BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 26

1991 – Brittney Wilson, has appeared in “Scar”, “R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour (TV Series)”, “Bates Motel (TV Series)”, “Scarecrow”, and “Way of the Wicked.”
1985 – Keira Knightley, who plays “Elizabeth Swann” in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films.
1984 – Sara Jean Underwood – Playboy playmate who has appeared in “The Telling” and “Deadly Weekend.”
1982 – Joe Anderson who co-starred in “The Ruins” and the 2010 remake of “The Crazies.”
1976 – Amy Smart, who played “Jamie Moyer” on “Scrubs” and starred in the films “Starship Troopers,” “The Butterfly Effect” and “Mirrors.”
1961 – Billy Warlock, son of stuntman Dick Warlock, best known for “Baywatch”. He also appeared in “Halloween II”, “Society”, “Baywatch Nights (TV Series)”, “Steel Sharks”, “The Thing Below.”
1939 – James Caan, who starred in the original “Rollerball” and “Alien Nation.”
1931 – The late “Mr. Spock,” a.k.a. Leonard Nimoy. Besides his role on “Star Trek,” he also appeared in the films “Them!,” “The Brain Eaters” and “Zombies of the Stratosphere.” He plays “Dr. William Bell” on the TV series “Fringe.”
1919 – Strother Martin, who appeared in the films “Sssssss,” “The Brotherhood of Satan” and “The Magnetic Monster.”

Sara Jean Underwood

Amy Smart

James Caan

Leonard Nimoy

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DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 26

2002 – Louis M. Heyward, who produced the films “The Abominable Dr. Phibes,” “Dr. Phibes Rises Again” and “Cry of the Banshee,” passed away at the age of 81.
1987 -Walter Abel, appeared in “Silent Night, Bloody Night” and “The Human Duplicators.” He passed away at 88.
1982 – Sam Kydd, appeared in “The Quatermass Xperiment”, “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, “Island of Terror.” He passed away at the age of 67.

Walter Abel

Sam Kydd

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FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 26

Mr. Wu 1927
The Illustrated Man 1969

Le scomunicate di San Valentino aka The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine 1974
Hear No Evil 1993
Unseen Evil 1999
The Embalmer 2002 filmed in 1996
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004
Scream of the Banshee 2011