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OCT. 31

HALLOWEEN IS HERE -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Yeah, you have read every review and dissertation. Or maybe you've only heard a lot, been inundated through the years with stills and clips and gifs and satire and who knows what else, until you feel there's no point in seeing it?

Feo: "Wait, what? Hey! Have you even seen the original HALLOWEEN?
Guest: "Oh sure! Ch! Ch! Ch! Ah! Ah! Ah!"
Feo: "Get out of my house."

Judith Meyers Halloween 1978

No, if you are a Horror fan, there's a reason why this movie has achieved full iconic status way past the point of being a Classic.

Let my HALLOWEEN Review give you that incentive to finally watch it.

And

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director, Producer, Peter Jackson (BAD TASTE, MEET THE FEEBLES, BRAIN DEAD / DEAD-ALIVE, HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE FRIGHTENERS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], KING KONG, DISTRICT 9, THE LOVELY BONES, THE HOBBIT) is 52.
Look for Peter's upcoming Thrillers for 2013, and 2014, THE HOBBIT TRILOGY.
Actor Stephen Rea (CRY OF THE BANSHEE, THE COMPANY OF WOLVES, THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS, HACKS, IN DREAMS, FEAR DOTCOM, THE I INSIDE, CONTROL, V FOR VENDETTA, SISTERS, THE REAPING, STUCK, THE DEVIL'S MERCY, THE HEAVY, ROADKILL, THE SHADOW LINE [TV], UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, WEREWOLF: THE BEAST AMONG US, UTOPIA [TV], ) is 67.

OCT. 29

BeetlejuiceHAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor India Eisley (HEADSPACE, UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING) is 25.
Actor Winona Ryder (BEETLEJUICE, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, DRACULA [1992], THE CRUCIBLE, ALIEN: RESURRECTION, GIRL, INTERRUPTED, LOST SOULS, A SCANNER DARKLY, STAR TREK, BLACK SWAN, THE ICEMAN, THE LETTER, FRANKENWEENIE, HOMEFRONT, STRANGER THINGS [TV]) is 47.
Actor Rufus Sewell (HAMLET [1996], DARK CITY, BLESS THE CHILD, SHE CREATURE, THE ILLUSIONIST, DOWNLOADING NANCY, VINYAN, ELEVENTH HOUR [TV], THE TOURIST,ZEN [TV], ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, RESTLESS [TV], I'LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN, OCCULT) is 42.
Writer, Producer, Actor Sue Stevens (THE WRONG HOUSE) is 50.
Writer, Director Dante Tomaselli (DESECRATION, HORROR, SATAN'S PLAYGROUND, TORTURE CHAMBER) is 49.
Horror Writer L.L. Soares (IN SICKNESS [w/Laura Cooney], LIFE RAGE) is 54.

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OCT. 28

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Horror writer Rain Graves (BLOOD OF A BLACKBIRD) is 44.
Writer Joe Lansdale (Books: THE TWO-BEAR MAMBO, MUCHO MOJO, COLD IN JULY, THE MAGIC WAGON, SUNSET AND SAWDUST, CAPTAINS OUTRAGEOUS, Movies: BUBBA HO-TEP, INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD) is 67.
Actor Devon Murray (HARRY POTTER AND THE "X" [all]) is 30.
Actor Joaquin Phoenix (TO DIE FOR, U-TURN, RETURN TO PARADISE, 8MM, QUILLS, SIGNS, THE VILLAGE, RESERVATION ROAD, THE MASTER, DARK BLOOD) is 44.
Actor Matt Smith (THE SHADOW IN THE NORTH, DOCTOR WHO [TV - 24th Doctor of Cinema and Television], WOMB, MOSES JONES, HOW TO CATCH A MONSTER) is 36.

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OCT. 27

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Director Emily Hagins (PATHOGEN, THE RETELLING, MY SUCKY TEEN ROMANCE, CHILLING VISIONS) is 21.
Actor Robert Picardo (THE HOWLING, LEGEND, MUNCHIES, BATES MOTEL [TV], 976-EVIL, TOTAL RECALL, GREMLINS 2, STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, MENNO'S MIND, HOMECOMING [TV], SENSORED, THE AWAKENED, MEGA-SHARK vs CROCOSAURUS, MONSTERWOLF, MORLOCKS, END OF THE ROAD, LEGENDS OF NETHIAH, TRAIL OF BLOOD, MANSION OF BLOOD, LAST STOP, ATLAS SHRUGGED II, THE INFILTRATORS, DON'T BLINK, MORGANVILLE: THE SERIES [TV], MANSION OF BLOOD, OCCUPANTS) is 60.
Director and Producer Ivan Reitman (THEY CAME FROM WITHIN, RABID, BLACKOUT, HEAVY METAL, GHOSTBUSTERS, GHOSTBUSTERS II, MUMMIES ALIVE! [TV], EVOLUTION, ALIENATORS [TV], DISTURBIA, THE UNINVITED, HITCHCOCK) is 67.

