FEO NEWS FOR SUMMER 2022: - AUGUST - The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.
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AUG! 30
In Memory of the Creator of the First Horror Novel and the First Science Fiction Novel - Which were the Same Novel
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
The first Horror novel (re-animating the dead) is also the first Science Fiction novel (re-animating the dead with Science! The Mad Scientist remains a permanent fixture of Horror ever since): FRANKENSTEIN or THE MODERN PROMETHEUS.
Here's to the person who created them both. The powerfully influential Mother of Horror and Science Fiction, is none other than Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, who would be 224 today.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Eldon Henson (JAWS: THE REVENGE, IDLE HANDS, EVIL ALIEN CONQUERORS, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, DEJA VU, RISE: BLOOD HUNTER, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY Part 1 & 2, THE DEFENDERS [TV], DAREDEVIL [TV]) is 45.
Writer, Producer Laeta Kalogridis (BIRDS OF PREY [TV], PATHFINDER, AVATAR, SHUTTER ISLAND, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, TERMINATOR: GENESIS, THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, ALTERED CARBON [TV]) is 56.
Actor Ely Pouget (FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES [TV], COOL BLUE, THE RIFT, DARK SHADOWS [TV 1991], THE ADVENTURES OF BRISCO COUNTY JR., DEATH MACHINE, MURDER SHE WROTE [TV], LAWNMOWER MAN 2, TOTAL REALITY, OUTPATIENT) is 62.
Actor Julian Richings (LOVE AT STAKE, WAR OF THE WORLDS [TV], NAKED LUNCH, THE SHAMROCK CONSPIRACY, THE BOYS CLUB, MIMIC, PALE SAINTS, CUBE, THE RED VIOLIN, URBAN LEGEND, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER II, THRILL SEEKERS, I WAS A SIXTH GRADE ALIEN, RATS, A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY [TV], SALEM WITCH TRIALS, WRONG TURN, Stephen King's KINGDOM HOSPITAL [TV], RE-GENERATION, SUPERNATURAL [TV], X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, SKINWALKERS, THE LAST SECT, THE TRACEY FRAGMENTS, THE THIRD EYE, NATURE OF THE BEAST, SAW IV, ROXY HUNTER AND THE MYSTERY OF THE MOODY GHOST, ROXY HUNTER AND THE HORRIFIC HALLOWEEN, SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD, PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF, TODD AND THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL [TV - all], THE CONSPIRACY, THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROSALIND LEIGH, VICTIMS, THE COLONY, SEPTIC MAN, EJECTA, HELLMOUTH, KILL JOYS [TV], THE VVITCH, A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY, REGRESSION, ALL HALLOWS EVE 2, PRISONER X, ORPHAN BLACK, BLOOD HUNTERS, CHANNEL ZERO, 12 MONKEYS, TRUE FICTION, ANYTHING FOR JACKSON, SPARE PARTS, HALL, VICIOUS FUN, CHAOS WALKING, CHAPELWAITE [TV]) is 64.
Julian shares a September Birthday with THE BOYS CLUB alumni, Devon Sawa.
Look for Julian in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, CAMPTON MANOR. Also in 2022, SALVATION.
Writer, Producer, Director Brian Yuzna (SELF PORTRAIT IN BRAINS, FROM BEYOND, DOLLS, RE-ANIMATOR, WARLOCK, SOCIETY, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, THE GUYVER, INITIATION: SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 4, SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 5: THE TOY MAKER, TICKS, RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD III, NECRONOMICON: BOOK OF THE DEAD, THE DENTIST [all], PROGENY, FAUST, ARACHNID, DAGON, DARKNESS, BEYOND RE-ANIMATOR, ROMASANTA: THE WEREWOLF HUNT, ROTTWEILER, THE NUN [2005], BENEATH STILL WATERS, TAKUT: FACES OF FEAR, AMPHIBIOUS 3D) is 73.
Look for Brian's upcoming 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Horror movie, I WALKED WITH ZOMBIES. Also in 2023, UNTITLED HP LOVECRAFT FILM, directed by Joe Lynch (WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END, CHILLERAMA), and BLOODY BRIDGET, Written and Directed by Richard Elfman (FORBIDDEN ZONE, MODERN VAMPIRES).
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Director William Friedkin (Alfred Hitchcock Presents [TV], Alfred Hitchcock Hour [TV], THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE EXORCIST, SORCERER, CRUISING, RAMPAGE, THE GUARDIAN, JADE, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, THE HUNTED, BUG, KILLER JOE, THE DEVIL AND FATHER AMORTH) who is 87.
Director Frank Henenlotter (BASKET CASE [all], BRAIN DAMAGE, FRANKENHOOKER, BAD BIOLOGY) is 72.
Writer Nancy Holder (SPELLBOUND, Various books in the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", and "Highlander" series) who is 69.
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Actor Billy Boyd (URBAN GHOST STORY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, SEED OF CHUCKY, DOMINATOR X, GLENN, DOROTHY AND THE WITCHES OF OZ, SPACE MILKSHAKE, MARA AND THE FIREBRINGER, BEYOND METAL, OUTLANDER [TV], AN INTRUSION) is 53.
Producer, Director David Fincher (ALIEN3, SE7EN, THE GAME, PANIC ROOM, ZODIAC, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, HOUSE OF CARDS [TV], MIND HUNTER [TV], LOVE DEATH AND ROBOTS [TV]) is 60.
Actor Kelly Overton (BREAKING DAWN, THE RING TWO, DESPERATION, THE COLLECTIVE, IN MY SLEEP, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [TV 2012-2016], TRUE BLOOD [TV], VAN HELSING [TV]) is 44.
Actor Sarah Roemer (WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY, THE GRUDGE 2, DISTURBIA, ASYLUM, LOCKED IN, THE EVENT [TV], MANHATTAN UNDYING,DEADLY HOLLYWOOD OBSESSION, ALGORITHM: BLISS]) is 38.
Actor Brian Thompson (THE TERMINATOR, COBRA, WEREWOLF [TV], ALIEN NATION, FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2, NIGHTWISH, MOON 44, HIRED TO KILL, IN THE COLD OF THE NIGHT, DOCTOR MORDRID, STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, KINDRED: THE EMBRACED [TV], MORTAL COMBAT: ANNIHILATION, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], THE GUARDIAN, THE X-FILES [TV], CHARMED [TV], FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, THE ARCADIAN, DARK GAMES, AN AMERICAN TERROR, DISAPPEARANCE, HOAX, MADE VICIOUS, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH) is 63.
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Actor Tiffany Boone (DETENTION, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, THE FOLLOWING [TV], THE CURSE OF DOWNERS GROVE, HUNTERS, THE MIDNIGHT SKY, NINE PERFECT STRANGERS [TV]) is 35.
Actor Peter Mensah (STRIKING POSES, BRUISER, BLESS THE CHILD, A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY [TV], JASON X, CONVICTION [TV], CYPHER, 300 [both], THE INCREDIBLE HULK, AVATAR, TRUE BLOOD [TV], TRANSFORMERS PRIME [TV], SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., THE SCORPION KING: BOOK OF SOULS, MIDNIGHT TEXAS [TV], DEPARTURE [TV], SNAKE EYES, HYPOCHONDRIAC, ) is 64.
Look for Peter in the upcoming 2022, 2023 Horror Thriller, DEVIL.
Actor Paul Reubens (PANDEMONIUM, BATMAN RETURNS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE TRIPPER, RE-ANIMATED, AREA 57, THE FINAL MOMENTS OF KARL BRANDT, TRON: UPRISING [TV], GOTHAM [TV], WILSON'S HEART [VG], MOSAIC [TV], DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW) is 70.
