SOURCE: thehorrortimes.com
OCTOBER 1
BORN ON OCTOBER 1
1987 – Brooke Peoples, appeared in “Insidious: Chapter 2” and “Munger Road.”
1976 – Danielle Bisutti, appeared in “Insidious: Chapter 2,” “Insidious: The Last Key” and “Curse of Chucky.”
1958 – Michelle Bauer, appeared in “The Tomb,” “Terror Night,” “Night of the Living Babes,” “Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama,” “Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers,” “Demonwarp,” “Nightmare Sisters,” “Scream Queen Hot Tub Party” and many more.
1950 – Randy Quaid, starred in “The Wraith,” “Parents,” “Bug Buster,” “Frankenstein [1992]” and more.
1936 – Stella Stevens, starred in the films “The Granny,” “The Manitou,” “Monster in the Closet,” “Arnold” and more.
1935 – Teruyoshi Nakano aka “Toho,” special effects for “The Return of Godzilla,” “Frankenstein vs. Baragon,” “Matango,” “The Vampire Doll,” “Lake of Dracula,” “Evil of Dracula” and more.
1928 – Laurence Harvey, appeared in “Night Watch,” “Welcome to Arrow Beach,” “House of Darkness,” and episodes of TV Shows “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Night Gallery.”
1921 – James Whitmore appeared in “Them!,” and “The Relic..
1914 – Michael Goodliffe, appeared in “Peeping Tom,” “To the Devil a Daughter” and “The Gorgon.”
1909 – Everett Sloane, appeared in TV Series “The Twilight Zone,” “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Thriller,” “Lights Out” and “Inner Sanctum.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 1
2008 – House Peters Jr., appeared in “Target Earth,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “Red Planet Mars”.
1999 – Noel Johnson, appeared in “Doomwatch,” “Frenzy” and “Frightmare”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 1
The Brute Man [1946]
The Brain from Planet Arous [1957]
The Night of the Strangler [1972]
My Best Friend Is a Vampire [1987] – West Germany
Dark Carnival [1993]
Night Terror [2002]
The Shape of Evil [2002]
Kill the Scream Queen [2004]
Jacqueline Hyde [2005]
Night of the Flesh Eaters [2008]
House of the Wolf Man [2009]
Universal Soldier: Regeneration [2009] – Austin Fantastic Fest
Hatchet II [2010] – USA – limited
The Dead [2010]
Serial Kaller [2014] – UK
Scared Topless [2015]
Crazy Lake [2016]
Bloodthirsty [2020] – Fantastic Fest
Scare Me [2020]
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OCTOBER 2
BORN ON OCTOBER 2
1986 – Camilla Belle, directed “Phobias,” appeared in “When a Stranger Calls” and “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.”
1971 – Tiffany, appeared in “Mega Python vs. Gatoroid,” “Mega Piranha,” “Necrosis” also worked on the soundtracks for these films.
1967 – Lew Temple, appeared in “Wicked Blood,” “Zombex,” “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “Silent Night, Zombie Night,” “Trailer Park of Terror,” “Rob Zombie’s Halloween,” “31,” “The Devil’s Rejects” and more.
1951 – Sting, starred in “The Bride,” “Gentlemen Don’t Eat Poets,” worked on the soundtrack for “Cat’s Eye [1985],” “Detention” and “Paranoid.”
1950 – Ian McNiece appeared in “From Hell,” “Day of the Dead [2008]” and the 2004 mini-series “Frankenstein.”
1949 – G. Larry Butler, appeared in “Velvet Buzzsaw,” “The Hospital,” “Camp Massacre,” “Lake Eerie,” “Shhhh [2014],” “Occupants,” “Hell House,” “Killer Waves 2” and more.
1936 – David Gale, played Dr. Hill in “Re-Animator” and “Bride of the Re-Animator.”
1929 – Moses Gunn, appeared in “Firestarter” and “Amityville II: The Possession”.
1920 – James Dobson, appeared in “The Cult of the Cobra”.
1917 – William Marshall, wrote and directed the film “Phantom Planet.”
1900 – Barton Yarborough, starred in “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” and also appeared in “Before I Hang.”
1895 – Bud Abbott, who alongside his partner Lou Costello, starred in “Hold That Ghost” and met a slew of monsters including, “Frankenstein,” “Dracula,” “The Wolf Man,” “The Invisible Man,” “The Mummy,” “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” and “The Killer.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 2
2020 – Edward S. Feldman, producer for “Near Dark,” “The Sender” and the TV Movie “Moon of the Wolf.”
2019 – Paul LeBlanc, worked in the make-up department on “Murder by Phone” and “Angel Heart.”
2019 – Alan Louis Zaslove, appeared in “The Twilight Zone: Episode: Monsters! /A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes [1986].”
2005 – Hamilton Camp appeared in “Bedlam” “Son of Dr. Jekyll” and “Evilspeak.”
2003 – Richard Liberty, starred in “Day of the Dead,” also appeared in “The Crazies,” “Cannibal Hookers” and “The Final Countdown.”
1999 – Lee Richardson, appeared in “The Believers,” “The Fly II” and “The Exorcist III”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 2
Mummy’s Boys [1936]
Creepozoids [1987]
Strangeland [1998]
Mistress Frankenstein [2000]
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection [2001]
Chainsaw Sally [2004]
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane [2007] – USA – DVD premiere
Species: The Awakening [2007]
Deader Country [2009]
Hillbilly Bob Zombie [2009]
Late Fee [2009]
Zombieland [2009]
[Rec] ² [2009]
A Christmas Horror Story [2015]
Voodoo Rising [2016]
Sleep No More [2018]
12 Hour Shift [2020]
Crypto Legacy [2020]
Death of Me [2020]
Possessor Uncut [2020]
The Call [2020]
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OCTOBER 3
BORN ON OCTOBER 3
1984 – Chris Marquette, appeared in “Freddy vs Jason,” “The Rite,” “Fear Inc,” “The Invisible” and more.
1978 – Shannyn Sossamon, starred in “One Missed Cal,” “Ghost Light,” “Sinister 2,” “The Order,” episodes of “Sleepy Hollow” and more.
1973 – Neve Campbell, starred in “Scream,” “2, 3, 4, 5,” and “The Craft”.
1973 – Lena Headey, starred in the TV Series “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” “Laid to Rest,” “The Cave,” “Tell Tale,” “The Purge” and more.
1973 – Keiko Agena, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Grimm,” “The Nightmare Room.”
1962 – Tommy Lee, appeared in “The Retaliators” “Halloween in Hell – TV Series” as well as the soundtracks for “Final Destination 3” and “Shocker.”
1924 – Harvey Kurtzman, screenwriter for “Mad Monster Party.”
1908 – Masao Tamai, cinematographer for the original “Godzilla.”
1890 – Henry Hull, starred in “The Werewolf of London,” and “Master of the World”.
1879 – Warner Oland, starred in “Werewolf of London,” “The Drums of Jeopardy” and “Monster by Moonlight! the Immortal Saga of The Wolf Man.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 3
2020 – Armelia McQueen, appeared in “Nightmare Classics – Episode: Carmilla.”
2019 – Philip Gips, art department, poster designer for “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Alien,” and “Fatal Attraction.”
2004 – Janet Leigh, starred in “Psycho” and “The Fog” and “Halloween H2O”.
1998 – Roddy McDowall, starred in the “Fright Night” films.
1997 – John Ashley, starred in “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” “The Mad Doctor of Blood Island” and “Beast of the Yellow Night”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 3
Repulsion [1965]
Terror Train [1980]
Funeral Home [1980] – Canada
Near Dark [1987] – New York City
Hellraiser: Inferno [2000]
The Woods [2006] – DVD premieres
Dark Paradox [2008]
Tokyo Gore Police [2008]
Red Hook [2009]
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu [2009]
Mermaid Down [2019] – Los Angeles premiere
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OCTOBER 4
BORN ON OCTOBER 4
1976 – Alicia Silverstone, appeared in “The Lodge,” “Vamps,” “Hideaway,” “Silence Becomes You” and “Scooby Doo: Monsters Unleashed.”
1967 – Liev Schreiber, appeared in “Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3,” “Phantoms,” and starred in “The Omen [2006]” and “The Last Days on Mars.”
1957 – Kyra Schon, starred in Night of the Living Dead [1968].
1946 – Susan Sarandon, starred in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and “The Hunger.” She also sang in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
1942 – Christopher Stone, appeared “The Howling,” “Cujo” and “Love Me Deadly.”
1941 – Anne Rice, author of gothic horror including “Interview with the Vampire” and “Queen of the Damned” which were both made into movies.
1923 – Charlton Heston, appeared in “The Awakening,” “In the Mouth of Madness” and an episode of “The Outer Limits – Final Appeal.”
1922 – John Larch, appeared in “Play Misty For Me” and “The Amityville Horror.”
1900 – Robert Shayne, appeared in “How to Make a Monster,” “The Giant Claw,” “The Indestructible Man”.
DIED ON OCTOBER 4
2020 – Clark Middleton, appeared in “The Attic,” as well as episodes of “South of Hell” and “The Heart Healer.”
2019 – Stephen Vincent Moore, appeared in “Diversion.”
2019 – James Allen “Jim” Schmerer, writer for “Tales of the Unexpected – Episode: No Way Out.”
2006 – Tom Bell, appeared in “Devil’s Gate,” “Dr. Terrible’s House of Horrible – TV Series,” “Straight on Till Morning” and more.
1990 – Jill Bennett, appeared in “The Haunting of Julia,” “The Nanny” and “The Skull”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 4
Night of the Living Dead [1968]
Night of the Lepus [1972]
Santo vs. Black Magic Woman [1973]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [1974]
The Doctor and the Devils [1985]
Demons [1985] – Italy
Red Dragon [2002]
Beyond Re-Animator [2004] – TV premiere
Frankenstein vs The Creature From Blood Cove [2005]
Drive-In Horrorshow [2009]
ClownTown [2016]
Mermaid Down [2019]
My Soul to Keep [2019]
Scare Package [2019] – Stiges Film Festival
Caveat [2020] – IndieCork Film Festival
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OCTOBER 5
BORN ON OCTOBER 5
1983 – Jesse Eisenberg, starred in “Zombieland,” “Zombieland: Double Tap,” “Camp Hell” and “Cursed.”
