HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Horror Writer Giovanni Arduino aka Jonathan Arden aka Jonathon Snow (IL VIAGGIO, SEAL MY LIPS, NEVER LIKE YOU) is 62 or something.
Actor Marton Csokas (JACK BROWN: GENIUS, BEASTMASTER [TV], THE MONKEY'S MASK, XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS [TV], THE LORD OF THE RINGS [all], TIMELINE, EVILENKO, ASYLUM [2005], ÆON FLUX, ALICE IN WONDERLAND [2010], DREAM HOUSE, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR, VOICE FROM THE STONE, THE LUMINARIES [TV]) is 57.
In 2012 something changed in the Sex Drama / Comedy career trajectory of this next birthday gal's life. She starred in a dreary bodice ripper movie with Horror element trappings (tweeny vampires in love), and suddenly she switched tracks into our world.
Happy Birthday to
Actor Angela Sarafyan (THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN 2, SPEED DEMONS, PARANOIA, VAMPIRE RIDERZ, WE ARE BOATS, CAGED, KING KNIGHT, REMINISCENCE, WHERE ARE YOU, A HOUSE ON THE BAYOU, RUN & GUN, WESTWORLD [TV]) is 40.
Look for Angela in the upcoming 2023 Horror movie, HAIL MARY.

MAD HEIDI Hits the Streets This July 21st!

JustinPR -
Los Angeles, CA - Raven Banner Releasing and Swissploitation Films are excited to announce the North American digital and physical release of the modern grindhouse epic Mad Heidi. Following a one night theatrical release across the United States and Canada, Mad Heidi will bow on Blu-ray, digital and cable VOD (including Prime Video, Amazon, Vudu, Bell and more) July 21st. The Blu-ray will be available in both a standard edition and a Limited Edition Extra Cheese Edition.

This wicked odyssey of blood and cheese puts a new spin on the classic tale of "Heidi," finding our heroine (Alice Lucy) all grown-up and living an idyllic life in the Swiss Alps with her beloved grandfather (David Schofield: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST, THE WOLFMAN) far above an increasingly-dystopian landscape presided over by Our Very Swiss Leader (Casper Van Dien: SLEEPY HOLLOW, STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE OMEGA CODE) - a ruthless dictator bent on world domination through dairy. But when her goat-herding lover (Kel Matsena) is brutally murdered by government thugs for distributing illegal cheese, Heidi embarks on a wild quest for vengeance that will bring her toe-to-toe against fierce female prison inmates, cheese-fueled Swiss super-soldiers, ninja nuns, and more, as she fights to take down the tyrannical regime and restore freedom to Switzerland.

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18 Years of Steven Spielberg's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS

We saw it on opening day! Steven Spielberg's THE WAR OF THE WORLDS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -
By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Omar Doom (DEATH PROOF, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS, DINO D-DAY [VG], HIGHER POWER) is 47.
Actor Will Kemp (THE CAR MAN, MINDHUNTERS, VAN HELSING, THE PRISONER [TV], NON-STOP, PETALS N THE WIND, THE SCORPION KING 4, THE MIDNIGHT MAN, THE SECRETS OF EMILY BLAIR, SLUMBER, BARBARIANS) is 45.
Actor Aleks Paunovic (ROSWELL: THE ALIENS ATTACK, NOSTRADAMUS [2000], WISHMASTER 4, PAINKILLER JANE, KRAKEN: TENTACLES OF THE DEEP, BATTLESTAR GALATICA [TV - 2004], MANEATER [2007], FIREBALL, RIVERWORLD, BLOOD: A BUTCHER'S TALE, CHUPACABRA VS THE ALAMO, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, FEED THE GODS, THE 100 [TV], DEAD RISING: WATCHTOWER, iZOMBIE [TV], BLACKWAY, NUMB, CONTINUUM [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV], WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, DIRK GENTLY'S HOLISTIC AGENCY [TV], FREAKS [2018], VOLITION, PUPPET KILLER, THE SINNERS, SNOWPIERCER [TV], VAN HELSING [TV], HAWKEYE [TV], SNOWPIERCER [TV], ZERO CONTACT) is 54.
Look for Aleks in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Thriller SHELTERING SEASON. Also in 2022, ZERO CONTACT" THE RESET. And in 2023, ZERO CONTACT: POLE TO POLE.
Actor Sarah Power (REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA, SAW V, THE GOOD WITCH'S FAMILY, THE GOOD WITCH [TV], THE HEXECUTIONERS, I LIVED, KILLJOYS [TV], AMERICAN GOTHIC [TV]) is 38.

SKINFORD DEATH SENTENCE Hits the Streets This July 18

Shinehouse Group -
From Black Mandala, and Black Pills, and Reel2Reel comes Co-Writer and Director Nik Kacevski's Horror Thriller movie, SKINFORD DEATH SENTENCE.

James Skinford's plan to make fast cash and help his sick father goes awry when he encounters a woman with the ability to grant immortality.

