MAY 26
BORN ON MAY 26
1986 – Ashley Bell, starred in “Witch Hunt,” “Voices,” “The Last Exorcism,” “The Last Exorcism Part II,” “The Day,” “Carnage Park,” “Dark Intentions” and “The Walking Dead – Webisodes.”
1980 – Will Sanderson, actor in “Return to Cabin by the Lake,” “The Mangler 2,” “Deep Evil,” “Alone in the Dark,” “BloodRayne,” “Seed” and more.
1975 – Nicki Aycox, who appeared in “The X Files: I Want to Believe,” “Joy Ride 2,” “Dead Birds,” “Animals,” “Jeepers Creepers 2” and “Dead Birds.”
1974 – Matthew Currie Holmes, co-starred in the films “Wrong Turn 2: Dead End,” “Wolves,” “The Fog” [2005],” “The Curse of Buckout Road” and more.
1973 – Rocky Costanzo, wrote, directed, produced, edited, and starred in “Hallowed” and also appeared in “Last Rites.”
1967 – Nick Seferian, producer for “Fear of the Dark” and “Hide [2008].”
1966 – Helena Bonham Carter, actress/soundtrack in “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” she also starred in “Dark Shadows [2012]” and “Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.”
1963 – Musetta Vander, appeared in “Under the Bed,” “Transylmania,” “Monster Night,” “Project: Metalbeast,” “Oblivion” and more.
1960 – Doug Hutchinson, appeared in “The Green Mile” and “The Burrowers [2008].” He was best known for portraying “Eugene Victor Tooms” in two of the scariest episodes of “The X-Files – TV Series” of all time.
1949 – Pam Grier, starred in “The Twilight People,” “Scream Blacula Scream” and “Ghosts of Mars.”
1923 – James Arness, starred in the title role of “The Thing From Another World” and “Them!.”
1913 – Peter Cushing, starred in many films including “The Mummy [1959],” “The Hound of Baskervilles [1959],” “House of Long Shadows,” “The Satanic Rites of Dracula,” “Horror of Dracula,” “Horror Express,” “Dracula A.D. 1972,” “The Abominable Snowman,” “Island of Terror,” “The House That Dripped Blood,” “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors” and so many more.
1908 – Robert Morley, appeared in the films “Theatre of Blood,” “The Old Dark House” and “A Study in Terror.”
1907 – John Wayne, starred in “Haunted Gold.”
DIED ON MAY 26
2022 – Ray Liotta, actor in “Hannibal,” “Identity” and voice for the video game “Mob of the Dead.”
2022 – Bill Walker, composer for “Bog [1979].”
2022 – Lee Eol, actor in “Hostage,” “The Red Shoes” and “The 8th Night.”
2022 – Il-ryong Shin, actor in “Ghosts of Chosun.”
2021 – Ben Kruger, appeared in Snake Island.”
2021 – Paul Soles, appeared in “Shadow Builder” and “The Hidden Room – Episode: Little Nightmares, Little Dreams.”
2020 – Anthony James, actor in “Burnt Offerings,” “Wacko” and “Nightmares.”
2020 – Irmgard Hermann, actress in “Blackest Heart.”
2020 – Richard Herd, appeared in “Terror Out of the Sky,” “Schizoid,” “Skeeter,” “I Married a Monster,” “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari [2005]” and “Get Out.”
2020 – Cindy Butler, actress in “The Town That Dreaded Sundown [1976]” and “Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues.”
2020 – Tony Scannell, appeared in “Evil Never Dies” and 2 episodes of “Armchair Thriller.”
2019 – Eşref Kolçak, acted in “Dracula in Istanbul.”
2019 – Stephen John Thorne, appeared in 2 episodes of “Shakespeare: The Animated Tales.”
2014 – Anna Berger, appeared in “Lost Souls.”
2010 – Arthur Herzog III, wrote the novel on which the movie “The Swarm” is based.
2006 – Bennah Burton-Burtt, crew/assistant for “Tourist Trap,” “Parasite,” “Ghoulies,” “Troll,” “Crawlspace,” “From Beyond,” “Ghoulies II,” “Puppet Master II,” “Subspecies,” “Demonic Toys,” “Hell Asylum,” “Killjoy,” “Demonicus,” “Prison of the Dead,” “The Creeps,” “Decadent Evil” and more.
