NOVEMBER 8
BORN ON NOVEMBER 8
1988 – Jessica Lowndes, actress in “Autopsy,” “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” “Altitude,” “The Devil’s Carnival,” “Abattoir” and an episode of the TV Series “Masters of Horror.”
1986 – Kaniehtiio Horn, actress in “A Flesh Offering,” “Embrace of the Vampire,” “Mohawk,” “Possessor” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Slasher,” “Creeped Out,” “The Strain,” “Hemlock Grove,” “Supernatural” and “Being Human.”
1981 – Azura Skye, appeared in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series,” “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “Red Dragon,” “One Missed Call” and “Ascent to Hell.”
1979 – Dania Ramirez, appeared in “Quarantine,” “Lycan” and the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
1978 – Jennifer Banko, actress in “Friday the 13th: The New Blood,” “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “13 Fanboy,” “Summerhouse Slaughter” and “In the Shadows.”
1975 – Tara Reid, appeared in “A Return to Salem’s Lot,” “Urban Legend,” “Alone in the Dark,” “Incubus” and the “Sharknado” films.
1968 – Parker Posey, starred in “The Eye,” Blade: Trinity,” “Scream 3” and the TV Movie “Frankenstein [2004].”
1967 – Kamar de los Reyes, actor in “The Cell” as well as the TV Series “Sleepy Hollow” and “The Passage.”
1952 – Alfre Woodard, actress in “Annabelle,” and Lost Souls.”
1943 – Boaz Davidson, producer for “Spiders [2000],” “Crocodile,” “Octopus,” “Killer Rats,” “Shark Zone,” “Skeleton Man,” “Raging Sharks,” “Larva,” “Mansquito,” “Wicked Little Things,” “Day of the Dead,” “Shark in Venice,” “It’s Alive,” “Leatherface,” “The Piper,” “The Offering” and many more.
1940 – Janet Dey, appeared in “Laserblast” and an episode of season 1 “The Munsters.”
1935 – Alain Delon, appeared in “Spirits of the Dead,” “Shock Treatment” and “The Passage.”
1926 – Jack Mendelsohn, writer for the animated TV Series “Groovie Goolies.”
1914 – Norman Lloyd, director/producer for “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” actor in “Audrey Rose,” “Jaws of Satan,” “The Omen [1995] – TV Movie,” “Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes – TV Movie” and more.
1898 – Thomas Pratt, editor for “The Walking Dead [1936],” “The Return of Doctor X” and “The Terror.”
1877 – Robert Homans, appeared in “The Drums of Jeopardy,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Night Monster” and “The Phantom Speaks.”
1847 – Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula.
DIED ON NOVEMBER 8
2025 – Vladimir Simonov, actor in the short “Z [2017].”
2025 – Tatsuya Nakadai, actor in “Kwaidan (Ghost Story),” “Illusion of Blood” and “The Wicked City.”
2023 – Roger Kastel, poster artist for “Jaws [1975].”
2023 – Rainer Erler, director/writer for ‘Spare Parts [1979].”
2022 – William Frederick Knight, actor in “Shadows of the Dead,” “Fear House,” “Exorcist Chronicles,” “Starkweather,” “Frog-g-g!” “Exorcism,” “Curse of the Puppet Master,” “Witchcraft 8: .
2022 – Dan McCafferty, soundtrack for “Roja Oscuridad – aka “Darkness in Red” and “Supernatural – Episode: Crossroad Blues.”
2022 – Pierre Kartner, soundtrack for “Drie Gasten en een Videocamera – aka “Three Guests and a Video Game.”
2021 – Margo Guryan, soundtrack for “Decoys.”
2021 – Geir Vegar Hoel, actor in “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters,” “Dead Snow,” “Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead,” “Inside the Whore,” “Jaget” and the TV Series “Heirs of the Night.”
2020 – Alex Trebek, appeared in The X-Files – Episode: Jose Chung’s from Outer Space.”
2011 – Heavy D, hip hop artist who turned to acting and starred in an episode of “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series.”
2006 – Gillie Fenwick, appeared in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” episodes of the TV Series “The Unforseen,” “Purple Playhouse” and “Friday the 13th: The Series.”
1997 – Michael Ward, appeared in “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell.”
