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Horror Almanac – May 6

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 6

  • 1983 – Adrianne Palicki, has appeared in “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series”, “Legion”, “Supernatural (TV Series)”, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series)”, and more.
  • 1970 – Venesa Talor, is an actress who appeared in “Femalien”, “Femalien II”, “Blood Dolls”, “Women of the Night”, “Demonicus” and more.
  • 1968 – Leslie Scott, who appeared in the original “Prom Night.”
  • 1964 – John Ennis, who appeared in the films “Zodiac” and Eight Legged Freaks.”
  • 1961 – George Clooney who starred in “Batman & Robin,” “From Dusk To Dawn,” “Return To Horror High” and “Return of the Killer Tomatoes” (yes he did). he also produced the films “A Scanner Darkly” and “Wind Chill.”
  • 1960 – Anne Parillaud, starred in the great vampire film “Innocent Blood” and the original “La Femme Nikita.”
  • 1948 – Richard Cox who appeared in the films “Seizure,” ” Zombie High” and the TV series “Sliders.”
  • 1915 – The one and only Orson Welles. He directed what many call the greatest film ever made, “Citizen Kane.” He also pulled one of the greatest pranks of all-time, he made the entire world believe we were being invaded by Martians with his radio play of “War of the Worlds.”
  • 1890 – Claire Whitney who appeared in the films “The House of Seven Gables,” “Tower of London” (39), and “The Mummy’s Ghost.”
  • 1868 – Gaston Leroux who wrote the novel “Le Fantôme de L’Opéra” or “The Phantom of the Opera.”
Adrianne Palicki
Adrianne Palicki

Vanesa Talor
Vanesa Talor
George Clooney
George Clooney
Anne Parillaud
Anne Parillaud

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 6

  • 2012 – James Isaac, director of the films “The Horror Show”, “Jason X”, “Skinwalkers”, “Pig Hunt”, he passed away at the young age of 51.
  • 2007 – Lois Gibson, who wrote the screenplay for “Crypt of the Living Dead” a.k.a. “Hannah: Queen Of The Vampires,” passed away at the age of 78
  • 2007 – Writer/director Curtis Harrington, whose huge body of work includes “Queen Of Blood,” “The Killer Bees” and “Devil Dog: The Hound Of Hell,” passed away at the age of 80.
  • 1996 – Suzanne Ridgeway, who appeared in the films “The She Creature” and “From Hell It Came,” passed away at the age of 78.
  • 1991 – Wilfrid Hyde-White who appeared in the film “Chamber of Horrors” and the TV series’ “Battlestar Galatica” and “Buck Rogers,” passed away at the age of 87.
  • 1970 – Al Jarvis who was one of the first radio disc jockeys in L.A., and who appeared in the films “The Twonky” and “Phantom Planet,” passed away at the age of 60.
  • 1968 – Rex Carlton who produced such films as “The Brain That Wouldn’t Die,” ” Blood of Dracula’s Castle,” and “Nightmare In Wax,” passed away at the age of 53.
  • 1919 – Writer L. Frank Baum who created “The Wizard of Oz,” passed away at the age of 62.
James Isaac
James Isaac
Wilfrid Hyde-White
Wilfrid Hyde-White

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 6

The Haunted Valley 1923
Mandrake the Magician 1939
Black Sabbath 1964 filmed in 1963 as I, Tre Volti Della Paura

Doctor Jekyll y el Hombre Lobo aka Dr. Jekyll vs. The Wolfman 1972
Jack’s Back 1988
Dead Heat 1988
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead 1994
Attack of the Flesh Devouring Space Worms From Outer Space 1998
Zombie Campout 2003
Satan’s Little Helper 2004
House Of Wax 2005
American Zombie 2007
Night of the Living Dead 3D 2007 (LA premiere)

Mutants 2009
Housewives From Another world 2010

Black SabbathDr. Jekyll vs the Wolf ManPhantasm 3Mutants

 

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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