MARCH 8
BORN ON MARCH 8
1987 – Devon Graye, actor in “Scar,” “Husk,” “13 Sins,” “The Madness Inside Me,” “Hypochondriac” and “Nope.”
1984 – Nora-Jane Noone, starred in “The Descent,” “The Descent: Part 2,” “Afterlife – TV Series,” “Doomsday,” “Beyond the Rave,” “Legend of the Bog,” “The Day of the Triffids – TV Mini-Series” and more.
1981- Steven C. Miller, directed “Silent Night,” “Under the Bed,” “Granny,” “Automation Transfusion” and “Scream of the Banshee” and also appeared in “War of the Worlds [2005]” and “The Beast of Bray Road.”
1978 – Nick Zano, actor in “Joy Ride 2: Dead Ahead” and “The Final Destination.”
1977 – Bradd Fillmann, production designer for “Midnight Movie,” “The Seduction of Dr. Fugazzi,” “SX_Tape,” “Frankenstein [2015],” “The Unwilling,” “The Monster Project” and property master for “Mostly Ghostly.”
1976 – Freddie Prinze Jr., starred in “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Scooby Doo [2002]” and “Scooby Doo 2 [2004].”
1959 – Aidan Quinn, appeared in “Haunted,” “The Eclipse” and “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein”.
1956 – John Kapelos, appeared in “The Relic,” “The Craft,” “Shallow Ground,” “Forever Knight – TV Series,” “The X-Files – TV Series” and more.
1954 – Jay Arlen Jones, actor in “Night of the Creeps,” “Satan’s Princess” and “Eight Legged Freaks.”
1952 – Sandy King, produced “They Live,” “Body Bags,” “In the Mouth of Madness,” “Village of the Damned”, “Vampires,” “Ghosts of Mars,” “Vampires: Los Muertos” and more.
1947 – Silvia Tortosa, actress in “Horror Express,” “The Loreley’s Grasp,” “The Frenchman’s Garden” and “Stevie – TV Movie.”
1944 – Lee Joo-Sil, actress in “The Uninvited [2003],” “Face [2004],” “Black House [2007],” “Train to Busan” and more.
1940 – Susan Clark, appeared in the TV Movies “Trapped” and “Toe Tags.”
1938 – George Innes, appeared in “Scars of Dracula” as well as episodes of TV Series including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Frighteners,” “Thiller,” “Shadows” and “Hammer House of Horror.”
1919 – John Hoesli, art department for “Lifeforce,” “The Cat and the Canary” and “The House That Vanished.”
1918 – Alan Hale Jr, appeared in “The Crawling Hand,” “The Giant Spider Invasion,” “Terror Night.” and a few episodes of “Matinee Theatre.”
1888 – Tobias Tally, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
DIED ON MARCH 8
2025 – 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.”
2024 – Angelo Nicotra, voice dubbing for “Oasis of Fear,” “Cannibal Holocaust,” “Cannibal Ferox” and “Mystère.”
2023 – Bert I. Gordom, producer/director/special effects films credits include “The Amazing Colossal Man,” “Attack of the Puppet People” and “The Spider.”
2023 – Topol, appeared in “Tales of the Unexpected – Episode: Mr. Know-All.”
2023 – Geetha Nair, actress in “Indriyam” and “Pakalpooram.”
2022 – Ron Miles, composer for “Night Vision.”
2022 – Ron Pember, actor in “The Invisible Man [1984] – TV Series,” “Death Line” and “The Crimson Cult.”
2021 – Risto Aaltonen, appeared in “Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers.”
2021 – Trevor Peacock, appeared in the TV Movie “Titus Andronicus.”
2020 – Max von Sydow, actor in “The Exorcist,” “Dreamscape,” “Needful Things,” “The Wolfman [2010]” and more.
2019 – George Morfogen, appeared in “V – episode Part 1 & 2,” and “V: The Final Battle Part 3.”
2018 – Frank Ray Perilli, screenwriter for “Alligator,” “Laserblast,” “Dracula’s Dog,” “Mansion of the Doomed,” “The Best of Sex and Violence” and “End of the World.”
2006 – Rhoda Williams, appeared in “Spacemaster X-7″ and provided the voice of “Tina,” in the “Little Girl Lost” episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
2004 – Robert Pastorelli, appeared in the TV Movie “Modern Vampires” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone.”
2004 – Robin Hunter, co-starred in “Vampire Circus” and “Phantom of The Opera [1989].
2003 – Karen Morley, appeared in “The Phantom of Crestwood,” “The Mask of Fu Manchu” and “The Unknown”.