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OCT. 26

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Robert Maillet (300, SHERLOCK HOLMES [2009], THE BIG BANG, MONSTER BRAWL, IMMORTALS, A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE, PACIFIC RIM, PERCY JACKSON AND THE SEA MONSTERS, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, SEPTIC MAN, THE STRAIN [TV], HAVEN [TV], KILLER WAVES) is 49.
Actor Jon McLaren (THE CONVENANT, A WOMAN'S RAGE, MY NANNY'S SECRET, THE STEPSON, ANOTHER MAN'S WIFE, THE PERFECT ROOMMATE, METAL TORNADO, EDDIE, HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, CROOK, THE GIRL HE MET ONLINE, TRUST NO ONE, BOTTOM OF THE WORLD, DARKEN) is 34.
Actor Trevor White (MILLENNIUM [TV], EPICENTER, DEATH TRAIN TO THE PACIFIC, STRANGE FREQUENCY, HELLRAISER: HELLSEEKER, MINDHUNTERS, A SUMMER IN GENOVA, ECHELON CONSPIRACY, GODFORSAKEN, SUPER ERUPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES) is 48.
Look for Trevor in the upcoming 2019 Horror movie, ASTRAL

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OCT. 24

HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor John Kasir (TALES FROM THE CRYPT [TV], TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD [he's the Cryptkeeper, yall!], CASPER, MONSTER MASH: THE MOVIE, EARTHWORM JIM, EEK! THE CAT, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: RITUAL, DR. RAGE, DONNER PASS, GUNNER KANE) is 61.
Writer Jon F. Merz (THE INVOKER, THE FIXER, THE DESTRUCTOR, THE SYNDICATE, DANGER-CLOSE) is 49.
Composer Bill Wyman (PHENOMENA, DARIO ARGENTO'S WORLD OF HORROR, OPERA) is 76. OSBOURNE, METALLICA) is 59.

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OCT. 23

The Amityville HorrorHAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director, Producer Olatunde Osunsanmi (THE CAVERN, THE FOURTH KIND, EVIDENCE, FALLING SKIES [TV], MINORITY REPORT [TV], SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], BATES MOTEL [TV]) is 36.
Director, Producer Sam Raimi (THE EVIL DEAD, EVIL DEAD II, ARMY OF DARKNESS, DARKMAN [all], AMERICAN GOTHIC [TV], M.A.N.T.I.S. [TV], THE GIFT, SPIDER-MAN [2002], THE GRUDGE, SPIDER-MAN 2 [2004], THE GRUDGE 2, THE MESSENGERS, RISE: BLOOD HUNTER, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, SPIDER-MAN 3 [2007], 13: FEAR IS REAL [TV], DRAG ME TO HELL, THE POSSESSION, ZOMBIE ROADKILL [TV], EVIL DEAD [2013], POLTERGEIST [2014], DON'T BREATHE, ASH VS. THE EVIL DEAD [TV]) is 59.
Look for Sam's upcoming 2019 reboot release of the re-imagined GRUDGE. Also for 2019, CRAWL.
Actor Ryan Reynolds (THE OUTER LIMITS [TV], BIG MONSTER ON CAMPUS, FINDER'S FEE, BLADE: TRINITY, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], THE NINES, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, BURIED, GREEN LANTERN, SAFE HOUSE, R.I.P.D., THE CAPTIVE, SELF/LESS, DEADPOOL [all], LIFE) is 41.
Look for Ryan in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, 6 UNDERGROUND.
Actor Jessica Stroup (VAMPIRE BATS, PRAY FOR MORNING, LEFT IN DARKNESS, BROKEN [2006], THE HILLS HAVE EYES II, REAPER [TV], PROM NIGHT [2008], THE INFORMERS, HOMECOMING [2009], THE FOLLOWING [TV], IRON FIST [TV]) is 32.
Musician Robert Trujillo (SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, GLENN TIPTON, OZZY OSBOURNE, METALLICA) is 54.

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OCT. 22

Paranormal ActivityHAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jeff Goldblum (THE SENTINEL, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS [1978], REMEMBER MY NAME, THRESHOLD, THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BONZAI, TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000, THE FLY [1986], VIBES, TWISTED OBSESSION, MISTER FROST, DEEP COVER, SHOOTING ELIZABETH, JURASSIC PARK, HIDEAWAY, POWDER, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, AUGGIE ROSE, FAY GRIM, RAINES [TV], THOR: RAGNAROK, JURASSIC PARK: FALLEN KINGDOM, HOTEL ARTEMIS) is 66.
Actor Suzanne Snyder (WEIRD SCIENCE, REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS, NIGHT OF THE CREEPS, TOMORROW'S A KILLER, RETRIBUTION, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II, KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, FEMME FATALE) is 57.
SUNDAY -
Actor Sasha Roiz (THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, LAND OF THE DEAD, UNTHINKABLE, CAPRICA [TV], WAREHOUSE 13 [TV], EXTRACTED, GRIMM [TV]) is 45.
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor Tammi Sutton Walker (WITCHOUSE 3, KILLJOY 2, HELL ASYLUM, SPECK, RED SERPENT, SUTURES, ISLE OF DOGS, WHISPERS) is 47.
SATURDAY -
Actor Katie Featherston (MUTATION, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY [all], PSYCHIC EXPERIMENT, THE RIVER [TV]) is 36.
Actor Viggo Mortensen (THE CREW, CRIMSON TIDE, THE PROPHECY, A PERFECT MURDER, PSYCHO [1998], THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, THE ROAD, A DANGEROUS METHOD, THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY) who is 60.
Actor Sam Witwer (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [TV], DEXTER [TV], THE MIST, PATHOLOGY, GAMER, BEING HUMAN, ONCE UPON A TIME [TV], OFFICER DOWNE) is 41.