Look for it on Digital and VOD, July 18, 2023.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor, Writer, Producer Felicia Day (DELUSIONAL, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], MYSTERY WOMAN, EUReKA [TV], DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG, RED: WEREWOLF HUNTER, ROCK JOCKS, SUPERNATURAL [TV], MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE RETURN, THE MAGICIANS [TV], SPOOKED [TV]) is 44.
Actor Alice Krige (GHOST STORY, HAUNTED SUMMER, SLEEPWALKERS, STAR TREK: FIRST CONTACT, HABITAT, TWILIGHT OF THE ICE NYMPHS, THE COMMISSIONER, THE LITTLE VAMPIRE, THE CALLING, SUPERSTITION, REIGN OF FIRE, THE MYSTERY OF NATALIE WOOD, SHADOW OF FEAR, STAY ALIVE, SILENT HILL [2006], THE CONTRACT, THE BETRAYED, SOLOMON KANE, THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE, MI-5 [TV], THOR: THE DARK WORLD, THE SYNDICATE [TV], THE LITTLE VAMPIRE 3D, THE OA, GRETEL AND HANSEL, BAY OF SILENCE, SHE WILL, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE [2022]) is 69.
Writer Tim Lebbon (Novels: FAITH IN THE FLESH, WHITE AND OTHER TALES OF RUIN, BERSERK, DUSK, DAWN, THE EVERLASTING, THE NATURE OF BALANCE, RELICS, THE EDGE, COLDBROOK, THE FOLDED LAND.
Movies: PAY THE GHOST, MY HAUNTED HOUSE, THE SILENCE) is 54.

THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT Turns 66!

DOCTOR WHO? Poo! Before there was Doctor Who there was Nigel Kneale's mega-popular QUATERMASS: a fantastically brilliant boffin battling against the forces of evil aliens in order to save earth.

But that's all trivia, read Kelly Park's review of THE QUATERMASS EXPERIMENT aka THE CREEPING UNKNOWN.

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28 DAYS LATER is Old Enough to Drink

If they ever offer this movie in 4K it won't matter. It was show in less than High Definition so you can't know the difference between the DVD and a Bluray. Danny got the look he wanted, and made the movie he wanted. The rest is the classic Horror cinema history of 28 DAYS LATER.

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

Writer, Director, Producer J.J. Abrams (JOY RIDE, ALIAS [TV], LOST [TV], FRINGE [TV], CLOVERFIELD [all], STAR TREK [2009], SUPER 8, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, ALMOST HUMAN [TV], REVOLUTION [TV], BELIEVE, DEAD PEOPLE, WESTWORLD [TV], OVERLORD, CASTLE ROCK [TV], LOVECRAFT COUNTRY [TV], LISEY'S STORY [TV], UFO [TV]) is 57.
Look for Abrams' upcoming 2023 Thriller, APORIA. And in 2024, CONSTANTINE 2 and another CLOVERFIELD sequel.
Actor Courtney Ford (ALIEN RAIDERS, FLING, DEXTER [TV], THE GOOD DOCTOR, TRUE BLOOD [TV], REVENGE [TV], KEPT WOMAN, FALLOUT 4 [VG], DC's LEGENDS OF TOMORROW [TV], SUPERNATURAL [TV]) is 45.
Actor Christian Kane (ANGEL [TV], KEEP YOUR DISTANCE, HIDE, THE DONNER PARTY, LEVERAGE [TV - all], UNIVERSAL SQUADRONS, GOOD DAY FOR IT, UNIVERSAL SQUADRONS, THE TERROR OF HALLOWS EVE, THE LIBRARIANS [TV], TINKER') is 43.
Look for Christian in the 2021, 2022, 2023 animated Dark Fantasy, ONLY A DREAM.
Actor Matthew Lewis (HARRY POTTER movies [all], THE SYNDICATE [TV], RIPPER STREET, TERMINAL) is 33.
Actor Damian Maffei (NIKOS THE IMPALER, GHOST LAKE, CLOSED FOR THE SEASON, CHRISTMAS WITH THE DEAD, I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE DOOMSDAY, THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT, MONSTERLAND 2, HAUNT, A NUN'S CURSE, WRONG TURN [2021], TERROR TRIPS, TIME'S UP, ) is 46.
Look for Damian in the 2022, 2023 Horror Thriller, DARK CIRCLES. Also in 2023, THEY WATCH, STREAM, and MUTILATOR 2.
Writer David Whitman (SCARY REDNECKS AND OTHER INBRED HORRORS w/Weston Ochse, DEADFELLAS, HARLAN, BODY COUNTING, DELIGHTFUL AGONY) is 53.
Visit David at Pinterest.

THE HURT LOCKER Turns 15

I saw it in theaters and from the big screen to my ears and eyes, the team that made it, under the leadership of Director Kathryn Bigelow, had me feeling as if I'd be hurt by the Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the movie, THE HURT LOCKER.

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

SUNDAY -

Writer / Producer / Director Timur Bekmambetov (NIGHT WATCH, DAY WATCH, WANTED, 9, APOLLO 18, THE DARKEST HOUR, ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER, UNFRIENDED, HARDCORE HENRY, SEARCHING, PROFILE, UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB) is 62.
Look for Timur's upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, WAR OF THE WORLDS. And in 2023, SEARCHING 2 and RESURRECTED.
Timur's dream project for the past 17 years is bringing to the cinema author Christian Gossett's THE RED STAR graphic novels.
Actor Linda Cardellini (BONE CHILLERS [TV], STRANGELAND, DYING TO LIVE, THE UNSAID, SCOOBY-DOO [2002], SCOOBY-DOO 2, THE LAZARUS PROJECT [2008], SUPER, SCOOBY-DOO!: MYSTERY INCORPORATED [TV], OUT THERE [TV], GRAVITY FALLS [TV], AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, BLOODLINE [TV], HUNTER KILLER, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, HAWKEYE [TV]) is 48.
Actor / Producer Devin DeVasquez (HOUSE II, SOCIETY, A BRILLIANT DISGUISE, HARD TIME, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, A PASSION, THE BAY [TV]) is 60.
Short story writer Daniel Robichaud II is 47 today.

