BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 29

• 1984 – Taylor Cole, has appeared in “The Ganzfeld Haunting”, “Supernatural (TV Series)” and “April Fool’s Day.”
• 1981 – Alex Vincent, best known for portraying “Andy Barclay” in “Child’s Play”, “Child’s Play 2″, “Child’s Play 3″ and “Curse of Chucky.”
• 1978 – Tyler Labine, has appeared in “The X-Files (TV Series)”, “Millennium (TV Series)”, “Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series)”, “Invasion (TV Series)”, “Tucker & Dale vs. Evil”, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and more.
• 1972 – Derek Mears, who played “Jason” in the 2009 remake of “Friday the 13th.” He also appeared in the 2007 remake of “The Hills Have Eyes II,” “Cursed”, “Men in Black II”, “Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)” and many more.
• 1970 – Uma Thurman, who starred in “Batman & Robin,” “Jennifer Eight,” “Kill Bill Vols 1 & 2,” and “My Super Ex-Girfriend.”
• 1963 – Bruce Harwood, best known for portraying one of the “Lone Gunmen”, “Byers” in “The X-Files (TV Series)” & “The Lone Gunmen (TV Series).” He has also appeared in “The Fly II”, “The Outer Limits (TV Series)”, “Smallville (TV Series)”, “The Dead Zone (TV Series)”, “Supernatural (TV Series)” and more.
• 1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, who starred in the films “Wolf,” “The Witches of Eastwick,” and “What Lies Beneath.” She starred as “The Catwoman” in “Batman Returns.”
• 1946 – Writer/director John Waters. His films include “Desperate Living,” “Pink Flamingos,” and “Serial Mom.” He also made an appearance in the Herschell Gordon Lewis film “Blood Feast 2.”
• 1934 – Akira Takarada who appeared in many Toho films including “Monster Zero,” “King Kong Escapes,” and “Frankenstein Conquers the World.”
• 1912 – Sci-fi and horror movie staple, Richard Carlson, whose film work included “Hold That Ghost” with Abbott & Costello, “Creature From the Black Lagoon,” and “The Valley of Gwangi.”

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 29

• 2008 – Actress Julie Ege who appeared in the films “The Mutations,” “Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires” and the “Bond” film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” passed away at the age of 64.
• 2006 – Alberta Nelson, who appeared in “Dr. Goldfoot and The Bikini Machine” and “The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini,” passed away at the age of 68.
• 1997 – Hugh Attwooll, who produced the films “Watcher In The Words” and “Condorman,” passed away at the age of 83.
• 1992 – Mae Clark who played “Elizabeth” in the original 1931 “Frankenstein,” passed away at the age of 84.
• 1980 – The master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock, passed away at the age of 80.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 29

• Ghost Chasers 1951
  The Thing From Another World 1951
  The Headless Ghost 1959
  Horrors of the Black Museum 1959
  Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964
• Night of the Devils 1972
• The Hand That Feeds the Dead 1974
• The Beyond aka Seven Doors of Death 1981
  Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983
  The Hunger 1983
  Critters 2: The Main Course 1988
  The Mummy Returns 2001
  The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy 2005
  Raving Maniacs 2005
• Gamera the Brave (Chiisaki yûsha-tachi: Gamera) 2006
  Stake Land 2010
• Dylan Dog: Dead of Night 2010