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Waiting Since 2017 for Distributor Release in the U.S.A., This Weekend Sees,

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
SUNDAY -
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, EXTRACURRICULAR, THE LAST BOY) is 51.
Look for Luke in the 2020 Horror, HANK and the 2020 Thriller, RIA.
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, HELLBOY [2019], JOHN WICK CHAPTER 3: PARABELLUM, ) is 72.
Writer, Director Nicolas Winding Refn (PUSHER [Trilogy], BLEEDER, FEAR X, BRONSON, VALHALLA RISING, DRIVE, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, NEON DEMON) is 44.

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Actor Naomi Watts (THE WYVERN MYSTERY, DOWN, MULHOLLAND DR., THE RING, 21 GRAMS, THE RING TWO, STAY, KING KONG, INLAND EMPIRE, EASTERN PROMISES, FUNNY GAMES U.S., THE INTERNATIONAL, DREAM HOUSE, THE IMPOSSIBLE, INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT, SHUT IN, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017], THE WOLF HOUR) who is 46.
Look for Naomi in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, BOSS LEVEL.
Musician Ginger Fish (MARILYN MANSON: THE LAST TOUR ON EARTH, MECHANICAL ANIMALS and more) is 48.
Musician George Lynch (of 1980s metal band DOKKEN, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM WARRIORS) is 60.

Only Two More Days of Kickin' It with THE STYLIST!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
The award winning short film that the Horror feature is based on.

Want to support it? Go to Writer, Director, Jill Gevargizian's KICKSTARTER page.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Lysette Anthony (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [1982], KRULL, NIGHT TRAIN TO MURDER, JACK THE RIPPER [1988], WITHOUT A CLUE, DARK SHADOWS [TV - 1991], SAVE ME [1992], TARGET OF SUSPICION, A BRILLIANT DISGUISE, AFFAIR PLAY, DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE, DEAD COLD, DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT, TRILOGY OF TERROR II, MISBEGOTTEN, TALE OF THE MUMMY [1998], BENEATH LOCH NESS, DARK REALM [TV], STRIPPERS VS WEREWOLVES, WHEN THE DEVIL RIDES OUT) is 56.
Actor Linda Hamilton (TAG: The Assassination Game, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, TERMINATOR, BLACK MOON RISING, KING KONG LIVES!, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [TV], TERMINATOR 2, SILENT FALL, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, DANTE'S PEAK, BATMAN BEYOND, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, BROKEN, BAD BEHAVIOR, DEFIANCE [TV]) is 62.
Look for Linda's upcoming Thriller, tentatively set for a 2019 release, TERMINATOR: DARK FATE.

