BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

1984 – Jillian Murray, has appeared in “Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero”, “Visible Scars”, “The Graves”, “Forget Me Not”, “The Fun Park” and more.
1978 – Josh McDermitt, stars in “The Walking Dead (TV Series)”, “
1975 – Angelina Jolie who appeared in “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,” “The Bone Collector,” “Sky Captain and the World Of Tomorrow”, “Beowulf” and most recently “Maleficent.”
1956 – Keith David, who starred in “They Live,” “Pitch Black,” and the 1982 version of “The Thing.”
1964 – Jon Pertwee’s son Sean Pertwee, who appeared in the films “Event Horizon”, “Tale of the Mummy” and “Dog Soldiers.”
1952 – Parker Stevenson who starred in the “Hardy Boy Mysteries” as “Frank Hardy,” as well as the 1995 version of “Not of This Earth” and the TV movie “This House Possessed.”
1936 – Bruce Dern, who started his career as part of Roger Corman’s acting troupe. His many films include “Silent Running,” “The Incredible Two-Headed Transplant” and the 1999 remake of “The Haunting.” He also appeared in “The Zanti Misfits” episode of “The Outer Limits.”
1929 – John Drew Barrymore, the son of screen legend John Barrymore. His films included “War of the Zombies” and “The Clones.”
1924 – Dennis Weaver who starred in one of the greatest road rage movies ever, and one hell of an unsettling movie, “Duel.” He also appeared on the “Twilight Zone” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” TV series’.

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

2006 – Matt Lattimore, who co-starred in “Sasquatch Hunters” and “Creature of Darkness,” passed away at the age of 45.
1998 – Josephine Hutchinson who played “Elsa Von Frankenstein” in “The Son of Frankenstein,” passed away at the age of 94.
1970 – Sonny Tufts who starred in “Catwomen of the Moon,” passed away at the age of 58.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

The Unknown 1927
The Hands of Orlac 1928, filmed in 1924 as Orlacs Hände
Revolt of the Zombies 1936
Captive Wild Woman 1943
The Lost Planet 1953
The Nutty Professor 1963
Slaughter Of The Vampires 1969 filmed in 1962 as La Strage Dei Vampiri
Poltergeist 1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn 1982
Song of the Vampire 2001
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 2004
The Crow: Wicked Prayer 2005
Red Scream Nosferatu 2009
Splice 2009