DONOVAN'S BRAIN is 69. A-Huh! Huh! Cool!

The prolific Mathmatician, Science Fiction Writer, and Hugo Award winning screewriter, Curt Siodmak, practically created the modern Werewolf or Wolf man mythos out of whole cloth with his screenplay for Universal Pictures, THE WOLF MAN. From full moons to silver bullets, it was Curt who laid down the strengths and weaknesses of lycanthropy that nearly all have followed and modified ever since.

However, Curt was an admirer of Harry Houdini and scoffed at the idea of the supernatural. Like Universal's WEREWOLF OF LONDON from 6 years earlier, he made it clear that while the superstitious people around Lawrence Talbot thought of magic and spells, his affliction was by infection, not witchcraft.

In his wildly successful 1942 novel, DONOVAN'S BRAIN, Telepathy was still a more likely candidate for science instead of hokum, and in 1944's tepid THE LADY AND THE MONSTER, Siodmak had people believing: Except Curt didn't like the movie. After a successful radio show re-enactment by Orson Wells a few years later, Curt was given more creative control over his story (and nearly directed) the remake, titled after the novel, DONOVAN'S BRAIN.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Greyston Holt (THE SISTERHOOD, KILLER BASH, NIGHTMARE AT THE END OF THE HALL, LOST BOYS: THE TRIBE, SEE NO EVIL 2, DEEPER: THE RETRIBUTION OF BETH, BITTEN [TV], SOMEWHERE BETWEEN [TV], BATWOMAN [TV], 50 STATES OF FRIGHT [TV], RIVERDALE [TV], HOUSE OF CHAINS) is 37.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Mackenzie Crook (THE GATHERING [2002], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, LAND OF THE BLIND, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, CITY OF EMBER, ABRAHAM'S POINT, SOLOMON KANE, IRONCLAD, GAME OF THRONES [TV], IN SECRET, ALMOST HUMAN [TV], BRITANNIA [TV], TALES FROM THE LODGE) is 52.
Actor Luke Goss (NINE TENTHS, BLADE II, FRANKENSTEIN [2004], COLD AND DARK, CHORES, UNEARTHED, BONE DRY, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY, ANNIHILATION EARTH, THE DEAD UNDEAD, DEATH RACE 2, PRESSED, 7 BELOW, INSIDE, DEATH RACE: INFERNO, LOST TIME, THE NIGHT CREW, CROSSING POINT, EXTRACURRICULAR, THE LAST BOY, RIA OVERRIDE) is 54.
Actor Ian McShane (THE DEVIL'S WIDOW, VILLAIN, LEFT HAND OF GEMINI, THE LAST OF SHEILA, THE TERRORISTS, JOURNEY INTO FEAR, ORDEAL BY INNOCENCE, TOO SCARED TO SCREAM, THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE [1986], CHAIN LETTER, DICK FRANCIS: BLOOD SPORT, DICK FRANCIS: TWICE SHY, SEXY BEAST, NEMESIS GAME, SCOOP, DEATH RACE [2008], CORALINE, CASE 39, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN, AMERICAN GODS [TV], JOHN WICK [all], HELLBOY [2019], JOHN WICK CHAPTER 3: PARABELLUM) is 75.
Look for Ian in the 2021, 2022, 2023 Mystery Thriller, JOHN WICK CHAPTER 4: BABA YAGA. Also in 2023, AMERICAN STAR.
Writer, Director Nicolas Winding Refn (PUSHER [Trilogy], BLEEDER, FEAR X, BRONSON, VALHALLA RISING, DRIVE, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, NEON DEMON, TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG [TV]) is 47.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Naomi Watts (THE WYVERN MYSTERY, DOWN, MULHOLLAND DR., THE RING, 21 GRAMS, THE RING TWO, STAY, KING KONG, INLAND EMPIRE, EASTERN PROMISES, FUNNY GAMES [U.S.], THE INTERNATIONAL, DREAM HOUSE, THE IMPOSSIBLE, INSURGENT, ALLEGIANT, SHUT IN, TWIN PEAKS [TV - 2017], THE WOLF HOUR, BOSS LEVEL, THE DESPERATE HOUR, GOODNIGHT MOMMY, INFINITE STORM) who is 49.
Look for Naomi in the upcoming Oct. 2022 Horror, Thriller, Mystery THE WATCHER [TV] with Bobby Canavale (THE BONE COLLECTOR, SNAKES ON A PLANE, 100 FEET, MR. ROBOT [TV]).
Musician Ginger Fish (MARILYN MANSON: THE LAST TOUR ON EARTH, MECHANICAL ANIMALS, and more) is 51.
Musician George Lynch (of 1980s metal band DOKKEN, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM WARRIORS) is 63.
Actor Kirsten Zien (MINDSTORM [2001], ELEKTRA, KYLE XY [TV], METEOR STORM, LOCKED AWAY, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, THE LYING GAME [TV], SOCIAL NIGHTMARE, JOY RIDE 3, MY LIFE AS A DEAD GIRL, THE WRONG GIRL, EVEN LAMBS HAVE TEETH, CAPTURED) is 32.

SHOT IN THE DARK Goes VOD on October 4 US, Oct. 10 UK

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Daeg Faerch (DARK MIRROR, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, DITCH PARTY, RUN! BITCH RUN!, SEBASTIAN, JOSIE, KILLER THERAPY) is 27.
Daeg shares a birthday month with Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN alumni, Sheri Moon Zombie.
Actor Jenny Ortega (IRON MAN 3, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN, SCREAM [2022], STUDIO 666, X, AMERICAN CARNAGE, WEDNESDAY [TV]) is 21.
Look for Mia in the upcoming 2023 Horror, SCREAM VI.

Do You Remember When THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW First Came Out?

Well that was 47 years ago in 1975! So if you were a 17 year old kid getting into an R rated movie back then yer OLD! You're 64! Yer OLD! Are you too old to remember what you saw? Come on a Time Warp to THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Lysette Anthony (BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [1982], KRULL, NIGHT TRAIN TO MURDER, JACK THE RIPPER [1988], WITHOUT A CLUE, DARK SHADOWS [TV - 1991], SAVE ME [1992], TARGET OF SUSPICION, A BRILLIANT DISGUISE, AFFAIR PLAY, DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE, DEAD COLD, DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT, TRILOGY OF TERROR II, MISBEGOTTEN, TALE OF THE MUMMY [1998], BENEATH LOCH NESS, DARK REALM [TV], STRIPPERS VS WEREWOLVES, WHEN THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, CONJURING: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD) is 59.
Lysette shares a September birthday with her BOOK OF NIGHTMARES alumni, Michael Madsen.
Lysette stars in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Horror movie, BOOK OF NIGHTMARES.
A curious venture from Maha Films, considering that the movie poster almost entirely features Tim Curry as his character Darkness from the 1985 Ridley Scott movie, LEGEND. Yet neither Tim or Ridley are involved with BOOK OF NIGHTMARES and it isn't about the movie LEGEND.
Actor Linda Hamilton (TAG: The Assassination Game, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, TERMINATOR, BLACK MOON RISING, KING KONG LIVES!, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [TV], TERMINATOR 2, SILENT FALL, SHADOW CONSPIRACY, DANTE'S PEAK, BATMAN BEYOND, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET, BROKEN, BAD BEHAVIOR, DEFIANCE [TV], TERMINATOR: DARK FATE, RESIDENT ALIEN [TV]) is 65.
Make-up SFX artist Toby Sells (DEMON QUEEN, PHANTASM II, DEEPSTAR SIX, TARA [2001], FREEZ'ER, BLOOD BATH, GHOST OF THE NEEDLE, STRAGGLERS, HELL'S END, DARK REMAINS, THE SIGNAL, DEAD SILENCE, BLOOD CAR, DANCE OF THE DEAD, LAID TO REST, SATANIC PANIC, SAVAGE, HUNGER, ZOMBIELAND, THE CRAZIES, RITES OF SPRING, QUARANTINE 2, COLLAPSE, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES [TV], THE WALKING DEAD [TV], A ZOMBIE INVASION, PLUS ONE, BLUE RUIN, THE HUNGER GAMES [all], THE ORIGINALS [TV], FEAR CLINIC, THE DEVIL'S DOLLS, HUSH, LYCAN, STRAIN 100, MARY, LOW TIDE, THE TOMORROW WAR, THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT) is 58.
Look for Toby's upcoming Horror Thriller for the 2023 Thriller, DEAD NEWS REPORT.
Writer, Director, Producer David Slade (HARD CANDY, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, HANNIBAL [TV], AMERICAN GODS [TV], NIGHTMARE CINEMA, BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH, RED BIRD LANE) is 51.
Look for David's 2022 Horror Thriller, Norman Partridge's DARK HARVEST.
Actor Sheri Moon Zombie (HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, GRINDHOUSE, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, THE LORDS OF SALEM, 31, 3 FROM HELL) is 52.