Make-up SFX artist Toby Sells (DEMON QUEEN, PHANTASM II, DEEPSTAR SIX, TARA [2001], FREEZ'ER, BLOOD BATH, GHOST OF THE NEEDLE, STRAGGLERS, HELL'S END, DARK REMAINS, THE SIGNAL, DEAD SILENCE, BLOOD CAR, DANCE OF THE DEAD, LAID TO REST, SATANIC PANIC, SAVAGE, HUNGER, ZOMBIELAND, THE CRAZIES, RITES OF SPRING, QUARANTINE 2, COLLAPSE, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], RITES OF SPRING, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], A ZOMBIE INVASION, PLUS ONE, BLUE RUIN, THE HUNGER GAMES [all], THE ORIGINALS [TV], FEAR CLINIC, THE DEVIL'S DOLLS, HUSH, LYCAN) is 55.
Look for Toby's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2018, 2019, STRAIN 100. Also in 2019, MARY and LOW TIDE.
Director, Producer David Slade (HARD CANDY, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, HANNIBAL [TV], AMERICAN GODS [TV], BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH) is 49.
Actor Sheri Moon Zombie (HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, GRINDHOUSE, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, THE LORDS OF SALEM, 31, 3 FROM HELL) is 49.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Clea Duvall (LITTLE WITCHES, THE FACULTY, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, GHOSTS OF MARS, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, IDENTITY, THE GRUDGE, CARNIVÀLE [TV], HEROES [TV], THE KILLING ROOM, VIRTUALITY, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES [TV]) is 42.
Actor Jason Flemyng (WITCHCRAFT [TV], DEEP RISING, THE RED VIOLIN, THE BODY, FROM HELL, THE BUNKER, BELOW, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, SEED OF CHUCKY, THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT[2005], MIRRORS, SHIFTY, SOLOMON KANE, KICK-ASS, CLASH OF THE TITANS [2010], DEAD CERT, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, STONEHEARST ASYLUM, MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT, REVOLT, SAVE ME [TV], ) is 52.
Actor Michael Madsen (WARGAMES, RESERVOIR DOGS, DEAD CONNECTION, SPECIES, SPECIES II, VOODOO DAWN, KILL BILL [both], SIN CITY, SCARY MOVIE 4, HOUSE [2007], TOOTH & NAIL, VICE, HOUSE, CLEAR LAKE WI, THE PORTAL, TERROR TRAP, INFECTED, EL DORADO IN 3D, ROAD RAIDERS, A SIERRA NEVADA GUNFIGHT, HIGHWAY TO HELL, THE WITCHING HOUR, SIN CITY 2, MEGALODON, COBRAGATOR) is 61.
Michael doesn't just sit around waiting for his next Quentin Tarantino movie. Mike makes up to 10 or more low budget feature films a year!
Look for him in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thrillers, SILENCE and WHEN THE DEVIL RIDES OUT. Also in Post Production and expected in 2020, the Thriller, TRUNK.
Actor Will Smith (INDEPENDENCE DAY, MEN IN BLACK [trilogy], ENEMY OF THE STATE, I, ROBOT, I AM LEGEND, AFTER EARTH, WINTER'S TALE, SUICIDE SQUAD, BRIGHT [TV]) is 51.
Look for Will in the upcoming GEMINI MAN.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Deborah Turrell Atkinson (PRIMITIVE SECRETS, THE GREEN ROOM, FIRE PRAYER, PLEASING THE DEAD) is, I suspect, older than me.
Writer, Director Brad Bird (THE IRON GIANT, THE INCREDIBLES, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, THE INCREDIBLES 2) is 62.
Writer, Director, Producer, Tommy Brunswick (LURKING TERROR, THEY MUST EAT, THE REMAKE, MR. JINGLES, LITTLE RED DEVIL, BORN OF EARTH, JINGLES THE CLOWN, EVIL OFFSPRING, EXIT 33) is 49.
Actor Spencer Treat Clark (ARLINGTON ROAD, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, UNBREAKABLE, MYSTIC RIVER, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT [2009], CAMP HELL, THE LAST EXORCISM PART II, DEEP DARK CANYON, ICE SCREAM, DRUID PEAK, THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN [2014], GLASS) is 32.
Writer Rhys Hughes (RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES & ELUSIVE PLATO, AT THE MOLEHILLS OF MADNESS, TWISTHORN BELLOW) is 52.
Actor Jessica Lucas (HALLOWEENTOWN II: KALABAR'S REVENGE, DAMAGED CARE, THE CONVENANT, CSI [TV], CLOVERFIELD, AMUSEMENT, EVIL DEAD [2013], CULT [TV], GOTHAM [TV]) is 34.
Actor Tina Rodriguez (THE FACULTY, DEATH PROOF, MACHETE, KILL OR BE KILLED, 3 DAYS, HARBINGER) is 37.
Actor Megan Ward (TRANCERS II, AMITYVILLE 1992, TRANCERS III, ARCADE, FREAKED, VOICE FROM THE GRAVE, DARK SKIES [TV], Wes Craven's DON'T LOOK DOWN, TICK TOCK, THE INVITED) is 50.

GOODBYE, CAPTAIN SPAULDING
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Saw the bad news on Facebook. I busied myself then went to Rob Zombie's Facebook.

No Social Media rumor, it's true. Sid Haig is dead.

Continued at /Goodbye Captain Spaulding.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer and Feo Amante alumni, Brian Keene (NO REST FOR THE WICKED, THE RISING, GHOUL, DARK HOLLOW) is 52.
Visit him at BrianKeene.com.
Actor Anthony Mackie (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], FREEDOMLAND, THE HURT LOCKER, EAGLE EYE, THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, MAN ON A LEDGE, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, REPENTENCE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, IO, ALTERED CARBON [TV], AVENGERS ENDGAME, SYNCHRONIC) is 41.
Look for Anthony in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, OUTSIDE THE WIRE.
Writer Stephanie Osbourne (BURNOUT. With co-author, Darrell Bain: THE CRESPIRIAN ALLIANCE, THE Y FACTOR, EXTRACTION POINT!) who is much older than me!
Director Alex Proyas (THE CROW, DARK CITY, I, ROBOT, KNOWING) is 56.

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Actor Daniella Alonso (HOOD OF HORROR, THE HILLS HAVE EYES II, WRONG TURN 2, THE COLLECTOR, RE-KILL, REVOLUTION [TV], RE-KILL) is 41.
Look for Daniella in the 2019 Thriller, ANDERSON FALLS.
Stunt / Actor Sala Baker (THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], MONSTER MOUNTAIN, NEXT, THE BOOK OF ELI, THE EXPENDABLES, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, BATTLESHIP, IRON MAN 3) is 43.
Actor MyAnna Buring (THE DESCENT, THE OMEN [2006], GRINDHOUSE, DOOMSDAY, RED MIST, CREDO, VAMPIRE KILLERS, THE DESCENT PART 2, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN I, DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND, KILL LIST, RIPPER STREET [TV], THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN II) is 35.
Myanna shares a September birthday with fellow TWILIGHT alumni, Christian Serratos and Maggie Grace.
Actor Tom Felton (HARRY POTTER [all], 13Hrs., RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE APPARITION, FANGS OF WAR, MESSAGE FROM THE KING, ORIGIN [TV]) is 31.
Musician Nick Cave (Album: NOCTURAMA, Movies: SCREAM everything, HELLBOY) is 62.
Actor Catherine Oxenberg (LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, OVEREXPOSED, THE COLLECTORS, THE OMEGA CODE, SANCTIMONY, PERILOUS, ROAD RAGE, FROZEN IN FEAR, THE VECTOR FILE, PREMONITION, HIGHER MISSION) is 58.