2002 – Ted Coodley, makeup artist for “The Black Sheep,” “Voodoo Island,” “The Pit and the Pendulum,” “The Raven [1963],” “Diary of a Madman,” “The Haunted Palace,” “Crowhaven Farm,” “A Taste of Evil,” “Death at Love House” and many more.
2001 – Edward Winter, appeared in “The Boston Strangler.”
1987 – Andrew Meyer, director/producer/writer for “Night of the Cobra Woman.”
1985 – Edward Andrews, appeared “Gremlins,” “Monster Squad – TV Series,” “The Twilight Zone – TV Series,” “Thriller – TV Series” and more.
1982 – Walter Plunkett, costume designer for “The Most Dangerous Game,” “King Kong [1933],” “Son of Kong [1933]” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1939].”
1977 – Henry Hull, starred in “Werewolf of London,” and “Master of the World.”
1975 – Larry Vincent, best known as “Seymour” a horror host in Los Angeles during the 1970’s and also appeared in “Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls,” “Monster Rally – TV Series,” “The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant,” “Fright Night – TV Series” and “The Witchmaker.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MARCH 8
The Ghost Goes Wild [1947]
The Last Man on Earth [1964]
Mad Monster Party [1967]
Hellraiser: Bloodline [1996]
The Time Machine [2002]
The Ghouls [2003]
Black Devil Doll [2007] – USA
Ogre [2008] – TV Movie
Evil Dead [2013] – South by Southwest Film Festival
Creep [2014]
Killer Mermaid [2014]
Starry Eyes [2014]
Ghost Tale [2021] – South by Southwest Film Festival
Imaginary [2024]
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MARCH 9
BORN ON MARCH 9
1986 – Brittany Snow, starred in “X,” “Hangman,” “Would You Rather” and “Prom Night [2008].”
1983 – Bobby Campo, actor in “Vampire Bats – TV Movie,” “The Final Destination,” “Starve,” “Saltwater – TV Movie,” “Nightmare Shark” episodes of “Being Human” and “Scream: The TV Series.”
1973 – Rona Hartner, actress in “Trancers 4: Jack of Swords” and “Hot Hell.”
1972 – Kerr Smith, starred in “My Bloody Valentine [2009],” “Final Destination” and “The Forsaken.”
1960 – Finn Carter, starred in “Tremors” and also appeared in “Monsters – TV Series” and “The Outer Limits – TV Series.”
1949 – Benedict Fitzgerald, producer for 7 episodes of the TV Series “Evil [2019].”
1944 – Niké Arrighi, actress in “The Devil Rides Out,” “Countess Dracula,” “The Perfume of the Lady in Black” and an episode of the TV Series “Out of the Unknown.”
1943 – Trish Van Devere, appeared in the films “The Changeling” and “The Hearse.”
1942 – Rosemarie Gil, actress in “Night of the Cobra Woman,” “Shake, Rattle & Roll,” “Shaker, Rattle & Roll III,’ “Dear Diary,” “Black Mamba,” “Devil Woman” and more.
1940 – Raul Julia, played the role of “Gomez Addams” in the films “Addams Family” and “Addams Family Values,” as well as starring in “Frankenstein Unbound.”
1932 – Jeff Alexander, actor in “The Black Cat [1966],” “Zontar: The Thing from Venus – TV Movie,” “Curse of the Swamp Creature,” “Horror High” and “The House of Seven Corpses.”
1931 – Masahiro Shinoda, director for “Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees (1975)” and “Island of the Evil Spirits (1981).”
1902 – Will Geer, appeared in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” and “The Mafu Cage.”
DIED ON MARCH 9
2025 – Simon Fisher-Becker, actor in “Beg!,” “Coveted Desires,” the short “Pundemic” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Afterlife” and “Abnormal Stories.”
2024 – Mayte Carol, actress in “Santo vs. the Strangler,” “Santo vs. the Ghost of the Strangler” and “The Waller 2.”
2023 – Pearry Reginald Teo, director/producer/writer for “The Assent,” “The Curse of the Sleeping Beauty,” “Ghosthunters [2016,” “Necromentia,” “The Evil Inside” and more.
2023 – Robert Blake, appeared in “One Step Beyond – Episode: Gypsy.”
2023 – Satish Kaushik, director/producer for “Gang of Ghosts” and appeared in “Aagaah: The Warning.”
2022 – Richard A. Podolor, soundtrack for “Horror House on Highway Five,” “Driftwood,” “Grindhouse” and composer for “Bigfoot.”
2022 – John Korty, director for the TV Movie “Children of the Mist.”
2022 – Hilman Hariwijaya, producer/writer for “The Wall.”
2022 – Jimmy Lydon, actor in “The Hypnotic Eye” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Matinee Theatre” and “The Twilight Zone.”