SURROGATES Turns 13

From the Director who brought you TERMINATOR 3: DIMINISHING RETURNS comes a movie that should not be confused with Alex Proyas I, ROBOT or Steven Spielberg's MINORITY REPORT, but often is. This is the difference in Jonathan Mostow's SURROGATES.

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Actor Clea Duvall (LITTLE WITCHES, THE FACULTY, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, GHOSTS OF MARS, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, IDENTITY, THE GRUDGE, CARNIVÀLE [TV], HEROES [TV], THE KILLING ROOM, VIRTUALITY, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], THE LIZZIE BORDEN CHRONICLES [TV], THE HANDMAID'S TALE) is 45.
Actor Jason Flemyng (WITCHCRAFT [TV], DEEP RISING, THE RED VIOLIN, THE BODY, FROM HELL, THE BUNKER, BELOW, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, SEED OF CHUCKY, THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT [2005], MIRRORS, SHIFTY, SOLOMON KANE, KICK-ASS, CLASH OF THE TITANS [2010], DEAD CERT, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, FORBIDDEN KINGDOM, STONEHEARST ASYLUM, MINUTES PAST MIDNIGHT, REVOLT, SAVE ME [TV], TRICK OR TREAT [2019], BOILING POINT) is 55.
Look for Jason in the 2022 Horror Thriller, THE REFUGE. And in 2023 VIY 3: TRAVEL TO INDIA.
Actor Michael Madsen (WARGAMES, RESERVOIR DOGS, DEAD CONNECTION, SPECIES, SPECIES II, VOODOO DAWN, KILL BILL [both], SIN CITY, SCARY MOVIE 4, HOUSE [2007], TOOTH & NAIL, VICE, HOUSE, CLEAR LAKE WI, THE PORTAL, TERROR TRAP, INFECTED, EL DORADO IN 3D, ROAD RAIDERS, A SIERRA NEVADA GUNFIGHT, HIGHWAY TO HELL, THE WITCHING HOUR, SIN CITY 2, MEGALODON, COBRAGATOR, SILENCE, WHEN THE DEVIL RIDES OUT, BURIAL GROUND MASSACRE, CONJURING: BOOK OF THE DEAD 2 GRAVES IN THE DESERT) is 64.
Michael doesn't just sit around waiting for his next Quentin Tarantino movie. Mike makes up to 10 or more low budget feature films a year!
Look for him in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thrillers, THE WITCHING HOUR, SPIRIT RISER, DAMON'S REVENGE, THE LURKING FEAR, and DEATH COUNT.
Actor Will Smith (INDEPENDENCE DAY, MEN IN BLACK [trilogy], ENEMY OF THE STATE, I, ROBOT, I AM LEGEND, AFTER EARTH, WINTER'S TALE, SUICIDE SQUAD, BRIGHT [TV], GEMINI MAN) is 54.
Look for Will in the 2023 Thriller, EMANCIPATION.

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Lily cannot believe you're 35 and STILL working as an "Associate" at Foree Electric 'cuz yer Fucking OLD!

Writer Deborah Turrell Atkinson (PRIMITIVE SECRETS, THE GREEN ROOM, FIRE PRAYER, PLEASING THE DEAD) is, I suspect, older than me.
Writer, Director Brad Bird (THE IRON GIANT, THE INCREDIBLES, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL, THE INCREDIBLES 2) is 65.
Writer, Director, Producer, Tommy Brunswick (LURKING TERROR, THEY MUST EAT, THE REMAKE, MR. JINGLES, LITTLE RED DEVIL, BORN OF EARTH, JINGLES THE CLOWN, EVIL OFFSPRING, EXIT 33) is 52.
Actor Spencer Treat Clark (ARLINGTON ROAD, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, UNBREAKABLE, MYSTIC RIVER, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT [2009], CAMP HELL, THE LAST EXORCISM PART II, DEEP DARK CANYON, ICE SCREAM, DRUID PEAK, THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN [2014], GLASS) is 35.
Look for Spencer in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, 'SALEM'S LOT.
Writer Rhys Hughes (RAWHEAD AND BLOODY BONES & ELUSIVE PLATO, AT THE MOLEHILLS OF MADNESS, TWISTHORN BELLOW) is 55.
Actor Jessica Lucas (HALLOWEENTOWN II: KALABAR'S REVENGE, DAMAGED CARE, THE CONVENANT, CSI [TV], CLOVERFIELD, AMUSEMENT, EVIL DEAD [2013], CULT [TV], GOTHAM [TV]) is 37.
Actor Tina Rodriguez (THE FACULTY, DEATH PROOF, MACHETE, KILL OR BE KILLED, 3 DAYS, HARBINGER, GREEN GHOST AND THE MASTERS OF THE STONE) is 40.
Actor Megan Ward (TRANCERS II, AMITYVILLE 1992, TRANCERS III, ARCADE, FREAKED, VOICE FROM THE GRAVE, DARK SKIES [TV], Wes Craven's DON'T LOOK DOWN, TICK TOCK, THE INVITED) is 53.

SHAUN OF THE DEAD is 18 Today!

That's right! You're Old!

Ahh... remember back when you were 17 and saw SHAUN OF THE DEAD in the theaters when it first came out?

Well now you're 35 and you're fucking OLD! What have you done with your life? Still working as a miserable "Associate" at Foree Electric, you fucking old Geezer?

Tim Burton's CORPSE BRIDE Turns 17

Leading up to its theatrical release, fans thought Tim was going to reveal a Victorian version of the undead world, an older view of what we saw in BEETLEJUICE. But Producer Tim, sharing the helm as co-writer and co-director, had something else in mind. Shirley Muramoto reviews CORPSE BRIDE.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer and Feo Amante alumni, Brian Keene (Books: NO REST FOR THE WICKED, THE RISING [series], GHOUL, DARK HOLLOW [Levi Stoltzfus series including GHOST WALK], EARTHWORM GODS [Earthworm Gods series], THE LOST LEVEL [The Lost Level series], KING OF THE BASTARDS [Bastards series], THE SEVEN [Labrinth series], and way more.
Movies: GHOUL) is 55.
Look for Brian's upcoming novel, ALONE.
Visit him at BrianKeene.com.
Actor Anthony Mackie (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [2004], FREEDOMLAND, THE HURT LOCKER, EAGLE EYE, THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, MAN ON A LEDGE, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, REPENTENCE, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, IO, ALTERED CARBON [TV], AVENGERS ENDGAME, SYNCHRONIC, ALTERED CARBON [TV], OUTSIDE THE WIRE, THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER [TV], THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW) is 44.
Look for Anthony in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, WE HAVE A GHOST. And in 2023, TWISTED METAL [TV]. Also in 2023, IF YOU WERE THE LAST.
Writer Stephanie Osbourne (BURNOUT. With co-author, Darrell Bain: THE CRESPIRIAN ALLIANCE, THE Y FACTOR, EXTRACTION POINT!) who is much older than me!
Director Alex Proyas (THE CROW, DARK CITY, I, ROBOT, KNOWING) is 59.