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Producer Jerry Bruckheimer (THIEF, CAT PEOPLE, CRIMSON TIDE, THE ROCK, CON-AIR, BLACK HAWK DOWN, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], NATIONAL TREASURE [all], DEJA VU, BEWARE THE NIGHT, DELIVER US FROM EVIL) is 76.
Actor Christian Serratos (TWILIGHT [all], 96 MINUTES, FLIGHT 7500, THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 29.
Actor Maggie Grace (CREATURE UNKNOWN, LOST [TV], THE FOG, TAKEN, MALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE EXPERIMENT, LOCKOUT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1, TAKEN 2, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, AFTERMATH) is 36.
Psst! Hey! Keep it to yourself, but this birthday wish goes out to
Writer Stephen King (Books: BLOOD & SMOKE, BLACK HOUSE [w/Peter Straub], DREAMCATCHER. Movies: CARRIE, THE SHINING, CREEPSHOW, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, CAT'S EYE, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, IT [1990], SLEEPWALKERS, THE NIGHT FLIER, APT PUPIL, THE GREEN MILE, DREAMCATCHER, 1408, THE MIST, IT [2017], IT CHAPTER TWO) who is 72.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Asia Argento (DEMONI 2, LA CHIESA, TRAUMA, LA SINDROME DI STENDHAL, IL FANTASMA DELL'OPERA, LES MORSURES DE L'AUBE, RED SIREN, THE KEEPER, LAND OF THE DEAD, LIVE FREAKY DIE FREAKY, TRANSYLVANIA, MOTHER OF TEARS, DRACULA 3D) who is 44.
Author George R. R. Martin (Books: THE SANDKINGS, A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE. Movies: THE TWILIGHT ZONE [TV - 1980S], NIGHTFLYERS, DOORWAYS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [TV], GAME OF THRONES [TV], NIGHTFLYERS [TV]) is 71.
Actor Brinke Stevens (NECROMANCY, THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, SOLE SURVIVOR, SLAVE GIRLS FROM BEYOND INFINITY, SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIME BOWL-O-RAMA, NIGHTMARE SISTERS, GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, PHANTOM OF THE MALL: ERIC'S REVENGE, TRANSLYVANIA TWIST, THE JIGSAW MURDERS, SPIRITS, BAD GIRLS FROM MARS, SHADOWS IN THE CITY, HAUNTING FEAR, MY LOVELY MONSTER, TEENAGE EXORCIST, JACK-O, MOMMY, REPLIGATOR, HYBRID, MOMMY 2, ILLICIT DREAMS 2, SIDESHOW, HELL NIGHT, HORRORVISION, VICTORIA'S SHADOW, WEB OF DARKNESS, EYES ARE UPON YOU, WITCH HOUSE 3, THE FRIGHTENING, AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, MARK OF THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, HELL ASYLUM, BLEED, ZOMBIEGEDDON, DELTA DELTA DIE!, THE NAKED MONSTER, AXEMAN AT CUTTER'S CREEK, THE TROUBLE WITH BARRY, you get the idea, well over 100) is 65.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Katrina Bowden (THE SHORTCUT, TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL, PIRANHA 3DD, HOLD YOUR BREATH, TUCKER 7 DALE VS. EVIL, PIRANHA 3DD, NURSE 3D, HOLD YOUR BREATH, SCARY MOVIE 5, MONOLITH, KILLING DIAZ, THE ORCHARD) is 31.
Actor, SFX artist, Spooky Dan Walker (DEEP BLUE SEA, PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, FINAL DESTINATION 2, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, CURSED, FINAL DESTINATION 3, SLITHER, WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END, 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS, CELL [2016], THE VOID [2016 - II], IT WATCHES, STAR TREK BEYOND, FAMILY VANISHED, Staci Layne Wilson's FETISH FACTORY, SLAY BELLES, KILLER UNDER THE BED) is 46.
Look for Dan in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, HOLIDAYS OF HORROR.
Actor Danielle Panabaker (MR. BROOKS, FRIDAY THE 13TH [2009], THE CRAZIES, John Carpenter's THE WARD, PIRANHA 3DD, TIME LAPSE, ARROW [TV]) be 32.
Actor Kevin Zegers (IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SPECIMEN, SHADOW BUILDER, KOMODO, FEAR OF THE DARK, WRONG TURN, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], THE HOLLOW, 50 DEAD MEN WALKING, FROZEN, THE VAMPIRE, THE ENTITLED, THE COLONY, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, THE CURSE OF DOWNER'S GROVE, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], SLEEPWALKER, AFTERMATH) be 35.

ON THIS DAY: HELLRAISER
It was 32 years ago today, Clive Barker showed us how to play.

