SEPTEMBER 1

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 1

1975 – Scott Speedman, actor in “Crimes of the Future,” “Underworld,” “Underworld: Evolution,” “Out of the Dark,” “Anamorph,” “The Monster,” “The Strangers” and “The Moth Diaries.”

1971 – Courtney Solomon, producer for “An American Haunting,” “Slaughter,” “Perkins’ 14,” “Prowl,” “The Task,” “Husk,” “Fertile Ground,” “Stash House,” “Ritual,” “The Strangers Chapter 1,” “The Strangers Chapter 2” and many more.

1964 – Gary Mavers, actor in “Devil’s Bridge,” “Dead of Nite,” “Aux,” “House Red” and “S.N.U.B!”

1964 – Charlie Robinson, actor in “Blood Trail [2005]” and “Javelina [2011].”

1952 – Paul Zaza, composer for “Prom Night [1980],” “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Ghost Keeper,” “Curtains,” “American Nightmare,” “Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II,” “The Brain,” “Prom Night III: The Last Kiss,” “Popcorn,” “The Dark,” “The Club” and more.

1946 – Susan Backlinie, appeared in “Day of the Animals” and “Jaws.”

1944 – Beau Starr, appeared in “Masters of Horror – TV Series,” “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers” and “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.”

1943 – Don Stroud, appeared in “The Amityville Horror [1979],” “Carnosaur 2” and “The Alien Within.”

1929 – Anne Ramsey, appeared in “Deadly Friend,” “The Goonies” and “Doctor Hackenstein.”

1928 – George Maharis, actor in “The Satan Bug,” “Doppelganger,” “The Sword and the Sorcerer,” “Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby,” as well as episodes of “Night Gallery,” “Journey to the Unknown,” “Thriller” and “The Wide World of Mystery.”

1926 – Gene Colan, Comic book artist created “Blade.”

1922 – Yvonne De Carlo, best known as Lily Munster in “The Munsters” and also starred in “The Silent Scream,” “Mirror Mirror,” “Satan’s Cheerleaders,” “American Gothic” and more.

1913 – Christian Nyby, directed “The Thing From Another World” and “Showdown with Rance McGrew” episode of “The Twilight Zone.”

1907 – Nathan Juran, directed “20 Million Miles To Earth,” “The Deadly Mantis,” “The Black Castle” and more.

1903 – Gertrude Sutton, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “Son of Kong.”

1898 – Richard Arlen, appeared in “Island of Lost Souls,” “The Lady and the Monster” and “The Crawling Hand.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 1

2024 – Brian Trueman, writer for “Dramarama – S6.E8,” “Truckers (1992) – TV Series” and 11 episodes of “Count Duckula (1988-1993.”

2024 – Norman Chu, actor in “Black Magic,” “The Secret,” “Seeding of a Ghost,” “Invitation of a Ghost,” “Blood Ballroom,” “Blood Ritual,” “Vampire Expert – TV Series,” “Ghost Promise,” “Inner Senses,” “Dream Home” and more.

2024 – Teresa Bright, music department for “Truth or Dare [2013].”

2023 – Jimmy Buffet, appeared in “Repo Man,” “Congo” and “Jurassic World.”

2023 – Robert Becerra, guitarist for the punk rock band The Stains, appeared in the short “The Ruins of Villastrigo [2017].”

2020 – Boris Klyuyev, appeared in “Blyustiteli poroka – Episode: Pechalnyi sonet [2001].”

2017 – Elizabeth Kemp, starred in “He Knows You’re Alone” and “The Clairvoyant.”

2008 – Michael Pate, starred in “Curse of the Undead,” “Howling III,” “Tower of London [1962] and “The Black Castle”.

2008 –Don LaFontaine, voice over master for “Halloween 4” and episodes of “Beyond Belief: Fact of Fiction.”

1986 – Murray Hamilton, appeared in “Jaws” “Jaws 2,” “Amityville Horror [1979]” and William Castle’s “13 Frightened Girls.”

