BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 9

1985 – Audrina Patridge, worked in “Sorority Row” and “Scary Movie 5.”
1985 – Chris Zylka, appeared in “Shark Night 3D” and “Piranha 3DD.”
1979 – Rosario Dawson, who starred in “Death Proof,” “Sin City” and “Men in Black II.” She also provided the voice of “Velvet Von Black” in “Rob Zombie’s “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.”
1978 – Daniel Franzese, who appeared in “Kill Theory,” “Killer Pad” and “Blood Feast 2: All You Can Eat.”
1958 – Chuck Russell, director of the films “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors”, “The Blob” remake, “The Mask”, “Bless the Child”, and “The Scorpion King.”
1955 – The late Kevin Peter Hall, who played “The Predator” in “Predator I & II,” “Harry” in Harry and the Hendersons” and “and “The Monster” in “Monster in the Closet.”
1936 – Albert Finney who appeared in the films “Looker,” “Wolfen” and “Murder on the Orient Express.”
1926 – Duke Mitchell who starred in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla.”
1914 – Fred Clark who co-starred in “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine” and “Zotz!”.

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 9

2006 – Karl Bette, who appeared in “Ein Toter Hing Im Ntez” better known as “Horrors of Spider Island,” passed away at the age of 89.
2004 – Comedian Alan King passed away at the age of 76. He appeared in the film “Cat’s Eye” and was executive producer of “Wolfen.”
1997 – Hoke Howell, who appeared in the films “Teenage Exorcist,” “Wizards of the Demon Stone”, “Haunting Fear” and “Alienator,” passed away at the age of 67.
1992 – Ben Frommer, who appeared in the films “Plan 9 From Outer Space,” “Bride of the Monster” and “Psycho II,” passed away at the age of 78.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 9

The Spider Returns 1941
Soylent Green 1973
Mad Max 1980 filmed in 1979
Friday The 13th 1980
Asylum 1996
The Fifth Element 1997
Witchcraft XI: Sisters In Blood 2000
The Eye aka Gin gwai 2002
House of Usher 2008