My review of /Hellraiser.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Brett Ellen Block (DESTINATION KNOWN, THE GRAVE OF GOD'S DAUGHTER, THE LIGHTENING RULE) be 46.
Actor Annie Burgstede (DEATH TUNNEL, FOLLOW THE PROPHET, THE ANNIVERSSARY AT SHALLOW CREEK) be 36.
A Final Birthday wish to -
Actor Billy Drago (VAMP, HUNTER'S BLOOD, HERO AND THE TERROR, DARK BEFORE DAWN, CYBORG 2, LUNARCOP, NEVER SAY DIE, A DOLL IN THE DARK, CONVICT 762, THE CIRCUIT, IMPRINT) who died this year, and would be 70.
Actor James Marsden (CAMPFIRE TALES, DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, GOSSIP, X-MEN [all], STRAW DOGS, RED MACHINE, THE LOFT, WESTWORLD [TV]) be 45.
James shares a September birthday with his director from X-MEN, Bryan Singer.
Watch for James in the upcoming Horror TV show, THE STAND.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director Neill BlomKamp (DISTRICT 9, ELYSIUM, RAKKA) is 40.
Writer David Bain (various short stories) who is 49.
Actor Allie MacDonald (HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, THE BARRENS, THE RIVERBANK, STAGE FRIGHT) is 30.
Actor / Horror Host / Gadabout Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira (FRIGHT NIGHT [TV], JEKYLL AND HYDE...TOGETHER AGAIN, ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK, THE ELVIRA SHOW [TV], ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS, HER MORBID DESIRES, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, ALL ABOUT EVIL) is 68.
Actor Ella Purnell (NEVER LET ME GO, INTRUDERS, KICK-ASS 2, MALEIFICENT, MISS PEREGRINE'S SCHOOL FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, UFO) is 23.
Look for Ella in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, Zack Snyder's ARMY OF THE DEAD.
Director Bryan Singer (PUBLIC ACCESS, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, APT PUPIL, THE X-MEN, X-MEN 2, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST) is 53.

QUICK BITES
Marilyn Manson's MECHANICAL ANIMALS Turns 21!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Makes the album old enough to drink alcoholic beverages in the U.S., so Cheers to OMEGA AND THE MECHANICAL ANIMALS!

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Rick and Morty go full Jan Švankmajer!

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Horrifying Study: Corpses Thrash Around for a Year After Death
By Dan Robitzski
Scientists photographed a corpse for 17 months so you don't have to

People spinning in their graves is actually quite common, according to gruesome new scientific research.

Continued at Futurism.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer John Urbancik (A GAME OF COLORS, SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE [W/Michael Oliveri]) is 43.

SUNDAY -
Actor Tom Hardy (STAR TREK: NEMESIS, DOT THE I, THE RECKONING, LD 50 LETHAL DOSE, EMR, LAYER CAKE, SWEENY TODD, MINOTAUR, A FOR ANDROMEDA, FLOOD, THE KILLING GENE, ROCKnROLLA, BRONSON, INCEPTION, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, LOCKE, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, CHILD 44, TABOO [TV], VENOM) is 41.
Actor Tommy Lee Jones (EYES OF LAURA MARS, BLACK MOON RISING, THE PACKAGE, UNDER SIEGE, THE FUGITIVE, BLOWN AWAY, THE CLIENT, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, VOLCANO, MEN IN BLACK, U.S. MARSHALLS, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, MEN IN BLACK II, THE HUNTED, THE MISSING, IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, MEN IN BLACK 3) who is 72.
Look for Tommy in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, AD ASTRA. Also for 2019, WANDER.
Director Jonathan Liebesman (DARKNESS FALLS, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE; THE BEGINNING, THE KILLING ROOM, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, WRATH OF THE TITANS, THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES) is 43.
Director Steven R. Monroe (THE CONTRACT, HOUSE OF 9, IT WAITS, SASQUATCH MOUNTAIN, LEFT IN DARKNESS, OGRE, STORM CELL, WYVERN, ICE TWISTERS, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE [2010], MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM, JABBERWOCK, MoniKA, END OF THE WORLD, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2: STILL MORE SPITTLE, GRAVE HALLOWEEN, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, CYBER CASE, HIDDEN TRUTH, THE STUDENT) is 55.