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OCT. 19

The Fly 1986HAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer/Reviewer, and feoamante.com alumni, Mike Bracken (Various movie reviews including: THE BEYOND, BRIDE OF CHUCKY, THE CHURCH, INFERNO, NEKROMANTIK, TERROR AT THE OPERA, and ZOMBIE. Horror Geek on the TV Game Show, Beat The Geeks) is 46.
Actor Tyler Posey (INSIDE OUT, VERITAS, TEEN WOLF [TV], SCARY MOVIE 5, TRUTH OR DARE [2018], SCREAM: The TV Series [TV]) is 27.
Actor Joe Morton (THE CLAIRVOYANT, THE BROTHER FROM ANOTHER PLANET, CROSSROADS, STRANDED [1987], THE LOST PLATOON, TERMINATOR 2, IN THE SHADOW OF EVIL, LONE STAR, APT PUPIL, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, WHAT LIES BENEATH, DRAGONFLY, PAYCHECK, BREAKING DAWN [2004], THE NIGHT LISTENER, EUReKA [TV], COMA [TV], JUSTICE LEAGUE, SCANDAL [TV]) is 71.
Composer Howard Shore (THE BROOD, SCANNERS, VIDEODROME, NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, THE FLY [1986], DEAD RINGERS, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, A KISS BEFORE DYING, NAKED LUNCH, SINGLE WHITE FEMALE, SLIVER, GUILTY AS SIN, THE CLIENT, ED WOOD, SE7EN, BEFORE AND AFTER, COP LAND, THE GAME, GLORIA, eXistenZ, DOGMA, THE CELL, THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], PANIC ROOM, SPIDER, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, EDGE OF DARKNESS, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN) is 72.
Writer/Director David Twohy (CRITTERS 2, WARLOCK, THE FUGITIVE, WARLOCK: The Armageddon, TERMINAL VELOCITY, THE ARRIVAL, PITCH BLACK, IMPOSTER, BELOW, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, A PERFECT GETAWAY, RIDDICK) is 63.

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OCT. 17

FidoHAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Mark Gatiss (P.R.O.B.E.: THE DEVIL OF WINTERBORNE [TV], P.R.O.B.E.: UNNATURAL SELECTION [TV], THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN [TV], SHAUN OF THE DEAD, MARPLE: THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE [2004], THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT [2005], WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERERABBIT, CLONE [TV], CROOKED HOUSE [TV], DOCTOR WHO [TV], SHERLOCK [TV]) is 52.
Look for Mark in the upcoming 2019 TV series, GOOD OMENS.
Writer/Director/Producer Kenneth J. Hall (THE TOMB, CRITTERS, BLOODY MOVIE, NIGHTMARE SISTERS, EVIL SPAWN, PUPPET MASTER, LINNEA QUIGLEY'S HORROR WORKOUT, DIE WATCHING, BLONDE HEAVEN, JACK FROST, THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT, KRAA! THE SEA MONSTER, HALFWAY HOUSE, HOLLA II) is 60.
Actor Max Irons (DORIAN GRAY, RED RIDING HOOD, THE HOST, THE WHITE QUEEN [TV], POSH) is 32.
She was Superman's girlfriend for a long time, a long time ago, but for the last ten plus years she's been largely doing Horror. That's just getting back to her roots for
Actor Margot Kidder (SISTERS, BLACK CHRISTMAS, THE REINCARNATION OF PETER PROUD, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, BLOODKNOT, THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT, NIGHTMARE MAN, TRIBULATION, ANGEL BLADE, DEATH 4 TOLD, THE LAST SIGN, THE BOX COLLECTOR, ON THE OTHER HAND: DEATH, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, THREE OF A KIND) who is 65.
Actor Tiffany Lyndall-Knight (BATTLESTAR GALATICA, I, ROBOT, Da VINCI'S CITY HALL, BLADE: THE SERIES, FIDO, CHLOE, THE PLAN) is 41.

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OCT. 16

SuspiriaHAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
12 wildly successful years of a TV mystery series eventually led many fans to believe that the real murderer was a serial killer who put the finger on innocents. Happy Birthday to
Actor Angela Lansbury (THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY [1945], PLEASE MURDER ME, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [1962], DEATH ON THE NILE, THE LADY VANISHES, THE MIRROR CRACK'D, SWEENY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET [TV], MURDER SHE WROTE [TV], and way more) who is 93.
Actor Kellie Martin (HER HIDDEN TRUTH, HIDDEN IN SILENCE, MYSTERY WOMAN [TV], NO BROTHER OF MINE) is 93.
Happy Birthday to the queen of micro-mini-budget home VHS movie video lezzie Horror flicks (a niche market indeed!)
Actor Misty Mundae (Erin Brown: TITANIC 2000, VAMPIRE STRANGLER, INTERNATIONAL NECKTIE STRANGLER, WITCHBABE: EROTICWITCH PROJECT 3, MY VAMPIRE LOVER, AN EROTIC VAMPIRE IN PARIS, SILK STOCKING STRANGLER, VAMPIRE VIXENS, LUST FOR DRACULA, THE LOST, Masters of Horror: SICK GIRL, SCULPTURE, and more) is 40.
Stuntman Harry Wowchuck (DEATH RACE 2000, DEATHSPORT, ALLIGATOR, THE ENTITY, PARASITE, GHOST WARRIOR, ROBOCOP, SISTER SISTER, PHANTASM II, ALIEN NATION, ROBOCOP 2, FEAR, PHANTASM III, BLACK SCORPION, VOLCANO, THE END OF VIOLENCE, CONSPIRACY THEORY, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, VIRTUAL OBSESSION, FRAILTY, RED DRAGON, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, THE GHOST WHISPERER [TV], INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, and way more) is 70 and still at it!