1980 – Ti West, writer/director some of his films include “The Sacrament,” “The ABCs of Death,” “V/H/S,” “The Innkeepers,” “Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever,” “The Roost,” “The House of the Devil” and more.
1968 – Lilith Stabs, appeared in “Vampire Call Girls,” “Demon Divas and the Lanes of Damnation,” “Zombiegeddon” and “Cremains”.
1960 – Daniel Baldwin, starred in “Vampires,” “Vegas Vampires,” “A Darker Reality” and more.
1955 – David A. Prior, director and writer for “Killer Workout,” Sledgehammer,” “Mutant Species,” “Night Trap,” “Night Claw,” “Zombie Wars,” “Night Wars” and “The Lost Platoon.”
1952 – Duncan Regehr, starred in “The Monster Squad,” appeared in “Flying Virus,” “Blood Surf,” “The Haunting of Lisa” and more.
1952 – Clive Barker, horror author who also directed “Hellraiser,” “Nightbreed,” “Lord of Illusions,” and writer for “Candyman [1992],” “Rawhead Rex” and more.
1951 – Karen Allen, appeared in “Ghost in the Machine”.
1943 – Nancy Barrett, who played “Carolyn Collins Stoddard” on the original “Dark Shadows” series.
1919 – Donald Pleasence, who played Sam Loomis in “Halloween [1978],” “Halloween II [1981],” “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers,” “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” “Prince of Darkness [1987],” “Phenomena,” “Dracula [1979],” “Escape from New York,” “Raw Meat,” “Buried Alive,” “The Monster Club” and many more.
1905 – John Hoyt, appeared in “X, the Man with X-Ray Eyes,” and “Curse of the Undead.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 5
2020 – Béatrice Arnac, appeared in “Moon and Midnight.”
2020 – Margaret Nolan, actress in “Witchfinder General,” “Last Night in Soho” and an episode of “Mystery and Imagination.”
2019 – Dave Cummings, appeared in “Pornogothic.”
2019 – Amalia Fuentes, actress in “The Blood Drinkers,” “Blood of the Vampires,” and “Adraiana.”
2011 – Charles Napier, appeared in “One-Eyed Monster,” “Dinocroc,” “Alien Species,” “Ripper Man,” “Skeeter,” “The Silence of the Lambs,” “Maniac Cop 2” and many more.
2010 – Leona Gage, appeared in “Scream of the Butterfly” and “Tales of Terror.”
2010 – Roy Ward Baker, director of “The Monster Club,” “The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires,” “The Vault of Horror,” “Scars of Dracula,” “The Vampire Lovers,” “Five Million Years to Earth” and more.
1997 – Andrew Keir, appeared in “Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Five Million Years to Earth” and “Dracula: Prince of Darkness”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 5
Blood of Dracula’s Castle [1969]
Nosferatu the Vampyre [1979] – New York City
The Mutilator [aka: Fall Break] [1984]
Hardware 1990 – UK
Shakma [1990]
Embrace the Darkness [1999]
The Fear: Resurrection [1999]
Joy Ride [2001]
Zombie Nation [2004]
Cthulhu [2007] – Escapism Film Festival
Devil Girl [2007] – Shriekfest Film Festival
House of Horrors: The Movie [2009]
State of Emergency [2011]
Echoes of Fear [2018] – Shriekfest LA
Knuckleball [2018]
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OCTOBER 6
BORN ON OCTOBER 6
1980 – Jenny Wade, who played “Honey Pie” in the “Feast” films.
1974 – Jermey Sisto, appeared in “Dead and Breakfast,” “The Thirst,” ”Inside,” “Wrong Turn [2003],” “May” and more.
1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, appeared in “The Gathering” and “Keep Watching.”
1963 – Elisabeth Shue, starred in “The Hollow Man,” “Piranha 3D,” “House at the End of the Street,” “Hide and Seek,” “Link” and “First Born.”
1953 – Wendy Robie, appeared in “The Dentist 2,” “The People Under the Stairs,” “Vampire in Brooklyn” and more.
1942 – Britt Ekland, appeared in “Beverly Hills Vamp,” “Satan’s Mistress” and “The Monster Club.”
1884 – Zack Williams, appeared in “The Vampire’s Ghost” and “Son of Ingagi.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 6
2020 – Eddie Van Halen, soundtrack for “Zombieland.”
2020 – Folker Bohnet, appeared in “The Amorous Adventures of a Young Postman.”
2020 – Tommy Rall, appeared in “Saturday the 14th Strikes Back.”
2020 – Johnny Nash, worked on the soundtrack for “Jennifer’s Body” and “Little Evil.”
2019 – Vlasta Chramostová, appeared in “Cremator.”
2019 – Charles Elmer “Rip” Taylor Jr., appeared in “Silent but Deadly,” and “The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy [2001–2007] Episode: Company Halt/Anger Mismanagement [2007].”
2009 –Bob Westmoreland, Make-up artist worked on the 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie”.
2006 – Sean Fagan, appeared in “The Gate” and “Friday the 13th: The Series”.
2000 – Richard Farnsworth, appeared in “Chamber of Horrors” and “Misery”.
1992 – Denholm Elliot, appeared in the TV movies “Fall of the House of Usher,” “Dracula” and “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” and the film “The House That Dripped Blood.”
1989 – Bette Davis, starred in such films as “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane,” “Burnt Offerings” and “The Nanny”.
1962 – Tod Browning, director for “Freaks,” “Dracula,” “Mark of the Vampire,” “The Unknown,” “The Devil-Doll” and “London After Midnight.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 6
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires [1974] – UK
The Addiction [1995]
Fear of the Dark [2001]
The Bloodletting [2004]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning [2006]
Days of Darkness [2007] – Shockerfest Film Festival
It’s Alive [2009] – USA DVD premiere
La Hacienda [2009]
Mass Acre Hill [2009]
Skull Heads [2009]
Staunton Hill [2009]
The Hiding [2009]
The Thaw [2009] – DVD premieres
Better Watch Out [2016]
Cold Moon [2016]
Cannibals and Carpet Fitters [2017] – Shriekfest
Laboratory Conditions [2017] – Stiges Film Festival
Soul to Keep [2018] – Shriekfest
The Head Hunter [2018] – Stiges Film Festival
The Lie [2018]
Black Box [2020]
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OCTOBER 7
BORN ON OCTOBER 7
1986 – Holland Roden, starred in “No Escape,” “Escape Room: Tournament of Champions,” “House of Dust,” and TV Series “Teen Wolf” and “Channel Zero.”
1986 – Bree Olson, appeared in “The Human Centipede III [Final Sequence],” “Director’s Cut” and “Camp Massacre.”
1985 – J. Daniel Murphy, writer/director/producer of the film “The Last Zombie.”
1959 – Dylan Baker, starred in “Trick ‘r Treat,” “The Cell,” “Elizabeth Harvest” and “Hide and Seek.”
1956 – Screamin’ Mad George film credits include, “The Guyver,” “Bride of Re-Animator,” “Jack Frost [1997],” “Curse II: The Bite” and many more.
1952 – Tom McBride, appeared in “Friday the 13th Part 2 [1981].”
DIED ON OCTOBER 7
2011 – David Hess, starred in such films as “The Last House on the Left”, “House on the Edge of the Park”, “Swamp Thing”, “Zombie Nation” and more.
1849 –Edgar Allan Poe, Great horror writer penned such stories as “The Masque of the Red Death”, “The Raven”, “The Fall of the House of Usher”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, “The Pit and the Pendulum” all of which have been turned into films.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 7
The Crawling Eye [1958] – London
4D Man [1959]
The Final Terror [1983]
Alien Nation [1988]
Hellspawn [1993]
Night of the Demons III [1997]
Contagion [2003]
The Call of Cthulhu [2005]
Feast II: Sloppy Seconds [2008]
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer [2008] – DVD premiere
Zombie Isle [2014]
House of the Witch [2017]
Books of Blood [2020]
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OCTOBER 8
BORN ON OCTOBER 8
1997 – Bella Thorne, starred in “Amityville: The Awakening,” “I Still See You,” “Keep Watching,” “Masquerade,” “Forget Met Not,” “The Seer” and “Scream: The TV Series.”
1979 – Kristanna Loken, starred in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and “BloodRayne.”
1969 – Dylan Neal, starred in the TV series “Blood Ties” and appeared in the films “Chupacabra Terror” and “Prom Night III: The Last Kiss.”
1954 – Michael Dudikoff, appeared in “Bloody Birthday.”
1949 – Sigourney Weaver, starred in the “Alien, Aliens, and others of the saga, “Copycat,” “Galaxy Quest,” “The Village” and more.
1943 – R. L. Stine author of the “Goosebumps” books.
1930 – James Olson, appeared in the films “Amityville II: The Possession,” “Andromeda Strain” and “Moon Zero Two.”
1928 – Ray Stricklyn appeared in “The Return of Dracula.”
1906 – René Cardona, directed “Night of the Bloody Apes,” “The Brainiac” and “Santo vs. the Evil Brain.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 8
2019 – Ryan Nicholson, director, writer, actor, special effects for “Grave Encounters 2,” “Lake Placid,” “S.I.D.S.,” “Live Feed” and many more movies.
1983 – Joan Hackett, appeared in “The Terminal Man” and “Dead of Night”.