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Writer, Producer, Director Joon-ho Bong (PHANTOM: THE SUBMARINE, ANTARCTIC JOURNAL, THE HOST, SNOWPIERCER, SEA FOG) is 50.
Look for Bong's upcoming 2019 release, PARASITE.
Actor Andrew Lincoln (AFTERLIFE [TV], THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 46.
Actor Sam Neill (SLEEPING DOGS, OMEN III: THE FINAL CONFLICT, POSSESSION, DEAD CALM, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, DEATH IN BRUNSWICK, HOSTAGE, JURASSIC PARK, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SNOW WHITE: A TALE OF TERROR, EVENT HORIZON, JURASSIC PARK III, DAYBREAKERS, THE DRAGON PEARL, THE HUNTER, ESCAPE PLAN, BACKTRACK, MINDGAMERS, THOR: RAGNAROK) is 72.
Actor Callum Keith Rennie (TIMECOP, WHEN THE DARK MAN CALLS [TV], UNFORGETTABLE, MASTERMINDS, LAST NIGHT, eXistenZ, THE LAST STOP, MEMENTO, DA VINCI'S INQUEST [TV], TRAPPED [TV], PAYCHECK, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, BLADE: TRINITY, UNNATURAL & ACCIDENTAL, THE INVISIBLE, THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE, HARPER'S ISLAND, CASE 39, THE KILLING [TV], HELL IN A HANDBAG, INTO THE FOREST, WAIT TILL HELEN COMES, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], JIGSAW, IMPULSE [TV]) is 59.
Actor Robert Wisdom (LIFEFORM, VOLCANO, FACE/OFF, STIR, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG [1998], POLTERGEIST: THE LEGACY [TV], CRACKER: MIND OVER MATTER [TV], DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA, THE FORGOTTEN, THE WIRE [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE COLLECTOR, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, THE LOFT, ROSEWOOD [TV], UNFORGETTABLE [TV], THE ALIENIST [TV], THE FIX [TV], THE HOT ZONE [TV]) is 66.

Elswhere in the Horror Thrillerverse
- Because yes, I know it's fucking Friday The 13th, already! -

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Peter Straub's New Pipe
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Best Selling novelist and Pipe smoker, Peter Straub (JULIA, A DARK MATTER, BLACK HOUSE [w/Stephen King]), showed off his latest aquisition on his Facebook wall today: A Calabash pipe.

I can't even read the word, "Calabash", without hearing it in Sean Connery's voice.

Calabash.

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Rob Zombie's 3 FROM HELL gets a... Monday, September 16 release?

This October, meet your DOOM

From the people who brought you, PET SEMETERY (2019), THE CAR: ROAD TO REVENGE, THE MEG, HIGHER POWER, REPLICAS, BUMBLEBEE, TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT, CULT OF CHUCKY, DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER, CURSE OF CHUCKY, 1408, and DOOM (2005).

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Elle LaMont (THE DEVIL'S GRAVESTONE, STRINGS, MACHETE KILLS, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES [TV], VARSITY BLOOD, DEAD STILL, SORROW, EL GÜEY, ALTERNATE REALITIES, FLAY, THE NEXT KILL, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, MERCY BLACK, FLAY) is 38.
Look for Elle in the upcoming 2020 Thriller release of SALVAGE MARINES.
Horror Writer Kathryn Ptacek (GHOST EYES, SHADOWEYES, [editor] WOMEN OF DARKNESS, WOMEN OF DARKNESS II) is 67.

Stephen King is holding a pair of Skarsgårds
According to the exclusive Collider article by John Squires, King, who has never been out of the public eye for the last 50 or so years, but is enjoying a current graph spike in popularity, announced his new CBS All Access adaptation of his novel, THE STAND. While Stephen didn't mention it outright, the pumb villain role goes to Billy Skarsgård's big brother, Alex!

Read the full story -
Exclusive: Alexander Skarsgard to Play Randall Flagg in 'The Stand' on CBS All Access

