce, directed “The Navy vs. the Night Monsters,” “The Human Duplicators,” “Women of the Prehistoric Planet” and “Mutiny in Outer Space.”
1979 –Don Post, Master monster mask maker.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 17
Tower of London [1939]
The Vampires Coffin [1965] – Cincinnati, OH – [dubbed version]
The Fearless Vampire Killers [1967]
Asylum [1972]
Daughters of Satan [1972]
Dracula A.D. 1972 [1972]
Silent Night, Bloody Night [1972]
Don’t Go In the House [1979] – Paris Festival of Fantastic Films
The 6th Day [2000]
Frailty [2001] – Deep Ellum Film Festival
Dark Ride [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Unrest [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Wicked Little Things [2006]
Train [2008]
Vampire Abstracta [2009]
ThanksKilling [2009] – DVD premiere
Hanger [2009]
Basement Jack [2009] – video
Late Phases [aka: Night of the Wolf [2014]]
Amityville: The Awakening [2017] – Cambodia
Playhouse [2020]
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NOVEMBER 18
BORN ON NOVEMBER 18
1987 – Angelina Armani, appeared in “Fear Clinic,” “Creep Van,” “Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader,” “Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2” and “Bloodstruck.”
1970 – Mike Epps, starred in “Meet the Blacks,” “Repentance,” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and “Resident Evil: Extinction.”
1970 – Peta Wilson, appeared in “Malibu Shark Attack.”
1968 – Owen Wilson, starred in “Anaconda,” and the 1999 remake of “The Haunting.”
1962 – Kirk Hammett, lead guitarist of Metallica and worked on the soundtrack for “The Forsaken,” “The Devil’s Candy,” “Spawn” and “Zombieland: Double Tap.”
1961 – Nick Chinlund, appeared in “666 Park Avenue – TV Series,” “Hallowed Ground,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series,” “The X-Files – TV Series” and many more.
1960 – John Shepherd, actor in “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning,” “Bless the Child,” the short “Flesh and Blood” and an episode of the TV Series “Friday the 13th: The Series.”
1954 – Mark Patrick Carducci, whose work has included “Neon Maniacs,” “Vampirella,” “Pumpkinhead” and “The Plan 9 Companion.”
1950 – Eric Pierpoint, starred in “Alien Nation” TV series and the 1986 remake of “Invaders from Mars.”
1947 – Jameson Parker, starred in John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness.”
1946 – Andrea Allan, actress in “The House That Vanished” and “Old Dracula.”
1944 – Michael P. Redbourn, sound editor for “The Oblong Box,” “Scream and Scream Again,” “Cry of the Banshee,” “The House That Dripped Blood,” “Trog,” “Son of Dracula,” “Evilspeak,” “Fright Night [1985],” “Ghostbusters,” “Night Life,” “Shocker,” “Highway to Hell,” “Body Snatchers” and more.
1941 – David Hemmings, Writer/director for “Thirst,” “Murder by Decree” and “Barbarella.”
1912 – Arthur Peterson, actor in the TV Movie “The Spell,” episodes of the TV Series “Thriller” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1893 – Bert Glennon, cinematographer for “Lightning Bryce” and “House of Wax [1953].”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 18
2022 – Michael Hampe, stage director for the TV Movie “The Turn of the Screw.”
2021 – Mick Rock, still photographer for “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
2020 – Mel Brez, writer for the TV Series “The Evil Touch.”
2020 – Kirby Morrow, actor in “Bones,” “Comforting Skin,” episodes of “The Outer Limits,” “Blood Ties,” “Supernatural” and “Van Helsing.”
2020 – Michel Robin, appeared in “Don’t Deliver Us from Evil” and “Aquarium.”
2008 – Luigi Batzella, appeared in “Curse of the Blood Ghouls,” “Killer Without a Face,” “The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance” and “The Beast in Heat.”
2005 – Harold J Stone, who appeared in the films “X, The Man with X-Ray Eyes,” “The Werewolf of Woodstock” and “The Invisible Boy”.
2005 – Betty Kerwin, script supervisor for “God’s Bloody Acre,” “Mako: Jaws of Death,” “Barracuda” and art department for “Flesh Feast.”
2003 – Michael Kamen who has composed the scores for the films “The Dead Zone” and “Lifeforce.”
2002 – James Coburn, appeared in the film “Looker,” the TV mini-series “The Dain Curse” and hosted the short-lived TV anthology “Dark Room.”
