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Horror Almanac – June 18

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BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

  • 1991 – Willa Holland, has appeared in “Arrow (TV Series)”, “Straw Dogs” and “Legion.”
  • 1986 – Meaghan Rath, star of “Being Human (TV Series).”
  • 1980 – David Giuntoli, the star of the NBC show “Grimm (TV Series).”
  • 1979 – Kristina Klebe, appeared in “Tales of Halloween”, “Slay Belles”, “The Devil’s Carnival: Alleluia!”, “Nymph”, “Proxy”, “Chillerama”, “Zone of the Dead”, “Halloween” and more.
  • 1975 – Patrick Melton, who co-wrote the screenplay for “Feast,” “Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds” and “Saw IV & V.”
  • 1965 – Kim Dickens, currently stars in “Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series)”, “Hollow Man”, and more.
  • 1955 – Kevin Burns who is known as the biggest collector of “Munsters” memorabilia, and who has been executive producer of such documentaries as “Monstermania,” “Behind the Planet of the Apes,” “The Omen Legacy,” “Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed” and the A&E series, “Biography.”
  • 1955 – Steve Miner who directed “Friday The 13th” parts 2 & III, “Lake Placid,” and the 2008 remake of “Day of the Dead.”
  • 1952 – Comedienne Carol Kane, who starred in “When A Stranger Calls,” “Scrooged,” “Addams Family Values” and “When A Stranger Calls Back.”
  • 1917 – Richard Boone who starred in “I Bury the Living” and “The Last Dinosaur.”
  • 1910 – Dick Foran who starred in “The Mummy’s Hand,” “The Mummy’s Tomb” and “The Atomic Submarine.”
  • 1910 – E.G. Marshall who appeared in the films “Creepshow,” “Superman II” and “Two Evil Eyes.”
  • 1908 – Bud Collyer who provided the voice of Superman in the original 1942 and the 1968 cartoons.
  • 1904 – Keye Luke who played the “# 1 son” in the Charlie Chan series of films, as well as the first “Kato” and did voice overs for the American version of “Rodan.” You would probably remember him best as a regular on the TV series “M*A*S*H” where he played a variety of roles.
Willa Holland
David Giuntoli
Kristina Klebe
Kim Dickens
E.G. Marshall

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY 

  • 2007 – Vincent Sherman, who directed “The Return of Dr. X,” passed away at the age of 99.
  • 2006 – Richard Stahl, who appeared in the films “Slaughterhouse Five,” “Beware The Blob!,” and “Terminal Island,” passed away at the age of 74.
  • 2004 – Writer/producer/actor George “Buck” Flowers, passed away at the age of 66. His many film appearances included “The Fog” (1980), “Back To the Future” and “Body Bags.”
  • 1980 – Terence Fisher who directed “The Curse of Frankenstein,” “Horror of Dracula” and “Curse of the Werewolf,” passed away at the age of 76.
  • 1973 – Roger Delgado who played the first “The Master” in the “Doctor Who” series and appeared in “The Mummy’s Shroud” and “The First Man Into Space,” passed away at the age of 55.
George “Buck” Flowers
Terence Fisher

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

Frankenstein Created Woman 1967
The Mummy’s Shroud 1967
The Maltese Bippy 1969
Eye of the Cat 1969
Willard 1971
Food of the Gods 1976
Haunted 1995
Psycho Beach Party 2000
American Psycho II: All American Girl 2002
High Tension 2003
Lake Mungo 2008
Nightfall 2009
Bitter Feast 2010
Jonah Hex 2010
Mørke sjeler a.k.a. Dark Souls 2010
Zombie Beach 2010

Frankenstein Created Woman

The Mummy's Shroud

Michael Juvinall

I am a Horror journalist, producer, ravenous Horror fiend, aficionado of the classic Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror, Werewolves, and all things Horror.