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These are archived news items, many of them linked outside of this website.
Eventually the links may not work. Everything's Eventual.

JAN. 31

Shinehouse Trailer Drop:
SWEETIE, YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT

Available on VOD and digital, February 8.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

The Mummy

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor, Stunts Danielle Burgio (John Carpenter's VAMPIRES, BLADE, THE GREEN MILE, ALL AMERICAN MASSACRE, John Carpenter's GHOSTS OF MARS, DAREDEVIL, THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, ANGEL [TV], THE ELIMINATOR, MAX HAVOC: CURSE OF THE DRAGON, ALL SOULS DAY: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, HOUSE OF THE DEAD 2, BACKLASH, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, HITCHCOCK, THE BLACK OUT, BEYOND THE SKY, ARMY OF THE DEAD) is 53.
Actor Patricia Velasquez (BEOWULF, THE MUMMY [1999], FACADE, THE MUMMY RETURNS, MINDHUNTERS, ALMIGHTY THOR, SHADOW OF THE TOMB RAIDER [VG], THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, MALIGNANT) is 51.
Look for Patricia in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Thriller, BRUT FORCE.

SUNDAY

American Psycho - Christian Bale

Actor Christian Bale (AMERICAN PSYCHO, REIGN OF FIRE, EQUILIBRIUM, THE MACHINIST, BATMAN BEGINS, THE PRESTIGE, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT, TERMINATOR: SALVATION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, OUT OF THE FURNACE) is 45.
Look for Christian in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. Also in 2022, THE PALE BLUE EYE.
Actor Eiza Gonzalez (FROM DUSK TILL DAWN [TV], PARADISE HILLS, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, BLOODSHOT, GODZILLA vs. KONG) is 31.
Look for Eliza in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM [TV].

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JAN. 28

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

PAYCHECK - Katheryn Morris

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer / Director Frank Darabont (THE WOMAN IN THE ROOM, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3, THE BLOB [1988], THE FLY II, FRANKENSTIEN, THE GREEN MILE, THE MIST, THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 63.
Actor Katheryn Morris (SLEEPSTALKER, W.E.I.R.D. WORLD, THE PRINCE [1996], THE PROPHECY II, DETERRENCE, HELL SWARM, THE CONTENDER [2000], A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MINORITY REPORT, PAYCHECK, MINDHUNTERS, ASSASSINTATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT, COLD CASE [TV], ROOMMATE WANTED, THE PERFECT GUY, BONE TOMAHAWK, COLONY [TV], REVERIE [TV]) is 52.
Look for Katheryn in the 2022 Mystery, HAYSEED.
Actor Ty Olsson (MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: CHAR'S COUNTER ATTACK, THE INSPECTORS [1998], KILLERS IN THE HOUSE, ATOMIC TRAIN, THE CROW: STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN [TV], LAKE PLACID, AS TIME RUNS OUT, FINAL ASCENT, VALENTINE [2001], BLACK RIVER, IGNITION, DREAMCATCHER, WILLARD [2003], X2: X-MEN UNITED, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, KINGDOM HOSPITAL [TV], TRANSFORMERS: ENERGON [TV], ELEKTRA, ARK, FIREWALL, HER SISTER'S KEEPER, THE ACCIDENTAL WITNESS, FALLEN [TV], SECOND SIGHT [2007], ALIEN VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, FLASH GORDON [TV], THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [TV - 2005-2009], DEFYING GRAVITY [TV], 2012, BEHEMOTH, ICE ROAD TERROR, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Part 1, HALO 4: FORWARD UNTO DAWN, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: BLOOD & CHROME, GODZILLA [2014], TIL DEATH DO US PART, DEEPER: THE RETRIBUTION OF BETH, CONTINUUM [TV], MURDER SHE BAKED: A PEACH COBBLER MYSTERY, DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC DETECTIVE AGENCY [TV], DEAD RISING 4 [VG], A SURROGATE'S NIGHTMARE, THE 100 [TV], WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, SLASHER [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], FORTUNATE SON [TV]) is 48.
Writer and feoamante.com alumni (MUTANT), Mary Sangiovanni (UNDER COVER OF NIGHT, THRALL, THE HOLLOWER, CHILLS, BEYOND THE GATE, INSIDE THE ASYLUM, A DARKLING PLAIN, BEHIND THE DOOR, HEX LIFE) is 62 or something.
Actor, Producer Elijah Wood (CHILD IN THE NIGHT, FOREVER YOUNG, THE GOOD SON, DEEP IMPACT, THE FACULTY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, SIN CITY, THE OXFORD MURDERS, 9, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY, TOAD ROAD, MANIAC, TRON: UPRISING [TV], LFO, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, GRAND PIANO, COOTIES, A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT, OPEN WINDOWS, THE BOY, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, THE GREASY STRANGLER, MANDY, SEVEN STAGES TO ACHIEVE BLISS, DANIEL ISN'T REAL, COME TO DADDY, COLOR OUT OF SPACE, ARCHENEMY) is 41.
Look for Elijah in the 2022 Horror Thriller, THE TOXIC AVENGER.

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JAN. 27

13 Years With the DARK DREAMERS

Dark Dreamers

Read E.C. McMullen Jr.'s review of the Ultimate Disc Extra ever made. Stanley Wiaters DARK DREAMERS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Surrogates James Cromwell

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Horror Host Joe Bob Briggs aka John Bloom (EVIL EVER AFTER, GHOSTS OF GOLDFIELD, HOGZILLA, RAPTURIOUS, JOE BOB'S HAUNTED DRIVE IN, CRYPTIDS) who is 69.
Look for Joe Bob's 2021, 2022 Horror movie, WEREWOLF SANTA. Also in 2022, THE BARN Part II.
Actor James Cromwell (STRANDED, MURDER BY DEATH, DEADLY GAME, THE CHEAP DETECTIVE, THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS, SPRAGGUE, EXPLORERS, ALISON'S DEMISE, ROMEO IS BLEEDING, ERASER, STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, SPECIES II, DEEP IMPACT, THE GENERAL'S DAUGHTER, SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS, THE GREEN MILE, FAIL SAFE [2000], THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, 'SALEM'S LOT [2004], I, ROBOT, SIX FEET UNDER [TV], AVENGER, DANTE'S INFERNO, SPIDER-MAN 3, 24 [TV], TORTURED, MY OWN WORST ENEMY [TV], IMPACT [TV], SURROGATES, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM [TV], DO NO HARM [TV], JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM, COUNTERPART [TV], BERLIN STATION [TV]) is 82.
Writer/Director Jack Hill (THE WASP WOMAN, THE TERROR, BLOOD BATH, HOUSE OF EVIL, SPIDER BABY, LA MUERTE VIVIENTE, THE INCREDIBLE INVASION, THE FEAR CHAMBER, DEATH SHIP [1980]) who is 90.
Writer Frank Miller (Comics: SPIDER-MAN, RONIN, THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, SIN CITY, 300, BATMAN: YEAR ONE. Movies: ROBOCOP 2, ROBOCOP 3, SIN CITY, 300, THE SPIRIT, CURSED [TV]) is 66.

