BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 27

• 1971 – Nathan Fillion, best known for his lead role on “Castle”, he also appeared in “Dracula 2000″, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)”, “Firefly (TV Series)”, “Serenity”, “Slither”, “White Noise 2: The Light”, and more.
• 1969 – Pauley Perrette, best known for playing forensic expert “Abby Sciuto” on “NCIS” She appeared in the films “Satan hates You” and ‘The Ring.”
• 1967 – Talisa Soto, who played the title role in the TV movie “Vampirella,” appeared in “Island of the Dead,” and portrayed “Princess Kitana” in the “Mortal Kombat” films.
• 1963 – Director/writer/producer, Quentin Tarantino, who wrote and produced the film “From Dusk Til Dawn,” wrote and directed “Death Proof” and did a voice over in Romero’s “Diary Of The Dead.”
• 1957 – Caroline Williams, who appeared in Rob Zombie’s remake of “Halloween II,” “Leprechaun 3,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3″ and “Stepfather II.”
• 1942 – Michael York, who starred in the films “Logan’s Run,” “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and the 1995 remake of “Not of This Earth.”
• 1936 – Jerry Lacy, who played “Tony Peterson” and “The Reverend Trask” on the soap opera “Dark Shadows.”
• 1935 – Julian Glover, who appeared in the films “5 Million Miles to Earth,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Theatre of Death.” He also provided the voice of “Aragog” in the film “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”
• 1914 – Richard Denning, who appeared in the films “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” “Day The World Ended” and “The Black Scorpion.”
• 1884 – James Cruze, who played the title role in the 1912 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.”

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DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 27

• 2006 – Julian Burton, who appeared in the film “A Bucket of Blood” (1959), and episodes of the TV series’ “Thriller” and “The Outer Limits,” passed away at the age of 74.
• 2006 – Dan Curtis who created/produced “Dark Shadows” and produced and wrote such films as “Burnt Offerings,” “Trilogy Of Terror,” “The Night Stalker” and “The Norliss Tapes,” passed away at the age of 78.
• 2001 – Anthony Dexter, who appeared in the films “The Phantom Planet” and “12 To The Moon,” passed away at the age of 88.
• 1999 – Hiroyuki Okita, who appeared in the films “Gamera 2: Assault Of Legion” and “Ultraman Tiga,” passed away at the age of 36.
• 1991 – Ralph Bates, who starred in the films “Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde,” “Horror of Frankenstein” and “Taste the Blood of Dracula,” passed away at the age of 51.
• 1991 – Aldo Ray, who appeared in the films “Psychic Killer,” “The Lucifer Complex” and “Bog,” passed away at the age of 64.

Dan Curtis

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FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 27

Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954
The Gruesome Twosome 1967
Something Weird 1967
Sisters 1973
Eyes of a Stranger 1981
April Fools Day 1986
Ghost Fever 1987
The Bell Witch Haunting 2004
Blood Gnome 2004
Curse of La Llorona 2007
Shutter 2007 – filmed in Thailand in 2004
Zombies Gone Wild 2007
Monsters vs Aliens 2009
The Haunting in Connecticut 2009