BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 6

1998 – Peyton List, appeared in “Spider-Man 2″, “Bereavement.”
1983 – Scream Queen Diora Baird, who starred in “Stan Helsing,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning” and the 2009 remake of “Night of the Demons,” “30 Days of Night: Dark Days,” and more.
1969 – Paul Rudd, who played “Tommy Doyle” in “Halloween:The Curse of Micheal Myers” and provided the voice of “Derek Dietl” in the animated film “Monsters vs. Aliens.”
1955 – Michael Rooker who starred in “Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer,” “Slither,” “Jumper,” “Hypothermia,” and “The Walking Dead.”
1938 – Roy Thinnes who starred in the original TV version of “The Invaders” and the 1990 version of “Dark Shadows.”
1937 – Billy Dee Williams, who starred as “Lando Calrissian” in “Star Wars: Episodes V & VI,” as “Harvey Dent” in “Batman” (1989) and appeared in “Hood of Horror.”

Diora Baird

Paul Rudd

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DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 6

2015 – James Best, was known best for his role of “Sheriff Rosco. P. Coltrane” in the “The Dukes of Hazzard (TV Series).” He also made some genre appearances in “Death Mask”, “The Twilight Zone (TV Series)”, “The Killer Shrews”, “Return of the Killer Shrews.” He passed away at 88.
2014 – Mickey Rooney, prolific actor who appeared in such films as “Boys Town”, “National Velvet”, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” He also appeared in the genre films “Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker”, “Phantom of the Megaplex”, “The Thirsting” and provided the voice in many Rankin-Bass animated classics such as “Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July”, “The Year Without a Santa Claus”, “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” and more. He passed away at the age of 93.
2006 – Amanda Duff who co-starred in the films “The Devil Commands” and ” Mr. Moto In Danger Island,” passed away at the age of 92.
2003 – Susan French, who appeared in the TV movie “Captain America II: Death Too Soon,” and the films “Jaws 2″ and “House,” passed away at the age of 91.
1998 – Wendy O. Williams, lead singer of the infamous punk rock band The Plasmatics. She was known for her over-the-t0p stage performances. She appeared in the cult classic “Reform School Girls.”
1992 – Sci-fi writer Issac Asimov, whose numerous novels and works include “I, Robot,” “Caves Of Steel” and “The Bicentennial Man,” passed away at the age of 72.
1991 – Milton Gunzburg, who wrote the screenplay for the film “The Devil Commands,” passed away at the age of 81.
1980 – John Collier who has written for the TV shows “The Twilight Zone,” “Lights Out” and “Tales Of The Unexpected,” passed away at the age of 78.

Susan French

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FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – APRIL 6

The Thing From Another World 1951
The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse 1966, filmed in 1960 as Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse
The Ghost In the Invisible Bikini 1966
Rasputin the Mad Monk 1966
The Reptile 1966
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
Audrey Rose 1977
The First Power 1990
Beautiful Creatures 2000
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter 2001
Zombie vs. Mardi Gras 2001 filmed in 1999
Grindhouse 2007
Haunted Forest 2007
Denizen 2010
Malpractice 2010
ATM 2012