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The detritus of old Horror/Thriller history can be found here.

These are archived news items, many of them linked outside of this website.
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DEC. 31

It is the
12th
What will you do in the time you have
left?

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HORROR 201: THE SILVER SCREAM Turns 6

HORROR 201: THE SILVER SCREAM

In 2014 Joe Mynhardt asked me if I would contribute my meager experience to his filmmaker's guidebook, HORROR 201: THE SILVER SCREAM. Joe had plenty of Old Guard in there: Wes Craven, John Carpenter, George A. Romero, Tom Holland, and he was looking for possible vanguards.

Though I was a latecomer in contributing and nearly bashful about giving my opinion in a book filled with the expertise of so many giants in the field, I just couldn't say no to such an exciting opportunity! It's 6 years later and the book remains in print.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Red Dragon Anthony Hopkins

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer/Editor Ellen Datlow (THE DARK, TWISTS OF THE TALE, POE: 19 NEW TALES INSPIRED BY EDGAR ALLEN POE, INFERNO, LOVECRAFT UNBOUND, BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR 1, LETHAL KISSES, DARKNESS: TWO DECADES OF MODERN HORROR, TALES OF WONDER AND IMAGINATION, and way more) is 72.
Actor Anthony Hopkins (AUDREY ROSE, MAGIC, DESPERATE HOURS, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, FREEJACK, DRACULA [1992], THE EDGE, INSTINCT, TITUS, HANNIBAL, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, RED DRAGON, THE HUMAN STAIN, FRACTURE, BEOWULF, THE WOLF MAN, THE RITE, THOR [all], ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE MAKING OF PSYCHO, SOLACE, BLACKWAY, WESTWORLD [TV], SOLACE, BLACKWAY, THOR: RAGNAROK, THE VIRTUOSO) who is 84.
In 2022 look for Anthony in the Mystery Thriller, WHERE ARE YOU? Also in 2022, ZERO CONTACT.
Anthony shares a birth day with his FRACTURE alumni,
Actor Embeth Davidtz (MUTATOR, SWEET MURDER, ARMY OF DARKNESS, MURDER IN THE FIRST, FALLEN, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, LAST RITES, SIMON MAGUS, THE HOLE, THIR13EN GHOSTS, FRACTURE, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, EUROPA REPORT, PARANOIA, OLD) is 57.
Look for Embeth in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, RETRIBUTION.
Writer/Artist James O'Barr (Comic: THE CROW, THE CROW: SHATTERED LIVES AND BROKEN DREAMS, THE Movie: THE CROW) is 63.
Actor Writer / Director / Producer Sean S. Cunningham (THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, FRIDAY THE 13TH [all], HOUSE, HOUSE II, DEEPSTAR SIX, MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK, JASON X, FREDDY VS. JASON, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT [2009]) is 80.

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DEC. 30

Get Ready for 2022 and THE SADNESS

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Poultrygeist - Lloyd Kaufman

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Eliza Dushku (SOUL SURVIVORS, WRONG TURN, ANGEL [TV], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], TRU CALLING [TV], THE ALPHABET KILLER, THE THACKER CASE, OPEN GRAVES, THE DOLL HOUSE [TV], TORCHWOOD [TV], LOCKED IN, HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H., THE SCRIBBLER, ELOISE) is 41.
Writer / Director / Producer / Actor Lloyd Kaufman (SUGAR COOKIES, MOTHER'S DAY, THE TOXIC AVENGER, CLASS OF NUKE 'EM HIGH, SGT. KABUKIMAN N.Y.P.D., HELLINGER, TERROR FIRMER, POULTRYGEIST, SLITHER, SHAKESPEARE SH*TSTORM, SLASHENING: THE FINAL BEGINING, AMITYVILLE HEX, and over 500 more) is 76.
Lloyd currently has 22 movies in Post Production or filming including a reboot of THE TOXIC AVENGER for 2022, which includes producer Elijah Wood (THE FACULTY, THE LORD OF THE RINGS) and stars Peter Dinklage (GAME OF THRONES).
Actor Ellen Sandweiss (THE EVIL DEAD, SATAN'S PLAYGROUND, THE DREAD, BRUTAL MASSACRE: A COMEDY, THE DREAD, THE RAIN, EVIL DEAD) is 63.

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DEC. 29

George Orwell's 1984 Was a Horror Novel
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Unlike most creators whose best work was in their youth and only saw diminishing returns as they aged, George Orwell's 9th and final novel, 1984, remains his most powerful.

Now forward to 2021.

Imagine if a group staged a protest that neither attacked or promoted Gender, Race, Religion, or Culture. Imagine if this protest threatened no one, blocked no one from going about their lives, stopped no businesses from operating, destroyed no property, and made no attempt to force anything on anyone.

Imagine if this protest was only against Conformity and blind obedience.

Would it offend you anyway? Would you presume anyway? Would you dismiss it anyway?

This video was posted on December 23, 2020. Over one year later it only has a little under 10,000 views.

In the early 21st Century's era of "I'm Offended": After over a decade of hearing the "Mewl Generation", it's nearly default to assume you already know where this video is going. Yet the more you watch and listen, the creepier it gets. Not because it disagrees with the media's current invocation of society, but because it keeps repeating and agreeing with the media's new rules.

Its message alone has the potential power for change.

Imagine if there was one last peaceful protest before the birth of Oceania.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Evil Dead - Jane Levy

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jude Law (GATTACA, FINAL CUT, THE WISDOM OF CROCODILES, eXistenZ, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, SLEUTH, SHERLOCK HOLMES, REPO MEN, CONTAGION, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, SIDE EFFECTS, BLACK SEA, FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDLEWALD, CAPTAIN MARVEL, THE THIRD DAY [TV], THE RHYTHM SECTION, THE THIRD DAY: AUTUMN, THE THIRD DAY [TV]) is 49.
Look for Jude's upcoming 2022 Mystery Thriller, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE.
Actor Jane Levy (EVIL DEAD, DON'T BREATHE, MONSTER TRUCKS, CASTLE ROCK [TV], WHAT/IF [TV], OFFICE UPRISING) is 32.
Actor Barbara Steele (BLACK SUNDAY, PIT AND THE PENDULUM [1961], THE HORRIBLE DR. HICHCOCK, THE GHOST, CASTLE OF BLOOD, THE MONOCLE, THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH, NIGHTMARE CASTLE, SHE BEAST, AN ANGEL FOR SATAN, CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR, THEY CAME FROM WITHIN, PIRANHA [1978], THE SILENT SCREAM, THE PROPHET, HER MORBID DESIRES, THE BUTTERFLY ROOM, LOST RIVER, MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT, CASTLEVANIA [TV]) is 84.

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DEC. 28

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

The Bone Collector - Denzel Washington

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Thomas Dekker (VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED [1995], HEROES [TV], FROM WITHIN, TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, LAID TO REST [both], A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET [2010], ALL ABOUT EVIL, KABOOM, ANGELS CREST, THE SECRET CIRCLE [TV], THE GOOD LIE, ENTER THE DANGEROUS MIND, PLUSH, FEAR CLINIC, MY ELEVENTH, TRANSFERENCE, MY ELEVENTH, WELCOME TO WILLITS, ONCE UPON A SUPERHERO, BODY BROKERS, BLUE CALL) is 34.
Actor Noomi Rapace (LABYRINT [TV], MILLENNIUM [TV - 2010], THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE, THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST, THE MONITOR, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, PROMETHEUS, PASSION, CHILD 44, RUPTURE, UNLOCKED, ALIEN: COVENANT, BRIGHT [2017], ANGEL OF MINE, LAMB, THE TRIP) is 42.
Look for Noomi in the upcoming 2022 Horror, YOU WON'T BE ALONE. Also in 2022, BLACK CRAB.
Actor Denzel Washington (A SOLDIER'S STORY, THE MIGHTY QUINN, RICOCHET, THE PELICAN BRIEF, CRIMSON TIDE, VIRTUOSITY, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, FALLEN, THE SIEGE, THE BONE COLLECTOR, MAN ON FIRE, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], INSIDE MAN, DEJA VU, THE BOOK OF ELI, SAFE HOUSE, THE LITTLE THINGS, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH) is 67.