2003 – Burr DeBenning, appeared in “A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child,” “Freddy’s Nightmares – TV Series,” “Wolfen,” “The Incredible Melting Man,” “Alien Zone” and many more.
2001 – Anne Haney, appeared in “Psycho [1998],” “Impulse,” “The Bad Seed [1985]” and an episode of “The Twilight Zone – TV Series.”
2000 – William L. McCaughey, sound/re-recording mixer for “Deathmaster,” “King Kong [1976],” “Audrey Rose,” “Demon Seed [1977],” “Nightkill,” “Dead & Buried,” “Wacko,” “Friday the 13th Part 3,” “The Phantom of the Opera [1983],” “Return of the Living Dead II” and “Highway to Hell.”
1993 – George Randall, appeared in the movies “Biohazard” and “Scalps.”
1991 – Eugène Lourié, production designer for “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms,” “The Giant Behemoth,” “Burnt Offerings,” art director for “The Strangler,” “Haunts of the Very Rich” and “What’s the Matter with Helen?”
1983 – Charles Keane, appeared in the films “The Leech Woman,” “Curse of the Undead.”
1967 – George E. Stone, appeared in “The Vampire Bat,” “The Face Behind the Mask” and an episode of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 26
The Gorilla [1939]
It Came From Outer Space [1953] – Los Angeles – premiere
The Deadly Mantis [1957]
Bloodstone: Subspecies II [1993]
Doppelganger [1993] – USA video premiere
Curse of the Puppet Master [1998]
Beneath Still Waters [2005] – Spain
Beneath the Flesh [2009]
Ghost Month [2009]
Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus [2009]
The Devil’s Tomb [2009] – USA DVD premiere
Don’t Look [2018] – Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival
Livescream [2018] – Crimson Screen Horror Film Festival
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MAY 27
BORN ON MAY 27
1987 – Bella Heathcote, stars in “Relic [2020],” “The Neon Demon,” “Pride and Prejudice Zombies,” “Acolytes,” “The Curse of Downers Grove” and “Dark Shadows [2012]”
1980 – Ben Feldman, starred in “As Above, So Below,” “Friday the 13th” remake and “Cloverfield.”
1978 – Cindy Sampson, actress in “Swamp Devil,” “The Shrine,” episodes of “Being Human,” “Supernatural” and producer for the short “Lord of Chaos.”
1971 – Paul Bettany, appeared in “Priest”, “Legion”, and more.
1967 – Paige Rowland, co-starred in the films “Ed Gein: The Butcher of Plainfield” and “Doomsdayer.”
1965 – Todd Bridges, appeared in ”The Dark Room,” “A Psycho’s Path,” “Twice Dead,” “Dead Ringer,” “Hollywood Horror,” “Evil Grave: Curse of the Maya” and more.
1964 – Kim Jee-woon, director of such films as “I Saw the Devil,” “A Tale of Two Sisters” and “The Quiet Family.”
1958 – Linnea Quigley, starred in the films “The Return of the Living Dead”, “Night of the Demons” and “Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings,” and appeared in “Innocent Blood” and a long list that includes: “Clownado,” “Bonehill Road,” “The Barn,” “Girls Gone Dead,” “A Blood Story,” Caesar and Otto’s Deadly Xmas,” “Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers,” “Silent Night, Deadly Night,” “Graduation Day” and many more.
1935 – Lee Meriwether, played “Lilly Munster” in “The Munsters Today,” and appeared in “Hell’s Kitty.”
1934 – Harlan Ellison, horror and sci-fi writer for TV Series “The Outer Limits,” “The Alfred Hitchcock Hour,” “The Twilight Zone,” “Tales from the Darkside,” “Circle of Fear” and “The Hunger.”
1928 – Robert Bruning, producer for the TV Movies “13 Gantry Row,” “The Night Nurse” and “The Death Train.”
1924 – Luigi Batzella, appeared in “Curse of the Blood Ghouls,” “Killer Without a Face,” “The Bloodsucker Leads the Dance” and “The Beast in Heat.”
1922 – Christopher Lee, starred in many wonderful horror films including “Horror Express,” “Count Dracula,” “Dracula: Prince of Darkness,” ”Horror of Dracula,” “The Mummy,” “Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors,” “The Wicker Man [1973],” “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” and many other films.