2021 – Isela Vega, appeared in “Fear Chamber,” “Diabolical Pact,” “Madame Death,” “Secret of Death,” “Lovers of the Lord of the Night,” “The Bloody Monks” and “Island of the Dolls.”
2021 – Cliff Simon, voice actor in the video game “The Order: 1886.”
2021 – Jeffrey M. Hayes, producer for “The Fury Within,” “Heat Stroke,” “Chasing the Devil,” The Happytime Murders,” the TV Movies “Cruise Into Terror,” “Nightmare on the 13th Floor,” “The Fury Within,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [2000],” “Curse of the Talisman,” “Salem’s Lot” and more.
2020 – Gary Brian Kibbe, camera department for “Halloween II [1981],” “Alien³,” “Dracula: Dead and Loving It,” and cinematographer for “Prince of Darkness [1987],” “They Live,” “Village of the Damned,” “Vampires,” “Ghosts of Mars” and many more.
2019 – Jed Allan, appeared in “The Photographer.”
2019 – Jonathan Aguilar Garcia AKA: Chokoleit, appeared in “Bahay ni Lola 2,” “Echorsis,” and “DOTGA: Da One That Ghost Away.”
2006 – Barney McFadden, co-starred in “Salem’s Lot [1979]” and “Crazed.”
1997 – Terry Nation, wrote the screenplays for “The House in Nightmare Park,” and “And Soon Darkness.”
1969 – Richard Crane, appeared in “House of the Damned,” “The Alligator People,” “The Neanderthal Man,” “The Flying Serpent” and more.
FILMS RELEASED ON MARCH 9
The Human Monster [1939] – USA premiere
The Man from Planet X [1951]
Tales from The Crypt [1972]
Horror of the Wolf [1973]
Sasquatch, the Legend of Bigfoot [1976] – USA
Starcrash 1978
Children of The Corn [1984]
Hell Hunters [1987]
The Last Broadcast [1998] – USA premiere
‘Til Death Do Us Part [2002]
Grave Tales [2004] – NY International Independent Film and Video Festival
Dance of the Dead [2008] – South by Southwest Film Festival
Nine Dead [2010]
At the Devil’s Door [2014] – South by Southwest Film Festival
Night of the Wolf [2014] – South by Southwest Film Festival
The Strangers: Prey at Night [2018]
Porno [2019] – South by Southwest Film Festival
The Canyonlands [2021]
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MARCH 10
BORN ON MARCH 10
1984 – Olivia Wilde, starred in “The Craft: Legacy,” “Turistas” and “The Lazarus Effect.”
1979 – Dallas Richard Hallam, writer for “Entrance,” “The Pact II,” “Southbound,” art department for “Driftwood” and “The Haunting of Molly Hartley.”
1978 – Tara Cardinal, appeared in “Bloodstruck,” “Bite Nite,” “Apocalypse Z,” “Legend of the Red Reaper,” “Wrath of the Crows,” “The Profane Exhibit” and more.
1977 – Bree Turner, starred in “Masters of Horror – TV Series” and “Jekyll + Hyde [2006].”
1958 – Sharon Stone, starred in “Scissors,” “Diabolique,” “Basic Instinct” “Deadly Blessing” and “Sphere.”
1957 – Shannon Tweed, appeared in “Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death” and “Possessed by the Night.”
1951 – Brad Fiedel, composer for “Night School,” “Just Before Dawn,” “Eyes of Fire,” “Fright Night [1985],” “Fright Night Part 2,” “The Terminator,” “The Serpent and the Rainbow” and more.
1943 – Angelique Pettyjohn, appeared in “The Mad Doctor of Blood Island,” “The Touch of her Flesh,” “The Curse of her Flesh” and “Biohazard.”
1937 – Chuck Morrell, producer/actor for “Grotesque.”
1929 – Alice Hirson, actress in “Nightwing,” “Psycho IV,” “Stepmonster,” voiced the TV Series “The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo” and the video game “Murdered: Soul Suspect.”
1922 – Jerry Warren, producer for “Frankenstein Island,” “Man Beast,” “Teenage Zombies,” “Creature of the Walking Dead,” “Face of the Screaming Werewolf,” “Attack of the Mayan Mummy” and “Curse of the Stone Hand.”
1891 – Sam Jaffe, starred in “Ghost Story,” “The Dunwich Horror” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”
1888 – Barry Fitzgerald, appeared in “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1945].”
1884 – Stuart Holmes, appeared in “The Man Who Laughs,” “The Hidden Hand,” “The Lodger [1944],” “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1945],” “Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man,” “The She-Creature,” “Diary of a Madman” and more.