1982 – Fernando Lamas, appeared in the 1960 version of “The Lost World,”
1978 – Karl Swenson, appeared in “The Birds” and “A Howling in the Woods.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 8
Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla [1952]
Mr. Sardonicus [1961] – New York City
Kill Baby…Kill! [1968] – Pittsburgh, PA
Sssssss [1973] – Sweden
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering [1996]
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV [2000] – Stiges Film Festival
Stakes [2002]
The Hillside Strangler [2004] – New York City
Skull & Bones [2007]
My Soul to Take [2010]
I Spit on Your Grave [2010] – USA – limited
Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever [2012] – Stiges Film Festival
Navy Seals vs. Zombies [2015]
Harpoon [2019]
Freaky [2020] – Beyond Fest
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OCTOBER 9
BORN ON OCTOBER 9
1994 – Jodelle Ferland, actress in “The Cabin in the Woods,” “Silent Hill,” “The Tall Man,” “They,” “The Messengers,” “Case 39” and more.
1984 – Natalie Victoria, appeared in “Last Shift,” “Extremity,” “Deadheads,” “The Day of the Living Dead,” “ABCs of Death 2.5” and “Chemical Peel.”
1981 – Tad Hilgenbrink, appeared in “The Hills Run Red,” “Amusement,” “Lost Boys: The Tribe” and “Grave Situations.”
1964 – Guillermo del Toro, producer/writer/director for “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” “The Orphanage,” “The Devil’s Backbone,” “Hell Boy 1 & 2,” “Blade II,” “Crimson Peak,” “Antlers,” “Mama,” “Mimic” and many more.
1960 – Heidi von Palleske, appeared in “Dead Ringres,” “Land of the Dead,” “Rabid,” “Terminal Choice,” “Red Rover” and more.
1959 – Michael Paré, starred in “Village of the Damned [1995],” “Bloodrayne,” ”Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,” “Reborn,” “Bone Tomahawk,” “The Vatican Tapes,” “Polycarp,” “Furnace,” “Seed,” “Bad Moon” and more.
1958 –Frank Mancuso Jr., producer for “Stigmata,” “Friday the 13th” parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, “Species,” “I Know Who Killed Me” and “April Fool’s Day” [2008].
1954 – Scott Bakula, starred in “Lord of Illusions.”
1953 – Tony Shaloub, starred in “Thir13en Ghosts” and “1408.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 9
2019, John William Corso, production designer for “Psycho II,” “Weird Science” and art department for “Torn Curtain.”
2019 – David Weisman, producer for “Raiders of the Living Dead.”
2015 – Jean Badal, cinematographer for “Grizzly II: Revenge.”
2009 – Barry Letts, produced & directed many British TV series including “The Invisible Man,” and “The Hound of the Baskervilles” mini-series.
2005 – Louis Nye who played “Zombo” on “The Munsters” episode of the same name.
2000 – David Dukes, appeared in “Rose Red – TV Mini-Series,” “Gods and Monsters,” “Rawhead Rex,” “Deadly Nightmares -TV Series” and more.
1972 – Miriam Hopkins, starred in the 1931 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 9
Shanks [1974]
The Grim Reaper [1981]
The Prowler [1981]
Demons 2 [1986] – Italy
Alien Terminator [1996]
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return [1999]
Bruiser [2001] – DVD & VHS premiere
Halloween 4: The Final Cut [2001]
Children of the Corn: Revelation [2001]
Children of the Living Dead [2001] – USA
Vampyre Tales [2005]
Hallowed Ground [2007]
Splatter Beach [2007]
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End [2007]
After the Day 2: Before the Knight [2009]
Eyes of the Woods [2009]
The Good Sisters [2009]
They Came from the Attic [2009]
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us [2012]
The Dead 2: India [2013] – Screamfest
Cold Moon [2016] – Shriekfest
Bloody Hell [2020] – Nightstream Film Festival
The Wolf of Snow Hollow [2020] – DVD Premiere
OCTOBER 10
BORN ON OCTOBER 10
1989 – Aimee Teegarden, appeared in “Rings,” “For Sale by Owner,” “Beneath the Darkness” and “Scream 4.”
1988 – Rose McIver, produced “Blood Punch,” and starred in “iZombie – TV Series”
1984 – Chiaki Kuriyama, appeared in “Ju-On: The Curse.”
1978 – Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, appeared in “The Crow: Salvation,” “Out for Blood” and “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later.”
1952 –Mario Kassar, producer credits for “Terminator 2 & 3,” “Terminator: Salvation” and the TV series “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”
1949 – Jessica Harper, starred in “Shock Treatment,” “Phantom of Paradise” and “Suspiria.”
1946 – Charles Dance, appeared in “Underworld: Blood Wars,” “Ghostbusters [2016],” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,” “Victor Frankenstein,” “Dracula Untold,” “Patrick: Evil Awakens,” “Underworld: Awakening,” “Alien 3” and many more.
1942 – Peter Coyote, appeared in “Endangered Species” and “Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave.”
1927 – Rita Morley, appeared in “The Flesh Eaters.”
1927 – Alice Nunn, appeared in “Snakes,” “The Fury” and “Trick or Treat.”
1927 – Dana Elcar appeared on the TV series “Dark Shadows,” and in the films “Fail Safe,” “The Boston Strangler” and “2010.”
1926 – Richard Jaeckel, starred in “Grizzly,” “Day of the Animals,” “The Green Slime,” “The Dark” and more.
1924 – Edward D. Wood Jr, directed “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” “Bride of the Monster” and “Night of the Ghouls.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 10
2020 – Bradley Mott, appeared in “Meet the Applegates.”
2020 – Kent L. Wakeford, cinematographer for “Halfway Home,” Doctor Death: Seeker of Souls” and “Grey Knight.”
2019 – Marie-José Benhalassa, appeared in “Litan.”
2004 – Christopher Reeve, starred “Rear Window [1998],” “Village of The Damned [1995],” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Tales from the Crypt [1982]” and “The Worldwide World of Mystery [1975].
2002 – Teresa Graves, starred in the film “Vampira” a.k.a. “Old Dracula.”
1998 – Joseph Cates, producer for the TV Movie “The Cradle Will Fall.”
1985 – Orson Welles, starred in “Necromancy,” “The Legend of Doom House,” and more.
1983 – Ralph Richardson, appeared in “Tales from the Crypt [1972]” and “The Ghoul.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 10
Captive Women [1952]
Barbarella [1968]
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark [1973]
They Came from Within – aka “Shivers” [1975] – Canada
Deadly Friend [1986]
Sorority House Massacre [1986]
Blood Frenzy [1987] – Japan
Jack-O [1995]
Hangman’s Curse [2003] – Birmingham, AL
House of the Dead [2003]
Bikini Girls from the Lost Planet [2006]
Black Dahlia [2006]
Monster Night [2006]
The Mummy’s Kiss: 2nd Dynasty [2006]
Fetus [2008]
I Sell the Dead [2008] – Stiges Film Festival
Quarantine [2008]
Experiment 7 [2009] – Freak Show Horror Film Festival
Altitude [2010]
Winterskin [2018] – UK – Soho Horror Film Festival
Prey [2019] – Spain – Stiges Film Festival
Boys from County Hell [2020]
Second Chance [2020]
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OCTOBER 11
BORN ON OCTOBER 11
1985 – Michelle Trachtenberg, appeared in “The Scribbler,” “Black Christmas [2006],” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series.”
1984 – Martha MacIsaac, appeared in “Dead Before Dawn 3D,” “What Keeps You Alive,” “The Thaw,” “The Last House on the Left [2009]” and “Night of Terror.”
1974 – Valerie Niehaus, appeared in “Flashback” and “Grimm Love.”
1970 – Constance Zimmer, appeared in “Quicksilver Highway – TV Movie,” and episode of “FreakyLinks.”
1969 – Stephen Moyer, starred in “True Blood – TV Series,” “Devil’s Knot,” “Evidence,” “The Barrens,” “Priest” and more.
1965 – Lennie James, starred in “The Walking Dead – TV Series.”
1962 – Joan Cusack, appeared in “Freaks of Nature” and “Toy Story of Terror.”
1953 – David Morse, appeared in “The Green Mile,” “World War Z,” ”Double Vision,” as well as episodes of “The Langoliers” and “Tales from the Crypt.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 11
2019 – Robert Wallace Forster Jr., appeared in “Alligator,” “Psycho [1998],” “Supernova,” “Rise: Blood Hunter,” “Uncle Sam,” “The Banker” and many more.
1990 – Robert Tessier, appeared in “Nightwish”, “The Lost Empire”, “Manimal – TV Series.” “The Velvet Vampire,” “The Deep” and more.
1988 – Richard Denning, appeared in “Twice-Told Tales,” “The Black Scorpion,” “Day the World Ended,” “Creature with the Atom Brain,” “Target Earth” and “Creature from the Black Lagoon.”
1940 – Charles Ogle, notable for portraying the very first incarnation of the Frankenstein’s monster in the silent film, “Frankenstein.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 11
The Black Scorpion [1957]
Black Christmas [1974] – Canada
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre [1974]
Re-Animator [1985]
Silver Bullet [1985]
Darkness [2002] – Spain
Pan’s Labyrinth [2006] – Spain
Dead Before Dawn 3D [2012]
Patient Seven [2016]
Along Came the Devil 2 [2019]
Mary [2019]
Meander [2020] – Stiges Film Festival
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OCTOBER 12
BORN OR OCTOBER 12
1992 – Josh Hutcherson, starred in “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant”.
1962 – Deborah Foreman, starred in “Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat,” “Waxwork,” “April Fool’s Day,” “Destroyer,” “Grizzly II: The Revenge” and more.
1960 – Hiroyuki Sanada, appeared in” Ringu,” “Ringu 2” and “Rasen”.
1943 – Lin Shaye, appeared in “Eli Roth’s History of Horror,” “Tales of Halloween,” “Insidious 1,2,3,” “Insidious: The Last Key,” “Ouija,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil,” “Big Ass Spider!” “Chillerama,” “Dark Moon Rising,” “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Critters” and many more.
1933 – Robert Deubel, directed “Girls Nite Out.”