Universal Drops M. Night Shyamalan's KNOCK AT THE CABIN

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
I'm generally not a fan of the Home Invasion story or movie, as nearly every single one relies on an antagonist who is easily defeated - to make the ending believable - if only that villain didn't have something over on the victim (Blackmail, I have my two accomplices, this gun, knife, hairclip) and it takes the victim the entire book/movie to realize that they could have defeated their attacker in the first place if they'd only done the most obvious "X".

An obvious thing that the audience has been shouting at the screen for at least an hour.

On the other hand, when you take it out of suburbia and make it a Cabin In The Woods tale you often get a much better beast. Suddenly finding yourself face to face with a towering and pumped up Leonard (Dave Bautista: BLADE RUNNER 2049, HOTEL ARTEMIS, AVENGERS ENDGAME), automatically limits an average person's choices. Especially when you're putting the life of your beloved child before any high risk chance at escape you may try and take.

This could be a winner.

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It's the Adam Levine Meme

And what better way to play than with Courage the Cowardly Dog?

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27 Years of SE7EN

I was there to see SEVEN in the theater!

What's so great about watching it in the theater?

You don't have a spouse, significant other, or family member telling you to "Pause It" while they go to the bathroom, make popcorn, answer this call, or all the other BULLSHIT that interrupts a movie night! That's what so great about theaters!

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KISS: PSYCHO CIRCUS Turns 24

And I was on it! My KISS: PSYCHO CIRCUS review from 1998!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Daniella Alonso (HOOD OF HORROR, THE HILLS HAVE EYES II, WRONG TURN 2, THE COLLECTOR, RE-KILL, REVOLUTION [TV], RE-KILL, DARKNESS FALLS) is 43.
Look for Daniella in the 2021, 2022, 2023 Thriller, ISOLATED VICTIM.
Stunt / Actor Sala Baker (THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], MONSTER MOUNTAIN, NEXT, THE BOOK OF ELI, THE EXPENDABLES, SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, BATTLESHIP, IRON MAN 3, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, DEADPOOL, BRIGHT, DEADPOOL 2, TRANSCENDENCE, ARMY OF THE DEAD, MALIGNANT, BEYOND PARANORMAL) is 46.
Actor MyAnna Buring (THE DESCENT, THE OMEN [2006], GRINDHOUSE, DOOMSDAY, RED MIST, CREDO, VAMPIRE KILLERS, THE DESCENT PART 2, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN I, DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND, KILL LIST, RIPPER STREET [TV], THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN II, PREY [TV], RIPPER STREET [TV], IN THE DARK [TV], KILLERS ANONYMOUS, THE WITCHER [TV], THE SALISBURY POISONINGS [TV]) is 43.
Myanna shares a September birthday with fellow TWILIGHT alumni, Christian Serratos and Maggie Grace.
Look for MyAnna in the 2023 Thriller, 97 MINUTES.
Actor Tom Felton (HARRY POTTER [all], 13Hrs., RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE APPARITION, FANGS OF WAR, MESSAGE FROM THE KING, ORIGIN [TV], A BABYSITTER'S GUIDE TO MONSTER HUNTING, BURIAL) is 34.
Look for Tom in the upcoming 2022, 2023 Thriller, SOME OTHER WOMAN.
Musician Nick Cave (Album: NOCTURAMA, Movies: SCREAM everything, HELLBOY) is 64.
Actor Catherine Oxenberg (LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM, OVEREXPOSED, THE COLLECTORS, THE OMEGA CODE, SANCTIMONY, PERILOUS, ROAD RAGE, FROZEN IN FEAR, THE VECTOR FILE, PREMONITION, HIGHER MISSION, SHARKTOPUS VS WHALEWOLF, RATPOCALYPSE) is 61.
Actor Laura Vandervoort (GOOSEBUMPS [TV - 1995-1998], MOM'S GOT A DATE WITH A VAMPIRE, TROUBLED WATERS, THE LOOKOUT, RIVERWORLD [TV], V [TV], ENTITLED, BROKEN TRUST, CAPTAIN CANUCK [TV], BITTEN [TV], JIGSAW, RABID [2019], V WARS, TRIGGER POINT, SEE FOR ME) is 38.
Look for Laura in the upcoming Thriller, BLACK BAGS.

On Oct. 11: Red Water Entertainment Will Release KRATT

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Eli Roth's THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS turns an adorable 4

But can you enjoy it with your kids? My review of THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Christian Serratos (TWILIGHT [all], 96 MINUTES, FLIGHT 7500, THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 31.
Actor Maggie Grace (CREATURE UNKNOWN, LOST [TV], THE FOG, TAKEN, MALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE EXPERIMENT, LOCKOUT, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 1, TAKEN 2, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2, AFTERMATH, FEAR THE WALKNG DEAD: THE ALTHEA TAPES [TV], FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 39.
Psst! Hey! Keep it to yourself,
KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!
... but this birthday wish goes out to
Writer Stephen King (Books: BLOOD & SMOKE, BLACK HOUSE [w/Peter Straub], DREAMCATCHER. Movies: CARRIE [1976], THE SHINING [1980], CREEPSHOW, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, CAT'S EYE, CHILDREN OF THE CORN, IT [1990], SLEEPWALKERS, THE NIGHT FLIER, APT PUPIL, THE GREEN MILE, DREAMCATCHER, 1408, THE MIST, IT [2017], PET SEMATERY, IT CHAPTER TWO, DOCTOR SLEEP, IN THE TALL GRASS, MR. MERCEDES [TV], CASTLE ROCK [TV], THE OUTSIDER [TV], CREEPSHOW [TV], DARK TOWER [2020], THE STAND [TV], LISEY'S STORY [TV], STRAWBERRY SPRING [TV], CHAPLEWAITE [TV], THE OUTSIDER [TV], CREEPSHOW [TV]) who is 75.
Look for Stephen's 2022 Horror Thriller, FIRESTARTER. Also in 2022, 'SALEM'S LOT [TV], and a PET SEMATERY Project.

October 4: RED RIVER ROAD Goes VOD

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It's Been 71 Years Since ...
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

As you'd expect of a Hollywood film, 20th Century Fox's THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, was a 180 turn from author Harry Bates' short story Farewell To The Master. Through the script by Edmund H. North (METEOR) and the direction of Robert Wise (THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN), The human appearing alien, Klaatu and the robot, Gort, were benevolent fascists, "Join us and live in peace, or pursue your present course and face obliteration."

For this they were supposed to be the "good guys". It grew worse and more ridiculous with the 2008 reboot. This is how reviewer Kelly Parks saw 1951's, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.

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October 7: Disney Cenobites await in Hulu's HELLRAISER

We look at the original HELLRAISER.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Asia Argento (DEMONI 2, LA CHIESA, TRAUMA, LA SINDROME DI STENDHAL, IL FANTASMA DELL'OPERA, LES MORSURES DE L'AUBE, RED SIREN, THE KEEPER, LAND OF THE DEAD, LIVE FREAKY DIE FREAKY, TRANSYLVANIA, MOTHER OF TEARS, DRACULA 3D, ALIEN CRYSTAL PALACE, AGONY, OCCHIALI NERI) who is 46.
Look for Asia in the upcoming 2022 Mystery, LET HER KILL YOU. And in 2023, SHIRKOA and INTERSTATE.
Author George R. R. Martin (Books: THE SANDKINGS, A SONG OF FIRE AND ICE. Movies: THE TWILIGHT ZONE [TV - 1980S], NIGHTFLYERS, DOORWAYS, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST [TV], GAME OF THRONES [TV], NIGHTFLYERS [TV], DARKWINDS, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON) is 73.
Actor Brinke Stevens (NECROMANCY, THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE, SOLE SURVIVOR, SLAVE GIRLS FROM BEYOND INFINITY, SORORITY BABES IN THE SLIME BOWL-O-RAMA, NIGHTMARE SISTERS, GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, PHANTOM OF THE MALL: ERIC'S REVENGE, TRANSLYVANIA TWIST, THE JIGSAW MURDERS, SPIRITS, BAD GIRLS FROM MARS, SHADOWS IN THE CITY, HAUNTING FEAR, MY LOVELY MONSTER, TEENAGE EXORCIST, JACK-O, MOMMY, REPLIGATOR, HYBRID, MOMMY 2, ILLICIT DREAMS 2, SIDESHOW, HELL NIGHT, HORRORVISION, VICTORIA'S SHADOW, WEB OF DARKNESS, EYES ARE UPON YOU, WITCH HOUSE 3, THE FRIGHTENING, AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, MARK OF THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES, HELL ASYLUM, BLEED, ZOMBIEGEDDON, DELTA DELTA DIE!, THE NAKED MONSTER, AXEMAN AT CUTTER'S CREEK, THE TROUBLE WITH BARRY, you get the idea, well over 200) is 67.

