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Horror Almanac – May 21

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 21

  • 1974 – Fairuza Balk, who starred in the films “The Craft” and “The Island of Dr. Moreau.”
  • 1959 – Nick Cassavetes, who appeared in the films “The Wraith,” “The Class of 1999 II: The Substitute” and “The Astronaut’s Wife.”
  • 1957 – Judge Reinhold, who starred in the films “The Hollow,” “Pandemonium” and “Gremlins.”
  • 1948 – Jonathan Hyde who appeared in the 1999 remake of “The Mummy,” “Anaconda” and “Jumanji.”
  • 1945 – Richard Hatch who played “Commander Apollo” in the original “Battlestar Galatica” and as “Tom Zarek” in the new “Battlestar Galactica.”
  • 1938 – Ross Hagen who appeared in the films “Alienator,” “Dinosaur Island” and “Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold.”
  • 1917 – Raymond Burr who starred in both original Americanized versions of “Godzilla” and “Godzilla 1985.” He also starred in “Bride of the Gorilla” and “Rear Window.”
  • 1901 – Producer/director Sam Jaffe. He started his career as a Hollywood agent, his most famous client being Peter Lorre.
Fairuza Balk
Fairuza Balk
Richard Hatch
Richard Hatch
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 21

  • 2014 – Jane Adams, had appeared in “The Brute Man”, “House of Dracula” and “Adventures of Superman (TV Series).” She passed away at the age of 95.
  • 2009 – Joan Alexander, who was known as the voice of “Lois Lane” on radio and in various cartoons from 1941 to 1960, passed away at the age of 94.
  • 2007 – Italian director Bruno Mattei, passed away at the age of 76. His work includes the films “Cannibal Holocaust,” “Hell of the Living Dead” and “Zombies: The Beginning.”
  • 2005 – Voice over artist Howard Morris passed away at the age of 85. He did a lot of work for Hanna-Barbera, as well as many other companies over the span of his career. You name it, and his voice was probably in it.
  • 2000 – Sir John Gielgud who appeared in such TV movies as “Frankenstein: The True Story,” “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” passed away at the age of 96.
  • 1987 – Alejandro Rey, best known for playing “Carlos Ramirez” on the TV series “The Flying Nun,” passed away at the age of 57.” He appeared in the films “The Swarm” and “TerrorVision.”
Jane Adams
Jane Adams
Sir John Gielgud
Sir John Gielgud

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 21

The Vampire’s Ghost 1945
Monster from the Ocean Floor 1954
Gigantis the Fire Monster 1959 aka Godzilla Raids Again released as Gojira No Gyakushu in 1955
The Green Slime 1969 filmed in 1968
Escape From the Planet of the Apes 1971
Grizzly 1976
Embryo 1976
The Road Warrior 1982 filmed in 1981 as Mad Max 2

Visiting Hours 1982
Crawlspace 1986
Carnosaur 1993
Terminator Salvation 2009

Monster from the Ocean Floor movie poster

Godzilla Raids Again movie poster

The Green Slime movie posterGrizzly movie poster

CrawlspaceCarnosaur

 

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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