1903 – Josephine Hutchinson, who played “Elsa von Frankenstein” in “Son of Frankenstein.”
1875 – Aleister Crowley, infamous occultist who was widely regarded as the most wicked man in the world and also appeared in “The Mysteries of Myra.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 12
2020 – Conchata Ferrell, actress in “Frankenweenie,” “Krampus,” “The Axe Murders of Villisca” and “Modern Vampires.”
2019 – Carlo Croccolo, appeared in “My Friend, Dr. Jekyll.”
2007 – Noel Coleman, appeared in “Edge of Sanity” and “Burke and Hare.”
2002 – Sidney W. Pink, wrote and produced “Reptillicus” and “The Angry Red Planet”.
1995 – David McLean, appeared in “Kingdom of the Spiders” and “The Strangler”.
1958 – Ed Hinton, appeared in “The 27th Day” and “Red Planet Mars”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 12
Dead Eyes of London [1966]
The Mind of Mr. Soames [1970] – UK
Jack the Ripper [1976] – Mandan, ND
Dr. Alien [1989] – video premiere
Puppet Master [1989] – video premiere
Warlock III: The End of Innocence [1999]
The Rapture [2007]
Swamp Devil [2008] – TV premiere
Smiley [2012]
* * ***
OCTOBER 13
BORN ON OCTOBER 13
1986 – Jade Michael LaFont, appeared in “Night of the Demons [2009],” “Wolvesbayne,” “Return to Splatter Farm,” “Bride of the Werewolf,” “Amityville Toybox” and more.
1983 – Katia Winter, appeared in “Sleepy Hollow – TV Series,” “You’re Not Alone,” “Banshee Chapter,” “The Seer” and “Night Junkies.”
1977 – Kiele Sanchez, appeared in “The Purge: Anarchy,” “30 Days of Night: Dark Days” and “Insanitarium.”
1976 – Jennifer Sky, appeared in “My Little Eye” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer – TV Series.”
1971 – Kira Reed Lorsch, appeared in “Stigmata,” “Vampire,” “Blood Countess,” “Demon’s Claw,” “Demon Under Glass” and more.
1963 – Hiro Kanagawa, who appeared in the 2009 remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and in TV series’ “Supernatural” and “Blade: The Series”.
1962 – Kelly Preston, appeared in “Christine,” and “From Dusk Till Dawn.”
1956 – Chris Carter. creator/producer/writer/director of “X-Files” & “Millennium.”
1918 – Jack MacGowran, starred in “The Exorcist,” “The Fearless Vampire Killers,” “Night Creatures” and many more.
DIED ON OCTOBER 13
2012 – Gary Collins, appeared in many TV shows and films such as “Hangar 18,” “Tales of the Unexpected,” “The Sixth Sense” and “King Kong vs. Godzilla.”
2008 – Christopher Wicking, writer of “Dream Demon,” “To the Devil a Daughter,” “Demons of the Mind,” “Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Murders in the Rue Morgue,” “Cry of the Banshee,” “Scream and Scream Again” and “The Oblong Box.”
2002 – Dennis Patrick, appeared in “House of Dark Shadows” and “The Time Travelers” and starred as “Jason McGuire” on the “Dark Shadows” TV series.
2002 – Keene Curtis, played “Judah Zachery” on “Dark Shadows” and as “Max Pomery” on the TV show “The Magician,”.
1970 – Jack Shea appeared in “Retik the Moon Menace” and “Zombies of the Stratosphere.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 13
Color Me Blood Red [1965]
You’ll Like My Mother [1972]
Halloween 5 [1989]
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys [1993]
The Lost World [1998] – video premiere
Phantasm IV: Oblivion [1998]
Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon [2006]
The Grudge 2 [2006]
Infestation [2009]
The Sand [2015]
Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare [2017] – Adelaide Film Festival
The Babysitter [2017]
Evil Eye [2020]
Nocturne [2020]
The Haunting at Death Valley Junction [2020]
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OCTOBER 14
BORN ON OCTOBER 14
1988 – Max Thieriot, starred in Wes Craven’s “My Soul to Take,” “Bates Motel – TV Series” and “House at the End of the Street.”
1949 – Ruth LaBarge, additional crew as a bear trainer for “Grizzly.”
1944 – Udo Kier, appeared in “Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,” “Andy Warhol’s Dracula,” “Rob Zombie’s Halloween” and “FearDotCom.”
1935 – Charles Young, appeared in “Grizzly” and an episode of “Freddy’s Nightmares.”
1927 – Roger Moore, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “Matinee Theatre.”
1916 – Jack Arnold, directed “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “It Came From Outer Space” and “Tarantula.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 14
2020 – Rhonda Fleming, actress in “The Spiral Staircase.”
2020 – Mahmoud Yassine, appeared in “Where Will You Run?” and “The Talisman.”
2019 – Patrick Ward, appeared in the TV Movie “Kindred Spirits.”
2019 – Choi Jin-ri [aka: Sulli Choi], appeared in an episode of the TV Series “Hotel Del Luna.”
2014 – Elizabeth Peña, appeared in “Strangeland,” “It Came from Outer Space II,” “The Invaders,” “Jacob’s Ladder” and more.
1986 – Keenan Wynn, appeared in the films “The Clonus Horror,” “The Dark [1979],” “Piranha,” “The Devil’s Rain” and the “Demon in Lace” and “Spanish Moss Murders” episode of the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1983 – Paul Fix, appeared in “Night of the Lepus,” as well as TV shows, including episodes of the original “Twilight Zone”.
1949 – Fritz Leiber, appeared in “Cobra Woman,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1943]” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1939].”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 14
The Phantom of Crestwood [1932]
The Earth Dies Screaming [1964]
Fade to Black [1980]
The Kiss [1988]
Night of the Demons [1988]
Pumpkinhead [1988] – limited
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare [1994]
Mimic: Sentinel [2003]
Spiderbabe [2003] – vide premiere
Feast [2005] – Chicago International Film Festival
House of the Dead 2 [2005] – Stiges Film Festival
The Fog [2005]
Brotherhood of Blood [2008]
Dance of the Dead [2008] – DVD premiere
Dark Floors [2008] – DVD premiere
No Man’s Land: The Rise of Reeker [2008]
The Thing [2011]
The Cult [2019]
* * ***
OCTOBER 15
BORN ON OCTOBER 15
1999 – Bailee Madison, appeared in “Holliston – TV Series,” “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour – TV Series,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “The Strangers: Prey at Night,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – TV Series” and more.
1978 – Devon Gummersall, appeared in “Reeker,” “Dead & Breakfast,” “Earth vs. the Spider,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “iZombie” and “The Twilight Zone.”
1972 – Matt Keeslar, appeared in “Psycho Beach Party,” “Scream 2” and played the title role in the 2007 film “Jekyll.”
1955 – Tanya Roberts appeared in “Tourist Trap,” “The Last Victim” and “UnConventional.”
1947 – Lynn Lowry, appeared in “I Drink Your Blood,” “The Crazies,” “Rabid,” “The Haunting of Whaley House,” “They Came from Within,” “Cat People,” “Model Hunger,” “The Theatre Bizarre,” “Hell’s Kitty,” “Whispers,” “Basement Jack,” “Pretty Fine Things” and many more.
1947 – John Getz starred in “The Fly,” “The Fly II,” “Blood Simple” and “Zodiac.”
1934 – Peter Haskell, appeared in “Child’s Play 2,” “Child’s Play 3” and the TV movie, “The Phantom of Hollywood.”
1924 – Nigel Green, starred in “Countess Dracula,” “The Face of Fu Manchu,” “The Skull,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “Gorgo” and more.
1901 – Enrique Jardiel Poncela, writer for “Satan’s Five Warnings.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 15
2020 – Joan Barnett, casting director for “Blue Sunshine.”
2019 – Igo Kantor, producer, composer, sound, music for “Kingdom of the Spiders,” “Nightmare in Wax,” “Hillbillys in a Haunted House,” “Bride of the Monster” and many more.
1958 – John Hamilton, appeared in “Donovan’s Brain”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 15
Unknown Island [1948]
The Evil Dead [1981] – Detroit – premiere
Edison’s Frankenstein [1990]
Hellraiser: Hellseeker [2002]
The Final Cut [2004]
Twisted Illusions 2 [2004]
Fear of the Dark [2005]
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis [2005] – TV premiere
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to The Grave [2005] – TV premiere
Blood Guardian [2009] – DVD premiere
House of Forbidden Secrets [2013]
Terrifier [2015] – Telluride Horror Show Film Festival
3 from Hell [2019]
The Mortuary Collection [2019]
Reaptown [2020]
Stay Out of the F**king Attic [2020] – Atalnta Horror Film Festival
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OCTOBER 16
BORN ON OCTOBER 16
1981 – Brea Grant, appeared in “Beyond the Gates,” “Halloween II [2009],” “Smothered,” “Dead Night,” “Bad Apples,” “Detour,” “Sleep No More,” “Lucky,” “The Stylist,” “All the Creatures Were Stirring,” “Holidays,” “After Midnight” and more.
1980 – Laura Nativo, appeared in “Delta Delta Die!” “Bleed,” “Birth Rite” and “Aquanoids.”
1979 – Erin Brown aka Misty Mundae, appeared in “Vampire Strangler,” “Cannibal Doctor,” “Night of the Groping Dead,” “Mummy Raider,” “Strip Club Massacre,” “My Vampire Lover” and many more.
1958 – Tim Robbins starred in “The Green Mile,” “Jacob’s Ladder,” “Mission to Mars” and “War of the Worlds.”
1947 – Jeff Lieberman, writer/director of such films as “Squirm,” “Blue Sunshine,” “Just Before Dawn” and “Satan’s Little Helper.”
1925 – Michael Conrad appeared in “Scream, Blacula Scream.”
1925 – Angela Lansbury, appeared in “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and “The Company of Wolves.”
1923 – Linda Darnell starred in “The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe”.
