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.”
1963 – Ed Gale, actor in “Phantasm II,” “Child’s Play [1988],” “Chopper Chicks of Zombietown,” “Dolly Dearest,” “Survival Island,” “The Telling,” stunts for “Child’s Play 2,” “New Nightmare,” “Leprechaun 3,” “Bride of Chucky” and more.
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
2025 – Nandi Nyembe, actress in the short “White by Night (2024).”
2025 – Luis Lucas, actor in the TV Series “O Dez (2010).”
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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AUGUST 24
BORN ON AUGUST 24
1981 – Chad Michael Murray, starred in “Camp Cold Brook,” “The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia”, “House of Wax [2005]” and an episode of “Scream Queens [2015].”
1975 – James D’Arcy, appeared in “Hitchcock,” “In Their Skin,” “Rise: Blood Hunter,” “An American Haunting,” “Exorcist: The Beginning” and more.
1973 – Ele Keats, appeared in “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “Insidious: Chapter 3,” “Mother [1995]” and “Night Stalker – TV Series.”
1972 – Frank Blake, stuntman in “The Vatican Tapes.”
1972 – J. LaRose, actor in “Saw III,” “Saw IV,” “The Tortured,” “Insidious,” “Insidious: Chapter 2,” “The Devil’s Carnival,” “The Summoning,” “Last Shift,” “Extremity,” “Big Top Evil,” “Sky Sharks” and more.
1961 – Jared Harris, starred in “Poltergeist [2015],” “The Quiet Ones”, “The Ward”, “From Within”, “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” and more.
1960 – Takashi Miike, producer and director of “Masters of Horror – TV Series,” “One Missed Call, “Ichi the Killer,” “Audition” and more.
1963 – Dawna Lee Heising, appeared in “2 Jennifer,” “Ballet of Blood”, “After School Massacre,” “Legend of the Red Reaper,” “Deadly Revisions,” “Paranormal Extremes: Text Messages from the Dead,” “Slink,” “Consumption” and many more.
1957 – Stephen Fry, actor in the TV Series “The Sandman” and the short “Night of the Living Dead [2021].”
1951 – Tony Amendola, actor in “The Borrower,” “The Dead One,” “Annabelle,” “The Devil’s Candy,” “Nightmare Shark,” “Karma,” “The Curse of La Llorona,” “Caged” and more.
1945 – Ronee Blakley, appeared in “A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984],” “A Return to Salem’s Lot”, “Tales from the Darkside – TV Series” and more.
1940 – Tony Bill, actor in “Haunts of the Very Rich,” “The Initiation of Sarah” and “Are You In the House Alone?”
1937 – Connie Mason, appeared in “2000 Maniacs,” “Blood Feast,” and “Black Mamba.”
1935 – Ancel Cook, actor in “Rattler,” “Frightmare” and “Wishcraft.”
1935 – Ricardo Merino, actor in “Trauma” and “Inquisition.”
1935 – Vernon Weddle, appeared in “White Dog” and the TV Movie “Scream of the Wolf.”
1934 – Kenny Baker appeared in “Circus of Horrors” and “Time Bandits.”
1923 – Helena Carter, appeared in the 1953 version of “Invaders from Mars.”
1923 – Joan Chandler, appeared in “How to Make a Monster” and “Rope.”
1922 – Marianne Stone, appeared in “The Quatermass Xperiment,” “Corridors of Blood,” “The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Devils of Darkness,” “Berserk,” “Countess Dracula,” “Who Slew Auntie Roo?” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Vault of Horror” and more.
1909 – Larry Barton, appeared in “Hillbillys in a Haunted House,” “Raiders from Beneath the Sea” and “The Human Duplicators.”
1908 – Helena Grant, appeared in “Werewolf of London” and “The Uninvited.”
1907 – Gil Perkins, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” “Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and “Teenage Monster.”
1900 – Preston Foster appeared in “Doctor X.”