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JAN. 26

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

ULTRAVIOLET - Cameron Bright

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Cameron Bright (BROTHER'S KEEPER, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, GODSEND, BIRTH, ULTRAVIOLET, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, WALLED IN, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, EARTH'S FINAL HOURS, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, MOTIVE [TV], FINAL GIRL) is 29.
Cameron shares a January birthday with THE TWILIGHT SAGA alumni, Boo Boo Stewart and Daniel Cudmore.
Actor Hae-il Park (MEMORIES OF MURDER, MY MOTHER THE MERMAID, THE HOST, PARADISE MURDERED, A MILLION, MOSS, END OF ANIMAL, DOOMSDAY BOOK) is 45.
Dark Gothic Horror Artist Anne Sudworth (various paintings) is pretty freaking old!
Actor Deep Roy (FLASH GORDON, THE DARK CRYSTAL, STARSHIP, RETURN TO OZ, DOCTOR WHO [TV - 1977], ALIEN FROM L.A., RISING STORM, DISTURBED, HOWLING IV: THE FREAKS, THE RESURRECTED, FREAKED, Tim Burton's PLANET OF THE APES, THE HAUNTED MANSION, CORPSE BRIDE, J.J. Abrams STAR TREK [all], TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, PARANORMAL MOVIE) is 73.

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JAN. 25

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS
Not everyone likes it, but this is why I do,

THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS - Keanu Reeves

Review by E.C. McMullen Jr.: THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Claudia Kim (AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, EQUALS, THE DARK TOWER, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDLEWALD) is 36.
Actor Mia Kirshner (DRACULA: The Series [TV], MURDER IN THE FIRST, THE CROW: City Of Angels, MAD CITY, SPEED OF LIFE, DARK SUMMER, CENTURY HOTEL, WOLF LAKE [TV], NEW BEST FRIEND, PARTY MONSTER, THE IRIS EFFECT, THE BLACK DAHLIA, THEY COME BACK, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS, 388 ARLETTA AVENUE, THE BARRENS, THE SURROGACY TRAP, LOST GIRL [TV], DEFIANCE [TV], BLOODLINE [TV], CRISIS) who is 46.
Writer Karen Koehler (SLAYER series, THE BLACKBURN & SCARLETTI MYSTERIES series, SCARABUS, SHREDDER series) is 48.
Writer Don Mancini (CELLAR DWELLER, CHILD'S PLAY [all], CHANNEL ZERO [TV]) is 58.
Writer Willie Meikle (THE WATCHERS TRILOGY, THE MIDNIGHT EYE FILES, ELDREN, THE HOLE, BROKEN SIGIL, INFESTATION, CRUSTACEANS, OPERATION series, HOME FROM THE SEA, CARNAKI: THE EDINBURGH TOWNHOUSE and Other Stories, THE NIGHT OF WENDIGO, THE GREEN AND THE BLACK) is 63.

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JAN. 24

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

SCREAMS - 1996 - Matthew Lillard

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Mischa Barton (ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT, HOMECOMING, CYBERSTALKER, I WILL FOLLOW YOU INTO THE DARK, APARTMENT 1303 3D, A RESURRECTION, STARCROSSED, ZK: ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD, THE HOARDER, HOPE LOST, L.A. SLASHER, MONSTERS AT LARGE, THE TOYBOX, OUIJA HOUSE, THE BASEMENT, SPREE) is 36.
Look for Mischa in the 2022 Thriller, INVITATION TO A MURDER.
Actor Brittany Blanton (DON'T FUCK IN THE WOODS [all], NIGHTFALL, HORROR MADNESS & MAYHEM: SNUFF PARTY VOL. 1, 60 SECONDS TO DIE, FAILING GRACE, TRESPASSING, DEATH CARE, 13 SLAYS TILL X-MAS) is 36.
Look for Brittany in the upcoming 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Horror, KILL DOLLY KILL. Also in 2021, 2022, STRANDED.
Actor Matthew Lillard (GHOULIES III, SERIAL MOM, ANIMAL ROOM, HACKERS, SCREAM, THE DEVIL'S CHILD, DEAD MAN'S CURVE, FINDER'S FEE, THIR13EN GHOSTS, SCOOBY-DOO, SCOOBY-DOO 2, KARAS: THE PROPHECY, AREA 57, KARAS: THE REVELATION, MESSAGES DELETED, SCOOBY-DOO! MYSTERY INCORPORATED, DEEP DARK CANYON, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017], SCOOBY-DOO: RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND) is 52.
Actor Ashley C. Williams (THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE, EMPTY, HALLOW'S EVE, A GUY NAMED RICK, SELENE HOLLOW [TV], PARANORMAL MOVIE, HALLOW'S EVE, PATRIC, JULIA, THE CHURCH) is 36.

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Actor Gil Gerard (AIRPORT '77, RANSOM FOR ALICE!, BUCK ROGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY, E.A.R.T.H. FORCE [TV], FUGITIVE MIND, THE STEPDAUGHTER, BEYOND, NUCLEAR HURRICANE, BONE EATER, REPTISAURUS, GHOST TOWN, DIRE WOLF, BLOOD FARE) is 79.
Actor Angelica Lee (SEUNG FEI, THE EYE [2002], KOMA, RE-CYCLE, MISSING, SLEEPWALKER, OUT OF INFERNO) is 46.
Writer, Director S. Craig Zahler (ASYLUM BLACKOUT, BONE TOMAHAWK, PUPPETMASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH, DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE) is 51.

SATURDAY -

Actor Linda Blair (THE EXORCIST, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, SUMMER OF FEAR, HELL NIGHT, RED HEAT [1985], GROTESQUE, WITCHERY, MOVING TARGET, BAD BLOOD, BEDROOM EYES II, THE CHILLING, REPOSSESSED, DEAD SLEEP, FATAL BOND, SORCERESS [1995], MONSTER MAKERS, ALL IS NORMAL, LANDFILL) is 62.
Actor Balthazar Getty (DEAD BEAT, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, TERRIFIED, JUDGE DREDD, LOST HIGHWAY, HABITAT, FAIT ACCOMPLI, SHADOW HOURS, PASADENA, CHARMED [TV], FEAST, ALIAS [TV], THE TRIPPER, #HORROR, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017], LA FLAMME ROUGE) is 47.