1921 – Robert Urquhart, starred in “The Curse of Frankenstein.”
1913 – Matt Willis, starred in “Return of the Vampire.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 16
2020 – Anthony Chisholm, appeared in “Beloved,” “Condemned” and “Cocoa Loco.”
2019 – John Clarke, appeared in an episode of “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine [1959].”
2013 – Ed Lauter, appeared in “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” remake, “The Number 23,” “The X-Files – TV Series,” “Monsters – TV Series,” “Cujo,” “Magic,” “King Kong [1976]” and many more.
2007 – Deborah Kerr, starred in the film “Eye of the Devil.”
2005 – John Larch, appeared in the original “Amityville Horror,” “Play Misty For Me” and the TV movie “Bad Ronald”.
2003 – Mark Hanna, wrote the screenplays for “Not of This Earth,” “The Amazing Colossal Man,” “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman” and “The Undead”.
1972 – Leo G. Carroll, starred in the film “Tarantula”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 16
The Boston Strangler [1968]
Strange Behavior [1981] – New York City
Prom Night II [1987]
Slumber Party Massacre II [1987]
Candyman [1992]
Bride of Chucky [1998]
Witchhouse 3: Demon Fire [2001]
Walpurgis Nacht [2004]
Aaah! Zombies!! [2007] – Screamfest Film Festival
Night of the Living Dead 3D [2007] – DVD premiere
Planet Terror [2007] – DVD premiere
Return to House on Haunted Hill [2007]
Train [2008] – Screamfest Film Festival
The Stepfather [2009]
Exit Humanity [2011] – Screamfest Film Festival
Lumberjack Man [2015]
Tales of Halloween [2015]
Johnny Gruesome [2018]
OCTOBER 17
BORN ON OCTOBER 17
1990 – Dora Madison, appeared in “Night of the Babysitter,” “Exists,” “Humans vs Zombies,” “VFW,” “Bliss,” “Alone with You” and “Humans vs. Zombies.”
1957 – Vincent Van Patten, appeared in “Hell Night” and “Camp Fear.”
1957 – Lawrence Bender, executive producer on “From Dusk Till Dawn,” “From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money,” “From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter,” “Alien Abduction,” “The Forest” and “Intruder.”
1950 – Joan Prather, starred in, “The Devil’s Rain.”
1948 – Margot Kidder, starred in “Black Christmas [1974].”
1943 – Michael Reeves, wrote and/or directed “Castle of the Living Dead,” “She Beast,” “The Sorcerers,” “The Conqueror Worm” and “The Oblong Box.”
1926 – Julie Adams, starred in “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “The Psychic Killer” and more.
1926 – Beverly Garland, starred in such Corman classics as “Not of This Earth,” “It Conquered the World” “The Alligator People.”
1921 – Tom Poston, starred in the William Castle classics “The Old Dark House” and “Zotz!.
1913 – Robert Lowery, starred in “The Mummy’s Ghost,” “Revenge of the Zombies” and “The Undertaker and His Pals.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 17
2019 – Zev Braun, produced “The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane” and the TV Movie “Stillwatch.”
2019 – Wolf Martin Garber [aka Bill Macy], appeared in the TV Movie “Death at Love House” as well as episodes of TV series “Tales from the Darkside – Episode: Lifebomb” and “Millennium – Episode: Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me.”
2019 – Victor Mohica, appeared in “The Ghost Dance,” “Don’t Answer the Phone!” and an episode of “Dark Shadows – Episode: Episode #1.826.”
2019 – Wendy Williams, appeared in an episode of the TV Series “Thriller – Episode: Nurse Will Make It Better.”
2004 – Julius Harris, appeared in “Darkman,” “Shrunken Heads” and the 1976 version of “King Kong”.
2003 – Bernard Schwartz, executive producer for “Eye of the Cat,” “The Shuttered Room” and “Psycho II”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 17
Hands of the Ripper [1971] – UK
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde [1971] – UK
Case of the Full Moon Murders [1973] – Hartford, CT
Dead Men Don’t Die [1991]
Puppet Master III: Toulon’s Revenge [1991] – video premiere
I Know What You Did Last Summer [1997]
Big Monster on Campus – aka “Boltneck” [2000]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003]
Dead Body [2017]
The Banishing [2020] – Stiges Film Festival
* * ***
OCTOBER 18
BORN ON OCTOBER 18
1991 – Tyler Posey, starred in: Scream – TV Series,” “Teen Wolf – TV Series,” “Truth or Dare,” “Alone” and “Scary Movie V.”
1957 – Jon Lindstrom, appeared in “A Dark Foe.”
1938 – Dawn Wells, appeared in “The Town That Dreaded Sundown” and “Return to Boggy Creek.”
1935 – Peter Boyle, starred in “Young Frankenstein” and “Species II.”
1934 – Inger Stevens, starred in “The World, the Flesh and the Devil” as well as “The Hitch-Hiker” and “Lateness of the Hour” episodes of the original “Twilight Zone” TV series.
1934 – Calvin Lockhart, appeared in “Predator 2,” “The Beast Must Die” and more.
1927 – George C. Scott, starred in “The Fury,” “The Changeling” and “Exorcist III.”
1926 – Klaus Kinski, starred in “Demon with the Blue Hand,” “Nosferatu [1979]” and “Creature.”
1902 – Miriam Hopkins, starred in the 1931 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 18
2020 – Dana Baratta. producer & writer for the TV Series “The Secret Circle.”
2012 – Sylvia Kristel, starred in “Dracula’s Widow.”
1973 – Crane Wilbur, screenwriter for “House of Wax [1953],” “The Bat,” “The Amazing Mr. X,” “The Monster” and “The Mad Magician.”
1965 – Henry Travers, starred in the original “The Invisible Man.”
1931 – Thomas A. Edison, who brought the story of “Frankenstein” to the screen for the first time in 1910.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 18
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb [1964] – UK
The Gorgon [1964] – UK
The Velvet Vampire [1971] – New York City
Burnt Offerings [1976]
Re-Animator [1985]
The Dentist [1996]
Terror Tract [2000] – TV premiere
Below [2002]
The Ring [2002]
Infested [2002]
Perfect Creature [2006]
Necromentia [2009]
WNUF Halloween Special [2013]
Boogeyman 3 [2008] – Screamfest Film Festival
Deep Blue Sea 2 [2018]
Don’t Run [2019]
Scarecrow County [2019]
Trick [2019]
Wounds [2019]
Come Play [2020] – Sweden
* * ***
OCTOBER 19
BORN ON OCTOBER 19
1971 – Tava Smiley, appeared in “The Remains.”
1965 – Tracy Griffith, appeared in “Skeeter,” “The First Power” and “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland.”
1945 – John Lithgow starred in “Pet Sematary [2019],” “Raising Cain” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
1941 – Simon Ward, appeared in “Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed” and “The Monster Club”.
1921 – George Nader, appeared in “Robot Monster,” “The Human Duplicators” and “House of 1000 Dolls.”
1920 – LaWanda Page, appeared in the film “Mausoleum.”
1903 – Tor Johnson appeared in “The Beast of Yucca Flats,” “Night of the Ghouls,” “Plan 9 from Outer Space” and “Bride of the Monster.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 19
2020 – Gianni Dei, appeared in “Patrick Still Lives,” “Sex of the Witch,” “Sex, Demons and Death,” “The Seventh Grave,” “I Love You Like a Twist” and more.
2020 – Wojciech Pszoniak, actor in “The Devil” and an episode of the TV Series “Rosemary’s Baby.”
2019 – Carlos Suárez, cinematographer for “House of the Damned,” “Beatriz,” Rowing in the Wind,” and “Dagon.”
2009 – Joseph Wiseman, appeared in several TV Series including “The Twilight Zone,” “Night Gallery,” “The Wide World of Mystery,” Matinee Theatre,” “Inner Sanctum,” “Tales of Tomorrow” and “Lights Out.”
2007 – Phyllis Kirk, starred with Vincent Price in “House of Wax”.
2003 – Guy Rolfe who played the title role in the film “Mr. Sardonicus” and portrayed “Toulan” in “Puppet Master III, 4, 5 & 7”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 19
Dr. Renault’s Secret [1942]
Night of the Living Dead [1990]
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings [1994] – video premiere
Guyver: Dark Hero [1994] – video premiere
Vampira – About Death, Sex and Taxes [1995] – Los Angeles Film Festival
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return [1999]
Modern Vampires [1999] – video premiere
From Hell [2001]
GhostWatcher [2002]
The Ghosts of Edendale [2003] – DVD premiere
Zombie Planet [2004]
30 Days of Night [2007]
Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour [2007]
Damned by Dawn [2009] – Screamfest Horror Film Festival
The Intruder [2010] – Canada – Festival of Nouveau Cinema
Scream for Summer [2017]
* * ***
OCTOBER 20
BORN ON OCTOBER 20
1982 – Katie Featherston, starred in the “Paranormal Activity” series and the film “Mutation.”
1958 – Viggo Mortensen starred in “Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “The Prophecy,” the 1998 remake of “Psycho”.
1956 – David Henesy, played “David Collins” in the original “Dark Shadows” TV series.
1920 – Rita Corday, appeared in “The Body Snatcher” with Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi and “The Black Castle” with Karloff and Lon Chaney.
1918 – Anton Diffring, starred in “The Man Who Could Cheat Death,” as “Baron Frankenstein” in the Hammer/Universal pilot of “Tales of Frankenstein” and “Circus of Horrors.”
1909 – Carla Laemmle, niece of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle. She made brief appearances in the 1931 “Dracula” and the original “Phantom of the Opera.”
1882 – Bela Lugosi was the quintessential “Dracula” although he only played the character twice. He also appeared in “White Zombie,” “The Black Cat,” “Mark of the Vampire,” “The Raven,” “The Son of Frankenstein,” “The Ghost of Frankenstein,” “Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man” and many more.
DIED ON OCTOBER 20
2020 – Xavier Boulanger, appeared in 2 episodes of the TV Series “Black Spot.”