1897 – Richard Bartell, appeared in “The Phantom of the Opera [1943]” and in “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man.”
1895 – Victor Halperin, directed “White Zombie” and “Revolt of the Zombies.”
DIED ON AUGUST 24
2025 – John Barnett, producer for “Strange Behavior [1981]” and “Jack Be Nimble [1993].”
2025 – Verónica Echegui, actress in the TV Series “Fortitude (2015-2017) – 20 episodes.”
2023 – Bernie Marsden – Guitarist & Songwriter for Whitesnake, soundtrack/songwriter for “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, episodes of “The Strain” and “Ash vs Evil Dead.”
2023 – Seema Deo, actress in “Ek Aur Khoon (1987).”
2022 – Joe E. Tata, appeared in TV Movies “Terror Out of the Sky,” “Terminal,” as well as episodes of TV Series “The Outer Limits,” “Monster Squad” and “Tales from the Darkside.”
2022 – William Reynolds, actor in “Cult of the Cobra,” “The Thing That Couldn’t Die” and The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Purple Testament.”
2022 – Ali Güney, actor in “The Price of Doubt,” “Pist” and “Zohak.”
2021 – Charlie Watts, soundtrack for “Supernatural – Episode: The Man Who Knew Too Much”
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2021 – Anestis Vlahos, actor in “The Devil’s Men,” “Death Steps in the Dark” and “Raw Trip.”
2013 – Julie Harris, starred in “The Haunting,” “The Outer Limits – TV Series,” “Lucifer’s Child,” “The Dark Half,” “Tales of the Unexpected – TV Series” and more.
2011 – Jack Hayes, music orchestrator for “Jaws: The Revenge” and “Grizzly.”
2008 – Jose Duarte, art director for “The Funhouse,” “The Unholy [1988],” scenic artist/painter for “Island Claws” and “The New Kids.”
1998 – E.G. Marshall appeared in “Creepshow,” and “Two Evil Eyes.”
1949 – Rita Carlyle, appeared in “The Vampire Bat” and “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde [1941].”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 24
Spook Busters [1946]
Kingdom of the Spiders [1977]
The Uncanny [1977] – Montreal Film Festival
Boogeyman II [1983]
Darkman [1990]
Ghosts of Mars [2001]
Corpses [2004]
Vampz [2004]
Autopsy [2008] – London FrightFest
Extinction [2014] – London FrightFest
The Cleaning Lady [2018] – London FrightFest
Halloween Party [2019] – London FrightFest
The Oak Room [2020] – Fantasia Film Festival
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AUGUST 25
BORN ON AUGUST 25
1976 – Alexander Skarsgård, starred in “Infinity Pool,” “True Blood – TV Series,” “The Stand – TV Series” and “Hidden.”
1963 – Carrie Leigh, actress in “Blood Relations [1988].”
1961 – Ally Walker, appeared in “Mischief Night,” “By Appointment Only” as well as “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series” and “Ghosted TV Series”
1958 – Tim Burton, directed “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Frankenweenie,” “Dark Shadows [2012],” “Sleepy Hollow,” “Mars Attacks,” “Ed Wood,” “Beetlejuice [1988]” producer for “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter,” “Beetlejuice – TV series” and more.
1949 – John Savage, appeared in “Tales of Halloween,” “Demon Legacy,” “Bermuda Tentacles,” “Bereavement,” “Carnosaur 2” and many more.
1949 – Gene Simmons, appeared in “Runaway,” “Trick or Treat” and “KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park.”
1944 – Anthony Heald, actor in “Happy New Year,” “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Deep Rising.”
1943 – Harry Manfredini, composer for “The Children,” “Swamp Thing,” “Zombie Island Massacre,” “DeepStar Six,” “House,” “Wishmaster,” “Friday the 13th [1980],” “Friday the 13th Part 2,” “Friday the 13th Part 3,” “Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter,” “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning,” “Friday the 13th: The New Blood,” “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday,” “Jason X,” “Going to Pieces: The Rise of the Slasher Film,” “A Blood Story,” “Model Hunger” and many, many more.