DIED ON MARCH 10
2025 – Paul Wheeler, screenwriter for “The Legacy [1978]” and “Journey to the Unknown – S1.E10 [1968].”
2024 – Gigio Morra, actor in “Fuori stagione – aka Off Season (1980).”
2023 – Jerry Samuels AKA “Napoleon XIV,” Ash vs Evil Dead – Episode: Trapped Inside (2016) – “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!”
2022 – Sorapong Chatree, actor in “Headless Ghost,” “Kraithong,” “Kraithong 2,” “The Magic Man,” “Mnusy hmapa – aka Haunted Fox,” “Arpat – aka Karma” and “Inspector Vedas.?
2021 – Marco Sciaccaluga, appeared in “Terror Take Away.”
2014 – Don Ingalls, writer for the TV Movie “The Initiation of Sarah.”
2010 – Bill Wistrom, sound editor for “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” “I, Madman,” the TV Movies “Dying Room Only,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “The Stranger Within,” “This House Possessed” and “Child of Rage.”
2010 – Corey Haim, starred in “The Lost Boys,” “The Lost Boys: Tribe” and “Silver Bullet”.
2006 – Judson Morgan, actor in the TV Movie “The Legend of Lizzie Borden.”
2003 – Jack Creley, appeared in “Reincarnate,” “Videodrome” and the TV series “Friday the 13th”.
1986 – Ray Milland, starred in “The Uninvited,” “X-The Man with X-Ray Eyes,” “Frogs” and “The Thing with Two Heads”.
1973 – Robert Siodmak, directed “Son of Dracula” and “The Spiral Staircase”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MARCH 10
Frogs [1972]
Silent Running [1972]
Exorcismo [1975]
The Fury [1978] – Italy
The Church [1989]
The Ninth Gate [1999]
The Hills Have Eyes [2006]
Undead or Alive: A Zombedy [2007]
Terror in the Pharaoh’s Tomb [2007]
Extra Ordinary [2019]
Housebound [2014]
Tone-Deaf [2019] – South by Southwest Film Festival
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MARCH 11
BORN ON MARCH 11
1989 – Anton Yelchin, starred in “Terminator Salvation” and “Fright Night [2011].”
1982 – Lindsey McKeon, appeared in “Supernatural – TV Series,” “Indigenous,” “Shredder” and more.
1982 – Thora Birch, appeared in “Train,” “Kindred Spirits,” “Deadline,” “Dark Corners,” “Night Visions – TV Series,” “Walking Dead – TV Series” and more.
1981 – David Anders, appeared in the TV movie “Children of the Corn [2009],” “Left in Darkness,” “The Source,” TV Series “The Vampire Diaries” and “iZombie.”
1969 – Terrence Howard, appeared in “Skeletons in the Closet” and 5 episodes of “Wayward Pines.”
1968 – Lisa Loeb, appeared in “Fright Night [2011],” “House on Haunted Hill,” “Black Circle Boys,” “Tabloid,” “Serial Killing 4 Dummys” and soundtrack for “After Midnight.”
1962 – Barbara Alyn Woods, appeared in “I Download a Ghost,” “Ghoulies IV,” “The Terror Within II” and “Repossessed.”
1961 – Elias Koteas, appeared in “The Prophecy,” “Fallen,” “Lost Souls,” “Skinwalkers,” “The Haunting in Connecticut,” “Let Me In” and more.
1959 – Nina Hartley, appeared in “Dude Bro Party Massacre III,” “Hell’s Kitty” and “Mummy Dearest.”
1956 – Rob Paulsen, appeared in “Eyes on Fire,” “Warlock,” “Elvira’s Haunted Hills” voices for “Scooby-Doo Movies and many more.”
1935 – Nancy Kovack, appeared in “Diary of a Madman” and an episode of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1935 – Michie Kita, appeared in “Don Dracula – TV Series” and “True Horror Stories – S1.E7.”
1932 – Valerie French, appeared in “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake”.
1927 – Albert Salmi, actor in “Empire of the Ants,” “Burned at the Stake,” “Superstition,” episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “One Step Beyond,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Night Gallery” and “the Wide World of Mystery.”
1925 – Roger Gimbel, producer for the TV Movies “Gargoyles,” “Deathmoon,” “Deadly Encounter,” “Blackout” and “Apology.”
1917 – Earl Bellamy, directed TV shows “The Munsters,” and “V.”
1916 – Ferdy Mayne, starred in “The Fearless Vampire Killers,” “The Vampire Lovers” and “Frightmare.”
DIED ON MARCH 11
2025 – Clive Revill, actor in “The Headless Ghost,” “The Legend of Hell House,” “C.H.U.D. II: But the Chud,” “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” as well as episodes of “Play for Today,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Godzilla: The Series.”