THE GIANT GILA MONSTER is 64

This is the kind of SciFi schlock that inspired the creation of the major minor movie company, Troma!

This is the kind of movie that created a reason for Mystery Science Theater 3000 to exist!

This is the kind of movie Double Feature that inspired Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino to make their own Double Feature, GRINDHOUSE!

This is THE GIANT GILA MONSTER, man!

THE KILLER SHREWS is 64 too

And this, this misbegotten half of the creature feature is the Mad Scientist committing Mad Science on a deserted island!

This is what the professor could have become on GIlligan's Island - if they had more liquor!

As such, this is THE KILLER SHREWS.

THE OMEN is 47

There were many copycats, but nobody seemed to understand the secret sauce that William Friedkin pulled off with THE EXORCIST. Then three Jewish men: Producer Harvey Bernard (THE BEAST WITHIN, THE GOONIES, THE LOST BOYS), Writer David Seltzer (THE HELLSTROM CHRONICLE, PROPHECY, THE EIGHTEENTH ANGEL, REVELATIONS [TV] - plenty of Christian themes), and Director Richard Donner (SCROOGED - I know, right? Christian theme again!) were ready to give it a shot and, in 1976 they succeeded beyond reason with THE OMEN.

John Carpenter's THE THING is 41

New audiences come of age every year, so let's refresh for the uninitiated, why your grandfather's movie remains one of the best Horror movies ever and a must for any movie fan's library. John Carpenter's THE THING.

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Actor Nancy Allen (FORCED ENTRY, CARRIE [1976], DRESSED TO KILL, BLOW OUT, STRANGE INVADERS [1983], THE PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT [1984], ROBOCOP, POLTERGEIST III, ROBOCOP 2, ROBOCOP 3, MEMORIES OF MURDER, ACTING ON IMPULSE, AGAINST THE LAW, THE PASS, CHILDREN OF THE CORN 666: ISAAC'S RETURN, KISS TOLEDO GOODBYE, MY APOCALYPSE) is 73.
Nancy shares her birthday with her ROBOCOP alumni, Peter Weller.
Actor Iain Glenn (THE WYVERN MYSTERY, PARANOID, LARA CROFT: TOMB RAIDER, IMPACT, DARKNESS, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, HARRY BROWN, GAME OF THRONES [TV], KICK-ASS 2, EYE IN THE SKY, RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER, CLEVERMAN [TV], HAVEN: ABOVE SKY TIDES) who is 62.
Look for Iain in the 2022 Mystery Thriller, THE LOST GIRLS.
Actor Nicole Muñoz (FANTASTIC FOUR [2005], FETCHING CODY, THE TOOTH FAIRY [2006], IMAGINARY PLAYMATE, PATHFINDER, THE LAST MIMZY, A FAMILY LOST, PERFECT CHILD, DEFYING GRAVITY, HARDWIRED [2009], CHUPACABRA VS. THE ALAMO, DEFIANCE [TV], SORORITY MURDER, HOME, PYEWACKET, VAN HELSING [TV]) is 29.
Look for Nicole in the upcoming 2022 Thriller, DRAGON FRUIT.
Writer Scott Nicholson (THE FARM, THEY HUNGER, and more) is 61.
Actor Peter Weller (OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN, THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION, FIRSTBORN, A KILLING AFFAIR, APOLOGY, ROBOCOP, THE TUNNEL, LEVIATHAN, CAT CHASER, ROBOCOP 2, NAKED LUNCH, SUNSET GRILL, SCREAMERS, TOP OF THE WORLD, DIPLOMATIC SIEGE, SHADOW HOURS, FALLING THROUGH, CONTAMINATED MAN, DARK PRINCE: THE TRUE STORY OF DRACULA, ODYSSEY 5 [TV], THE ORDER, 24 [TV], PREY, DEXTER [TV], BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS Part 1 and 2, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, YAMASONG: MARCH OF THE HOLLOWS, THE LAST SHIP [TV]) is 76.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Musician Glenn Danzig (Bands: SAMHAIN, THE MISFITS. Solo: DANZIG) is 67.
Director Russell Mulcahy (RAZORBACK, HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER II, BLUE ICE, THE SHADOW, TALES FROM THE CRYPT [TV], SILENT TRIGGER, RESURRECTION, THE HUNGER [TV], 1ST TO DIE, MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, THE CURSE OF KING TUT'S TOMB, WHERE THE CHILDREN SLEEP, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION, CRASH AND BURN, THE SCORPION KING 2, TEEN WOLF [TV]) is 69.
Did you know Russell Mulcahy's first directing job was in 1976 for the AC/DC performance of "Baby Please Don't Go"?

