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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Brendan Gleeson (TURBULANCE, LAKE PLACID, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II, THE TAILOR OF PANAMA, 28 DAYS LATER, DARK BLUE, THE VILLAGE, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, BEOWULF [2007], HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1, SAFE HOUSE, THE RAVEN, EDGE OF TOMORROW, STONEHEARST ASYLUM, ASSASSIN'S CREED, MR. MERCEDES [TV]) is 64.
Writer, Director Jeremy Kasten (THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, ALL SOUL'S DAY: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, THE THIRST, THE WIZARD OF GORE, SUICIDE GIRLS MUST DIE!, THE DEAD ONES, 11-11-11, THE EXORCIST FILES [TV], I'LL HAUNT YOU WHEN I'M DEAD, MY HAUNTED VACATION, THE PROFANE EXHIBIT, ANGELUS) is 48.
Look for his upcoming 2019 Horror movie, THE DEAD ONES.
Writer J.A. Konrath (WHISKEY SOUR, RUSTY NAIL, DIRTY MARTINI, FIZZY NAVEL, FLOATERS, HORROR STORIES, TRUCK STOP, AFRAID, and more) is 58 I think.
Actor Lucy Lawless (GINGER SNAPS, SPIDER-MAN, BOOGEYMAN, LOCUSTS, VAMPIRE BATS, DARKROOM, ANGEL OF DEATH, SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA [TV], SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED, THE CODE [TV], SALEM [TV], THE CHANGEOVER, ASH VS EVIL DEAD [TV]) is 52.
Actor Christopher Lambert (SUBWAY, HIGHLANDER - all of them, KNIGHT MOVES, FORTRESS - all of them, BEOWULF, RESURRECTION, ABSOLON, METAMORPHOSIS, TRIVIAL, THE CHAUFFEUR, GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, BLOOD SHOT, THE BROKEN KEY) is 62.
Writer/Director Victor Salva (CLOWNHOUSE, NATURE OF THE BEAST, JEEPERS CREEPERS, JEEPERS CREEPERS 2, ROSEWOOD LANE, DARK HOUSE [2014], JEEPERS CREEPERS III) is 60.
Actor Marina Sirtis (BLIND DATE, WAXWORK II, GARGOYLES [TV - all], STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, TERMINAL ERROR, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, NET GAMES, SPECTRES, THE GRUDGE 3, 31 NORTH 62 EAST, ANNIHILATION EARTH, SPEED DEMONS, KEEPERS, A DARK REFLECTION, LITTLE DEAD ROTTING HOOD, 5TH PASSENGER, THE LAST SHARKNADO) is 64.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Nathan Fillion (DRACULA 2000, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], FIREFLY [TV], WATER'S EDGE, SERENITY, SLITHER, WHITE NOISE 2: THE LIGHT, DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG, SUPER, CASTLE [TV], PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, GRAVITY FALLS [TV], YAMASONG: MARCH OF THE HALLOWS, A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS [TV], VENTURE BROS. [TV], SANTA CLRIATA DIET [TV]) is 48.
Horror Writer Steven L. Shrewsbury (GODFORSAKEN, THOROUGHBRED, WHORE OF JERICHO) is 49.
No introduction needed here, The Man:
Writer / Director / Producer / Actor Quentin Tarantino (RESERVOIR DOGS, PAST MIDNIGHT, PULP FICTION, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, LITTLE NICKY, KILL BILL Vol. 1, KILL BILL Vol. 2, SIN CITY, HOSTEL, GRINDHOUSE, PLANET TERROR, DEATH PROOF, DJANGO UNCHAINED, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES [TV]) is 56.
Actor Michael York (MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU [1977], FINAL ASSIGNMENT, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [TV], DARK MANSIONS [TV], UN DELITTO POCO COMUNE, KILLING BLUE, DISCRETION ASSURED, NOT OF THIS EARTH, DARK PLANET, THE RIPPER [TV], THE OMEGA CODE, THE HAUNTING OF HELL HOUSE, MEGIDDO: THE OMEGA CODE 2, CRUSADER, MIKA I ALFRED, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, THE JUSTICE OF WOLVES) is 77.

YOU DUG IT
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
US
Blumhouse took one hell of a risk - for them - by boosting Jordan Peele's movie budget up to $20 million, but Peele hit a home run his second time at bat. US took #1 with a $70m Box Office take this weekend.

CAPTAIN MARVEL
You are digging this Marvel Superhero Thriller, which slips to #2 after two weeks at #1 in the Box Office with over $320 million in U.S. receipts.

YOU BURIED IT

ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL
James Cameron's latest opus slides to #10 from last week's #9. After 6 weeks at the box office, ALITA is nowhere close to its $170 million dollar budget, with only an $83 million in U.S. BO.

DIG IT UP

GLASS
After 10 weeks at the theaters and an impressive $110 million in ticket sales, GLASS made an impressive - and unexpected - bounce from last week's #32 to this weekend back to #14. This is after the movie lost 37 screens over the week. Such a Dead Cat Bounce while losing screens is a rarity.

Theatrical performance is accrued via BoxOfficeMojo and IMDb.