1939 – John Badham, directed “Dracula [1979],” as well as “Supernatural” and “Night Gallery” TV series.
1930 – Sir Sean Connery, starred in “Marnie,” “Outland” and more.
1933 – Tom Skerritt, appeared in “Alien,” “The Devil’s Rain” and “The Dead Zone.”
1922 – Gloria Dea, actress in “Plan 9 From Outer Space.”
1917 – Mel Ferrer, appeared in “Blood & Roses,” “City of the Walking Dead” and “The Hands of Orlac.”
1909 – Michael Rennie, starred in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “Assignment Terror.”
1904 – Harry Keaton, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “The Sinister Urge.”
1904 – Gillian Lind, actress in “Condemned to Death,” “Fear in the Night” and “And Now the Screaming Starts!”
DIED ON AUGUST 25
2025 – Frank Price, producer for the TV Series “Matinee Theatre [1955-1958]” and production manager for “Dracula [1992].
2025 – Jacques Dorfmann, producer for “Shock Treatment,” “The Infernal Trio” and “The Satin Spider.”
2024 – Wang Ying, actor in “Land Shark [2020].”
2024 – Asha Sharma, actress in “1920 (2008)” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “The Zee Horror Show.”
2023 – Sanjay Verma, editor for “Bhoothnath,” “Ei8ht Shani” and “Aagaah: The Warning.”
2023 – Milind Safai – actor in “Sanga Tu Aahes Ka – aka It’s a Branch of the Aahes.”
2021 – Zdenka Procházková, actress in “Lady Dracula,” “Ferat Vampire” and “Cepel smrti.”
2019 – Gloria Lerma Yatco [aka Mona Lisa], appeared in “The Rites of May.”
2019 – Fernanda Young, writer for “Vade Retro.”
2006 – Fritz Ford, actor in “Damien: Omen II” and “Daughter of the Mind.”
2006 – Joseph Stefano, screenwriter for “Psycho [1960],” “Psycho IV: The Beginning,” “Eye of the Devil” and “The Outer Limits – TV Series.”
2001 – Aaliyah, starred in “Queen of the Damned.”
2000 – Jack Nitzsche, composer for “The Seventh Sign” and additional music for “The Exorcist.”
1992 – George R. Nelson, set decorator for “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Poltergeist II: The Other Side,” “Graveyard Shift, TV Movie “Moon of the Wolf” and 2 episodes of “The Twilight Zone.”
1987 – Eddie Marr, appeared in “Indestructible Man,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “How to Make a Monster” as well as episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “The Addams Family” and “The Munsters.”
1963 – Edward L. Cahn, directed “The She Creature,” “Creature with the Atom Brain” and “Invasion of the Saucer Men.”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 25
The Disembodied [1957]
From Hell It Came [1957]
The Screaming Skull [1958]
The Skull [1965]
Blacula [1972]
The Legend of Boggy Creek [1972]
Burnt Offerings [1976]
Zombie [1979] – Italy
The Living Dead Girl [1982]
Revenge of the Dead [1983] – Italy
Lord of Illusions [1995]
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde [1995]
Nadja [1995] – New York City
Severance [2006]
Red Christmas [2016]
Anyone Home? [2018]
Camp Cold Brook [2018] – Horrorhound Festival
Fubar [2018] – London FrightFest
Ravers [2018] – London Film Festival
The Convent [2018] – London FrightFest
The Devil’s Doorway [2018] – London FrightFest
Spiral [2019] – London FrightFest
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AUGUST 26
BORN ON AUGUST 26
1991 – Dylan O’Brien, starred in the TV Movie “Teen Wolf: Back to the Pack.”
1980 – Chris Pine, starred in “Carriers.”