2020 – Gerrit Schoonhoven, appeared in “The Mangler.”
2014 – Ox Baker, was a professional wrestler who appeared in John Carpenter’s “Escape From New York” as well as “Blood Circus” and “Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear.”
2003 – Jack Elam, appeared in “Night of the Grizzly,” “A Knife for the Ladies” and “Creature from Black Lake”.
1995 – Christopher Stone, starred in “The Howling” and “Cujo” and “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ‘Space Vampire’”
1994 – Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, starred in “The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave,” “Caltiki the Immortal Monster” and as “Ben Cortman” in the movie “The Last Man on Earth”.
1990 – Freda Jackson, starred in “The Brides of Dracula,” “Die, Monster Die” and “The Valley of Gwangi”.
1990 – Joel McCrea, starred in “The Most Dangerous Game.”
1970 – Patrick Wymark, appeared in “The Blood on Satan’s Claw” and “The Conqueror Worm”.
1959 – Werner Krauss, starred in the 1920 film “The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 20
The Old Dark House [1932]
Night Monster [1942]
The Climax [1944]
Village of the Giants [1965]
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie [1974] – Spain
El Chupacabra [2003]
The Ghouls [2003] – New York City Horror Film Festival
Dark Ride [2006]
Boogeyman 2 [2007] – Screamfest Film Festival
Deadwood Park [2007] – Freak Show Horror Film Festival
Decadent Evil [2008] – UK
Gravestoned [2009] – limited
Bonehill Road [2017]
I’m Dreaming of a White Doomsday [2017]
Redwood Massacre: Annihilation [2020]
* * ***
OCTOBER 21
BORN ON OCTOBER 21
1983 – Charlotte Sullivan, appeared in “The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh,” “Are You Afraid of the Dark? – TV Series,” “The Legend of Gator Face” and “Goosebumps – TV Series.”
1978 – Michael McMillian, appeared in “True Blood” and “The Hills Have Eyes II.”
1973 – Sasha Roiz, appeared in “Land of the Dead” and “Assault on Precinct 13.”
1959 – Ken Watanabe, appeared in “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant”.
1956 – Carrie Fisher, appeared in “Sorority Row” and “Scream 3.”
1945 – Everett McGill, starred in “The People Under the Stairs,” “Silver Bullet” and “Dune.”
1920 – Hy Averback, director of “Chamber of Horrors.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 21
2019 – Josip Elic, appeared in episodes of “The Twilight Zone – Episode: One More Pallbearer” and “The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Obsolete Man.”
2019 – Jerome Fogel, appeared in the TV Movie “Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell.”
1996 – Harry Thomas, make-up artist who worked on “Night of the Blood Beast” and “Frankenstein’s Daughter”.
1995 – Abel Salazar, starred in “The Brainiac,” “The Vampire’s Coffin” and “Man and the Monster”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 21
A Bucket of Blood [1959]
Bigfoot [1970]
The Grim Reaper [1980]
Boardinghouse [1982]
Eyes of Fire [1983]
The Dead Zone [1983]
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers [1988]
The Lair of the White Worm [1988]
The Puppet Masters [1994]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation [1995]
Hallow’s End [2003]
Doom [2005]
Trailer Park of Terror [2008]
Father’s Day [2011] – Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Hollows Grove [2014]
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OCTOBER 22
BORN ON OCTOBER 22
1990 – Jonathan Lipnicki, starred in “Broil,” “Circus Kane,” “Beware the Lake” and “The Little Vampire.”
1965 – Valeria Golino, appeared in “Blind Date.”
1956 – Valentine Monnier, appeared in “Grizzly II: The Revenge” and “Devil Fish.”
1952 – Jeff Goldblum, starred in “The Fly [1986],” “Jurassic Park,” “The Lost World: Jurassic Park 2,” and “Hideaway.”
1947 – William Girdler, director for “Grizzly,” “The Manitou,” “Day of the Animals,” “Abby,” “Three on a Meethook” and “Asylum of Satan.”
1943 – Jan de Bont, directed the 1999 remake of “The Haunting.”
1943 – Catherine Deneuve, starred in “The Hunger” and “Repulsion.”
1939 – Tony Roberts, starred in “Popcorn” and “Amityville 3D.”
1938 – Christopher Lloyd, starred in “The Addams Family,” “Addams Family Values” and the “Valerie on the Stairs” episode of “Masters of Horror.”
1917 – Joan Fontaine, appeared in “The Witches” and an episode of “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.”
1912 – Frances Drake who starred in the films “Mad Love” and “The Invisible Ray.”
1908 – John Sutton, appeared in the films “The Invisible Man’s Revenge,” “The Bat” and “Return of the Fly.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 22
2020 – William Blinn, sound department for “The Possessed.”
2006 – Arthur Hill, appeared in “The Andromeda Strain,” “Future World” and was the narrator for the film “Something Wicked This Way Comes”.
2004 – Katherine Victor, appeared in “Teenage Zombies,” “Mesa of Lost Women” and “The Cape Canaveral Monsters.”
1995 – Mary Wickes, starred in “They Have Been, They Are, They Will Be episode of “Kolchak, The Night Stalker.”
1986 – Ivor Francis appeared in the TV movie “The Night Strangler,” and in the film “Alien Zone”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 22
The Boogie Man Will Get You [1942] – premiere
The Vampire Lovers [1970]
Lady Frankenstein [1971] – Italy
Halloween III: The Season of the Witch [1982]
The Sender [1982]
Santa Claws [1996]
Bats [1999]
Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled [2002]
The Grudge [2004]
Messengers [2004] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
The Witch’s Sabbath [2005]
Forget Me Not [2009] – Screamfest LA International Horror Film Festival
Paranormal Activity 2 [2010]
Restricted Area [2019]
Tone-Deaf [2019]
The Empty Man [2020] – Mexico
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OCTOBER 23
BORN ON OCTOBER 23
1994 – Zoë Bleu Sidel, appeared in “Mother, May I Sleep with Danger?”
1986 – Jessica Stroup, appeared in “Prom Night [2008],” “The Hills Have Eyes II [2007],” “Left in Darkness,” “Vampire Bats,” “Pray for Morning” and the TV Series “The Following.”
1986 – Briana Evigan, appeared in “Sorority Row,” “S. Darko,” “House of the Damned,” “Mother’s Day,” “The Devil’s Carnival” and more.
1985 – Masiela Lusha, appeared in “Kill Katie Malone,” “Blood: The Last Vampire” and more.
1981 – Leticia Dolera, starred in “[REC] 3: Genesis” and “Penny Dreadful – TV Series.”
1975 – Manuela Velasco, starred in “[Rec],” “[Rec] 2,” “[REC] 4: Apocalypse” and more.
1970 – Jasmin St. Claire, appeared in “Swamp Zombies!!!” and “Army of the Damned.”
1969 – Brooke Theiss, starred in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” as the girl who turned into a cockroach.
1959 – Sam Raimi, Actor/writer/director such films as “The Evil Dead,” “Evil Dead II,” “Army of Darkness,” “Darkman,” “Drag Me to Hell” and more.
1959 – Weird Al’ Yankovic, appeared in Rob Zombie’s “Halloween II [2009].”
1942 – Michael Crichton, writer whose novels have been adapted into the films “The Andromeda Strain” and “Jurassic Park.”
1936 – Philip Kaufman, directed the 1978 remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
1931 – Diana Dors, appeared in “Berserk,” “Theatre of Blood” and “From Beyond the Grave.”
1922 – Coleen Gray, starred in “The Leech Woman” and “The Vampire.”
1918 – Peggy Moran, appeared in “The Mummy’s Hand” and “Horror Island.”
1910 – Hayden Rorke, appeared in “The Night Walker” and “When Worlds Collide.”
1880 – Una O’Connor, appeared in such classic films as “The Invisible Man” and “The Bride of Frankenstein.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 23
2020 – Jerry Jeff Walker, worked on the soundtrack for “Human Experiments.”
2005 – William Hootkins, appeared in “The Breed,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” “Death Machine,” “Dust Devil,” “Hardware,” “American Gothic” and more.
2002 – Nathan Juran, directed “20 Million Miles To Earth,” “The Deadly Mantis” and ” The Boy Who Cried Werewolf”.
1994 – Robert Lansing, starred in “Empire of the Ants” and “The 4D Man.”
1989 – Roland Winters, appeared in “Abbott & Costello Meet the Killer”.
1966 – Eugenio Bava, did the special effects for “Black Sunday” and “Black Sabbath.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 23
The Mummy’s Tomb [1942]
The Wizard of Gore 1970
Nightmare [1981]
The Pit [1981]
Prince of Darkness [1987]
Nightflyers [1987]
I, Madman [1989] – Spain
Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat [1991] – video premiere
Dr. Giggles [1992]
The Last Broadcast [1998]
Ginger Snaps [2001] – DVD premiere
Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell [2001]
Zombie Honeymoon [2004]
Deadlands: The Rising [2006]
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant [2009]
Eulogy For a Vampire [2009]
Saw VI [2009]
Stan Helsing [2009]
Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines [2012] – DVD & Blu-ray premiere
All Hallows’ Eve [2013]
Butterfly Kisses [2018]
Babysitter Must Die [2020]
Haunting of the Mary Celeste [2020] – Canada
What Happens Next Will Scare You [2020]
OCTOBER 24
BORN ON OCTOBER 24
1959 – Brad Johnson, who starred in “Supergator,” “The Birds II: Land’s End” and “The Outer Limits – Episode: Manifest Destiny [2000].”
1957 – John Kassir, did the voice of “The Crypt Keeper” on the HBO series “Tales from the Crypt.”
1939 – F. Murray Abraham, appeared in “Thir13en Ghosts” and “Mimic”.
1939 – Madalena Iglésias, starred in “The 5 Warnings of Satan.”
1934 – Sammy Petrillo, starred in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla,” and appeared in “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die.”
