Birthdays: Classic monster movie icon Bela Lugosi (October 20, 1882 - August 16, 1956), who starred in The Thirteenth Chair (1929), Dracula (1931), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), White Zombie (1932), Island of Lost Souls (1932), The Whispering Shadow (1933), Night of Terror (1933), The Black Cat (1934), Mark of the Vampire (1935), The… Continue reading Today in Horror History: October 20
Man kills estranged wife, 3 young children in jealous rage
October 19, 1991 Concord, New Hampshire James Colbert strangles his estranged wife and smothers their three young daughters Colbert and his wife, Mary Jayne Jenovese, had married three years before the murders, though their marriage became strained almost immediately. In August of 1991, Jenovese reported Colbert had cut her with a razor blade. Colbert allegedly… Continue reading Man kills estranged wife, 3 young children in jealous rage
Woman burns 5 to death, including 3 children, because of pushchair left in hallway
October 19, 2012 Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales Melanie Smith sets fire to a pushchair, killing two adults and three children Smith and partners Liam Timbrell and Lee-Anna Shiers had had a tenuous neighborly relationship. Smith had become angry at a pushchair (stroller) frequently being left outside her flat in the building’s communal hallway, as well as… Continue reading Woman burns 5 to death, including 3 children, because of pushchair left in hallway
Today in Horror History: October 19
Birthdays: Tor Johnson (October 19, 1903 - May 12, 1971), who starred in Ghost Catchers (1944), The Canterville Ghost (1944), Bride of the Monster (1955), The Black Sheep (1956), The Unearthly (1957), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), Night of the Ghouls (1959), and The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961). Johnson (right) with Maila “Vampira”… Continue reading Today in Horror History: October 19
Woman dies after being ritualistically flogged by husband
October 18, 1951 St. Paul, Minnesota Ardith Lennander dies after severe flogging during a religious ceremony to “beat the devil out” of her On October 17, the body of 64-year-old Anna Halvorson was “found in a pool of blood in a bed” in the Lauderdale home of her daughter and son-in-law, Marie and Patrick Doyle.… Continue reading Woman dies after being ritualistically flogged by husband