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DEC. 27

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

XTRO - Maryam d'Abo

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Olivia Cooke (THE SIGNAL [2014], THE QUIET ONES, OUIJA, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, BATES MOTEL [TV], READY PLAYER ONE, LITTLE FISH, SLOW HORSE) is 27.
Look for Olivia in the 2022 Thriller, SLOW HORSES [TV]. Also in 2022, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON [TV].
Actor Barbara Crampton (FROM BEYOND, RE-ANIMATOR, BODY DOUBLE, CHOPPING MALL, PUPPET MASTER, CASTLE FREAK, THE SISTERHOOD, THE LORDS OF SALEM, YOU'RE NEXT, THE LAST SURVIVORS, WE ARE STILL HERE, SUN CHOKE, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, ROAD GAMES [2015], BLOOD BROTHERS, BEYOND THE GATES, DAY OF RECKONING, REPLACE, DEATH HOUSE, DEAD NIGHT, PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH, CHANNEL ZERO, REBORN, STAY OUT STAY ALIVE, DEATHCEMBER, SACRIFICE, JAKOB'S WIFE, SUPERHOST, ALONE WITH YOU) is 63.
Look for Barbara in her upcoming 2022 Thriller movie, SNOW VALLEY.
Barbara Shares a December birthday with her DEATHCEMBER alumni, AJ Bowen, her CHOPPING MALL alumni, the late Richard "Dick" Miller and her oft-time collaborator,
Writer / Director / Producer Charles Band (LASERBLAST, TOURIST TRAP, PARASITE, TERRORVISION, DOLLS, FROM BEYOND, PUPPET MASTER, DEMONIC TOYS, NETHERWORLD, EVIL BONG [all], PUPPET MASTER: THE LITTLEST REICH, and that's as far as I'll go because the man has been involved with over 230 freaking Horror Thriller movies already!) is 68.
Actor Maryam d'Abo (XTRO, THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, NIGHTLIFE [1989], SOMETHING IS OUT THERE [TV], MONEY, IMMORTAL SINS, DOUBLE OBSESSION, TOMCAT: DANGEROUS DESIRES, STALKED, SAVAGE HEARTS, TIMELOCK, EVIL REMAINS, DORIAN GRAY [2009], LAST WORDS) is 61.
Actor Emilie de Ravin (BEASTMASTER [TV], ROSWELL [TV], CARRIE [2002], SANTA'S SLAY, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], LOST [TV], ONCE UPON A TIME [TV]) is 38.
Actor Jessica Harmon (HOLLOWMAN II, BLACK CHRISTMAS [2006], BATTLESTAR GALATICA: THE FACE OF THE ENEMY [TV], ENCOUNTER WITH DANGER, FEAR ISLAND, CHUPACABRA VS THE ALAMO, STOLEN FROM THE WOMB, ALONG CAME A NANNY, DEEPER: THE RETRIBUTION OF BETH, THE WHISPERS, STRANGER IN THE HOUSE, DEAD RISING: ENDGAME, iZOMBIE [TV], THE 100 [TV]) is 36.

SUNDAY -

Near Dark Joshua John Miller

Actor Kit Harington (GAMES OF THRONES [TV], SILENT HILL 3D, SEVENTH SON, BRIMSTONE, ETERNALS) is 35.
Actor, Writer Joshua John Miller (HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, RIVER'S EDGE, NEAR DARK, MEET THE HOLLOWHEADS, CLASS OF 1999, THE GHOST WRITER [1990], AND YOU THOUGHT YOUR PARENTS WERE WEIRD, THE WIZARD OF GORE) is 42.
Look for Joshua's upcoming 2020, 2021, 2022 Thriller, THE GEORGETOWN PROJECT.
Musician Lars Ulrich (METALLICA: RIDE THE LIGHTENING, MASTER OF PUPPETS, ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, S&M) is 58.

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DEC. 25

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 13th Day of X-MAS, Feo Fam gave to me,
13 Ghosts a-Scaring, 12 Mutant Rednecks, 11 Masked Killers, 10 Tanks of Toxic, 9 Imps Possessing, 8 Evil Aliens, 7 Cars not Starting, Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and A Cat That Ate The RATS!!!

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A Christmas CarolHoliday Horror! Day 10
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by
Charles Dickens
Dec. 1843

STAVE ONE.
MARLEY'S GHOST.

Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner. And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnised it with an undoubted bargain.

Continued at Gutenberg.org.

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DEC. 24

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 12th Day of X-MAS, Feo Fam gave to me,
12 Mutant Rednecks, 11 Masked Killers, 10 Tanks of Toxic, 9 Imps Possessing, 8 Evil Aliens, 7 Cars not Starting, Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 10
Holiday Fear and Cheer with our review of -

Read the review of FATMAN by Ken King.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Horror writer Robert Dunbar (THE PINES, TEMPLES OF JAGNNATH PURI, MARTYRS AND MONSTERS, THE SHORE, THE STREETS, WILLY) is gettin' purty old, but he's still purty!
Writer Nicholas Meyer (INVASION OF THE BEE GIRLS, JUDGE DEE AND THE MONASTERY MURDERS,THE SEVEN-PERCENT SOLUTION, TIME AFTER TIME, STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, THE HUMAN STAIN, ORPHEUS) is 74.
Horror writer Stephenie Meyer (TWILIGHT [all], THE HOST) is 47.
Writer, Producer, Mark Millar (WANTED, KICK-ASS [all], KINGSMAN [all], CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, JUPITER'S LEGACY [TV], SUPER CROOKS [TV]) is 52.
Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Scott Spiegel (THE EVIL DEAD, EVIL DEAD II, INTRUDER, THE DEAD NEXT DOOR, ROBOT NINJA, SKINNED ALIVE, DARKMAN, WHERE TRUTH LIES, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2, SPIDER-MAN [2002], 2001 MANIACS, HOSTEL II, DRAG ME TO HELL, HOSTEL III, DARK ASCENSION) is 63.

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DEC. 23

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 11th Day of X-MAS, Feo Fam gave to me,
11 Masked Killers, 10 Tanks of Toxic, 9 Imps Possessing, 8 Evil Aliens, 7 Cars not Starting, Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 9
Well you knew it was coming, so let's get it out of the way. The 9th Holiday Horror movie is,

Krampus

KRAMPUS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

IT - Finn Wolfhard

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Frederic Forrest (THE CONVERSATION, THE EXECUTIONER, IT LIVES AGAIN, HAMMET, RETURN, WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?, GOTHAM, CAT CHASER, MUSIC BOX, TWIN SISTERS, RAIN WITHOUT THUNDER, HIDDEN FEARS, FALLIN DOWN, TRAUMA, DOUBLE OBSESSION, THE END OF VIOLENCE, BOOGIE BOY, SHADOW LAKE, THE SPREADING GROUND, THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR) is 84.
Writer Stephen A. North (BENEATH THE MASK, DEAD TIDE, BARREN EARTH [with Eric S. Brown], DEAD TIDE: RISING) is around 61 or so.
Actor Joan Severance (THE RUNESTONE, WRITE TO KILL, ILLICIT BEHAVIOR, CRIMINAL PASSION, PAYBACK [1995], DANGEROUS INDISCRETION, HARD EVIDENCE, BLACK SCORPION, PROFILE FOR MURDER, BLACK SCORPION II: AFTERSHOCK, THE LAST SEDUCTION II, CAUSE OF DEATH, MYSTERY WOMAN, TAYLOR, LAST SUNSET, WICKED WICKED GAMES [TV], BORN [2007]) is 64.
Actor Alison Sudol (HERE DIES ANOTHER DAY, DIG [TV], FANTASTIC BEASTS [all]) is 37.
Actor Estella Warren (PLANET OF THE APES [2001], TANGLED [2001], I ACCUSE, TRESPASSING, PURSUED, TAPHEPHOBIA, LIES AND CRIMES, BLUE SEDUCTION, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [2009], IRREVERSI, THE STRANGER WITHIN, NOCTURNA, DECOMMISSIONED, FEEL THE DEAD [TV], AGE OF THE LIVING DEAD [TV], THE BEGINNING: FEEL THE DEAD) is 43.
Actor Finn Wolfhard (STRANGER THINGS [TV], IT [2017], HOWARD LOVECRAFT AND THE KINGDOM OF MADNESS, IT CHAPTER TWO, THE ADDAMS FAMILY [2019], CARMEN SANDIEGO [TV - 2019], HOW IT ENDS, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE) is 19.
Look for Finn in the 2022 Dark Fantasy, PINNOCHIO. Co-wrote, Co-Produced, and Co-Directed by Guillermo Del Toro. Co-adapted by Gris Grimly.

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DEC. 22

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 10th Day of X-MAS, Feo Fam gave to me,
10 Tanks of Toxic, 9 Imps Possessing, 8 Evil Aliens, 7 Cars not Starting, Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 8
He may be Saint Nick to the Anglo world, but to the Nordic peoples, he's

SINT!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Amelia Eve (THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR [TV], SHADOWLAND, THE DARKNESS) is 27.
Look for Eve in the upcoming 2022 Thriller movie, PHEA.
Writer, Producer David S. Goyer (DEMONIC TOYS, ARCADE, THE PUPPET MASTERS [1994], THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS, SLEEPWALKERS [TV], DARK CITY, BLADE [all], BATMAN BEGINS, JUMPER, THE DARK KNIGHT, THRESHOLD [TV], THE UNBORN, GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, DEVIL DOLLS, Da VINCI'S DEMONS [TV], THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, DEVIL DOLLS, CONSTANTINE [TV], TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, THE NIGHT HOUSE, ANTLERS [TV], THE TOMORROW WAR, FOUNDATION [TV]) is 56.
Look for David's 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller, THE SANDMAN [TV]. Also in 2022, HELLRAISER.
Writer/ Actor Trent Haaga (TERROR FIRMER, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, MULVA: ZOMBIE ASS KICKER!, KILLJOY [all], HELL ASYLUM, ZOMBIEGEDDON, THE GHOULS, DEVIL'S MOON, TALES FROM THE CRAPPER, DR. HORROR'S EROTIC HOUSE OF IDIOTS, GAG, THE DEVIL'S MUSE, GIMMIE SKELTER, DEAD GIRL, PSYCHO HOLOCAUST, JESSICKA RABID, FETCH, and way more) is 50.
Look for his upcoming 2022 Horror, AMITYVILLE BIGFOOT.
Writer Rick Klaw (WEIRD BUSINESS, GEEK CONFIDENTIAL) is 54.
Writer Charles De Lint (THE ONION GIRL, MOONHEART, THE BLUE GIRL, LITTLE (GRRL) LOST, THE MYSTERY OF GRACE, MUSE AND REVERIE, THE PAINTED BOY) is 70.
Actor Dina Meyer (JOHNNY MNEMONIC, STARSHIP TROOPERS, NOWHERE LAND, BATS, STRANGER THAN FICTION, TIME LAPSE, D-TOX, UNSPEAKABLE, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, SAW, SAW II, SAW III, SAW IV, CRAZY EIGHTS, DECOYS 2, THE LOST, PIRANHA [2010], UNDERTOW, UNBELIEVABLE!!!) is 53.
Look for Dina in the 2020, 2021, 2022 Mystery Thriller, BLACK NIGHTSHADE.