1893 – Merian C. Cooper, producer “King Kong,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Dr. Cyclops” and “Son of Kong.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 24
2020 – Al Quinn, appeared in “Mga manugang ni Drakula – aka “Drakula’s son-in-law.”
2020 – Fred Ulysse, appeared in “13 Tzameti” and “Prey [2010].”
2017 – Robert Guillaume, appeared in “13th Child,” The Addams Family – Episode: Color Me Addams” and “The Outer Limits – Episode: Monster.”
2003 – Joanna Lee, starred in “Plan Nine from Outer Space” and “The Brain Eaters”.
1994 – Raul Julia, played “Gomez Addams” in the films “Addams Family” and “Addams Family Values” and also appeared in “Victor Frankenstein” in “Frankenstein Unbound”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 24
The Magician [1926]
Spooks Run Wild [1941]
Tower of London [1962]
The Horror Chamber of Dr. Faustus – aka “Eyes Without a Face” [1962]
Trog [1970]
Motel Hell [1980]
The Clairvoyant [1982] – France
Trick or Treat [1986]
From Beyond [1986]
Gattaca [1997]
Killjoy [2000]
Bones [2001]
Scary Movie 3 [2003]
The Hollow [2004] – video premiere
Ju-rei [2004]
Don’t Be Scared [2006]
Halloween Night [2006]
Saw V [2008]
Let the Right One In [2008] – limited
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever [2009] – Screamfest Horror Film Festival
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OCTOBER 25
BORN ON OCTOBER 25
1988 – Brittney Alger, appeared in “13 Sins.” “Occult.” “The Demented,” “Hell Baby” and more.
1981 – Josh Henderson, starred “April Fool’s Day [2008],” “Leeches” and “Fingerprints.”
1980 – Mehcad Brooks, starred in the HBO series “True Blood.”
1963 – Tracy Nelson, starred in “The Night Caller,” “Killer Bees,” “Fangs” and “Home the Horror Story.”
1959 – Nancy Cartwright, appeared in the 1998 version of “Godzilla” and “Twilight Zone: The Movie.”
1955 – Gale Anne Hurd, production credits include “Aliens,” “Terminator” films, “Tremors,” “Hell Fest,” “The Relic,” “The Walking Dead – TV Series,” “Fear the Walking Dead” and many more.
1950 – Mark L. Taylor, appeared in “Arachnophobia,” “Angel Heart,” “Fangs,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Extreme Ghostbusters,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Miracles” and “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.”
1928 – Anthony Franciosa, starred in the film “Tenebre”.
1928 – Jeanne Cooper appeared in “The Black Zoo” and “The Boston Strangler.”
1926 – Evan Hunter, writer for “The Birds” and episodes of the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
1924 – Billy Barty, appeared in “The Undead” and “Bride of Frankenstein.”
1921 – Yasuyoshin Tokuma, produced the films “Gamera: Super Monster” and “Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris.
1909 – Whit Bissell, appeared in “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein” and “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.”
1886 – Leo G. Carrol played appeared in the film “Tarantula.’
DIED ON OCTOBER 25
2020 – Johnny Leeze, appeared in the TV Series “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and “Chimera.”
2010 – Chris Udvarnoky, starred in “The Other [1972].”
2010 – Lisa Blount, starred in John Carpenter’s “Prince of Darkness,” “Stalked,” “Needful Things,” “Nightflyers,” “Deadly Nightmares – TV Series,” “What Waits Below” and “Dead & Buried.”
2002 – Cheryl Smith appeared in the films “Phantom of Paradise” and “Massacre at Central High”.
2001 – Joan Houseman, actress in “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – Episode: A Tangled Web.”
1995 – Viveca Lindfors, appeared in “Creepshow,” and “The Exorcist III”.
1993 – Vincent Price, starred in “House on Haunted Hill,” “The Masque of the Red Death,” “House of Wax,” “The Fly,” “Pit and the Pendulum,” “House of Usher,” “The Raven,” “The Tingler,” “The Haunted Palace,” “The Bat,” “The Fly,” The Abominable Dr. Phibes” and many more.
1986 – Forrest Tucker, appeared in “The Crawling Eye,” “The Abominable Snowman” and “The Strange World of Planet X”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 25
The Tell-Tale Heart [1941]
The Amazing Colossal Man [1957] – New York City
Beware My Brethren – filmed in the UK as The Fiend [1972] – New York City
The Redeemer: Son of Satan! [1978] – Los Angeles
Bay Coven [1987] – TV Movie
Thinner [1996]
The 13th Child: Legend of the Jersey Devil [2002]
Ghost Ship [2002]
Santa’s Slay [2005] – Canada
Boo [2005]
Predator Island [2005]
Dead Men Walking [2005]
Ghost Watcher 2 [2005]
Predator Island [2005]
Single White Female 2: The Psycho [2005] – DVD premiere
Unspeakable [2007]
Alien Raiders [2008] – International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
Silent Hill: Revelation [2012] – Hong Kong
Countdown [2019]
The Gallows Act II [2019]
Rebirth [2020]
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OCTOBER 26
BORN ON OCTOBER 26
1961 – Dylan McDermott, starred in “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “The Messengers,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “Hardware” and more.
1962 – Cary Elwes, starred in “Shadow of the Vampire,” the 1992 version of “Dracula,” “The Alphabet Killer,” “Saw” and “Saw 3D.”
1959 – Dana Kimmell, starred in “Friday the 13th Part III,” “Midnight Offerings” and “Night Angel.”
1914 – Jackie Coogan, who played the original “Uncle Fester” in the original “Addams Family” TV series.
DIED ON OCTOBER 26
2020 – Jacques Godin, appeared in “The Pyx.”
2019 – Robert Evans, appeared in “The Fiend Who Walked the West” and developer for “Rosemary’s Baby.”
2007 – Bernard L. Kowalski, director of “Sssssss” and “Night of the Blood Beast.”
1999 – Musician Hoyt Axton, starred in “Gremlins”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 26
Chamber of Horrors [1966]
Body Double [1984]
The Terminator [1984]
Silent Madness [1984]
Terror in the Aisles [1984]
Graveyard Shift [1990]
Soultaker [1990] – limited
Shrunken Heads [1994] – video premiere
Thir3en Ghosts [2001]
Bite Me! [2004]
Saw IV [2007]
Zombie Night [2013]
Crepitus [2018]
Creepshow Animated Special [2020]
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OCTOBER 27
BORN ON OCTOBER 27
1982 – Patrick Fugit, appeared in “Wrist Cutters: A Love Story,” “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” “Dead Birds” and the TV Series “Outcast.”
1957 – Jeff East, appeared in “Last Breath,” “Pumpkinhead” and “Deadly Blessing”.
1953 – Robert Picardo, appeared in “The Howling,” “976-Evil” and “Gremlins 2: The New Batch.”
1948 – Bernie Wrightson, comic book artist/writer including “Swamp Thing.”
1946 – Ivan Reitman, producer for “Shivers,” “Ghostbusters [1984],” “The Uninvited” [2009], “Disturbia” and “Evolution.”
1946 – Carrie Snodgress who appeared in the films “The Fury,” “Trick or Treats” and “The Forsaken.”
1942 – Lara Parker who played “Angelique” on the “Dark Shadows” TV series. She also appeared in the “Trevi Collection” episode of the TV series “Kolchak: The Night Stalker.”
1939 – John Cleese, appeared in “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.”
1934 – Carolyn Craig, starred in “House on Haunted Hill [1959].”
1911 – Leif Erickson, appeared in “Strait-Jacket” and “Night Monster.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 27
2019 – John Witherspoon, appeared in “Vampire in Brooklyn.”
2009 – John David Carson, appeared in “Empire of the Ants” AND “The Creature from Black Lake”.
2008 – Roy Stewart, appeared in “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” Twins of Evil” and “Doomwatch”.
2002 – Andre De Toth, directed the original “House of Wax”
1968 – John McNamara appeared in “The Return of Dracula,” “War of the Colossal Beast” and “From Hell It Came”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 27
Die Monster Die [1965]
The Nanny [1965] – Detroit, MI
Planet of the Vampires [1965]
Baron Blood [1972]
The People Who Own the Dark [1976] – Spain
Halloween [1978]
Shocker [1989]
Masque of the Red Death [1989]
Copycat [1995]
Vampire In Brooklyn [1995]
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 [2000]
The Little Vampire [2000]
Boo! The Movie [2002]
Bloodlust [2004]
Shock-O-Rama [2005]
Saw III [2006]
Apartment 1303 [2007]
Zombie Farm [2007] – It’s Alive Zombie Fest
2012: Supernova [2009]
Dead Air [2009]
Music Store Massacre [2013]
Hellmington [2018] – Forest City Film Festival
Incision [2020]
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OCTOBER 28
BORN ON OCTOBER 28
1974 – Michael Dougherty, writer and or director of such films as “Urban Legends: Bloody Mary,” “Godzilla: King of the Monsters [2019],” “Krampus” and “Trick ‘r Treat.”
1974 – Joaquin Phoenix, starred in “The Village” and “Signs.”
1967 – Julia Roberts, starred in “Flatliners [1990]” and “Mary Reilly.”
1966 – Chris Bauer starred in “True Blood.”
1964 – Griffin O’Neal, appeared in “The Wraith,” “April Fool’s Day,” “Assault of the Killer Bimbos” and “Ghoulies 3: Ghoulies Go to College.”
1962 – Daphne Zuniga, starred in “The Dorm That Dripped Blood,” and “The Fly II.”
1965 – Jami Gertz starred in “The Lost Boys”.
1951 – Joe R. Lansdale, writer who penned such stories and novels, many of which have become films, “Bubba Ho-Tep,” “Cold in July,” “Christmas with the Dead” and many more.
1946 – Mary Ann Hearn, appeared in “Grizzly.”
1944 – Dennis Franz, appeared in the film “Dressed to Kill” and “Psycho II”.
