BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 27

• 1987 – Bella Heathcote, stars in “The Curse of Downers Grove” and “Dark Shadows” remake.
• 1980 – Ben Feldman, starred in “Friday the 13th” remake and “Cloverfield.”
• 1971 – Paul Bettany, appeared in “Priest”, “Legion”, and more.
• 1967 – Paige Rowland, who co-starred in the films “Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield” and “Doomsdayer.”
• 1965 – Todd Bridges, who played “Willis” in the TV show “Different Strokes.” He also appeared in the films ” The Dark Room,” “Hollywood Horror” and “Curse of the Maya.”
• 1964 – Kim Jee-woon, Korean director of such films as “I Saw the Devil”, “A Tale of Two Sisters” and “The Quiet Family.”
• 1958 – Scream Queen Linnea Quigley, who starred in the films “Return of the Living Dead”, “Night of the Demons” and “Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings.” She also appeared in “Innocent Blood” and many more.
• 1935 – Lee Meriwether who played “Lilly Munster” in “The Munsters Today,” “Catwoman” in the “Batman” feature film and starred in the TV series, “The Time Tunnel.”
• 1934 – Sci-fi and horror writer Harlan Ellison.
• 1922 -The one and only Christopher Lee, who resurrected the character of “Count Dracula” for Hammer studios, and made the character his own.
• 1911 – The late great Vincent Price, whose accomplishments in the horror genre and in Hollywood itself are beyond reproach.

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 27

• 2011 – Jeff Conaway, best known for his role of “Kenickie” in “Grease” and “Taxi (TV Series)”, he also appeared in “Tales from the Darkside (TV Series)”, “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark”, “Bay Coven”, “Monsters (TV Series)”, “Freddy’s Nightmares (TV Series)”, “The Sleeping Car” and more. He passed away at the age of 60.
• 2006 – Paul Gleason, known for his big movie roles in the films “Die Hard”, “The Breakfast Club”, he also appeared in the genre fare ” Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze,” “Ghost Chase”, “Abominable”, “Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence”, “Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)”, “He Knows You’re Alone”, “Nightmare Beach,” passed away at the age of 67.
• 1995 – Severn Darden who appeared in the films “Saturday the 14th,” “Werewolves On Wheels” and “Battle For the Planet of the Apes,” passed away at the age of 65.
• 1976 – Ruth McDevitt who played “Edith Cowles” on the “Night Stalker” TV series and appeared in the film “The Birds,” passed away at the age of 80.
• 1969 – The original captain of the Enterprise, “Christopher Pike” a.k.a. Jeffery Hunter, passed away at the age of 42.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 27

• Witchcraft Through the Ages 1929, filmed in 1922 as Häxan
  Africa Screams 1949
• Crypt of the Vampire 1964
  The Black Cat 1971 filmed in 1968 as Yabu No Naka No Kuroneko
  Desperate Living 1977
  The Monster Club 1981
• Possession 1981
  Killer Clowns From Outer Space 1988
  Beastmaster III: The Eyes of Braxus 1995
• Freeze Me 2000
• Horror 2003
  Godzilla: Final Wars 2005 released in Japan in 2004 as Gojira: Fainaru Uôzu