BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 10

1992 – Daisy Ridley, is a British actress known for her breakout role of “Rey” in “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens” but she also starred in “Scrawl.”
1988 – Haley Joe Osment, who starred in “The Sixth Sense.” and “A.I.: Artificial Intelligence.”
1983 – Jamie Chung, who starred in “Dragonball: Evolution,” “Sorority Row” and “Sucker Punch.”
1968 – Orlando Jones, stars on “Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)”, “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant”, “Primeval”, “The Time Machine”, “Evolution” and “From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter.”
1958 – Robert R. Shafer, has appeared in “Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves”, “Zombeavers”, “FDR: American Badass!”, “The Temple”, “Super shark”, “Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus”, “Maneater”, “Monster Man”, “Psycho Cop”, “Psycho Cop Returns.” and more.
1954 – Peter MacNicol who appeared in “Ghostbusters II,” “Dragonslayer,” and played “Renfield” in “Dracula; Dead and Loving It.”
1952 – My favorite action star Steven Seagal, he has appeared in numerous action films and has also appeared in the genre film, “Against The Dark” and “Machete.”
1929 – “The Exorcist” himself, Max Von Sydow.
1921 – Former baseball player and wrestler Chuck “Rifleman” Connors. He appeared in such films as “Captain Nemo and the Underwater City,” “Soylent Green,” and “Tourist Trap.” He also starred in “Werewolf (TV Series).”
1915 – Harry Morgan who is most well known for playing Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H. Some of his film work included “The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe,” “The Cat From Outer Space” and “The Flight of Dragons.”

Jamie Chung

Orlando Jones

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DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 10

2007 – Stuntman Jack Williams, who worked on the films “Wild Wild West,” “Billy The Kid vs Dracula,” ” Beneath The Planet of the Apes” and “The Omega Man,” passed away at the age of 85.
2006 – Jerry James, who appeared in “War of the Worlds” (1953), “Psychic Killer” and “Houdini,” passed away at the age of 95.
2000 – Larry Linville, best known for his portrayal of “Major Frank Burns” on “M*A*S*H.” He also appeared in “Rod Serling’s Night Gallery (TV Series)”, “The Night Stalker (TV Movie)”, “Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series)”, “C.H.U.D. II – Bud the Chud.”
1991 – Kevin Peter Hall, the 7′ 2″ actor portrayed many creatures in films such as “Prophecy”, “Without Warning”, “Harry and the Hendersons”, “Predator”, “Misfits of Science (TV Series)”, “Predator 2″ and more. He passed away at the young age of 35 from AIDS through a blood transfusion.

Larry Linville

Kevin Peter Hall

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FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 10

House of Wax 1953
Multiple Maniacs 1970
Tombs of the Blind Dead 1972
The Howling 1981
Knightriders 1981
Gothic 1987
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 1987
Sleepwalkers 1992
Species II 1998
Dr. Horror’s Erotic House of Idiots 2004
Toolbox Murders 2004
Abominable 2006
Skin Crawl 2007
Dragonball Evolution 2009
Deadtime Stories 2 2010
Vampiress: Lady of the Night 2010