1968 – Wendell Corey, starred in “Rear Window,” “Picture Mommy Dead,” and “Astro-Zombies.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 8
The Horror of Frankenstein [1970] – UK
Scars of Dracula [1970] – UK
Torso [1973] – New York City
Magic [1978]
Effects [1979] – Pittsburgh (premiere)
Transylvania 6-5000 [1985]
Psycho Cop Returns [1993] – Germany (video premiere)
Dark Asylum [2001]
Zombie Night [2003] – Video
Wasteland [2013] – South African Horrorfest
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NOVEMBER 9
BORN ON NOVEMBER 9
1988 – Lio Tipton, actress in “Warm Bodies,” “Viral” and “Compulsion.”
1987 – Jennifer Holland, actress in “The Sisterhood,” “House of the Dead 2,” “Brightburn,” “Beauty Juice,” “Give Me an A” and “Zombie Strippers!”
1984 – Elysia Rotaru, appeared in “iZombie – TV Series,” “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Choose Your Victim – TV Series,” “The Sinners,” “Girl House,” and “Stan Helsing.”
1979 – Cory Hardrict, actor in “Creature Unknown,” “Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis,” “Hollywood Horror,” “Driftwood,” “The Day,” “Warm Bodies” and “211.”
1970 – Chris Jericho, actor in “Albino Farm,” “Sharknado 3: Oh, Nell No!,” “Killroy was Here,” “Dark Match,” “Terrifier 2” and “Terrifier 3.”
1956 – Pankaj Dheer, appeared in episodes of the TV Series The Zee Horror Show” and “Saturday Suspense.”
1946 – Marc Thorpe, visual effects/model maker: ILM for “Poltergeist [1982].”
1932 – Johnny Harris, composer for “Fragment of Fear,” “The Initiation of Sarah,” “The Evil,” “Hotline” and “Not of This World.”
1929 – Severn Darden, appeared in “Werewolves on Wheels” and “Saturday the 14th.”
1911 – William F. Calvert, set decorator for “The Spider,” “Night of the Lepus” and the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter.”
1899 – Francisco Reiguera, appeared in “The Brainiac,” “Mysteries of Black Magic,” “The Mark of Satan” and the TV Series “The Mummies of Guanajuato.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 9
2023 – Kalabhavan Haneef, actor in “The Priest [2021].”
2023 – Tim Woodward, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected” and “Spooky.”
2022 – Gal Costa, soundtrack for “Bacurau – aka “Nighthawk” and “The Prophet (2006-2007) – TV Series.”
2021 – Jerry Douglas, actor in “Black Zoo,” “The Dead Don’t Die [1975] – TV Movie,” “Silent But Deadly,” episodes of the TV Series “The Outer Limits” and “The Wide World of Mystery.”
2021 – Roy Holder, actor in “The Death Wheelers – aka Psychomania,” “Out of Darkness” and the TV Series “The Invisible Man.”
2021 – Richard Kyanka, actor in the short “Doom House.”
2020 – Józef Para, appeared in “Alchemik.”
2003 – Art Carney, starred in “Firestarter [1984]” and the very touching “Twilight Zone” episode “Night of the Meek.”
2003 – Fred J. Brown, sound department for “The Exorcist,” “DeepStar Six,” “Snow White: A Tale of Terror,” “Grizzly,” “Day of the Animals,” “The Manitou,” “Psychic Killer” and more.
1979 – Lewis Charles, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “Tales of Tomorrow” and “Inner Sanctum.”
1978 – Florence Marly, who played the title role in “Queen of Blood”.
1968 – Gerald Mohr, appeared in “The Angry Red Planet,” “My World Dies Screaming,” “The Catman of Paris” and “The Monster and the Girl”.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 9
Curse of the Demon [1957] – UK
Werewolf in a Girls’ Dormitory [1961] – Italy
At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul [1964] – Brazil
Cardiac Arrest [1979] – Limited
A Nightmare on Elm Street [1984] – Limited
Silent Night, Deadly Night [1984]
Child’s Play [1988]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out [1989]
Child’s Play 2 [1990]
Mister Frost [1990]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker [1991]
Trancers 5: Sudden Death [1994]
Retro Puppet Master [1999] – video premiere
Shark Attack [1999] – DVD premiere
Jason X [2001]
Dead End [2003] – DVD premiere
Mulberry Street [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Nightmare Man [2006] – After Dark Horrorfest
Borderland [2007]
P2 [2007]
The Deaths of Ian Stone [2007] – After Dark Horrorfest
A Feast of Flesh [2007]
Unearthed [2007] – After Dark Horrorfest
Bering Sea Beast [2013] – TV Movie
Gags The Clown [2018]
The Jack in the Box [2019] – British Horror Film Festival
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NOVEMBER 10
BORN ON NOVEMBER 10
1977 – Brittany Murphy, actress in “Something Wicked,” “Cherry Falls,” “The Prophecy II,” “Across the Hall” and “Deadline.”
