Today in Horror History: July 19

Birthdays:

Hideo Nakata (中田秀夫) (July 19, 1961), director of Curse, Death & Spirit (1992), Gakkô no kaidan F (1997), Ringu (1998), Ringu 2 (1999), The Ring (2005), Kaidan (2007), Chatroom (2010), The Incite Mill (2010), The Complex (2013), and Ghost Theater (2015), and writer/director of Don’t Look Up (1996) and Dark Water (2002).

Anthony Edwards (July 19, 1962) who starred in Pet Sematary II (1992), The Forgotten (2004), and Zodiac (2007).

Courtenay Taylor (July 19, 1969) who lent her voice to the female Sole Survivor in Fallout 4, over a dozen various voices in Fallout: New Vegas, and played the recurring character Ada Wong in the Resident Evil video game series, among countless other voice acting roles. She also starred in Rubber (2010) and appeared in the episode Route 66 of “Criminal Minds.”

Jared Padalecki (July 19, 1982), best known for his role in “Supernatural,” also starred in House of Wax (2005), Cry Wolf (2005), House of Fears (2007), and Friday the 13th (2009).