Writer Drew Silver (THE VAMPIRE WITHIN [series]) is 45.
Actor Reece Shearsmith (P.R.O.B.E.: THE DEVIL OF WINTERBORNE, AUTON, AUTON 2, BIRTHDAY GIRL, THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN [TV], SHAUN OF THE DEAD, THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN'S APOCALYPSE, MARPLE: ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, THE COTTAGE, BURKE & HARE, PSYCHOVILLE [TV], A FIELD IN ENGLAND, THE WORLD'S END, HIGH-RISE, BORLEY RECTORY, INSIDE No. 9 [TV], IN THE EARTH, INSIDE No. 9 [TV]) is 53.
And in 2022, the Mystery, UNTITLED MURDER MYSTERY SEE HOW THEY RUN.
Actor Peter Stormare (FARGO, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, MERCURY RISING, 8MM, BRUISER, MINORITY REPORT, BIRTH, CONSTANTINE, 2001 MANIACS, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, UNKNOWN, PREMONITION, INSANITARIUM, HORSEMEN, THE KILLING ROOM, DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT, MARIANNE, FALSE TRAIL, INSEPERABLE, LOOKOUT, HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, BAD MILO, THE ZERO THEOREM, AUTUMN BLOOD, CLOWN, DARK SUMMER, RUPTURE, JOHN WICK CHAPTER 2, BLACK WIDOWS [TV], V.I.P., BEYOND THE SKY, CASTLEVANIA [TV], THE POISON ROSE, AMERICAN GODS [TV], HORROR NOIRE) is 64.
Look for Peter in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thrillers, MUTI and THE BOX [TV].
Actor Alexa PenaVega (TWISTER, THE GLIMMER MAN, SPYKIDS [all], REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA, HELIX, THE MINE, MOTHER'S DAY, THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL, ABANDONED MINE, THE CLOCKWORK GIRL, BR/1BA, WICKED BLOOD, THE REMAINING, SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, ROOMMATE WANTED, THE MURDER PACT, PICTURE PERFECT MYSTERIES [all]) is 34.
Terry Gilliam returned to Fantasy, but this was no TIME BANDITS, this is THE BROTHERS GRIMM.
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Mike Colter (SALT, RINGER [TV], MEN IN BLACK 3, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], HALO: NIGHTFALL, THE FOLLOWING [TV], THE DEFENDERS [TV], JESSICA JONES [TV], LUKE CAGE [TV], EXTINCTION, SEIS MANOS [TV], FATALE, EVIL [TV]) is 46.
Writer, Producer, Director Andy Muschietti (MAMA, IT [2017], IT: CHAPTER 2) is 49.
Actor Dylan O'Brien (THE MAZE RUNNER [all], AMERICAN ASSASSIN, TEEN WOLF [TV], BUMBLEBEE, FLASHBACKLOVE AND MONSTERS, INFINITE, THE OUTFIT) is 31.
Look for Dylan in the upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller, THE VANISHINGS AT CADDO LAKE.
Actor Chris Pine (CONFESSION, STAR TREK [2009 - all], CARRIERS, UNSTOPPABLE, JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT, INTO THE WOODS, Z FOR ZACHARIAH, A WRINKLE IN TIME, I AM THE NIGHT [TV], ALL THE OLD KNIVES) is 42.
Look for Chris in the 2022 Horror Thriller, DON'T WORRY DARLING. And in 2023, Chris Pine takes over as Producer, Director, Co-Writer, as well as actor in the Mystery, POOLMAN.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer / Director / Producer Tim Burton (BEETLEJUICE, BATMAN, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, ED WOOD, MARS ATTACKS!, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], THE CORPSE BRIDE, SWEENEY TODD, 9, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, DARK SHADOWS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, FRANKENWEENIE, MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN) is 64.
Look for Tim Burton's upcoming Horror Thriller TV Series for 2022, WEDNESDAY.
Composer Harry Manfredini (THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, THE KIRLIAN WITNESS, FRIDAY THE 13TH [all], THE CHILDREN, THE RETURNING, ZOMBIE ISLAND MASSACRE, HOUSE, HOUSE II, DEEPSTAR SIX, WISHMASTER, HIDDEN AGENDA, THE OMEGA CODE, ENDANGERED SPECIES, GOING TO PIECES: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SLASHER FILM, DEAD AND GONE, DARK DESIRE, HANSEL & GRETEL: WARRIORS OF WITCHCRAFT, IMMORTAL KISS: QUEEN OF THE NIGHT, KNOCK 'EM DEAD, CANNIBALS, A BLOOD STORY, MY STEPBROTHER IS A VAMPIRE?, and way more) is 79.
Look for Harry's music in the upcoming 2021, 2022, 2023 Horror Thriller, THE MANGLED. Also in 2023, THE ULTIMATE THROWDOWN.
Actor John Savage (THE KILLING KIND, THE AMATEUR, SALVADOR, CARIBE, VOICE IN THE DARK, DOOR TO SILENCE, PRIMARY MOTIVE, KILLING OBSESSION, SHATTERED, THE DANGEROUS, CARNOSAUR 2, WHERE TRUTH LIES, LAST CUT, FIRESTORM, AMNESIA, HOSTILE INTENT, CLUB VAMPIRE, LOST SOULS [1998], GHOST SOLDIER, CHRISTINA'S HOUSE, THEY NEST, DEAD MAN'S RUN, DARK ANGEL [TV], INTOXICATING, ALIEN LOCKDOWN, FALLACY, CARNIVALE [TV], THE DROP, THE ATTIC, FROM A PLACE OF DARKNESS, DREAMKILLER, DEMON LEGACY, A SIERRA NEVADA GUNFIGHT, DEMON LEGACY, ALIEN RISING, 7E, AWAKENED, SPREADING DARKNESS, NEPHILIM, GATES OF DARKNESS, INSIGHT, LOCKDOWN, and way more) is 73.
Musician Gene Simmons (KISS everything including PSYCHO CIRCUS) is 73.
Actor Alexander Skarsgård (THE DIVER, WHITE WATER FURY, EXIT, METROPIA, TRUE BLOOD [TV], MELANCHOLIA, STRAW DOGS, BATTLESHIP, THE EAST, DISCONNECT, HIDDEN, MUTE, THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT, HOLD THE DARK, THE STAND [TV], GODZILLA VS KING KONG, THE NORTHMAN) is 47.
Look for Alexander in the 2023 Horror Thriller Mystery, INFINITY POOL, Written and Directed by Brandon Cronenberg (ANTIVIRAL, POSSESSOR).
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Matt Cardin (DIVINATIONS OF THE DEEP) is
52.
Actor Rupert Grint (HARRY POTTER [all], INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS, SERVANT [TV], THE ABC MURDERS [TV]) is 33.
Look for Rupert in the 2023 TV series, Guillermo del Toro's CABINET OF CURIOSITIES. Also in 2023, KNOCK AT THE CABIN.
Actor Jared Harris (NATURAL BORN KILLERS, NADJA, LOST IN SPACE, TRANCE, I LOVE YOUR WORK, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, LADY IN THE WATER, FROM WITHIN, THE WARD, FRINGE [TV], SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, THE QUIET ONES, POLTERGIEST [2015], THE EXPANSE [TV], THE TERROR [TV], CHERNOBYL [TV], CARNIVAL ROW [TV], FOUNDATION [TV], MORBIUS, THE SEA BEAST) is 61.
Look for Jared in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, BRAVE THE DARK.