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JAN. 21

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor John DeSantis (THE 13th WARRIOR, THE NEW ADDAMS FAMILY [TV], THIR13EN GHOSTS [2001], BLOODSUCKERS, Masters of Horror: INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD, BLADE: THE SERIES [TV], THE HOLE [2009], STAN HELSING, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS, MUTANT WORLD, FALLING SKIES [TV], DEAD RISING 4 [VG], SUPERNATURAL [TV], VAN HELSING [TV], A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS [TV]) is 45.
SFX Artist / Producer Harvey Lowry (BLADE, IDLE HANDS, HANNIBAL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, I AM LEGEND, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, WATCHMEN, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT, DANCE NIGHT OBSESSION, CASSIDY WAY, THE MORTICIAN, ASOMATOUS, THE MALIBU TAPES, GOTHIC HARVEST, BLOOD PAGEANT and more) is 52.
Harvey shares a January birthday month with BLOOD PAGEANT alumni, David Chokachi.
Actor Izabella Miko (THE FORSAKEN, MINIMAL KNOWLEDGE, THE SHORE, THE HOUSE OF USHER, DARK STREETS, FAKE IDENTITY, CLASH OF THE TITANS, AGE OF HEROES, THE RAKE) who is 41.
Writer, Director David F. Sandberg (LIGHTS OUT, ANNABELLE: CREATION) is 41.
David's first feature film began as the eponymous titled short film, LIGHTS OUT.
Actor Boo Boo Stewart (SKELETON MAN, 666: THE CHILD, DANTE'S COVE [TV], THE LAST SENTINEL, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, DARK GAMES, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, HANSEL & GRETEL: WARRIORS OF WITCHCRAFT, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, HE NEVER DIED, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, DOMINION, AMERICAN SATAN, JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS [TV]) is 28.
Boo Boo shares a January birthday with fellow TWILIGHT SAGA alumni, Daniel Cudmore.
Look for Boo Boo in the 2021, 2022 Horror, THOSE WHO WALK AWAY.

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JAN. 20

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Tom Baker (THE CANTERBURY TALES [1972], THE VAULT OF HORROR, FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY, THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE MUTATIONS, THE CURSE OF KING TUT'S TOMB, DOCTOR WHO [TV], SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE HOUNDS OF BASKERVILLES [TV - 1982], BACKTIME, DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, AGATHA CHRISTIE MARPLE: TOWARDS ZERO) is 86.
Actor Daniel Cudmore (X2, ALONE IN THE DARK, X-MEN III: THE LAST STAND, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, REVOLUTION, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1, RITES OF PASSAGE, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, HALO 4: FORWARD UNTO DAWN, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, DEVIL IN THE DARK, SIREN [TV]) is 40.
Daniel shares a January birthday with PERCY JACKSON alumni, Logan Lerman.
Actor Lorenzo Lamas (DETOUR TO TERROR, FLESH AND THE DEVIL, CIA CODE NAME: ALEXA, MASK OF DEATH, TERMINAL JUSTICE, BLACK DAWN, UNDERCURRENT, THE IMMORTAL [TV], THE PARADISE VIRUS, DARK WATERS, DEEP EVIL, RAPTOR ISLAND, SCI-FIGHTER, ALIEN 3000, BLOOD ANGELS, SUCCUBUS: HELL BENT, and way more) is 63.
Actor Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe (SANCTIMONY, CHILDREN OF THE CORN: REVELATION, INSOMNIA, BLOOD ANGELS, Masters of Horror: PICK ME UP, FINAL DESTINATION 3, SCARY MOVIE 4, SNAKES ON A PLANE, BLACK CHRISTMAS [2006], WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END, YETI: CURSE OF THE SNOW DEMON, THE BOY NEXT DOOR, KILLER MOUNTAIN, A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE, PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD [TV], SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED [TV]) is 39.
Writer/Director David Lynch (ERASERHEAD, THE ELEPHANT MAN, DUNE, BLUE VELVET, TWIN PEAKS [TV], LOST HIGHWAY, MULHOLLAND DR., INLAND EMPIRE, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2018]) who is 74.
Musician Paul Stanley (Band: KISS. Albums: PSYCHO CIRCUS. Movies: KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK) is 69.

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JAN. 19

BECAUSE SCIENCE, BITCHES!

ARACHNOPHOBIA - Jeff Daniels

Over and over again we see this is what modern science is all about. Some book, comic book, movie, Hell: Even a song will get stuck in some kid's head and that's it. That person will have to dedicate their life to a deep dive into that thing for the rest of their lives. We've seen it in ALIEN, TREMORS, and SPIDER-MAN, just to name a few, and now it's happening to the fun little creature feature from 1990, ARACHNAPHOBIA.

Say hello to the latest tarantula parasite, Tarantobelus jeffdanielsi.

This is why,

Phys.org: Scientists discover tarantula-killing worms: New parasite named after actor Jeff Daniels

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA - Linda Hayden

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
I don't usually give Happy Birthdays to dead people, but dead people rarely have a career this active for so long after their death!
Writer Edgar Allen Poe (Movies: THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM [1913], A BARGAIN WITH SATAN, THE LUNATICS, THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE [1914], ISLE OF OBLIVION, EERIE TALES, THE LIVING DEAD [1932], BUCKET OF BLOOD [1932], THE CRIME OF DOCTOR CRESPI, THE TELL-TALE HEART [1939], THE BLACK CAT [1941], THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER [1949], PHANTOM OF THE RUE MORGUE, HOUSE OF USHER [1960], THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM [1961], TALES OF TERROR, THE TOMB OF LIGEIA, THE RAVEN [1963], CITY IN THE SEA, MASTER OF HORROR [1965], THE BLACK CAT [1966], HOUSE OF EVIL, WITCHFINDER GENERAL, THE OBLONG BOX, AN EVENING OF EDGAR ALLEN POE, MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE [1971], LEGEND OF HORROR, ONE MINUTE BEFORE DEATH, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER [1979], THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER [1981], ZOMBIE 5 [1982], THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE [1986], THE HOUSE OF USHER [1989], MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH [1989], TWO EVIL EYES [1990], THE HAUNTING OF MORELLA, [1990], BURIED ALIVE, THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM [1991], HAUNTING FEAR, TALE OF A VAMPIRE, THE MUMMY LIVES, MORELLA [1999], HATRED OF A MINUTE [2002], ALONE, LUNACY, THE RAVEN [2006], THE RAVEN [2007], THE TOMB [2009], THE RAVEN [2012], REQUIEM FOR THE DAMNED, TERROIR, LIGEIA [2013], FEAR THE CROOKED CORPSE, STONEHEARST ASYLUM, CREEPERS [2014], EDGAR ALLEN POE'S LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, THE TELL-TALE HEART [2016]), who died at the age of 40, would have been 213 today.
Look for Edgar's upcoming Horror Thrillers for 2022, THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, THE BLACK CAT, Edgar Allen Poe's LIGEIA, and THE TELL-TALE HEART.
Actor Linda Hayden (TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA, THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW, SOMETHING TO HIDE, NIGHT WATCH [1973], MADHOUSE, OLD DRACULA, TRAUMA [1976], QUEEN KONG, THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL, STALKER) is 69.
Actor Tippi Hedren (THE BIRDS, MARNIE, TIGER BY THE TAIL, ROAR, IN THE COLD OF THE NIGHT, PACIFIC HEIGHTS, INEVITABLE GRACE, I WOKE UP EARLY THE DAY I DIED, BREAK UP, MIND RAGE, DEAD WRITE, HER MORBID DESIRES, THE GHOST AND THE WHALE, SOMETHING HORRIBLE) is 86.
Actor Logan Lerman (THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, THE NUMBER 23, GAMER, PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTENING THIEF, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, NOAH, THE VANISHING OF SYDNEY HALL, SHIRLEY) is 28.
Logan shares a January birthday with THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT alumni, Kevin Durand.
Look for Logan in the 2022 Thriller, BULLET TRAIN.