1980 – Macaulay Culkin, appeared in “Jacob’s Ladder,” “The Midnight Hour” and an episode of “American Horror Story [2021].}
1975 – Brian Reece, writer/producer for “Rabid Love [2013].”
1974 – Meredith Eaton, starred in “Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones” and “Paranormal Activity 3.”
1960 – Ola Ray, appeared in “Michael Jackson: Thriller” also in “The Night Stalker.”
1954 – Angela Robinson Witherspoon, actress in “Out of the Dark” and “Dead Alive.”
1946 – Mark Snow, composer for “Dolly Dearest,” “Summer of Fear,” “Disturbing Behavior,” “Dark Realm,” “Helter Skelter,” “The Hunters” TV Series “The X-Files,” “Millenium,” “Haunted,” “The Twilight Zone,” “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” and more.
1944 – Stephen Greif, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Thriller,” “Armchair Thriller,” “Tales of the Unexpected” and “Fox Mystery Theater.”
1941 – Akiko Wakabayashi, appeared in “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” “Ghidrah, the Three Headed Monster”.
1939 – Yvette Vickers starred in “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman,” “Attack of the Giant Leeches” and the TV movie “The Dead Don’t Die.”
1937 – Don Bowman, appeared in “Hillbillys in a Haunted House.”
1936 – Francine York, actress in “Mutiny in Outer Space,” “Space Probe Taurus,” “Curse of the Swamp Creature – TV Movie,” “The Centerfold Girls,” “Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars” and “Astro Zombies: M3-Cloned.”
1933 – Rainer Erler, director/writer for ‘Spare Parts [1979].”
1931 – John F. Kearney, actor in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” “Dr. Jekyll’s Dungeon of Death” and “Laboratory Conditions.”
1909 – Jim Davis, appeared in “Frankenstein vs. Dracula,” “Jesse James Meets Frankenstein’s Daughter” and “Monster from Green Hell.”
1891 – Edward Linden, cinematographer for “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong,” and “The Werewolf [1956].”
DIED ON AUGUST 26
2025 – Edward Faulkner, actor in “The Navy vs. the Night Monsters” and the TV Movie “The Night Stalker.”
2023 – Harihara Puthran, editor for “The Unknown [2016] – short.”
2023 – Andrzej Precigs, actor in “Legenda [2005].”
2022 – Shawn Nightingale, executive producer for “Big Legend [2018].”
2021 – Sompote Sands, director of “Tah Tien,” “Crocodile,” “Kraithong,” “Phra Rot-Meri,” “Kraithong 2” and “Magic Lizard.”
2020 – Joseph Ruby, screenwriter for many of the Scooby Doo animated films & “Rumpelstiltskin.”
2019 – Charles Raymond Henwood ONZM, appeared in “Under ConTROL, and episodes of “Helmut Krauss” and “The Ray Bradbury Theatre.”
1994 – Norman Warwick, director of photography for “Torture Garden,” “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” “Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde,” “Tales from the Crypt,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “Son of Dracula,” “Tales That Witness Madness,” “The Godsend,” “The Doctor and the Devils” and 4 episodes of “Hammer House of Horror.”
1986 – Ted Knight, appeared at the end of the film “Psycho” as one of the officers guarding “Norman Bates”.
1955 – James McMahon, assistant director for “House of Wax [1953].”
1930 – Lon Chaney Sr., starred in “Man of a Thousand Faces,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1925],” “London After Midnight,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923],” “The Monster [1925],” “London After Midnight” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 26
Rope [1948] – New York City premiere
War of the Worlds [1953]
The Abominable Snowman [1957] – UK
Strip Nude for Your Killer [1975]
Natural Born Killers [1994]
Hideous! [1997] – video premiere
The Cave [2005]
Vampire Diary [2007] – USA DVD premiere
The Final Destination [2009] – Switzerland
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark [2010]
Don’t Breathe [2016]
Rabid [2019] – London FrightFest
The Invitation [2022]
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AUGUST 27
BORN ON AUGUST 27
1988 – Alexa PenaVega, appeared in “Repo! The Genetic Opera,” “The Remaining,” “Abandoned Mine,” “The Devil’s Carnival” and “Mother’s Day [2010].”
