Birthdays:Angus Scrimm (August 19, 1926 - January 9, 2016), who starred in Scream Bloody Murder (1973), the Phantasm franchise, Chopping Mall (1986), Transylvania Twist (1989), Subspecies (1991), Mind Warp (1992), Fatal Frames (1996), Vampirella (1996), Wishmaster (1997), “The Nightmare Room” (episode: Locker 13), Legend of the Phantom Rider (2002), The Off Season (2004), Hollywood Horror… Continue reading Today in Horror History: August 19
Day: August 19, 2018
The Hungerford Massacre
August 19, 1987 Hungerford, England Michael Robert Ryan goes on a shooting rampage, killing 16 and seriously wounding 15 before killing himself The rampage began in a forest where Susan Godfrey was having a picnic with her young children, Hannah (4) and James (2). Ryan forced Godfrey to put her children in the back of… Continue reading The Hungerford Massacre
Man tarred, feathered for not proving his loyalty to US
August 19, 1918 Luverne, Minnesota John Meints, a farmer of German descent, is tarred, feathered, and run out of town As the end of World War I approached, anti-German sentiments flared. German-language newspapers closed when advertisers pulled their ads. Thousands of Americans of German descent and German immigrants were accused of being spies and forced… Continue reading Man tarred, feathered for not proving his loyalty to US
