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Born on this day in horror history – August 27

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August 27

1988 – Alexa PenaVega, best known for playing in all the “Spy Kids” films. She has also appeared in “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For”, “The Tomorrow People (TV Series)”, “Machete Kills”, “Abandoned Mine”, “The Devil’s Carnival”, “Mother’s Day” and more.

1985 – Kayla Ewell, appears in “The Vampire Diaries (TV Series)” and “The Demented.”

1962 – Dean Devlin who produced the films “Independence Day,” “Stargate” and the American version of “Godzilla.”

1955 – Diana Scarwid, best known for playing Joan Crawford’s daughter in the film “Mommie Dearest.” She also appeared in “What Lies Beneath,” “Strange Invaders” and “Psycho III.”

1950 – The voice of “Roger Rabbit,” Charles Fleischer. He has also appeared in the films “Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight,” “A Nightmare On Elm Street,” “Deadly Friend” and “Zodiac.”

1947 – Barbara Bach. She appeared in the films “Black Belly of the Tarantula,” “Screamers” and “Humanoid.”

1925 – Producer Herman Cohen whose film credits include “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla,” “I Was a Teenage Frankenstein,” “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” and “Trog.”

1911 – Johnny Eck who was known in the sideshow circuit as “The Half Boy,” and who appeared in Tod Browning’s “Freaks.”

1896 – Character actor Morris Ankrum, who appeared in such films as “Rocketship X-M,” “Invaders From Mars” and “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.”

Alexa Penavega
Alexa Penavega
Kayla Ewell
Kayla Ewell

 

Barbara Bach
Barbara Bach

 

Charles Fleischer
Charles Fleischer

Michael Juvinall

I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.

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