UNDERWORLD Turns 19 on the 19th

So! Howzit holding up? About the same as when it was released in 2003. Read my review of UNDERWORLD.

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R! Sure n' this B HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Katrina Bowden (THE SHORTCUT, TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL, PIRANHA 3DD, HOLD YOUR BREATH, SCARY MOVIE 5, MONOLITH, KILLING DIAZ, THE ORCHARD, GREAT WHITE) be 34.
Actor, SFX artist, Producer, Spooky Dan Walker (DEEP BLUE SEA, PSYCHO BEACH PARTY, FINAL DESTINATION 2, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, CURSED, FINAL DESTINATION 3, SLITHER, WRONG TURN 2: DEAD END, 2001 MANIACS: FIELD OF SCREAMS, CELL [2016], THE VOID [2016 - III], IT WATCHES, STAR TREK BEYOND, FAMILY VANISHED, Staci Layne Wilson's FETISH FACTORY, SLAY BELLES, KILLER UNDER THE BED, HAPPY HORROR DAYS) be 49.
Actor Danielle Panabaker (MR. BROOKS, FRIDAY THE 13TH [2009], THE CRAZIES, John Carpenter's THE WARD, PIRANHA 3DD, TIME LAPSE, ARROW [TV], CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS) be 35.
Actor Kevin Zegers (IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SPECIMEN, SHADOW BUILDER, KOMODO, FEAR OF THE DARK, WRONG TURN, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], THE HOLLOW, 50 DEAD MEN WALKING, FROZEN, THE VAMPIRE, THE ENTITLED, THE COLONY, THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF BONES, THE CURSE OF DOWNER'S GROVE, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], SLEEPWALKER, AFTERMATH, NIGHTHAWKS [2019], CORRECTIVE MEASURES) be 39.

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Writer Brett Ellen Block (DESTINATION KNOWN, THE GRAVE OF GOD'S DAUGHTER, THE LIGHTENING RULE) is 49.
Actor Annie B. Compton (DEATH TUNNEL, FOLLOW THE PROPHET, THE ANNIVERSARY AT SHALLOW CREEK) is 39.
Actor Christopher Heyerdahl (HIGHLANDER: THE FINAL DIMENSION, HABITAT, TWISTS OF TERROR, HEMOGLOBIN, AFFLICTION, OUT OF MIND: STORIES OF H.P. LOVECRAFT, REQUIEM FOR MURDER, BELIEVE, NOWHERE IN SIGHT, LA LOI DU COCHON, MATTHEW BLACKHEART: MONSTER SMASHER, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, CATWOMAN, KINGDOM HOSPITAL [TV], BLADE: TRINITY, Masters Of Horror: THE BLACK CAT, THE INVISIBLE, SANCTUARY [TV], CADAVRES, SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: CAPRICA, THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Part 1, SANCTUARY [TV - 2008-2011], TRUE BLOOD [TV], THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN Part 2, THE CALLING, MINORITY REPORT [TV], WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS [VG], VAN HELSING [TV], PSYCHE 2: LASSIE COME HOME, THEM [TV], CHAPLEWAITE [TV], CORNER OFFICE, VIKING) is 59.
Look for Christopher in the upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller, QUEEN OF BONES.
Actor Allison Lohman (KRAA! THE SEA MONSTER, THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR, THE AUTEUR THEORY, PLANET PATROL, PASADENA [TV], WHERE THE TRUTH LIES, BEOWULF [2007], DRAG ME TO HELL, GAMER, URGE, OFFICER DOWNE) is 43.
Actor James Marsden (CAMPFIRE TALES, DISTURBING BEHAVIOR, GOSSIP, X-MEN, X2, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, STRAW DOGS, THE BOX, RED MACHINE, THE LOFT, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, THE LOFT, INTO THE GRIZZLY MAZE, WESTWORLD [TV], THE STAND [TV]) is 48.
James shares a September birthday with his director from X-MEN, Bryan Singer.
Actor, Producer Natalia Safran (OVER HER DEAD BODY, THE ATTICUS INSTITUTE, ANNABELLE COMES HOME, VALLEY OF THE GODS, THE SUICIDE SQUAD [2021], MALIGNANT) is 52.
Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger (SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE, DANIEL ISN'T REAL, WARNING, STOWAWAY) is 29.

36 Years Ago Today Clive Barker Brought Hell On Earth: HELLRAISER.

36 years later and the story isn't over. There's a new HELLRAISER TV show on the horizon, ready to be shown on Disney's Hulu streamer no less!

Go to a time of humble yet blood-soaked beginnings. E.C. McMullen Jr. saw it on the big theater screen when he first watched HELLRAISER.

SATURDAY -

Writer, Director Neill BlomKamp (DISTRICT 9, ELYSIUM, RAKKA, DEMONIC) is 41.
Writer David Bain (various short stories) who is 43.
Actor Allie MacDonald (HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, THE BARRENS, THE RIVERBANK, STAGE FRIGHT, ORPHAN BLACK [TV], UNDER THE SILVER LAKE, PSYCHO PROM QUEEN, WHAT/IF [TV], PACIFIC RIM: THE BLACK [TV]) is 33.
Actor / Horror Host / Gadabout Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira (FRIGHT NIGHT [TV], JEKYLL AND HYDE...TOGETHER AGAIN, ELVIRA MISTRESS OF THE DARK, THE ELVIRA SHOW [TV], ELVIRA'S HAUNTED HILLS, HER MORBID DESIRES, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, ALL ABOUT EVIL, ELVIRA'S MOVIE MACABRE [TV], ALL ABOUT EVIL, 13 NIGHTS OF ELVIRA, LEGO SCOOBY-DOO: HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES [TCV 2012-2017], SCOOBY-DOO: RETURN TO ZOMBIE ISLAND, HAPPY HALLOWEEN SCOOBY-DOO!) is 71.
Look for Cassandra in the 2022 release of THE MUNSTERS.
Actor Ella Purnell (NEVER LET ME GO, INTRUDERS, KICK-ASS 2, MALEIFICENT, MISS PEREGRINE'S SCHOOL FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, UFO, ARMY OF THE DEAD) is 26.
Look for Ella in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, Zack Snyder's ARMY OF THE DEAD: LOST VEGAS [TV].
Writer, Producer, Director Bryan Singer (PUBLIC ACCESS, THE USUAL SUSPECTS, APT PUPIL, THE X-MEN, X-MEN 2, X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, LEGION [TV], THE GIFTED [TV]) is 56.

QUICK BITE

CLAUDIA BLACK ATTACK!
Mother, Actor, and cult fan fave kick-ass warrior in everything from Farscape [TV], to Stargate SG-1 [TV], to her reoccuring voice roles in the hottest video games like GOD OF WAR, MASS EFFECT franchise, DRAGON AGE franchise, DIABLO franchise, and more, Claudia Black (PITCH BLACK, QUEEN OF THE DAMNED), has carved herself a career deep into genre fan territory, even dipping into characters in the mega-popular RICK and MORTY series.

Now Claudia moves into the Producer's chair on her first Feature Film production, DEUS.