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DEC. 21

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 9th Day of X-MAS, Feo Fam gave to me,
9 Imps Possessing, 8 Evil Aliens, 7 Cars not Starting, Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 7
It's 2004 and a bunch of Jewish people get together to make a slasher comedy trashing Christmas!

Family

But this comes with rules. Actor James Caan stays uncredited. Ex-Football player, Wrestler, and actor, Bill Goldberg doesn't roll on Shabbos or Hanukkah!

Otherwise, Ken King gives you the scoop on SANTA'S SLAY.

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RED SNOW Hits Home Video Dec. 28

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

GLASS - Samuel L. Jackson

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor AJ Bowen (CREEPSHOW III, THE SIGNAL, MAIDENHEAD, THE SEASON, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, HATCHET 2, A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE, CHILLERAMA, RITES OF SPRING, AMONG FRIENDS, YOU'RE NEXT, THE SACRAMENT, Tom Holland's TWISTED TALES, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WILLIAM ZERO, SYNCHRONICITY, DEAD NIGHT, EDGE OF INSANITY, SATANIC PANIC, NIGHT SKY, DEATHCEMBER, I TRAPPED THE DEVIL, NIGHT DRIVE, THE OLD WAYS) is 45.
Look for AJ in the 2021, 2022 Horror Thrillers, EDGE OF INSANITY and NIGHT SKY.
Editor and publisher Richard Chizmar (CEMETERY DANCE Magazine, SHIVERS anthologies, A LONG DECEMBER, WIDOW'S POINT [w/ Billy Chizmar], DARKNESS WHISPERS [w/Brian James Freeman], THE GIRL ON THE PORCH, GWENDY'S BUTTON BOX [w/Stephen King], GWENDY'S MAGIC FEATHER [w/Stephen King]) is 57.
Actor Samuel L. Jackson (THE EXORCIST III, JURASSIC PARK, SPHERE, DEEP BLUE SEA, UNBREAKABLE, KILL BILL Vol. 2, THE INCREDIBLES, SNAKES ON A PLANE, 1408, JUMPER, LAKEVIEW TERRACE, THE SPIRIT, UNTHINKABLE, IRON MAN 2, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, THE AVENGERS, MEETING EVIL, THE SAMARITAN, OLDBOY, ROBOCOP [2014], CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER'S SOLDIER, BIG GAME, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, CELL, MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, KONG: SKULL ISLAND, CELL, THE INCREDIBLES 2, GLASS, THE AVENGERS: ENDGAME, SPIRAL, THE PROTOGE, SECRET INVASION [TV]) is 73.
Look for Samuel in the 2023 Thriller, THE MARVELS [TV].
Producer Steven Mnuchin (WINTER'S TALE, EDGE OF TOMORROW, ANNABELLE, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL [2016], BATMAN VS SUPERMAN, THE CONJURING 2, LIGHTS OUT, SUICIDE SQUAD, THE MIDNIGHT MAN, UNFORGETTABLE, WONDER WOMAN [2017]) is 58.
Actor Jack Noseworthy (BARB WIRE, THE TRIGGER EFFECT, BREAKDOWN, EVENT HORIZON, IDLE HANDS, CECIL B DEMENTED, SURROGATES, JULIA, THE NURSE, NEEDLESTICK) is 52.
Actor Kiefer Sutherland (THE LOST BOYS, THE KILLING TIME, FLATLINERS, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, THE VANISHING, ARMITAGE III: POLY MATRIX, DARK CITY, AFTER ALICE, THE RIGHT TEMPTATION, PHONE BOOTH, TAKING LIVES, 24 [TV], MIRRORS, MONSTERS VS. ALIENS, TWELVE, MELANCHOLIA, THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST, TOUCH [TV], 24, TWIN PEAKS: THE MISSING PIECES, FLATLINERS [2017], DESIGNATED SURVIVOR [TV]) is 55.
Look for Kiefer in the 2022 Thriller, VIOLENCE OF ACTION.

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DEC. 20

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 8th Day of XMas, Feo Fam gave to me,
8 Evil Aliens, 7 Cars not Starting, Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 6
It took not one, but two short movies to convey the concept of the bizarre Christmas movie from Finland, but the Helander brothers pulled it off and after seven years made a Christmas movie so bizarre that even eleven years later, its long legs just keep growing longer.

RARE EXPORTS - Knut Osa Greger

Read Ken King's look at RARE EXPORTS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

An American Werewolf In London

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jenny Agutter (LOGAN'S RUN, THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, EQUUS, DOMINIQUE, THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDS, THE SURVIVOR [1981], AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, DARK TOWER, CHILD'S PLAY 2, MI-5 [TV], NUMBER ONE, LONG. NUMBER TWO, REGRET, MARPLE: WHAT MRS. MCGILLICUDDY SAW, THE MAGIC DOOR, ACT OF GOD, GLORIOUS 39, BURKE AND HARE, THE AVENGERS, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER) is 69.
SFX Artist Howard Berger (DAY OF THE DEAD, EVIL DEAD II, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER, CHILD'S PLAY, PREDATOR, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, TREMORS, ARMY OF DARKNESS, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SCREAM, THE NIGHT FLIER, SPAWN, SCREAM 2, PHANTOMS, THE FACULTY, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2, THE HAUNTING [1999], THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL [1999], THE GREEN MILE, BATS, THE CELL, UNBREAKABLE, MULHOLLAND DR., GHOSTS OF MARS, CABIN FEVER, HULK, LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, KILL BILL 1 & 2, SIN CITY, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR [2005], LAND OF THE DEAD, THE ISLAND, SERENITY, HOSTEL, THE TRIPPER, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [2006], Masters of Horror: INCIDENT ON AND OFF A MOUNTAIN ROAD, DREAMS IN THE WITCH HOUSE, DANCE OF THE DEAD, PICK ME UP, SICK GIRL, THE FAIR HAIRED CHILD, HOMECOMING, VALERIE ON THE STAIRS, THE DAMNED THING, THE V-WORD, PRO-LIFE, THE SCREW FLY SOLUTION, RIGHT TO DIE, THE TRIPPER, PRIMEVAL, DEATH PROOF, PLANET TERROR, TRANSFORMERS, THE MIST, MIRRORS, THE UNBORN, DRAG ME TO HELL, THE FINAL DESTINATION, SURROGATES, THE BOOK OF ELI, PREDATORS, PIRANHA [2010], THE WALKING DEAD [TV], OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, ANNABELLE, LEGION [TV], ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, and way, way more!) is 61 or something.
Howard shares a December Birth Day with fellow KILL BILL alumni, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Lui, and Larry Bishop.
Howard also shares a Birth Day with actor Ramon Rodriguez in an upcoming 2022 Horror movie.
The prolific Howard also shares December birthdays with fellow Masters of Horror alumni, Tony Todd and Mick Garris.
Look for Howard's 2021 Horror movie, LULLABY.
Actor Nicole de Boer (PROM NIGHT IV, BEYOND REALITY [TV], JUNGLEGROUND, CUBE, MISSION GENESIS [TV], THE DEAD ZONE [2002], Stephen King's THE DEAD ZONE [TV], TIES THAT BIND, NYC: TORNADO TERROR, SUCK, IRON INVADER, METAL TORNADO, SECRETS FROM HER PAST, MY MOTHER'S SECRET, HAVEN [TV], WHERE'S MY BABY?, CORRUPT) is 51.
Musician Peter Criss (KISS: PSYCHO CIRCUS. As Actor: KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK) who is 74.
There are very few who are more of a staple of Horror Thriller from Hong Kong than,
Director Ricky Lau (MR. VAMPIRE [all], PI LI DA LA BA, YOUNG MASTER VAMPIRE, JIANG SHI ZHOU YAO, GUI YAO GUI, DEMON INTRUDER, ROMANCE OF THE VAMPIRES, SUPER CAR CRIMINALS, MR. ZOMBIE, THE TAOIST PRIEST, and way more) is 74.
Actor Ramon Rodriguez (DAYBREAK [TV], THE WIRE [TV], THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, IRON FIST [TV], THE DEFENDERS [TV]) is 41.
Look for Ramon's 2022 Horror, LULLABY.
Writer, Director Eduardo Sánchez (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, ALTERED, SEVENTH MOON, PARA ABNORMAL, LOVELY MOLLY, EXISTS, SUPERNATURAL [TV], FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: The Series [TV], PORTALS) is 53.