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DARIO ARGENTO IS KICKIN' IT, KICKSTARTER!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Thriller Suspense and Mystery Writer, Lawrence Dagstine (ESPIONAGE FIRST, SPENER PRAGUE, DEATH OF THE COMMON WRITER, VISITATION RIGHTS, ALLEGIANCE TO ARMS) is 40.
Writer, editor Peter Giglio (BALANCE, THE DARK w/Scott Bradley, ANON, A SPARK IN THE DARKNESS, HELP! WANTED: TALES OF ON-THE-JOB TERROR, JESTER WORLD: TWISTED ENCOUNTERS IN THE FUN PARK) is 58 or something.
Actor Kari Matchett (TRAIL OF A KILLER, EARTH: FINAL CONFLICT [TV], A COLDER KIND OF DEATH, ANGEL EYES, CUBE²: HYPERCUBE, A NERO WOLFE MYSTERY [TV - 2000], THE GLOW, CYPHER, 5IVE DAYS TO MIDNIGHT [TV], PLAGUE CITY: SARS IN TORONTO, CIVIC DUTY, INVASION [TV], INTIMATE STRANGER, 24 [TV], METEOR STORM, LEVERAGE [TV], COVERT AFFAIRS [TV], COVERT AFFAIRS: SIGHTS UNSEEN, THE RIVERBANK, MAD MOM) is 49.
Writer, Actor Richard O'Brien (THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, FLASH GORDON, SHOCK TREATMENT, DARK CITY, ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS, NIGHT TRAIN, ROCKY HORROR SHOW LIVE) is 77.
Actor Lee Pace (THE FALL, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, POSSESSION, THE RESIDENT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN - Part 2, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY [ALL], GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, THE KEEPING HOURS, REVOLT, CAPTAIN MARVEL) is 40.
Actor Édgar Ramírez (¡AQUÍ ESPAANTAN!, YOTAMA SE VA VOLANDO, ELIPSIS, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, GREETINGS TO THE DEVIL, WRATH OF THE TITANS, ZERO DARK THIRTY, DELIVER US FROM EVIL, BRIGHT [TV], THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN) is 42.
Look for Édgar in the 2020 Thriller, WASP NETWORK.
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Actor, Producer, Director Joe Lynch (TERROR FIRMER, WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END, THE BLACK BOX, CHILLERAMA, HOLLISTON [NetTV], KNIGHTS OF BADDASSDOM, EVERLY, GHOUL, MAYHEM) is 50 or something.
Look for his upcoming Thriller for 2019, POINT BLANK.
Actor Sal Lizard (FEEDING THE MASSES, CREATURE FROM THE HILLBILLY LAGOON, ABE'S TOMB, ANDREW SAWYER'S ICHABOD, WICKED BUSINESS, HILLBILLY BOB ZOMBIE, NEXT DOOR, YOUNG BLOOD: EVIL INTENTIONS, ALL SINNER'S NIGHT) is 58.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Composer Angelo Badalamenti (BLUE VELVET, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: THE DREAM WARRIORS, TWIN PEAKS [TV], THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, LOST HIGHWAY, ARLINGTON ROAD, FOREVER MINE, MULHOLLAND DR., SUSPENDED ANIMATION, RABBITS, L' ADVERSAIRE, CABIN FEVER, EVILENKO, DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST, DARK WATER, THE WICKERMAN [2006]) is 82.
Look for Angelo's 2019 Supernatural Thriller (and Carrie Fisher's final movie), WONDERWELL.

Wonderwell was originally shot in 2016 for a 2017 release, however, the death of Carrie on December 27, 2016, while still in production, put the movie into limbo.

Actor Kandyse McClure (THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, RETURN TO THE CABIN BY THE LAKE, JEREMIAH [TV], CARRIE [2002], DA VINCI'S INQUEST [TV], WHISTLER [TV], REAPER [TV], SANCTUARY [TV], CHILDREN OF THE CORN [2009], PERSONS UNKNOWN [TV], MOTHER'S DAY [2010], HEMLOCK GROVE [TV], SEVENTH SON, CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR, GHOST WARS [TV]) is 39.
Actor William Shatner (THE INTRUDER, INCUBUS [1966], SOLE SURVIVOR, VANISHED, THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, HORROR AT 37,000 FEET, IMPULSE, THE DEVIL'S RAIN, THE TENTH LEVEL, KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS, THE LAND OF NO RETURN, STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN, TEKWAR [TV], DEAD MAN'S ISLAND, AMERICAN PSYCHO II, GROOM LAKE, FIRE SERPENT, HORRORWEEN, A CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY, HAVEN [TV], TO YOUR LAST DEATH, CREATORS: THE PAST) is 88.
Look for William in the 2019 Horror, DEVIL'S REVENGE.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Jason Brannon (PUZZLES OF FLESH, FIVE DAYS ON THE BANKS OF ARCHERON, WINDS OF CHANGE, THE CAGE, LAKE OCTOBER, QUARTET, RUSTY NAILS, THE ORDER OF THE BULL, THE MISUNDERSTOOD AND OTHER MISFIT HORRORS, THE MAZE) is 41 years old today.
Writer Scott A. Johnson (AN AMERICAN HAUNTING, THE MAYOR'S GUIDE TO THE STATELY GHOSTS OF AUGUSTA, DEADLANDS, GHOSTS OF SAN ANTONIO, CANE RIVER: A GHOST STORY, HAUNTED AUSTIN TEXAS, CITY OF DEMONS, VERMIN: BOOK ONE OF THE STANLEY COOPER CHRONICLES, PAGES: BOOK TWO OF THE STANLEY COOPER CHRONICLES, THE JOURNAL OF EDWIN GREY, DROPLETS, ECTOSTORM: BOOK THREE OF THE STANLEY COOPER CHRONICLES) is 48.
Director Karyn Kusama (ÆON FLUX, JENNIFER'S BODY, THE INVITATION, XX, DESTROYER) is 51.