1974 – Eduardo Cisneros, designer: gas mask POV for “Insidious [2010]” and visual effects for “Hostel [2005].”
1968 – Tracy Morgan, hosted the show “Scare Tactics.”
1966 – Vanessa Angel, appeared in “Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft,” “Monster Night,” “Raging Sharks,” “Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys,” “Behind the Walls,” “Out for Blood” and more.
1963 – Hugh Bonneville, actor in “Frankenstein [1994],” “Knife Edge” and the TV Movie “Silent Hours.”
1960 – Neil Gaiman, producer/writer for “The Sandman – podcast episodes.”
1956 – Matt Craven, appeared in “Happy Birthday to Me,” “Disturbia,” “Jacob’s Ladder” and “Resurrection – TV Series.”
1955 – Clare Higgins, starred in “Hellraiser” and “Hellbound: Hellraiser II.” She also appeared in “Being Human – TV Series.”
1955 – Roland Emmerich, Writer/producer/director whose film credits include the remake of “Godzilla,” “Independence Day,” “Hell” and “Eight Legged Freaks.”
1950 – Debra Hill, wrote and/or produced “Halloween,” “The Fog,” “Escape From New York.” “Halloween II,” “Halloween III” and many more. She grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey which they took for the fictional Illinois town in “Halloween.”
1948 – Vincent Schiavelli, appeared in “Lord of Illusions” and “Lurking Fear.”
1934 – Pippa Scott, actress in “Bad Ronald,” The Twilight Zone – S2.E9,” “Thriller – S1.E30,” “Kolchak: The Night Stalker – S1.E17” and producer for “Meet the Hollowheads.”
1932 – Roy Scheider, starred in “Jaws,” “Curse of the Living Corpse,” “Dracula II: The Ascension” and “Dracula III: Legacy.”
1930 – Sergio Graziani, voice dubbing for “The Last Man on Earth,” “The Possessed,” “The Witch [1966],” “Spirits of the Dead,” “Dorian Gray [1970],” “The Cat o’ Nine Tales,” “The Crimes of the Black Cat,” “Torso,” “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,” “Beyond the Door,” “Dawn of the Dead [1978],” “Phenomena,” “The Sect” and more.
1928 – Ennio Morricone, well known composer, “The Phantom of the Opera,” “The Stendhal Syndrome,” Wolf,” “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” “Orca,” “The Chosen,” “Autopsy,” “The Antichrist,” “The Cat o’ Nine Tails,” “The Thing” and many more.
1925 – Richard Burton, starred in “The Exorcist: The Heretic,” “The Medusa Touch” and “Doctor Faustus.”
1924 – Russell Johnson, appeared in “Attack of the Crab Monster,” “It Came from Outer Space” and “This Island Earth.”
1889 – Claude Rains, starred in “The Invisible Man,” “The Wolf Man” and the 1943 version of “The Phantom of the Opera.”
1875 – Maude Eburne, actress in “The Bat Whispers,” “The Vampire Bat” and “The Boogie Man Will Get You.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 10
2025 – Jonathan Pienaar, actor in “Eternity,” “Empire of the Sharks,” “6-Headed Shark Attack,” “Fried Barry,” “KPHH,” “Street Trash,” “Morbid: A Necromurder Story” and the short “Nocturnal [2020].”
2025 – Jeanna Fine, actress in “Hack-O-Lantern,” “Night Walk: A Bedtime Story,” “The Devil and Miss Jones 5: The Inferno” and “The House on Chasey Lane.”
2024 – Tim Sullivan, actor in “The Laughing Dead,” “Deadly Tales,” “Eyes of the Werewolf ,” “Camp Blood,” “Hollywood Mortuary,” “Vampyre Femmes ,” “Hunting Season,” “The Mark of Dracula,” “Deadly Scavengers,” “The Naked Monster” and more.
2024 – Galliano Juso, producer for “Bizarre [1987],” “Dial Help [1988]” and “Deep Within [2011].”
