BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

• 1980 – Kristen Bell, best known for starring in “Veronica Mars (TV Series)” and “Frozen,” she also has appeared in “Scream 4″ and “Pulse.”
• 1976 – Spanish actress Elsa Pataky, has appeared in “Giallo”, “Snakes on a Plane”, “Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt”, “Beyond Re-Animator.”
• 1967 – Vin Diesel, has starred in “Riddick”, “Pitch Black”, and the upcoming “The Last Witch Hunter.”
• 1940 – James Brolin who appeared in “The Car,” “Westworld” and the original “The Amityville Horror.”
• 1938 – Paul Verhoeven who directed “The Hollow Man,” “Starship Troopers,” “Robocop” and “Showgirls.”
• 1929 – Eva Bartok who appeared in “The Gamma People” and “Blood and Black Lace.”
• 1929 – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins who had a hit with the song “I Put a Spell On You.”

DIED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

• 1993 – John Beck who produced the American version of “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” passed away at the age of 83.
• 1993 – Davis Roberts who appeared in the films “Westworld” and “The Demon Seed,” and in the TV series’ “Kolchak; The Night Stalker,” “Star Trek” and “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” also passed away at the age of 76.
• 1986 – Buddy Baer who played the title role in “Giant From the Unknown,” passed away at the age of 71.
• 1973 – Jack Hawkins, who appeared in the films “Tales That Witness Madness” and “Theatre of Blood,” passed away at the age of 62.

FILMS RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY

• Prom Night 1980
  Zombie 1980 filmed in 1979 as Zombi 2
  Vamp 1986
  Aliens 1986
  Arachnophobia 1990
  Future Zone 1990
  Jurassic Park III 2001
  Insomnia 2001
  The Dark Knight 2008
• The Purge: Anarchy 2014