1999 – Beatrice Colen, appeared in an episode of the TV Series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1993 – Fritz Feld, actor in “Phantom of the Opera [1943],” “The Catman of Paris,” episodes of “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” and “Amazing Stories.”
1954 – Edward Clark, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “Phantom of the Opera [1943],” “Jungle Woman” and “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 18
Teenage Zombies [1959]
Sisters [1972]
Sleepaway Camp [1983]
The Being [1983]
Amityville 3-D [1983]
Twice Dead [1988] – New York City
Le Zombi de Cap-Rogue [1997]
Jack Frost [1997]
The Gravedancers [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Penny Dreadful [2006]
The Zombie Diaries [2008] – DVD premiere
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NOVEMBER 19
BORN ON NOVEMBER 19
1976 – Robin Dunne, starred in “American Psycho II: All American Girl,” “Devil in the Dark,” “Altered Skin,” “Torment,” “Species III” and the TV Movie “Scarecrow.”
1972 – Sandrine Holt, appeared in “Underworld: Awakening,” “Resident Evil: Apocalypse,” “Witchblade,” “Poltergeist: The Legacy – TV Series,” “The Returned – TV Series” and more.
1966 – Jason Scott Lee, appeared in “Tale of a Mummy,” “Dracula II: The Ascension,” “Ghoulies 3” and “Dracula III: Legacy.”
1963 – Terry Farrell, appeared in “Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth.”
1962 – Jodie Foster, starred in “Silence of the Lambs,” “Contact” and “The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane.”
1959 – Allison Janney, actress in “The Addams Family [2019],” “Ma” and “Wolf.”
1957 – 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.
1956 – Scott Jacoby, starred in the TV movie “Bad Ronald” and also appeared in the films “The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane” and “Return to Horror High.”
1954 – Kathleen Quinlan, appeared in “Nightmare in Blood,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Event Horizon” and the 2006 remake of “The Hills Have Eyes.”
1953 – Tom Villard, appeared in the films “Popcorn” and “Parasite.”
1949 – Nigel Bennett, appeared in “Dark Realm – TV Series,” “PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal – TV Series,” “Darkman III: Die Darkman Die” and “Forever Knight – TV Series.”
1938 – Jerry Fuller, appeared in “The Twilight Zone – S2, E20 [1961].”
1932 – Harry Robertson, composer for “Journey to Midnight,” “The Oblong Box,” “The Vampire Lovers,” “Countess Dracula,” “Fright,” “Twins of Evil,” “Demons of the Mind,” “The House in Nightmare Park,” “Legend of the Werewolf” and “The Ghoul.”
1924 – William Russell, actor in “Terror [1978]” and Armchair Thriller – S2, E7&8.”
1918 – Thomas Tuttle, makeup artist for the TV Movies “Moon of the Wolf” and “Bad Ronald.”
1894 – Perry Ivins, appeared as “Fritz” in “Son of Frankenstein,” “Thriller – TV Series” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1893 – Bert Glennon, cinematographer for “Lightning Bryce” and “House of Wax [1953].”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 19
2024 – Colin Chilvers, special effects for “Frankenstein: The True Story,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show [1975],” “Saturn 3,” “The Incubus,” “Curtains,” “Spasms” and “Bride of Chucky.”
2023 – Joss Ackland, actor in “Ghost Ship [1952],” “Rasputin: The Mad Monk,” “Crescendo,” “The House That Dripped Blood,” “Jekyll and Hyde,” Moscow Zero,” “Prisoners of the Sun” and more.
2023 – Dong-ryong Park, actor in “Cheonnyeon hwansaeng – aka The Cemetery Under the Moon (1996).”
2023 – Peter Spellos, actor in “Sorority House Massacre II,” “Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare,” “Possessed By the Night,” “Night Shade,” “Thirteen Erotic Ghosts,” “Glass Trap” and more.
2023 – Mizuho Suzuki, actor in “The Snow Woman,” “Samurai Reincarnation,” “Summer of Evil,” “The Return of Godzilla,” “Godzilla 1985,” “The Dark Myth” and “Girls College Terror.”
2022 – James Winburn, stuntman in “The Sentinel,” “Halloween [1978],” “Love at First Bite,” “The Fog [1980],’ “Graduation Day,” “Mortuary,” “Once Bitten,” “The Night Stalker,” “Popcorn,” “Escape from New York” and more.