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OCT. 15

SuspiriaHAPPY HORROR BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
SUNDAY -
Horror Writer Richard Christian Matheson (CREATED BY, SCARS, DYSTOPIA, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Split Second [TV], SOLE SURVIVOR [TV], IT WAITS, NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES: From the Stories of Stephen King - Battleground, Mick Garris' MASTERS OF HORROR: Dance of the Dead, THE DAMNED THING [TV], SPLATTER [TV], CHEMISTRY [TV]) is 65.
Actor Udo Kier ("BURN, WITCH, BURN", FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN, BLOOD FOR DRACULA, SOME FRIES FOR WOLFMAN, SPERMULA, SUSPIRIA, DOCTEUR JEKYLL ET LES FEMMES, BLADE, END OF DAYS, MEGIDDO, FEAR DOT COM, LOVE OBJECT, DOGVILLE, DRACULA 3000, GRINDHOUSE, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, METROPIA, MELANCHOLIA, IRON SKY [all], NIGHT OF THE TEMPLAR, LORDS OF SALEM, SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY INCORPORATED [TV], THE EDITOR, PUPPETMASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH - and a whole lot more) is 74.
Look for Udo in 2019 release of BACURAU aka NIGHTHAWK.
Actor Max Thieriot (NANCY DREW [2007], JUMPER, CHLOE, MY SOUL TO TAKE, DISCONNECT, HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, BATES MOTEL [TV]) is 30.
SATURDAY -
Writer / Director Chris Carter (THE X-FILES [TV: 1995 - 2002], MILLENIUM [TV], HARSH REALM [TV], THE LONE GUNMEN [TV], THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE, THE AFTER, THE X-FILES [TV: 2016 - 2018) who is 62.
Actor Christopher Judge (STARGATE SG-1 [TV], X-MEN: EVOLUTION [TV], ANDROMEDA [TV], MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE VS THE SNAKE MEN [TV], PERSONAL EFFECTS, STARGATE: THE ARK OF TRUTH, PARADOX, DEAD SPACE: AFTERMATH, REHAB, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, KNOCK 'EM DEAD, MEGA SHARK VS MECHA SHARK, REAPER) is 54.
Actor Kiele Sanchez (MIGRATING FORMS, LOST [TV], INSANITARIUM, A PERFECT GETAWAY, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS, THE GLADES [TV]) is 41.
Actor Katia Winter (NIGHT JUNKIES, THE SEER, ARENA, LOVE SICK LOVE, DEXTER [TV], FEDZ, THE STRANGER WITHIN, SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], NEGATIVE, ) is 35.
Look for Katia in the upcoming 2018 Horror Thriller, YOU'RE NOT ALONE. And in 2019, THE WAVE. Also predicted for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, L.V.J.

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OCT. 12

QUICK BITES
John Carpenter Has Pretty Harsh Words For Dwayne Johnson's Big Trouble In Little China
By Eric Eisenberg
In the last 40 years, John Carpenter has seen many of his movies get sequels and remakes without his involvement, and a lot of them turned out badly. Not only are there all the unfortunate Halloween follow-ups, and the CGI-heavy The Thing prequel, but useless re-dos like Assault On Precinct 13 and The Fog also did nothing to build on the originals. As you might expect, this isn't exactly a legacy that Carpenter loves, which goes a long way in explaining why he had this to say about the upcoming Big Trouble In Little China feature set to star Dwayne Johnson:

Continued at Cinemablend.

CrittersAnd

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Carlos Bernard (THE KILLING JAR, 10.5 APOCALYPSE, ALIEN RAIDERS, GHOST STORM, CSI: MIAMI) is 56.
Actor Hugh Jackman (Halifax f.p.: AFRAID OF THE DARK, X-MEN, SWORDFISH, X2, VAN HELSING, X3, THE PRESTIGE, DECEPTION, XMEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, REAL STEEL, THE WOLVERINE, PRISONERS) is 50.
Look for Hugh in the upcoming 2014 Thriller, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST.
Actor Dave Legeno (BATMAN BEGINS, THE COTTAGE, CENTURION, DEAD CERT, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: Parts 1 & 2, ASYLUM BLACKOUT, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN) is 55.
Artist Eric Pigors (TOXIC TOONS, UNCLE PIGORS CRYPTIC ART) is probably in his 50s or something. I'm not sure, he's as touchy about his age as a divorced Cougar. Visit him at ToxicToons.
Writer Steven Saville (INHERITANCE, DOMINION) is 49.
Actor Lin Shaye (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, CRITTERS, NEW NIGHTMARE, 2001 MANIACS, HOOD OF HORROR, SNAKES ON A PLANE, INSIDEOUS [all], CHILLERAMA, ROSEWOOD LANE, BIG ASS SPIDER, LOST TIME, THE SIGNAL [2014], BAYOU TALES, GRACE [2014], OUIJA [all], ) is 74.
Look for Lin in the upcoming Horror Thriller for 2018, THE VOICES. And for 2019, JACKSON'S HOLE, GRUDGE, THE GNASHING, ROOM FOR RENT, and GET GONE.

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OCT. 11

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER True BloodBIRTHDAYSTO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Matt Bomer (TRU CALLING [TV], FLIGHTPLAN, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING, TRAVELER [TV], SUPERMAN UNBOUND, SPACE STATION 76, AMERICAN HORROR STORY) is 41.
Look for Matt's upcoming 2018 Thriller, JONATHAN.
Actor Sean Patrick Flanery (THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES [TV], RAGING ANGELS, POWDER, PALE SAINTS, SUICIDE KINGS, THE BOONDOCK SAINTS, ACCEPTABLE RISK, EYE SEE YOU, BORDERLINE, DEAD LAWYERS, THE STORYTELLER, DEMON HUNTER, Masters of Horror: THE DAMNED THING, KAW, THE INSATIABLE, SAVAGE PLANET, STEPHEN KING'S DEAD ZONE [TV], MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM, SAW 3D, InSight, THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL, BLACKOUT [TV], COLD SPRING, PHANTOM [2013], SCAVENGERS, DARK POWER, HIDDEN AWAY, DEXTER [TV], THE EVIL WITHIN, FLASHBURN, AGENDA: PAYBACK) is 54.
Look for Sean in the upcoming 2018 Horror, HOWLERS
Actor Bradley James (iZOMBIE [TV], DAMIEN [TV], UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS) is 35.
Actor Stephen Moyer (QUILLS, TRINITY, MENACE, DEADLINES, 88 MINUTES, RESTRAINT, OPEN HOUSE, TRUE BLOOD [TV], THE CALLER, ICE, THE DOUBLE, PRIEST, THE BARRENS, EVIDENCE, DEVIL'S KNOT) is 49.