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JAN. 18

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Blade Runner - Dave Bautista

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Dave Bautista (THE SCORPION KING 3, RIDDICK, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [all], L.A. SLASHER, SPECTRE, MARAUDERS, BUSHWICK, BLADE RUNNER 2049, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, HOTEL ARTEMIS, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, ARMY OF THE DEAD, DUNE, SEE [TV]) is 53.
Look for Dave in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller TV series, ARMY OF THE DEAD: LOST VEGAS.
Writer/ Director/ Producer/ Editor/ Actor Takeshi "Beat" Kitano (YASHA, DIOXIN FROM FISH!, JOHNNY MNEMONIC, TOKYO EYES, BROTHER, BATTLE ROYALE, FIREWORKS, BATTLE ROYALE II, IZO, THE MONSTER X STRIKES BACK: ATTACKS THE G8 SUMMIT, BLACK GOSPEL, MOZU THE MOVIE, DOCTOR X: GEKAI DAIMON MEKIKO SPECIAL, GHOST IN THE SHELL [2017]) is 74.
Writer D F Lewis (editor NEMONYMOUS, WEIRDMONGER) is 73. Visit him at dflewisreviews.wordpress.com.

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JAN. 17

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Naveen Andrews (MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, FUTURE TENSE, GRINDHOUSE, PLANET TERROR, THE BRAVE ONE, ANIMALS, LOST [TV], SINBAD [TV]M ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND [TV], SENSE8 [TV], INSTINCT [TV]) is 52.
Screen Writer Brian Helgeland (FRIDAY THE 13th [TV], A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, 976-EVIL, HIGHWAY TO HELL, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, CONSPIRACY THEORY, BLOOD WORK, MYSTIC RIVER, THE ORDER, CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT) who is 61.
Goth artist Dr. Mangor (Art & SFX for various movies, games, and other multimedia) is 45.
Writer & Artist Jason Thibault (OPTIMUM WOUND COMICS) is 50.
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director Leigh Whannell (STYGIAN, THE MATRIX RELOADED, SAW [all], DEATH SENTENCE, DEAD SILENCE, DYING BREED, INSIDEOUS [all], CRUSH, THE PARDON, COOTIES, RAZE, LAVANTULA, THE BYE BYE MAN, KEEP WATCHING, UPGRADE, THE INVISIBLE MAN, SPIRAL) is 45.
Read my interview with Leigh Whannell and James Wan: THE LAST SAW INTERVIEW.

SUNDAY -

EVENT HORIZON - Richard T. Jones

Director/ Producer/ Composer John Carpenter (ATTACK ON PRECINCT 13 [1976], HALLOWEEN, THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, HALLOWEEN II, THE THING, CHRISTINE, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, THEY LIVE, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, GHOSTS OF MARS, VAMPIRES, Masters of Horror: CIGARETTE BURNS, Masters of Horror: PRO-LIFE, THE WARD, HALLOWEEN [2018]) is 73.
Actor David Chokachi (THE UNSPEAKABLE [TV], PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, WITCHBLADE [TV], BATS: HUMAN HARVEST, THE DREAMLESS, MURDER.COM, THE ASCENT, BORN BAD, RAGE OF THE YETI, ARMY OF THE DAMNED, ROSEVILLE, PATIENT KILLER, CYBER CASE, SENSORY PERCEPTION, THE BONE BOX, BLOOD PAGEANT) is 53.
Look for David's upcoming 2022 Thriller, SECRETS BY THE SHORE.
Actor Josie Davis (BADGE OF FEAR, PSYCHIC MURDERS, THE ASCENT, THE CURSED, SEDUCED BY LIES, THE PERFECT STUDENT, DIRTY TEACHER, BACKSTABBED, SECRETS OF MY STEPDAUGHTER, LOCKED IN) is 48.
Look for Josie's upcoming Horror Thrillers for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 WIZARDDREAM. Also in 2022, BLACK BALSAM.
Comic Artist/Writer Garth Ennis (JUDGE DREDD, THE PUNISHER [VG], HELLBLAZER, BLOODY MARY, THE DARKNESS [VG], SHADOWMAN, THE BOYS [TV], PREACHER [TV]) is 51.
Actor Richard T. Jones (THE TRIGGER EFFECT, EVENT HORIZON, KISS THE GIRLS, AUGGIE ROSE, PHONE BOOTH, TWISTED, COLLATERAL, CUTTING ROOM, TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES [TV], FORGIVENESS, SUPER 8, ATLAS SHRUGGED II: THE STRIKE, THE LAST LETTER, REVOLUTION [TV], GODZILLA [2014], EXTANT [TV], AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], SANTA CLARITA DIET [TV]) is 49.
Look for Richard's 2020, 2021, 2022 Thriller, STEELE JUSTICE.
Actor Caroline Munro (THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, DRACULA A.D. 1972, DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN, CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER, SHARON'S BABY, AT THE EARTH'S CORE, STARCRASH, MANIAC [1980], THE LAST HORROR FILM, SLAUGHTER HIGH, EL AULLIDO DEL DIABLO, FACELESS, DEMONS 6: DE PROFUNDIS, FLESH FOR THE BEAST, THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT, HIGHWAY TO HELL [2012], VAMPYRES, CRYING WOLF, STELLAR QUASAR AND THE SCROLLS OF DADELIA, CUTE LITTLE BUGGERS, HOUSE OF THE GORGON) is 72.
Caroline shares a birthday month with her STARCRASH co-star, Marjoe Gortner.
Look for Caroline in the upcoming 2020 Horror Thriller, THE HAUNTING OF MARGAM CASTLE.
Actor Mark Steger (SHADOW HOURS, MODERN PROMETHEUS LLC, I AM LEGEND, THE PACT [all], MR. JONES, AT THE DEVIL'S DOOR, INDIGENOUS, THE DIABOLICAL, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION, 400 DAYS, HOLIDAYS, CALICO SKIES, INCARNATE, STRANGER THINGS [TV], THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT, THE NUN, VELVET BUZZSAW, CRITTERS: A NEW BINGE [TV], SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, NINE, THE MANOR, BLACK FRIDAY, THE GIRL IN THE WOODS [TV]) is 60.
SFX Artist / Director / Producer Greg Strause (GLASS HOUSE, TERMINATOR 3, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, CONSTANTINE, VENOM [2005], FLIGHTPLAN, THE FOG [2005], ÆON FLUX, X-MEN III: CRAPPED BY RATNER, 300, ALIENS VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, 2012, AVATAR, IRON MAN 2, JONAH HEX, SKYLINE [all], BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, THE AVENGERS, LOOPER, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Part 2, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, HARDCORE HENRY, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, THE CONJURING 2, DEATHNOTE [2017], STRANGER THINGS [TV], RAMPAGE, SKYLINES) is 46.
Look for Greg's upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, CHIMERA.