2022 – Danny Kalb, music department for “Night’s End.”
2022 – Nico Fidenco, composer for “Emmanuelle and the Last Cannibals,” “Emmanuelle in America,” “Zombie Holocaust – aka “Doctor Butcher, M.D.” and “Porno Holocaust.”
2021 – Nina Agapova, actress in “The Invisible Man [1984].”
2020 – Herbert F. Solow, producer & writer for the TV Movie “Killdozer.”
2019 – Thomas Stanford Lyle, comic book artist & penciler for “Blood of Dracula [1987].”
2017 – Della Reese, actress in “Psychic Killer” and soundtrack for “Bates Motel
Episode: Dark Paradise.”
2016 – Aiace Parolin, cinematographer for “Hanno cambiato faccia” and “Baba Yaga.”
2014 – Mike Nichols, only genre turn was for the Jack Nicholson werewolf film, “Wolf.”
2011 – John Neville, appeared as “The Well-Manicured Man” in “The X-Files – TV Series” and “The X Files” film, “A Study in Terror”.
2007 – Dick Wilson, appeared in “Diary of a Madmen” and episodes of several TV series’ including the original “Twilight Zone,” and “The Munsters.”
2006 – Jeremy Slate, appeared in the films “The Dead Pit” and “The Lawnmower Man”.
1991 – Reggie Nalder, appeared in “Salem’s Lot,” “Dracula’s Dog” and the TV movie “The Dead Don’t Die”.
1951 – Barton Yarborough, appeared in “Ghost of Frankenstein”.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 19
Mama Dracula [1980]
The House on Sorority Row [1982]
Addams Family Values [1993]
Man’s Best Friend [1993]
Sleepy Hollow [1999]
Demon’s Kiss [2002]
The Hamiltons [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Hood of Horror [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
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NOVEMBER 20
BORN ON NOVEMBER 20
1993 – Kayla Perkins, appeared in “Bloody Sisterly Love,” “Kill, Granny, Kill!” “Nightmare Fuel,” “The Killbillies,” “Santa Claus Versus the Zombies,” “Hell House,” “Halloween Homecoming” and more.
1988 – Rhys Wakefield, starred in “After the Dark,” “Bliss,” “The Purge” and “Sanctum.”
1985 – Dan Byrd, starred in “Mortuary,” “The Hills Have Eyes [2008]” and the 2004 version of the TV mini-series, “Salem’s Lot.”
1963 – Ming-Na Wen, appeared in “Prom Night” [2008].
1959 – Sean Young, starred in “Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde” and “The Invader.”
1956 – Bo Derek, appeared in “Orca” and “Horror 101”.
1954 – Richard Brooker, portrayed “Jason Voorhees” in “Friday the 13th Part III” and also appeared in “Deathstalker.”
1948 – Richard Masur, appeared in “The Believers,” John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” and the TV mini-series “It.”
1928 – Rex Reason, appeared in “The Creature Walks Among Us” and “This Island Earth.”
1900 – Charles Lamb, appeared in “Curse of the Werewolf,” “The Hands of Orlac” and “Five Million Years to Earth.”
1890 – Robert Armstrong, starred in the films King Kong [1933], “Son of Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young” and “The Mad Ghoul.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 20
2023 – Mars Williams, music department for “The Dark and the Wicked [2020].”
2023 – Annabel Giles, sound mixer for the short “Vox [2010].”
2023 – Gustavo Pedraza, actor in the TV Series “El Rostro de la Venganza – aka The Face of Vengeance.”
2022 – Gray Frederickson, producer for “Fingerprints,” “Soul’s Midnight,” “The Hunt” and “As the Village Sleeps.”
2022 – Greg Bear, writer for “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run.”
2022 – Mickey Kuhn, appeared in 3 episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
2019 – John Fraser Mann, actor in “The Tall Man,” TV Movies “Final Days of Planet Earth,” “Strange Frequency,” and episodes in several TV Series “Supernatural,” “Blood Ties,” “Haunted,” “Strange Frequency” and “Millennium.”
2019 – Michael J. Pollard, actor in “House of 1000 Corpses,” “Skeeter,” “Split Second,” “The Arrival,” “Dark Angel,” “Night Visitor,” “Heartstopper” and many more.
2006 – Chris Hayward, helped develop and wrote for “The Munsters” TV Series.