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OCT. 10

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Charles Dance (TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED [1979], HIDDEN CITY, OUT OF THE SHADOWS, THIS LIGHTENING ALWAYS STRIKES TWICE, GOLDENEYE [1989], FIRST BORN [1988], THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1990], ALIEN3, CHINA MOON, DESOVÍO AL PARAÍSO, THE SURGEON, UNDERTOW, MICHAEL COLLIINS, REBECCA [1997], FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, GOSFORD PARK, CITY AND CRIMES, SWIMMING POOL, LAST RIGHTS [2005], BLEAK HOUSE, AGATHA CHRISTIE MARPLE: BY THE PRICKING OF MY THUMBS, SCOOP, FALLEN ANGEL [TV], STRIKE BACK [TV], PARIS CONNECTIONS, NEVERLAND [TV - 2011], GAME OF THRONES [TV], UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, ST. GEORGE'S DAY, SECRET STATE [2012], THE IMITATION, DRACULA UNTOLD, VICTOR FRANKENSTEIN, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES, GHOSTBUSTERS [2016], UNDERWORLD: BLOODWARS, ) is 72.
Look for Charles upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS.

Actor Jessica Harper (PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, SUSPIRIA, THE EVICTORS, SHOCK TREATMENT, THE IMAGEMAKER, THE BLUE IGUANA, MINORITY REPORT) is 69.
Look for Jessica in the 2018 remake of SUSPIRIA.
Actor Martin Kemp (WAXWORK II: LOST IN TIME, DESIRE, MURDER BETWEEN FRIENDS, FLESHTONE, CYBER BANDITS, MARPLE: SLEEPING MURDER, LOVE LIES BLEEDING, THE RAPTURE, STRIPPERS vs WEREVOLVES) is 59.
Look for Jack's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2019, THE RAPTURE.
Actor Chiaki Kuriyama (SCHOOL MYSTERY, SHIKOKU, KAMEN GAKUEN, JU-ON: THE CURSE, BATTLE ROYALE, KILL BILL Vol. 1, JU-ON: THE GRUDGE, INTO THE SUN, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR, KISARAZU CAT'S EYE: WORLD SERIES, EKUSUTE, EXTE: HAIR EXTENSONS, NECK, GHOSTWRITER HOTEL, THE TOP SECRET: MURDER IN MIND, COPYFACE: THE ME WHO WAS ERASED [TV], FINAL CUT [TV]) is 35.
Actor Jodi Lyn O'Keefe (HALLOWEEN H2O, THE CROW: SALVATION, TEACHER'S PET, RED ROVER, MUMMY AN' THE ARMADILLO, OUT FOR BLOOD, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], EDGE OF FEAR) is 40.

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OCT. 9

YOU DUG IT - YOU BURIED IT
Frenetic, kinetic, unevenly paced, and often visually confusing, the critically maligned but audience loved VENOM, is holding onto #1 for the second week in a row.

Venom Feo

This echoes Todd McFarlane (SPAWN) and David Michelinie's Marvel Comics creation in many ways, which has never found much favor with critics yet has a solid audience following, one too big to be called "Cult".

VENOM is Directed by Ruben Fleischer (ZOMBIELAND), and written by Jeff Pinker (ALIAS [TV], LOST [TV], FRINGE [TV], THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, THE 5TH WAVE, THE DARK TOWER, ZOO [TV]), Scott Rosenberg (DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, IMPOSTOR, ZOO [TV]) and Kelly Marcel (TERRA NOVA).
VENOM stars Tom Hardy (STAR TREK: NEMESIS, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD) and Michelle Williams (SPECIES, HALLOWEEN H2O, SHUTTER ISLAND).
Cinematography by Matthew Libatique (Pi, PHONE BOOTH, GOTHIKA, INSIDE MAN, THE NUMBER 23, IRON MAN, IRON MAN 2, BLACK SWAN).