1917 – Gene Fowler Jr., director for “I Was a Teenage Werewolf,” “I Married a Monster from Outer Space,” editorial supervisor for the TV Movies “Dying Room Only,” “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” “The Stranger Within” and “Bad Ronald.”
1913 – Sandra Shaw, appeared in “King Kong [1933].”
1911 – Vincent Price, whose accomplishments in the horror genre and in Hollywood itself are beyond reproach and had many wonderful films including “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “The Tingler [1959],” “Pit and the Pendulum [1961],” “The Fly [1958],” “The Masque of the Red Death [1964],” “From a Whisper to a Scream,” “House of Wax [1953],” “Dead Heat,” “The Raven [1963],” “Tales of Terror,” “Creepy Classics,” “The Abominable Dr. Phibes [1971],” voiced the Narrator in “Michael Jackson: Thriller [1983] and so many more films.
1894 – Dashiell Hammett, writer for an episode of the TV Series “The Wide World of Mystery.”
DIED ON MAY 27
2021 – Shane Briant, appeared in “Demons of the Mind,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray [1973],” “Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter,” “Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell,” “Cassandra,” “Out of the Body” and “Subterano.”
2021 – David Butler, appeared in “Friend Request” as well as TV Series “Room 9” and “Dead Places.”
2021 – Violetta Elvin, actress in “The Queen of Spades.”
2021 – Robert Hogan, appeared in “Species II” as well as episodes of the TV Series “The Twilight Zone” and “Night Gallery.”
2021 – Lorina Kamburova, appeared in “Day of the Dead: Bloodline ,” “Leatherface,” “Nightworld: Door of Hell” and “Doom: Annihilation.”
2019 – Roger Overholt Hirson, screenwriter for “Demon Seed [1977]”
2015 – William Newman, actor in “Squirm,” “Silver Bullet,” “The Serpent and the Rainbow,” “Monkey Shines,” “Leprechaun,” “The Craft,” “Devil in the Flesh 2,” “Shadow: Dead Riot” and more.
2011 – Jeff Conaway, appeared in “Tales from the Darkside – TV Series,” “Elvira: Mistress of the Dark,” “Bay Coven,” “Monsters – TV Series,” “Freddy’s Nightmares – TV Series,” “The Sleeping Car” and more.
2006 – Paul Gleason, appeared in “Ghost Chase,” “Abominable,” “Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence,” “Tales from the Crypt – TV Series,” “He Knows You’re Alone” and “Nightmare Beach.”
2005 – Dan Sales, producer for “Skinner,” “Legion of the Night,” “House of the Dead,” “The Bone Snatcher,” “Alone in the Dark” and BloodRayne.”
1995 – Severn Darden, appeared in the films “Saturday the 14th” and “Werewolves on Wheels.”
1976 – Ruth McDevitt, played “Edith Cowles” on the “Night Stalker” TV series and appeared in the film “The Birds.”
1962 – Mack Stengler, cinematographer/director of photography for “King of the Zombies,” “The Living Ghost,” “The Ape Man” and “Revenge of the Zombies.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 27
Witchcraft Through the Ages – aka Haxan [1922]
It Came from Outer Space [1953] – Los Angeles premiere
Crypt of the Vampire [1964]
Possession [1981] – France
The Monster Club [1981]
The Sins of Dorian Gray [1983] – TV Movie
Killer Clowns from Outer Space [1988]
Horror [2003]
Godzilla: Final Wars [2005] – Seattle International Film Festival
Drag Me to Hell [2009] – Italy
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MAY 28
BORN ON MAY 28
1983 – Toby Hemingway, who co-starred in “The Covenant,” “The Girl in the Photographs,” “The Ganzfeld Haunting” and “Playback.”
1979 – Jesse Bradford, starred in “Cherry Falls,” “The Echo,” “Dead Awake” and “Perfect Life.”
1979 – Monica Keena, starred in “Freddy vs. Jason,” “Aftermath,” “Long Distance” and the 2009 remake of “Night of the Demons” and more.
1956 – Julie Peasgood, actress in “House of the Long Shadows,” “The Snarling” and voiced the video game “Martian Gothic: Unification.”
1953 – Kevin Van Hentenryck, starred in “Basket Case”, “Basket Case 2”, “Basket Case 3”, “Brain Damage” and more.