Actor Gary Oldman (DRACULA [1992], TRUE ROMANCE, ROMEO IS BLEEDING, LEON, THE FIFTH ELEMENT, THE CONTENDER, HANNIBAL, SIN, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BATMAN BEGINS, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, THE DARK KNIGHT, THE UNBORN, THE BOOK OF ELI, RED RIDING HOOD, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 2, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, PARANOIA, ROBOCOP [2014], DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, CHILD 44, CRIMINAL, TAU, and more) is 61.
Look for Gary's upcoming 2019 Horror, MARY. Also in 2019, the Thriller, DREAMLAND.
Actor Jill Schoelen (Wes Craven's CHILLER, STEPFATHER, THE BITE, CUTTING CLASS, PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, POPCORN, STATE OF MIND, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK) is 56.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Musician Chester Bennington (Band: LINKIN PARK. Movie Soundtracks: THE EXPERIMENT, THE ONE, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, TRANSFORMERS [2007], PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, TWILIGHT, TRON: LEGACY, TRANSFORMERS: DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER) is 43.
Horror host Dick Dyzel aka Count Gor DeVol is 71.
Actor William Hurt (ALTERED STATES, EYEWITNESS, BODY HEAT, GORKY PARK, UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, TRIAL BY JURY, LOVED, DARK CITY, LOST IN SPACE, THE 4TH FLOOR, DO NOT DISTURB, CONTAMINATED MAN, DUNE [2000 - TV], RARE BIRDS, CHANGING LANES, THE VILLAGE, FRANKENSTEIN [2004 - TV], A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, NEVERWAS, NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES [TV], MR. BROOKS, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, DAMAGES [TV], HELLGATE [2011], THE HOST [2013], WINTER'S TALE [2014], HUMANS [TV], CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR) is 69.
Actor Lawrence Makoare (WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED [1999], THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, DIE ANOTHER DAY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING, THE FERRYMAN, FUNDAMENTAL, THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG, TATAU [TV]) is 50.
Look for Lawrence in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, OCCUPATION: RAINFALL.
Writer, Director, Producer, Stephen Sommers (DEEP RISING, THE MUMMY, THE MUMMY RETURNS, THE SCORPION KING, VAN HELSING, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, THE SCORPION KING: RISE OF A WARRIOR, G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, THE SCORPION KING 3: BATTLE FOR REDEMPTION, ODD THOMAS) is 57.
Actor David Thewlis (AFRAID OF THE DARK [1991], THE TRIAL, AMERICAN PERFEKT, DIVORCING JACK, THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU, DRAGONHEART, GANGSTER NO. 1, TIMELINE, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BASIC INSTINCT 2, THE OMEN [2006], THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1 & 2, ANONYMOUS, THE FIFTH ESTATE, THE ZERO THEOREM, STONEHEART ASYLUM, MACBETH [2015], REGRESSION [2015]) is 55.
Look for David in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, AVATAR 2. And in 2021, AVATAR 3. Also in 2012, FEED [TV].

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Lily Collins (PRIEST, ABDUCTION, MIRROR MIRROR, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES) is 30.
Look for Lily's upcoming 2019 Thriller, INHERITANCE.
Today's Birthday boy had an early role with Jack Nicholson (THE SHINING, WOLF), Scatman Crothers (THE SHINING, DEADLY EYES), and Michael Berryman (DEADLY BLESSING, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS). Not a bad ensemble for a movie that was almost, but not quite Horror. The film I'm talking about is One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and the person I'm talking about is
Actor Brad Douriff (EYES OF LAURA MARS, BLUE VELVET, CHILD'S PLAY [all], THE EXORCIST III, HIDDEN AGENDA, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, DEATH MACHINE, ALIEN: Resurrection, URBAN LEGEND, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: The Two Towers, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, BORN OF EARTH, JUNKYARD DOG, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN 2, DEATH AND CREMATION, FADING OF THE CRIES, LAST KIND WORDS, BLOOD SHOT, PRIEST, END OF THE WORLD, GINGERCLOWN, CURSE OF CHUCKY, AVARICE, MALIGNANT, THE CONTROL GROUP, THE WILDING [2016], WILDING [2018], AMERICAN DREAM) who is 69.
Actor Sophia Myles (GUEST HOUSE PARADISO, FROM HELL, UNDERWORLD, OUT OF BOUNDS, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, MOONLIGHT [TV], DRACULA [TV], OUTLANDER, MI-5 [TV], GALLOWS HILL, BLACKWOOD, THE DAMNED [2014], TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, BLACKWOOD, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES [TV]) is 39.