1985 – Kayla Ewell, appeared in “The Vampire Diaries – TV Series” and “The Demented.”
1969 – Reece Shearsmith, actor in “Shaun of the Dead,” “The Cottage,” “A Field in England,” “Borley Rectory,” “In the Earth” and more.
1962 – Dean Devlin, produced “Independence Day,” “Stargate” and the American version of “Godzilla [1998].”
1955 – Diana Scarwid, appeared in “Mommie Dearest,” “What Lies Beneath,” “Strange Invaders” and “Psycho III.”
1953 – Peter Stormare, appeared in “Dark Summer,” “Clown,” “Bad Milo,” “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” “Dylan Dog: Dead of Night,” “2001 Maniacs,” “Constantine” and many more.
1950 – Charles Fleischer, appeared in “Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight,” “A Nightmare On Elm Street [1984],” “Deadly Friend” and “Zodiac.”
1947 – Barbara Bach, appeared in “Black Belly of the Tarantula,” “Screamers” and “Humanoid.”
1944 – Barbara Trentham, actress in “The Possession of Joel Delaney” and the TV Movie “Deathmoon.”
1929 – Don Perlin, comic book artist/writer/editor for “Marvel Comics’ Werewolf by Night (1974-1977),” “Ghost Rider (1977-1983),” “Man-Thing [1980-1981]” and “Doctor Strange.”
1928 – Bernard Atha, appeared in “Shades of Darkness – Episode: The Lady’s Maid’s Bell.”
1925 – Herman Cohen, producer for “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla,” “Berserk,” “Blood of Dracula,” “Craze,” “Konga,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “Trog” and more.
1921 – Leo Penn, director for episodes of the tv series “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Circle of Fear,” “The Dark Secret of Harvest Home” and “Tales of the Unexpected.”
1913 – Norman Mitchel, actor in “Carry On Screaming!,” “And Now the Screaming Starts!,” “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell,” “Legend of the Werewolf,” “Revenge of Billy the Kid” and Lighthouse.”
1911 – Johnny Eck known in the sideshow circuit as “The Half Boy,” and appeared in Tod Browning’s “Freaks.”
1910 – Lewis Alexander, appeared in “The Skull [1965],” “Torture Garden,’ “Berserk,” “Fright [1971],” “Hands of the Ripper,” “Dracula A.D.,” “The Creeping Flesh,” “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “An American Werewolf in London” and more.
1896 – Morris Ankrum, appeared in “Invaders from Mars” and “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.”
1890 – Cecil Kellaway, appeared in “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms,” “The Mummy’s Hand” and “Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte.”
1886 – Thomas Little, set decorator for “The Monkey’s Paw,” “King Kong [1933],” “The Hound of Baskervilles [1939],” “The Gorilla,” “Whispering Ghosts,” “The Undying Monsters,” “The Lodger” and more.
DIED ON AUGUST 27
2025 – Alain Belmondo, production manager for “Shock Treatment [1973].”
2025 – Eusebio Poncela, actor in “Cake of Blood,” “The Cannibal Man,” “The Valdemar Legacy” and “The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow.”
2024 – Betty A. Bridges, actress in the short “Dogcatchers [2013” and Moonlight – S1.E10.”
2023 – Franne Lee, costume designer for the TV Movie “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [1982].”
2022 – Amanda Mackey, casting director for “Krampus,” “Vamps,” “The Fog [2005],” “Hide and Seek,” “Species,” “Species II,” “The Zodiac,” “Hideaway” and more.
2021 – Juana Ginzo, actress in “Presence of Mind” and voice dubbing for “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie.”
2020 – Peter Licassi, actor in “Killer Klowns from Outer Space.”