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DEC. 19

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 7th Day of X-MAS, Feo Fam gave to me,
7 Cars not Starting, Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 6
It's as low budget, indie, Horror, and off the wall bonkers as it gets, but it's still a Christmas movie. A bloody Zombie Christmas Movie!

Joe Zerull's A CADAVER CHRISTMAS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

HELLRAISER: JUDGEMENT - John Gulager

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Illusionist Criss Angel (MINDFREAK [TV], HECKLER, PHENOMENON [TV], TRICK'D UP [TV]) is 54.
Actor Jennifer Beals (THE BRIDE, VAMPIRE'S KISS, DOCTEUR M., TERROR STALKS THE CLASS REUNION [TV], INDECENCY, NIGHT OWL, DEAD ON SIGHT, DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS, THE PROHECY II, THE SPREE, WITHOUT MALICE, AFTER THE STORM, RUNAWAY JURY, TROUBLED WATERS, THE GRUDGE 2, THE BOOK OF ELI, LIE TO ME [TV], WIDOW DETECTIVE, A WIFE'S NIGHTMARE, PROOF [TV], BEFORE I FALL, WHITE ORCHID, SWAMP THING [TV]) is 58.
Look for Jennifer in the 2022 Mystery, LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE.
Actor/Production Designer Jack Fisk (MESSIAH OF EVIL, TERMINAL ISLAND, CARRIE, ERASERHEAD, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, DEATH GAME, MULHOLLAND DRIVE, INVASION) is 76.
Actor/Director John Gulager (FEAST [all], PIRANHA 3DD, DANCES WITH WEREWOLVES, ZOMBIE NIGHT, HELLRAISER: JUDGEMENT, CHILDREN OF THE CORN: RUNAWAY) is 64.
Look for John's 2022 Horror movie, SEVEN CEMETERIES. Also in 2022, UTERO.
Writer S.D. Hintz (THE OFFERING, BLOOD ORCHARD, VIGILANCE AND VENGEANCE, TALES FROM AN UNDERTAKER, STARVELINGS) is 46.
Actor Alyssa Milano (DOUBLE DRAGON, EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE, DEADLY SINS, POISON IVY II, FEAR, BODY COUNT, CHARMED [TV], PATHOLOGY, MISTRESSES) is 47.
Look for Alyssa's 2022 Thriller, DEADLY DESIRES.
Actor Kristy Swanson (DEADLY FRIEND, FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC, HIGHWAY TO HELL, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SOUL ASSASSIN, ZEBRA LOUNGE, SILENCE, FORBIDDEN SECRETS, THE BLACK HOLE [2006], LIVING DEATH, SWAMP SHARK, A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE, BAD STEPMOTHER, KILLER UNDER THE BED, MIMESIS NOSFERATU, JUST ANOTHER DREAM) is 51.

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DEC. 18

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 6th Day of X-MAS Feo Fam gave to me,
Murder of Crows Mobbing,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 5
It was 1991 and THE ADDAMS FAMILY movie begins on Christmas Eve!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Sleepy Hollow

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Casper Van Dien (THE COLONY, NIGHT SCREAM, CASPER: A SPIRITED BEGINNING, STARSHIP TROOPERS, MODERN VAMPIRES, SHARK ATTACK, THE COLLECTORS, THE OMEGA CODE, THE TIME SHIFTERS, SLEEPY HOLLOW, PYTHON, ROAD RAGE, SANCTIMONY, SKELETON MAN, DRACULA 3000, PREMONITION, MELTDOWN, THE CURSE OF KING TUT'S TOMB, SLAYER, STARSHIP TROOPERS 3, MASK OF THE NINJA, THE PACT, SHIVER, ASSUMED KILLER, HIGHER MISSION, FIRE TWISTER, SHARKTOPUS VS MERMANTULA, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, G-LOC, and more) is 53.
Look for Casper in the upcoming 2020, 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller AAAH! ROACH!
Actor Katie Holmes (DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, TEACHING MRS. TINGLE, THE GIFT, PHONE BOOTH, ABANDON, BATMAN BEGINS, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, THE SON OF NO ONE, MISS MEADOWS, BRAHMS: THE BOY II) is 42.
Katie shares a December Birthday with her fellow DISTURBING BEHAVIOR alumni, Nick Stahl.
She also shares a December birthday with her fellow THE GIFT alumni, Giovanni Ribisi.
Writer / Director / Producer Steven Spielberg (NIGHT GALLERY [TV], DUEL [TV], SOMETHING EVIL [TV], SAVAGE [TV], JAWS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK [all], POLTERGEIST, TWILIGHT ZONE: The Movie, JURASSIC PARK [all], SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, MINORITY REPORT, WAR OF THE WORLDS, MONSTER HOUSE, TRANSFORMERS, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, SUPER 8, COWBOYS AND ALIENS, FALLING SKIES [TV], TERRA NOVA [TV], THE RIVER [TV], MEN IN BLACK III, JURASSIC WORLD, and more) is 75.
Steven shares a December birthday with his WAR OF THE WORLDS actor, Miranda Otto.
Steven has announced the upcoming sequels, JURASSIC WORLD: CAMP CRETACEAOUS [TV], JURASSIC WORLD: ARCADIA, HALO [TV], WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT 2, INDIANA JONES 5, and GREMLINS 3.
ROBOPOCALYPSE enters its 11th year of pre-production with an anticipated release of 2020 come and gone. As of 2018, Steven Speilberg is out of the director's chair and his minion, Michael Bay (TRANSFORMERS), is still in as of 2021. Screenplay is still by Drew Goddard (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], ALIAS [TV], CLOVERFIELD, LOST [TV], THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, WORLD WAR Z, BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE). It's now back out of Announced status and back into In Development status.
After 13 years of pre-Production, Steven Spielberg released the remake of WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE in 2020 to signed Producer and director, Stephen Sommers (DEEP RISING, THE MUMMY) who takes the Producer's chair. It's also left Announced status and is back up to In Development status.
Oh, and for those Indie filmmakers who think life would be "so much easier" if they were only Steven Spielberg?
HA!
Just because you're successful movie billionaire like Steven Spielberg doesn't mean investors are throwing money at you.
So stop whining about who you Aren't and work on who You Want To Be!

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DEC. 17

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 5th Day of X-MAS Feo Fam gave to me,
5 SCARY CLOWNS!
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 4
It's Christmas Eve. Have you seen THE CHILDREN?

The Children

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This Jan. 18, 2022 on Stream and DVD...
JACK IN THE BOX

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

The Fifth Element - Milla Jovovich

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Milla Jovovich (THE FIFTH ELEMENT, RESIDENT EVIL [all], HOUSE ON TURK STREET, ULTRAVIOLET, A PERFECT GETAWAY, THE FOURTH KIND, STONE, FACES IN THE CROWD, FUTUREWORLD [2018], HELLBOY [2019], MONSTER HUNTER) who is 46.
Actor Bill Pullman (THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, BRAIN DEAD [1990], LIEBESTRAUM, MALICE, CASPER, LOST HIGHWAY, THE END OF VIOLENCE, ZERO EFFECT, LAKE PLACID, THE GUILTY, 29 PALMS, THE GRUDGE [USA - 2004], REVELATIONS [TV], ALIEN AUTOPSY, SCARY MOVIE 4, SURVEILLANCE, THE KILLER INSIDE ME, PEACOCK, TORCHWOOD [TV], AMERICAN ULTRA, THE SINNER [TV], THE COLDEST GAME) is 67.
Bill shares a birthday with his LOST HIGHWAY alumni,
Actor Giovanni Ribisi (MIND RIPPER, THE GRAVE, LOST HIGHWAY, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, THE GIFT, BASIC, I LOVE YOUR WORK, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, 10th & WOLF, THE DEAD GIRL, PERFECT STRANGER, AVATAR, COLUMBUS CIRCLE, SNEAKY PETE [TV], THE BAD BATCH) is 47.
Look for Giovani in all of the scheduled AVATARS 2 through 5 all currently in production at the same time.
Actor Sean Patrick Thomas (COURAGE UNDER FIRE, CONSPIRACY THEORY, CRUEL INTENTIONS, DRACULA 2000, HALLOWEEN: RESURRECTION, BATMAN: MYSTERY OF THE BATWOMAN, THE BURROWERS [2007 - TV], THE BURROWERS, REAPER, RINGER [TV], MURDER ON THE 13TH FLOOR, THE SELECTION, DEEP IN THE DARKNESS, THE MURDER PACT, THE CURSE OF LA LLARONA, INFLUENCE, GHOST TAPE [TV], TEH TRAGEDY OF MACBETH, HORROR NOIRE) is 50.