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Actor Mark Boone Jr. (BORN IN FLAMES, FILM HOUSE FEVER, FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, FEVER, THE PAINT JOB, SE7EN, THE GAME, HACK [1997], John Carpenter's VAMPIRES, I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, MEMENTO, ORDINARY MADNESS, DEAD BIRDS, FRANKENFISH, SAWTOOTH, BATMAN BEGINS, THE LEGEND OF LUCY KEYES, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY, UNKNOWN, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, THE DONNER PARTY, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, GHOST HOUSE, AMERICAN SATAN) is 64.
Actor John Boyega (BECOMING HUMAN [TV 2011 - 2012], ATTACK THE BLOCK, 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY [TV], MAJOR LAZER [TV], THE CIRCLE, PACIFIC RIM: UPRISING, WATERSHIP DOWN [TV]) is 27.
Actor Gina Holden (FANTASTIC FOUR [2005], FINAL DESTINATION 3, DA VINCI'S CITY HALL [TV], THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2, AVPR: ALIENS VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, BLOOD TIES [TV], FLASH GORDON [TV], MESSAGES DELETED, SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], MYSTERIOUS ISLAND [2010], SAW 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER, SAND SHARKS, R.L. STINE'S THE HAUNTING HOUR [TV], THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT [2012], SINK HOLE, DRACANO, AVALANCHE SHARKS, DOOMED PLANET, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, CRADLE OF LIES, SECRETS IN THE ATTIC, ) is 42.
Actor Kurt Russell (THE DEADLY TOWER, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, John Carpenter's THE THING, SILKWOOD, THE MEAN SEASON, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, UNLAWFUL ENTRY, STARGATE, EXECUTIVE DECISION, ESCAPE FROM L.A., BREAKDOWN, SOLDIER, VANILLA SKY, DARK BLUE, POSEIDON, DEATH PROOF, BONE TOMAHAWK, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2) is 68.
Actor Gary Sinise (THE STAND [TV], THE QUICK AND THE DEAD, ALBINO ALLIGATOR, RANSOM, SNAKE EYES, THE GREEN MILE, MISSION TO MARS, IMPOSTOR, THE HUMAN STAIN, THE FORGOTTEN, CSI: NY [TV]) is 62.
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Actor Victor Garber (MONKEYS IN THE ATTIC, GRAND LARCENY, THE FIRST CIRCLE, WOMAN ON TRIAL: THE LAWRENCIA BEMBENEK STORY, EXOTICA, KLEPTOMANIA, HOSTILE ADVANCES: THE KERRY ELLISON STORY, INVISIBLE CHILD, LOVE AND MURDER, DEADLY APPEARANCES, THE WANDERING SOUL MURDERS, A COLDER KIND OF DEATH, TORSO: THE EVELYN DICK STORY, HOME ROOM, ALIAS [TV], ReGENESIS [TV], JUSTICE [TV], DAMAGES [TV], THE LAST TEMPLAR [TV], ICE QUAKE, EVERYTHING SHE EVER WANTED [TV], THE ENTITLED, DECEPTION [TV], I'LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN, THE HUNTERS, CONSUMED, SELF/LESS, VIXEN: THE MOVIE, THE FLASH [TV], LEGENDS OF TOMORROW [TV]) is 70.
Actor Sienna Guillory (THE LAST MINUTE, SUPERSTITION, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, MARPLE: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, SILENCE BECOMES YOU, VIRTUALITY, PERFECT LIFE, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE, THE LIST, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, BEING AMERICAN, THE WICKED WITHIN, ABDUCT, HIGH-RISE, DON'T HANG UP, FORTITUDE [TV]) is 44.
Look for Sienna's upcoming Thriller for 2019, CRYSTAL'S SHADOW.
Writer, Artist Todd McFarlane (VENOM [Comic], SPAWN [Comic], SPAWN [TV], SPAWN [Graphic Novel], SPAWN [Movie], VENOM) is 58.
Actor Joseph Pilato (DAWN OF THE DEAD, EFFECTS, DAY OF THE DEAD, ALIENATOR, THE EVIL INSIDE ME, PULP FICTION, FATAL PASSION, THE DEMOLITIONIST, SNAKE SKIN JACKET, WISHMASTER, VISIONS, THE LAST SEDUCTION II, DIGIMON: DIGITAL MONSTERS [TV], THE GHOULS [2003], SOMEONE'S KNOCKING AT THE DOOR, THE BLACK BOX, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DARKEST DAWN, PARASITES, THE CHAIR, SHHHH) is 70.
Writer Amanda Stevens (THE DOLLMAKER, THE DEVIL'S FOOTPRINTS) is way, way old! Visit her at Amanda Stevens.
Director Gore Verbinski (THE RING, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END) is 54.

QUICK BITE
'Alien' 40th Anniversary Shorts Bring Back the Xenomorph Once Again
By Michael Nordine
The xenomorph is now 40 years old — or at least it would be if Sigourney Weaver hadn't blasted it out of the airlock. "Alien" is celebrating its 40th anniversary all the same, marking the occasion with a suite of short films that will start screening at fan conventions this week before officially premiering on May 3.

Continued at Indiewire.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer/Director Harry Bromley (THE HAUNTING OF JULIA, WHISPERS OF FEAR, XTRO [all], MOCKINGBIRD DON'T SING, HAUNTED ECHOES) is 69.
Director / Actor David Cronenberg (SHIVERS aka THEY CAME FROM WITHIN, RABID, THE BROOD, SCANNERS, VIDEODROME, THE FLY, THE DEAD ZONE, DEAD RINGERS, eXistenZ, SPIDER, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE, EASTERN PROMISES, A DANGEROUS METHOD) is 76.
Writer Christopher Fulbright (SOMETIMES WOMEN ARE SO COLD, THE COMES THE CHILD*, BLOOD COVERN*, WHEN IT RAINS AND OTHER WRECKAGE, OF WOLF AND MAN - *w/Angeline Hawkes, THE BONE TREE) is 59.
Writer Heather Graham (HAUNTED, PICTURE ME DEAD, IN THE DARK, PRESENCE, IF LOOKS COULD KILL, KILLLING KELLY, GHOST WALK, THE VISION, THE DEAD ROOM, THE SEANCE, DEADLY NIGHT, NIGHTWALKER, UNHALLOWED GROUND, PHANTOM EVIL, and way more) is 59.
Director Renny Harlan (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, DIE HARD 2, DEEP BLUE SEA, MINDHUNTERS, EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, THE COVENANT, THE DYATLOV PASS INCIDENT aka DEVIL'S PASS) is 60.
Actor Kellan Lutz (GHOSTS OF GOLDFIELD, PROM NIGHT [2008], TWILIGHT [all], THE FORGOTTEN ONES, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET [2010], ARENA, IMMORTALS, MONEY, THE OSIRIS CHILD, 7 GUARDIANS OF THE TOMB) is 34.
Horror writer and editor, Eunice Magill (Former columnist for Dark Wisdom magazine) is 58.
SFX Make-Up Artist Gregory Nicotero (DAY OF THE DEAD [1985], EVIL DEAD 2, PHANTASM II, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM CHILD, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, MISERY, ARMY OF DARKNESS, NEW NIGHTMARE, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, THE WALKING DEAD [1995], GALAXIS, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN [all], SCREAM, SPAWN, THE NIGHT FLIER, SCREAM 2, PHANTOMS, THE FACULTY, THE HAUNTING [1999], HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL [1999], THE GREEN MILE, THE CELL, UNBREAKABLE, MULHOLLAND DR., GHOSTS OF MARS, MINORITY REPORT, KILL BILL [all], EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING, SIN CITY, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], LAND OF THE DEAD, THE ISLAND, SERENITY, HOSTEL, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], PRIMEVAL, MASTERS OF HORROR [all], GRINDHOUSE, TRANSFORMERS, PLANET TERROR, DIARY OF THE DEAD, THE MIST, MIRRORS, THE UNBORN, DRAG ME TO HELL, SURROGATES, SPLICE, THE BOOK OF ELI, THE LAST EXORCISM, PREDATORS, PIRANHA [2010], THE WALKING DEAD [TV], CAPTIVE STATE) is 56.