Yep. And he also directed MTV's first broadcast music video, The Buggles' "Video Killed The Radio Star". Russell directed most of Elton John's music videos since the 1980s and his name dominates the list of the most iconic music videos of all time, including The Vapors: "Turning Japanese", Kim Karnes: "Bette Davis Eyes", Duran Duran: "Hungry Like The Wolf", Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and way more.

Mulcahy's Quick-Cut cinema-style of hallucinatory, dreamy, often nightmarish visuals, coupled with a creative use of dutch-tilts and chiaroscuro, were so often copied by lesser directors that, in modern retrospect, his work is both lauded for being the best of what music videos had to offer, as well as being the worst. His style so over-imitated that, like a song played too often on the radio, people got sick of it. Yet it unquestionably defines the era.

Russell's stylistic imprint never left the music video industry however, and you can see the color of his influence in some of todays most favored music videos from The Weeknd's "I Can't Feel My Face" to Sia's "Unstoppable" and beyond.

Happy Birthday, dude!

Writer and Director Joss Whedon (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, ALIEN: RESURRECTION, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER [TV], FIREFLY [TV], ANGEL [TV], SERENITY, DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG, DOLLHOUSE [TV], THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, THE AVENGERS, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. [TV], IN YOUR EYES, THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, THE NEVERS [TV]) is 59.
Actor Duane Whitaker (HOBGOBLINS, DEADLY DREAMS, LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III, DARK RIDER, PULP FICTION, PUPPET MASTER 5: THE FINAL CHAPTER, TALES FROM THE HOOD, NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW, THE HAUNTED SEA [1997], SPOILER, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2, GROOM LAKE, THE LOW BUDGET TIME MACHINE, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, FEAST, URBAN DECAY, TRAILER PARK OF TERROR, THE BUTCHER, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, ALBINO FARM, DOZERS, CHILDREN OF THE CORN: GENESIS, TRAFFICKED, AMERICAN NIGHTMARES, 3 FROM HELL, A DARK FOE, NATASHA HALL) is 64.
Look for Duane in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Mystery movie, SALLY FLOSS: DIGITAL DETECTIVE. Also in 2021, 2022, COLONIALS. And in 2023, THE RED TIDE MASSACRE.
SFX Make-Up Artist Kevin Yagher (FRIDAY THE 13th: THE FINAL CHAPTER, RADIOACTIVE DREAMS, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2, TRICK OR TREAT, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3, THE HIDDEN, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, 976-EVIL, FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES [TV], THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [1989], MEET THE APPLEGATES, THE BORROWER, DEFENSELESS, MAN'S BEST FRIEND, CHILDREN OF THE CORN III, DR. JEKYLL AND MS. HYDE, RUMPLESTILTSKIN, HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE, THE DENTIST, THE FAN [1996], BORDELLO OF BLOOD, FACE/OFF, CONSPIRACY THEORY, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II, LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS, AEON FLUX, BONES [TV]) is 61.

HOUSE OF USHER Turns 63

Writer, Director, and Producer, Roger Corman, was out to show the world that he was more than just the King of Schlock (back at a time in his youth when, for financial reasons, he preferred not to be stuck with that moniker and the budget ceiling that came with it).

It's 2023 and despite many other movies based on this tale, none reach the level achieved by 1960's HOUSE OF USHER.

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Still One of the Most Influenced AND Influential Science Fiction Horror Movie After 44 Years!
Ridley Scott's ALIEN

Take the Deepest dive into our review and once lost background on ALIEN.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer / Producer / Director Uwe Boll (BLACKWOODS, HOUSE OF THE DEAD, ALONE IN THE DARK [all], BLOODRAYNE [all], BLUBBERELLA, SEED [all], FINAL STORM, APOCALYPSE Z, LEGEND OF THE RED REAPER, THE PROFANE EXHIBIT, PRISONERS OF THE SUN, ZOMBIE MASSACRE 2, HOUSE OF EVIL) is 57.
Actor / Writer Bruce Campbell (Movies: THE EVIL DEAD, THE EVIL DEAD II, MANIAC COP, MOONTRAP, SUNDOWN, MANIAC COP 2, DARKMAN, MINDWARP, WAXWORK II, ARMY OF DARKNESS, CONGO, ESCAPE FROM L.A., MENNO'S MIND, SPIDER-MAN [Sam Raimi - all], BUBBA HO-TEP, ALIEN APOCALYPSE, MAN WITH THE SCREAMING BRAIN, EVIL DEAD: REGENERATION [VG], THE WOODS, MY NAME IS BRUCE, HELLBOY: THE SCIENCE OF EVIL [VG], CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE - EXO ZOMBIES [VG], DEAD BY DAYLIGHT [VG], ASH VS THE EVIL DEAD [TV], LODGE 49 [TV], BLACK FRIDAY!, 18 1/2, DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS. Books: IF CHINS COULD KILL, MAKE LOVE: The Bruce Campbell Way!, HAIL TO THE CHIN) is 64 but could easily pass for 65.
Actor Whitney Moore (BIRDEMIC: SHOCK AND TERROR [all], A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE, THE THEATER BIZARRE, ROTGUT, ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD: THE MOVIE, BETAMAX, CONTRACTED: PHASE II, DRONE WARS, I HAD A BLOODY GOOD TIME AT HOUSE HARKER, BREAKDOWN LANE, THRASHTOPIA [TV], HOUSE OF DEMONS, SATANIC PANIC, VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE: L.A. BY NIGHT, EVIL BONG 888: INFINITY HIGH) is 33.