2018 – Michael Pickwoad, production designer for “Sweeney Todd [2006] – TV Movie,” art director for “House of Whipcord,” “The Comeback” and “House of the Long Shadows.”
2007 – Doug Riley, composer for “Cannibal Girls.”
2004 – Larry McCormick, appeared in “Terminator 3: Rise of The Machines” and in the TV movie “The Case Of The Hillside Stranglers.”
2000 – Ulrike Butz, actress in “The Devil’s Plaything.”
1996 – Akiji Kobayashi, appeared in “Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah,” the 1992 version of “Godzilla vs. Mothra” and “Gamera 2: The Advent of Legion.”
1996 – Eddie Knight, makeup artist for “The Devil Rides Out,” “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed,” “The Blood on Satan’s Claw,” “Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?,” “Nothing But the Night,” “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell” and more.
1973 – Kenneth J. Warren, actor in “Doctor Blood’s Coffin,” “Journey Into Darkness,” “I, Monster,” “Demons of the Mind,” “The Creeping Flesh” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 27
Doctor X [1932]
Phantom of the Opera [1943]
The Earth Dies Screaming [1965] – Bismarck, ND
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death [1971]
The Incubus [1982]
Needful Things [1993]
The 13th Warrior [1999]
The Astronaut’s Wife [1999]
Anacondas: The Hunt for The Blood Orchid [2004]
Suspect Zero [2004]
Triangle [2009]
The Last Exorcism [2010]
Lycanimator [2018]
Open 24 Hours [2018] – London FrightFest
Big Top Evil [2019]
Killer Movie: Director’s Cut [2021]
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AUGUST 28
BORN ON AUGUST 28
2007 – August Maturo, actor in “The Nun,” “Slapface” and the TV Movie “The Bad Seed Returns.”
1984 – Sarah Roemer, appeared in “Asylum,” “Algorithm: BLISS” and “The Grudge 2.”
1980 – Carly Pope, appeared in “Demonic [2021],” “Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon,” “Beneath,” “Disturbing Behavior” and more.
1978 – Kelly Overton, appeared in “True Blood – TV Series,” “The Ring Two,” episodes of “Van Helsing” and more.
1965 – Amanda Tapping, appeared in “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Millennium – TV Series,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “The Haunting of Lisa,” “Goosebumps – TV Series,” “Forever Knight – TV Series” and more.
1962 – David Fincher, directed “Se7en,” “Alien 3,” “Panic Room,” “Zodiac” and many more.
1959 – Brian Thompson, actor in “Flight of the Living Dead,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series,” “Kindred: The Embraced – TV Series,” “Fright Night Part 2,” “Werewolf – TV Series” and many more.
1957 – Daniel Stern, appeared in “Little Monsters,” “C.H.U.D.,” “Leviathan” and “Otis.”
1943 – David Soul, starred in the TV movie “Salem’s Lot”.
1941 – Tony Barry, actor in “The Haunting of Hewie Dowker – TV Movie,” “Jack Be Nimble” and “Gone [2006].”
1915 – Simon Oakland, appeared in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” TV series.
1906 – David Tamkin, orchestrator for “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Tarantula,” “The Mole People” and “The Monolith Monsters.”
1903 – Allen Vincent, screenwriter for “The Face Behind the Mask” and appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1897 – Morris Ankrum, appeared in “Giant from the Unknown,” “The Giant Claw” and “Zombies of Mora Tau.”
1883 – E.E. Clive, appeared in “The Invisible Man,” “The Bride of Frankenstein” and “Dracula’s Daughter.”
DIED ON AUGUST 28
2025 – Mike De Leon, director for “The Rite of May [1976]” and “In the Wink of an Eye [1981].”
2025 – Roberto Posse, actor in “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,” “The Suspicious Death of a Minor,” “Nazi Love Camp 27,” “The Island of Fishman,” “Macabre” and “Trhauma.”