1966 – Ashley Laurence, starred in “Hellraiser 1, 2 & 6.”
1964 – Christa Miller, co-starred in “Stepfather III” and the TV mini-series “The Andromeda Strain.”
1952 – Denis Akiyama, appeared in “Blood Relations,” “Dead Ringers,” “Buried Secrets,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife” as well as episodes of “Friday the 13th: The Series,” “War of the Worlds,” “Monster Force” and “Freaky Stories.”
1948 – Mark Eiges, foley editor for “Invaders from Mars,” post-production supervisor for “Soul Survivors” and “Zombie Strippers!”
1947 – Sondra Locke, appeared in the original version of “Willard [1971],” as well as “The Curse of Demon Mountain” and “A Reflection of Fear.”
1933 – Zelda Rubinstein, starred in “Anguish,” “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon” and “Poltergeist.” She also narrator for the TV show “The Scariest Places on Earth.”
1933 – John Karlen, played “Willie Loomis” on the original “Dark Shadows” series.
1931 – Carroll Baker, actress in “The Sweet Body of Deborah,” “Knife of Ice,” “Baba Yaga,” “Bloodbath,” “Cyclone,” “The Watcher in the Woods,” “Skeletons” and more.”
1925 – Francisco Sánchez, cinematographer for “Vengeance of the Zombies,” “Curse of the Devil,” “The Dracula Saga,” “I Hate My Body,” “Devil’s Possessed,” “The Mummy’s Revenge,” “Exorcism,” “Night of the Seagulls” and more.
1925 – Philip M. Jefferies, production designer for “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and “Damien: Omen II.”
1882 – Avery Hopwood, screenwriter for “The Bat Whispers” and “The Bat [1959].”
DIED ON MAY 28
2022 – Bo Hopkins, actor in “Tentacles,” “Sweet Sixteen,” “Mutant,” “Nightmare at Noon,” “Uncle Sam,” “Fever Lake,” “Phantoms,” “From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money,” “A Crack in the Floor “ and more.
2022 – Marino Masé, actor in “Nightmare Castle,” “Lady Frankenstein,” “Play Motel,” “Contamination,” “Tenebrae,” “Phantom of Death” and more.
2022 – Péter Haumann, appeared in the short “Meatball.”
2019 – Carmine Caridi, acted in the TV Movie “Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park,” an episode of “Darkroom [1981]” and “Tales from the Darkside [1987].”
2013 – Eddie Romero, directed such cult B-movies as “Mad Doctor of Blood Island,” “Brides of Blood,” “Beast of the Yellow Night,” “Blood Devils,” “The Twilight People,” “Savage Sisters” and many more.
2005 – Franco Diogene, appeared in “Tentacles,” “Trhuama,” “The Sweet House of Horrors,” “The Stendhal Syndrome,” “Strip Nude for Your Killer” and 2 episodes of “Valentina.”
2003 – Martha Scott, appeared in the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter” as well as episodes of “Lights Out,” “Suspense,” “Matinee Theatre” and “The Wide World of Mystery.”
2003 – Peter MacLean, appeared in the films “Squirm” and “Midnight Offerings.”
1996 – Walter Brandi, starred in “Bloody Pit of Horror,” “Terror-Creatures from the Grave,” “The Vampire and the Ballerina,” “Curse of the Blood Ghouls” and more.
1986 – Lurene Tuttle, appeared in “The Clonus Horror,” “The Manitou,” “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken,” “The Munsters – TV Series,” “Psycho [1960]” and more.
1981 – Henry Blanke, producer for “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “Phantom of the Rue Morgue [1954].”
1975 – Roy Roberts, actor in “House of Wax [1953],” episodes of “The Twilight Zone,” “The Munsters” and “The Addams Family.”
1960 – George Zucco, appeared in the 1939 version of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “The Mummy’s Hand” and “The Mad Ghoul.”
1960 – Ramón Gay, films included “The Aztec Mummy,” “Curse of the Doll People” and “Face of the Screaming Werewolf.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 28
The H-Man [1959]
The Changeling [1980]
Visiting Hours [1982]
Seedpeople [1992]
The Thirteenth Floor [1999]
Urban Legend [1999] – Turkey
Psycho Beach Party [2000] – Seattle International Film Festival
An Erotic Vampire in Paris [2002]
Zombthology [2009] – Alexandria, VA – premiere
A Haunting at Silver Falls [2013] – DVD premiere
Nailbiter [2013]
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MAY 29
BORN ON MAY 29
1993 – Maika Monroe, starred in “It Follows,” “The Guest,” “Bad Blood,” “Greta,” “Bad Blood… the Hunger.”
