Birthdays:Gaylen Ross (August 15, 1950), who starred in Dawn of the Dead (1978), Madman (1981), and Creepshow (1982). Ben Affleck (August 15, 1972), who starred in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Phantoms (1998), Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), and wrote and directed Argo (2012). Jennifer Lawrence (August 15, 1990), who starred in Winter’s Bone (2012),… Continue reading Today in Horror History: August 15

Birthdays:Jim Wynorski (August 14, 1950), who wrote and directed, Chopping Mall (1986), Transylvania Twist (1989), Raptor (2001), Gargoyle (2004), Cry of the Winged Serpent (2007), Bone Eater (2007), Sharkansas Women’s Prison Massacre (2015), wrote Forbidden World (1982), House IV (1992), and directed The Return of Swamp Thing (1989), The Haunting of Morella (1990), Sorority House… Continue reading Today in Horror History: August 14

Birthdays:The legendary Alfred Hitchcock (August 13, 1899 - April 29, 1980), who directed The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934 and 1956), Strangers on a Train (1951), Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), Vertigo (1958), Psycho (1960), “Alfred Hitchcock Presents,” The Birds (1963), and Frenzy (1972). Debi Mazar (August 13, 1964), who starred… Continue reading Today in Horror History: August 13

Birthdays:Casey Affleck (August 12, 1975), who starred in Soul Survivors (2001), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), The Killer Inside Me (2010), ParaNorman (2012), and A Ghost Story (2017). Electra Avellan (August 12, 1986), who starred in Death Proof (2007), Planet Terror (2007), The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond (2009),… Continue reading Today in Horror History: August 12

Birthdays:Stuart Gordon (August 11, 1947), who wrote and directed Re-Animator (1985), From Beyond (1986), Castle Freak (1995), Space Truckers (1996), and “Masters of Horror” episodes Dream in the Witch House and The Black Cat. He wrote Body Snatchers (1993), The Dentist (1996), and Progeny (1998), and directed Dolls (1987), Daughter of Darkness (1990), The Pit… Continue reading Today in Horror History: August 11