2025 – Randy Boone, appeared in “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S1.28,” “The Twilight Zone – S5.E10” and “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – S1.E9.”
2023 – Roger Van Hool, actor in “As Above, So Below [2014]” and “Lock [1983].”
2021 – Matthew Mindler, actor in “Bereavement.”
2020 – Chadwick Boseman, starred in “The Appointment.”
2020 – David S. Cass Sr., actor and or stunts in “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” “My Demon Lover,” “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “The Island,” “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf,” “Black Noon,” “Blue Sunshine” and more.
2020 – Manuel “Loco” Valdés, appeared in “Panther Women,” “Frankenstein the Vampire and Company” and “Horror Madness.”
2019 – Michel Aumont, actor in “La septième dimension.”
2016 – Laurence Lemaire, script & continuity department for “Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre.”
2013 – Larry Pennell, actor in “Superstition,” “Ghost Chase,” “The Borrower,” “The Fear: Resurrection,” “Bubba Ho-Tep” and “The Passing.”
1988 – Julian Gunzburg, visual consultant for “House of Wax [1953].”
1987 – John Huston, appeared in “Tentacles.”
1985 – Ruth Gordon, appeared in “Rosemary’s Baby,” and “Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice”.
1978 – Robert Shaw, appeared as “Captain Quint” in the film “Jaws”.
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 28
Black Sabbath [1963] – Rome
The Haunted Palace [1963] – Cincinnati, OH
The Gruesome Twosome [1967]
Hell Night [1981]
House II: The Second Story [1987]
Slaughterhouse [1987]
Pet Sematary II [1992]
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [1992]
Frankenstein Reborn [2005]
Halloween II [2009]
The Horde [2009] – London FrightFest
The Final Destination [2009]
6-Headed Shark Attack [2018] – TV Movie
Buddy [2026]
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AUGUST 29
BORN ON AUGUST 29
1986 – Michelle Molineux, actress in “Ditched,” “Decoys 2: Alien Seduction” and an episode of the TV Series “Fear Itself.”
1973 – Kevin Makely, producer for “Big Legend [2018].”
1973 – Tom Six, Writer/Producer/Director, for “The Human Centipede – First Sequence,” “The Human Centipede II – Full Sequence” and “The Human Centipede III – Final Sequence.”
1964 – Stacey Travis, appeared in “Venom,” “Ghost World,” “Dracula Rising,” “Hardware,” “Doctor Hackenstein,” “Phantasm II” and more.
1959 – Rebecca De Mornay, appeared in “Identity,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle”, the TV mini-series “The Shining”, “Apartment 1303 3D”, and “Mother’s Day.”
1958 –Michael Jackson, genre fans will forever love his mega hit song “Thriller.”
1952 – Deborah Van Valkenburgh, actress in “Phantom of the Ritz,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Backwoods – TV Movie,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Helstrom,” “Monsters” and “Firestarter 2: Rekindled.”
1952 – Diamanda Galás, music department/vocals for “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” “Lord of Illusions,” “The Ring Two,” “Natural Born Killers,” “The Conjuring” voice actress in “The Serpent and the Rainbow.”
1950 – Frank Henenlotter, writer/director of such cult exploitation films as “Basket Case,” “Basket Case 2,” “Basket Case 3,” “Brain Damage,” “Frankenhooker” and “Bad Biology.”
1950 – Jacques Haitkin, cinematographer for “Galaxy of Terror,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984],” “My Demon Lover,” “To Die For,” “Shocker,” “Buried Alive,” “The Private Eyes ,” “Strays,” “The Glass Jar,” “Wishmaster,” “12 Days of Terror” and many more.
1942 – James Glennon, camera operator for “Altered States” and “The Pack [1977].”
1939 – Joel Schumacher, directed “The Lost Boys,” “Flatliners,” and “Blood Creek.”