Horror Artist Sam Shearon (Album covers include GODHEAD, STATIC-X, ROB ZOMBIE: HELLBILLY DELUXE 2) is 41. Visit him at SamShearon.com.
Musician/Actor Dee Snider (Band: TWISTED SISTER. Movies: STRANGELAND, DEEPWATER, THE HISTORY OF FUTURE FOLK, MOTORCITY, HOLLISTON [TV]) is 64.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Michael Caine (THE IPCRESS FILE, FUNERAL IN BERLIN, BILLION DOLLAR BRAIN, THE MAGUS, GET CARTER, SLEUTH, THE BLACK WINDMILL, PEEPER, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, THE SWARM, THE ISLAND [1980], DRESSED TO KILL, THE HAND, DEATHTRAP, THE JIGSAW MAN, THE FOURTH PROTOCOL, THE WHISTLE BLOWER, JAWS: THE REVENGE, WITHOUT A CLUE, A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM, BLUE ICE, ON DEADLY GROUND, BLOOD AND WINE, QUILLS, GET CARTER [2000], THE QUIET AMERICAN, QUICKSAND, THE STATEMENT, BATMAN BEGINS, CHILDREN OF MEN, THE PRESTIGE, FLAW, LESS, SLEUTH [2007], THE DARK KNIGHT, HARRY BROWN, INCEPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, NOW YOU SEE ME, ELIZA GRAVES, INTERSTELLAR, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE LAST WITCH HUNTER) is 86.
Writer John Everson (CAGE OF BONES AND OTHER DEADLY OBSESSIONS, VIGILANTES OF LOVE, FAILURE, COVENANT, SINS OF THE SIRENS [EDITOR], SACRIFICE, THE 13TH) is 53.
Actor Daniel Gillies (NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU, SPIDER-MAN 2, TRESPASSING, Masters of Horror: DREAM CRUISE, CAPTIVITY, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE ORIGINALS [TV]) is 43.
Daniel shares his birthday with THE VAMPIRE DIARIES alumni, Writer Kevin Williamson.
Actor Mercedes McNab (ADDAMS FAMILY, ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, THE FANTASTIC FOUR [1994], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], HATCHET, VIPERS, XII, DARK REEL, THIRST, MEDIUM RAW: NIGHT OF THE WOLF, HATCHET II) is 39.
Writer Kevin Williamson (SCREAM [all], I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, THE FACULTY, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, GLORY DAYS [TV], CURSED, HIDDEN PALMS [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE FOLLOWING [TV], TIME AFTER TIME [TV], TELL ME A STORY [TV]) is 53.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Chris Ashworth (AQUARIUS, THE WIRE [TV], LOVE LIES BLEEDING, SEX AND LIES IN SIN CITY, TERMINATOR SALVATION, THE DEMENTED, 13 SINS, 2020) is 44.
Actor Steve Bacic (DEADLY SINS, THE X-FILES [TV], VOYAGE OF TERROR, HEAVEN'S FIRE, QUARANTINE [2000], THE 6TH DAY, BALLISTIC: ECKS VS. SEVER, THRESHOLD, X2, STARGATE SG-1 [TV], ANDROMEDA [TV], Masters of Horror: HAECKEL'S TALE, DECEPTION, SAFE HARBOR, THE TOOTH FAIRY, AFGHAN KNIGHTS, BATTLESTAR GALATICA: RAZOR, THE FINAL STORM, 5 SOULS, FATAL PERFORMANCE, GHOST STORM. A HAUNTING AT SILVER FALLS, 5 SOULS, SUDDENLY, SPOOKSVILLE [TV], GARAGE SALE MYSTERY [TV], BLACKWAY, GET OUT ALIVE, DEADLY SORORITY, COLD ZONE) is 54.
Actor Noel Fisher (VALENTINE [2001], I WAS A TEENAGE FAUST, KILLER BEES!, FINAL DESTINATION 2, X-MEN: EVOLUTION [TV], LIGHTNING: BOLTS OF DESTRUCTION, RED, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, THE BOOTH AT THE END [Internet TV], THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, CASTLE ROCK [TV]) is 35.
Writer / Actor Joe Knetter (SUCKED UP FHIT, TRAPDOOR, TWISTED LONELINESS, ZOMBIE BUKKAKE, DOOMED TO CONSUME, TERROR OVERLOAD, STRIP CLUB SLASHER, THE HORROR CONVENTION MASSACRE, NIGHT ON HAS BEEN MOUNTAIN, NIGHT TERRORS) is 43.
Actor Harry Melling (HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 1) is 30.
Look fo Harry in the upcoming 2019 TV series, WAR OF THE WORLDS. And in 2020, THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jaimie Alexander (THE OTHER SIDE, REST STOP, HALLOWED GROUND, KYLE XY [TV], THOR, INTERSECTIONS, THOR: THE DARK WORLD, BLIND SPOT [TV], BROKEN VOWS, LONDON FIELDS) is 35.
SFX Artist Eric D. Christensen (THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, JURASSIC PARK III, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, DREAMCATCHER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, VAN HELSING, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, THE VILLAGE, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, LEMONY SNICKET'S: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, WAR OF THE WORLDS [2005], 2012, BUNRAKU, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, THE HOST [2013], WHITE HOUSE DOWN, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, THE MAZE RUNNER, THE MUMMY [2017], THE MIST [TV 2017], TOMB RAIDER [2018], BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE) is 50.
Look for Eric's upcoming Thriller for 2019, GODZILLA. Also in 2019, DROPA.