2025 – Dave Mallow, voice actor in episodes of “Apocalypse Zero,” “Vampire Princess Miyu,” “Nightwalker: Midnight Detective,” “Requiem from the Darkness,” “Blue Exorcist” and more.
2025 – Robert Trebor, actor in “My Demon Lover,” “The Devil’s Rejects” and “Tales from the Crypt – S4.E5 [1992].”
2024 – Eric Carmen, soundtrack/songwriter for “The Grinch (All By Myself) [2018]” and “Dark Shadows (Go All the Way) [2012].”
2024 – Malachy McCourt, actor in the TV Movie “The Orphan [1979]” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Tales of the Unexpected” and “Tales from the Darkside.”
2023 – Ignacio López Tarso, actor in “Pedro Páramo” and La puerta y la mujer del carnicero – aka The Door and the Woman of the Butcher.”
2021 – Isidore Mankofsky, cinematographer for “Carrie [1976],” “Werewolves on Wheels,” “Scream Blacula Scream,” “Homebodies” and “Evil Town.”
2021 – Peter Patzak, director/writer for “Parapsycho – Spektrum der Angst.”
2021 – Norman J. Warren, directed “Satan’s Slave,” “Prey,” “Terror,” “Inseminoid,” “Bloody New Year” and the short “Turn Your Bloody Phone Off: The Second Batch.”
2020 – Jack Walley, appeared in “30 Days of Night.”
2016 – Nicole Maurey, actress in “The Day of the Triffids.”
2011 – William Beckley, appeared in the TV Movies “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” “Daughter of the Mind,” as well as episodes of TV Series “The Wide World of Mystery,” “Night Gallery” and “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
2005 – Bill Cameron, co-starred in “Blue Sunshine”.
2001 – Lillyan McBride, appeared in “Blood Orgy of the She Devils.”
2000 – Richard Collier, appeared in “Pet Sematary” and “Christine.”
1996 – Vince Edwards, appeared in “The Fear,” “Son of Darkness: To Die for II,” “Cellar Dwellar,” “Return To Horror High,” and the TV Series “Tales from the Darkside.”
1964 – William Wagner, appeared in “Mystery of the Wax Museum.”
1956 – Dick Rush, appeared in “Murder by the Clock,” “The Thirteenth Guest,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum,” “Secret of the Blue Room” and “Black Magic.”
1955 – Olaf Hytten, appeared in “The House of Secrets,” “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1941],” “The Wolf Man,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” “The Return of the Vampire,” “The Lodger,” “House of Frankenstein,” “She-Wolf of London,” “The Son of Dr. Jekyll” and “The Invisible Man’s Revenge.”
1931 – F.W. Murnau, directed “Satanas,” “The Head of Janus,” “Nosferatu [1922],” “The Haunted Castle” and “Faust [1926]”.
FILMS RELEASED ON MARCH 11
Atragon [1963]
THX 1138 [1971]
Phantom of Death [1988] – Italy
Outpost [2008]
The Resident [2011]
Red Riding Hood [2011]
Battle Los Angeles [2011]
Rewind This! [2013] – South by Southwest Film Festival
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MARCH 12
BORN ON MARCH 12
1976 – Xaver Hutter, starred in “Flashback.”
1970 – Troy Winbush, actor in “A Light in the Darkness,” “Backwoods,” as well as episodes of “Golden Years [1991],” “Tremors [2013]” and “American Horror Story [2018].”
1968 – Aaron Eckhart, actor in ”The Wicker Man [2006],” “Incarnate,” Suspect Zero,” “Slaughter of the Innocents” and “I, Frankenstein.”
1960 – Jason Beghe, appeared in “One Missed Call” “The X Files [1998]”, “The X-Files – TV Series,” ”Monkey Shines” and more.
1963 – Jake Weber, actor in “Dawn of the Dead [2004],” “The Cell,” “Chained,” “The Beach House,” “The Haunting of Molly Hartley,” “Wendigo,” “American Gothic – TV Series” and more.
1953 –Ron Jeremy, appeared in “Jersey Shore Massacre,” “Haunted Trailer,” “Sorority Party Massacre,” “Bloody Bible Camp,” “Terror Firmer,” “VooDoo,” “Girls Gone Dead,” “Chillerama,” “Zombiegeddon” and many more.
1952 – Rich Koz, known for his alter ego “Svengoolie” the Chicago Horror Host since 1978.
1951 – Caren Kaye, appeared in “Pumpkinhead II: Bloodwings,” “Monster Squad” and “Satan’s Princess.”
1946 – Dean Cundey, cinematographer for “Jurassic Park,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Halloween III: Season of the Witch,” “The Thing [1982]” “Halloween II [1981],” “Halloween [1978],” “Escape From New York,” “Psycho II,” “The Fog” and many more.