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Actor Joe Dorsey (PROJECT KILL, GRIZZLY, THE MANITOU, THE VISITOR, WISE BLOOD, WARGAMES, BRAINSTORM, THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT, DEADLY CARE, SHADOWS IN THE STORM, MURDER SHE WROTE [TV], PET SEMATARY II, KILLING MIDNIGHT) is 89.
Actor Emily Kusche (THE LITTLE GHOST, DON'T. GET. OUT!, BALLOON, SLØBORN [TV], CORTEX) is 19.
Look for Emily in the 2022 Thriller, RETRIBUTION.

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JAN. 14

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Wolverine - Kevin Durand

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Kevin Durand (DARK ANGEL [TV], TAKEN [TV], THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, LOST [TV], TOUCHING EVIL, TOUCHING EVIL [TV], SCOOBY-DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED, THE ECHO, X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, CONVICT, LEGION, I AM NUMBER FOUR, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, A DARK TRUTH, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, DARK WAS THE NIGHT, WINTER'S TALE, NOAH, THE CAPTIVE, THE STRAIN [TV], GARM WARS: THE LAST DRUID, SWAMP THING [TV], PRIMAL, DANGEROUS, LOCKE & KEY [TV]) is 48.
Look for Kevin in the 2022 release of PANTHEON [TV].
Actor Zach Gilford (THE LAST WINTER, RISE: THE BLOOD HUNTER, SUPER, DEVIL'S DUE, THE PURGE: ANARCHY, THE FAMILY [TV], LIFELINE [TV], MIDNIGHT MASS [TV]) is 40.
Look for Zach's upcoming 2022 Horror movie, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CHILDREN. Also in 2022, THE MIDNIGHT CLUB [TV].
Actor Marjoe Gortner (EARTHQUAKE, FOOD OF THE GODS, MAYDAY AT 40,000 FEET!, STARCRASH, MAUSOLEUM, HELLHOLE) is 78.
Actor Grant Gustin (A MOTHER'S NIGHTMARE, VIXEN [TV], VIXEN: THE MOVIE, ARROW [TV], THE FLASH [TV]) is 32.
Actor Jordan Ladd (EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE, CABIN FEVER, CLUB DREAD, MADHOUSE, INLAND EMPIRE, GRINDHOUSE, DEATH PROOF, HOSTEL: PART II, GRACE, AWAKEN, MURDER ON THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR, SATANIC PANIC, VOICES) is 48.

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JAN. 13

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: The Curse of the Black Pearl

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Orlando Bloom (THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, DEAD MAN'S CHEST, AT WORLD'S END, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, THE HOBBIT: THERE AND BACK AGAIN, CARNIVAL ROW [TV], NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK) is 45.
Orlando shares a January birthday with his NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK alumni, Laysla De Oliveira.
Actor William B. Davis (THE DEAD ZONE, DEADLY DECEPTION, MATINEE, Stephen King's IT, OMEN IV: THE AWAKENING, CIRCUMSTANCES UNKNOWN, THE X-FILES [TV], UNFORGETTABLE, THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE, BROKEN SAINTS, THE PROPOSAL, MINDSTORM, ANTHRAX, SNAKEHEAD TERROR, THE CRADLE WILL FALL, DARKSTORM, SISTERS, THE SECRET OF HIDDEN LAKE, THE MESSENGERS, PASSENGERS, POSSESSION, THE THAW, BEHEMOTH, THE TALL MAN, THE PACKAGE, THE SINGULARITY PRINCIPLE, CONTINUUM [TV], ABDUCT, RESIDUE, DEATH NOTE [2017], THE DOCTOR'S CASE, BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE, CRYSTAL'S SHADOW, UPLOAD [TV]) is 84.
Look for William in the 2022 TV series, THE MIDNIGHT CLUB.
Actor Liam Hemsworth (KNOWING, TRIANGLE, THE HUNGER GAMES [all], THE EXPENDABLES 2, PARANOIA, CUT BANK, KILLERMAN, MOST DANGEROUS GAME [TV], ARKANSAS) is 32.
Writer / Director / Actor Alan Rowe Kelly (I'LL BURY YOU TOMORROW, DEAD SERIOUS, VINDICATION, THE SCREENING, THE BLOOD SHED, PINK EYE, EAT YOUR HEART OUT, SCULPTURE, CROSSED, EXPERIMENT 7, SATAN HATES YOU, GALLERY OF FEAR, SLICES OF LIFE, PSYCHO STREET, RAZOR DAYS, GALLERY OF FEAR, CRAZY FAT ETHEL, and more) is 63.
Look for Alan in the 2021 Horror movie, SITE 13.
Editor John Kenny (ALBEDO ONE, AEON PRESS) is 57.

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JAN. 12

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Vanessa Johansson (DAY OF THE DEAD [2008], THE OBJECTIVE, SHARK IN VENICE, SKAVENGERS) is 42.
Music Maker/Movie Maker Rob Zombie (Music: HELLBILLY DELUXE, AMERICAN MADE MUSIC TO STRIP BY, SINISTER URGE. Movies: HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, SLITHER, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, THE LORDS OF SALEM, 31, 3 FROM HELL) who is 56.