1977 – Samuel Newman, screenwriter for “Invisible Invaders” and “The Giant Claw.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 1

Isle of the Dead [1945]
Sorry, Wrong Number [1948] – NYC premiere
The Creeper [1948]

The Spider [1958] – Italy

Honeymoon of Horror [1964]
The Room Next Door [1994] – Italy

Nadja [1995]
The Prophecy [1995]
Altered Species [2001]
The Beast of Bray Road [2005]
The Wicker Man [2006]
Bell Witch: The Movie [2007]

The Thaw [2009] – Toronto International Film Festival

Blood Glacier [2013] – France L’Étrange Festival

The Levenger Tapes [2013]

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SEPTEMBER 2

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 2

1981 – Gib Gerard, starred in “13 Fanboy” and “Desecrated.”

1971 – Shauna Sand, appeared in “Succubus: Hell-Bent,” “Dark Realm – TV Series” and “The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven.”

1968 – Kristen Cloke, actress in “Black Christmas [2006],” “Willard [2003],” “Final Destination,” “Millennium – TV Series]” and “The X-Files – TV Series.”

1966 – Salma Hayek, starred in “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “The Faculty,” “Tale of Tales” and “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,”

1964 – Keanu Reeves, starred in “Dracula,” “The Neon Demon,” “The Gift” and “Constantine.”

1955 – Linda Purl, actress in “Visiting Hours,” “Fear of the Dark” and an episode of the TV Series “The Hidden Room.”

1946 – Luis Avalos, appeared in “Ghost Fever,” “Criminal Act” and “Wishcraft.”

1940 – Beverly Sanders, appeared in “Magic” and the TV Movie “Look What Happened to Rosemary’s Baby.”

1927 – Francis Matthews, appeared in the Hammer films “Rasputin: The Mad Monk,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness” and “The Revenge of Frankenstein.”

1893 – Hugh Starkey, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 2

2024 – James Darren, director for episodes of “Something Is Out There,” “Werewolf” as well as appeared in “Venus in Furs” and “City Beneath the Seas.”

2024 – Bernie Mireault, comic book penciler for “The Blair Witch Project (1999),” “The Blair Witch Chronicles (2000),” comic book colorist for “Ghostbusters: Haunted Holidays (2010),” “Ghostbusters: Tainted Love (2010)” and “Ghostbusters: Omnibus (2012).”

2023 – Marcia DeRousse, actress in “The Disappointments Room” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “True Blood.”

2023 – Morteza Poursamadi, cinematographer for “Aclima (2007).”

2021 – Mikis Theodorakis, composer for “The Shadow of the Cat.”

2021 – Michel Corboz, soundtrack for “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”

2020 – Wanda Seux, actress in “Night Massacre.”

2001 – Troy Donahue, appeared in “The Monolith Monsters,” “Shock ‘Em Dead,” “The Chilling,” “Man of A Thousand Faces,” “Monster on Campus” and the TV Series “Monsters.”

2000 – Curt Siodmak, screenwriter for “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man” and “House of Frankenstein,” as well as creating the legend of “The Wolf Man.”

2000 – Dick Sterling, appeared in “Barracuda [1978].”

2000 – Jean Speegle Howard, appeared in “The Night Caller” and “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction – Episode: The Viewing.”

1964 – Morris Ankrum, appeared in “Giant from the Unknown,” “The Giant Claw” and “Zombies of Mora Tau.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 2

The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923] – New York City

See No Evil [1971]
The Man Who Haunted Himself [1971] – NYC
Lust for A Vampire [1971]

Dawn of the Dead [1978] – Italy
Deathstalker [1983] – USA – limited
Mortuary [1983]
Nightmares [1983] – NYC

The Unnamable [1988] – Italy

Transformations [1988] – Japan – video premiere
Severed Ties [1992]
13th Child: Legend of The Jersey Devil [2002] – USA – video premiere
Carnival of the Damned [2008]
The Morgue [2008] – USA – DVD premiere

Vipers [2008] – TV Movie
Carriers [2009]

Shark Night 3D [2011]
Apollo 18 [2011]

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SEPTEMBER 3

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 3

1982 – Angus Sutherland, appeared in “Lost Boys: The Tribe.”

1978 – Nichole Hiltz, appeared in “Trailer Park of Terror,” “Alien Autopsy,” “Masters of Horror – TV Series,” “All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series” and “May.”

1978 – Parkpoom Wongpoom, director/writer for “Shutter [2004],” “Alone [2007],” “Phobia [2008],” “Phobia 2” and the TV Series “Delete.”

1976 – Ashley Jones, appeared in “Grave Secrets,” “True Blood – TV Series” and “Devil’s Prey.”