1946 – Frank Welker, voice over of “Fred” in “Scooby Doo” and “Scooby” himself.
1944 – Ariel Levy, assistant director for “Scream and Scream Again,” “Cry of the Banshee,” “Countess Dracula,” “Hands of the Ripper” and “Nothing But the Night.”
1933 – Donald Webster, appeared in the TV Movie “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and an episode of “Out of This World.”
1928 – Robert Paynter, director of photography for “The Nightcomers,” “The Final Conflict,” “An American Werewolf in London,” “Curtains,” “Michael Jackson: Thriller,” “Scream for Help” and “Little Shop of Horrors
1925 – Georges Delerue, composer for “The Legend of Doom House.”
1921 – William Bagdad, actor in “She Freak,” “The Astro-Zombies” and “Blood Orgy of the She-Devils.”
1905 – Takashi Shimura, appeared in “Godzilla,” “Godzilla, King of the Monsters!” “Godzilla Raids Again,” “Mothra,” “Gorath” and more.
1904 – Walter Taylor,
DIED ON MARCH 12
2025 – Bruce Glover, actor in “Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster,” “Hunter’s Blood,” “Ghost Town,” “Popcorn,” “Warlock: The Armageddon,” “Night of the Scarecrow,” “Die Hard Dracula” and “Simon Says.”
2025 – Takashi Inagaki, voice actor in the TV Series “Soul Eater” as well as episodes of “Blue Exorcist” and “Berserk.”
2024 – Maria Richwine, appeared in “Freddy’s Nightmares – Season 2 #21.”
2022 – Robert Vincent O’Neil, director for “Blood Mania,” “The Psycho Lover,” producer for “The Sadistic Hypnotist,” writer for “What Waits Below,” set director for “Isle of the Snake People” and production manager for “Count Yorga, Vampire.”
2022 – Biagio Proietti, writer for “The Killer Reserved Nine Seats,” “The Black Cat [1981]” and director for “Alien 2: On Earth.”
2022 – Pete St. John, soundtrack for “Extra Ordinary.”
2021 – Dara Calenic, appeared in “Love and Rage.”
2007 – Arnold Drake, wrote and produced the film “The Flesh Eaters.”
2006 – Jim Doerr, actor in “Savage Weekend” and the short “Umney’s Last Case.”
2005 – Jack Silk, stuntman on “Psychomania” and “The Devil’s Bride.”
2001 – Roswell A. Hoffman, visual effects for “The Invisible Man [1933],” “Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man,” “This Island Earth,” “The Birds” “It Came from Outer Space” and more.
2001 –Morton Downey Jr., appeared in episodes of “Monsters,” “Tales from The Crypt,” and the film “Predator 2.”
2001 – Sir Lancelot, appeared in “I Walked with a Zombie,” “Curse of The Cat People” and “Zombies on Broadway”.
1989 – Maurice Evans, starred in “Rosemary’s Baby” and “Terror in the Wax Museum.”
1980 – Jay Anson, penned the novel, “The Amityville Horror” which was made into a movie in 1979.
1968 – Yoshio Kosugi, appeared in “Frankenstein Conquers the World,” “Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster” and “Godzilla vs. the Thing.”
1957 – Josephine Hull, starred in “Arsenic and Old Lace” and appeared in 2 episodes of the TV Series “Lights Out.”
1956 – William Ruhl, appeared in “Black Friday [1940],” “Hold That Ghost,” “The Mummy’s Tomb,” “The Ape Man,” “The Mad Ghoul” and “The Brute Man.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MARCH 12
The Andromeda Strain [1971]
Godzilla vs. Gigan [1972] – Japan
Parasite [1982]
Superstition [1982]
The Slumber Party Massacre [1982]
Evil Dead II [1987] – UK
Demonic Toys [1992] – video premiere
The Rage: Carrie 2 [1999]
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies [1999] – USA TV premiere
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra [2001] – USA limited
Secret Window [2004]
Suicide Girls Must Die [2010]
Unaware [2010]
The Innkeepers [2011]
Evidence [2012] – South by Southwest Film Festival
Big Ass Spider! [2013] – South by Southwest Film Festival
The Ranger [2018] – South by Southwest Film Festival
Snatchers [2019]
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MARCH 13
BORN ON MARCH 13
2003 – Carrie Munro, actress in “The Pope’s Exorcist.”
1985 – Emile Hirsch, appeared in “The Autopsy of Jane Doe,” “Kindred: The Embraced – TV Series,” “Gargantua” and “The Darkest Hour.”