And

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS The AbandonedTO -
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Writer Dan Dillard (DEMONS AND OTHER INCONVENIENCES, WHAT TANGLED WEBS) is around 60 I'd guess.
Actor Jodelle Ferland (SOLE SURVIVOR, DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS, THEY, KINGDOM HOSPITAL [TV], TIDELAND, SILENT HILL, Masters of Horror: THE V WORD, THE MESSENGERS, SEED, CASE 39, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, ICE QUAKE, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE TALL MAN, PARANORMAN, CRAZY TURKS IN ACTION, RED, THE UNSPOKEN, DARK MATTER [TV], NEVERKNOCK, DARKEN: BEFORE THE DARK) is 24.
Jodelle shares an October birthday with her THE CABIN IN THE WOODS alumni, Sigourney Weaver
Producer Sharon Osbourne (OZZFEST 2000, WE SOLD OUR SOULS FOR ROCK AND ROLL, THE OSBOURNES [TV], OZZFEST: 10th ANNIVERSARY and more) is 65.
Actor Michael Paré (EDDIE AND THE CRUISERS [& 2], STREETS OF FIRE, THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT, SPACE RAGE, WORLD GONE WILD, DRAGON FIGHT, MOON 44, SUNSET HEAT, THE DANGEROUS, SOLAR FORCE, VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED [1995], RAGING ANGELS, THE COLONY [1996], CARVER'S GATE, BAD MOON, 2103: THE DEADLY WAKE, FALLING FIRE, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, SPACE FURY, SANCTIMONY, PERIL, BLACKWOODS, FATE, STARHUNTER [TV], GARGOYLE, KOMODO VS. COBRA, BLOODRAYNE [all], SAURIAN, SEED [2007], POLYCARP, FURNACE, DARK WORLD, 100 FEET, ALONE IN THE DARK 2, FAR CRY, AMPHIBIOUS 3D, THE LINCOLN LAWYER, GONE [2012], THE PHLADELPHIA EXPERIMENT [TV - 2012], ROAD TO HELL, SUDDENLY, AWAKEN [2015], BONE TOMAHAWK, THE VATICAN TAPES, SICILIAN VAMPIRE, ABATTOIR) is 60.
Writer Lorelie Shannon (VERMIFUGE AND OTHER TOXIC COCKTAILS, RAGS AND OLD IRON, THE BLOOD OF THE FATHER Series, POSSUM KINGDOM) is about 68 I think.
this Writer / Director / Producer said all he wants to DO is make Horror movies!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to
Writer / Director / Producer Guillermo del Toro (CRONOS, MIMIC, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE, BLADE II, HELLBOY, PAN'S LABYRINTH, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, EL ORFANATO, RAGE, SPLICE, JULIA'S EYES, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, THE HOBBIT [all], MAMA, PACIFIC RIM, THE STRAIN [Novel & TV]) who is 55. Watch for Del Toro's upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK.

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OCT. 8

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS Cabin in the WoodsTO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
She played Hollywood's first kick-ass monster killer and woman as hero*,
Actor Sigourney Weaver (ALIEN, EYEWITNESS, GHOSTBUSTERS, ALIENS, HALF MOON STREET, GHOSTBUSTERS II, ALIEN 3, DEATH AND THE MAIDEN, COPYCAT, ALIEN: RESURRECTION, GALAXY QUEST, THE VILLAGE, AVATAR, ABDUCTION, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, RED LIGHTS, VAMPS, GHOSTBUSTERS [2016], A MONSTER CALLS, THE DEFENDERS [TV]) is 68 today.
IMDb says that AVATAR 2 and 3 is filming right now.
*FeoNote for the purists: This title could have gone to Jamie Lee Curtis for HALLOWEEN in 1978 - but despite her gunplay on Michael Meyers (and his subsequent immolation and beheading to name a few) he never dies! Throughout the sequels, Curtis' character of Laurie Strode remains a victim of her antagonist while Weaver's Ripley destroys all who threaten her.
SUNDAY -
Actor Shawn Ashmore (THE X-MEN [all], BLOOD MOON, THE QUIET, SOLTICE, THE RUINS, FROZEN, MOTHER'S DAY, THE DAY, BREAKING THE GIRL) is 38.
Look for his upcoming Horror Thriller for 2012, .
Actor Dylan Baker (RADIOLAND MURDERS, DISCLOSURE, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, THE CELL, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA, ALONG CAME A SPIDER, CHANGING LANES, SPIDER-MAN 2, THE MATADOR, HIDE AND SEEK, FIDO, SPIDER-MAN 3, TRICK 'R TREAT, DAMAGES [TV]) is 58.
Composer Marco Beltrami (INHUMANOID, SCREAM [all], MIMIC, THE FACULTY, DRACULA 2000, RESIDENT EVIL, BLADE II, TERMINATOR 3, HELLBOY, I, ROBOT, CURSED, RED EYE, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, THE OMEN [2006], CAPTIVITY, THE INVISIBLE, VIKAREN, THE EYE, AMUSEMENT, IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, KNOWING, THE HURT LOCKER, REPO MEN, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, SCREAM 4, THE THING [2011], STAB 6: GHOSTFACE RETURNS, SNOWPIERCER, WARM BODIES, CARRIE, WORLD WAR Z, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, THE WOLVERINE) is 51.
Make-up & SFX artist Screaming Mad George (POLTERGIEST II: THE OTHER SIDE, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3, PREDATOR, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, THE ABYSS, SOCIETY, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, CHILDREN OF THE CORN III, JACK FROST, FAUST, PROGENY, BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR) is 62
SATURDAY -
Producer Albert Bravo (LA LLARONA [THE WAILER], GURDIAN, LA LLARONA 2 [THE WAILER 2], PRIMITIVE RECALL, GURDIAN, REALITY TERROR NIGHT) is 42. (E.C.McMullen Jr. did the Special Make-up Effects on PRIMITIVE RECALL).
Actor Scarlett Byrne (HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS [Part 1 and 2], LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER, SORORITY MURDER, FALLING SKIES [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV]) is 28.
Mystery Writer Betty Sullivan La Pierre (THE HAWKMAN series, DEADLY THORN, MURDER.COM, IN FOR THE KILL) is so old that she keeps her age a secret.
Actor Wendy Robie (TWIN PEAKS [TV], THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS, VAMPIRE IN BROOKLYN, DEVIL IN THE FLESH, THE DENTIST 2, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, LOST VOYAGE) is 65.
Actor Jeremy Sisto (THE CREW, HIDEAWAY, OAKLAND UNDERGROUND, SUICIDE KINGS, ANGEL EYES, MAY, WRONG TURN, ONE POINT O, METHOD, DEAD & BREAKFAST, POPULATION 436, THE THIRST, UNKNOWN, BROKEN, ROSENKRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE UNDEAD, HANGMAN, THE RETURNED [TV], H8RZ, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR, ) is 44.