1987 – Alessandra Torresani, appeared in “American Horror House,” “American Horror Story – TV Series,” “Warehouse 13 – TV Series,” “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles – TV Series” and more.
1981 – Christopher P. Taylor, writer for “Corbin Nash.”
1979 – Zulay Henao, actress in “Clearview,” “Grizzly Park,” “Hostel: Part III,” “Meet the Blacks,” “The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2” and an episode of the TV Series “Fear Itself.”
1962 – John D. LeMay, starred on “Friday the 13th: The series” and “Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday.”
1959 – Rupert Everett, played the title role in “The Cemetery Man.”
1958 – Annette Benning, starred in “Mars Attacks.”
1957 – Ted Levine, starred in “Silence of the Lambs,” “Shutter Island” and the 2006 remake of “The Hills Have Eyes.”
1956 – Tony Randel, writer and director of such films as “Hellbound: Hellraiser II,” “Children of the Night,” “Amityville: It’s About Time,” “Ticks,” “Fist of the North Star,” “Rattled” and “Hybrids.”
1953 – Danny Elfman, composer whose numerous screen scores include “Sleepy Hollow,” “The Frighteners,” “Army of Darkness,” “A Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Dark Shadows [2012],” just to name a few.
1950 – Carmen Yazalde, appeared in “Tombs of the Blind Dead,” “Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein,” “Les demons” and “A Virgin Among the Living Dead.”
1947 – Julie Cobb, actress in “Salem’s Lott – TV Series” and “Lisa.”
1943 – Peter R. Simpson, producer for “Prom Night [1987],” “Curtains,” “Mania: The Intruder,” “Prom Night II,” “Prom Night III, Prom Night IV,” “The Dark [1993],” “The Club” and “The Marsh.”
1942 – Kevin Conway, appeared in “Funhouse,” “The Lathe of Heaven” and “Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.”
1940 – Clive Smith, sound editor for “Curse of the Fly,” “Asylum,” “The Vault of Horror,” “Vampyres, ”The Beast Within,” “Friday the 13th Part 3,” “What Became of Jack and Jill?” and “And Now the Screaming Starts!”
1939 – Burt Richards, additional crew/title sequence for “Fear of Clowns,” “Hunting Humans,” appeared in “Sisters” and ‘Barracuda.”
1925 – Richard Aylen, appeared in “The House That Vanished” and an episode of “Thriller.”
1912 – John Gilling, directed “The Shadow of the Cat,” “The Reptile,” “The Plague of the Zombies,” “The Flesh and the Fiends,” “The Mummy’s Shroud,” “Vampire Over London” and more.
1904 – Don Brodie, appeared in “The Phantom Creeps,” “Donovan’s Brain,” “The Return of Chandu,” “Diary of a Madman,” “Portrait in Terror” and “Blackenstein.”
1903 – Bob Hope, the legendary entertainer and comedian happened to be in a few horror comedies such as “The Cat and the Canary”, “The Ghost Breakers” and “Scared Stiff.”
DIED ON MAY 29
2023 – Peter Simonischek, actor in “Sukkubus” and “Biest.”
2023 – Mac Gudgeon, script editor for “Wolf Creek [2005].”
2023 – Michel Côté, appeared in “Sur le seuil – aka Evil Words.”
2022 – Dakis, soundtrack for “Island of Death.”
2022 – Ronnie Hawkins, soundtrack for “Prom Night II.”
2021 – Maurice Capovilla, appeared in “Awakening the Beast.”
2021 – John Gregg, appeared in episodes of the TV Series “Dead of Night” and “Armchair Thriller.”
2021 – Joe Lara, actor in “Night Wars” and the TV Movie “The Presence.”
2021 – Gavin MacLeod, appeared in “The Munsters – Episode: The Sleeping Cutie.”