MINORITY REPORT Is Old Enough to Legally Drink!

Now that we're actually living in the movie's future, how well has MINORITY REPORT held up?

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Enki Bilal's IMMORTAL AD VITAM is Old Enough to Vote!

A flop upon release, this movie has spent the last 18 years building a huge following. The indifferent DVD release in the U.S. sold out so strong that it was re-released as a Steelbook edition with extras. Then Bluray with extras. How does a flop get this much belated attention? Read my review of Enki Bilal's IMMORTAL, based on his long running Heavy Metal magazine comic, NIKOPOL.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Christa Faust (HOOD TOWN, CONTROL FREAK, MONEY SHOT, SINS OF THE SIRENS [antho], BAD MOTHER, PEEPLAND, MONEY SHOT) is 55.
Writer Steve Niles (Comics: Clive Barker's SON OF CELLULOID, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, FREAKS OF THE HEARTLAND, CITY OF OTHERS, CRIMINAL MACABRE [Cal MacDonald Stories], GIANT MONSTER, 28 DAYS LATER: THE AFTERMATH, DEAD SHE SAID, THE GHOUL. Movies: 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, STEVE NILES' REMAINS, WAKE THE DEAD) is 58.
Actor Chris Pratt (WANTED, JENNIFER'S BODY, ZERO DARK THIRTY, HER, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [all], JURASSIC WORLD [all], PASSENGERS, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, AVENGERS: END GAME, THE TOMORROW WAR) is 44.
Chris shares a birthday week with his GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and AVENGERS alumni, Zoe Saldana.
Look for Chris in the upcoming Mystery, THE ELECTRIC STATE.
Horror Historian David J. Skal (Books: SCREAMS OF REASON, V IS FOR VAMPIRE, THE MONSTER SHOW, DEATH MAKES A HOLIDAY, HOLLYWOOD GOTHIC, VAMPIRES: ENCOUNTERS WITH THE UNDEAD, ROMANCING THE VAMPIRE, DRACULA IN VISUAL MEDIA, and way more) is 77.
Writer, Producer, Director Lana Wachowski (BOUND, THE MATRIX [all], V FOR VENDETTA, CLOUD ATLAS, JUPITER ASCENDING, SENSE8 [TV]) is 58.

JAWS is 48

My Pop was a surfboarder and later, a body surfer. It was just his thing.

Then in 1975 he saw this movie and he discovered (to his astonishment) that he couldn't do it anymore.

It preyed on his mind so much that two years later, in 1977, he moved his family to Arizona.

That, for better or worse, is the life-changing effect that a story or movie can have on people, and this remains the power of Steven Spielberg's JAWS.

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SPIDER-MAN is 21

The new millennium ushered in the era of Super Hero box office mania and everybody who had a Marvel property was rushing their originals and sequels into production.

Warner Bros., which had their DC properties, stayed out of the fray thanks largely to their own super hot franchises of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and HARRY POTTER. Meanwhile, Stan Lee was hitting all of the Comic Conventions on his "I Told You So!" Tour!

By 2004, Marvel was ascending and Sam Raimi's SPIDER-MAN 2 hit the screens.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Nicole Kidman (DEAD CALM, MALICE, TO DIE FOR, PRACTICAL MAGIC, EYES WIDE SHUT, THE OTHERS, BIRTHDAY GIRL, PANIC ROOM, DOGVILLE, THE HUMAN STAIN, THE STEPFORD WIVES, INVASION, TRESPASS, THE PAPERBOY, STOKER, BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, STRANGERLAND, THE FAMILY FANG, SECRET IN THEIR EYES, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, TOP OF THE LAKE, THE BEGUILED, DESTROYER, BIG LITTLE LIES [TV], THE UNDOING [TV], NINE PERECT STRANGERS [TV], THE NORTHMAN, ROAR [TV]) who is 55.
Look for Nicole in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, HOLLAND MICHIGAN
Actor Candy Clark (THE BIG SLEEP, Q, BLUE THUNDER, AMITYVILLE 3D, CAT'S EYE, AT CLOSE RANGE, THE BLOB [1988], BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, CHERRY FALLS, ZODIAC, COLD MOON) is 76.
Writer, Director, Producer, Robert Rodriguez (EL MARIACHI, DESPERADO, FROM DUSK TIL DAWN [all], THE FACULTY, SPY KIDS, SPY KIDS 2, SPY KIDS 3-D, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, SIN CITY, GRINDHOUSE: PLANET TERROR, PREDATORS, MACHETE [all], FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES [TV], ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, RED 11, UGLY DOLLS, HYPNOTIC) is 55.
Look for Robert's 2023 Mystery Thriller, HYPNOTIC.
Writer Weston Ochse (SCARY REDNECKS: And Other Inbred Horrors [w/David Whitman], NATURAL SELECTION, APPALACHIAN GALAPAGOS [w/David Whitman], SCARECROW GODS, TOMES OF THE DEAD: EMPIRE OF SALT, BLOOD OCEAN, SEAL TEAM 666, BURNING SKY, A HOLE IN THE WORLD) is 56.