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Stuntman Zach Hudson (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], CHARMED [TV], ANGEL [TV], SPIDER-MAN, MEN IN BLACK II, SPIDER-MAN 2, THE ISLAND, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, DOLLHOUSE [TV], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, TRUE BLOOD [TV], BANSHEE [TV], TRANSFORMERS 4) is 47.
Writer James Newman (HOLY ROLLERS, THE WICKED) is 46.
Director Brian De Palma (SISTERS, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, OBSESSION, CARRIE, THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT, BODY DOUBLE, RAISING CAIN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, SNAKE EYES, MISSION TO MARS, FEMME FATALE, THE BLACK DAHLIA, PASSION) is 76.
Remember that adorable little girl in JURASSIC PARK? Well, guess what?
Actor Ariana Richards (TREMORS, GRAND TOUR: DISASTER IN TIME, JURASSIC PARK, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, TREMORS 3, BATTLE DOGS) is 40.
Actor Tiffany Shepis (TROMEO AND JULIET, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, SCARECROW, DEATH FACTORY, TED BUNDY, DELTA DELTA DIE!, ABOMINABLE, CORPSES, CYRUS: MIND OF A SERIAL KILLER, and way more) is 40.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Producer, Director Sebastian Gutierrez (SHE CREATURE [2001], GOTHIKA, SNAKES ON A PLANE, RISE: BLOOD HUNTER, THE EYE [2008], THE SIGNAL [2014], ELIZABETH HARVEST) is 45.
Director Guy Ritchie (LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, SNATCH., REVOLVER, ROCKnROLLA, SHERLOCK HOLMES [2009], SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS) is 51.
Actor Johnathon Schaech (POISON IVY II, INVASION OF PRIVACY, HUSH, THE GIVING TREE, THE FORESAKEN, MUMMY AN' THE ARMADILLO, 8MM2, SEA OF DREAMS, Masters of Horror: THE WASHINGTONIANS, LIVING HELL, PROM NIGHT [2008], QUARANTINE, LAID TO REST, CHROME SKULL, MIDDEN MOON, DARK CIRCLES, BREAKING THE EDGE, PHANTOM, FLIGHT 7500, THE CULLING, VICE, NOCTURNA, MARAUDERS, JACKALS, DAY OF THE DEAD: BLOODLINE) is 50.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jeffrey Combs (FRIGHTMARE, THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS, RE-ANIMATOR [all], FROM BEYOND, CELLAR DWELLER, DOCTOR MORDRID, NECRONOMICON, CASTLE FREAK, THE FRIGHTENERS, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, FEAR DOT COM, VOODOO MOON, ABOMINABLE, RETURN TO THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, PARASOMNIA, DARK HOUSE, THE WITCHES OF OZ [TV], NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D: RE-ANIMATION, WOULD YOU RATHER, MOTIVATIONAL GROWTH, FAVOR, THE PENNY DREADFUL PICTURE SHOW, and way more!) is 65.
Look for Jeffrey in the upcoming 2019 Horror movie, HOLIDAY HELL.
Actor Josh Herdman (HARRY POTTER [all], PIGGY, TWO GRAVES) is 33.
Actor Michelle Johnson (BEAKS: THE MOVIE, WAXWORK, SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS, THE JIGSAW MURDERS, GENUINE RISK, BLOOD TIES, DEATH BECOMES HER, DR. GIGGLES, BODY SHOT, INCIDENT AT DECEPTION RIDGE, ILLICIT DREAMS, THE DONOR, SPECIMEN, REVENGE) is 54.
Actor Goran Visnjic (NIGHT WATCH, PUSKA ZA USPAVLJIVANJE, THE PEACEMAKER, THE DEEP END, DOCTOR SLEEP, ELEKTRA, THE DEEP [TV], THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, DARK HEARTS, THE SANTA CLARITA DIET [TV]) is 47.
Look for Goran in the 2020 Horror movie, SEVERED SILENCE.
Comic The Amazing Jonathon (THE LITCH) is a Horror comic if there ever was one. He routinely chews up shards of glass, razor blades and string, and then, bleeding profusely from the mouth, pulls it all out neatly tied to the string. He is also known for pulling the spines out of volunteers from the audience. He is 60 today.

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Writer, Producer, Director Dario Argento (L' UCCELLO DALLE PIUME DI CRISTALLO, IL GATTO A NOVE CODE, DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA, INFERNO, TENEBRE, PHENOMENA, TERROR AT THE OPERA, TWO EVIL EYES, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1998], TRAUMA, DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK?, MOTHER OF TEARS, GIALLO, DRACULA [2012]) is 79.
This actor usually makes more movies in one year than most actors make in a decade, and most of them are Horror / Thriller / Mystery movies.
Actor Corbin Bernsen (KING KONG [1976], DEAD AIM, THE KILLING BOX, SHATTERED, TALES FROM THE HOOD, INHUMANOID, THE DENTIST, MENNO'S MIND, THE DENTIST II, RAPTOR, FANGS, Masters of Horror RIGHT TO DIE, DEAD AIR, CLOSETS, CALENDAR GIRL, SUING THE DEVIL, LIZZIE, SENSORY PERCEPTION, DISTORTION, HAP AND LEONARD [TV], and way more) is 64.
Actor Doug Bradley (HELLRAISER [all through 8], NIGHTBREED, PROTEUS, LA LENGUA ASESINA, ARCHANGEL THUNDERBIRD, DOMINATOR, THE PROPHECY: UPRISING, PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, THE COTTAGE, 10 DEAD MEN, BOOK OF BLOOD, UMBRAGE, EXORCISMUS, THE REVEREND, THE INFLICTED, DEER CROSSING, WRONG TURN 5, SCREAM PARK, SHAME THE DEVIL) is 65.
Actor Devon Sawa (SHERLOCK HOLMES RETURNS, CASPER, NIGHT OF THE TWISTERS, THE BOYS CLUB, IDLE HANDS, FINAL DESTINATION, THE GUILTY, EXTREME OPS, SHOOTING GALLERY, DEVIL'S DEN, CREATURE OF DARKNESS, ENDURE, 388 ARLETTA AVENUE, A RESURRECTION, NIKITA [TV], THE FANATIC) is 41.