Cinematographer Dean Cundey (SO EVIL MY SISTER, CREATURE FROM BLACK LAKE, ILSA: HAREM KEEPER OF THE OIL SHEIKS, SATAN'S CHEERLEADERS, HALLOWEEN, THE FOG, GALAXINA, WITHOUT WARNING, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, JAWS OF SATAN, HALLOWEEN II, THE THING [1982], HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, PSYCHO II, INVITATION TO HELL, BACK TO THE FUTURE [all], WARNING SIGN, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, PROJECT X, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE, DEATH BECOMES HER, JURASSIC PARK, CASPER, WHISPER, THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS) is 73.
Actor Aaron Eckhart (SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS, THE PLEDGE, THE CORE, PAYCHECK, SUSPECT ZERO, NEVERWAS, THE BLACK DAHLIA, THE WICKERMAN, THE DARK KNIGHT, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, ERASED, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, I, FRANKENSTEIN, LONDON HAS FALLEN, INCARNATE) is 51.
Look for Aaron in the upcoming 2019 Thriller, LIVE!
Actor Masuimi Max (CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, CORNMAN: AMERICAN VEGETABLE HERO, TALES FROM THE CRAPPER, UPSIDE DOWNTOWN, INLAND EMPIRE, THE DEVIL'S MUSE, UNLUCKY CHARMS, GINGERDEAD MAN VS EVIL BONG) is 41.
Writer, Director Jim Sharman (SHIRLEY THOMPSON VS THE ALIENS, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, SUMMER OF SECRETS, THE NIGHT THE PROWLER, SHOCK TREATMENT) is 74.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor David Anders (ALIAS [TV], THE SOURCE, CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION [TV], CHARMED [TV], LEFT IN DARKNESS, REVENANT, CHILDREN OF THE CORN [TV - 2009], 24 [TV], HEROES [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], ONCE UPON A TIME [TV], 24 [TV], iZOMBIE [TV]) is 37.
Actor Thora Birch (HOCUS POCUS, CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, THE HOLE [2001], SHADOW REALM, SILVER CITY, DARK CORNERS, TRAIN, DEADLINE, WINTER OF FROZEN DREAMS, COLONY [TV]) is 32.
Look for Thora's upcoming 2019 Thriller, ABOVE SUSPICION. Also in 2019, Thora stars in Lucky McKee's KINDRED SPIRITS.
Writer/Director Christophe Gans (NECRONOMICON, CRYING FREEMAN, LE PACT DES LOUPS, HOUSE OF VOICES, SILENT HILL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST) is 59.
Actor Gina Holden (REUNION [TV], DA VINCI'S INQUEST, FINAL DESTINATION 3, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2, ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, MESSAGES DELETED, SCREAMERS: THE HUNTING, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], SAW 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER, SAND SHARKS, R.L. STINE'S THE HAUNTING HOUR, DRACANO, THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT [2012], SINK HOLE, SNOW SHARKS, DOOMED PLANET, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, BOY IN THE ATTIC, A WOMAN'S NIGHTMARE) is 42.
SUNDAY -
Actor Katherine Isabelle (VOYAGE OF TERROR, DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, GINGER SNAPS [all], SPOOKY HOUSE, BONES, FREDDY VS. JASON, SHOW ME, OGRE, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT: DARK DAYS, PRIMARY, EERIE, AMERICAN MARY, BEING HUMAN [TV 2011-2014], BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE, THE ORDER [TV]) is 33.
Effects Artist Tom Sullivan (THE EVIL DEAD [all], THE FLY II, THE DREAD, DOG) is 60.

SATURDAY -
Horror Writer Stuart Neild (A HAUNTED MAN, SPRING HEELED JACK AWAKES, TALES TO UNNERVE AND DISTURB, THE FIRST GHOST TOWN) is 50.
Writer / SFX Artist M. Zachary Sherman (Comic: SHRAPNEL. Movies: DEEP BLUE SEA, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE MUMMY RETURNS, JURASSIC PARK III, IMPOSTOR, SIGNS, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HULK, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, THE ISLAND, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST) is 46.
Sherman shares a birthday with fellow SFX SIGNS alumni, Habib Zargarpour.
Writer Erik Smetana (HORROR LIBRARY) is 40.
Actor Kerr Smith (FINAL DESTINATION, THE FORSAKEN, PRESSURE, CRITICAL ASSEMBLY, CRUEL INTENTIONS 3, CHARMED [TV], MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, ELI STONE, CRITICIZED) is 42.
What do Horror fans do when their child wants to be an actor? I'm guessing they have her try out for Horror Thriller movies.
Actor Niamh Wilson (HAUNTING SARAH [TV], THE MARSH, SAW III, THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR [TV], THEY COME BACK [TV], SAW IV, SAW V) is 22.
SFX Artist Habib Zargarpour (THE MASK, TWISTER, STAR TREK: CONTACT, SPAWN, SNAKE EYES, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, SIGNS) is 53.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Nora-Jane Noone (THE DESCENT, DOOMSDAY, BEYOND THE RAVE, INSATIABLE [2008], LEGEND OF THE BOG, SAVAGE, THE DESCENT 2, DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS [2009 - TV], JACK TAYLOR [all], DECEPTION [TV], ESTRANGED, IDENTICALS, 12 FEET DEEP, THE CAPTURE) is 35.
Look for Nora-Jane in the upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, DARLIN' (sequel to 2011's THE WOMAN, based on the novel by the late Jack Ketchum).

