BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

• 1984 – Torrey DeVitto, stars in “Chicago Med (TV Series)”, she also has appeared in “Cold”, “The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)”, “The Rite”, “Killer Movie”, “I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer”, and more.
• 1981 – Alex Band, son of producer Charles Band, who appeared in the films “Doctor Mordrid” and “Puppet Master II.” He is first and foremost a musician, playing in the band “The Calling.” Their music has been featured in some of his father’s films.
• 1978 – The incredibly beautiful Maria Menounos, is known primarily as a talk show host in “E! News” and “Extra.” She has also appeared in “Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!” “Paranormal Movie”, “Fantastic Four” and more.
• 1977 – Nate Dushku, who appeared in “The Zodiac,” “The Alphabet Killer” and “Blood Night.”
• 1973 – Lexa Doig who starred in the TV series’ “Stargate SG-1,” “Andromeda” and the 2009 version of “V.” She also co-starred in “Jason X.”
• 1966 – Juliana Margulies who starred in “Ghost Ship” (2002) and “Snakes on a Plane.”
• 1963 – Frank Grillo, appeared in “The Purge: Anarchy”, “The Grey”, “My Soul to Take”, “Mother’s Day”, “The Gates (TV Series)”, “Poltergeist: The Legacy (TV Series).”
• 1958 – Keenen Ivory Wayans, who wrote, appeared in and produced “Scary Movie 1 & 2.”
• 1955 – Griffin Dunne who appeared in the films “An American Werewolf In London” and “Amazon Women on the Moon.”
• 1945 – Jack Sholder, director and writer of “Alone in the Dark”, “A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge”, “The Hidden”, “The Omen (TV Movie)” “Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies”, “Arachnid”, “12 Days of Terror” and more.
• 1939 – Former pro football player Bernie Casey who played the title role in the film “Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde” and appeared in the films “The Man Who Fell To Earth” and “Gargoyles,” playing the leader of the Gargoyles.
• 1936 – James Darren who starred in the “Time Tunnel” TV series.
• 1931 – Dana Wynter who appeared in the films “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and “The Questor Tapes.”
• 1923 – Myron Healey who starred in the films “The Unearthly,” “Varan the Unbelievable” and “The Incredible Melting Man.”
• 1910 – John W. Campbell who wrote the novel “Who Goes There?” on which the “Thing” films were based.
• 1893 – Ernest B. Schoedsack who produced and directed “King Kong” and “Son of Kong” and directed the films “Mighty Joe Young” and “Dr. Cyclops.”

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

• 2012 – Frank Cady, appeared in “Monster Squad (TV Series)”, “7 Faces of Dr. Lao”, “The Bad Seed”, “When Worlds Collide” and many more. He passed away at the age of 96.
• 2006 – Wonderful character actor Robert Donner, he appeared in “The Incredible Hulk (TV Series)”, “Damnation Alley”, “The Six Million Dollar Man (TV Series)”, “The Horror at 37,000 Feet” and many more. He passed away at the age of 75.
• 1994 – William Marshall who directed the film “Phantom Planet,” passed away at the age of 76.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY 

Eegah 1962
Ghostbusters 1984
Gremlins 1984
Mutant Aliens 2001
May 2002
Countess Dracula’s Orgy of Blood 2004

Fangoria: Blood Drive 2004
Tomb of the Werewolf 2004
Hostel: Part 2 2007