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On this day in horror…
1849. The horror world loses the genius that is Edgar Allan Poe. Poe penned numerous classic horror tales such as The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Pit and The Pendulum.
2011. Eagerly anticipated, but ultimately un-fulfilling, Guillermo Del Toro-produced flick Don’t Be Afraid [...]
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1942. Britt Ekland is born. Most famous in the genre for her role in The Wicker Man, Ekland has also starred in Satan’s Mistress and “comedy horror” Beverly Hills Vamp.
1963. Jsu Garcia is born. Garcia has starred in A Nightmare on Elm Street, Candyman: Day of the Dead and Vampire in [...]
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1919. Screen legend Donald Pleasence is born. His notable horror roles came as Dr. Sam Loomis in the Halloween films, 1982′s Alone in the Dark and Dario Argento’s Phenomena. Pleasence was an interesting character in real life also, having been shot down behind enemy lines during World War II and captured as a [...]
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1950. Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is born. Regularly turning up as a villain in numerous movies, exploiting his predatory features and martial arts skills, Tagawa’s contribution to the genre includes roles in Spellbinder and John Carpenter’s Vampires.
1972. Gwyneth Paltrow is born. More famous for rom coms and her relationships with Brad Pitt and [...]
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1963. British actress Lysette Anthony is born. Anthony has starred in 1998′s Tale of The Mummy, Dracula: Dead and Loving It and the woeful Dr Jekyll and Ms Hyde.
1968. Jim Caviezel is born. Arguably most famous for his role as Jesus in The Passion of the Christ, Caviezel’s contribution to the [...]
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1949. Acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is born. His major contribution to the genre comes in the form of 2011′s disturbing The Skin I live In which was reviewed by the boss here.
1969. Megan Ward is born. Ward has a number of horror roles to her name but is probably best [...]
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1982. Bevin Prince is born. Prince seems to be carving herself a niche as horror fodder in films such as Groupie, The Artifact, Dark House and Wreckage.
1984. Dutch actress Anneliese van der Pol is born. van der Pol turned up in 2010 Scary Movie type flick Vampires Suck.
1988. David Cronenberg’s psychological [...]
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1978. Daniella Alonso is born. Alonso has starred in 2007′s The Hills Have Eyes II, Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, The Collector and the cinematic anomaly that is Snoop Dogg’s Hood of Horror.
1984. The impossibly gorgeous MyAnna Buring is born. Buring is becoming quite the Scream Queen with roles in: The [...]
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1947. Master of Horror, Stephen King, is born. Enough said.
1984. Neil Jordan’s gothic horror movie The Company of Wolves is released in the UK.
2007. Quentin Tarantino’s mediocre Grindhouse tribute, Death Proof, gets its theatrical release in the UK.
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1954 sees the birth of prolific horror actress Brinke Stevens. Stevens has starred in numerous films from the genre including: Slumber Party Massacre, The Jigsaw Murders, Blood on the Backlot, Hell Night and many more!
1956. American actor Gary Cole is born. Cole has starred in Cry_Wolf, Ring 2 and in the [...]