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OCT. 5

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS CandymanTO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director, and Artist Clive Barker (THE BOOKS OF BLOOD, WEAVEWORLD, IMAGICA, HELLRAISER, NIGHTBREED, CANDYMAN, THE THIEF OF ALWAYS, COLD HEART CANYON, ABARAT, VALERIE ON THE STAIRS, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, DREAD, ABARAT: ABSOLUTE MIDNIGHT, INCARNATE [TV], HELLRAISER; REVELATIONS) who is 66.
Short story Horror writer Jack "Jackula" Haringa is of unknown age. But it's still his birthday.
Singer Brian Johnson (BACK IN BLACK, FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK, WHO MADE WHO, STIFF UPPER LIP, FLICK OF THE SWITCH, FLY ON THE WALL) is 70.
Actor Guy Pearce (L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, RAVENOUS, MEMENTO, THE TIME MACHINE, FIRST SNOW, THE HURT LOCKER, IN HER SKIN, THE ROAD, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, PROMETHEUS, LOCK OUT, IRON MAN 3, EQUALS, BRIMSTONE, SPINNING MAN) is 50.
Writer, Director Ti West (THE ROOST, TRIGGER MAN, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, CABIN FEVER 2, THE INNKEEPERS, V/H/S [segment], THE ABCs OF DEATH [segment], THE SACRAMENT, IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE) is 38.

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OCT. 4

ON THIS DAY TWO CLASSICS WERE Night of the Living DeadBORN!
They keep coming back in a bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESH! ...

Pits the dead against the living in a struggle for survival!

So George A. Romero and John Russo's modest B movie was born into our world on this day in 1968, changing Horror cinema for the next 50 years.

Countless zombie and Horror movies made around the world have followed this formula as carefully as Vampire movies have followed F. W. Murnau's creation of vampires dying in sunlight (NOSFERATU).

In fact, Romero's inspiration for this movie came directly from watching Vincent Price in THE LAST MAN ON EARTH.

The Vincent Price movie was a Science Fiction story about a Vampire disease that changed nearly all of humanity, and the last remaining human and scientist who has to live with the fact that he created it. This tale was from Richard Matheson's novella, I AM LEGEND, and Matheson would go on to say that NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was the closest that any movie ever came to his original vision.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre6 years later on this day in 1974,

Who will survie and what will be left of them?

America's most bizarre and brutal crimes!...

Tobe Hooper burst onto the scene with one of the most startling slasher movies ever made.

Drawing inspiration from the Ed Gein murders in Plainfield, Wisconsin (this true crime also inspired PSYCHO and THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, to name a few), Tobe and co-writer Kim Henkel, transplanted the tale to their home state of Texas, thus insuring that many people would believe that such a thing actually happened in Texas.

What's more, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE was the birth of the silent hulking, seemingly indestructable, murderous masked figure that became a subgenre of the Horror movies and stories (HALLOWEEN, FRIDAY THE 13th).

And

QUICK BITE
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George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead
Celebrate 50 years of Living Dead by seeing the completely restored and remastered version of Night of the Living Dead in theaters. The iconic film that started the zombie genre and shaped modern horror movies as we know and love them today. Directed by horror legend, George A. Romero, the film is a great story of independent cinema: a midnight hit turned box-office smash that became one of the most influential films of all time.

Full article at Fathom Events.

Plus

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Brian Hodge (THE DARKER SAINTS, PROTOTYPE, WORLD OF HURT, DEATHGRIP) is 58.
Goth Model/Actor Heidi Van Horne (CLEAN, ANGELS DIE SLOWLY) is 41. today. Visit her at Heidi Van Horne.
Writer Anne Rice (Books: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS, THE VAMPIRE LESTAT, MEMNOCH THE DEVIL, TALTOS, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, THE BODY THIEF, THE VAMPIRE ARMAND, MERRICKBLOOD AND GOLD, ANGEL TIME) is 77.
Actor Liev Schreiber (SCREAM [all], PHANTOMS, SPHERE, TWILIGHT [1998], HAMLET, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], THE OMEN [2006], X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, REPO MEN, SALT, THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, THE LAST DAYS ON MARS) is 51.
Liev shares an October birthday with fellow SCREAM alumni, Neve Campbell.

