1987 – Cortney Palm, appeared in “Hellevator Man”, “The Purge: Anarchy”, “Demon Legacy”, “Zombeavers”, “Alien Rising”, “Silent Night”, “Sushi Girl”, “Seance: The Summoning”, “Lost Soul” and more.
1978 – Lauren Ambrose, who starred in the series “Torchwood” and the film “Psycho Beach Party.”
1978 – Jay Hernandez, who starred in “Hostel,” “Hostel 2″ and “Quarantine.”
1967 – Lili Taylor, has appeared in “Monsters (TV Series)”, “The Addiction”, “The X-Files (TV Series)”, “The Haunting”, “Hemlock Grove (TV Series)” and “The Conjuring”.
1954 – Anthony Head, who portrayed “Rupert Giles” on the TV series “Buffy The Vampire Slayer.” He starred in “Repo: A Genetic Opera, ” was the voice of “Baltazar” in the current “Doctor Who” series and made an appearance in the film “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street.”
1951 – Edward Albert who starred in the movies “The House Where Evil Dwells,” “Galaxy of Terror” and “Mimic II.” In 1994 he provided the voice of “Daredevil” on the “Spider-Man” cartoon series and the voice of “The Silver Surfer” on the “Fantastic Four” cartoon series.
1945 – The late Brion James, who starred in the films “The Horror Show,” “The Fifth Element” and “Scanner Cop.”
1938 – Richard Beymer, who played “Benjamin Horne” on the TV series “Twin Peaks,” and also appeared in the film “Home The Horror Story.”
1926 – The late Richard Matheson, legendary writer of many films and TV shows such as “Pit and the Pendulum”, “I Am Legend”, “Twilight Zone (TV Series)”, “The Devil Rides Out”, “Duel”, “The Night Stalker”, “The Night Strangler” and too many more to mention.
1912 – Pierre Boulle, author of the novel “Planet of the Apes.”
1904 – Bramwell Fletcher, who went mad after witnessing “The Mummy” going out for a walk, and who also appeared in the film “The Undying Monster.” He was married for five years to Helen Chandler of “Dracula” fame, and then fours years to Diana Barrymore, daughter of screen legend John Barrymore.
1885 – Roland West, who directed the 1926 version of “The Bat,” “The Bat Whispers” and “The Monster” starring Lon Chaney Sr.
I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.