2023 – John Bailey, cinematographer for “Open Window,” “Premonition,” “Cat People,” “Incident at Loch Ness,” camera/electrical for “The Initiation of Sarah” and Cursed.”
2023 – Spiros Focás, actor in” Raw Trip,” “The Serpent of Death,” “The Chosen” and “Flavia, the Heretic.”
2022 – Kevin Conroy, actor in “Yoga Hosers,” “The Raven [2020] – short,” the TV Movies “Covenant,” “Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives” and Scooby Doo and Guess Who? [2019] – 1 episode.”
2022 – Chi-Ming Yu, appeared in “Xiao sheng pa pa – aka “Till Death Do We Scare.”
2021 – Spike Heatley, music department/acoustic double base in “Repulsion.”
2019 – Lawrence G. Paull, production designer for “Predator 2” and art director for the TV Movie “She Waits.”
2017 – Ray Lovelock, starred in “Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,” “Autopsy,” “Play Motel,” “Queens of Evil” and “The Last House on the Beach.”
2010 – Dino De Laurentiis, producer for “Firestarter [1984],” “Army of Darkness,” “King Kong [1976],” “Hannibal” and more.
2006 – Jack Palance, starred in the Dan Curtis produced TV movies “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” and “Dracula.”
1992 – Chuck Connors, starred in the film “Tourist Trap” and in the “Werewolf” TV series.
1981 – Grant Whytock, editor for “It! The Terror from Beyond Space,” “Twice-Told Tales,” “The Magician,” “The Unholy Night,” “The Mad Magician,” “Curse of the Faceless Man” and “Diary of a Madman.”
1977 –Dennis Wheatley, British author whose novels were turned into such films as “The Devil Rides Out” and “To the Devil A Daughter.”
1977 – Jodie Copelan, editor for “The Snow Creature,” “Kronos,” “Night of the Blood Beast,” “Ring of Terror,” “Night Tide,” “Laserblast,” House of the Damned” and “Hand of Death.”
1962 – Willis O’Brien, Special effects for “King Kong” and “The Giant Behemoth.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 10
The Cat Creeps [1930]
The Cat and the Canary [1939]
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House [1943]
Crucible of Horror [1970] – New York City
The Prowler [1981] – UK
Communion [1989]
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie [1989] – New York City
Nightstalker [2002]
Ghost Hunters: Point of Contact [2006]
Night of the Living Dead 3D [2006]
Hurt [2009]
Army of Frankensteins [2013]
Hi-8 [Horror Independent 8] [2013] – Los Angeles (premiere)
Winterskin [2018] – Soho Horror Film Festival
It’s a Wonderful Knife [2023] – Limited
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NOVEMBER 11
BORN ON NOVEMBER 11
1978 – Dean Jagger, producer/writer/actor in “Corbin Nash.”
1974 – Leonardo DiCaprio, appeared in “Critters 3” starred in “Inception” and “Shutter Island,” produced “Orphan,” “Red Riding Hood” and “Delirium.”
1972 – Tyler Christopher, actor in “Raven [2010]” and The Twilight Zone – Episode: One Night at Mercy.”
1963 – Jill Whitlow, actress in “Night of the Creeps,” “Ghost Chase,” “Twice Dead,” “Naked Cannibal Campers,” “Victim No More (short),” as well as episodes of “Swamp Thing” and “Freddy’s Nightmares.”
1962 – Demi Moore, starred in “Parasite” and “The Seventh Sign”.
1960 – Stanley Tucci, appeared in “The Witches, “Monkey Shines,” “The Silence,” “Patient Zero,” “The Eighteenth Angel” and episodes of the TV series “Fortitude.”
1958 – Donna Wilkes, actress in “Jaws 2,” “Schizoid,” “Blood Song,” “Grotesque,” “90210 Shark Attack,” “Zombie Games,” “Buzz Cut” and “My Stepbrother Is a Vampire!?!”
1951 – Bill Moseley, starred in “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” “House of 1000 Corpses,” “The Devil’s Rejects,” “Halloween [2007],” “Night of the Living Dead [1990],] “Shed of the Dead [2019], “Big Top Evil,” “Minutes to Midnight,” “Dark Roads 79,” “Smothered,” “Old 37,” “Charlie’s Farm,” “Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet,” “Dead Air” and many more.
1948 – Vincent Schiavelli, appeared in “Lord of Illusions.”
