BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 24

1979 – Lake Bell, has appeared in “Black Rock”, “Surface (TV Series)” and “Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders.”
1977 – Jessica Chastain, has appeared in “Dark Shadows (TV Movie)”, “Mama”, and the upcoming “Crimson Peak.”
1974 – Alyson Hannigan, who played “Willow” on the TV series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and provided her voice for the 2004 animated series and the video game. She also appeared in the film “My Stepmother is an Alien.”
1970 – Lara Flynn Boyle, who appeared in the films “Men in Black II,” “The Temp” and the TV series “Twin Peaks.”
1962 – Mark Callaway, better known in the WWE as “The Undertaker.” He hosted a show on USA entitled “The Undertaker’s Theater of Doom.”
1955 – Kim Johnston Ulrich, appeared in “Werewolf (TV Series)”, “Spellcaster”, “Monsters (TV Series)”, “Rumpelstiltskin”, and “Supernatural (TV Series).”
1954 – Robert Carradine, brother of David, who appeared in the films “Ghosts of Mars,” “Lycanthrope,” “Escape From L.A.” and “Tooth and Nail.”
1944 – R. Lee Ermey, who appeared in the films “Willard,” “The Frighteners,” the remake of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.” He provides the voice of “Wildcat” on “Batman: The Brave and the Bold” animated series.
1933 – Outstanding character actor William Smith, who has appeared in nearly 300 films and TV shows including “The Boneyard Collection”, “Zombiegeddon”, “Body Shop”, “The Erotic Rites of Countess Dracula”, “Interview with a Zombie”, “Uncle Sam”, “Feast”, “Maniac Cop” and many more.
1930 – Steve McQueen, who starred in the original version of “The Blob.”
1923 – Murray Hamilton, who appeared in the films “Jaws,” “The Amityville Horror” and “Too Scared To Scream.”
1904 – Martin Kosleck, who appeared in the films “The Flesh Eaters,” “She-Wolf of London” and “House of Horrors.”
1874 – Master magician Harry Houdini.

Jessica Chastain

Alyson Hannigan

R. Lee Ermey

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DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MARCH 24

2010 – Robert Culp who starred in “The Demon With the Glass Hand” episode of the original “Outer Limits” TV show and appeared in the TV movies “Santa’s Slay” “The Chill Factor” and the film “Silent Night, Deadly Night 3,” passed away at the age of 79.
2004 – Richard Leech, who appeared in the film “Curse of the Devil” and the TV series “Doctor Who,” passed away at the age of 81.
2003 – Philip Yordan, who had written screenplays for the films “Day of the Triffids,” “The Unholy” and “Conquest of Space,” passed away at the age of 88.
1997 – Writer Martin Caidin, who wrote the novel “Marooned” on which the movie was based, and the novel “Cyborg,” on which the TV show “The Six Million Dollar Man” was based, passed away at the age of 69.
1984 – Sam Jaffe, best known for his role as “Dr. Zorba” on the TV series “Ben Casey,” passed away at the age of 93. He appeared in the films “The Dunwich Horror,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and the TV pilot for “Night Gallery.”
1905 – Jules Verne, author of the novel’s “Journey to the Center of the Earth” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,” passed away at the age of 77.