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DEC. 16

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 4th Day of X-MAS Feo Fam gave to me,
4 Chainsaws running, 3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 3
Ah, 1970s and 1980s SciFi and Horror! We still live with the echoes of it with nearly every year of Hollywood sequels. 1980s was the decade when Joe Dante directed 1981's THE HOWLING, wowing audiences with staggering Rob Bottin Practical Special effects that have only been equaled by Rob's good friend and sometimes SFX partner, Rick Baker.

Only three years after that, Joe Dante came out with GREMLINS, which was released June 8, 1984, On The Same Day as GHOSTBUSTERS!

Gremlins

And they both became smash hits!

Imagine the summer of 1984 when School is out, there's no Internet, no smartphones, no color home computers, Television was below standard definition of 480i resolution, and there's not one, but two insanely great Horror comedies playing at the theaters that are NOTHING like ANYONE on earth has seen. EVER!

And the Gigantic movie screen with Surround Sound speakers thunders down upon your senses like an Avalanche!

That what your freaking grandparents lived through with GHOSTBUSTERS, and Joe Dante's only Christmas movie, GREMLINS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Steven Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS - Miranda Otto

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Theo James (BEDLAM [TV], UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, DIVERGENT [all], UNDERWORLD: BLOODWARS, HOW IT ENDS, LONDON FIELDS, Jeff Wayne's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: A MUSICAL, CASTLEVANIA [TV], THE WITCHER: NIGHTMARE OF THE WOLF) is 37.
Actor Miranda Otto (THE 13TH FLOOR [1988], WHAT LIES BENEATH, CLOSE YOUR EYES, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: RETURN OF THE KING, IN MY FATHER'S DEN, Steven Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS [2005], IN HER SKIN, I AM YOU, I, FRANKENSTEIN, ANNABELLE: CREATION, ZOE, CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA [TV], THE SILENCE) is 54.
Look for Miranda in the 2022 Thriller, THE PORTABLE DOOR.
Writer James L. Tamarin (various short stories) is 49.

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DEC. 15

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 3rd Day of X-MAS Feo Fam gave to me,
3 Hands on shoulders, 2 Smart Rats,
and a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Holiday Horror! Day 2
Director Bob Clark made two Christmas movies. BLACK CHRISTMAS in 1974 and A Christmas Story in 1983. Both movies play every Christmas and both movies outperform all Christmas movies made by Hallmark.

Black Christmas Killer

Let's take a deep dive into BLACK CHRISTMAS with Stoker winning Horror novel and Comic book writer, Mile Oliveri.

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IT'S YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN'S BIRTHDAY!
At 47, there are more years between the 1974 release of YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and today, than there were between YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN and the original SON OF FRANKENSTEIN from 1939. So what makes both movies so relevant and timeless even today?

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

To find out, let's dive into Roland V. Lee's SON OF FRANKENSTEIN and Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

THE VVITCH - Ralph Ineson

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer and Film maker Todd Tjersland (LEGION OF THE NIGHT, ANTI-HERO, THE NECRO FILES, FACES OF GORE [1 THRU 3], MISLED, NECRO FILES 2, MIDNIGHT MOVIE MADNESS) is 51.
Visit Todd at ZombieNovel.com.
Actor Brendan Fletcher (THE ADVENTURES OF SHIRLEY HOLMES [TV], CONTAGIOUS [TV], THE UNSAID, DE GROT, FREDDY VS. JASON, GINGER SNAPS: UNLEASHED, THE FINAL CUT, GINGER SNAPS BACK, TIDELAND, MOJAVE, ALONE IN THE DARK, Masters of Horror: THE DAMNED THING, RAMPAGE, BLOODRAYNE II, OGRE, BLOODRAYNE III: THE THIRD REICH, BLUBBERELLA, 13 EERIE, THE KILLING [TV], SUDDENLY, ALTERGEIST, LOST SOLACE, iZOMBIE [TV], DISTORTED, OPEN 24 HOURS, NOMIS, ARROW [TV], SIREN [TV], DANGEROUS, and way more) is 40.
Look for Brendan in the 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, ATTACK OF THE KILLER CHICKENS THE MOVIE.
Actor Ralph Ineson (FROM HELL, HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 1, HARRY POTTER AN THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 2, INTRUDERS, GAME OF THRONES [TV], GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE, THE WITCH, ABSENTIA [TV], READY PLAYER ONE, THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE [TV, THE CAPTURE [TV], BRAHMS: THE BOY II, THE GREEN KNIGHT, THE LAST VICTIM) is 51.
Look for Ralph in the upcoming 2021 Horror Thriller, THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH.
Actor Stefania LaVie Owen (THE LOVELY BONES, KRAMPUS, CHANCE [TV], MESSIAH [TV], SWEET TOOTH [TV]) is 24
Actor Stuart Townsend (RESURRECTION MAN, SIMON MAGUS, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED, TRAPPED, SHADE, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, NIGHT STALKER [TV], A STRANGER IN PARADISE, SALEM [TV]) is 49.

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DEC. 14

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 2nd Day of X-MAS Feo Fam gave to me,
Two Smart Rats
And a Cat that ate the Rats!

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Let's Start The Holiday Horror!

SCROOGED - Bill Murray

Looking back at Richard Donner and Bill Murray's SCROOGED.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

THE FRIGHTENERS - Dee Wallace

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Azrael Paul Damien (CONVICT GRADE) is 42.
Writer Mike Korn (CONFESSIONS OF A GHOUL, SKIMMING THE GUMBO NUCLEAR, ALL THE MUTANT TRASH IN ALL THE GALAXIES, RACHMANINOFF'S GHOST) is 58.
Actor Ted Raimi (THE EVIL DEAD, BLOOD RAGE, STRYKER'S WAR, EVIL DEAD II, DARKMAN, CANDYMAN, ARMY OF DARKNESS, WISHMASTER, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, SPIDER-MAN [all], THE GRUDGE, MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN, Masters of Horror: THE DAMNED THING, MY NAME IS BRUCE, MILLENNIUM CRISES, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, DRAG ME TO HELL, ANGEL OF DEATH, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, MURDER OF A CAT, DARKNESS RISING, ASH VS THE EVIL DEAD [TV], DEADWAX [TV]) is 56.
SFX Artist Kevin Quattro (THE JACKYL, ROUGHNECKS: THE STARSHIP TROOPER CHRONICLES [TV], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], ANGEL [TV], FIREFLY [TV], BATTLESTAR GALACTICA [TV-2003], SERENITY, THE INVASION, CSI [TV], TERMINATOR: THE SARAH CONNER CHRONICLES [TV], THE INVASION, FALLING SKIES [TV], LOVE [2011], ATLAS SHRUGGED II, BSG: BLOOD AND CHROME. STAR TREK BEYOND) is 48.
Writer Jeff Strand (SINGLE WHITE PSYCHOPATH SEEKS SAME, GRAVEROBBERS WANTED, THE SINISTER MR. CORPSE, PRESSURE, BENJAMIN'S PARASITE, and more) is 50.
Actor Dee Wallace (THE STEPFORD WIVES, THE HILLS HAVE EYES, THE HOWLING, CUJO, CRITTERS, SHADOW PLAY, POPCORN, ALLIGATOR II, TEMPTRESS, THE FRIGHTENERS, DEADLY DELUSIONS, KILLER INSTINCT, OUT OF THE BLACK, DEAD END ROAD, BOO!, SCAR, ABOMINABLE, VOODOO MOON, THE PLAGUE, THE LOST, LITTLE RED DEVIL, THE STALKER WITHIN, THE OCEAN, THE I SCREAM MAN, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, STEM CELL, RAVEN, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, THE RAIN, CAGE FREE, SEBASTIAN, POUND OF FLESH, FUZZ TRACK CITY, EXIT HUMANITY, THE LORDS OF SALEM, BEYOND, GRAND PIANO, HANSEL & GRETEL, UNHALLOWED, ALIENS FROM URANUS, HANSEL & GRETEL 2013, ROBO CROC, GRIMM [TV], HAUNTING OF CELLBLOCK 11, 2 BEDROOM 1 BATH, ZK: ELEPHANT'S GRAVEYARD, THE WHISPERS, RED CHRISTMAS, IMPURATUS, DEATH HOUSE, AYLA, OUIJA HOUSE, BEYOND THE SKY, THREE FROM HELL, 13 FANBOY, and way more) is 73.
Look for Dee in the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Horror, BITS. Also expected in 2022, STREAM, NIX, and HOMESTEAD.

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DEC. 13

Feo's 13 DAYS OF X-MAS
On the 1st Day of X-MAS Feo Fam gave to me,
One Black Cat...

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RIP'N FOR ANNE RICE
The Horror Fan community lost a giant among us this weekend, with the death of writer Anne Rice (THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES, NEW TALES OF THE VAMPIRES, LIVES OF THE MAYFAIR WITCHES, RAMSES THE DAMNED, THE WOLF GIFT CHRONICLES, and SERVANT OF THE BONES). Anne died from complications of a stroke at age 80. Her son, Christopher Rice, announced on Twitter,

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MARS ATTACKS Turns 25!

We can see what actor Jack Black has done with his life since the opening of Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS!, but what have you done with yours?