2019 – Peggy Stewart, actress in “The Vampire’s Ghost,” “Something Weird,” “Terror in the Wax Museum,” “Beyond Evil,” “The Boogens,” and many others
2019 – Dennis Etchison, Author and writer of Fantasy and Horror Fiction. Also, former president of the Horror Writers Association
2012 – Kenette Gfeller, writer for “The Initiation of Sarah [1978].”
2010 – Dennis Hopper, film appearances include “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2,” “Queen of Blood,” “Land of the Dead” and “Blue Velvet”.
2008 – Georg Fenady, director for “Terror in the Wax Museum” and Arnold.”
2008 – Harvey Korman appeared in the Mel Brook’s film “Dracula: Dead and Loving It,” “High Anxiety,” and also was in “Munchies” and three episodes of “The Munsters” TV series.
2005 – Luciano Rossi, starred in “The Gates of Hell.”
2003 – Lee Katz, assistant director for “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and writer for “The Return of Doctor X.”
1999 – Richard Albain, sound effects for “13 Ghosts [1960],” “Strait-Jacket,” “Shanks,” “Trilogy of Terror,” “The Giant Spider Invasion,” “Cruise Into Terror,” “A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge” and more.
1992 – Pippa Steel, appeared in “The Vampire Lovers” and “Lust for a Vampire.”
1987 – Howard Shoup, costume designer for “House of Wax [1953].”
1980 – Jock Livingston, appeared in the TV Movie “The Devil’s Daughter” and an episode of “Night Gallery.”
1969 – Tom Duggan, starred in the film “Frankenstein 1970.
1957 – James Whale, directed “Frankenstein,” “Bride of Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Man” and the original “Old Dark House.”
1943 – William Koenig, production manager for “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923],” “Night Nurse,” “Mystery of the Wax Museum” and “Whispering Ghosts.”
1942 – John Barrymore, appeared in the 1920 version of “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,” “Svengali” and “The Mad Genius.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 29
Dial M for Murder [1954]
Fiend Without a Face [1958]
Atom Age Vampire [1960] – Los Angeles
Brides of Blood [1968] – Lima, OH
Targets [1968] – Spain re-release
The Living Head [1968]
Dead & Buried [1981]
Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh [1997]
Blood: The Last Vampire [2009] – Japan
Drag Me to Hell [2009]
Flight 666 [2018]
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MAY 30
BORN ON MAY 30
1992 – Catherine Corcoran, actress in “Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 1,” “Caesar and Otto’s Paranormal Halloween,” “Terrifier,” “Return to Nuke ‘Em High Volume 2,” “100 Acres of Hell,” “Beneath the Black Veil” and “Terrifier 2.”
1983 – Jennifer Ellison, actress in “The Cottage [2008].”
1979 – Jenny Mollen, appeared in “Extracted” and “Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave.”
1970 – Jason Vail, appeared in “Gut,” “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies,” “The Cabin,” “Sleepy Hollow – TV Series,” “The Originals – TV Series,” “Dollface,” “Valley of the Sasquatch,” “Creature Feature” and more.
1966 – Towako Yoshikawa, starred in “Godzilla vs Space Godzilla.”
1965 – Tammy Parks, appeared in “Blood for the Muse,” “Scary Sexy Disaster Movie’ and “The Erotic Ghost.”
1964 – Mark Sheppard, plays “Crowley” in “Supernatural – TV Series” and has also appeared in “Xtinction: Predator X,” “Evil Eyes,” “Megalodon,” “The X-Files – TV Series” and more.
1939 – Michael J. Pollard, appeared in “Skeeter,” “House of 1,000 Corpses” and “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland.”
1936 – Keir Dullea, starred in the original “Black Christmas” and “Alien Hunter.”
1934 – Don Pomes, actor in “Deathmoon [1978].”
1927 – Clint Walker, starred in “Snowbeast,” “Killdozer,” “Hysterical,” Scream of the Wolf” and “The Serpent Warriors.”
1907 – Jean Fenwick, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “The Return of the Vampire” and an episode of “One Step Beyond.”
1899 – Irving Thalberg, producer for “Freaks,” “London After Midnight” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1923].”
1896 – Howard Hawks, director of “The Thing From Another World.”
1892 – John Stumar, cinematographer for “The Dark Mirror,” “Spook Louder (short)” and “The Return of the Vampire.”