Welcome to the upcoming
9th ANNUAL HOUSTON HALLOWEEN FEST and ZOMBIE WALK!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Idris Elba (RUTH RENDELL MYSTERIES [TV], ULTRAVIOLET [TV], SORTED, THE WIRE [TV], THE REAPING, 28 WEEKS LATER, PROM NIGHT [2008], ROCKnROLLA, THE UNBORN, OBSESSED, LEGACY, THOR, LUTHER [TV], GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, PROMETHEUS, PACIFIC RIM, NO GOOD DEED, THOR: THE DARK WORLD) is 48.
Ever since her breakout role in 2002, today's birthday girl has associated her career with Horror and Thrillers. Happy Birthday to
Actor Naomie Harris (28 DAYS LATER, TRAUMA, AFTER THE SUNSET, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, NINJA ASSASSIN, SKYFALL) who is 43.
Writer Elizabeth Massie (WELCOME TO THE NIGHT, SHADOW DREAMS, SINEATER) who is considerably older than me.
Actor Betsy Russell (AVENGING ANGEL, BLOODY POM POMS, CAMP FEAR, SAW III, SAW IV, SAW V, SAW VI, MANDRAKE, CHAIN LETTER, SAW 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER, KNOCK 'EM DEAD, MY TRIP BACK TO THE DARK SIDE, NON-STOP) is 56.
Director Tommy Lee Wallace (HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, THE TWILIGHT ZONE [TV 1985-1986], MAX HEADROOM [TV], FRIGHT NIGHT 2, IT [TV], DANGER ISLAND, ONCE YOU MEET A STRANGER, THE SPREE, VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS, HELLIVERSITY) is 70.

At Midnight Tonight! IT CHAPTER 2

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Paddy Considine (CLOSE YOUR EYES, DEAD MAN'S SHOES, BOSQUE DE SOMBRAS, HOT FUZZ, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1980, BLITZ, THE WORLD'S END, HONOUR, CHILD 44, THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS) is 45.
Actor Rose McGowan (SCREAM, PHANTOMS, DEVIL IN THE FLESH, THE LAST STOP, GRINDHOUSE: PLANET TERROR, DEATH PROOF, FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING, DEAD AWAKE, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, ROSEWOOD LANE, CHOSEN [TV], THE TELL-TALE HEART, THE SOUND) is 46.
Actor Annabelle Wallis (TRUE TRUE LIE, STEEL TRAP, THE LOST FUTURE, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, ANNABELLE, SWORD OF VENGEANCE, MINE, COME AND FIND ME, THE MUMMY [2017], ANNABELLE: CREATION) is 35.
Look for Annabelle in the upcoming 2020 Thrillers, BOSS LEVEL and WARNING.

Telluride Horror Show Celebrates 10th Anniversary with First Wave Reveal
From Travis Voltz
Joe Bob Briggs with TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL, Film Premieres & much more to come

TELLURIDE, CO (September 4, 2019) - Telluride Horror Show has released the first wave for its 10th Anniversary film festival, scheduled for October 11-13, 2019 in Telluride, Colorado. The first wave includes horror icon Joe Bob Briggs, a TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL tribute, the first round of special guests, and several returning filmmakers with feature and short films making their U.S. and Colorado Premieres.

Joe Bob Briggs will bring his "How Rednecks Saved Hollywood" show to the Telluride Horror Show and will also host a special 10th Anniversary presentation of TUCKER & DALE VS. EVIL, which screened at the inaugural Telluride Horror Show in 2010 and is considered one of the best redneck movies and horror comedies of all time. Director Eli Craig will be in attendance after the screening to answer questions from Joe Bob Briggs and the audience.

Kelly Link will serve as this year's Guest Author, leading "Creepy Campfire Tales" (the festival's public reading), as well as participating in a book signing and conversation with returning Guest Author Jeremy Robert Johnson (Entropy in Bloom, In the River, Skullcrack City). Link is the author of the collections Stranger Things Happen, Magic for Beginners, Pretty Monsters, and Pulitzer finalist Get in Trouble.

Guest Artist Joshua Hoffine will share new work and will present a slideshow of his renowned horror photography, along with a teaser for his forthcoming film NIGHT OF THE HATCHET MAN. A limited number of signed prints will be available at the festival.

Fangoria's Meredith Borders rounds out the first wave of special guests, returning as a Guest Host.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Wes Bentley (BELOVED, SOUL SURVIVORS, GHOST RIDER, THE UNGODLY, P2, DOLAN'S CADILLAC, THE TOMB [2009], JONAH HEX, RITES OF PASSAGE, THE HUNGER GAMES, THE TIME BEING, PIONEER, INTERSTELLAR, AMNESIAC, FINAL GIRL, BROKEN VOWS, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV]) is 40.
Actor Michael Berryman (DOC SAVAGE, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [all], THE FIFTH FLOOR, DEADLY BLESSING, VOYAGE OF THE ROCK ALIENS, INVITATION TO HELL, CUT AND RUN, THE HIGHWAY MAN, SATURDAY THE 14th STRIKES BACK, AFTERSHOCK, SOLAR CRISIS, HAUNTING FEAR, EVIL SPIRITS, THE GUYVER, BEASTMASTER 2, WIZARDS OF THE DEMON SWORD, TEENAGE EXORCIST, AUNTIE LEE'S MEAT PIES, GATOR KING, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT, PENNY DREADFUL, FALLEN ANGLES, ED GEIN [2007], DEAD MAN'S HAND, BRUTAL [2007], SMASH CUT, OUTRAGE: BORN IN TERROR, NECROSIS, SATAN HATES YOU, SCOOBY-DOO! CURSE OF THE LAKE MONSTER, THE TENANT, MASK MAKER, BELOW ZERO, BEG, THE FAMILY, THE LORDS OF SALEM, SELF STORAGE, ARMY OF THE DAMNED, APOCALYPSE KISS, EREBUS, KILL OR BE KILLED, SMOTHERED, POTENT MEDIA'S SUGAR SKULL GIRLS, THE EVIL WITHIN, DEATH HOUSE, HELL'S KITTY, SHED OF THE DEAD, IMPACT EVENT) is 71.
Look for Michael's upcoming Horror movie for 2018, 2019, 2020, VIOLENT STARR. And for 2019, 2020, MIDNIGHT DEVILS and ROOM 9.