Read her interview at SyFy.com.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Elena Kampouris (AMERICAN ODYSSEY [TV], BEFORE I FALL, SACRED LIES [TV], CHILDREN OF THE CORN [2020], JUPITER'S LEGACY [TV], WIFE LIKE) is 24.
Actor Michael James Shaw (CONSTANTINE [TV], OASIS, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, BLOOD & TREASURE [TV], THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 36

There are those actors who have a long and eclectic catalog of roles they've played and yet, thankfully for us, it's their Horror, Thriller, Mystery, and Suspense roles over everything else, that is most remembered.

Actor Jennifer Tilly (REMOTE CONTROL, HIGH SPIRITS, FAR FROM HOME, EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE, BOUND, THE WRONG GUY, BRIDE OF CHUCKY, DO NOT DISTURB, DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA, RELATIVE EVIL, MONSTERS, INC., JERICHO MANSIONS, THE HAUNTED MANSION, SEED OF CHUCKY, TIDELAND, THE INITIATION OF SARAH, THE CARETAKER, CURSE OF CHUCKY, CULT OF CHUCKY, MONSTERS AT WORK [TV], CHUCKY [TV]) is 64.

From Short to Feature in 2 Years: SMILE Opens This Sept. 30.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor, Writer Ingrid Bisu (BLOODRAYNE, SLAUGHTER, DRACULA: THE DARK PRINCE, THE NUN, THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT, MALIGNANT) is 35.
Actor Tom Hardy (STAR TREK: NEMESIS, DOT THE I, THE RECKONING, LD 50 LETHAL DOSE, EMR, LAYER CAKE, SWEENY TODD, MINOTAUR, A FOR ANDROMEDA, FLOOD, THE KILLING GENE, ROCKnROLLA, BRONSON, INCEPTION, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, LOCKE, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, CHILD 44, TABOO [TV], VENOM [all]) is 44.
Look for Tom in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, HAVOC.
Actor Tommy Lee Jones (EYES OF LAURA MARS, BLACK MOON RISING, THE PACKAGE, UNDER SIEGE, THE FUGITIVE, BLOWN AWAY, THE CLIENT, NATURAL BORN KILLERS, VOLCANO, MEN IN BLACK [all], U.S. MARSHALLS, DOUBLE JEOPARDY, RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, MEN IN BLACK II, THE HUNTED, THE MISSING, IN THE ELECTRIC MIST, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, MEN IN BLACK 3, AD ASTRA, WANDER) who is 75.
Director Jonathan Liebesman (DARKNESS FALLS, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE; THE BEGINNING, THE KILLING ROOM, BATTLE LOS ANGELES, WRATH OF THE TITANS, THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, HALO [TV]) is 47.
Actor Sydney Meyer (ALLELUIA! THE DEVIL'S CARNIVAL, SHADOWHUNTERS [TV], DEPARTURE [TV], V-WARS [TV], SLASHER [TV], Y: THE LAST MAN [TV]) is 27.
Director Steven R. Monroe (THE CONTRACT, HOUSE OF 9, IT WAITS, SASQUATCH MOUNTAIN, LEFT IN DARKNESS, OGRE, STORM CELL, WYVERN, ICE TWISTERS, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE [2010], MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM, JABBERWOCK, MoniKA, END OF THE WORLD, I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE 2: MORE SPITTLE, GRAVE HALLOWEEN, THE EXORCISM OF MOLLY HARTLEY, CYBER CASE, HIDDEN TRUTH, THE STUDENT, HARLAND MANOR [TV], UNBORN [2022], TEARDROP, FIRST PERSON SHOOTER) is 58.

THE PREDATOR Turns 4

Officially released on this day in 2018, I took the kids to the Sep. 13 midnight IMAX show of THE PREDATOR.

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Going Digital On Sept. 20, From Gravitas Ventures - 223 WICK

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Exclusively On Arrow This Oct. 1,
TWO WITCHES

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Producer, Director Bong Joon ho (PHANTOM: THE SUBMARINE, ANTARCTIC JOURNAL, THE HOST, SNOWPIERCER, SEA FOG, PARASITE, SNOWPIERCER [TV]) is 53.
Look for Bong's upcoming 2023 Thriller, MICKEY 7.
Actor Andrew Lincoln (AFTERLIFE [TV], THE WALKING DEAD [TV]) is 49.
Actor Sam Neill (SLEEPING DOGS, OMEN III: THE FINAL CONFLICT, POSSESSION, DEAD CALM, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, DEATH IN BRUNSWICK, HOSTAGE, JURASSIC PARK, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, SNOW WHITE: A TALE OF TERROR, EVENT HORIZON, JURASSIC PARK III, DAYBREAKERS, THE DRAGON PEARL, THE HUNTER, ESCAPE PLAN, BACKTRACK, MINDGAMERS, THOR: RAGNAROK, JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION, THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER) is 75.
Look for Sam in the 2022 release of THE PORTABLE DOOR. And in 2023, THE SCARY GIRL.
Actor Callum Keith Rennie (TIMECOP, WHEN THE DARK MAN CALLS [TV], UNFORGETTABLE, MASTERMINDS, LAST NIGHT, eXistenZ, THE LAST STOP, MEMENTO, DA VINCI'S INQUEST [TV], TRAPPED [TV], PAYCHECK, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, BLADE: TRINITY, UNNATURAL & ACCIDENTAL, THE INVISIBLE, THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE, HARPER'S ISLAND, CASE 39, THE KILLING [TV], HELL IN A HANDBAG, INTO THE FOREST, WAIT TILL HELEN COMES, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], JIGSAW, IMPULSE [TV], THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY [TV]) is 63.
Actor Robert Wisdom (LIFEFORM, VOLCANO, FACE/OFF, STIR, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG [1998], POLTERGEIST: THE LEGACY [TV], CRACKER: MIND OVER MATTER [TV], DANCING AT THE BLUE IGUANA, THE FORGOTTEN, THE WIRE [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE COLLECTOR, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, THE LOFT, ROSEWOOD [TV], UNFORGETTABLE [TV], THE ALIENIST [TV], THE FIX [TV], THE HOT ZONE [TV], WATCHMEN [TV], HELSTROM [TV], BLACK BIRD [TV]) is 69.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Elle LaMont (THE DEVIL'S GRAVESTONE, STRINGS, MACHETE KILLS, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES [TV], VARSITY BLOOD, DEAD STILL, SORROW, EL GÜEY, ALTERNATE REALITIES, FLAY, THE NEXT KILL, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, MERCY BLACK, FLAY) is 40.
Look for Elle in the upcoming 2020 Thriller release of SALVAGE MARINES.
Horror Writer Kathryn Ptacek (GHOST EYES, SHADOWEYES, [editor] WOMEN OF DARKNESS, WOMEN OF DARKNESS II) is 69.

CABIN FEVER Is Too Young To Legally Drink

Kelly Parks was there to see it in the theater! What did he think? Read his review of Eli Roth's box office hit, CABIN FEVER.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.

SUNDAY -

Stuntman Zach Hudson (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], CHARMED [TV], ANGEL [TV], SPIDER-MAN, MEN IN BLACK II, SPIDER-MAN 2, THE ISLAND, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, DOLLHOUSE [TV], PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, TRUE BLOOD [TV], BANSHEE [TV], TRANSFORMERS 4, ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, STUDIO 666) is 50.
Look fo Zach in the upcoming 2021, 2022, 2023 Thriller, THE DESCENDANT.
Writer James Newman (HOLY ROLLERS, THE WICKED, ANIMOSITY, UGLY AS SIN, ODD MAN OUT, PEOPLE ARE STRANGE, THE FORUM, OLDEN) is 49.
Director Brian De Palma (SISTERS, PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE, OBSESSION, CARRIE, THE FURY, DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT, BODY DOUBLE, RAISING CAIN, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, SNAKE EYES, MISSION TO MARS, FEMME FATALE, THE BLACK DAHLIA, PASSION) is 79.
Remember that adorable little girl in JURASSIC PARK? Well, guess what? She's middle-aged!
Actor Ariana Richards (TREMORS, GRAND TOUR: DISASTER IN TIME, JURASSIC PARK, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, TREMORS 3, BATTLE DOGS) is 43.
Actor Tiffany Shepis (TROMEO AND JULIET, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, SCARECROW, DEATH FACTORY, TED BUNDY, DELTA DELTA DIE!, ABOMINABLE, CORPSES, CYRUS: MIND OF A SERIAL KILLER, STAR LIGHT, AXEMAN: REDUX AXEMAN AT CUTTER'S CREEK, TAR, KNIFECORP, UPLOADED, and way more) is 43.
Look for Tiffany in the upcoming 2023 Horror movie, HALF DEAD FRED. Also in 2023, FLESH and BAD CONECTION.