DIED ON MAY 30
2023 – John Beasley, actor in “Lost Souls,” “The Gift,” “Haunted Maze,” “Sinister 2,” “Stoker Hills,” “The Purge: Anarchy,” “Firestarter [2022]” and more.
2022 – Paul Vance, co-wrote the song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini that was used in the movie Feed [2005].”
2019 – Roslyn Alexander, actress in “Child’s Play [1988],” “The Unborn,” and “30 Miles from Nowhere.”
2006 – Robert Sterling, his numerous TV appearances include episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “Lights Out” and “The Twilight Zone/”
1998 – Stanley Bickman, films include “Deadly Manor” and “The Brain Eaters”.
1967 – Claude Rains, starred in “The Invisible Man [1933],” “The Wolf Man [1941],” “The Phantom of the Opera [1943]” and the TV Series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 30
The Terror [1963]
Fright [1972]
Demons [1986]
Embrace of the Vampire [1995]
The Era of Vampires [2003] – NYC
Wrong Turn [2003]
El Chupacabra [2003] – UK limited
Cemetery Gates [2006]
The Strangers [2008]
American Backwoods: Slew Hampshire [2013] – Los Angeles
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MAY 31
BORN ON MAY 31
1982 – Jonathan Tucker, co-starred in “Pulse,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre [2003]” and “The Ruins.”
1976 – Colin Farrell, starred in “Fright Night [2011]” remake and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”
1965 – Brooke Shields, appeared in “Alice, Sweet Alice,” “Tales from The Crypt – TV Series” and “Midnight Meat Train.”
1956 – Nikolai Sotirov, actor in “Dracula Rising,” “Boa vs. Python,” “Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys,” “Stag Night,” “Spiders,” “Boogeyman 3,” “Shark Attack 3: Megalodon” and more.
1950 – Gregory Harrison appeared in the TV movie “Trilogy of Terror.”
1934 – Jim Hutton, starred in the film “Psychic Killer” and the TV movie “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”
1930 – Clint Eastwood, started his film career in horror movies such as “Tarantula” and “Revenge of the Creature” and starred in “Play Misty for Me.”
1925 – Julian Beck, appeared in “Poltergeist II: The Other Side.”
1925 – Philip M. Jefferies, production designer for “The Island of Dr. Moreau” and “Damien: Omen II.”
1922 – Denholm Elliott, appeared in the films “The House That Dripped Blood,” “The Vault of Horror”.
1914 – Akira Ifukube, Famous Godzilla score composer
DIED ON MAY 31
2023 – Patricia Dainton, actress in “The House in March Road.”
2023 – Sergio Calderón, actor in “The Ruins [2008].”
2022 – Krishnakumar Kunnath – aka “K.K.”, music department for “Anjaane: The Unknown,” “C U at 9,” “Click,” “Haunted 3D,” “3G: A Killer Connection” and “1920 London.”
2021 – Arlene Golonka, appeared in the TV Movie “Skeletons” and an episode of the TV Series “The Wide World of Mystery.”
2020 – Dan van Husen, appeared in “Night of the Skull,” “Dracula Blows His Cool,” Darkhunters,” Forest of the Damned,” “Zombie Massacre 2: Reich of the Dead” and more.
2019 – Gary LIsing, appeared in “Sa kabilugan ng buwan.”
2007 – Claude Thompson, choreographer who taught the natives how to dance in the 1976 version of “King Kong.”
2004 – Robert Burns, appeared in “Microwave Massacre” and “Confessions of a Serial Killer.”
2001 – Arlene Francis, appeared in “Murders in the Rue Morgue.”
1977 – William Castle, producer and/or director of such films as “Macabre,” “House on Haunted Hill [1959],” “13 Ghosts [1960],” “The Tingler,” “Mr. Sardonicus,” “Strait-Jacket,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Bug,” and many more.
1952 – George Magrill, appeared in “King Kong [1933],” “The Whispering Shadow,” “The Phantom Creeps,” “The Lodger,” “Cry of the Werewolf,” as well as the shorts “The Haunted House” and “The Cat’s Out.”
FILMS RELEASED ON MAY 31
The Black Raven [1943]
The Pit and the Pendulum [1991] – USA limited
The CampusHouse.com [2002]
Rebirth of Mothra III [2002] filmed in Japan in 1998 – USA TV premiere
Devour [2005]
Jolly Roger: Massacre at Cutter’s Cove [2005]
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