1974 – Clare Kramer, appeared in “Tales of Halloween,” “Big Ass Spider!” “Road to Hell,” “The Dead Ones,” “The Thirst,” “The Gravedancers” and more.

1965 – Costas Mandylor, starred in “Hyenas,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Dinocroc,” “Saw III,” “Saw IV,” “Saw V,” “Saw VI,” and “Saw 3D: The Final Chapter.”

1965 – Charlie Sheen, starred in “Scary Movie 3, 4,  & V,″ “The Wraith,” “Grizzly II: Revenge,” and Postmortem.”

1965 – James A. Moore, author of “Bloodstained Series,” “Harvest Series,” “Serenity Falls Trilogy,” “Seven Forges Series” and “Tides of War Series.”

1963 – Daniel Myrick, writer and director of “The Blair Witch Project,” “Curse of the Blair Witch – TV Short Documentary],” “An Exploration of the Blair Witch Legend – Video short,” “Solstice,” “The Objective” and “Believers.”

1947 – Mary Sellers, actress in “Stagefright,” “Ghosthouse,” “The Crawlers,” “The Childhood Friend,” “The Room Next Door” and the short” The Immigrant.”

1944 – Tim Donnelly, appeared in “The Toolbox Murders” and “The Clonus Horror.”

1943 – Luc Merenda, actor in “Torso,” “Hostel Fear” and “Hostel: Part II.”

1942 – Anitra Ford, actress in “Invasion of the Bee Girls” and “Messiah of Evil.”

1936 – Eileen Brennan, appeared in TV Movie “The Night That Panicked America,” as well as the films “Jeepers Creepers,” “The Hollow,” “Murder by Death” and episodes of “Tales from the Crypt and “Gravedale Hight.”

1931 – Ron Manson, camera operator for the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”

1926 – Bill Couch, stunt coordinator for “King Kong [1976],” “Haunted,” “Dead & Buried,” “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” Poltergeist: The Other Side” and “Satan’s Princess.”

1902 – Mantan Moreland, starred in “King of the Zombies,” “The Strange Case of Dr. Rx,” “Revenge of the Zombies” and “Spider Baby.”

1892 – Esdras Hartley, art director for “The Return of Doctor X.”

1890 – Pat O’Malley, appeared in “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1916],” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Before Dawn,” “The Phantom Creeps,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and more.

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 3

2019 – Carol Lynley, appeared in “Howling VI: The Freaks,” “Dark Tower,” “Beware! The Blob,” “The Shuttered Room,” the TV movie “The Night Stalker,” and episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Night Gallery,” “Monsters,” “Thriller” and “The Evil Touch.”

2018 – Jacqueline Pearce, appeared in “The Reptile,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “Ghostlands,” and episodes of “Shadows” and “Dead of Night.”

2012 – Michael Clarke Duncan, starred in “A Resurrection” and “The Green Mile.”

1998 – William Joyce, starred in “I Eat Your Skin.”

1995 – Bill Ross, art director for the TV Movies “The Devil’s Daughter,” “Halloween with the New Addams Family,” “Night Cries” and “Are You in the House Alone?”

1991 – Frank Capra, director for “Arsenic & Old Lace.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 3

The Valley of Gwangi [1969] – NYC

The Hanging Woman [1973] – Venice Film Festival
Kalifornia [1993]
Martyrs [2008]

Clownado [2019]

Dark Figures [2020]

Pearl [2022] – Venice Film Festival

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SEPTEMBER 4

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 4

1982 – Whitney Cummings, actress in “Grizzly Park” and “Studio 666.”

1981 – Charlotte Frogner, starred in “Dead Snow” and “Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead.”

1978 – Wes Bentley, appeared in “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “Amnesiac,” “Final Girl,” “Underworld: Awakening,” “Jonah Hex,” “The Tomb,” “P2,” “The Ungodly” and “Ghost Rider.”

1958 – L.J. Smith, author of “The Vampire Diaries [1990],” “The Secret Circle [1992],” “The Forbidden Game [1994],” “Night World Series” and TV Series based on The Vampire Diaries “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Secret Circle,” “The Originals” and “Legacies.”

1957 – Patricia Tallman, played “Barbara” in the 1990 remake of “Night of the Living Dead” and appeared in “Army of Darkness”.