SATURDAY -

Writer, Producer, Director Sebastian Gutierrez (SHE CREATURE [2001], GOTHIKA, SNAKES ON A PLANE, RISE: BLOOD HUNTER, THE EYE [2008], THE SIGNAL [2014], ELIZABETH HARVEST) is 48.
Director Guy Ritchie (LOCK, STOCK, AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, SNATCH., REVOLVER, ROCKnROLLA, SHERLOCK HOLMES [2009], SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS, THE GENTLEMEN) is 54.
Actor Johnathon Schaech (POISON IVY II, INVASION OF PRIVACY, HUSH, THE GIVING TREE, THE FORESAKEN, MUMMY AN' THE ARMADILLO, 8MM2, SEA OF DREAMS, Masters of Horror: THE WASHINGTONIANS, LIVING HELL, PROM NIGHT [2008], QUARANTINE, LAID TO REST, CHROME SKULL, MIDDEN MOON, DARK CIRCLES, BREAKING THE EDGE, PHANTOM, FLIGHT 7500, THE CULLING, VICE, NOCTURNA, MARAUDERS, JACKALS, DAY OF THE DEAD: BLOODLINE, THE NIGHTCLERK, FRANK AND PENELOPE) is 53.
Look for Johnathon in the 2023 Horror movie, UNTITLED HP LOVECRAFT FILM. Also in 2023, ALASKA.

CONTAGION Turns 11

Any movie about a global pandemic is going to draw comparisons to any eventual global pandemic that comes along. How close did CONTAGION come to the mark? I was in the theater to see it! CONTAGION.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jeffrey Combs (FRIGHTMARE, THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS, RE-ANIMATOR [all], FROM BEYOND, CELLAR DWELLER, DOCTOR MORDRID, NECRONOMICON, CASTLE FREAK, THE FRIGHTENERS, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, THE ATTIC EXPEDITIONS, FEAR DOT COM, VOODOO MOON, ABOMINABLE, RETURN TO THE HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL, PARASOMNIA, DARK HOUSE, THE WITCHES OF OZ [TV], NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD 3D: RE-ANIMATION, EDMOND, WOULD YOU RATHER, MOTIVATIONAL GROWTH, FAVOR, THE PENNY DREADFUL PICTURE SHOW, HOLIDAY HELL, AGE OF STONE AND SKY, and way more!) is 68.
Look for Jeffrey in the 2023 Horror movie, STREAM.
Actor Josh Herdman (HARRY POTTER [all], PIGGY, MARCELLA [TV], TWO GRAVES) is 36.
Look for Josh in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, GIANTLAND.
Actor Michelle Johnson (BEAKS: THE MOVIE, WAXWORK, SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS, THE JIGSAW MURDERS, GENUINE RISK, BLOOD TIES, DEATH BECOMES HER, DR. GIGGLES, BODY SHOT, INCIDENT AT DECEPTION RIDGE, ILLICIT DREAMS, THE DONOR, SPECIMEN, REVENGE) is 57.
Actor Goran Visnjic (NIGHT WATCH, PUSKA ZA USPAVLJIVANJE, THE PEACEMAKER, THE DEEP END, DOCTOR SLEEP, ELEKTRA, THE DEEP [TV], THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, DARK HEARTS, THE SANTA CLARITA DIET [TV], THE BOYS [TV], THE ACCURSED) is 50.
Look for Goran in the this October 2022 in the new HELLRAISER, directed by David Bruckner (THE SIGNAL - 2007)
A Final Farewell to
Comic The Amazing Jonathon (THE LITCH) aka John Edward Szeles, was a Horror comic if there ever was one. Nicknamed The Freddy Krueger of Comedy, his act often consisted of him chewing up shards of glass, razor blades and string, and then, bleeding profusely from the mouth, pulling it all out neatly tied to the string. He was also known for ripping the spines out of volunteers from the audience. He would have celebrated his 64th birthday today.

Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO is 62 Today.

This is the day that this (once) controversial movie finally opened wide across the nation. Hitchcock had been working in glorious color with big A-List actor stars, all of whom were clamoring to be in one of his pictures, and he was contracted with Universal to direct THE BIRDS.

But first he really wanted to direct PSYCHO. He was contracted with Paramount for one more picture and they didn't like it. But Alfred was too big a director to say "No" to and he was going to the competition to make his next, Technicolor picture. Best make sure that Alfred will want to come back one day.

It was 1959. Since 1935 Alfred Hitchcock had directed at least one movie every year and every single one was a hit: A Smash Hit!

Hitchcock turned his attention to television and his TV show was a smash hit.

There were times in the early years when no studio would fund Alfred's big budget movie so he raised the funding himself, made a startlingly great movie, and studios fought with each other over distribution rights.

Moreover, every movie Hitchcock made for Paramount was a box office bonanza: Every Single One.

Yet the Paramount suits were locked into the belief that sooner or later even the best directors go bust, they felt they were savvy enough to foresee it, and on paper PSYCHO looked to be it. So they gave Hitchcock a budget so small that he went out of pocket for what he needed. The movie would have to be shot in black and white. Paramount was going to give it a limited run in only a few major cities. So as not to damage their relationship with him, they deferred most of the box office take to Hitchcock and let him market it as he pleased.

He's made us a fortune in money and prestige, so let Alfred make his vainglorious baby, his artsy passion project, and get it out of his system.

PSYCHO got its tiny release. New York City for its June 16th premiere, and Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia on June 22 for its limited run.

Initially, Critics openly reviled it. Walt Disney himself called it "disgusting" and refused to ever allow Hitchcock to film anything on Disney sets, for having made PSYCHO. Paramount suits were all ready to say, "You see, Alfred? You can't let success go to your head. Sometimes you gotta listen to the experts."

However, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, running on TV since 1955, was a top rated show and Alfred was permitted to advertise PSYCHO on his show, in his own inimitable way, which meant that all of the critical bad-mouthing had fans lining up around the block, waiting hours in line, in the sweltering summer, to see what the hub bub over PSYCHO was all about. And that made news. Which meant that folks were sending letters wanting the movie in THEIR town! Week after week after week, Hitchcock's low budget little black and white movie with small name talent beat all Star powered technicolor competition and stayed at #1.

Theaters across the nation were demanding it. Making threats over having not got it. Paramount had to go wide release!

That day was today - 62 years ago

and Alfred wound up making a fortune. By the end of the year the critics who slammed it had a change of heart. And Walt Disney? He apologetically ate crow and his studio provided the uncredited special effects for Alfred's next movie, THE BIRDS.

But why, in the brand new 1960 space age of free television, did audiences keep suffering in the hot summer months, standing outside to see PSYCHO over and over? There was a canny dynamic that Alfred Hitchcock created to insure that his movies would remain hits and in theaters long after their initial theater run - even after his death - decades before the movie term "Easter Egg" was coined. Read contributor James Futch's review of the first DVD disc release of Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO.

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It was 5 Years Ago Today When a Clown Killed Some Kids

And I was there in the theater to see IT!

