Born on this day in horror history

June 24

1980 – Minka Kelly, has appeared in “Almost Human (TV Series)”, “The Roommate”, “The Pumpkin Karver” and “Devil’s Highway.”

1969 – Jensen Daggett, probably best known to genre fans for playing the lead in “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan.” She has also appeared in “Asteroid (TV Movie)” and more.

1958 – Ex-WWE wrestler “Zeus” a.k.a. Tommy “Tiny” Lister. He appeared in “The Dark Knight,” “Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies,” “Dracula 3000” and “Vegas Vampires.”

1950 – Nancy Allen who starred in “Dressed To Kill,” “Robocop, “Children of the Corn 666: Issac Returns” and “Carrie.” She originally was slated to play the role of “Carrie,” but the part went to Sissy Spacek, who originally was supposed to play Allen’s role. Get it? Good, cause I don’t! And speaking of “Robocop”…

1947 – Peter Weller who played the title role in “Robocop,” and starred in the films “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai,” “Sreamers” and “Leviathan.”

1891 – Irving Pichel who appeared in the film “Dracula’s Daughter” and directed the films “Destination Moon” and “The Most Dangerous Game.”

1842 – Ambrose Bierce who wrote the story on which the “Twilight Zone” episode “An Occurrence At Owl Creek” was based.