2006 – Robert Altman, directed “Images” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
2003 – Jim Siedow, appeared in “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.”
2002 – Jerry Gross, produced the film the 1974 version of “Son of Dracula” and “I Drink Your Blood.”
1984 – Joseph Small, production manager for “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “Beauty and the Beast [1962],” “Tower of London,” “Diary of a Madman” and “Twice-Told Tales.”
1975 – William Bagdad, actor in “She Freak,” “The Astro-Zombies” and “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 20
The Pack [1977]
Don’t Go in the Woods [1981]
Flowers in the Attic [1987]
Tale of a Vampire [1992] – London Film Festival
The Phantom of the Opera [1998] – Italy
Zombie Town [2007]
Haunted Echoes [2008] – Hungary
Repo! The Genetic Opera [2008]
Crimes of the Chupacabra [2009]
Sweatshop [2009] – New York City Horror Film Festival
Resurrection [2015]
Zombacter: Center City Contagion [2020] – internet
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NOVEMBER 21
BORN ON NOVEMBER 21
1984 – Jena Malone, starred in “Antebellum,” “The Neon Demon,” and “The Ruins.”
1984 – Lindsey Haun, appeared in the HBO series “True Blood,” also appeared in “Shrooms,” “Addams Family Reunion” and “the 1995 remake of “Village of the Damned.”
1978 – Madeleine Wade, appeared in “The Call,” “Blood Craft,” “For Jennifer,” “Dances with Werewolves,” “The Backlot Murders,” “Tower of Blood” and more.
1972 – Matthew M. Howe, cinematographer/writer for “Blood Relic,” “Fort Doom,” “The Bog Creatures” and “Shatter Dead.”
1965 – Bill Oberst Jr., prolific horror star who has done over 150 genre films such as “Nude Nuns with Big Guns,” “ Hell’s Kitty,” “All Hallows’ Eve 2,” “A Haunting in Salem,” “The Dooms Chapel Horror,” “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies,” “Lifechanger,” “Children of Sorrow,” “Circus of the Dead,” “The Chair,” “Coyote,” “31,” “Clowntergeist” and many more.
1948 – Deborah Shelton, appeared in “Bloodtide,” “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” “Sacrifice,” “Perfect Victims” and “Blood Moon.”
1946 – Andrew Davis, cinematographer for “The Final Terror,” “Private Parts [1972],” “Mansion of the Damned” and “Crash!”
1946 – Emma Cohen, actress in “Count Dracula,” “Glass Ceiling,” “The Cannibal Man,” “Horror Rises from the Tomb,” “Cross of the Devil” and “Night of the Walking Dead.”
1944 – Harold Ramis, who played “Dr. Egon Spengler” in “Ghostbusters [1984]” and “Ghostbusters II” [which he co-wrote].
1941 – Juliet Mills, starred in “Beyond the Door” and appeared in “Waxworks II.”
1941 – John Hough, director for “Twins of Evil,” “The Legend of Hell House,” “The Watcher in the Woods,” “The Incubus,” “American Gothic,” “Howling IV: The Original Nightmare” and “Bad Karma.”
1939 – Jeannot Szwarc, director for “The Devil’s Daughter,” “Bug,” “Jaws 2,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue [1986]” as well as episodes of “Night Gallery” and “Supernatural.”
1937 – Gus Trikonis, director for “The Evil,” “The Darker Side of Terror” and episodes of the TV Series “The Twilight Zone.”
1937 – Ingrid Pitt, starred in “The Vampire Lovers,” “Countess Dracula” and “The House That Dripped Blood.”
1931 – Malcolm Williamson, composer for “The Brides of Dracula,” “Crescendo,” “The Horror of Frankenstein” and “Nothing But the Night.”
1921 – Vivian Blane, appeared in the films “Parasite” and “The Dark.”
1920 – Ralph Meeker, appeared in the films “Food of the Gods,” “Without Warning” and the TV movie, “The Night Stalker.”
1919 – Mary Foran, appeared in “The Hypnotic Eye.”
1912 – Ralph Butler, sound department for “The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956],” “Spook Chasers,” “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “The Bat [1959],” “Diary of a Madman” as well as episodes of “The Munsters,” “The Outer Limits” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1896 – Maurice De Packh, orchestrator for “House of Wax [1983],” “The Beast from 20,000,” “Phantom of the Rue Morgue” and “The Bad Seed.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 21
2023 – Horacio Malviccino, actor in the short “Not Without My Handbag [1993].”