1944 – Esmeralda Barros, actress in “Castle of De Sade,” “The Devil’s Wedding Night” and “Kong Island.”

1943 – Michael Berryman, starred in “The Hills Have Eyes [1977],” “Deadly Blessing,” Mask Maker,”  “The Devil’s Rejects,”  “Necrosis,” “Ed Gein: The Butcher Of Plainfield,” “Shed of the Dead,” “Hell’s Kitty,” “Smothered,” “Cursed Films” and many more.

1928 – Dick York, appeared in several episodes of the “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone” TV series and in one of my favorite “Thriller” episodes, “The Incredible Dr. Markesen” with Boris Karloff.

1919 – Giuseppe Rinaldi, voice dubbing for “Black Sunday,” “Castle of Blood,” “The Long Hair of Death,” “The Possessed [1965],” “Spirits of the Dead,” “Toby Dammit,” “Web of the Spider,” “Baron Blood,” “The Antichrist,” “Godzilla [1977],” “Dagger Eyes” and more.

1917 – Hilary Mason, actress in “Don’t Look Now,” “Sharon’s Baby,” “Dolls,” “Meredian,” “Afraid of the Dark,” “Haunted [1995],” as well as episodes of “Out of the Unknown” and “Tales of the Unexpected.”

1911 – Reggie Nalder, played the vampire in the TV movie “Salem’s Lot,” and also appeared in “The Dead Don’t Die,” “Dracula’s Dog,” “Crash!” and “Mark of the Devil.”

1911 – Billy Dix, appeared in “Giant from the Unknown” and “She Demons.”

1908 – Edward Dmytryk, directed “The Devil Commands” and “Captive Wild Woman”.

1887 – Roy William Neill, directed “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man,” “The Black Room,” “The 9th Guest” and “Black Moon.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 4

2024 – Oswald d’Andrea, music department for “Censor [2021].”

2023 – Steve Harwell, former lead vocalist for Smash Mouth, soundtrack/songwriter for “An American Werewolf in Paris – Walkin’ on the Sun” and “Cursed – You’ll Never Catch Me.”

2023 – Gary Wright, composer for “Endangered Species,” soundtrack/writer for “Spellbinder – Blind Alley,” “The Convent – DreamWeaver” and “Scream Queens – S2 E9 – Lovin the D – Dreamweaver.”

2022 – Peter Straub, horror author books made into movies “Julia – The Haunting of Julia aka Full Circle,” “Ghost Story,” “The Talisman (co-written with Stephen King) – short” along with many novels.

2022 – Bo Brundin, actor in “The Headless Eyes,” the short “Starlight” and the TV Movie “I Saw What You Did.”

2022 – Dep Kirkland, appeared in the short “Friday the 13th: The Storm.”

2022 – Pauline Stroud, actress in “Dead of Night” and the TV Movie “The Man Outside.”

2022 – West Freed, actor in “Degenerates Ink” and “Reviled: Episode 2.”

2014 – Joan Rivers, appeared in “R.L. Stein’s Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Girlfriend?”

2011 – Jag Mundhra, director/writer for “Open House” and director/story for “Hack-O-Lantern.”

1993 – Hervé Villechaize, appeared in “Seizure” and “Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood.”

1991 – Tom Tryon, appeared in “I Married a Monster from Outer Space,” and wrote the novel “The Other” on which the film of the same name was based.

1981 – David Peel, known for his role of “Baron Meinster” in Hammer’s “The Brides of Dracula.” He also appeared in “The Hands of Orlac.”

1976 – Allen Pomeroy, appeared in “King Kong [1933]” and “Thirteen Women.”

1972 – Ellsworth Hoagland, editor for “Dr. Cyclops [1940]” and “The Ghost Breakers.”

1962 – Robert Emmett O’Connor, appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 4

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla [1952] – NYC

The Crawling Hand [1963] – Hartford, CT

He Knows You’re Alone [1981] – Finland

Curse Of the Wolf [2007]
Unholy [2007]

Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre [2009] – Iceland

Burying the Ex [2014] – Venice Film Festival

Sick for Toys [2018]

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SEPTEMBER 5

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 5

1993 – Gage Golightly, appeared in “Cabin Fever [2016],” “Exeter,” as well as the TV Series “Teen Wolf” and “iZombie.”

1989 – Olivier Richters, appeared in “Ravers [2018].”