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

DRACULA 2000 - Christopher Plummer

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
A Final Happy Birthday to Actor Christopher Plummer (TRIPLE CROSS, THE NIGHT OF GENERALS, THE HIGH COMMISSIONER, THE PYX, THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, CONDUCT UNBECOMING, THE ASSIGNMENT, THE DISAPPEARANCE, EYEWITNESS, THE AMATEUR, PROTOTYPE, DREAMSCAPE, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, LIGHTYEARS, VAMPIRE IN VENICE, SHADOW DANCING, MINDFIELD, RED BLOODED AMERICAN GIRL, FIREHEAD, MONEY, LIAR'S EDGE, WOLF, DOLORES CLAIRBORNE, TWELVE MONKEYS, SKELETONS, THE CLOWN AT MIDNIGHT, HIDDEN AGENDA, THE INSIDER, POSSESSED, DRACULA 2000, COLD CREEK MANOR, INSIDE MAN, 9, PRIEST, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE FORGER, REMEMBER, HOWARD LOVECRAFT AND THE FROZEN KINGDOM, HOWARD LOVECRAFT AND THE [all], KNIVES OUT, over 180 titles in all!). He would have celebrated his 92nd today.
Writer Brett McBean (THE LAST MOTEL, THE MOTHER, TORMENT, TALES OF SIN AND MADNESS) is 43.
Actor Tanya van Graan (STARSHIP TROOPERS: MARAUDER, MAD COW, LOST BOYS: THE THIRST, DEATH RACE 2, DEATH RACE: INFERNO, ZULU, DIE SPOOK VAN UNIONDALE, DEADLY LEAKS [all], 24 HOURS TO LIVE, THE DATING GAME KILLER, TREMORS: A COLD DAY IN HELL, DEAD IN THE WATER, CRITTERS ATTACK!, RAISED BY WOLVES [TV], THE EMPTY MAN) is 38.
Actor Charlotte Milchard (SUNSTROKE, MINDFLESH, THE FOURTH KIND) is 44.
Writer Norman Prentiss (FOUR LEGS IN THE MORNING, INVISIBLE FENCES) who is 61 or something.

SUNDAY -

UNDERWORLD - Bill Nyghy

Actor Mädchen Amick (THE BORROWERS, TWIN PEAKS [TV], SLEEPWALKERS, TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, DREAM LOVER, LOVE, CHEAT & STEAL, WOUNDED, BOMBSHELL, TWIST OF FATE, THE HUNTED, THE LIST, THE HANGMAN [2001], THE RATS [2002], GLOBAL EFFECT, LIES AND DECEPTION, MY OWN WORST ENEMY [TV], DAMAGES [TV], PRIEST, TWIN PEAKS: THE MISSING PIECES, THE WITCHES OF EAST END [TV], AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017], RIVERDALE [TV]) is 51.
Actor Jennifer Connelly (PHENOMENA, LABYRINTH, MULHOLLAND FALLS, DARK CITY, WAKING THE DEAD, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, HULK, DARK WATER, RESERVATION ROAD, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], 9, SALVATION BOULEVARD, WINTER'S TALE, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, SNOWPIERCER The Series [TV]) is 51.
Writer Howard Hopkins (NIGHT DEMONS, GRIMM, THE DARK RIDERS, PISTOLERO, SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE CROSSOVER CASEBOOK, THE GRAY NEMESIS, THE NIGHTMARE CLUB, THE SPIDER: JUDGEMENT NIGHT) is 58.
He's been acting since 1977, but it wasn't until 2003 that his career took a turn for Horror Thriller. We happily embraced him right back. Happy Birthday to -
Actor Bill Nighy (THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1989], UNDERWORLD [all], SHAUN OF THE DEAD, ENDURING LOVE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, HOT FUZZ, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, VALKYRIE, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 1, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 2, WRATH OF THE TITANS, TOTAL RECALL [2012], I, FRANKENSTEIN, THE WORLD'S END, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM, Agatha Christie's ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, CASTLEVANIA [TV]) is 72.
Bill Nighy shares a December Birthday month with his UNDERWORLD alumni, Composer Paul Haslinger.
Writer, Director J.A. Steel (VERTEX, SALVATION, DENIZEN, BLOOD FARE, DENIZEN: DESCENT [TV]) is 51.

SATURDAY -

Actor Ben Browder (A KISS BEFORE DYING, MARTIAN LAW, THE SKY'S ON FIRE, FARSCAPE [TV], FARSCAPE: THE PEACEKEEPER WARS, A KILLER WITHIIN, STARGATE SG-1 [TV], STARGATE: THE ARK OF TRUTH, STARGATE: CONTINUUM, BAD KIDS GO TO HELL, DEAD STILL, BAD KIDS OF CRESTVIEW ACADEMY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 2, HOAX, BEING, IKÉ BOYS) is 59.
Actor Lynda Day George (FEAR NO EVIL, DEATH AMONG FRIENDS, DAY OF THE ANIMALS, ANTS, CRUISE INTO TERROR, BEYOND EVIL, PIECES, MORTUARY) is 77.
Music Performer, Composer Paul Haslinger (MIRACLE MILE, SPAWN, PITCH BLACK, RED PLANET, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, MINORITY REPORT, LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, UNDERWORLD, CRANK, TURISTAS, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, VACANCY, PROM NIGHT (2008), DEATH RACE (2008), UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS, AFTER.LIFE, DEATH RACE 2, UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], THE MESSENGERS [TV], RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, WILDING, RIDE, THE PERFECTION, MONSTER HUNTER) is 58.
Look for Paul's 2021, 2022 Mystery, THE OTHER ME.

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DEC. 10

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui (THE DONOR, ALIEN ABDUCTION: INCIDENT IN LAKE COUNTY, VAMPIRE PRINCESS MIYU, FUTURE SPORT, RICKY 6, WRONG TURN, THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER, DECEIT, 13 THIRTEEN, THE BORGIAS [TV], TRON: UPRISING [TV], MENTALIST [TV], MURDER IN THE FIRST [TV], SHUT EYE [TV], 7 SPLINTERS IN TIME, HOSPITALITY, THE PASSAGE [TV]) is 46.
Look for Emmanuelle in the 2022 Thriller, COSMIC DAWN.
Actor Kyliegh Curran (DOCTOR SLEEP, SECRETS OF SULPHUR SPRINGS [TV]) is 16.
Actor Monique Gata Dupree (POT ZOMBIES, BACHELOR PARTY IN THE BUNGALOW OF THE DAMNED, SKELETON KEY 2, TIMO ROSE'S BEAST, HEAVY MENTAL, ZOMBTHOLOGY, CAGED LESBOS A-GO-GO, BIKINI BLOOD BATH CHRISTMAS, THE HORROR VAULT 3, SPIRIT, SATAN HATES YOU, POST MORTEM AMERICA 2021, DEAD WOMAN'S HOLLOW, SKELETON KEY 3, THE CHAINSAW SALLY SHOW SEASON 2, NO STRINGS 2, LITTLE BIG BOY, PLAN 9, THE CREIGHTONVILLE TERROR, SHERIFF TOM VS. THE ZOMBIES, SEX, BLOOD, AND FAIRY TALES, SICKNESS, SHAKESPEARE SH*TSTORM, DEATH CARE and more) is 47.
Actor Nia Peeples (DEEPSTAR SIX, IMPROPER CONDUCT, DEADLOCKED: ESCAPE FROM ZONE 14, MR. STITCH, TERMINAL [1996], BLOODHOUNDS II, ALONE WITH A STRANGER, INSIDE OUT [2005], CONNOR'S WAR, BATTLE OF LOS ANGELES [2011], WEREWOLF: THE BEAST AMONG US, DARK DESIRE, 23 MINUTES TO SUNRISE, LAVALANTULA, MNEMOSYNE, DYING FOR A BABY) is 60.
Look for Nia in the 2022 Thriller, DANTE'S HELL.
Actor Xavier Samuel (THE LOVED ONES, ROAD KILL, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, ANONYMOUS, BAIT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, PLUSH, FRANKENSTEIN [2015], THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OTTO BLOOM, BAD BLOOD [2017], TELL ME YOUR SECRETS [TV]) is 33.

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DEC. 9

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Star Trek: First Contact - Michael Dorn

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Michael Dorn (DEMON SEED, GARGOYLES [TV], STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, STAR TREK: NEMESIS, THE PROPHET'S GAME, SHADOW HOURS, SHADE, DESCENT [TV], DANNY PHANTOM [TV], A.I. ASSAULT, FALLEN ANGELS, NIGHT SKIES, THE DEEP BELOW, STRANGE FRAME, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [TV - 2012 - 2017], ARROW [TV], MAN FROM EARTH: HOLOCENE, UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!, AGENT REVELATION) is 67.
Actor Jesse Metcalf (INSANITARIUM, BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT, THE TORTURED, CHASE [TV], HARD TO KILL, COVER ME, MARTHA'S VINEYARD MYSTERIES: A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE) is 41.
Look for Jesse in the 2022 Thriller, FORTRESS. Also in 2022, FORTRESS 2.