1942 –Michael Crichton, Writer/Director works include “Jurassic Park,” “Westworld” and “Andromeda Strain.”
1939 – Jane Alexander, appeared in “The Ring” and “The Unborn.”
1937 – George “Buck” Flower, appeared in “Village of the Damned,” “The Fog [1980],” “Pumpkinhead,” “They Live,” “Wishmaster,” “Drive In Massacre” and more.
1936 – Joe Spinell He starred in “Maniac,” “The Last Horror Film” and “Starcrash.”
1929 – Marcel Bozzuffi, appeared in “Images” and “L’ogre.”
1902 – Elsa Lanchester, appeared in “Terror in the Wax Museum” and “Willard.”
1895 – John Boles, played ‘Victor Moritz’ in “Frankenstein [1931].”
DIED ON OCTOBER 28
2011 – Gale Thompson, writer for “Hellbound,” “The Evil” and “Superstition.”
2002 – Lawrence Dobkin, appeared in “Them!” and “The Cabinet of Calagari”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 28
The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t [1979]
Tenebre [1982] – Tortona, Italy
Stargate [1994]
Godsend: The Evil Decimation [1999]
Saw II [2005]
Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes [2006]
10/31 [2007]
Bikini Bloodbath Car Wash [2008]
Behemoth [2020]
The Craft: Legacy [2020]
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OCTOBER 29
BORN ON OCTOBER 29
1993 – India Eisley, appeared in “Underworld: Awakening,” “Look Away,” “Clinical,” “The Curse of Sleeping Beauty” and “Headspace.”
1988 – Cherilyn Wilson, appeared in “Chain Letter,” “Parasomnia,” “Zombie Roadkill” and the series “Love Vampires.”
1985 – Janet Montgomery, appeared in “Salem – TV Series,” “Gothica,” “Dead Cert,” “Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead” and “The Hills Run Red.”
1982 – Chelan Simmons, appeared in “Final Destination 3,” “Stephen King’s It,” “See No Evil 2” and “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil.”
1980 – Ben Foster, starred in “30 Days of Night” and “Pandorum.”
1979 – Andrew Lee Potts, starred in the British series “Primeval” and the films “1408,” “Return to the House on Haunted Hill” and Red Mist.”
1977 – Brendan Fehr, appeared in “Final Destination,” “The Forsaken,” “Disturbing Behavior,” “13 Eerie” and “Silent Night.”
1972 – Gabrielle Union, starred in the short-lived remake 2005 of the TV series, “The Night Stalker.”
1971 – Winona Ryder, starred in the 1992 version of “Dracula,” “Lost Souls” and “Alien: Resurrection”.
1947 – Richard Dreyfuss, starred in “Jaws,” “The Sentinel,” and “Piranha 3D.”
1925 – Ben Chapman, best known for portraying “The Gill Man” in the above water scenes of “Creature from the Black Lagoon.”
1899 – Akim Tamiroff, appeared “The Vulture,” and “The Black Sleep.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 29
2006 – Nigel Kneale, writer for many Hammer films, “Five Million Years to Earth,” “The Witches,” “The Abominable Snowman” and “Halloween III: Season of the Witch.”
2005 – Lloyd Bochner, appeared in “Legend of the Mummy,” “Mazes and Monsters,” “Darkroom – TV Series,” “Satan’s School for Girls,” “Crowhaven Farm,” “The Dunwich Horror” and many more.
1997 – Anton LaVey, founder of the church of Satan and was technical adviser for the films “The Devil’s Rain” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 29
Return of the Evil Dead [1973] – Spain
Q [1982]
Trick or Treats [1982]
Return of the Living Dead 3 [1993] – limited
The Nightmare Before Christmas [1993]
Necronomicon [1994] – video premiere
Terror Firmer [1999] – Los Angeles
House on Haunted Hill [1999]
Saw [2004]
Frankenstein’s Bloody Nightmare [2006] – Atlanta Horror Fest
The Zombie Diaries [2006] – UK
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter [2010]
Zombie Apocalypse [2011]
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OCTOBER 30
BORN ON OCTOBER 30
1981 – Fiona Dourif, appeared om “Fear Clinic,” “Cult of Chucky,” “Curse of Chucky” episodes of the TV Series “True Blood,” “The Purge,” “The Stand” and more.
1980 – Sarah Carter, appeared in “Skinwalkers,” “Red Mist,” “Final Destination 2,” “Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell” and “Falling Skies – TV Series.”
1975 – Maria Thayer, starred in “Night of the Living Deb” and an episode of the TV Series “Ghosted.”
1968 – Jack Plotnick, appeared in “Patient Seven,” “Surbarban Gothic,” “You’re Killing Me,” as well as episodes of the TV Series “Supernatural” and “Z Nation.”
1965 – Dominique Jennings, appeared in “Se7en.”
1953 – Charles Martin Smith, appeared in “Trick or Treat” and the TV movie “The Beast.”
1938 – Ed Lauter, appeared in “King Kong [1976],” “Cujo,” “The Town That Dreaded Sundown [2014]” as well as episodes of TV Series including “Golden Years,” “Monsters” and “Millennium.”
1932 – Louis Malle, director and writer for “Black Moon” and “Spirits of the Dead.”
1926 – William Campbell, starred in “Dementia 13,” “Track of the Vampire” and “Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte.”
1945 – Henry Winkler, who played “Principal Arthur Himbry” in the film “Scream”
1915 – Jane Randolph, appeared in “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,” “Cat People” and “Curse of the Cat People.”
1911 – Ruth Hussey, starred “The Uninvited.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 30
2020 – Ricardo Blume, appeared in “All of Them Witches.”
2019 – Bernard Slade Newbound, writer for “Matinee Theatre – Episode: The Long, Long Laugh [1958].”
2014 – Renée Asherson, appeared in “The Others,” “Theatre of Blood,” “Rasputin: The Mad Monk,” “The Day the Earth Caught Fire” and many more.
2007 – Robert Goulet, appeared in the film “Beetlejuice”.
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 30
Bowery at Midnight [1942]
The 39 Steps 1959 – Netherlands
Maniac [1963]
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell [1974] – New York City
Halloween II [1981]
Saturday the 14th [1981]
Looker [1981]
Deranged [1987]
Vampires [1998]
Route 666 [2001]
Dead/Undead [2002] – USA premiere
Klownz [2003]
Vampire Bats [2005]
The Blood Shed [2007]
Best Ribs In Town [2009]
Evil Weed [2009]
In the Closet [2009]
The Occultist [2009]
Freaks of Nature [2015]
Come Play [2020]
His House [2020]
Spell [2020]
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October 31 – HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!
BORN ON OCTOBER 31
1982 – Justin Chatwin, starred in “The Invisible,” “War of the Worlds [2005],” as well as episodes of “Night Visions” and “Glory Days.”
1980 – Samaire Armstrong, appeared in “Rise,” “5 Souls,” “Stay Alive” and “Dark Wolf.”
1979 – Erica Cerra, appeared in “Blade: Trinity,” “Shark Killer,” “Adam and Evil,” “Rise of the Damned” and episodes of the tv series “Supernatural.”
1976 – Piper Perabo, starred “The Cave,” “Carriers” and episodes of the TV series “Penny Dreadful: City of Angels.”
1963 – Dermot Mulroney, starred in “Copycat” and “Zodiac.”
1961 –Peter Jackson, writer/director/producer whose credits include “Bad Taste,” “Dead Alive,” “The Frighteners,” “King Kong [2005],” “District 9” and more.
1945 – Brian Doyle-Murray, appeared in “Ghostbusters II.”
1944 – Sally Kirkland, starred in the TV Movie “The Haunted” and appeared in “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” and “Two Evil Eyes.”
1936 – Michael Landon, started his career in “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.”
1927 – Lee Grant, appeared in “The Omen II,” “Marooned” and “Visiting Hours.”
DIED ON OCTOBER 31
2020 – Sir Sean Connery, starred in “Marnie,” “Outland” and more.
2020 – Charles Gordon, producer for “Night of the Creeps,” “Leviathan” and the TV Movie “Things That Go Bump.”
2019 – Florence Giorgetti, appeared in “Knife + Heart.”
2011 – Gilbert Cates, directed “The Twilight Zone – Episode: Teacher’s Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour.”
2004 – Don Briscoe, played werewolf “Chris Jennings” on the soap opera “Dark Shadows,” also appeared in the feature film “House of Dark Shadows.”
1997 – Rosalind Cash, appeared in “The Omega Man,” “Tales from the Hood” and “Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde.”
1993 – Federico Fellini, director & writer for “Sprits of the Dead.”
1988 – John Houseman, appeared in the films “Ghost Story” and “The Fog”.
1963 – Henry Daniell, starred in “The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake,” “The Body Snatcher” and in one of the best episodes of the TV series “Thriller” entitled “The Grim Reaper.”
FILMS RELEASED ON OCTOBER 31
The Case of the Black Cat [1936]
The Son of Dr. Jekyll [1951]
The Vampire and the Ballerina [1962]
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane [1962]
Tales That Witness Madness [1973]
Phantom of the Paradise [1974] – Spain
Day of the Reaper [1984]
The Tomb [1986]
Doctor Strain the Body Snatcher [1991]
Ghostwatch [1992] – TV Movie
Fatal Frames [1996]
Elvira’s Haunted Hills [2002]
The Revolting Dead [2003]
The Jersey Devil [2005]
Crazy Eights [2006]
Evil Bong [2006]
Vampira the Movie [2006]
The Haunting of Molly Hartley [2008]
Splinter [2008] – limited
Hell House [2009]
Demon Haunt [2009]
Inferno of the Dead [2009] – Canada
The Gate of Fallen Angels [2009]
Reality Horror Night [2009]
Maleficarum [2011] – Bolivia premiere
All Through the House [2015]
Wonder Valley [2015]
Dreaming Purple Neon [2016]
The Haunted Couple [2020]
SOURCE: thehorrortimes.com