1984 – Annabelle Wallis, actress in “Annabelle,” “Annabelle: Creation,” “Steel Trap,” “Malignant,” “Warning” and the TV Movie “Ghost Town.”

1976 – Joey Kern, actor in “Cabin Fever [2002],” “Beneath [2013],” “Bloodsucking Bastards,” “A Beginner’s Guide to Snuff,” “Useless Humans” and the short “The Wretched Prologue.”

1974 – Sergio Duque, director/producer for “The Paraseekers Origins” and appeared in “Zombie Strippers!”

1973 – Rose McGowan, appeared in “Scream,” “Phantoms,” “Grindhouse,” “Planet Terror,” “Class of 1999,” ”The Sound” and “Rosewood Lane”.

1951 – Michael Keaton, starred in “Beetlejuice” and “White Noise.”

1948 – Scott H. Reiniger, starred in “Dawn of the Dead” as well as the remake in 2004.

1946 – Dennis Dugan, starred in “The Howling [1981].”

1945 – Christian Rodska, appeared in “Leap in the Dark – Season 4 #5 (1980).”

1944 – Rod Arrants, appeared in “A*P*E,” “Helter Skelter” and “Dark Planet.”

1942 – Werner Herzog, directed the 1979 version of “Nosferatu.”

1940 – William Devane, appeared in “Hollow Man,” “Family Plot” and “The Dark.”

1935 – Dennis Dalzell, camera operator for “Necromancy [1972],” and director of photography for the TV Movies “Death at Love House” and “Vampire [1979].”

1929 – Bob Newhart, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour” and “Svengoolie.”

1908 – Gloria Holden, played the title role of “Dracula’s Daughter.”

1902 – Darryl F. Zanuck, producer for “The Hound of the Baskervilles,” “Doctor X” and “The Terror.”

1890 – Jack Mower, appeared in “House of Wax [1953],” “The Hidden Hand,” “The Smiling Ghost,” “The Return of Doctor X,” “The Mysterious Doctor” and the short “The Devil’s Assistant.”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 5

2024 – Herbie Flowers, soundtrack/drums for : Son of Dracula ‘Moonbeam Song’ & ‘Jump Into Fear,’ Schizo ‘Notions’” and “Deerskin ‘Light 6.’”

2021 – Tony Selby, actor in “City in the Sea,” “Witchfinder General,” “Cockneys vs Zombies” as well as episodes of “Thriller” and “The Wide World of Mystery.”

2021 – Susana Lanteri, appeared in 2 episodes of the TV Series “Moment of Uncertainty.”

2020 – Bing-Man Tam, appeared in “Vampire Expert.”

2020 – Jiří Menzel, appeared in “The Cremator,” “Ferat Vampire” and “The Sunken Cemetery.”

2019 – Rod Coneybeare, writer for an episode of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre: Mr. Kayne.”

2006 – Hilary Mason, actress in “Don’t Look Now,” “Sharon’s Baby,” “Dolls,” “Meredian,” “Afraid of the Dark,” “Haunted [1995],” as well as episodes of “Out of the Unknown” and “Tales of the Unexpected.”

2006 – Jonathan Ball, appeared in “Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills” and “The Zombie Diaries”.

1998 – 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.”

1997 – Eddie Little Sky, appeared in “The Car.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 5

The Brides of Dracula [1960]
Vampire Queen [2002]

Garden of Love [2003] – Oldenburg International Film Festival
Blade of The Vampire [2005]
Kinky Kong [2006]

All Cheerleaders Die [2013] – Toronto International Film Festival – premiere

Blood Quantum [2019] – Toronto International Film Festival

Making Monsters [2019] – Germany – Fantasy Filmfest

Re-Elected [2020] – USA – Scumdance

The Conjuring: Last Rites [2025]

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SEPTERMBER 6

BORN ON SEPTEMBER 6

1988 – Jovan Adepo, actor in “Mother!,” “Overlord” and the TV Series “The Stand.”

1988 – Paton Ashbrook, actress in “The Gate of Fallen Angels,” “Claws – short” and an episode of the TV Series “Evil.”

1976 – Naomie Harris, appeared in “Frankenstein [2011],” “Rampage” and “28 Days Later.”

1974 – Justin Whalin, portrayed “Andy Barclay” in “Child’s Play 3” and also appeared in “The House That Jack Built.”