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OCT. 3

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS ScreamTO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Neve Campbell (THE DARK, THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, THE CRAFT, SCREAM [all], WILD THINGS, BLIND HORIZON, THE GLASS MAN, AN AMISH MURDER) is 45.
Actor Seth Gabel (THE Da VINCI CODE, FRINGE [TV], JONAH HEX, ALLEGIANCE [2012], ARROW [TV], GOTHICA [2013], AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], SALEM [TV]) is 37.
Actor Lena Headey (WATERLAND, GOSSIP, RIPLEY'S GAME, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, THE CAVE, 300, THE BROKEN, LAID TO REST, TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, GAME OF THRONES, DREDD, THE PURGE, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES) is 45.
Actor Clive Owen (SECOND SIGHT, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, I'LL SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD, SIN CITY, DERAILED, INSIDE MAN, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE INTERNATIONAL, DUPLICITY, TRUST, INTRUDERS, SHADOW DANCER, VA;ERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS) is 54.
Look for Clive in the 2019 Thriller, GEMINI MAN.
Actor Noah Schnapp (STRANGER THINGS [TV], LEGEND OF HALLOWAIIAN) is 14.
Actor Tessa Thompson (WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, VERONICA MARS [TV], THE INITIATION OF SARAH, HIDDEN PALMS, EXQUISITE CORPSE, RED AND BLUE MARBLES, MURDER ON THE 13TH FLOOR, 666 PARK AVENUE, THOR: RAGNAROK, ANNIHILATION, WESTWORLD [TV]) is 35.
Director Denis Villeneuve (INCENDIES, PRISONERS, ENEMY, ARRIVAL, BLADE RUNNER 2049) is 51.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS The Lost World: Jurassic ParkTO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Camilla Belle (DECONSTRUCTING SARAH, POISON IVY II, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, THE QUIET, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, PUSH, THE AMERICAN SIDE, THE MAD WHALE) is 32.
Actor Krisondra Daigneault (SILENT NIGHT, ZOMBIE NIGHT, HORRORWEEN, THE OATMEAL MAN) is 24.
Actor Lew Temple (SIN: THE MOVIE, PARASITE DOLLS, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, THE VISITATION, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING, DEJA VU, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, HOUSE [2008], TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, NO MAN'S LAND: THE RISE OF REEKER, SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR, SILENT NIGHT, ZOMBIE NIGHT, THE KILLING JAR, UNSTOPPABLE, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], MoniKa, HOUSE OF FORBIDDEN SECRETS, ZOMBEX, WICKED BLOOD, DESIERTO, WICKED CITY [TV], HOME, 31, THE ENDLESS, FERAL, SELLING ISOBEL, BEHIND THE WALLS, ) is 51.
Look for Lew's upcoming 2019 Thriller, COME, SAID THE NIGHT. Also tentatively scheduled for 2019 is, LIMBO, SAME DIFFERENCE, and BECOMING,
Actor Maribel Verdú (LA ESTANQUERAS DE VALLECAS, EL BESO DEL SUEÑO, TUNO NEGRO, TIEMPO DE TORMENTA, JERICHO MANSIONS, EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO, EL NIÑO DE BARRO, LA ZONA, TETRO, FIN, BLANCANIEVES) is 48.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS Ian McShane as BlackbeardTO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Michelle Bauer (aka Pia Snow aka Kim Bittner aka Michelle McClellan in THE TOMB [1986], ROLLER BLADE [1986], ARMED RESPONSE, TERROR NIGHT, BEVERLY HILLS VAMP, JIGSAW MURDERS, NIGHT OF THE LIVING BABES, OVERKILL, WARLORDS, SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIMEBALL BOWL-O-RAMA, DEATH ROW DINER, HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS, DEMONWARP, NIGHTMARE SISTERS, THE PHANTOM EMPIRE, CAMP FEAR, PUPPET MASTER III: TOULON'S REVENGE, THE SUMMONED, HELLROLLER, EVIL TOONS, THE FLESH MERCHANT, THE DWELLING, DEMENTED, VAMPIRE VIXENS FROM VENUS, RED LIPS, WITCH ACADEMY, BLONDE HEAVEN, MARI-COOKIIE AND THE KILLER TARANTULA, LUST FOR FRANKENSTEIN, TIMEGATE: TALES OF THE SADDLETRAMPS, DR. ALIEN, TOMB OF THE WEREWOLF, THE NAKED MONSTER, WHISPERS FROM A SHALLOW GRAVE, GINGERDEAD MAN 2, VOODOO DOLLZ, 1313: WICKED STEPBROTHER, THE TROUBLE WITH BARRY) is 60.
Actor Danielle Bisutti (AUTOMATIC, TROPIX, VENICE UNDERGROUND, CURSE OF CHUCKY, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, NANNY KILLER) is 42.
Actor Holly Elissa (SPOOK, ALIEN INCURSION, WHISTLER [TV], POLAR STORM, SOMETHING EVIL COMES, ICE QUAKE, COLLISION EARTH,THE 12 DISASTERS OF CHRISTMAS) is 39.
Writer Gary Frank (FOREVER WILL YOU SUFFER, INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY) is 54.
I knew Gary before I knew MySpace, and you can visit him at AuthorGaryFrank.
Gary has a short story featured in the Horror Thriller anthology, FEAR THE REAPER, edited by Joe Mynhardt.
SATURDAY -
Actor Luke Goss (NINE TENTHS, BLADE II, FRANKENSTEIN [2004], COLD AND DARK, CHORES, UNEARTHED, BONE DRY, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, ANNIHILATION EARTH, THE DEAD UNDEAD, DEATH RACE 2, PRESSED, 7 BELOW, INSIDE, DEATH RACE: INFERNO, LOST TIME, THE NIGHT CREW, CROSSING POINT) is 50.
Look for Luke in the 2018 Horror Thrillers, EXTRACURRICULAR and THE LAST BOY. Also look for Luke in the 2014 movies, LOST TIME, BEYOND JUSTICE and ARTISTS DIE BEST IN BLACK.

Ian McShane as Blackbear in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Actor Ian McShane (THE DEVIL'S WIDOW, VILLAIN, LEFT HAND OF GEMINI, THE LAST OF SHEILA, THE TERRORISTS, JOURNEY INTO FEAR, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, TOO SCARED TO SCREAM, THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE [1986], CHAIN LETTER, DICK FRANCIS: BLOOD SPORT, DICK FRANCIS: TWICE SHY, SEXY BEAST, NEMESIS GAME, SCOOP, DEATH RACE [2008], CORALINE, CASE 39, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN) is 71.
Writer, Director Nicolas Winding Refn (PUSHER [Trilogy], BLEEDER, FEAR X, BRONSON, VALHALLA RISING, DRIVE, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, NEON DEMON) is 43.

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