2022 – Kiyoyuki Yanada, voice actor for “Ogre Slayer,” “D.Gray-man,” “Beserk,” and the video games “Castlevania: Symphony of the Night,” “Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles,” “Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.”
2021 – Gordon Crosse, composer for “Spooky – Episode: The Keeper.”
2021 – Lou Cutell, actor in “Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster,” “Frankenstein General Hospital,” “My Mom’s a Werewolf” and an episode of the TV Series “Tales from the Darkside.”
2021 – Madhavi Gogate, actress in “Krishna Cottage.”
2021 – Joey Morgan, actor in “Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse” and the TV Series “Critters: A New Binge.”
2021 – Scott Robbe, production manager for the TV Series “Tales from the Darkside [1986-1988].”
2020 – Dena Dietrich, actress in the TV Movie “The Strange and Deadly Occurrence.”
2020 – Robert Garland, writer for “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
2020 – Jery Hewitt, stuntman in “Christmas Evil,” “Wolfen,” “C.H.U.D.,” “Creepshow 2,” “Lost Souls,” “The Nesting,” “Twisted,” “A Return to Salem’s Lot” and more.
2020 – Malcolm Marmorstein, directed “Love Bites,” “Dead Men Don’t Die,” writer for “Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary,” “Frankenstein – TV Movie” and the TV Series “Dark Shadows.”
2019 – Gahan Allen Wilson, movie review columnist for The Twilight Zone Magazine and a book critic for Realms of Fantasy magazine and a Cartoonist for Spooky Stories for a Dark and Stormy Night.
2018 – Michele Carey, actress in “The Norliss Tapes,” “In the Shadow of Kilimanjaro” and “The Stay Awake.”
2017 – Dan Fitzgerald, actor in “Barracuda,” “Island Claws,” “Eyes of a Stranger,” “Mako: The Jaws of Death,” “The Final Countdown,” “Happy New Year” and “Nightmare Beach.”
2012 – Deborah Raffin, actress in “The Sentinel,” “Grizzly II: The Revenge,” “God Told Me To,” “Scanners II: The New Order” and “Dance of the Dwarfs.”
1999 – Quentin Crisp, appeared in “The Bride [1985].”
1993 – Richard Wordsworth, appeared in “The Curse of the Werewolf,” “The Revenge of Frankenstein,” “The Camp on Blood Island,” “The Quatermass Xperiment” and more.
1986 – Dar Robinson, worked on the films “Manitou,” and “Burnt Offerings.”
1981 – Dotha Hippe, make-up department/hair stylist for “King Kong [1933].”
1979 – Paul Wexler, appeared in “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake” and “The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters.”
1978 – John Barclay, appeared in the 1941 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” “Soylent Green” and “The Brotherhood of Satan.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 21
Frankenstein [1931]
Diabolique [1955]
The Mole People [1956]
The Witches [1966]
Beyond the Door [1974] – Italy
The Wraith [1986]
Predator 2 [1990]
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 [1990]
Mosquito [1994] – Japan
Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer Snowman [2000] – video premiere
Gothika [2003]
The Mist [2007]
Risen [2008]
Hive Mind [2009]
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NOVEMBER 22
BORN ON NOVEMBER 22
1988 – Jamie Campbell Bower, appeared in “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” and episodes of the TV Series “Stranger Things.”
1981 – Jacob Cooney, screenwriter for “Flight 666,” “3-Headed Shark Attack,” “5-Headed Shark Attack” and “Isle of the Dead.”
1978 – Johnny Hawkes, actor in “No Tell Motel,” “Zombie Strippers!,” “Allegoria” and the short “The Harrowing of Marcus Muller.”
1967 – Mark Ruffalo, actor in “The Dentist,” “Shutter Island” and “Zodiac.”
1966 – Richard Stanley, directed “The Color Out of Space,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996],” “The Theatre Bizarre,” “Dust Devil,” “Hardware” and writer for “Replace,”
1965 – Mads Mikkelsen, played the title role in “Hannibal – TV Series.”
1964 – Stephen Geoffreys, appeared in the films “Fright Night,” “976-EVIL,” “Moon 44” and “Sick Girl.”
1961 – Mariel Hemingway, appeared in “Bad Moon”.