Writer / Director Takashi Miike (FULL METAL YAKUZA, AUDITION, DEAD OR ALIVE, MPD: PSYCHO, VISITOR Q, ICHI THE KILLER, GOZU, ONE MISSED CALL, ZEBRAMAN, THREE ... EXTREMES, IZO, DEMON POND, ULTRAMAN MAX, THE GREAT YOKAI WAR, Masters of Horror: IMPRINT, SUKIYAKI WESTERN DJANGO, CROWS ZERO, GOD'S PUZZLE, CROWS ZERO II, LESSON OF THE EVIL, SHIELD OF STRAW, FIRST LOVE, and way freakin' more!) is 62.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Roger Avary (RESERVOIR DOGS, KILLING ZOE, PULP FICTION, MR. STITCH, SILENT HILL, BEOWULF) is 57.
Actor Aaron Douglas (FINAL DESTINATION 2, X2, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, I, ROBOT, WHITE NOISE, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, BLOOD: A BUTCHER'S TALE, KILLER MOUNTAIN, GHOST STORM, DEATH DO US PART, KILLER MOUNTAIN, HEMLOCK GROVE [TV], THE RETURNED [TV], DEATH AL DENTE, THE MONSTER, DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY [TV], TODD AND THE BOOK OF PURE EVIL, IN PLAIN VIEW, MYSTERY 101: PLAYING DEAD, KILLBIRD, VAN HELSING [TV], THUNDERBIRD, MOTHERLAND: FORT SALEM [TV]) is 51.
Look for Aaron in the 2023 Thrillers, DOUBLE LIFE and THE WATCHFUL EYE [TV].
Actor Vera Miles (BEYOND THIS PLACE, THE WRONG MAN, PSYCHO,
THE UNKNOWN [TV], THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, A HOWLING IN THE WOODS [TV], BAFFLED!, RUNAWAY!, TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING, PSYCHO II, BRAINWAVES, THE INITIATION, SEPARATE LIVES) is 93.
Writer / Director Chan-wook Park (ANARCHISTS, GONGDONG GYEONGBI GUYEOK JSA, SYMPATHY FOR MR. VENGENCE, OLDBOY, SYMPATHY FOR LADY VENGENCE, THREE EXTREMES, BAKJWI, THIRST, STOKER, I'M A CYBORG BUT THAT'S OKAY, THE TRUTH BENEATH, THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL [TV], DECISION TO LEAVE) is 58.
Actor Ray Park (X-MEN, SLAYER, HELLBINDERS, HEROES [TV], JINN, ACCIDENT MAN) is 48.
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO - By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Richard Armitage (FROZEN [2005], MI-5 [TV], CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY [all], BLACK SKY, THE CRUCIBLE, HANNIBAL [TV], ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, SLEEPWALKER, BERLIN STATION [TV], THE LODGE, THE STRANGER [TV], CASTEVANIA [TV], STAY CLOSE [TV]) is 50.
Look for Richard in the upcoming 2022 Mystery Thriller, THE MAN FROM ROME. And in 2023, the TV Mystery, DAMAGE. Also in 2023, CASTLEVANIA: NOCTURNE [TV].
Actor Ty Burrell (EVOLUTION, BLACK HAWK DOWN, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], DOWN IN THE VALLEY, FUR: AN IMAGINARY PORTRAIT OF DIANE ARBUS, NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, FAIR GAME) is 52.
Writer M.J. Euringer (various short stories including works in anthologies like Random Acts of Weirdness and Horrorfind) is 52.
Actor Colm Feore (IRON EAGLE II, THE SPIDER AND THE FLY, NIGHT SINS, FACE/OFF, HOSTILE WATERS, THE WRONG GUY, CREATURE [1998], THE LESSER EVIL, THE RED VIOLIN, STORM OF THE CENTURY, STRIKING POSES, CENTURY HOTEL, IGNITION, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, POINT OF ORIGIN, PAYCHECK, HIGHWAYMEN, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, SECRET FILES OF THE INQUISITION [TV], CHANGELING, WARGAMES: THE DEAD CODE, 24: REDEMPTION, 24 [TV], THOR, THE BORGIAS [TV], REVOLUTION [TV], JACK RYAN: SHADOW ONE, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, REVERSION, PAINKILLERS, MEAN DREAMS, BUCKOUT ROAD, ANON, HIGHER POWER, GRETA, THE PRODIGY, THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY [TV], TRIGGER POINT) is 66.
Look for Colm in the upcoming 2021, 2022, 2023 Horror Thriller, MATERNAL.
Actor Courtney Gains (CHILDREN OF THE CORN, RATBOY, THE 'BURBS, SHADOW OF DOUBT, THE LANDLADY, KING COBRA, A CLEAN KILL, THE PHOBIC, ALIEN ENCOUNTER, SIBLING RIVALRY, RAVEN, THE ASCENT, THE QUIET ONES, DISCIPLINE, MIMESIS, THE HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET, MY TRIP TO THE DARK SIDE, DARK CANYON, HALCYON, THE FUNHOUSE MASSACRE, TRAFFICKED, URBAN MYTHS, HELL'S KITTY, CORBIN NASH, CAMP COLDBROOK, DEADLY CRUSH, CANDY CORN, AWAIT THE DAWN, RIVER, HELLBLAZERS) is 57.
Look for Courtney in the upcoming 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Horror Thriller release, HAUNTED: 333. Also in 2022, 2023, THE BLEEDING DARK and AMERICAN BIGFOOT.
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Writer Steve Alten (TRENCH, DOMAIN, RESURRECTION, GOLIATH, MEG; Primal Waters, The LOCH, THE SHELL GAME, MEG: HELL'S AQUARIUM) is 62.
Actor Carrie-Anne Moss (THE SOFT KILL, TERRIFIED, LETHAL TENDER, THE MATRIX, MEMENTO, RED PLANET, THE ANIMATRIX, THE MATRIX RE-LOADED, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, SUSPECT ZERO, FIDO, DISTURBIA, UNTHINKABLE, SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D, COMPULSION, HUMANS [TV], THE BYE BYE MAN, JESSICA JONES [TV], TELL ME A STORY [TV], THE CLOCKWORK GIRL) is 53.
Look for Carrie-Anne in the expected December 22, 2021 release of THE MATRIX 4.
After all of these years, Rotten Tomatoes critics give BLADE a splat, but we gave it a fun movie 3 out of 5. What did we reviewers see that critics did not? Read E.C. McMullen Jr.'s review of BLADE.
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Actor Colin Cunningham (THE X-FILES, DEAD FIRE, FIVE DESPERATE HOURS, THE 6TH DAY, ANTITRUST, Da VINCI'S INQUEST [TV], STARGATE SG-1 [TV], Da VINCI'S CITY HALL [TV], Masters of Horror: WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM, THE COLLECTOR [TV], THE ENTRANCE, STARGATE: CONTINUUM, CENTIGRADE, THE CRUSADER, FIREBALL, FALLING SKIES [TV], THE ELEVENTH VICTIM, FALLING SKIES: THE ENEMY WITHIN, NUMB, BLOOD DRIVE [TV], PREACHER [TV], BASHIRA) is 56.
Look for Colin in the 2023 Horror Thriller, HE NEVER LEFT.
Writer Maria Alexander (Various poems and short stories) is 97, but looks 20 years younger! Visit her at The Handless Poet.
Actor James Marsters (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL [1999], STRANGE FREQUENCY 2, ANGEL [TV], SHADOW PUPPETS) is 60.
Look for James in the upcoming 2021, 2022, 2023 Animated Horror, ABRUPTIO, starring Robert England and Jordan Peele.
Actor John Noble (THE DREAMING, VIRTUAL NIGHTMARE, THE MONKEY'S MASK, THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], VOODOO LAGOON, FRINGE [TV], SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], SALVATION [TV], ELEMENTARY [TV], SILENCIO, THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT, HOME INVASION [TV]) is 74.
