BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 18

1990 – Britt Robertson, has appeared in “From Within”, “Scream 4″, “The Secret Circle (TV Series)” and “Under the Dome (TV Series).”
1974 – Edgar Wright is a writer and director of such films as “Shaun of the Dead”, “Hot Fuzz”, and “The World’s End.”
1972 – Eli Roth who wrote & directed “Hostel I & II”, “Cabin Fever”, “Hemlock Grove (TV Series)”, “The Green Inferno.”
1971 – “Doctor Who” number 10, David Tennant. Besides his wonderful portrayal of “The Doctor,” he also played “Barty Crouch Junior” in “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.” He is playing “Peter Vincent” in the remake of “fright Night.”
1967 – Maria Bello, who co-starred in “The Dark” (2005), “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, “Secret Window”, “Demonic.”
1956 – Eric Roberts who co-starred in “The Prophecy II,” “The Dark Knight” and as “The Master” in the 1996 American TV movie version of “Doctor Who.”
1947 – James Woods who appeared in the films “Videodrome,” “Cat’s Eye,” and John Carpenter’s “Vampires.”
1930 – Character actor Clive Revill who appeared in the films “The Legend of Hell House,” “Chud II; Bud The Chud,” “Dracula; Dead And Loving It,” as well as providing the voice of the “Emperor” in “The Empire Strikes Back.”
1881 – Character actor Noble Johnson who appeared in “The Mummy,” “King Kong” and “The Mad Doctor Of Market Street.”

Britt Robertson

Eric Roberts

James Woods

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 18

2010 – Allen Swift, who lent his voice talents to the film “Mad Monster Party,” passed away at the age of 86. In that film he provided the voices of “Felix Flakin,” Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde,” “The Invisible Man,” “Dracula” and “Yetch.”
1991 – Leon Selznick, who narrated the films “Hercules and the Haunted Women” and “The Phantom Planet,” passed away at the age of 73.
1990 – Gory Guerrero, patriarch of the Guerreo family, passed away at the age of 69. He appeared in the film “Santo vs the Zombies.”
1984 – John Lee Mahin, who wrote the screenplay for the 1941 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” passed away at the age of 81.
1984 – Francis De Wolff who appeared in the films “Curse of the Werewolf,” “The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll,” and “Corridors Of Blood,” passed away at the age of 71.

Allen Swift

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 18

The Whispering Shadow 1933
Night Key 1937
The Man With Nine Lives 1940
Fear In the Night 1947
Cape Fear 1962
She 1965
Legend 1985
Head Cheerleader, Dead Cheerleader 2000
The Forbidden Kingdom 2008
Zombie Strippers 2008
Deadland 2009
Tales of the Dead 2009
Zombies of Mass Destruction 2009