BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 2

1981 – Alicia Ziegler, has appeared in “Deadly Revenge”, “Rise of the Dinosaurs”, “Wolf Town”,”Lake Placid 2″, and more.
1972 – Dwayne Johnson a.k.a. Rocky Maivia a.k.a. “The Rock” a.k.a. “The Scorpion King.” He also starred in “Doom” and “Race to Witch Mountain.”
1965 – Ari Lehman, who portrayed a young “Jason Vorhees” in the original “Friday the 13th.”
1962 – Elizabeth Berridge, best known for starring in 1981’s “The Funhouse.”
1936 – Star of “Land of the Giants”, Don Marshall, who also appeared in the film, “The Thing With Two Heads” and “Terminal Island.”
1935 – Lance LeGault, wonderful character actor who played in many film and TV shows including “Coma”, “Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)”, “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series)”, “Knight Rider (TV Series)”, “Werewolf (TV Series)”, “Nightmare Beach” and many more.
1925 – John Neville who appeared in the film “The Unearthly Stranger,” and starred as “Baron Munchausen” in the film “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”, He also portrayed “The Well-Manicured Man” in several episodes of “The X-Files (TV Series)” and film.
1925 – Theodore Bikel who appeared in the films “I Bury the Living,” “Dark Tower,” and “Babylon 5: In the Beginning.”
1898 – Walter Strenge who was cinematographer on the film “Missile Monsters,” as well as the TV series “Rocky Jones,” “The Munsters” and “Mr. Terrific.”

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 2

2010 – Lynn Redgrave, who co-starred in the film “Gods and Monsters,” passed away at the age of 67.
2002 – Ron Soble, who appeared in the films “The Beast Within” and “Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills,” passed away at the age of 70.
2001 – Gina Mastrogiacomo, best known for playing Ray Liotta’s mistress “Janice” in “Good Fella’s,” passed away at the age of 39 due to a rare heart infection. She appeared on “The X-Files” and in the film “Alien Space Avenger.”
1999 – Oliver Reed who starred in the films “Burnt Offerings,” “Curse of the Werewolf” and “The Brood,” passed away at the age of 61.
1990 – David Rappaport who starred in the films “The Bride,” “Time Bandits” and the short lived TV series, “The Wizard,” passed away at the age of 38.
1982 – Hugh Marlowe, passed away at the age of 71. His many film appearances have included “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers,” and “Castle of Evil.”
1980 – George Pal, who directed the films “The Time Machine,” ” The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao,” as well as producing
“War of the Worlds,” passed away at the age of 72.
1972 – Bruce Cabot, who saved Fay Wray from the clutches of “King Kong,” passed away at the age of 68. He also appeared in the “James Bond” film “Diamonds Are Forever.”

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 2

The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu 1930
Things To Come 1936 (California premiere)
Night Key 1937
The Black Cat 1941
The Phantom Of 42nd Street 1945
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957
The Beast Of Yucca Flats 1961
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1973
The Clairvoyant 1982
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh 1991
X-Men 2 2003
Iron Man 2008
Hampshire 2009
Midnight Snack 2009