THEM is 69 Years Old

THEM! Ants is too big fer yer pants!

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CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST is 43

Or 38 if we're going by the U.S. release, which I do.

Oh, you saw SALO? THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE? A SERBIAN FILM? BONE TOMAHAWK? TERRIFIER? Damn good movies all, but no, they come nowhere close to preparing you for CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. This is why.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Chelah Horsdal (PAYCHECK, HUMAN CARGO [TV], 5IVE DAYS TO MIDNIGHT [TV], PURSUED, MARKER, THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, Masters of Horror: DREAMS IN THE WITCH-HOUSE, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND, HOLLOW MAN II, NIGHTMARE, PERFECT CHILD, ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM, POSSESSION, PASSENGERS, ALIEN TRESPASS, THE TORTURED, ALTITUDE, IRON INVADER, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, DONOVAN'S ECHO, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, KILL FOR ME, HUNTING SEASON, SOLE CUSTODY, THE GRIM SLEEPER, THE RETURNED [TV - 2015], EVEN LAMBS HAVE TEETH, CANDILAND, THE SHOW, THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE [TV], SPONTANEOUS) is 50.
Actor Mia Sara (LEGENDS, SHADOWS IN THE STORM, APPRENTICE TO MURDER, DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS, CAROLINE AT MIDNIGHT, THE MADDENING, UNDERTOW, BIRDS OF PREY [TV], NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES [TV], THE WITCHES OF OZ [TV], DOROTHY AND THE WITCHES OF OZ) is 56.
Actor Zoe Saldana (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, THE SKEPTIC, STAR TREK [2009 - 2016], AVATAR, BURNING PALMS, THE WORDS, ROSEMARY'S BABY [TV], GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [all], THE BOOK OF LIFE, I KILL GIANTS, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX) is 45.
Already in post (but it will be a lo-ong post time) Look for Zoe in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Thriller, AVATAR 2. And in 2023, AVATAR 3.

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Actor Jacob Anderson (THE THINGS I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU, GUNRUSH, CHATROOM, 4.3.2.1., DEMONS NEVER DIE, COMEDOWN, GAME OF THRONES [TV], OVERLORD, DR. WHO [TV - 2021 - 2022]) is 33.
Actor Kim Dickens (VOICES FROM THE GRAVE [TV], "TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.", ZERO EFFECT, MERCURY RISING, THE HOLLOW MAN, THE GIFT, LOST [TV], RED, AT ANY PRICE, SECOND SIGHT, GONE GIRL, MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, LIZZIE, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD [TV], HALF-LIFE: ALYX [VG], BRIARPATCH [TV], THE IN BETWEEN) is 58.
Actor Kristina Klebe (Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, ZONE OF THE DEAD, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON 8 [MC], BREADCRUMBS, CHILLERAMA, RISE OF NIGHTMARES [VG], THE KISS OF A KILLER, THE ADVOCATE, NYMPH, DER BAU, FREE FALL, TALES OF HALLOWEEN, DEMENTIA [2015], THE LAST HEIST, DON'T KILL IT, HER DARK PAST, POLICE STATE, FRIDAY THE 13th: THE GAME [VG], WOLFENSTEIN II [VG], DAS JOSHUA-PROFIL, SLAY BELLES, HELLBOY [2019], SINISTER SEDUCTION, BLOW OUT THE CANDLE PART 1, I AM FEAR, LUCKY, NOT ALONE, TWO WITCHES) is 44.
Look for Kristina in the upcoming 2022 Horror Thriller, BROOKLYN 45. And in 2023, THE BOG.
Producer Steve Miner (FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2, FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III, WARLOCK, HALLOWEEN H20: 20 YEARS LATER, LAKE PLACID, DAY OF THE DEAD [2008], THE GATES [TV], STITCHERS [TV]) is 72.

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Actor Marie Avgeropoulos (PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF, HUNT TO KILL, FUGITIVE AT 17, CULT [TV], THE 100 [TV], NUMB, ISOLATION, DEAD RISING: ENDGAME, JUI JITSU) is 37.
Look for Marie in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, KING OF KILLERS. Also in 2023, SUPER DICKS.
Actor Jason Patric (THE LOST BOYS, AFTER DARK MY SWEET, ROGER CORMAN'S FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND, SLEEPERS, INCOGNITO, NARC, IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, DOWNLOADING NANCY, KEYHOLE, THE OUTSIDER [2014], THE PRINCE [2014], THE ABANDONED [2015], HOME INVASION, WAYWARD PINES, THE VANISHED [2020], RUNT, BECOMING [2020], NIGHTSHADE, MK ULTRA) is 57.
Look for Jason in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, SHRAPNEL. Also in 2023, TILL DEATH DO US PART.

ROBOCOP Turns 36

Is it any wonder that a 1987 Science Fiction Thriller like ROBOCOP remains relevant after 36 years with a new audience in every generation?

EIGHT-LEGGED FREAKS is Old Enough to Legally Drink

For many people, even ones who love Big Horror movies of giant monsters, EIGHT-LEGGED FREAKS is, to quote Robert Englund, "Disposable Fun.".

GHOSTBUSTERS II is 34

Yes, if you can believe it, back in the Horror movie glory days of the 1980s, studios would have a surprise hit movie so huge they could not wait to destroy it with a sequel.

