BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

1987 – Kelly Blatz, who appeared in the 2008 remake of “Prom Night,” “From Within” and played the title role on the TV series “Aaron Stone.”
1982 – Missy Peregrym, starred in “Rookie Blue (TV Series)”, “Backcountry”, “Cybergeddon (TV Series)”, “Reaper (TV Series)”, “Dark Angel (TV Series)” and more.
1970 – Clifton Collins Jr., has appeared in “Stung”, “Pacific Rim”, “Hellbenders”, “Star Trek” remake, “Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders”, “Freddy’s Nightmares (TV Series)”.
1968 – James Patrick Stuart who appeared as “Dr. Zee” in the original “Battlestar Galactica” films. His father was Chad Stuart of the group “Chad & Jeremy.” He also provides the voice of “Avalanche” for the animated series “Wolverine & the X-Men.”
1962 – Arnold Vosloo, who played “Imhotep” in the 1999 remake of “The Mummy” and “The Mummy Returns,” “Zartan” in “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” and as “Darkman” in “Darkman II & III.”
1955 – Laurie Metcalf who was best known for playing Roseanne’s sister “Jackie” on “Roseanne.” She played “Billy Loomis’ mom” (and the killer) in “Scream 2.” She also appeared in the film “Blink.”
1951 – Sonia Braga who starred in “From Dusk Til Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter” and in the “Tales From the Crypt” episode “This’ll Kill Ya.”
1942 – British scream queen Suzan Farmer, known for “Thriller (TV Series)”, “Rasputin: The Mad Monk”, “Dracula: Prince of Darkness”, “Monster of Terror”, “The Crimson Blade”, and more.
1938 – Charles B. Pierce, writer and director of “The Legend of Boggy Creek” and “The Town That Dreaded Sundown”, “The Evictors”, “Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues.”
1924 – Faith Domergue who appeared in “This Island Earth,” “It Came From Beneath the Sea” and “The Atomic Man.”
1910 – Ilona Massey who played “Countess Elsa Frankenstein” in “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man” and appeared in the film “Invisible Agent.”
1907 – The late Jack Albertson who appeared in “Dead and Buried,” “Man of a Thousand Faces” as well as episodes of “Twilight Zone ” and “Night Gallery.”

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

2012 – Susan Tyrrell, appeared in “Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)”, “Rockula”, “The Offspring”, “Deadly Nightmares (TV Series)”, and many more. She was 67.
2006 – Arthur Franz, who starred in the films “Monster on Campus,” “Invaders from Mars,” and “The Atomic Submarine,” passed away at the age of 86.
1959 – George Reeves who played “Superman,” passed away at the age of 49.
1938 – Robert Wiene who directed the 1924 version of “The Hands of Orlac” and “The Cabinet of Dr. Calagari,” passed away at the age of 57.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

Ghost Catchers 1944
Them 1954
Dracula aka Horror of Dracula 1958
Psycho 1960

Lake of Dracula 1971
Jaws 2 1978
Hellbound: Hellraiser II 1988
Ghostbusters 2 1989
Waxwork II: Lost In Time 1992
Batman Forever 1995
The Mutilation Man 1998
Titan A.E. 2000
Vampire Dance 2007
Platoon of the Dead 2009
Terror At Blood Fart Lake 2009