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DEC. 8

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

PULSE - Ian Somerhalder

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Make-up Artist Rick Baker (IT'S ALIVE, SQUIRM, KING KONG [1976], THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN, THE FURY, THE HOWLING, THE FUNHOUSE, AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, VIDEODROME, SOMETHING IS OUT THERE [TV], GREMLINS 2, WOLF, ED WOOD, THE FRIGHTENERS, MEN IN BLACK, MODERN VAMPIRES, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG [1998], PLANET OF THE APES [2001], MEN IN BLACK II, THE RING, HELLBOY, CURSED, THE RING II, X-MEN III, THE WOLFMAN, MEN IN BLACK 3, TRON: LEGACY, MALEFICENT, Damon Packard's TALES BEYOND MADNESS, and way more) who is 71.
Actor Dominic Monaghan (HOSTILE WATERS [TV], THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], LOST [TV], I SELL THE DEAD, FLASH FORWARD [TV], THE DAY, THE MILLIONAIRE TOUR, THE UNKNOWN [TV], PET, QUANTUM BREAK [TV], ATOMICA, A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHTMARE, MUTE, BITE CLUB [TV], RADIOFLASH, LAST LOOKS) is 45.
Dominic shares a birthday with fellow LOST alumni,
Actor Ian Somerhalder (PULSE, THE LOST SAMARITAN, FIREBALL, LOST [TV], THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE ANOMALY, V-WARS [TV]) is 43.
Actor Mary Woronov (KEMEK, SUGAR COOKIES, "SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT", SEIZURE, DEATH RACE 2000, JACKSON COUNTY JAIL, EATING RAOUL, NIGHT OF THE COMET, THE MOVIE HOUSE MASSACRE, HELLHOLE, TERRORVISION, CHOPPING MALL, WARLOCK, THE HALFWAY HOUSE, FROG-G-G!, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, and far more) is 78.

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DEC. 7

"A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY!"
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS Turns 31

Read my view in this review of EDWARD SCISSORHANDS.

Plus -

VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED Turns 61!

Read Kelly Parks view in his review of VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Quarantine - Jennifer Carpenter

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Shiri Appleby (THE KILLING TIME, THE BITE, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR, ROSWELL [TV], SWIMFAN, THE SKIN HORSE, UNDERTOW, THRILL OF THE KILL, THE KILLING FLOOR, UNSTABLE, THE DEVIL'S CANDY) is 42.
Actor Emily Browning (GHOST SHIP, DARKNESS FALLS, LEMONY SNICKET'S: A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, THE UNINVITED, SUCKER PUNCH, MAGIC MAGIC, PLUSH, AMERICAN GODS [TV]) is 32.
Actor Jennifer Carpenter (LETHAL EVICTION, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, DEXTER [TV], QUARANTINE, SEEKING JUSTICE, THE FACTORY, GONE, THE DEVIL'S HAND, THE ENEMY WITHIN [TV], DEXTER: NEW BLOOD [TV]) is 41.
Jennifer shares a December birthday with her GONE alumni, Amanda Seyfried.
Writer, Actor, Director Adam Gierasch (ASYLUM, SPIDERS, CROCODILE, PANIC, DERAILED, RATS, TOOLBOX MURDERS, THE HOLLOW, MORTUARY, MOTHER OF TEARS, AUTOPSY, ROMAN, RED SANDS, NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, FERTILE GROUND, FRACTURED, BIG ASS SPIDER!, EXTREMITY, HE KNOWS YOUR EVERY MOVE, ISOLATION) is 60 or something.
Actor C. Thomas Howell (THE HITCHER, TREACHEROUS, DARK REFLECTION, PAYBACK, KINDRED: THE EMBRACED [TV], PURE DANGER, ASYLUM DAYS, NURSIE, NET GAMES, THE HITCHER II, THE LOST ANGEL, THE HILLSIDE STRANGLER, A KILLER WITHIN, H.G. WELL'S WAR OF THE WORLDS, GLASS TRAP, TOXIC, THE THIRST: BLOOD WAR, HOME INVASION, RESTITUTION, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, WEDDING DAY, MoniKa, THE DEVIL'S DOZEN, AN AMISH MURDER, BIGFOOT WARS, GRIMM [TV], THE SIN SEER, BLOOD LUST, ATTACK OF THE KILLER DONUTS, THE SHADOW PEOPLE, SICK PEOPLE, OUTCAST [TV], STICHERS [TV], THE PUNISHER [TV], BEAST MODE, THE WRONG PATH, THE WALKING DEAD [TV], and more) is 55.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Alien vs Predator - ColinSalmon

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Visual Effects Artist Richard Edlund (THE MANITOU, THE CHINA SYNDROME, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, POLTERGEIST, GHOSTBUSTERS, FRIGHT NIGHT, POLTERGEIST II, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, THE MONSTER SQUAD, GHOST, ALIEN3, SPECIES, THE STEPFORD WIVES [2004], ANAMORPH, BULLET TO THE HEAD) who is 81.
Actor Ryan Kennedy (CATEGORY 6: DAY OF DESTRUCTION, SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM, THE INVISIBLE, WHISTLER, OGRE [2008], STORM CELL, POISON IVY: THE SECRET SOCIETY, ICE TWISTERS, SUPER HYBRID, EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE, DEFIANCE [TV], FOR ALL MANKIND [TV]) is 39.
Actor Colin Salmon (TOMORROW NEVER DIES, IMMORTALITY, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, RESIDENT EVIL, DIE ANOTHER DAY, THE STATEMENT, FREEZE FRAME, AVP: ALIEN VS PREDATOR, SEA OF SOULS [TV], HEX [TV], CREDO, PUNISHER: WAR ZONE, BLOOD: THE LAST VAMPIRE, EXAM, ANNIHILATION EARTH, K, DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND, STALKER, MOVING TARGET, RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION, ARROW [TV], LONDON HAS FALLEN, KRYPTON [TV], MORTAL ENGINES, DEATHSTROKE KNIGHTS AND DRAGONS: THE MOVIE, ZONE 414) is 59.
Look for Salmon in the 2021, 2022, THE DEVIL'S LIGHT.
Actor C.J. Thomason (TRANSFORMERS, HARPER'S ISLAND [TV], SUTURES, HUSK, THE MONKEY'S PAW, AFTERMATH) is 39.
Writer, Director Tommy Wirkola (DEAD SNOW, KURT JOSEF WAGLE OG LEGENDEN OM FJORDHEKSA, HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS, DEAD SNOW 2: RED VS DEAD, THE TRIP) is 42.

SUNDAY -

Hatchet - Amara Zaragoza

Actor Amy Acker (THE ACCIDENT, GROOM LAKE, ANGEL [TV], ALIAS [TV], A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, DOLLHOUSE [TV], HAPPY TOWN [TV], THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, PERSON OF INTEREST [TV], THE GIFTED [TV]) is 45.
Actor Amara Zaragoza aka Tamara Feldman (HATCHET, PERFECT STRANGER, SOMETHING'S WRONG IN KANSAS, REZ BOMB, ECHELON CONSPIRACY, ALYCE, A WOMAN CALLED JOB, STRANGE ANGEL [TV], SHADOW WOLVES) is 41.
Amara shares a November Birthday with her HATCHET alumni, Tony Todd.
Writer, Director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (INTACTO, 28 WEEKS LATER, INTRUDERS, PROTOTYPE) is 54.
Actor Lisa Marie (ED WOOD, MARS ATTACKS!, SLEEPY HOLLOW, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], SILENT NIGHT [2012], THE LORDS OF SALEM, WE ARE STILL HERE, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, DOMINION) is 54.
Actor Nick Stahl (DEAD RUN [TV], DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, TABOO, BOOKIES, TERMINATOR 3, CARNIVÁLE [TV], SIN CITY, QUID PRO QUO, THE CHAMELEON, KALAMITY, DEAD AWAKE, MIRRORS 2, ON THE INSIDE, THE SPEED OF THOUGHT, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], HUNTER HUNTER, WHAT JOSIAH SAW) is 42.
Look for his upcoming 2022 Thriller, WHAT YOU WISH FOR.