1974 – Shane Taylor, actor in “Devil’s Playground,” “Aura” and 2 episodes of the TV Series “The Day of the Triffids.”
1958 – Nicholas Eadie, actor in “Celia [1989]” and the TV Movie “Kindred Spirits [1984].”
1953 –Deborah Raffin, appeared in “God Told Me To,” “The Sentinel,” “Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense – TV Series” and “Scanners II: The New Order.”
1950 – William H. Macy, appeared in “Psycho [1998],” “Jurassic Park III”, “Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King – TV Mini-Series.”
1947 – Gregg Philbin – rock bassist of REO Speedwagon, soundtrack for “The Cabin in the Woods [2011].”
1945 – Whitney Rydbeck, actor in “Love at First Bite,” “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives” episodes of the TV Series “Monster Squad” and “The Next Step Beyond.”
1941 – Ramiro Oliveros, actor in “The Swamp of the Ravens,” “Cross of the Devil,” “Rape,” “Cannibals in the Streets” and “Dark Tower.”
1939 – Neil Sedaka, soundtrack/songwriter for “The Craft,” “Clown” and “Final Destination: Bloodlines.”
1936 – José Mojica Marins aka Coffin Joe, actor/writer/director of “At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul,” “This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse,” “Awakening of the Beast” and more.
1927 – Dan Wallin, score mixer for “Chamber of Horrors,” “The Terminal Man,” “King Kong [1976],” “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” “The Pack,” “The Swarm,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978],” “Motel Hell,” “Wolfen,” “Happy Birthday to Me,” “The Crow,” “Wolf [1994],” “Species,” “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “The Craft,” “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers” “Ghost in the Machine” and many more.
1913 – Tessie O’Shea, actress in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”
1908 – Paul Stewart, appeared in some episodes of TV Series including “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Lights Out” and “Inner Sanctum.”
1907 – Frank Wilcox, appeared in “The Beginning or the End”, “Invaders from Mars”, “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,” “The Addams Family – TV Series,” “The Munsters – TV Series” and more.
1901 – Paul Fix, appeared in “The Ghost Breakers,” “Night of the Lepus,” as well as TV shows, including episodes of the original “Twilight Zone.”
DIED ON MARCH 13
2023 – Jim Gordon, songwriter for “What We Do in the Shadows – Episode Freddie – Layla.”
2023 – Mario Masini, cinematographer for “The Perfume of the Lady in Black” and “Org.”
2023 – Pradeep Uppoor, producer for the TV Series “Aahat” and “Raat Hone Ko Hai – aka It’s Going To Be Night.”
2023 – Simon Emmerson, songwriter for “Stigmata [1999] – Release.”
2022 – William Hurt, starred in “Altered States,” “The Village,” “Hellgate,” TV Series “Frankenstein – Part 1 & 2” and Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King – Episode: Battleground.”
2019 – Victoria Johnson, appeared in “Grizzly.”
2006 – Jim Doerr, actor in “Savage Weekend” and the short “Umney’s Last Case.”
2005 – Jason Evers, appeared in “Basket Case 2,” “Claws,” “The Illustrated Man,” “Barracuda,” “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die” and more.
1996 – Lucio Fulci, known for “The Psychic”, “Zombie [1979],” “City of the Living Dead,” “The Beyond”, “The House by the Cemetery,” “The New York Ripper,” “Manhattan Baby,” “Aenigma,” “The Wax Mask,” and many more.
1976 – Jack Lambert, appeared in “The Spider [1939],” “X: The Unknown,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” “They Came from Beyond Space,”
1941 – Stuart Walker, directed “Mystery of Edwin Drood” and “Werewolf of London.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MARCH 13
The Ghost of Frankenstein [1942]
Forbidden Planet [1956] – Spain
This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse [1967]
The Funhouse [1981]
Witchboard [1986]
Evil Dead II [1987]
Highway to Hell [1991]
The Howling [1981]
Snakehead Terror [2004] – TV Movie
The Last House on the Left [2009]
The Invitation [2015]
The Hunt [2020]
Scared to Death [2025]
Undertone [2025]
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MARCH 14
BORN ON MARCH 14
1988 – Sasha Grey, appeared in “Would You Rather” and “Smash Cut.”
1986 – Jamie Bell, appeared in “Deathwatch” and “King Kong [2005]”
1980 – Mercedes McNab, appeared in “Hatchet,” “Hatchet II,” “Dark Reel,” “XII,” TV Movies “Thirst,” “Vipers” and more.
1976 – Daniel Gillies, appeared in “Captivity,” “Evil Remains,” “Masters of Horror – TV Series,” “The Originals – TV Series” and “The Vampire Diaries – TV Series.”
1969 – Laila Robins, actress in “Valeria – short,” “Island Zero” and 15 episodes of the TV Series “The Walking Dead.”
