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Born on this day in horror history – February 14

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February 14

1980 – Mindy Robinson, appeared in “The Haunting of Whaley House”, “Killjoy Goes to Hell”, “V/H/S/2”, “The Impaler” and more.

1976 – Erica Leerhsen who starred in “Wrong Turn 2: Dead End,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” (2003) and “Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.”

1971 – Noriko Sakai, who starred in “Premonition” and “Ju-on: The Grudge 2.”

1970 – Simon Pegg, who co-wrote the screenplay for and starred in “Shaun of the Dead”, “Land of the Dead”, “Grindhouse”, “Diary of the Dead”, “Star Trek”, “Paul”, “Star Trek Into Darkness”, “The World’s End” and more.

1964 – Zach Galligan, who starred in the films “Gremlins I & II,” “Waxwork,” “Infested” and “Nightbeasts.”

1960 – Meg Tilly, who starred in the films “Psycho II,” “One Dark Night” and “Body Snatchers.”

1952 – Jim Hanson (not Henson). He produced the films “Witchcraft II: The Temptress,” “Doctor Hackenstein” and “Witchery.”

1946 – Gregory Hines, who co-starred in the films “The Wolfen” and “Eve of Destruction.”

1942 – Andrew Robinson, who starred in the films “Hellraiser,” “Child’s Play 3” and “Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings.”

1936 – Andrew Prine, who appeared in the films “The Town That Dreaded Sundown,” “Simon, King of the Witches,” “Crypt of the Living Dead” and “Sutures.”

1929 – Vic Morrow, who appeared in the films “Twilight Zone: The Movie,” “Humanoids From the Deep” and “Message From Space.” It was during the filming of “Twilight Zone” that he tragically lost his life in an accident.

1927 – Lois Maxwell, who played “Miss Moneypenny” in the “James Bond” films. She also appeared in the original version of “The Haunting.”

1902 – Stuntman Ray “Crash” Corrigan, who played the title role of “The Ape,” “It, the Terror From Beyond Space” and appeared in “The Zombies of Mora Tau.”

1882 – The “Great Profile,” John Barrymore, who played the title role in the 1920 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.” He also starred in the films “Svengali” and “The Invisible Woman.”

Mindy Robinson
Mindy Robinson
Erica Leerhsen
Erica Leerhsen
Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Zach Galligan
Zach Galligan
Meg Tilly
Meg Tilly
Gregory Hines
Gregory Hines
Andrew Robinson
Andrew Robinson

Michael Juvinall

I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.

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