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JAN. 11

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

THE EXORCIST - Eileen Dietz

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director, Darren Lynn Bousman (IDENTITY LOST, SAW II, SAW III, SAW IV, REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA, MOTHER'S DAY, 11-11-11, THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL, THE BARRENS, ANGELUS, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, ALLELUIA! THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL, ABBATOIR, ST. AGATHA, DEATH OF ME, SPIRAL) is 43.
Look for Darren's upcoming 2022 Horror movie, CELLO.
Actor Eileen Dietz (THE EXORCIST, THE CLONUS HORROR, EXORCISM, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, CREEPSHOW III, THE QUEEN OF SCREAMS, SIBLING RIVALRY, FREEWAY KILLER, BUTTERFLY, MONSTERPIECE THEATER VOL. 1, DEMON LEGACY, LITTLE BIG BOY: THE RISE AND FALL OF JIMMY DUNCAN, NIGHT TALES, SNOW WHITE: A DEADLY SUMMER, THE DEVIL KNOWS HIS OWN, ABADDON, DEMON LEGACY, AXE TO GRIND, KIDS VS MONSTERS, MONSTERLAND, ABNORMAL ATTRACTION, A WAKEFIELD PROJECT, 100 ACRES OF HELL, ITSY BITSY, CLOWNADO, THE AMITYVILLE HARVEST) is 77.
Look for Eileen's upcoming 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller, WIZARDDREAM. Also in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, THE GRIMM BACKWARD and PALE HORSE.
Writer Alethea Kontis (HARLAN COUNTY HORRORS, ALPHA OOPS: H IS FOR HALLOWEEN, THE DARK-HUNTER COMPANION, ENCHANTED, BESPHINXED) is 46.
Actor Laysla De Oliveira (GOTHICA [2013], STAY OR DIE, IN THE TALL GRASS, CODE 8, NEEDLE IN A TIMESTACK, LOCKE & KEY [TV - 2020]) is 30.
Actor Kyle Richards (ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN, THE CAR, EATEN ALIVE, HALLOWEEN, THE WATCHER IN THE WOODS, CURFEW, DEADLY SIBLING RIVALRY, HALLOWEEN KILLS) is 53.
Look for Kyle in the 2022 Horror Thriller, HALLOWEEN ENDS.

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JAN. 10

BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

MINE GAMES - Alex Meraz

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Director, Producer Walter Hill (THE GETAWAY, THE MAKINTOSH MAN, THE DROWNING POOL, THE WARRIORS, ALIEN [all], CROSSROADS, JOHNNY HANDSOME, TRESPASS, TALES FROM THE CRYPT [TV], TALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHT, TALES FROM THE CRYPT: BORDELLO OF BLOOD, PERVERSIONS OF SCIENCE [TV], TALES FROM THE CRYPT: RITUAL, AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, AVPR: ALIENS VS PREDATOR, PROMETHEUS, ALIEN: COVENANT) is 80.
Look for Walter's 2022 Thriller, DEAD FOR A DOLLAR.
Actor Alex Meraz (THE TWILIGHT SAGA [all], THE ROOMMATE, MINE GAMES, BONE TOMAHAWK, SUICIDE SQUAD, BRIGHT, THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 36.
Actor William Sanderson (BLUE NUDE, FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE, SAVAGE WEEKEND, BLADE RUNNER, NIGHTMARES, BLACK MOON RISING, LAST MAN STANDING, DEADLY WEAPON, MIRROR MIRROR [1990], THE ROCKETEER, SKEETER, MIRROR MIRROR 2: RAVEN DANCE, THE CLIENT, BATMAN [TV], HOLOGRAM MAN, PHOENIX, STAGEGHOST, THE LOW BUDGET TIME MACHINE, AVATAR [2004], BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP, TRUE BLOOD [TV]) is 78.
Look for William's upcoming 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Thriller, ASSASSIN'S FURY.
Writer, Producer Fran Walsh (MEET THE FEEBLES, DEAD-ALIVE, HEAVENLY CREATURES, THE FRIGHTENERS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], KING KONG [2005], THE LOVELY BONES, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY [all], MORTAL ENGINES) is 63.

SUNDAY -

300 - Patrick Sabongui

Actor Angela Bettis (BLESS THE CHILD, MAY, CARRIE [2002], TOOLBOX MURDERS, THE CIRCLE, Masters of Horror: SICK GIRL, THE WOODS, SCAR, WICKED LAKE, DRONES, THE WOMAN, TOM HOLLAND'S TWISTED TALES, DIG, 12 HOUR SHIFT, GHOSTS OF THE OZARKS) is 48.
Look for Angela in the 2021, 2022 animated Horror, THE WEIRD KIDZ.
Actor Patrick Sabongui (TIMELINE, RECON 2020: THE CAPRINI MASSACRE, 300, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], DARKNESS WAITS, WATCHMEN, WHITEOUT, THE KILLING MACHINE, THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF, TRON: LEGACY, SUCKER PUNCH, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, IMMORTALS, ENDANGERED, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, TOXIN, GODZILLA [2014], INTO THE GRIZZLY MAZE, DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER, DEADRISING: ENDGAME, DRONE, ARROW [TV], SCORCHED EARTH, BEYOND [TV], THE PREDATOR [2018], THE FLASH [TV], ENHANCED) is 45.

SATURDAY -

P2 - Rachel Nichols

Actor Michelle Forbes (KALIFORNIA, LOVE BITES, ESCAPE FROM L.A., 24 [TV], BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [TV], GLOBAL FREQUENCY, HALF-LIFE 2 [VG], BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: RAZOR, WAKING THE DEAD [TV], TRUE BLOOD [TV], THE KILLING [TV], THE HUNTERS, ORPHAN BLACK [TV], THE RETURNED [TV - 2015], THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY Part 2, POWERS [TV], GEMINI, WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS [VG], BERLIN STATION, TREADSTONE [TV], BIG SKY [TV]) is 57.
Actor Rachel Nichols (THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], THE INSIDE [TV], THE WOODS, ALIAS [TV], THEM [2007], P2, STAR TREK [2009], G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, CRIMINAL MINDS [TV], CONAN THE BARBARIAN [2011], CONTINUUM, ALEX CROSS, RAZE, TOKAREV, McCANICK, CONTINUUM [TV], PANDEMIC, INSIDE, TITANS [TV], THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], BREACH, DEMIGOD) is 41.
Actor Freddie Stroma (HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS [1 & 2], AFTER THE DARK, EXTRATERRESTRIALS, TIME AFTER TIME, PEACEMAKER [TV]) is 36.