1938 – Elliott Gould, appeared in “The Shining – TV Series,” “Masters of Horror – TV Series,” “The Twilight Zone – TV Series,” “Night Visitor” and “Dead Men Don’t Die.”
1935 – William Friedkin, director of “The Exorcist,” “The Guardian [1990],” “Bug [2006],” “The Devil and Father Amorth” as well as episodes of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Twilight Zone” and “Tales from the Crypt.”
1928 – Charles Gray, appeared in “The Unknown Terror,” “The Devil’s Bride” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”.
1923 –Richard Attenborough who played “John Hammond” in “Jurassic Park” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.”
1915 – Ingrid Bergman, starred in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941]” “Spellbound” and “Notorious.”
1908 – George Macready, appeared in “Count Yorga,” “The Return of Count Yorga” and “The Alligator People.”
1907 – Lurene Tuttle, appeared in “The Clonus Horror,” “The Manitou,” “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,” “The Munsters – TV Series,” “Psycho [1960]” and more.
1903 – Howard Shoup, costume designer for “House of Wax [1953].”
1898 – Preston Sturges, contributing writer for “The Invisible Man [1933].”
DIED ON AUGUST 29
2025 – Arthur Brauss, actor in “Jonathan (1970).”
2025 – Ahmad Pezhman, composer for “Tall Shadows of the Wind [1979].”
2023 – Jamie Christopher, first assistant director for “Alien³,” “Shadow of the Vampire” and “Resident Evil: Retribution.”
2023 – Ahmo Hight, actress in “Restless Souls [1998].”
2022 – Charlbi Dean, actress in “Don’t Sleep” and the short “Illusive Fields.”
2022 – Pradip Mukherjee, actor in “Bhoot Chaturdashi – aka The Night of the Ancestors.”
2021 – Ed Asner, actor in “Daughter of the Mind,” “Haunts of the Very Rich,” “M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters,” as well as episodes of several TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Outer Limits,” “The Wide World of Mystery” and “Svengoolie.”
2021 – Peggy Farrell, costumer designer for “The Sentinel,” “American Gothic – Episode: Pilot” and “The Stepford Wives.”
2019 – Terrance Dicks, Script Editor for episodes of TV series “The Hound of Baskervilles” and “The Invisible Man.”
2000 – Shelagh Fraser, actress in “The Witches,” “The Body Stealers,” “Doomwatch,” “Nothing But the Night,” “episodes of the tv series “Shadows” and “Beasts.”
2000 – Rose Hobart, appeared in “Night Gallery – TV Series,” “The Cat Creeps,” “Isle of the Dead,” “The Soul of a Monster,” “The Mad Ghoul,” “Tower of London” and “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1931].”
1987 – Lee Marvin, appeared in 2 episodes of “The Twilight Zone.”
1985 – Evelyn Ankers, appeared in “The Wolf Man [1941],” “Hold That Ghost,” “Son of Dracula,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein” and more.
1983 – Simon Oakland, appeared as “Tony Vincenzo” in “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – TV Series,” “The Night Strangler – TV Movie,” “The Night Stalker – TV Movie,” “Psycho” and more.
1982 – Ingrid Bergman, starred in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “Spellbound” and “Notorious.”
1979 – Richard Towers, cinematographer “Doctor X (b&w version)” and “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1973 – Michael Dunn, appeared in the 1971 version of “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “The Werewolf of Washington” and “The Mutations.”
1935 – Carl Erickson, screenwriter for “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
FILMS RELEASED ON AUGUST 29
The Whip and the Body [1963] – Italy
Dead of Night [1974]
He Knows You’re Alone [1980]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation [1997] – USA limited
Jeepers Creepers 2 [2003]
The Curse of Lizzie Borden [2006]
The Zodiac [2006] – USA DVD premiere
Inbred [2011] – Film4 FrightFest
The Damned [2013]
Night of the Living Deb [2015]
The Evil in Us [2016]
Barbarian [2022] – London FrightFest
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