1972 – Idris Elba, starred in “Prom Night [2008],” “The Unborn,” “28 Weeks Later,” “The Reaping,” “Demons Never Die,” “Prometheus” and the TV Series “Ultraviolet.”

1971 – Carter Smith, director for “The Ruins,” “Swallowed” and episode of “Into the Dark” and the short “Bugcrush.”

1963 – Betsy Russell, actress in some of the “Saw” films, “Cheerleader Camp,” “Chain Letter” and “Camp Fear.”

1953 – Anne Lockhart, appeared in “Troll,” “Revamped,” “Dark Tower” and others.

1953 – Patti Yasutake, appeared in “Tales from the Crypt – S1. E1 [1989].”

1949 – Tommy Lee Wallace, writer/director of “Vampires: Los Muertos,” “IT – TV Mini-Series,” “Fright Night Part 2,” “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” and teleplay for “12 Days of Terror.”

1948 – Armando “Bing” Lao, writer/story for “Dear Diary,” “Butchered,” “The Strangers [2012],” creative consultant for “Sapi [2013]” and the short “Missing [2013].”

1947 – Lane Carroll, starred in “The Crazies [1973].”

1946 – Lesley Taplin, actress in “Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural.”

1934 – Paul Naschy portrayed all of the classic monsters in films like “Frankenstein’s Bloody Terror,” “Assignment Terror,” “The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman,” “Count Dracula’s Great Love,” “Horror Rises from the Tomb”, “Vengeance of the Zombies”, “The Mummy’s Revenge” and many more.

1932 – Derek Ford, screenwriter for “The Black Torment,” “Corruption,” “The Legend of Spider Forest,” “The House That Vanished,” “The Girl from Starship Venus,” “Don’t Open Till Christmas” and “The Urge to Kill.”

1908 – Dorothy Gulliver, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”

1891 – Rowland V. Lee, directed “Son of Frankenstein.”

1888 – Dave Milton, art director for “The Corpse Vanishes,” “The Ape Man,” “Revenge of the Zombies,” “Voodoo Man,” “Black Magic,” “The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters,” “Spook Chasers,” “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “The Bat [1959],” “The Hypnotic Man” and more.

1885 – Frank Fanning, appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “King Kong [1933],” “Air Hawks,” “SOS Coast Guard” and “The Phantom Speaks.”

1879 – Max Schreck, portrayed “Graf Orlok” in the silent film classic “Nosferatu” and also appeared in “The Strange Case of Captain Ramper.”

1808 – Dorothy Gulliver, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”

DIED ON SEPTEMBER 6

2024 – Will Jennings, soundtrack/songwriter for “The Addams Family [2019] “My Heart Will Go On.”

2023 – Richard Davis, composer for “Ozone: The Attack of the Redneck Mutants,” “The Abomination [1986],” “Dear God No!,” “Amazon Hot Box” and 3 episodes of the TV Series “Monsters [1988-1990].”

2023 – Giuliano Montaldo, actor in “The Haunting of Helena [2012].”

2021 – Nino Castelnuovo, appeared in “The Bloodstained Lawn” and 2 episodes of the series “The Fantastic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe.”

2020 – Kevin Dobson, appeared in “1408,” “Portal” and the TV Movie “Bering Sea.”

2019 – Lane Carroll, starred in “The Crazies [1973].”

2004 – Tiny Doll, appeared in “Freaks [1932].”

1999 – Gil Herman, appeared in “Invaders from Mars” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”

1992 – Mervyn Johns, actor in “Dead of Night,” “The Day of the Triffids,” “The Old Dark House” and “The Confessional.”

1974 – Otto Kruger appeared in “Dracula’s Daughter,” “The Colossus of New York” and “Jungle Captive.”

FILMS RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 6

The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923]
The Terror [1928] – USA – sound version
The Ghastly Ones [1968] – Charlotte, NC
The Thirsty Dead [1974]
Deranged [1990] filmed in 1987 – USA video premiere
Hellraiser: Hellworld [2005]

Deadgirl [2008] – Toronto International Film Festival

Pontypool [2008] – Toronto International Film Festival

Blood Glacier [2013] – Oldenburg International Film Festival

Tusk [2014] – Toronto International Film Festival

Hex [2018]

Holiday Hell [2019]

Satanic Panic [2019]

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