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Born on this day in horror history – February 5

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February 5

  • 1985 – Jamie Brewer, stars in “American Horror Story (TV Series)”.
  • 1969 – Michael Sheen, appeared in “Mary Reilly”, “Underworld”, “Underworld: Evolution”, “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans”, and more.
  • 1964 – Laura Linney, who starred in “Primal Fear,” “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” and “The Mothman Prophecies.”
  • 1962 – Jennifer Jason Leigh, who starred in the films “Dolores Claiborne,” “Single White Female” and “eXistenZ.”.
  • 1948 – Barbara Hershey, who starred in the film “The Entity.”
  • 1941 – David Selby, who played “Quentin Collins” on the daytime soap opera “Dark Shadows.”
  • 1940 – Stuntman Dick Warlock, he worked on the films “Jaws”, “Escape From New York”, “Halloween II”, “Ghost Story”, “The Thing”, “Halloween III”, “Christine”, “Friday the 13th: A New Beginning”, “Big Trouble in Little China”, “Pumpkinhead” and many, many  more.
  • 1940 – Artist H.R. Giger, who designed the “Alien.”
  • 1918 – Tim Holt, who starred in “The Monster That Challenged the World.”
  • 1914 – “Naked Lunch” author, William S. Burroughs. He was narrator of the 1960’s reissue of “Haxan,” a 1922 silent film also known as “Witchcraft Through the Ages.”
  • 1906 – The one and only John Carradine. Among his 265 films were “House of Dracula,” “House of Frankenstein” and “The Mummy’s Ghost.” He also played the uncredited role of “The Organist” in the 1934 Karloff/Lugosi vehicle “The Black Cat.”
Jamie Brewer
Jamie Brewer
Michael Sheen
Michael Sheen
H.R. Giger
H.R. Giger
John Carradine
John Carradine

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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