BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 21

1982 – Brianne Davis, has appeared in “The Haunting of Marsten Manor”, “Prom Night” remake, “The Victim”, “Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2”, “Among Friends”, “The Night Visitor”, “True Blood (TV Series)”, and more.
1974 – Jennifer Blanc-Biehn, has a horror film production company along with her husband Michael Biehn, she’s appeared in “Dark Angel (TV Series)”, “The Absent”, “The Divide”, “The Victim”, “Jacob”, “Among Friends”, “Malignant”, “The Night Visitor” and more.
1935 – Charles Grodin who appeared in the films “The Incredible Shrinking Woman,” the 1976 version of “King Kong,” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”
1924 – Writer Larry Forrester. This Glasgow Scotland native’s credits include writing for the TV series’ “Star Trek: the Next Generation” and “Knightrider.”
1915 – The late great Anthony Quinn who played “Zeus” in several “Hercules” TV movies as well as the “Hunchback” in the 1957 version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

Brianne Davis

Jennifer Blanc-Biehn

Charles Grodin

Anthony Quinn

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 21

1999 – Doreen Lang, who appeared in the films “Cabinet of Calagari” and “The Birds,” passed away at the age of 84.
1995 – Tessie O’Shea, who appeared in “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” and “Bedknobs and Broomsticks,” passed away at the age of 82.
1973 – Merian C. Cooper, producer of the original “King Kong,” passed away at the age of 79. His other production credits included “Mighty Joe Young,” “Son of Kong,” and “Dr. Cyclops.”

Tessie O’Shea

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 21

Trick for Treat 1933
The Phantom of the Convent 1935 filmed in 1934 as El Fantasma del Convento
I Walked With a Zombie 1943 (NY premiere)
Pet Sematary 1989
Alien Fury 2000
Wendigo 2001
My Dead Girlfriend 2006
Silent Hill 2006
The Hunted: Terms of Extermination 2009
Earth Day 2009