The first FRIGHT NIGHT is a classic for all the right reasons, but outdated 20th Century 1980's era plot devices hit a brick wall in the 21st Century's Information age of Internet, when nobody needs to "find" a phone and both still and video cameras, as well as sound recording, are in every phone and virtually everyone has one. Modern Vampires like Jerry had to make a big step up. Does it work? Read my review of FRIGHT NIGHT - 2011
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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Greg Bryk (NEIL, LIVING DEATH, WEIRDSVILLE, THE ROBBER BRIDE, SHOOT 'EM UP, THE GATHERING [TV], GRINDSTONE ROAD, ReGENESIS [TV], THE INCREDIBLE HULK, SAW V, SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, DOLAN'S CADILLAC, HAPPY TOWN, SAW 3D, RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER, IMMORTALS, UNLUCKY, JETT [TV], THE EXPANSE [TV], LOST & FOUND, CHANNEL ZERO [TV], THE HANDMAID'S TALE [TV], BITTEN [TV], V-WARS [TV], AD ASTRA, CODE 8, RABID [2019], DEPARTURE [TV], PARALLEL MINDS, BLOODTHIRSTY, TRIGGER POINT) is 50.
Look for Greg in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, CASCADE. And in 2023, SUPER DICKS, starring Michael Ironside (SCANNERS, TOTAL RECALL, TURBO KID) and Kim Coates (X-CHANGE, SILENT HILL).
Actor Kevin Dillon (REMOTE CONTROL, THE BLOB [1988], TRUE CRIME, STAG, HIDDEN AGENDA, MISBEGOTTEN, OUT FOR BLOOD, POSEIDON [2006], COMPULSION, THE THROWAWAYS, FRANK AND PENELOPE, HOT SEAT) is 57.
Look for Kevin in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, WIRE ROOM.
Also expected in 2022, ON THE LINE. And in 2023, AMERICAN METAL.
Actor Martin Donovan (THE ROOK, NADJA, INSOMNIA, DARK SHADOWS [TV - 2005], THE QUIET, THE VISITATION, WIND CHILL, Masters of Horror: RIGHT TO DIE, THE DEAD ZONE [TV], GHOST WHISPERER [TV], THE ALPHABET KILLER, THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, DURESS, UNTHINKABLE, SILENT HILL: REVELATION, NURSE 3D, THE LOTTERY [TV], ANT-MAN, BEYOND [TV], REMEMORY, AFTERMATH, FAHRENHEIT 451 [2018], COME TO DADDY, BIG LITTLE LIES [TV], NANCY DREW [TV], TENET, ARCHIVE 81 [TV]) is 65.
Look for Martin in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, ON THE LINE.
Writer Jenny Orosel (THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS, NONE OF THIS IS REAL) is 48.
Horror writer John Passarella (WITHER, WITHER'S
RAIN) who is 61.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Christian Slater (SHERLOCK HOLMES [TV], TWISTED, THE NAME OF THE ROSE, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE, INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, HARD RAIN, MINDHUNTERS, PURSUED, ALONE IN THE DARK, HOLLOW MAN II, SLIPSTREAM, HE WAS A QUIET MAN, IGOR, MY OWN WORST ENEMY [TV], THE RIVER MURDERS, PLAYBACK, RITES OF PASSAGE, STRANDED, WAY OF THE WICKED, MR. ROBOT, THE SUMMIT, WE CAN BE HEROES, DOCTOR DEATH, LEGO STAR WARS: TERRIFYING TALES, INSIDE JOB [TV]) is 53.
Look for Christian in the 2023 Thriller, PUSSY ISLAND.
Actor Madeline Stowe (REVENGE, THE TWO JAKES, CLOSET LAND, UNLAWFUL ENTRY, BLINK, CHINA MOON, TWELVE MONKEYS, THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER, IMPOSTOR, OCTANE, RAINES [TV], REVENGE [TV]) is 64.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer / Director / Producer/ Etc. J. R. Bookwalter (THE DEAD NEXT DOOR, SKINNED ALIVE, ZOMBIE COP, KINGDOM OF THE VAMPIRE, HUMANOIDS FROM ATLANTIS, GALAXY OF THE DINOSAURS, OZONE, THE SANDMAN, HELL ASYLUM, GROOM LAKE, DEADLY STINGERS, HORRORVISION, and more) is 57.
Look for J.R.'s upcoming 2021, 2022, 2023 Horror Comedy, INVASION OF THE NOT QUITE DEAD.
Actor Agnes Bruckner (THE GLASS HOUSE, MURDER BY NUMBERS, THE IRIS EFFECT, VENOM, THE WOODS, BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, KILL THEORY, VACANCY 2, IMMORTAL, THE MURDER OF NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON, THE 11th GREEN, OCCULT) is 39.
Writer / Director / Producer James Cameron (PIRANHA 2, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, THE ABYSS, TERMINATOR 2, TRUE LIES, STRANGE DAYS, DARK ANGEL [TV], AVATAR, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, TERMINATOR: DARK FLOP) is 69.
His SciFi Thriller AVATAR 2 is scheduled for a 2021, 2022 release.
Writer Garry Charles (THE SUMMER OF THE MASSACRE, DEAD CERT, THE HORROR PAGES, SINISTER VISIONS) is 49.
Actor / Writer / Producer Matt Farnsworth (THE STEP DAUGHTER, GACY, DESCENDENT, THE ORPHAN KILLER [all]) is 47.
Actor Cam Gigandet (ON THE DOLL, TWILIGHT, THE UNBORN, PANDORUM, THE EXPERIMENT, THE ROOMMATE, PRIEST, TRESPASS, IN THE BLOOD, PLUSH, THE SHADOW EFFECT, ASSIMILATE, DANGEROUS LIES, ASSIMILATE, DANGEROUS LIES, TOM CLANCY'S WITHOUT REMORSE) is 40.
Look for Cam's 2023 Thrillers, RIGHTEOUS THIEVES and DEEP SIX.
Writer Amanda Lee (DERANGED, FREAKY GIFTS, ONLY THE GUILTY, GRIM TIDINGS, THE ASYLUM ABERRATION and more) is 61.
Actor Evanna Lynch (HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2) is 30.
Writer Jeani Rector (WE ALL FALL DOWN, AFTER DARK: A COLLECTION OF HORROR, OPEN GRAVE, AROUND A DARK CORNER, AND NOW THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS, TWICE THE TERROR, and more) is 61 or something.
Actor George Stults (WHAT LIES ABOVE, NIGHT SKIES, HYDRA, NECROSIS, BODERLINE MURDERS, KILLER CAREGIVER) is 47.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Natasha Henstridge (SPECIES, ADRENALIN: FEAR THE RUSH, STAND OFF, SPECIES II, THE LAST WITNESS, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS [2000], A BETTER WAY TO DIE, SECOND SKIN, GHOSTS OF MARS, RIDERS, SPECIES III, DECEPTION, IMPACT, TIME JUMPER [TV], THE SECRET CIRCLE [TV], COLD SPRING, A SISTER'S NIGHTMARE, HOME INVASION, THE BLACK ROOM, RAVERS, MEDINAH [TV], WHY?, HOUSE RED, THE UNHEALER) is 48.
Look for Natasha in the 2021, 2022 Thriller, THIS GAME'S CALLED MURDER.
Actor Jennifer Lawrence (WINTER'S BONE, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, THE HUNGER GAMES [all], THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, MOTHER!, RED SPARROW, X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX) is 32.