1940 – Dennis Fimple, appeared in “House of 1000 Corpses,” “King Kong [1976],” “Bug Buster,” “Creature from Black Lake,” “Fangs,” “The Evictors” and more.
1930 – Sheldon Tromberg, producer for “The Redeemer: Son of Satan!”
1926 – Kellam de Forest, additional crew/researcher for “The Stepfather [1987].”
1925 – John Guillermin, directed “King Kong [1976]” and producer/writer for “Melody in the Dark.”
1918 – Victor Brooks, actor in “The Brides of Dracula,” “The Brain,” “The Day of the Triffids,” “Witchcraft,” “Devils of Darkness,” “Burke & Hare” and more.
1915 – Milicent Patrick, chiefly designed the gill man suit for “Creature From The Black Lagoon” but was denied credit for many years from Bud Westmore, head of Universal’s makeup department of the time. She finally got the credit she deserved in the late 1990’s.
1911 – Patric Knowles, starred in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” “The Wolf Man” and “Terror In the Wax Museum.”
1909 – Robert Ryan, appeared in “The Ghost Breakers.”
1906 – Theodore Gottlieb, appeared in “The ‘Burbs,” “Nocturna,” “Horror of the Blood Monsters” and “Devil’s Express.”
1901 – Paul Borofsky, editor for “Spook Louder,” “The Return of the Vampire,” “The Soul of a Monster” and an episode of the TV Series “Jungle Jim.”
1899 – Edwin H. Knopf, writer for “East of Borneo (scenario)” and the short “Hideouser and Hideouser.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 11
2025 – Sally Kirkland, actress in “Double Exposure,” “Fatal Games,” “Two Evil Eyes,” “Grave Images,” “Fingerprints,” “Resurrection Mary,” “Jack the Reaper [2011],” “Suburban Gothic,” “Apartment 212,” “The New Hands,” “Woods Witch,” “Skeletons in the Closet” and more.
2024 – Ivica Rajkovic, cinematographer for “The Rat Savior [1976].”
2022 – Gallagher, honorable mention – see his famous smashing watermelons:
2022 – Sven-Bertil Taube, actor in “London Voodoo.”
2021 – Rony Dozer, actor in “The Uninvited [2001].”
2021 – Henry Woolf, actor in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “The Hound of Baskervilles.”
2019 – Tadashi Nakamura, voice acting dubbing for “Dracula: Dead and Living It” and “Repossessed.”
2008 – Arthur Ross screenplays include “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “The Creature Walks Among Us,” “Satan’s School For Girls” and episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
2005 – Moustapha Akkad, produced “Halloween [1978],” “Halloween II [1981],” “Halloween III,” “Halloween 4,” “Halloween 5,” “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” “Halloween H20” and “Halloween Resurrection.”
1997 – William Alland, producer for “It Came From Outer Space,” “Creature From the Black Lagoon” and “This Island Earth”.
1979 – Dimitri Tiomkin, conductor his music was used in the films “The Mummy’s Curse,” “The Cat Creeps” and The Thing From Another World [1951].
1968 – Phillip Scheer, makeup artist for “Revolt of the Zombies,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “Blood of Dracula,”” Attack of the Puppet People,” “How to Make a Monster” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 11
The Devil Bat [1940] – US premiere
The Return of the Vampire [1943]
Bluebeard [1944]
Schizo [1976] – UK
Fascination [1979] – Festival des Phantastischen Films Munchen (Germany)
Ghost Town [1988]
Interview with the Vampire [1994]
Evil Cult [2003]
Speed Demon [2003]
The Curse of Blanchard Hill [2006] – NW Projections Film Festival
The Evil Woods [2007]
One-Eyed Monster [2008]
Humans vs Zombies [2011]
E-Demon [2016] – NYC Horror Film Festival
Here Comes Hell [2019] – UK
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NOVEMBER 12
BORN ON NOVEMBER 12
1982 – Anne Hathaway, starred in “The Witches” and “Colossal.”
1981 – Zak Knight, special effects for “Mortuary,” “Backwoods,” “Killer Pad,” “Quarantine,” “The Invited,” “Hurt,” “The Lazarus Effect,” “Insidious: Chapter 3,” “Sinister 2,” “31,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “Happy Death Day,” “Truth or Dare,” “The Curse of La Llorona [2019],” “Night Swim” and more.