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JAN. 7

11 Years ago Today in 2011 was Nicholas Cage's SEASON OF THE WITCH

Author Mark Worthen was there on opening weekend for SEASON OF THE WITCH.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Lauren Cohan (SUPERNATURAL [TV], DEATH RACE 2, YOUNG ALEXANDER THE GREAT, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 40.
Actor Nicholas Cage (VAMPIRE'S KISS, WILD AT HEART, FACE/OFF, SNAKE EYES, 8MM, BRINGING OUT THE DEAD, NATIONAL TREASURE [all], THE WICKER MAN [2006], GHOST RIDER [all], GRINDHOUSE, NEXT, KNOWING, KICK-ASS, DRIVE ANGRY, GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, SEASON OF THE WITCH, THE FROZEN GROUND, TOKAREV, LEFT BEHIND, CONQUEST, PAY THE GHOST, MOM AND DAD, LOOKING GLASS, MANDY, KILL CHAIN, GRAND ISLE, COLOR OUT OF SPACE, JUI JITSU, WALLY'S WONDERLAND, PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND, PIG) is 57.
Nick shares a January birthday with his 8MM alumni, Actor Norman Reedus, and the same birthday with his SEASON OF THE WITCH alumni, Robert Sheehan.
Writer / Editor / Publisher / Short Film Maker Rodriguo Gudiño (Founder and publisher of RUE MORGUE Magazine. Movie: THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ROSALIND LEE) who is around 61 or so I think.
Look for Rodrigo's 2022 Horror Thriller, THE BREACH.
Actor Ruth Negga (MISFITS [TV], SECRET STATE [TV], WORLD WAR Z, WARCRAFT, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D., AD ASTRA, PREACHER [TV], ISOLATION, CRIMINAL JUSTICE [TV], PERSONAL AFFAIRS [TV]) is 40.
Actor Jeremy Renner (A NIGHTMARE COME TRUE, DAHMER, 28 WEEKS LATER, TAKE, THE HURT LOCKER, THE TOWN, THOR, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, THE AVENGERS [2012], THE BOURNE LEGACY, HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, THE IMMIGRANT, KILL THE MESSENGER, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, ARRIVAL, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, WHAT IF...? [TV]) is 51.
Actor Robert Sheehan (FOREIGN EXCHANGE [TV], SUMMER OF THE FLYING SAUCER, GHOSTWOOD, CHERRYBOMB, MISFITS [TV], RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1983, RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1974, RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1980, SEASON OF THE WITCH [2011], DEMONS NEVER DIE, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, THE MESSENGER, FORTITUDE [TV], GEOSTORM, MUTE, MORTAL ENGINES, THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY [TV]) is 34.

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JAN. 6

COMA is 44 Today

Coma

Read Kelly Park's take on Michael Crichton's COMA. Based on the novel by Robin Cook.

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HOSTEL Turns 16

Hostel Derek Richardson

E.C. McMullen Jr. takes you back to 2006 and Eli Roth's HOSTEL

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

GET OUT - Betty Gabriel

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Elizabeth Blackmore (EVIL DEAD, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV]) is 34.
Actor Courtney Eaton (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, PERFECT, LINE OF DUTY, YELLOW JACKETS [TV]) is 26.
Actor Betty Gabriel (EXPERIMENTER, THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR, GET OUT, BEYOND SKYLINE, UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB, UPGRADE, WESTWORLD [TV], COUNTERPART [TV], DEFENDING JACOB [TV], THE SPINE OF NIGHT, CLICKBAIT) is 41.
Betty is currently filming in two untitled Horror movies, ostensibly set for release in late 2022 to early 2023.
Writer, Artist, Director Vincenzo Natali (BEETLEJUICE [TV], EEK! THE CAT [TV], BLOOD & DONUTS, CUBE, GINGER SNAPS, CYPHER, NOTHING, SPLICE, HAUNTER, THE ABCs OF DEATH 2, HANNIBAL [TV], THE STRAIN [TV], TREMORS [2018], CUBE [2021]) is 53.
Actor Norman Reedus (MIMIC, DARK HARBOR, 8MM, LET THE DEVIL WEAR BLACK, GOSSIP, BAD SEED [2000], BLADE II, TOUGH LUCK, PULSE, ANTIKÖRPER, MOSCOW CHILL, Masters of Horror: John Carpenter's CIGARETTE BURNS, RED CANYON, MESSENGERS 2, PANDORUM, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], NIGHT OF THE TEMPLAR, SILENT HILL 10 [VG], AIR, ALIEN INVASION S.U.M.1, DEATH STRANDING [VG]) is 53.
Norman shares a birthday month with his CIGARETTE BURNS alumni, actor Christopher Redman.

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JAN. 5

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

JOHN DIES AT THE END - Clancy Brown

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Clancy Brown (THE BRIDE, HIGHLANDER, BLUE STEEL, AMBITION, CAST A DEADLY SPELL, PET SEMETERY II, PAST MIDNIGHT, GARGOYLES [TV], STARSHIP TROOPERS, CARNIVÀLE [TV], THE BURROWERS [TV], A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET [2010], COWBOYS AND ALIENS, JOHN DIES AT THE END, AT ANY PRICE, HELLBENDERS, SPARKS, TRANSFORMERS PRIME [TV - Animated], THE LEGEND KORRA [TV - Animated], NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR, HOMEFRONT, HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H. [TV - Animated], TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [2012-2017, TV - Animated], DOOM PATROL [TV], SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], AXE COP [TV - Animated], LITTLE EVIL [TV], THOR: RAGNAROK, DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN [VG], THE VENTURE BROS. [TV], THE MORTUARY COLLECTION, LAST LOOKS, DEXTER: NEW BLOOD [TV]) is 62.
Watch for Clancy in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, JOHN WICK 4.
Actor Franz Drameh (HEREAFTER, ATTACK THE BLOCK, EDGE OF TOMORROW, RESIDUE, VIXEN: THE MOVIE [Animated], THE FLASH [TV], LEGENDS OF TOMORROW [TV], SEE [TV], THE INTERGALACTIC ADVENTURES OF MAX CLOUD, SEE [TV]) is 28.
Writer Tananarive Due (THE BETWEEN, BLOOD COLONY, THE LIVING BLOOD, MY SOUL TO KEEP, JOPLIN'S GHOST, GHOST: SUMMER STORIES, THE GOOD HOUSE, and way more) is getting up there!
Musician, Actor Marilyn Manson (Albums: PORTRAIT OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY, SMELLS LIKE CHILDREN, ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE LAST TOUR ON EARTH, MECHANICAL ANIMALS, HOLY WOOD, THE GOLDEN AGE OF GROTESQUE. Movie: SALEM [TV]) is 52.
Actor Katie Parker (ABSENTIA, THE FAMILY, OCULUS, FUN SIZE HORROR, THE BINDING, ALL THE CREATURES WERE STIRRING, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE [TV], DOCTOR SLEEP, THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR [TV], ALT [TV]) is 35.

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JAN. 4

This Is Jack's Week

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Gothic - Julian Sands

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Matt Frewer (MAX HEADROOM, THE FOURTH PROTOCOL, FAR FROM HOME, THE STAND [TV], THE LANWMOWER MAN II, GARGOYLES [TV], DEAD MAN'S GUN, QUICKSILVER HIGHWAY, DEAD FIRE, THE INCREDIBLE HULK [TV - Animated], PSI FACTOR, THE HOUND OF BASKERVILLES [2000], THE SIGN OF FOUR [2001], THE ROYAL SCANDAL [2001], THE CASE OF THE WHITECHAPEL VAMPIRE [2002], TAKEN [TV], DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], RIDING THE BULLET, DESPERATION, EUReKA [TV], WEIRDSVILLE, INTELLIGENCE [TV], WATCHMEN, RAMPAGE, BAG OF BONES, FALLING SKIES [TV], ORPHAN BLACK [TV], TIMELESS [TV], RESIDUE, ALTERED CARBON [TV], CASTLEVANIA [TV], THE ORDER [TV], FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], THE MAGICIANS [TV]) is 64.
Actor Julian Sands (AFTER DARKNESS, THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS, GOTHIC, VIBES, SIESTA, WARLOCK, ARACHNOPHOBIA, NAKED LUNCH, TALE OF THE VAMPIRE, BOXING HELENA, WARLOCK: THE ARMAGEDDON, DARIO ARGENTO'S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MERCY, CAT CITY, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, HIROKIN, SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF, ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN, BANSHEE [TV], THE CHOSEN [2016], BORLEY RECTORY [Animated], CROOKED HOUSE, WHAT/IF [TV], DEATH RIDER IN THE HOUSE OF VAMPIRES, THE GHOSTS OF BORLEY RECTORY) is 64.
Look for Julian in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, THE SURVIVALIST. Also in 2022, THE GHOSTS OF MONDAY, and THE PIPER.