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Horror Writer T.G. Arsenault (FORGOTTEN SOULS) is 43.
Writer, Director Gregg Bishop (THE OTHER SIDE, DANCE OF THE DEAD, SiREN) is about 58.
Writer Brett Easton Ellis (AMERICAN PSYCHO, GLAMORAMA, LUNAR PARK. Movies: AMERICAN PSYCHO, THE INFORMERS, THE CANYONS, THE CURSE OF DOWNER'S GROVE) who is 55.
Writer William F. Nolan (THE NORLISS TAPES [TV], TRILOGY OF TERROR [TV], BURNT OFFERINGS, TRILOGY OF TERROR II [TV], HELLTRACKS, BLOOD SKY, THE MARBLE ORCHARD, NIGHT SHAPES, SHARKS NEVER SLEEP, NIGHTWORLDS) who is 91.
Writer Kim Paffenroth (GOSPEL OF THE LIVING DEAD, DYING TO LIVE: A NOVEL OF LIFE AMONG THE UNDEAD, HISTORY IS DEAD, DYING TO LIVE: LIFE SENTENCE, and more) is around 58.
Comic Artist Tone Rodriguez (VIOLENT MESSIAHS, SATAN'S 3-RING CIRCUS OF HELL, CHASSIS, UTF, TYRESE GIBSON'S MAYHEM, THE CONVENANT) is 51.
Visit him at ToneRod.com.
Actor Peter Sarsgaard (THE CELL, HOUSEBOUND, THE SALTON SEA, THE DYING GAUL, THE SKELETON KEY, FLIGHTPLAN, RENDITION, IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, ORPHAN, ROBOT AND FRANK, THE KILLING [TV], NIGHT MOVES, THE LIE) is 48.
Comic Artist Ben Templesmith (HELLSPAWN [Image 2002], 30 DAYS OF NIGHT [IDW 2002], DARK DAYS [IDW 2003], SINGULARITY 7[IDW 2004], SILENT HILL: DYING INSIDE [IDW 2004], SHADOWPLAY [IDW 2005], FELL [Image Comics 2005], DEAD SPACE [Image Comics 2008], GROOM LAKE [IDW 2009], CHOKER Image Comics 2012], TOMMYROT: THE ART OF BEN TEMPLESMITH, SQUIDGIRLS: EROTICA TENTACULAR) is 34.
Actor, Stunts Maria-Antoaneta Tudor (PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE, PUMPKINHEAD: BLOODFEUD, THE SEEKER: THE DARK IS RISING, KRABAT AND THE LEGEND OF THE SATANIC MILL, AGAINST THE DARK, SAND SERPENTS, HELLHOUNDS, HIGH PLAINS INVADERS, BUNRAKU, ASSASSINATION GAMES, GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE) is 41.

ANIARA
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Well this looks wickedly weird!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Shane Brolly (FLYPAPER, IMPOSTOR, DEADLY SWARM, UNDERWORLD [2003 - all], DEVIL'S HIGHWAY, ROOM 6, BOOK OF FIRE, LAZARUS) is 49.
Actor Nicole Kruex (TRINITY, TERROR OVERLOAD, THE CITY, NIGHT ON HAS BEEN MOUNTAIN, NEXT DOOR, AFTER THE DAWN, INSECTULA!, PARANORMALICE, PARANORMAL TAPES, CONFESSIONS OF A GRAVEROBBER) is 58 or something.
Look for Nicole in the upcoming 2018, 2019 Horror Thriller, ARMSAGEDDON.
Writer Richard Salter (various anthologies) is 58 or something.
Writer and feoamante.com alumni, Christopher Treagus (IN THE AUTUMN OF THE UNFORTUNATES, HUNTING SORROW, TO SUFFER A WITCH) is 58 or something.
Writer Ann VanderMeer (THE NEW WEIRD, ODD?, THE WEIRD, THE BESTIARY, STEAMPUNK Anthology [all], GIFTS FOR THE ONE WHO COMES AFTER, CABINET OF CUROSITIES, and plenty more) is 62.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Samantha Eggar (DR. CRIPPEN, PSYCHE 59, THE COLLECTOR, RETURN FROM THE ASHES, THE DEAD ARE ALIVE, A NAME FOR EVIL, THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION, WELCOME TO BLOOD CITY, THE UNCANNY, THE BROOD, THE EXTERMINATOR, DEMONOID: MESSENGER OF DEATH, CURTAINS, INEVITABLE GRACE, THE PHANTOM, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE) is 79.
Movie Producer David Fury (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], LOST [TV], 24 [TV], FRINGE [TV], 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY [TV], SECOND CHANCE [TV], THE TICK [TV]) is 59.
Actor Hanna Mangan Lawrence (THE SQUARE, ACOLYTES, LUCKY COUNTRY, X: NIGHT OF VENGEANCE, SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED [TV], THE RECKONING, THE REACH, CONTAINMENT [TV], SWEETHEART) is 28.

Horror Writer and Feo Amante alumni, Mike Oliveri (DEADLIEST OF THE SPECIES, WEREWOLVES: CALL OF THE WILD, SINS OF BLOOD AND STONE [w/John Urbancik], RESTORE FROM BACKUP [w/J.F. Gonzalez]) is 43.
Visit him at Michael Oliveri.com.
Horror Writer R.H. Stavis (DANIEL'S VEIL, DEMON'S MERCY, THE ORDER OF SOULS) is 38.
Actor Dean Stockwell (HOME SWEET HOMICIDE, PSYCHE-OUT, THE DUNWICH HORROR, THE FAILING OF RAYMOND, ADVENTURES OF NICK CARTER, THE WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON, COP ON THE BEAT, BORN TO BE SOLD, WRONG IS RIGHT, HUMAN HIGHWAY, DUNE [1984], TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A., BLUE VELVET, TO KILL A STRANGER, THE TIME GUARDIAN, THE BLUE IGUANA, QUANTUM LEAP [TV], THE LANGOLIERS, PHENONMENON: THE LOST ARCHIVES, NAKED SOULS, TWILIGHT MAN, LAST RESORT, CLOSE TO DANGER, MIDNIGHT BLUE, LIVING IN PERIL, THE SHADOW MEN, THE RAINMAKER, RESTRAINING ORDER, WATER DAMAGE, THEY NEST, IN PURSUIT, CQ, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], THE DEAL, BATTLESTAR GALATICA [2004 - TV], THE DUNWICH HORROR [2009], DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, PERSECUTED) is 83.
Horror Writer Nicholas Alan Tillmans (HARDBALL, ACETONE ENEMA, INVISIBLE CHILDREN'S BOOK INSTRUCTION MANUAL) is 43.