1965 – Kevin Williamson, writer and producer of “Scream,” “Scream 2,″ “Scream 3,” “Scream 4,″ “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “The Faculty.” “Cursed,” “The Vampire Diaries – TV Series,” “The Following – TV Series” and more.
1964 – Robert Allen Mukes, actor in “House of 1000 Corpses,” “Monster Night,” “Backwoods,” “The Last Vial,” “Slumber Party Slaughter,” “Bone Tomahawk,” “Last American Horror Show,” “Valentine Dayz,” “Death Park: The End,” “Appetite for Sin,” “Locked In,” “Macabre Mountain, The Epidemic” and more.
1959 – Laila Robins, appeared in “Island Zero,” “Valeria (short),” episodes of the TV Series “The Walking Dead” and “American Horror Stories.”
1948 – Billy Crystal, appeared in the “Darkroom – episode Make-Up.”
1942 – Rita Tushingham, actress in “Black Journal,” “A Judgement in Stone,” “Puffball: The Devil’s Eyeball,” “The Owners,” “Last Night in Soho,” episodes of the TV Series “Bedlam,” “In the Flesh” and “Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories.”
1933 – Michael Caine, starred in “Dressed to Kill,” “The Swarm,” “The Island,” “The Hand,” “Jaws: The Revenge,” “Jekyll & Hyde – TV Movie” and more.
1927 – Philippe Lemaire, actor in “Spirits of the Dead” and “The Blood Rose.”
1925 – 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.
1923 – Richard Albain, sound effects for “13 Ghosts [1960],” “Strait-Jacket,” “Shanks,” “Trilogy of Terror,” “The Giant Spider Invasion,” “Cruise Into Terror,” “A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” and more.
DIED ON MARCH 14
2025 – Pietro Genuardi, actor in “Paganini Horror,” “Killer Crocodile,” “DeGeneration” and “Cemetery Man.”
2025 – Tsan-Ting Lin, assistant camera for “Four Moods (1970).”
2024 – Grant Page, stunts for “Patrick [1978],” “Death Ship,” “The Island,” “Pandemonium [1987],” “The 13th Floor,” “Primal,” “Patrick: Evil Awakens” and more.
2024 – Byron Janis, soundtrack for “Hannibal Rising (Prelude in A Minor BWV 543) [2007].”
2024 – Angela McCluskey, music department/vocalist for the TV Movie “Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula [2000].”
2024 – Minori Terada, actor in “Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis,” “Door II: Tokyo Diary,” “A Watcher in the Attic,” “XX: Beautiful Prey,” “Liverleaf” and “Howling Village.”
2023 – Bobby Caldwell, composer for “Bug Buster” and songwriter for “Fright Night [1985] – Give It Up.”
2022 – Akira Takarada, actor in “Godzilla [1954],” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters! [1956],” “Half Human [1955],” “Mothra vs. Godzilla [1964],” “Ebirah, Horror of the Deep,” “King Kong Escapes” and more Godzilla movies.”
2021 – Henry Darrow, appeared in “Curse of the Undead,” “The Dream of Hamish Mose,” “Exit Dying,” “Halloween with the New Addams Family – TV Movie,” “Tequila Body Shote” and more.
2020 – Dave Mounfield, appeared in “Caught.”
2010 – Peter Graves, starred in “Attack of the Killer B-Movies,” “It Conquered the World,” “Beginning of the End,” “Scream of the Wolf,” “The Clonus Horror,” “Killers from Space,” “House on Haunted Hill [1999] and many more.
1996 – Larry Reynolds, actor in “Virus,” “My Bloody Valentine [1981],” “Killer Workout,” episodes of “War of the Worlds” and “Friday the 13th: The Series.”
1951 – Val Lewton, producer of “Cat People,” “I Walked with A Zombie,” “The Leopard Man,” “The Seventh Victim,” “The Curse of the Cat People,” “The Body Snatcher,” “Isle of the Dead” and “Bedlam.”
1948 – Vernon L. Walker, special effects for “The Monkey’s Paw,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1939],” “You’ll Find Out,” “Cat People,” “The Spiral Staircase,” “Notorious,” “Bedlam,” “Suspicion,” cinematographer for “King Kong [1933]” and “Son of Kong [1933].”
FILMS RELEASED ON MARCH 14
The Bat [1926] – NYC
The Walking Dead [1936]
The Lady and the Monster [1944] – Italy
The Cremator [1969]
The Devil’s Wedding Night [1973]
Rawhead Rex [1986]
Doomsday [2008]
The Cottage [2008]
Bram Stoker’s Van Helsing [2021] – South by Southwest Film Festival
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