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JAN. 3

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

The Return of the Living Dead - Jewel Shepard and John Philbin

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Alisen Down (COLD SQUAD [TV], MYSTERIOUS WAYS [TV], TRIPPING THE WIRE: A STEPHEN TREE MYSTERY, DA VINCI'S INQUEST [TV], BATTLESTAR GALATICA [TV], THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], CASE 39, PARADOX, GRACEPOINT [TV], LOST GIRL [TV], 12 MONKEYS [TV]) is 46.
Actor Nicholas Gonzalez (ANACONDAS: HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID, SEA OF DREAMS, FALLING AWAKE, SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], THE PURGE: ANARCHY, FREQUENCY [TV], PRETTY LITTLE LIARS [TV], PRAY FOR RAIN [TV], BENEATH US, CONFESSIONS OF AN EXORCIST nka EVIL TAKES ROOT, LA BREA) is 46.
Look for Nicholas in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Thriller, BORREGO.
Nicholas shares a January birthday with ANACONDAS alumni, Morris Chestnut.
Voice actor Jason Marsden (ROBOT JOX, [all TV credits] THE MUNSTERS TODAY, EERIE INDIANA, HOCUS POCUS, BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, SPIRITED AWAY [English version], HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, INVADER ZIM, W.I.T.C.H., AFRO SAMURAI, THE BATMAN, BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD, THE LEGEND OF KORRA, MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, LOCKER 13) is 46.
Actor Jewel Shepard (RAW FORCE, THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, GOING UNDERCOVER, ROOTS OF EVIL, SCANNER COP II, SLASHER.COM) is 64.
Writer / Director / Actor Hyung-rae Shim (YOUNG-GU AND COUNT DRACULA, TIRANO'S CLAW, POWER KING, DRAGON TUKA, REPTILIAN, DRAGON WARS: D-WAR) is 64.

SUNDAY -

Being Human - Kristen Hager

Actor Tia Carrere (COVENANT, ZOMBIE NIGHTMARE, INTIMATE STRANGER, RISING SUN, TREACHEROUS, TRUE LIES, HOLLOW POINT, KULL THE CONQUEROR, TOP OF THE WORLD, DOG BOYS, SCAR CITY, THE NIGHT OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN, RELIC HUNTER [TV], TORN APART, SUPERNOVA, DARK HONEYMOON, IN PLAIN SIGHT [TV], SCOOBY DOO! MYSTERY INCORPORATED [TV], GUTSHOT STRAIGHT, THE GIRL [2016], LEGEND OF HALLOWAIIAN) is 54.
Actor Taye Diggs (HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, NEW BEST FRIEND, EQUILIBRIUM, BASIC, DRUM, SLOW BURN, DAY BREAK [TV], DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT, MURDER IN THE FIRST, DAYBREAK [TV], ROSEWOOD [TV], TILL DEATH DO US PART, RIVER RUNS RED) is 51.
Look for Taye in the 2022 Horror Thriller, INCARNATION.
Actor Julie Farrar (THE CHRISTMAS SEASON MASSACRE, THE UNDERTOW, SAVAGE HARVEST 2, DEADWOOD PARK) is 42.
Actor Kristen Hager (ALIEN VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, WANTED, MANSON: MY NAME IS EVIL, VALEMONT [TV], TIES THAT BIND [2010], A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE, BEING HUMAN [TV 2011-14], THE BARBER [2014], CLARA, WHAT/IF [TV - 2019], BLOOD AND MONEY, CONDOR [TV]) is 38.
Writer Brian J. Hatcher (various short stories) is 54.
Writer Bentley Little (THE MAILMAN, UNIVERSITY, THE IGNORED, DOMINION, THE TOWN, DEATH INSTINCT) is 62.
Actor, Stunt Woman, Nancy McCrumb (CULT, DARK HOUSE, THE AWAKENING [2010], 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, DEMON LEGACY, READY TO DIE, INTO THE STORM, THE PACT II, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION, THE CROOKED MAN, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], CAPTIVE STATE) is 37.

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JAN. 1

2022 is the year of SOYLENT GREEN

Soylent Green

Prepare yourself! Read our movie review of SOYLENT GREEN.

And -

HAPPY NEW YEAR BIRTHDAYS TO -

MoH: John Carpenter's CIGARETTE BURNS - Christopher Redman

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jonas Armstrong (GHOST SQUAD, BOOKS OF BLOOD, THE FIELD OF BLOOD, RAGE OF THE YETI, TWENTY8K, EDGE OF TOMORROW, LOOK THE OTHER WAY AND RUN, GHOST SEEKERS [TV], THE DROWNING [TV], HOLLINGTON DR. [TV]) is 41.
Actor, Producer Morris Chestnut (HALF PAST DEAD, CONFIDENCE, ANACONDAS: THE HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID, THE CAVE, V [TV], AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], THE CALL, KICK-ASS 2, THE PERFECT GUY, WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, ROSEWOOD [TV], THE SPELL, THE ENEMY WITHIN [TV]) is 53.
Actor Frank Langella (THE DEADLY TRAP, DRACULA [1979], SPHINX, SHERLOCK HOLMES [1981], BODY OF EVIDENCE, BRAINSCAN, BAD COMPANY, THE NINTH GATE, INNOCENTS, CRY BABY LANE, NOW YOU SEE IT..., 10.5: APOCALYPSE, THE CALLER, THE BOX, ALL GOOD THINGS, UNKNOWN, ROBOT AND FRANK, THE TIME BEING, PARTS PER BILLION, THE AMERICANS [TV]) is 84.
Actor Christopher Redman (THE DEFENDERS: CHOICE OF EVILS, GINGER SNAPS, BLESS THE CHILD, K-19: THE WIDOWMAKER, ABSOLON, TOUCHING EVIL [TV], Masters of Horror: John Carpenter's CIGARETTE BURNS, ABSOLUTE ZERO, 88 MINUTES, SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, RE-CUT, CSI: MIAMI [TV], GREEN GUYS, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, THE SOUND AND THE SHADOW, THE LAST SHIP [TV], THE TANK, REVERIE [TV], THE PURGE [TV], HOMECOMING [TV]) is 42.
Christopher shares a birthday month with his CIGARETTE BURNS alumni, actor Norman Reedus.

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