SUNDAY -
Actor Halle Berry (X-MEN, SWORDFISH, DIE ANOTHER DAY, X2, GOTHIKA, X3, PERFECT STRANGER, DARK TIDE, CLOUD ATLAS, THE CALL, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, EXTANT [TV], KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, JOHN WICK 3, BRUISED. MOONFALL) is 56.
Actor Brianna Hildebrand (PRISM, DEADPOOL [all], TRAGEDY GIRLS, THE EXORCIST [TV], RUNT, THE TIME CAPSULE) is 25.
Writer Andrew Kevin Walker (BRAINSCAN, HIDEAWAY, SE7EN, 8MM, SLEEPY HOLLOW [1999], THE WOLFMAN [2010]) is 59.
Writer, Director, Producer, Jim Wynorski (CHOPPING MALL, NOT OF THIS EARTH [1988], THE HAUNTING OF MORELLA, MUNCHIE, VAMPIRELLA, THE BARE WENCH PROJECT, RAPTOR, THE THING BELOW, GARGOYLE, THE WITCHES OF BREASTWICK, THE DA VINCI COED, THE BREASTFORD WIVES, HOUSE ON HOOTER HILL, CLEAVAGEFIELD, THE HILLS HAVE THIGHS, DINOCROC VS. SUPERGATOR, MONSTER CRUISE, CAMEL SPIDERS, ROAD RAIDERS, PIRANHACONDA, and so many more, Over 105 of these in all) is 67.
Jim has one of the most astounding quotes I've ever read from somone with his body of work. "I try to make things I'll enjoy seeing, because I'm going to watch these pictures for years to come and I don't want to be embarrassed."
Holy crap! Really? Well... okay then! You go Jim!
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Writer Sean Hood (THE DARKLINGS [TV], HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, CUBE 2: HYPERCUBE, THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER, MASTERS OF HORROR: SICK GIRL, MIDNIGHT MOVIE, CONAN THE BARBARIAN [2011], THE DORM, FREAKANGELS [TV]) is 55.
Actor Sebastian Stan (THE CONVENANT, KINGS [TV], BLACK SWAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA [all], GONE, THE APPARITION, ONCE UPON A TIME [TV], LABYRINTH [TV], AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, DESTROYER, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE, THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER [TV], THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME, THE 355, FRESH, ) is 39.
Look for Sebastian in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, A DIFFERENT MAN.
Actor Jody Thompson (DEATH GAME, THE FEAR: RESURRECTION, MISSION TO MARS, HELLRAISER: HELLSEEKER, DEADLY LITTLE SECRETS, BLADE: THE SERIES [TV], THE 4400 [TV], ALIEN TRESPASS, A TRACE OF DANGER, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS, SANCTURARY [TV], R.L. STINE'S THE HAUNTING HOUR [TV], BARRICADE, HAPPY FACE KILLER, KILLER PHOTO, NUMB, MY HUSBAND'S KILLER GIRLFRIEND) is 45.
And -
ALIEN VS PREDATOR Turns 18!
This polarizing spin-off largely divides audiences into Love it or Hate it mobs and we're on the side of Love it!
When you know why, you might even agree! Read our ALIEN VS PREDATOR movie review.
The Horror Geek himself, Mike Bracken, came to Feo Amante's Horror Thriller to tell us about Dario Argento's 1977 magnum opus, SUSPIRIA.
Plus -
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer / Director / Producer Stefan Avalos (THE GAME, THE LAST BROADCAST, THE
TRUE LEGEND OF THE NEW JERSEY DEVIL, THE GHOSTS OF EDENDALE, HEADHUNTER) is 52.
Writer James Dorr (various short stories in anthologies) is 61 or something.
Actor Rebecca Gayheart (Robin Cook's INVASION, SCREAM 2, URBAN LEGEND, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 3, SANTA'S SLAY, VANISHED [TV], GREY LADY) is 51.
Actor Bruce Greenwood (BEAR ISLAND, SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT, ADRIFT, EXOTICA, BITTER VENGEANCE, TREACHEROUS BEAUTIES, THE COMPANION, DREAM MAN, NOWHERE MAN [TV], SLEEPWALKERS [TV], DOUBLE JEOPARDY, THE SOUL COLLECTOR, CORD, BELOW, THE CORE, MELTDOWN, I, ROBOT, DEJA VU, CYBORG SOLDIER, STAR TREK [2009], CELL 213, SUPER 8, DONOVAN'S ECHO, THE RIVER [TV], STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, SPECTRAL, GERALD'S GAME, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE, THE POST, BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIGHT, DOCTOR SLEEP, BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY) is 66.
Bruce shares an August birthday with STAR TREK alumni, Liam Hemsworth.
Look for Bruce in the upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller from Netflix, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER [TV].
Actor Andras Jones (SORORITY BABES IN THE
SLIME BOWL-O-RAMA, A
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, EVERY BREATH, THE DEMOLITIONIST, THE ATTIC
EXPEDITIONS, EVERY DAY IS A JOURNEY) is 53.
Writer Christopher M. Salas (DARK ECLIPSE: RISE OF AN ERA, DARK ECLIPSE II: WORLD ABOMINATION) is 61 or something.
Writer Susan Wingate (RAVINGS OF A MAD GENTLEWOMAN, BOBBY'S DINER [series], DROWNING) is 61 or something.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Embeth Davidtz (MUTATOR, SWEET MURDER, ARMY OF DARKNESS, LAST RITES, FALLEN, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, THE HOLE, THIR13EN GHOSTS, FRACTURE, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO [2011], THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, EUROPA REPORT, PARANOIA, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, OLD) is 57.
Look for Embeth in the 2022 Thriller, RETRIBUTION.
Actor Chris Hemsworth (STAR TREK [2009], A PERFECT GETAWAY, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THOR, THE AVENGERS, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, THOR: THE DARK WORLD, BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, GHOSTBUSTERS [2018], EXTRACTION, ESCAPE FROM SPIDERHEAD, THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER) is 38.
Look for Chris in the 2022 Mystery Thriller, EXTRACTION 2. And in 2023, the first MAD MAX spin-off, FURIOSA.
Musician Richard Reinhardt aka Richie Ramone (THE RAMONES, of course!) is 65.
Actor Jonathan Tiersten (SLEEPAWAY CAMP, RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP, THE PERFECT HOUSE, BLOOD RESERVOIR, TERROR TALES, THE HOUSE THAT WEPT BLOOD, LAKE OF SHADOWS, TOILET ZOMBIE BABY STRIKES BACK, LAST AMERICAN HORROR SHOW VOL. II) is 57.
Look for Jonathan in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller, TIME'S UP.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Rick Otto (PHANTOMS, R.S.V.P., THE WIRE [TV], THE WALKING DEAD [TV], ALWAYS WATCHING: A MARBLE HORNETS STORY, TROUBLE SLEEPING, DEADLY SUGAR DADDY SUGAR BABY MURDER) is 49.
Actor Lucas Till (LIGHTNING BUG, THE OTHER SIDE, DANCE OF THE DEAD, LAID TO REST, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, VS, DARK HEARTS, STOKER, CRUSH, PARANOIA, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, KRISTY, WOLVES, THE CURSE OF DOWNER'S GROVE, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, THE DISAPPOINTMENTS ROOM, MONSTER TRUCKS) is 32.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Gillian Anderson (THE X-FILES [TV], X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, STRAIGHTHEADS, BLEAK HOUSE [TV], X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE, SHADOW DANCER, THE FALL [TV], HANNIBAL [TV], I'LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN, ROBOT OVERLORDS, HANNIBAL [TV], AMERICAN GODS [TV], CROOKED HOUSE, X-FILES [TV - 2018], UFO) who is 53.
Gillian shares an August birthday with her X-Files alumni, David Duchovney.
Look for Gillian in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, THE PALE BLUE EYE.