1980 – Ryan Gosling, appeared in “Frankenstein and Me,” “PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal – TV Series,” “Goosebumps – TV Series” and “Are You Afraid of the Dark? – TV Series.”
1973 – Radha Mitchell, starred in “The Crazies [2009],” “Silent Hill,” “Silent Hill: Revelation 3D” and “Pitch Black.”
1970 – Harvey Stephens, actor in “The Omen [1979} and “The Omen [2006].”
1965 – Mathias Neumann, cinematographer for “Rosenkavalier,” “Sanctimony,” “House of the Dead,” “Alone in the Dark,” “BloodRayne,” “Seed,” “The Final Storm,” “BloodRayne: The Third Reich” and the TV Movie “Revenge of the Rats.”
1958 – Megan Mullally, actress in “Once Bitten,” “Hotel Transylvania 2,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Extreme Ghostbusters” and “Dimension 404.”
1953 – Carl Ciarfalio, stunts for “Invaders from Mars ,” “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “Vampires [1998],” “Santos,” “Dark Moon Rising,” “Chain Letter,” “Come Back to Me,” “Frankenstein [2015],” “Rock, Paper, Scissors” and many more.
1945 – Michael Bishop, writer for episodes of the TV Series “Tales from the Darkside” and “Monsters.”
1943 – Wallace Shawn, appeared in “Vamps,” “Strange Invaders” and “The Haunted Mansion.”
1929 – Grace Kelly, starred in the Alfred Hitchcock films “Rear Window” and “Dial M for Murder.”
1927 – Fritz Ford, actor in “Damien: Omen II” and “Daughter of the Mind.”
1922 – Kim Hunter, appeared in “The Kindred,” “Two Evil Eyes,” “Bad Ronald,” “Dark August,” “The Seventh Victim” and more.
1921 – Paul Maxwell, actor in “Blood of Dracula,” “How to Make a Monster,” “The Haunting [1963],” “It! [1967],” “Aliens” as well as episodes of “Out of the Unknown” and “The Wide World of Mystery.”
1919 – Ray Kellogg, producer of the films “The Killer Shrews” and “The Giant Gila Monster.”
1904 – Jacques Torneur, directed “Curse of the Demon,” “Cat People” and “I Walked with a Zombie.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 12
2024 – Bent Mejding, actor in “Reptilicus [1961].”
2024 – Song Jae-rim, actor in “Tunnel [2004].”
2024 – Timothy West, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Mystery and Imagination” and “Tales of the Unexpected.”
2023 – Kevin Turen, producer for “Pearl,” X,” “Antlers,” “Villains,” “Tau,” “Assassination Nation” and “An American Crime.”
2022 – Budd Friedman, production consultant for “Full Moon High” and appeared in “The Boneyard Collection.”
2022 – Gene Cipriano, music department for “Gremlins,” “The Mafu Cage,” “The Sentinel” and “Audrey Rose.”
2022 – David English, actor in “Lifeforce” and “Tales of the Unexpected – Episode: Lamb to the Slaughter.”
2022 – Kazuki Ômori, director/writer for “Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.”
2021 – Ágata Lys, appeared in “Knife of Ice,” “The Frenchman’s Garden” and “Trauma [1978].”
2020 – Alfonso Ortiz, appeared in “The Charro of the Skulls.”
2020 – Asif Basra, appeared in “Darr @ the Mall,” “Islamic Terrorist” and “Sheitaan.”
2019 – George Ian Cullen, appeared in “Le Sequel,” “F,” “Hellbreeder” and an episode of “Department S [1969–1970] Episode: The Bones of Byrom Blain.”
2019 – Erik L. Nelson, art department/props for “Count Yorga,” The Return of Count Yorga,” “Bloody Orgy of the She-Devils,” “Homebodies,” “Phantom of Paradise” and “Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks.”
2018 – Stan Lee, producer for “Blade,” “Blade II,” “Blade: Trinity,” “Man Thing,” “The Sandman” and “Blade – Animated Series.”
2009 – Paul Wendkos, director for the TV Movies “Fear No Evil,” “The Mephisto Waltz,” “Haunts of the Very Rich,” “Good Against Evil,” “The Awakening of Candra” and “The Bad Seed [1985].”
2007 – Ira Levin, wrote the novels “Rosemary’s Baby” and “The Stepford Wives”.
2003 – Jonathan Brandis, starred in “It – TV Mini-Series,” “The Munsters Today – TV Series” and “Stepfather II.”