1959 – Lenore Zann, actress in “Happy Birthday to Me,” “Visiting Hours,” “Murder by Phone,” “American Nightmare” as well as episodes of various TV Series “The Mummy,” “Forever Knight,” “Kingdom Hospital,” “Beyond Reality” and “Serial Experiments Lain.”
1958 – Jamie Lee Curtis, best known for portraying “Laurie Strode” in “Halloween [1978]” and the sequels as well as starring in “Terror Train,” “Prom Night [1980],” “The Fog [1980],” “Haunted Mansion [2023]” and episodes of the TV Show “Scream Queens.”
1957 – Mackenzie Gray, actor in “Grave Encounters,” ” “Rabid,” “The Basement,” “Poe: Last Day of the Raven,” episodes of “R.L. Stein’s The Haunting Hour,” “Beyond Belief: Factor of Fiction,” “V-Wars,” “Forever Knight” and “Supernatural.”
1954 – Craig Huxley, music department for “Schizoid,” “Forbidden World,” “Friday the 13th Part 3,” “Boogeyman II,” “Dreamscape,” “10 Cloverfield Lane” “Doctor Sleep” and more.
1943 – Lynnette Gaza, actress in “The Taking,” “The Nun,” the shorts “Unwelcome,” “The Cobbler’s Daughter” and an episode of the TV Series “Horror Haiku.”
1936 – Michael Callan, actor in “The Photographer,” “The Cat and the Canary [1978],” “Double Exposure,” “Dark Dreams,” “Leprechaun 3,” episodes of the TV Series “Journey to the Unknown” and “Swamp Thing.”
1935 – Michael Callan, actor in “The Photographer,” “The Cat and the Canary [1978],” “Double Exposure,” “Dark Dreams,” “Leprechaun 3,” episodes of the TV Series “Journey to the Unknown” and “Swamp Thing.”
1932 – Robert Vaughn, appeared in “Demon Seed.”
1904 – Roland Winters, appeared in the film “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer.”
1882 – Steve Clemente, appeared in “Lightning Bryce,” “Most Dangerous Game,” “The Mask for Fu Manchu,” ““King Kong [1933]” and “Son of Kong.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 22
2024 – Jürgen Thormann, voice actor in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 1: Nächte der Angst,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Freddy’s rache,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Party des schreckens,” “Kiss Me Monster,” “Two Undercover Angels” and “The Unnaturals.”
2022 – Victor Carrabotta, actor in “Haunted Thrills.”
2021 – Paolo Pietrangeli, assistant director for “Flesh for Frankenstein” and “Blood for Dracula.”
2021 – Joanne Shenandoah, actress in “The Last Winter.”
2021 – Bernard Holley, actor in episodes of the TV Series “Out of the Unknown,” “The Wide World of Mystery” and “Thriller.”
2020 – Carlo Ausino, directed “Don’t Look in the Attic.”
2020 – Mustafa Nadarević, actor in “Reflections.”
2014 – Luis Avalos, appeared in “Wishcraft,” “Ghost Fever” and “Criminal Act.”
2002 – Joan Barclay, appeared in “The Corpse Vanishes,” “Black Dragons” and “The Seventh Victim.”
1994 – Norma Donaldson, actress in “The Unholy [1988].”
1986 – Scatman Crothers, appeared in “The Shining” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie”.
1984 – John Gilling, directed “The Mummy’s Shroud,” “The Reptile,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Blood Beast from Outer Space,” “The Flesh and the Fiends,” “Vampire Over London” and more.
1983 – Michael Conrad, appeared in “Scream, Blacula Scream.”
1959 – Frank O’Connor, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong,” “The Invisible Man Returns,” “Man Mad Monster,” “The Corpse Vanishes,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1945],” “The Vampire’s Ghost,” “The Brute Man,” “Master Minds,” “The Strange Door” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 22
You’ll Find Out [1940]
Feast of Satan [1971] – Barcelona
The Antichrist [1974] – Italy
The Savage Bees [1976] – TV Movie
Necropolis Awakened [2002]
Creature of the Mist [2002]
Bloodshed [2005]
Silent Night, Zombie Night [2009] – Tromadance Film Festival
Contracted [2013]
The Hatching [2014] – UK Bath Film Festival
Night of Something Strange [2016]
The Houses October Built 2 [2017]
The Assent [2019] – Shockfest Film Festival Vegas
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