Actor Eric Bana (CHOPPER, BLACK HAWK DOWN, HULK, MUNICH, STAR TREK [2009], THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE, HANNA, DEADFALL, CLOSED CIRCUIT, LONE SURVIVOR, BEWARE THE NIGHT, THE FORGIVEN, THE DRY) is 53.
Look for Eric in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, FORCE OF NATURE.
Actor Rhona Mitra (BEOWULF [1999], HOLLOWMAN, HIGHWAYMEN, THE LIFE OF DAVID GALE, THE NUMBER 23, SKINWALKERS, DOOMSDAY, UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS, STOLEN LIVES, THE GATES [TV], THE LAST SHIP [TV], THE LAST SHIP, THE STRAIN [TV], ARCHIVE, SKYLINES, THE OTHER ME) is 46.
Actor Bill Skarsgård (WHITE WATER FURY, HEMLOCK GROVE [TV], ALLEGIANT, IT [2017 - all], ASSASSINATION NATION, DEADPOOL 2, CASTLE ROCK [TV], NINE DAYS, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME) is 31.
Look for Bill in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, BARBARIAN. Also in 2022, 2023 EMPEROR. And in 2022, 2023, JOHN WICK 4 and THE CROW.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
There are a lot of creators who are single-handedly working to make video games. It takes a tortuously long time, largely due to all of the glitch and bug-hunting you have to comb through in your code. No one gaming software can do it for you because every indie game-maker wants to push the limits, bring something new, see how far they can force the app to to deliver their dreams ... or nightmares.
AKA MANTO was created by Chilla's Art and released on Steam back on September 2019 - along with thousands of other indie games released across the myriad platforms that year. The reason it is only getting notice now is because slowly over the years of COVID and lockdown, enough folks have played it that word of mouth has reached its watershed moment. MANTO is freaking hardcore Horror gamers out!
And not just this one guy with 10 subscribers,
A YouTube search on AKA MANTO brings up all these Horror Gamer fans with views numbering in the 10s of millions!
Writer, Director, Producer Alexandre Aja (FURIA, HAUTE TENSION, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], P2, MIRRORS [2008], PIRANHA [2010], MANIAC [2012], HORNS, THE 9th LIFE OF LOUIS DRAX, CRAWL, OXYGEN) is 44.
Actor Tobin Bell (THE FIRM, MALICE, DEEP RED, THE 4TH FLOOR, SAW [all], BURIED ALIVE, DECOYS 2, THE HAUNTING HOUR, BOOGEYMAN 2, DARK HOUSE, FINDERS KEEPERS, MANSON FAMILY VACATION, GATES OF DARKNESS, 12 FEET DEEP, THE SANDMAN, BELZEBUTH, JIGSAW, 61: HIGHWAY TO HELL, LET US IN, AILEEN WUORNOS: AMERICAN BOOGEYWOMAN) is 80.
Look for Tobin in the upcoming 2022 Thriller AWAKEN. And in 2023, the Horror movie, WOLF MOUNTAIN with Danny Trejo (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN [all], ANACONDA, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, HOOD OF HORROR, PLANET TERROR, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, PREDATORS), and THE BUNKER, ReBROKEN, and CELLO.
Actor David Duchovny (BAD INFLUENCE, THE RAPTURE, KALIFORNIA, THE X-FILES [TV], THE X-FILES, EVOLUTION, THE X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE, THE X-FILES [TV 2017], THE CRAFT: LEGACY) is 55.
Musician, Producer Bruce Dickenson (Bands: SAMSON, IRON
MAIDEN, Movies: THE INCUBUS, HEAVY METAL, PHENOMENA, A
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5, BRIDE
OF CHUCKY, CHEMICAL WEDDING) is 64.
Plus -
HEAVY METAL is 41 Years Old!
Take a ride into writer Steven Woeste's callback of this movie and its impact. Steve is old enough to have sat among the metal head audience in the dark theater when this movie made its original release back in 1981!
Bear in mind, of course, that Steve himself was just a hormonal crazed teenage kid back then. And right there in an 1980s theater filled with cigarette smoke, surreptitious spliff, big hair, bell-bottoms, and 80s Horror and Science Fiction movies, Steve! Was! There!/HEAVY METAL.
SATURDAY -
Actor Vera Farmiga (TOUCHING EVIL [TV], THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], NEVERWAS, JOSHUA, ORPHAN, SOURCE CODE, BATES MOTEL [TV], THE CONJURING, THE CONJURING 2, THE COMMUTER, THE NUN, CAPTIVE STATE, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, ANABELLE COMES HOME, THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT) is 48.
Actor Soleil Moon Frye (INVITATION TO HELL, PUMPKINHEAD
II: Bloodwings, TWISTED LOVE, PIRANHA, BLOODWINGS III: Pumpkinhead's Revenge,
MIND GAMES, MOTEL BLUE, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH [TV]) is 46.
Actor Melissa George (DARK CITY, MULHOLLAND DR., ALIAS [TV], THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005],
DERAILED, TURISTAS, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, THE BETRAYED, THE TRIANGLE, A LONELY PLACE TO DIE, BAG OF BONES [TV], GOTHICA, DON'T GO, THE MOSQUITO COAST [TV]) is 46.
Actor Megumi Okina (NAITO HEDDO, SEBUNZU FEISU, TALES OF THE UNUSUAL, ST. JOHN'S WORT, JU-ON: THE GRUDGE, THE INUGAMIS, SHUTTER, HOWLING VILLAGE) is 44.
Writer, Director, Producer M. Night Shyamalan (THE
SIXTH SENSE, UNBREAKABLE, SIGNS, THE VILLAGE, LADY IN THE WATER, THE HAPPENING, THE DEVIL, AFTER EARTH, THE VISIT, SPLIT, GLASS, SERVANT [TV], OLD, SERVANT [TV]) is 52.
Look for M. Night's upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller, KNOCK AT THE CABIN. Also in 2023, THE VANISHINGS AT CADDO LAKE.
Musician Vinnie Vincent (Music: KISS: CREATURES OF THE NIGHT, LICK IT UP. THE VINNIE VINCENT
INVASION, ALL SYSTEMS GO, EUPHORIA) is 69.
Also -
THE SIXTH SENSE Turns 23
It opened the week after THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT went small wide release (only 1,101 theaters) and swept the box office, smashing big budget studio films, THE DEEP BLUE SEA and THE HAUNTING.
M. Night Shyamalan's $40 million debut entered like a lamb with just over $26.5 million. Despite BWP adding over 1,000 more screens, THE SIXTH SENSE (thanks to Walt Disney studios clout) opened on slightly more screens just barely ekeing out a win over the $60K indie for the #1 weekend slot. But over the course of weeks, the lamb became a lion with THE SIXTH SENSE eventually racking up well over half a billion in 1999 dollars.
Filmmaker James Futch was there for the first run theater experience of THE SIXTH SENSE!
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Producer, Director James Gunn (TROMEO AND JULIET, TERROR FIRMER, THE SPECIALS, SCOOBY-DOO [2002], DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], SCOOBY-DOO 2 [2004], SLITHER, SUPER, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [all], THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, THE SUICIDE SQUAD [2021], PEACEMAKER [TV]) is 55.
Look for James upcoming 2021, 2022, 2023 MCU Thriller, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3.
Actor John Jarrat (PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK, PLUNGE INTO DARKNESS, NEXT OF KIN, CHASE THROUGH THE NIGHT, DARK AGE, DEAD HEART, WOLF CREEK [all], ROGUE, BAD BEHAVIOUR, NEEDLE, SAVAGES CROSSING, SHIVER [2012], 100 BLOODY ACRES, OBSERVANCE, STALKHER, FRENZY [2015], BOAR, WOLF CREEK [TV], THE POSSESSED) is 71.