1981 – William Holden, starred in “Damien: The Omen II” and “When Time Ran Out.”
1972 – Rudolf Friml, music department for “The Return of Chandu” and soundtrack/writer for “Mars Attacks (Indian Love Call).”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 12
The Mad Ghoul [1943]
Play Misty for Me [1971]
Alice, Sweet Alice [1976]
Assault on Precinct 13 [1976]
Alone in the Dark [1982]
The Slumber Party Massacre [1982]
Creepshow [1982]
The Faculty [1998] – premiere
Shadow of the Vampire [2000] – Hawaii Film Festival
Seed of Chucky [2004]
The Long Island Serial Killer [2013] – New York City
Blood Paradise [2018] – Molins Film Festival
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NOVEMBER 13
BORN ON NOVEMBER 13
1998 – Monroe Cline, actress in “Teardrop,” “Malum,” episodes of the TV Series,” “Into the Dark,” “American Horror Story,” “The Holzer Files” and “Pocket Shock.”
1970 – Rob Duncan, assistant director for “Sanctimony,” “House of the Dead,” episodes of the TV Series,” “Masters of Horror,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Dead of Summer” and “iZombie.”
1969 – Gerard Butler, starred in “Dracula 2000” and “Tale of the Mummy.”
1967 – Bobby Fernandez-Hewitt, worked on the soundtrack for “Valentine (Opticon) [2001].”
1959 – Tracy Scoggins, appeared in “Demonic Toys,” “Dollman vs. the Demonic Toys,” “Otis” and “Alien Intruder.”
1949 – Terry Reid, music department/guitars for “Frost [2022].”
1947 – Joe Mantegna, starred in the film “Thinner.”
1935 – Tom Atkins, starred in “Halloween III,” “Night of the Creeps,” “Creepshow” “The Fog [1980],” “My Bloody Valentine [2009]” and “Trick.”
1926 – Don Gordon, appeared in the films “The Exorcist III,” “The Beast Within” and “The Final Conflict.”
1916 – Jack Elam, appeared in “Night of the Grizzly,” “A Knife for the Ladies,” “Uninvited” and “Creature from Black Lake.”
1913 – Helen Mack, starred in “Son of Kong.”
1895 – Edward L. Alperson, produced the original “Invaders from Mars.”
1850 – Robert Louis Stevenson, author & creator of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 13
2024 – Dan Hennessey, voice actor for episodes of the TV Series “Beetlejuice [1989],” “Monster Force [1994]” and “Freaky Stories.”
2024 – Jussuf Koschier, production manager for 7 episodes of “Frankenstein’s Aunt.”
2024 – Shel Talmy, music director for “Scream and Scream Again [1970].”
2023 – Michael Bishop, writer for episodes of the TV Series “Tales from the Darkside” and “Monsters.”
2022 – Constantin Codrescu, actor in “ Dracula III: Legacy.”
2021 – David Fox, actor in “Witchcraft,” “Rats,” “Population 436,” “Jack Brooks: Monsters Slayer,” ““Mama,” episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Beyond Reality” and “Poltergeist: The Legacy.”
2020 – Julio Videla, appeared in “The Nominee.”
2020 – Philip Voss, appeared in “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell.”
2019 – Arthur Ronald Marks, directed & produced “J.D.’s Revenge.”
2019 – Niall Tóibín, appeared in “The Sleep of Death” and “Rawhead Rex.”
2008 – Marcello Fondato, wrote the screenplays for the films “Blood & Black Lace,” “Black Sabbath” and “Uncle Was a Vampire.”
2006 – Gordon Kirschbaum, construction coordinator for the TV Movies “Satan’s School for Girls,” “Cruise Into Terror” and “Don’t Go to Sleep.”
2001 – Tom West, key grip for “Demented,” “Terror on Tour,” “Home Sweet Home,” “Chopping Mall,” “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives,” “Witchboard,” “Amityville Horror: Evil Escapes,” “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” and “End of Days.”
1998 – Valerie Hobson, starred in “Werewolf of London,” “Bride of Frankenstein” and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood.”
1995 – John Van Eyssen, appeared in “Horror of Dracula,” “Quatermass 2” and more.
1990 – Don Chaffey, directed several films and TV shows, including the original “Prisoner,” “Creatures the World Forgot,” “Persecution,” “One Million Years B.C.” and episodes of “Journey to the Unknown.”
