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Horror Almanac – May 30

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 30

  • 1979 – Jenny Mollen, has appeared in “Extracted”, “Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave”, “Angel (TV Series).”
  • 1970 – Jason Vail, friend of Horror Society has appeared in “Gut”, “Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies”, “Drop Dead Diva (TV Series)”, “The Cabin”, “Sleepy Hollow (TV Series)”, “The Originals (TV Series)”, “Dollface”, “Valley of the Sasquatch”, “Creature Feature” and more.
  • 1966 – Towako Yoshikawa, who starred in “Godzilla vs Space Godzilla.”
  • 1965 – Tammy Parks, has appeared in “Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold”, “The Erotic Ghost”, and more.
  • 1964 – Mark Sheppard, plays “Crowley” in “Supernatural (TV Series)” and has also appeared in “Xtinction: Predator X”, “Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)”, “Evil Eyes”, “Megalodon”, “The X-Files (TV Series)” and more.
  • 1939 – 70’s icon Michael J. Pollard, who appeared in “Skeeter,” “House of 1,000 Corpses” and “Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland.”
  • 1936 – Keir Dullea who starred in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the original “Black Christmas,” “Alien Hunter” and the TV series “Starlost.”
  • 1927 – Clint Walker, who starred in the TV movies “Killdozer” and “Scream of the Wolf.”
  • 1896 – Howard Hawks, director of “The Thing From Another World.”
Jenny Mollen
Jenny Mollen

Jason Vail
Jason Vail
Tammy Parks
Tammy Parks
Mark Sheppard
Mark Sheppard
Michael J. Pollard
Michael J. Pollard
Clint Walker
Clint Walker

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 30

  • 2006 – Character actor Robert Sterling, passed away at the age of 88. His numerous TV appearances include episodes of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” “The Twilight Zone” and as “George Kerby” in the “Topper” TV series. He also appeared in the film version of “Voyage To the Bottom of the Sea” with Peter Lorre.
  • 1998 – Producer Stanley Bickman whose films include Battle of Blood Island,” “Deadly Manor” and “The Brain Eaters,” passed away at the age of 66.
  • 1967 – Claude Rains who starred in “The Invisible Man,” “The Wolf Man” and the 1943 version of “The Phantom of the Opera,” passed away at the age of 77.
Robert Sterling
Robert Sterling
Claude Rains
Claude Rains

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 30

The Unholy Three 1925
Undersea Kingdom 1936
Fright 1972, filmed in 1971
Demons 1986, filmed in 1985 as Demoni
Embrace of the Vampire 1995
Tsui Hark’s Vampire Hunters 2002 also known as The Era of the Vampire
Wrong Turn 2003
El Chupacabra 2003
Dark Woods 2006
Cemetery Gates 2006
The Strangers 2008

Fright movie poster     Demons movie poster

Embrace of the Vampire movie poster     Wrong Turn movie poster

Cemetery Gates dvd cover             The Strangers movie poster

 

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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