Actor Richard Speight Jr. (FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES [TV], DEMONIC TOYS, AMANDA AND THE ALIEN, DEAD WEEKEND, OUT THERE, MENNO'S MIND, BOLTNECK, THE AGENCY, OPEN WATER 2, JERICHO [TV], CRAVE, SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE EVIL GENE, DEATH HOUSE, DRIVEN, MAMA BEAR) is 49.
Look for Richard in the upcoming 2020 movie, NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
Actor Patricia Tallman (KNIGHTRIDERS, MONKEY SHINES, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD [1990], ARMY OF DARKNESS, BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, NEVER DIE TWICE, INALIENABLE, DEAD AIR, ATLAS SHRUGGED II) is 62.
Actor Françoise Yip (NIE LIAN, FUTURESPORT, THE PLEDGE, MINDSTORM, WITNESS TO A KILL, FLATLAND [TV], BLADE: TRINITY, ALONE IN THE DARK [2005], THE DEAL, BLOOD TIES [TV], ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, SANCTUARY [TV], GARAGE SALE MYSTERY, DEADLY LESSONS, THE PREDATOR, SHADOWHUNTERS [TV], THE ORDER [TV]) is 47.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Clare Kramer (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], THE SKULLS III, MUMMY AN' THE ARMADILLO, THE GRAVEDANCERS, THE THIRST, ROAD TO HELL, ENDURE, THE DEAD ONES, BIG ASS SPIDER, MONSTER HIGH, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, THE LOST TREE, THE WRONG HOUSE, ZER0 TOLERANCE, DATING TO KILL, STRANGE ONES [TV]) is 46.
Actor Costas Mandylor (FATAL PAST, ALMOST DEAD, VIRTUOSITY, THE EVESDROPPER, SHELTER, DINOCROC, DOUBLE TAKE, THE HITTERS, THE FURY WITHIN, INTREPID, THE SHORE, DR. CHOPPER, SAW III, NOBODY, BEOWULF, SAW IV, PRIMAL DOUBT, IMMORTALLY YOURS, TOXIC, TORN, SAW V, THE CURSED, HYENAS, SAW 3D, THE NURSE [2014], THE BLACKOUT, BLOOD TRAP, THE HORDE, BLINDSIDED, RESIDUE, THE LAST SHIP [TV], DADDY'S GIRL, LAZARUS) is 57.
Look for Costas in the upcoming 2018, 2019, 2020 release of C.L.E.A.N.
Also in 2019, 2020, SOMEONE DIES TONIGHT.
Actor Holt McCallany (CREEPSHOW 2, ALIEN3, THE PEACEMAKER, FIGHT CLUB, BELOW, TOXIC, RISE, A PERFECT GETAWAY, THE GANZFELD EXPERIMENT, CRUSH, WHITE SPACE, THE GANZFELD HAUNTING, MONSTER TRUCKS, MINDHUNTER [TV], BEYOND WHITE SPACE) is 54.
Writer, Producer, Director Daniel Myrick (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, BELIEVERS, SOLSTICE, THE OBJECTIVE, UNDER THE BED) is 56.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Kristen Cloke (MEGAVILLE, CAGED FEAR, STAY TUNED, SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND [TV], THE RAGE [1997], MILLENNIUM [TV], FINAL DESTINATION, BLACK CHRISTMAS [2006]) is 51.
Okay, admittedly, she hasn't been in that many Horror / Thriller movies. BUT: She IS SALMA HAYEK!
Did I say SALMA HAYEK? No, I Wrote SALMA HAYEK. But just in case I caused some confusion let me wish a special Happy Birthday to
Actor SALMA HAYEK (DESPERADO, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, THE FACULTY, DOGMA, SPYKIDS 3D, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE, SAVAGES, EVERLY, TALE OF TALES, SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ, THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT) who is 53.
Look for Salma's upcoming 2020 Thriller, BLISS.
Actor Keanu Reeves (RIVER'S EDGE, DRACULA [1992], FREAKED, SPEED, JOHNNY MNEMONIC, CHAIN REACTION, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, THE MATRIX [all], THE WATCHER, THE GIFT, CONSTANTINE, A SCANNER DARKLY, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], JOHN WICK [all], KNOCK KNOCK, THE NEON DEMON, THE BAD BATCH, REPLICAS) is 55.
Look for Keanu in the upcoming 2020 Thriller Video Game release, CYBERPUNK 2077.