1981 – Albert Harris, appeared in the TV Movie “Deathmoon.”
1975 – R.C. Sherriff, writer (uncredited) for “The Old Dark House,” “The Invisible Man [1933],” “The Bride of Frankenstein,” “Dracula’s Daughter” and “Matinee Theatre – Episode: Home at Seven.”
FILMS REEASED ON NOVEMBER 13
The Bat Whispers [1930]
The Invisible Man [1933]
The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake [1959]
The Fearless Vampire Killers [1967]
Alice, Sweet Alice [1976]
The Running Man [1987]
Bram Stoker’s Dracula [1992]
Rise of the Dead [2007]
The Dead Outside [2008] – Italy
The Tomb [2009]
ThanksKilling 3 [2012]
Clown [2014] – Italy
Victorian Psycho [2026]
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NOVEMBER 14
BORN ON NOVEMBER 14
1982 – Laura Ramsey, who starred in “The Ruins,” “The Covenant,” “No One Lives” and “Venom.”
1979 – Olga Kurylenko, appeared in starred in “The Room,” “Mara” and “Vampire Academy.”
1972 – Josh Duhamel, appeared in “Turistas,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray [2004],” “Night of the Animated Dead” and the TV Movie “Capsized: Blood in the Water.”
1962 – Laura San Giacomo, starred in the TV mini-series, “The Stand.”
1962 – Atsuko Tanaka, voice actress for “Psycho Diver: Soul Siren,” “Berserk – 2 episodes” and “Blade – S1.E4.”
1960 – Sherri Strain, producer for “Evil Eyes,” “Death Valley: The Revenge of Bloody Bill,” “Alien Abduction,” “Way of the Vampire,” “Legion of the Dead,” “Frankenstein Reborn,” “Dead Men Walking,” “Hillside Cannibals,” “Dracula’s Curse,” “Halloween Night,” “Trailer Park Shark” and more.
1951 – Sandahl Bergman, appeared in “Possessed by the Night.”
1936 – Ted Sorel, appeared in the films “From Beyond” and “Basket Case 2.”
1935 – Craig Slocum, played “Harry Johnson” on the “Dark Shadows” TV series.
1931 – Jennifer Jayne, actress in “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Trollenberg Terror” [a.k.a. “The Crawling Eye], and “They Came From Beyond Space.”
1928 – Kathleen Hughes, actress in “It Came from Outer Space,” “Cult of the Cobra,” “The Spell (TV Movie)” and episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1919 – Veronica Lake, starred in the films “I Married a Witch” and “Flesh Feast.”
1910 – Rosemary DeCamp, starred in the original “13 Ghosts” and “Saturday the 14th.”
DIED ON NOVEMBER 14
2025 – Hark Bohm, actor in “The Golden Glove [2019].”
2024 – Peter Sinfield, soundtrack/songwriter for “The Stand – S1.E6” and “Dead Ringers – S1.E1.”
2024 – Shōhei Hino, actor in “Crest of Betrayal,” “Gozu” and “Helter Skelter.”
2021 – Bart the Bear, actor in “Into the Grizzly Maze.”
2021 – Heath Freeman, actor in “Dark Was the Night,” “The Wicked Within” and “The Seventh Day.”
2019 – María Baxa, appeared in “Strangler vs. Strangler.”
2019 – Branko Lustig, produced episodes of “Intruders” and was assistant director for “The Red Savior.”
2008 – Charles H. Schram, Make-up artist/special effects whose work included “The Thing with Two Heads” and the original “Twilight Zone” TV series.
2007 – Michael Blodgett, appeared in “The Velvet Vampire” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Night Gallery,” “The Munsters” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
2002 – Eddie Bracken, appeared in episodes of the TV series “Monsters,” “Tales from the Darkside” and “Amazing Stories.”
1994 – Tom Villard, appeared in the films “Parasite” and “Popcorn.”
FILMS RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 14
Waxworks [1924] – Berlin, Germany
The Invisible Killer [1939]
A Quiet Place in the Country [1968] – Rome (premiere)
Planet of the Dinosaurs [1978] – Bismarck, ND
The House of the Dead [1978] – Stillwater, OK (premiere)
Confessions of a Serial Killer [1985]
Slaughter High [1986]
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies [1995] – video premiere
Castle Freak [1995]
Island of the Dead [2000]
Keeper [2025]
The Carpenter’s Son [2025]
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