Tag: Horror History

Testament of Horror for September 8 to 14, 2019

September 8 BORN ON September 8 2002 – Gaten Matarazzo, who starred in “Stranger Things (TV Series).” 1972 – Giovanni Frezza, appeared in several horror films including “Demons”, “A Blade in the Dark”, “Warriors of the Wasteland”, “Manhattan Baby” and “The House by the Cemetery.” 1971 – Brooke Burke-Charvet, appeared in “The Hazing” and “The Wraith.” 1971 – David…


Testament of Horror for September 1 to 7, 2019

September 1 BORN ON September 1 1975 – Scott Speedman, starred in “Underworld”, “Underworld: Evolution”, “Anamorph”, “The Strangers”, “The Moth Diaries.” 1944 – Beau Starr, appeared in “Masters of Horror (TV Series)”, “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers” and “Halloween 5.” 1943 – Don Stroud, appeared in “The Amityville Horror,” “Carnosaur 2” and “The Alien…


Horror Icon: Peter Cushing – By Baron Craze

Many fans of both older horror movies, especially those from the Hammer Studios and Star Wars (1977) will likely have a fond remembrance of the horror icon Peter Cushing, he was more than a legendary actor, he had an immense passion and love for cinema and his wife, whose death greatly affected him on and…


Testament of Horror for August 25 to 31, 2019

August 25 BORN ON August 25 1976 – Alexander Skarsgård, stars in “True Blood (TV Series)”, “Battleship”, and “Straw Dogs.” 1961 – Ally Walker, appeared in “Mischief Night”, “Profiler (TV Series)”, “Universal Soldier”, “Tales from the Crypt (TV Series).” 1958 – Tim Burton, who directed “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Ed Wood.” 1949 – John Savage, appears…


Testament of Horror for August 18 to 24, 2019

August 18 BORN ON August 18 1969 – Christian Slater, who has starred in the films “Tales From the Darkside: the Movie,” “Hollow Man II,” “Alone In The Dark” and “Interview With the Vampire.” 1968 – Griffin Drew who starred in such films as, “The Bare Wench Project,” and “Dinosaur Island.” 1968 – Julie K….


Testament of Horror for August 11 to 17, 2019

August 11 BORN ON August 11 1983 – Chris Hemsworth who played “Thor” in the films “Thor”, “Thor: The Dark World”, “The Avengers”. He also appeared in “The Cabin in the Woods”. 1965 – Embeth Davidtz, appeared in “Thir13en Ghosts”, “Fallen”, “Army of Darkness”, “Mutator” and more. 1947 – Stuart Gordon whose film credits include “Re-Animator,”…


Testament of Horror for August 4 to 10, 2019

August 4 BORN ON August 4   1981 – Abigail Spencer, appeared in “The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia”, and “Campfire Stories.” 1975 – Andy Hallett played “Lorne” on the series “Angel.” 1960 – Bernard Rose, director of such films as “Candyman”, “Paperhouse”, “Snuff-Movie.” 1955 – Billy Bob Thorton, appeared in “Armageddon”, “Chopper…


Testament of Horror for August 1 to 3, 2019

August 1 BORN ON August 1 1989 – Devanny Pinn, has appeared in “Dead Sea”, “Truth or Dare”, “The Devil’s Nightmare”, “Hold Your Breath”, “The Black Dahlia Haunting”, Party Bus to Hell (2017), Scary Story Slumber Party (2017); Dwelling (2016) and more. 1988 – Sasha Jackson, appeared in “China Bigfoot: Legend of the Yeren”, “Dominion”, “Attack of the…


Testament of Horror for July 7 to 13, 2019

July 7 BORN ON July 7 1959 – Billy Campbell, who appeared in the 1992 version of “Dracula”. 1949 – Shelley Duvall who appeared in “The Shining,” “Big Monster on Campus” and “Frankenweenie.” 1928 – Patricia Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, a brief part as “Caroline” in her father’s film “Psycho.” 1928 – Vince Edwards…


Testament of Horror for July 14 to 20, 2019

July 14 BORN ON July 14 1970 – Nina Siemaszko, appears in “The Haunting of Molly Hartley”, “The Darkling”, “Sawbones”, “Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)”, and more. 1961 – Jackie Earle Haley, portrayed “Freddy Krueger” in the remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” appeared in “RoboCop” remake, “Dark Shadows” remake, “Maniac Cop 3: Badge of…