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COVID-19: The Infected Fun Run
2022 U.S. Mortality figures since since the official re-openings(1) -

(1) Deaths with confirmed or presumed COVID-19, coded to ICD–10 code U07.1
CDC Provisional Death Counts for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

0-1,000 | 1,001-3,000 | 3,001-5,000 | 5,001-7,000 | 7,001-9,000 | 9,001-11,000 | 11,001+

COVID-19 in books, comics, movies, and TV, is shaping up to be the biggest Writer's Prompt of the decade and maybe the century so far. Keep up on the latest developments from the CDC, John's Hopkins, and WHO with Feo Amante's color coded mortality rate chart, updated weekly.

COVD-19 Mortality Updates.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Travis Nelson (TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL, EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE, DARK HEARTS, OBSESSION [all], CLARICE [TV]) is 32.
Actor Park So-dam (BLADE OF THE PHANTOM MASTER, SONYEO aka STEEL COLD WINTER, SCARLET INNOCENCE, THE SILENCED, THE PRIESTS, PARASITE [2019], BAKUGAN: BATTLE FORCE) is 31.

Wadjet Eye Games Goes Retro With THE EXCAVATION OF HOB'S BARROW

This Old School pixeled Horror Mystery is ready for release on PC, Mac, and Linux this Sept. 28!

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CAST A DEADLY SPELL Turns 31.

Fred Ward (TREMORS)! David Warner (THE OMEN, TRON), Clancy Brown (JOHN DIES AT THE END)! And produced by Gale Anne Hurd (THE TERMINATOR, ALIENS, TREMORS, THE WALKING DEAD), if you haven't seen it yet, then read why you really want to!

HATCHET Turns 16

Through the years, I've seen a lot of people in Social Media post stills and gifs from HATCHET. Lots of Horror fans know of it, talk about it, yet few have seen it. So let's give you a much needed kick in the ass for Actually Watching HATCHET.

Because I was there! At the October 2006 Screamfest film festival when I saw HATCHET!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer, Producer, Director Dario Argento (L' UCCELLO DALLE PIUME DI CRISTALLO, IL GATTO A NOVE CODE, DEEP RED, SUSPIRIA, INFERNO, TENEBRE, PHENOMENA, TERROR AT THE OPERA, TWO EVIL EYES, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1998], TRAUMA, DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK?, MOTHER OF TEARS, GIALLO, DRACULA [2012], OCCHIALI NERI aka BLACK GLASSES) is 82.
Actor Corbin Bernsen (KING KONG [1976], DEAD AIM, THE KILLING BOX, SHATTERED, TALES FROM THE HOOD, INHUMANOID, THE DENTIST, MENNO'S MIND, THE DENTIST II, RAPTOR, FANGS, Masters of Horror RIGHT TO DIE, DEAD AIR, CLOSETS, CALENDAR GIRL, SUING THE DEVIL, LIZZIE, SENSORY PERCEPTION, DISTORTION, HAP AND LEONARD [TV], THE PUNISHER [TV], SENSORY PERCEPTION, and way more) is 68.
Look for Corbin in the upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller, HERD.
Actor Doug Bradley (HELLRAISER [all through 8], NIGHTBREED, PROTEUS, LA LENGUA ASESINA, ARCHANGEL THUNDERBIRD, DOMINATOR, THE PROPHECY: UPRISING, PUMPKINHEAD: ASHES TO ASHES, THE COTTAGE, 10 DEAD MEN, BOOK OF BLOOD, UMBRAGE, EXORCISMUS, THE REVEREND, THE INFLICTED, DEER CROSSING, WRONG TURN 5, SCREAM PARK, SHAME THE DEVIL, HOWARD LOVECRAFT [all], ALIEN DANGER, UNITED STATES OF HORROR: CHAPTER 2, CORRECTIVE MEASURES) is 68.
Look for Dougn in the 2022 Horror, THE BARN PART 2. Also in 2022, THE UNITED STATES OF HORROR: CHAPTER 3.
Actor Devon Sawa (SHERLOCK HOLMES RETURNS, CASPER, NIGHT OF THE TWISTERS, THE BOYS CLUB, IDLE HANDS, FINAL DESTINATION, THE GUILTY, EXTREME OPS, SHOOTING GALLERY, DEVIL'S DEN, CREATURE OF DARKNESS, ENDURE, 388 ARLETTA AVENUE, A RESURRECTION, NIKITA [TV], THE FANATIC, HUNTER HUNTER, DEATH RIDER, CHILD'S PLAY [TV], BLACK FRIDAY) is 43.

IT Was Only Three Years Ago When Some Losers Killed A Clown...

I was there in the theater to see it happen! IT: Chapter 2

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Jovan Adepo (THE LEFTOVERS [TV], MOTHER!, OVERLORD, Tom Clancy's JACK RYAN [TV], WATCHMEN [TV], THE VIOLENT HEART, THE STAND [TV]) is 35.
Look for Jovan in the upcoming 2022, 2023 Thriller, THE THREE BODY PROBLEM [TV].
Actor Idris Elba (RUTH RENDELL MYSTERIES [TV], ULTRAVIOLET [TV], SORTED, THE WIRE [TV], THE REAPING, 28 WEEKS LATER, PROM NIGHT [2008], ROCKnROLLA, THE UNBORN, OBSESSED, LEGACY, THOR, LUTHER [TV], GHOST RIDER: SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE, PROMETHEUS, PACIFIC RIM, NO GOOD DEED, THOR: THE DARK WORLD, THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, STAR TREK BEYOND, THE DARK TOWER, THOR: RAGNAROK, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, THE SUICIDE SQUAD, BEAST) is 51.
Actor Naomie Harris (28 DAYS LATER, TRAUMA, AFTER THE SUNSET, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END, NINJA ASSASSIN, SKYFALL, SPECTRE, RAMPAGE, THE THIRD DAY, VENOM: LET THERE BE CARNAGE, SWAN SONG, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH [TV]) who is 46.
Writer Elizabeth Massie (WELCOME TO THE NIGHT, SHADOW DREAMS, SINEATER) who is considerably older than me.
Actor Betsy Russell (AVENGING ANGEL, BLOODY POM POMS, CAMP FEAR, SAW III, SAW IV, SAW V, SAW VI, MANDRAKE, CHAIN LETTER, SAW 3D: THE FINAL CHAPTER, KNOCK 'EM DEAD, MY TRIP BACK TO THE DARK SIDE, NON-STOP) is 59.
Director Tommy Lee Wallace (HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, THE TWILIGHT ZONE [TV 1985-1986], MAX HEADROOM [TV], FRIGHT NIGHT 2, IT [TV], DANGER ISLAND, ONCE YOU MEET A STRANGER, THE SPREE, VAMPIRES: LOS MUERTOS) is 73.
Look for Tommy's upcoming Horror Thriller, 2022, 2023, HELLIVERSITY.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.

Actor Paddy Considine (CLOSE YOUR EYES, DEAD MAN'S SHOES, BOSQUE DE SOMBRAS, HOT FUZZ, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, RED RIDING: IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1980, BLITZ, THE WORLD'S END, HONOUR, CHILD 44, THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, THE OUTSIDER [TV], THE THIRD DAY [TV], WOLF, HOUSE OF THE DRAGON [TV]) is 48.
Actor Rose McGowan (SCREAM, PHANTOMS, DEVIL IN THE FLESH, THE LAST STOP, GRINDHOUSE: PLANET TERROR, DEATH PROOF, FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING, DEAD AWAKE, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, ROSEWOOD LANE, CHOSEN [TV], THE TELL-TALE HEART, THE SOUND) is 49.
Actor Annabelle Wallis (TRUE TRUE LIE, STEEL TRAP, THE LOST FUTURE, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, ANNABELLE, SWORD OF VENGEANCE, MINE, COME AND FIND ME, THE MUMMY [2017], ANNABELLE: CREATION, BOSS LEVE, MALIGNANTL) is 38.
Look for Annabelle in the upcoming 2021 Horror Thriller, . Also in 2020, 2021, 2022, WARNING.