SATURDAY -

The Crow - Tony Todd

Writer, Producer, Director producer Mick Garris (CRITTERS 2, THE FLY II, SHE-WOLF OF LONDON [TV], PSYCHO IV: THE BEGINNING, SLEEPWALKERS, HOCUS POCUS, THE STAND [TV], THE SHINING [TV], QUICKSILVER HIGHWAY, HOST [1998], RIDING THE BULLET, DESPERATION, MASTERS OF HORROR [TV], Masters of Horror: VALERIE ON THE STAIRS, GHOST CAT, POST MORTEM [TV], FEAR ITSELF [TV], POST MORTEM [TV]) is 70.
Visit Mick at PostMortem Podcast.
Mick shares a birthday with Masters of Horror alumni, Tony Todd.
Writer, Director, Producer Álex de la Iglesia (ACCION MUTANTE, THE DAY OF THE BEAST, PERDITA DURANGO, MUERTOS DE RISA, LA COMMUNIDAD, THE PERFECT CRIME, 6 FILMS TO KEEP YOU AWAKE: THE BABY'S ROOM, THE OXFORD MURDERS, THE LAST CIRCUS, WITCHING AND BITCHING, EL BAR, VENECIAFRENIA) is 57.
Zombie Model and artist, Raven-MacLean (KITTEN KOFFIN ZOMBIES Calenda) is 46.
Look for her page at DeviantArt.
Writer and feoamante alumni Harry Shannon (BAD SEED, NIGHT OF THE BEAST, NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF, THE PRESSURE OF DARKNESS, and Book and Movie, DEAD AND GONE) is 73.
Check him out at Harry Shannon.com.
Actor Tony Todd (SLEEPWALK, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD [1990], VOODOO DAWN [1991], CANDYMAN [all], THE CROW, THEM [1996], SABOTAGE, STIR, WISHMASTER, SHADOW BUILDER, THE PANDORA PROJECT, FINAL DESTINATION [all], SILENCE, SCARECROW SLAYER, MURDER-SET-PIECES, HEART OF THE BEHOLDER, HOUSE OF GRIMM, CONTROL FACTOR, THE PROPHECY: FORSAKEN, SHADOW: DEAD RIOT, MINOTAUR, HATCHET, THE ABSCENCE OF LIGHT, THE EDEN FORMULA, Masters of Horror: VALERIE ON THE STAIRS, CHICAGO MASSACRE: RICHARD SPECK, SHADOW PUPPETS, iMURDERS, DARK REEL, BRYAN LOVES YOU, NITE TALES: THE MOVIE, BLOOD WARS, DEAD IN LOVE, VAMPIRE IN VEGAS, 24 [TV], PENANCE, TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, THE GRAVES, SPLATTER [TV], THE QUIET ONES, JACK THE REAPER, CUT, BEG, SUSHI GIRL, TRANSFORMERS PRIME [TV], DEAD OF NITE, DISCIPLES, DUST OF WAR, ARMY OF THE DAMNED, SCREAM AT THE DEVIL, VANish, LIVE-EVIL, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: ORIGINS 3D, CANDY CORN, STOKER HILLS, CANDYMAN [2021], THE LOCKDOWN HAUNTINGS, REALM OF SHADOWS, INSIGHT, DESTINATION MARFA, THE CHANGED, THE REENACTMENT, HORROR NOIRE, NIGHT NIGHT) is 67.
Look for Tony in the upcoming 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller REQUIEM. Also in 2022, 30 TO 45, THE OATH: OUTBREAK, THE BUNKER [2022], HELLBLAZERS, DEVILREAUX.

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DEC. 3

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Kill Bill Vol. 2 - Darryl Hannah

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Brendan Fraser (THE PASSION OF DARKLY NOON, GODS AND MONSTERS, THE MUMMY [1999], THE MUMMY RETURNS, JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE NIGHT, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR, BREAKOUT [2013], CONDOR [TV], THE POISON ROSE, DOOM PATROL [TV], NO SUDDEN MOVE) is 53.
Look for Brendan in the upcoming 2019, 2021, 2022 Thriller, BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF NIGHT. Also in 2022, BATGIRL.
Actor Daryl Hannah (THE FURY, BLADE RUNNER, THE FINAL TERROR, HIGH SPIRITS, ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN, THE TIE THAT BINDS, THE GINGERBREAD MAN, ADDAMS FAMILY REUNION, REAR WINDOW [1998], HIDE AND SEEK aka CORD, DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA, FIRST TARGET, THE BIG EMPTY, KILL BILL 1 & 2, SILVER CITY, LOVE IS THE DRUG, FINAL DAYS OF PLANET EARTH, VICE, SHARK SWARM, THE CYCLE, DARK HONEYMOON, A CLOSED BOOK, BLIND REVENGE, ELDORADO, ZOMBIE NIGHT, AWAKEN [2015], SICILIAN VAMPIRE, SENSE8 [TV]) is 61.
Look for Daryl in the 2021, 2022 Thriller, THE AMERICAN CONNECTION.
Hannah shares a December birthday with KILL BILL alumni, Lucy Lui and Larry Bishop.
Actor Julianne Moore (sLAUGHTERHOUSE II, TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, CAST A DEADLY SPELL, THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, BODY OF EVIDENCE, THE FUGITIVE, SAFE, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, PSYCHO [1998], HANNIBAL, EVOLUTION, THE FORGOTTEN, FREEDOMLAND, CHILDREN OF MEN, NEXT, BLINDNESS, CHLOE, SHELTER, CARRIE [2013], NON-STOP, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY Part 1 & 2, SEVENTH SON, KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE) who is 61.
Look for Julianne in the upcoming 2020, 2021 Thriller, THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW. Also in 2021, LISEY'S STORY [TV]
Fear not, metal fans. His real name is not Ozzy so his birth name was never Oswald. Happy Birthday to
Musician Ozzy Osbourne (band BLACK SABBATH: Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath. OZZY: Blizzard of Ozz, Bark At The Moon, Ultimate Sin. Soundtracks: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ZOMBIE JA KUMMITUSJUNA, HELLRAISER III, GHOST RIDER, IRON MAN, Actor: TRICK OR TREAT, GHOSTBUSTERS [2016]) is 71.
Actor Amanda Seyfried (VERONICA MARS [TV], SOLSTICE, JENNIFER'S BODY, CHLOE, RED RIDING HOOD, IN TIME, GONE, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017], FIRST REFORMED, ANON, SCOOB, YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT, SCOOB!) is 36.
Look for Amanda's upcoming Horror Thriller for 2020, 2021 THINGS HEARD AND SEEN, and SCOOB!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

The Dark Knight - Keith Szarabajka and Heath Ledger

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Alfred Enoch (HARRY POTTER [all]), TRUST ME [TV], HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER [TV], EXECUTIVE ORDER, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY [2021], FOUNDATION [TV]) is 33.
Look for Alfred in the 2022 Mystery Thriller, WHAT A CARVE UP!
Actor Lucy Lui (CITY OF INDUSTRY, FLYPAPER, PAYBACK, TRUE CRIME, BALLISTIC: Ecks vs. Sever, CYPHER, KILL BILL: Vol. 1, KILL BILL Vol. 2, RISE: BLOOD HUNTER, AFRO SAMURAI: RESURRECTION, THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, FUTUREWORLD, ELEMENTARY [TV]) is 52.
Lucy shares a December birthday with fellow KILL BILL alumni, Larry Bishop.
Writer Ray Garton (WARLOCK, INVADERS FROM MARS: A NOVEL, IN A DARK PLACE: THE STORY OF A TRUE HAUNTING, ALL THAT GLITTERS [Sabrina the Teenage Witch Series #12], THE SECRET WORLD OF ALEX MACK, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: RAVANNA, LOT LIZARDS, ZOMBIE LOVE, SEX AND VIOLENCE IN HOLLYWOOD) is 59.
Actor Keith Szarabajka (SIMON, WARNING SIGN, MEMORIES OF MANON, THE EQUALIZER [TV], 3X3 EYES [TV], Stephen King's GOLDEN YEARS, UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS, THE COLONY [TV], AAAHH!!! REAL MONSTERS [TV], GRIM FANDANGO [VG], ESCAPE FROM MONKEY ISLAND, MAX STEEL [TV], ANGEL [TV], GOTHIC 3 [VG], GUILD WARS: NIGHTFALL [VG], THE DARK KNIGHT, DEAD SPACE: DOWNFALL, DARKSIDERS [VG], MASS EFFECT 2 [VG], BIOSHOCK 2 [VG], COLD CASE [TV], TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, BIOSHOCK 3 [VG], HALO 4 MOVIE, SUPERNATURAL [TV], ENCOUNTER, over 265 acting credits and more on the way!) is 69.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

Mad Max Fury Road - Zoe Kravitz

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Nestor Carbonell (THE TICK, KILLER MOVIE, THE DARK KNIGHT, LOST [TV], RINGER [TV], THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, DIRECTOR'S CUT, BATES MOTEL [TV], MIDNIGHT TEXAS [TV]) is 55.
Look for Nestor in the 2022 Thriller, BANDIT.
Writer, Musician, and Feo Amante Alumni, Ryan Harding (PARTNERS IN CHYME w/Ed Lee, Music: YKOF) who is 41.
Actor Zoë Kravitz (ASSASSINATION OF A HIGH SCHOOL PRESIDENT, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, AFTER EARTH, DIVERGENT [all], GOOD KILL, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, VINCENT N ROXXY, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM [all], GEMINI, KIN, SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, BIG LITTLE LIES) is 33.
Look for Zoë in the 2022 Thriller, KIMI. Also in 2022, THE BATMAN.
Writer Gina Osnovich (SCARS) is 44.
Actor Treat Williams (FLASHPOINT, ECHOES IN THE DARKNESS, DEAD HEAT, VAULT OF HORROR I, IN THE SHADOW OF EVIL, MULHOLLAND FALLS, DEEP RISING, THE CIRCLE, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, VENOMOUS, THE CIRCLE, THE HIDEOUT, MASKERADE, EVE OF DESTRUCTION, and more) is 71.
Look for Treat in the 2022 Mystery, THE DOUGHERTY GANG.

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