Look for John in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, THE NINTH ORDER.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Kealan Patrick Burke (MASTER OF THE MOORS, CURRENCY OF SOULS, THE LIVING, THE HIDES, UNDERNEATH, THE TURTLE BOY, DEAD OF WINTER, EMPATHY, YOU IN?, THEATER MACABRE, RAVENOUS GHOSTS, MIDLISTERS [w/Jack Ketchum], THE GRIEF FREQUENCY, THE ACQUAINTANCE, STAGE WHISPERS, SELDOM SEEN IN AUGUST, MR. GOODNIGHT, COBWEBS) is 61 or something.
Actor Daniel Dae Kim (THE JACKAL [1997], CRUSADE [TV], ANGEL [TV], MOMENTUM, HULK, 24 [TV], SPIDER-MAN 2, THE CAVE, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER [TV], LOST [TV], THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN [TV], THE LEGEND OF KORRA [TV], INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT, HELLBOY [2019], STOWAWAY, THE HOT ZONE [TV]) is 54.
Look for Daniel in the animated 2022 Thriller, PANTHEON [TV]. And in 2023, AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER [TV].
Writer Dennis Lehane (MYSTIC RIVER, GONE BABY GONE, SHUTTER ISLAND, LIVE BY NIGHT, MR. MERCEDES [TV], BLACK BIRD [TV]) is 56.
Actor David Lewis (MORONS FROM OUTER SPACE, TALES FROM THE GIMLI HOSPITAL, VOYAGE OF TERROR, EVERY MOTHER'S WORST FEAR, LAKE PLACID, D-TOX, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, JOHN DOE [TV], PAYCHECK, FIREWALL, ALIEN INCURSION, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2, BEYOND LOCH NESS, BA'AL, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], POSSESSION, WYVERN, ZOMBIE PUNCH, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], GHOST STORM, COLLISION EARTH, DONOVAN'S ECHO, SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION, KILLER AMONG US, THE ELEVENTH VICTIM, EVANGELINE [2013], GARAGE SALE MYSTERY, HIDDEN [2015], R.L. Stine's MONSTERVILLE: CABINET OF SOULS, CANDILAND, SECRETS IN THE ATTIC, MOTIVE [TV], MORNING SHOW MYSTERIES, VIOLENTA, CHILD'S PLAY [2019], THE CURSE OF WILLOW SONG, THERE'S SOMEONE INSIDE YOUR HOUSE, BRAZEN, HEATWAVE) is 46.
David shares a birthday with HEATWAVE alumni Sebatian Roche
Actor Dan Payne (STARGATE SG-1 [TV], TRUTH, THE HORROR OF H.P. LOVECRAFT, TIN MAN [TV], STAGATE ATLANTIS [TV], WATCHMEN, ICARUS, BLOOD: A BUTCHER'S TALE, TOWER PREP [TV], THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD [TV], THE HUNTERS, R.L. Stine's THE HAUNTING HOUR [TV], STRANGER IN THE HOUSE, DYING TO BE LOVED, WARCRAFT, STAR TREK BEYOND, DEVIL IN THE DARK, RESIDUE, TIL EX DO US PART, FRAMED BY MY HUSBAND, CORRECTIVE MEASURES) is 50.
Look for Dan in the 2023 Thriller, TRIMESTER.
Actor Sebatian Roché (THE PEACEMAKER, ROAR [TV], BONNE NUIT, ODYSSEY 5, BEOWULF, FRINGE [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], PEGASUS VS. CHIMERA, WER, NEGATIVE, THE ORIGINALS [TV], THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], BATWOMAN [TV], THE COLONY [2021], HEATWAVE, ) is 58.
Actor Abigail Spencer (CAMPFIRE STORIES, ANGELA'S EYES [TV], JEKYLL, IN MY SLEEP, COWBOYS & ALIENS, THE HAUNTING IN GEORGIA, H8RZ, TRUE DETECTIVE [TV], TIMELESS [TV], REPRISAL [TV]) is 41.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jon Foster (MURDER IN GREENWICH, TERMINATOR 3, THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR, STAY ALIVE, PANDORUM, MR. JONES) is 38.
Look for Jon's upcoming 2021, 2022 Horror movie,
18 AND OVER.
Actor, Director, Producer John Landis (SCHLOCK!, BATTLE
FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, DEATH RACE 2000, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN
LONDON, TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE, THRILLER, SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, DARKMAN, SLEEPWALKERS, INNOCENT BLOOD, SPIDER-MAN
2, DEER WOMAN, FAMILY, BURKE AND HARE, and lots more) is 72.
Actor Evangeline Lilly (THE HURT LOCKER, AFTERWARDS, LOST [TV], THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN, LITTLE EVIL, ant-man [ALL], AVENGERS: ENDGAME, CRISIS) is 37.
Look for Evangeline in the upcoming 2022, 2023 Thriller, ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA.
Actor Kyle Schmid (VIRUS [1996], A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, THE COVENANT, DEATH ROW, JOY RIDE 2, THE THAW, FEAR ISLAND, BEING HUMAN [UK - TV], DEAD BEFORE DAWN 3D, DARK HEARTS, LOST GIRL [TV], BEING HUMAN [CA - TV], BABYLON FIELDS, 88, I-LAND [TV], 10 MINUTES GONE, BIG SKY [TV], ) is 37.
Look for Kyle in the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 Thriller, THE TEST.
Dive into the original 1985 FRIGHT NIGHT with Bram Stoker Award winning Horror author, Mike Oliveri.
And -
SIGNS Turns 20
The movie that began the downward slide for Writer and Director M. Night Shyamalan. We were there for the opening weekend theater showing of /SIGNS.
Plus -
HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Edward Furlong (TERMINATOR 2, PET SEMETARY II, BRAINSCAN, AMERICAN HISTORY
X, THREE BLIND MICE, THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER, CRUEL WORLD, THE MORTICIAN, BELOW ZERO, CRAVE, REMNANTS, THE ZOMBIE KING, AWAKENED, STITCH, THE LAST LIGHT, AFTERMATH [2014], AWAKEN [2015], THE REUNION, TERMINATOR: DARK FLOP) is 45.
Actor Olivier Gruner (NEMESIS, AUTOMATIC, VELOCITY
TRAP, MARS, THE CIRCUIT, CIRCUIT 2, ONE NIGHT, RE-GENERATOR, DARK WEB [2016], THE CIRCUIT 2020 [TV]) is 62.
Look for Olivier in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, SPCE HUNTERS: THE BATTLE FOR DEEPSTAR.
Actor Marcel Iures (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, THE PEACEMAKER, DRACULA THE IMPALER, ISOLATION, THE CAVE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, YOUTH WITHOUT YOUTH, THICK AS THIEVES, BUNRAKU, THE GAME [TV - 2015]) is 71.
Actor Sandra Ellis Lafferty (SUTURE, NEW NIGHTMARE, THE PROPHECY, SPARK, THE PROPHECY 3, SOULKEEPER, THE NEW DAUGHTER, QUARANTINE 2: TERMINAL, AWAKENED, HUNGER GAMES, AFTER, THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, SELF/LESS, BUSTER'S MAL HEART, A DARK PLACE, A FALL FROM GRACE) is 82.
Look for Sandra in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller, HELLBILLY HOLLOW.
Actor Butch Patrick (THE HAND OF DEATH, THE MUNSTERS [TV], MUNSTER GO HOME, THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH, SCARY MOVIE [1989], MACABRE THEATER [TV], FRANKENSTEIN VS. THE CREATURE FROM BLOOD COVE, IT CAME FROM TRAFALGAR, ZOMBIE DREAMS, YOUNG BLOOD: EVIL INTENTIONS, BITE SCHOOL, ZOMBIE DREAM, HE DRIVES AT NIGHT) is 69.