SUNDAY -

Actor Wes Bentley (BELOVED, SOUL SURVIVORS, GHOST RIDER, THE UNGODLY, P2, DOLAN'S CADILLAC, THE TOMB [2009], JONAH HEX, RITES OF PASSAGE, THE HUNGER GAMES, THE TIME BEING, PIONEER, INTERSTELLAR, AMNESIAC, FINAL GIRL, BROKEN VOWS, AMERICAN HORROR STORY [TV], BROKEN VOWS, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALL OUT, BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS [TV]) is 43.
Actor Michael Berryman (DOC SAVAGE, THE HILLS HAVE EYES [all], THE FIFTH FLOOR, DEADLY BLESSING, VOYAGE OF THE ROCK ALIENS, INVITATION TO HELL, CUT AND RUN, THE HIGHWAY MAN, SATURDAY THE 14th STRIKES BACK, AFTERSHOCK, SOLAR CRISIS, HAUNTING FEAR, EVIL SPIRITS, THE GUYVER, BEASTMASTER 2, WIZARDS OF THE DEMON SWORD, TEENAGE EXORCIST, AUNTIE LEE'S MEAT PIES, GATOR KING, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, THE ABSENCE OF LIGHT, PENNY DREADFUL, FALLEN ANGLES, ED GEIN [2007], DEAD MAN'S HAND, BRUTAL [2007], SMASH CUT, OUTRAGE: BORN IN TERROR, NECROSIS, SATAN HATES YOU, SCOOBY-DOO! CURSE OF THE LAKE MONSTER, THE TENANT, MASK MAKER, BELOW ZERO, BEG, THE FAMILY, THE LORDS OF SALEM, SELF STORAGE, ARMY OF THE DAMNED, APOCALYPSE KISS, EREBUS, KILL OR BE KILLED, SMOTHERED, POTENT MEDIA'S SUGAR SKULL GIRLS, THE EVIL WITHIN, DEATH HOUSE, HELL'S KITTY, SHED OF THE DEAD, IMPACT EVENT, MIDNIGHT DEVILS, ROOM 9, THE MAD HATTER) is 74.
Look for Michael's upcoming Horror movie for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, VIOLENT STARR. Also in 2022, 2023, MR. BLUE SHIRT: THE INSPIRATION. Also in 2023, THEY TURNED US INTO KILLERS.
Actor Richard Speight Jr. (FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES [TV], DEMONIC TOYS, AMANDA AND THE ALIEN, DEAD WEEKEND, OUT THERE, MENNO'S MIND, BOLTNECK, THE AGENCY, OPEN WATER 2, JERICHO [TV], CRAVE, SUPERNATURAL [TV], THE EVIL GENE, DEATH HOUSE, DRIVEN, HOME IS WHERE THE KILLER IS) is 52.
Actor Patricia Tallman (KNIGHTRIDERS, MONKEY SHINES, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD [1990], ARMY OF DARKNESS, BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, NEVER DIE TWICE, INALIENABLE, DEAD AIR, ATLAS SHRUGGED II) is 65.
Actor Françoise Yip (NIE LIAN, FUTURESPORT, THE PLEDGE, MINDSTORM, WITNESS TO A KILL, FLATLAND [TV], BLADE: TRINITY, ALONE IN THE DARK [2005], THE DEAL, BLOOD TIES [TV], ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, SANCTUARY [TV], GARAGE SALE MYSTERY, DEADLY LESSONS, THE PREDATOR, SHADOWHUNTERS [TV], THE ORDER [TV]) is 50.
Françoise shares a September Birthday with her THE PREDATOR alumni, Boyd Holbrook.

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Actor Clare Kramer (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], THE SKULLS III, MUMMY AN' THE ARMADILLO, THE GRAVEDANCERS, THE THIRST, ROAD TO HELL, ENDURE, BIG ASS SPIDER, MONSTER HIGH, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, THE LOST TREE, THE WRONG HOUSE, ZER0 TOLERANCE, DATING TO KILL, STRANGE ONES [TV], THE DEAD ONES) is 49.
Actor Costas Mandylor (FATAL PAST, ALMOST DEAD, VIRTUOSITY, THE EVESDROPPER, SHELTER, DINOCROC, DOUBLE TAKE, THE HITTERS, THE FURY WITHIN, INTREPID, THE SHORE, DR. CHOPPER, SAW III, NOBODY, BEOWULF, SAW IV, PRIMAL DOUBT, IMMORTALLY YOURS, TOXIC, TORN, SAW V, THE CURSED, HYENAS, SAW 3D, THE NURSE [2014], THE BLACKOUT, BLOOD TRAP, THE HORDE, BLINDSIDED, RESIDUE, THE LAST SHIP [TV], DADDY'S GIRL, C.L.E.A.N., LAZARUS, UNBOUND EVIL, THE METHOD DANGEROUS METHODS, NUMBERS DEATH COUNT, DELANO) is 60.
Look for Costas in the upcoming 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, SOMEONE DIES TONIGHT. Also in 2021, 2022, 2023, DEPRIVATION.
Actor Holt McCallany (CREEPSHOW 2, ALIEN3, THE PEACEMAKER, FIGHT CLUB, BELOW, TOXIC, RISE, A PERFECT GETAWAY, THE GANZFELD EXPERIMENT, CRUSH, WHITE SPACE, THE GANZFELD HAUNTING, MONSTER TRUCKS, MINDHUNTER [TV], BEYOND WHITE SPACE, GREENLAND, NIGHTMARE ALLEY, WOLVES, ) is 59.
Writer James A. Moore (FIREWORKS, POSSESSIONS, BLOOD RED, SLICES, DEEPER, THE LAST SACRIFICE, THIS IS HALLOWEEN) is 56.
Writer, Producer, Director Daniel Myrick (THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, BELIEVERS, SOLSTICE, THE OBJECTIVE, UNDER THE BED, SKYMAN) is 59.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Kristen Cloke (MEGAVILLE, CAGED FEAR, STAY TUNED, SPACE: ABOVE AND BEYOND [TV], THE RAGE [1997], MILLENNIUM [TV], FINAL DESTINATION, BLACK CHRISTMAS [2006]) is 54.
Okay, admittedly, she hasn't been in that many Horror / Thriller movies. BUT: She IS SALMA HAYEK!
Did I say SALMA HAYEK? No, I Wrote SALMA HAYEK. But just in case I caused some confusion let me wish a special Happy Birthday to
Actor Salma Hayek (DESPERADO, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, THE FACULTY, DOGMA, SPYKIDS 3D, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, CIRQUE DU FREAK: THE VAMPIRE, SAVAGES, EVERLY, TALE OF TALES, SEPTEMBERS OF SHIRAZ, THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT, THE ROADS NOT TAKEN, BLISS, THE ETERNALS) who is 55.
Actor Keanu Reeves (RIVER'S EDGE, DRACULA [1992], FREAKED, SPEED, JOHNNY MNEMONIC, CHAIN REACTION, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, THE MATRIX [all], THE WATCHER, THE GIFT, CONSTANTINE, A SCANNER DARKLY, THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL [2008], JOHN WICK [all], KNOCK KNOCK, THE NEON DEMON, THE BAD BATCH, REPLICAS, CYBERPUNK 2077 [VG], THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS) is 57.
Look for Keanu in the upcoming 2022, 2023 Thriller, JOHN WICK 4.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Boyd Holbrook (THE HOST [2013], GONE GIRL, RUN ALL NIGHT, MORGAN, LOGAN, THE PREDATOR, IN THE SHADOW OF THE MOON, EIGHT FOR SILVER THE CURSED, VENGEANCE, THE SANDMAN [TV]) is 41.
Look for Boyd in the 2022, 2023 INDIANA JONES AND THE MILK OF MAGNESIA.
Actor Scott Speedman (NANCY DREW [TV], DARK BLUE, UNDERWORLD, THE 24TH DAY, UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION, WEIRDSVILLE, ANAMORPH, THE STRANGERS, GOOD NEIGHBORS, THE MOTH DIARIES, LAST RESORT [TV], THE CAPTIVE, OUT OF THE DARK, THE MONSTER, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE) is 47.