SIMON PEGG GOES SLIVER-TRIM
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
It's not like Simon Pegg (SHAUN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ, STAR TREK [2009]) was ever fat. Even in his comedy, Run, Fatboy, Run, he was unconvincing as an overweight person. But this is some Christian Bale THE MACHINIST thin-ness!

Also occasional mild grumpiness...😝💪🏻 https://t.co/d1V9OedEo6

— Pegg News (@simonpegg) March 1, 2019

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer / Director / Producer, Paul W.S. Anderson (MORTAL KOMBAT, EVENT HORIZON, RESIDENT EVIL, RESIDENT EVIL 2, ALIEN VS PREDATOR, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, DEATH RACE, PANDORUM, DEATH RACE 2, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, DEATH RACE INFERNO, RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, DEATH RACE 4: BEYOND ANARCHY) is 54.
Look for Paul's upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller, MONSTER HUNTER (based on the 2004 Capcom game).
Actor Frank Novak (SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT PART II, SLEEPWALKERS, CARNOSAUR, STEPMONSTER, WATCHERS III, RAPTOR, THE FALL OF NIGHT, NECESSARY EVIL, WATCHMEN) is 64.
Actor/Writer/Director Daniel Roebuck (NIGHT SCHOOL, RIVER'S EDGE, PROJECT X, TERROR EYES, THE FUGITIVE, FINAL DESTINATION, THE VAMPIRE HUNTERS CLUB, THE NAKED MONSTER, BUBBA HO-TEP, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS , Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, TRAIL OF THE SCREAMING FOREHEAD, INSIGHT, JOHN DIES AT THE END, AT THE DEVIL'S DOOR, COMPOUND FRACTURE, 31, PHANTASM: RAVAGER, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], DEAD NIGHT) is 55.
Look for Daniel in the 2019 Horror, 3 FROM HELL. Also for 2019, WILD BOAR, PENANCE LANE,
Horror Writer Jen Whildin (Various short stories) is 49.
Writer, Director, Producer Len Wiseman (UNDERWORLD [all], TOTAL RECALL [2012], SLEEPY HOLLOW [TV], LUCIFER [TV], THE GIFTED [TV]) is 46.
Look for Len's upcoming 2019 Horror Thriller for TV, SWAMP THING.
SUNDAY -
Actor Jessica Biel (THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [2003], CELLULAR, BLADE: TRINITY, STEALTH, THE ILLUSIONIST, NEXT, THE A-TEAM, THE TALL MAN, TOTAL RECALL [2012], HITCHCOCK, EMANUEL AND THE TRUTH ABOUT FISHES) is 40.
Actor Eric DaRe (SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT III, TWIN PEAKS [TV], TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, CRITTERS 4, DEAD CONNECTION, NUMBER ONE FAN, PLAYING GOD, STARSHIP TROOPERS, LURED INNOCENCE, TED BUNDY) is 54.
Eric shares a March 3 birthday with his SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT III almuni,
Actor Laura Harring (SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT III, DEAD WOMEN IN LINGERIE, MULHOLLAND DR. [TV - 1999], MULHOLLAND DR. [2001], JOHN Q, DERAILED, WILLARD [2003], THE PUNISHER [2004], ALL SOULS DAY: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS, INLAND EMPIRE, GHOST SON [2007], NANCY DREW [2007], THE CALLER [2008], KLUGE, ICE SCREAM) is 55.
SATURDAY -
Actor Ingrid Bolsø Berdal (COLD PREY, CODENAME HUNTER, COLD PREY 2, BETRAYAL [2009], CHERNOBYL DIARIES, THE ABCs OF DEATH, ESCAPE [2012], HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS) is 40.
Actor Bryce Dallas Howard (THE VILLAGE, THE LADY IN THE WATER, SPIDER-MAN 3, TERMINATOR: SALVATION, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, JURASSIC WORLD, JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM) is 39.
Writer Peter Straub (JULIA, GHOST STORY, SHADOWLAND, FLOATING DRAGON, THE TALISMAN [w/Stephen King], KOKO, THE HELLFIRE CLUB, MR. X, BLACK HOUSE [w/Stephen King], LOST BOY LOST GIRL, IN THE NIGHT ROOM, A DARK MATTER, and more) is 76.
Writer, Director, Producer, Jeff Wadlow (CRY WOLF, PREY, KICK-ASS 2, BATE MOTEL [TV], THE STRAIN [TV], TRUTH OR DARE) is 43.
Look for Jeff's work in the upcoming 2020 Thriller, BLOODSHOT. Also for 2020, FANTASY ISLAND.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jensen Ackles (DARK ANGEL [TV], DEVOUR, MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D, SUPERNATURAL [TV]) is 41.
Actor Jack Davenport (MACBETH, TALE OF THE MUMMY, ULTRAVIOLET [TV], THE WISDOM OF CROCODILES, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, THE BUNKER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], MARPLE: THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY, FLASH FORWARD [TV], THE KEY MAN, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE TANK, DECEPTION [TV]) is 45.
Writer, Director, Producer Zack Snyder (SILENCE, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], 300, WATCHMEN, SUCKER PUNCH, 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE, MAN OF STEEL) is 53.