Actor Sam Worthington (MACBETH, ROGUE, TERMINATOR: SALVATION, AVATAR, CLASH OF THE TITANS [2010], WRATH OF THE TITANS, MAN ON A LEDGE, THE TITAN, FRACTURED) is 40.
Look for Sam in the 2021, 2022 Thriller, THE GEORGETOWN PROJECT. And in 2022, 2024, TRANSFUSION and BREATHE. Also the presumed beginning of four sequels of AVATAR, 2 thru 5, all in production, running from 2022 to 2028.
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jason Momoa (PIPELINE, STARGATE: ATLANTIS [TV], GAME OF THRONES [TV], CONAN THE BARBARIAN [2011], BULLET TO THE HEAD, ROAD TO PALOMA, WOLVES [2014], DEBUG, THE BAD BATCH, SUGAR MOUNTAIN, SEE, DUNE) is 43.
Actor Kris Holden-Ried (HABITAT, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS III, RIVERDALE [TV 1997 - 2000], GOSSIP, A KILLING SPRING, NEVER FORGET, THE DEATH OF ALICE BLUE, HIDDEN CRIMES, UNDERWORLD AWAKENING, HUNTING SEASON, THE RETURNED, LOST GIRL [TV], DARK MATTER [TV 2015 - 2017], THE EPITAPH [2016], DEPARTURE [TV], THE EXPANSE [TV], UMBRELLA ACADEMY [TV], DARK WEB: CICADA 3301, DEPARTURE [TV]) is 49.
Look for Kris in the upcoming Thriller, IVY. And in 2021, 2022, 2023
Thriller, MATERNAL.
SUNDAY -
Producer, Director Chad Archibald (DESPERATE SOULS, PSYCHO WARD, CREEPY CANADA [TV], PARANORMAL PORTALS [TV], DEAD GENESIS, IF A TREE FALLS, NEVERLOST, KILL, IN THE HOUSE OF FLIES, ANTISOCIAL [all], SEPTIC MAN, THE DROWNSMAN, EJECTA, HELLMOUTH, BITE, THE SUBLET, THE DWELLING, LET HER OUT, THE HERETICS, I'LL TAKE YOUR DEAD, THE OAK ROOM, VICIOUS FUN, DEATH VALLEY [2021]) is 42.
Actor Michael Biehn (THE FAN, THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE, THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, THE SEVENTH SIGN, RAMPAGE, THE ABYSS, TIMEBOMB, DEEP RED, JADE, CHERRY FALLS, MEGIDDO:
THE OMEGA CODE 2, BORDERLINE, THE INSATIABLE, GRINDHOUSE: PLANET TERROR, PSYCH: 9, THEY WAIT, BEREAVEMENT, THE DIVIDE, THE VICTIM, THE DARK FOREST, SUSHI GIRL, TREACHERY, THE NIGHT VISITOR, THE LEGEND OF DARKHORSE COUNTY, THE DARK FOREST, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS, THE SCORPION KING 4, THE GIRL, SHE RISES, THE NIGHT VISITOR 2, THE SHADOW EFFECT, KILLER WEEKEND, and more) is 64.
Michael shares his July birthday with fellow THE FAN alumni, Wesley Snipes.
Actor Dean Cain (FUTURESPORT, NO ALIBI, PHASE IV [2001], BOA, DARK DESCENT, DRAGON FIGHTER, OUT OF TIME, URBAN DECAY, MANEATER, FROST GIANT, FUTURESPORT, ABANDONED, KILL KATIE MALONE, THE DOG WHO SAVED HALLOWEEN, DIRTY LITTLE TRICK, THE APPEARING, THE BLACK HOLE [2016], DEADLY SANCTUARY, ILLICIT, THE INCANTATION [2018], 2050, PROLONGED EXPOSURE, THE ZOMBIE CLUB, THE SEVEN, 2050, R.I.A. OVERRIDE) is 56.
Look for his upcoming 2023, Thriller, CONDITION OF RETURN.
Dean shares his birthday with fellow FUTURESPORT alumni, Wesley Snipes.
Writer Chris M. Kinney (THE LUNACY MACHINE) is 50.
Writer J. K. Rowling (HARRY
POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRY
POTTER AND CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY
POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF
FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, FANTASTIC BEASTS [all]) is 56.
J. K. Rowling shares a July birthday with her filmic Harry Potter, Daniel Radcliff.
Look for J.K.'s upcoming 2022 Thriller,
RETURN OF THE DARK.
Actor Wesley Snipes (THE FAN, U.S. MARSHALS, BLADE, FUTURESPORT, THE ART
OF WAR, BLADE II, LIBERTY STANDS STILL, BLADE
III, THE DETONATOR, GALLOWWALKER, THE RECALL, ARMED RESPONSE) is 60.
Actor Carel Struycken (THE PREY [1983], THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, SERVANTS OF TWILIGHT, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 1990-1991], THE ADDAMS FAMILY, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, OBLIVION [all], MEN IN BLACK, I WOKE UP EARLY THE DAY I DIED, ADDAMS FAMILY REUNION, FATAL KISS, THE FALLEN ONES, REVAMPED, TROPHY HEADS, GERALD'S GAME, DOCTOR SLEEP, THE EDEN THEORY) is 74.
THE LOST BOYS Turns 35
This is why your grandparent's idea of cool remains cool: THE LOST BOYS.
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Writer, Actor Javier Botet (BENEATH STILL WATERS, REC, SEXYKILLER MORIRÁS POR ELLA, THE LAST CIRCUS, DIAMOND FLASH, MAMA, WITCHING AND BITCHING, MAGICAL GIRL, THE HORROR NETWORK VOL. 1, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR, THE CONJURING 2, DON'T KNOCK TWICE, THE INVISIBLE GUARDIAN, FREEHOLD, DEVIL'S GATE, THE MUMMY [2017] THE CRUCIFIXION [2017], HOSTILE [2017], IT [2017], INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY, SLENDER MAN, MARA, POLAROID, AMIGO, VENTAJAS DE VIAJAR EN TREN, HIS HOUSE, MALASAÑA: 32, THEM: COVENANT [TV], VOCES, HIS HOUSE, THE NEIGHBOR [TV]) is 45.
Look for Javier's upcoming 2023 Horror movie, Bram Stoker's LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER.
Writer, Producer, Director Chris Nolan (MEMENTO, INSOMNIA, BATMAN BEGINS, THE PRESTIGE, THE DARK KNIGHT, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, INTERSTELLAR, TRANSENDENCE, TENET) is 52.
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (CONAN THE BARBARIAN, CONAN THE DESTROYER, THE TERMINATOR [all], PREDATOR, THE RUNNING MAN, TOTAL RECALL, END OF DAYS, THE 6TH DAY, MAGGIE, AFTERMATH) is 68.
Arnold shares July birthdays with his fellow actor from TOTAL RECALL, Ronny Cox, and director of the same film, Paul Verhoeven.
He also shares a July birthday with his director from END OF DAYS, Peter Hyams, and his producer from PREDATOR Joel Silver.
Did I mention that he also shares a July birthday with his TERMINATOR alumni, Michael Biehn?
Actor Hilary Swank (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK...AGAIN, KOUNTERFEIT, THE GIFT, INSOMNIA, THE CORE, THE BLACK DAHLIA, THE REAPING, CONVICTION, THE RESIDENT, I AM MOTHER, THE HUNT, AWAY [TV], FATALE) is 47.
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