Yes you read that right. Studios went out of their way to intentionally destroy any hope a franchise could have by rushing through a shitty sequel. It often involved a cheaper budget, with cheap writers, a cheap director, and rehashing the story and jokes of the first one: Like a stand-up comic explaining every joke after telling the punchline.

20th Fox, renown for its corporate culture of burn the profits of the first movie, was as surprised as anyone that Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, was actually a better movie. Then they released ALIENS and OMG! The damn movie was at least the equal of the first ALIEN.

Columbia Pictures saw the profitable catastrophe 20th Century Fox was going through and wanted no part of it, which is why they waited nearly five years before releasing a guaranteed franchise killer to GHOSTBUSTERS.

The horrifying result to the Columbia studio heads was, the damn movie came too close to being good. This is the tale of doing everything wrong and nearly being right: GHOSTBUSTERS II.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Joyce Carol Oates is known for her novels, which are mostly dramas, and her short stories, which are mostly Horror! Happy 85th!
Actor John Franklin (CHILDREN OF THE CORN [1984], CHILD'S PLAY, THE ADDAMS FAMILY [1991], ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES [1993], TOWER OF TERROR, KILLING GROUNDS, CHILDREN OF THE CORN 666: ISAAC'S RETURN, PYTHON, HELL'S KITTY) is 63.
Actor Arnold Vosloo (GOR, STEEL DAWN, BURIED ALIVE, REASON TO DIE, LIVING TO DIE, THE FINISHING TOUCH, DARKMAN II, DARKMAN III, ROUGH DRAFT, PROGENY, THE MUMMY [1999], STRANGE WORLD [TV], THE MUMMY RETURNS, ENDANGERED SPECIES, GLOBAL EFFECT, MELTDOWN [2004], 24 [TV], G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA, G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, ODD THOMAS, SHARK KILLER, CAPE TOWN [TV], THE HARROWING) is 61.

TOMB RAIDER is 22

It was the new millennium. The gut punch of September 11 was months away and just as Comic book movies like TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, THE MASK, THE CROW, BLADE, and THE X-MEN were suddenly a great idea, so Hollywood was wondering, 'Why not Video games? And why not start with the hottest video game right now? After all, it's a lot like RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, but with a large busted woman all barely dressed for the hot sultry weather of the jungle!'!

The question was, of course, "But who?" Then out of the clear blue it was announced that Angelina Jolie of the cult hit, HACKERS, was signed on, and the fanboys went nuts for TOMB RAIDER.

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BATMAN BEGINS is Old Enough to Vote!

When it comes to fan fights, even fans of other actors n pointy ears agree that this movie was the best first movie. This is why, BATMAN BEGINS.

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THE INCREDIBLES 2 is 5 Years Old

Every comic fan knew that THE INCREDIBLES was modeled on Marvel Comics, FANTASTIC 4. Except Pixar did what 20th Century never could: Make such a team of superheroes fascinating, fun, popular, and exciting.

The villain was completely villainous: vain, indifferent to human suffering, wholly evil, and an all-around creep.

Where to go from there?

This is the review and tale of how an alumni of Stephen Spielberg's Amazing Stories, as well as The Simpsons, King of the Hill, The Critic, and the Director of IRON GIANT, Brad Bird, took 14 years to make it work, and proved in one weekend that a sequel like THE INCREDIBLES II rocked!

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Comic Artist Martin Blanco (THE LEGEND OF JOE MOON, NIGHT JUNKIES, JOHNNIE GRUESOME) is 49.
Visit him at MartinBlancoArt.
Actor Jake Busey (HIDER IN THE HOUSE, WINDRUNNER, THE FRIGHTENERS, CONTACT, STARSHIP TROOPERS, ENEMY OF THE STATE, LOST JUNCTION, IDENTITY, THE HITCHER II, DEATH ROW, BROKEN, TIME BOMB, THE KILLING JAR, REAPER, FRACTURED, MOST LIKELY TO DIE, DESERTED, ARBOR DEMON, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: THE SERIES [TV], XCOM 2: WAR OF THE CHOSEN [VG], DEAD AGAIN IN TOMBSTONE, DEAD ANT, FREAKISH [TV], THE PREDATOR, GHOST IN THE GRAVEYARD, STRANGER THINGS: Season 3 [TV], IN FROM THE OUTSIDE, PIG KILLER, CHAOS ON THE FARM) is 52.
Look for Jake in the upcoming 2022, 2023, 2024 Horror Thriller, THE DELANO FILES. Also in 2024, SCALPER and IT WANTS BLOOD 2.
Actor Alice Englert (BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, IN FEAR, JONATHAN SRANGE AND MR. NORRELL [TV], THEM THAT FOLLOW, RATCHED [TV], THE SERPENT [TV], BODY BROKERS, YOU WON'T BE ALONE) is 29.
How does a Paleontologist make the birthday list on a Horror Thriller website? He routinely uses his brain. In this case, our next Birthday boy has worked as consultant on Monster movies. So a big Happy Birthday to
Paleontologist / Science Consultant Jack Horner (JURASSIC PARK [all], TERRA NOVA [TV], JURASSIC WORLD [all]) who is 77.
Actor Sterling Jerens (WORLD WAR Z, THE CONJURING [all], DARK PLACES, NO ESCAPE, BOARDING SCHOOL) is 19.
Writer, Director Lawrence Pearce (Novel: THE HAUTNED HIKKOMORI. Comics: NIGHT JUNKIES, CAIN'S AWAKENING. Movie: NIGHT JUNKIES) is 40.

THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD Turns 66

Even in a sellers market, one has to look for a buyer among the studios suddenly being inundated with Big Horror movies. Yet in 1955 something utterly bizarre and unexpected happened in the Mojave Desert, and screenwriter, David Duncan (RODAN) had his story: THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Writer Jeremy Dyson (THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN [TV - 1999 - 2002], THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN'S APOCALYPSE, FUNLAND [TV - 2005], PSYCHOBITCHES [TV - 2013], GHOST STORIES, THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN [TV - 2017]) is 56.
Actor Lucy Hale (BIONIC WOMAN [TV], FEAR ISLAND, SCREAM 4, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS [TV], TRUTH OR DARE, FANTASY ISLAND, RAGDOLL [TV], BOREGGO, BIG GOLD BRICK) is 34.
Actor Jordan Hayes (NOSTRUM, HIDDEN 3D, EXIT HUMANITY, HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET, HELIX [TV], THE TOLL) is 36.
Look for Jordan in the upcoming 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller, FIXATION.
Editor, Producer Bob Murawski (CARNAL CRIMES, ARMY OF DARKNESS, NIGHT OF THE SCARECROW, UNCLE SAM, LAST LIVES, FROM DUSK TILL DAWN 2, THE GIFT, SPIDER-MAN [all], THE HURT LOCKER, DRAG ME TO HELL, THE RESIDENT, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, DRACULA: UNTOLD, POLTERGIEST [2015], KONG: SKULL ISLAND, GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, DE TØDES TJERN [LAKE OF DEATH], DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS) is 59.
Actor Will Patton (SILKWOOD, NO WAY OUT, A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM, THE RAPTURE, MIDNIGHT EDITION, THE CLIENT, THE PUPPET MASTERS, TOLLBOOTH, COPYCAT, ENTRAPMENT, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, THE PUNISHER, DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, THE LIST, THE CANYON, THE FOURTH KIND, Stephen Spielberg's FALLING SKIES, ABIGAIL HARM, HALLOWEEN [2018], SWAMP THING [2019 - TV], RADIOFLASH, THE DEVIL BELOW, HALLOWEEN KILLS, THE FOREVER PURGE, OUTER RANGE, HALLOWEEN ENDS) is 69.

THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU is 46

There were so many unnecessary choices that could have wrecked this movie and nearly did. Yet the aging former A-List past his prime star, Burt Lancaster saved it through sheer force of acting ability he'd never shown before.

This is why THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU is worth your time.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
In 2000, this actor did three Horror/Thriller movies, which were all released in 2001, then disappeared. Forrest vanished! Wherever he is now, a Happy Birthday goes out to
Actor Forrest Cochran (THE BROTHERHOOD, FINAL STAB, THE BROTHERHOOD 2) who is 45.
Actor Melissa Lahlitah Crider aka Missy Crider (POWDER, EYES OF TERROR [TV], THE BEAST [TV], QUICKSILVER HIGHWAY [TV], ALIEN CARGO [TV], THE OTHERS [TV], MULHOLLAND DR., FRAILTY, DEMONS, BUTTERFLY DREAMING) is 48.
Actor Chris Evans (FANTASTIC FOUR [2005], TMNT [2007], SUNSHINE, FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER, PUSH, SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER, THE AVENGERS, SNOWPIERCER, CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER, AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING, AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, KNIVES OUT, DEFENDING JACOB [TV], THE GRAY MAN) is 42.
Actor Malcolm McDowell (A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, CAT PEOPLE [1981], BLUE THUNDER, THE CALLER, MORTACCI, DISTURBED, MOON 44, CLASS OF 1999, IN THE EYE OF THE SNAKE, NIGHT TRAIN TO VENICE, CYBORG 3: THE RECYCLER, THE SURGEON, RINGER, WHERE THE TRUTH LIES, 2103: THE DEADLY WAKE, ASYLUM, THE GARDENER, ISLAND OF THE DEAD, THE BARBER, PACT WITH THE DEVIL, THE VOID, FIRESTARTER 2: REKINDLED, EVILENKO, METALOCALYPSE [TV], DOOMSDAY, HEROES [TV], Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, SUCK, THE BOOK OF ELI, POUND OF FLESH, SUING THE DEVIL, VAMPS, MISCHIEF NIGHT, SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D, ZOMBEX, SILENT NIGHT, METALOCALYPSE: THE DOOMSTAR REQUIEM, MICHIEF NIGHT, 31, ABNORMAL ATTRACTION, CASTLEVANIA [TV], and way more! Over 275 in all and still counting!) is 80.
Look for Malcolm in the upcoming 2024 Horror release, ROBOT DRACULA. Also in 2024, THE MYSTERY OF CASA MATUSITA, TRICK AND TREATS, and CELLPHONE.
Anyone can inflict pain and fear on another person - that's not brave because you don't feel it - but when someone can knowingly inflict serious pain to themselves, you can only watch in slack-jawed awe!
Performer Steve-O (JACKASS [TV], JACKASS movies [all], DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, BLIND HORIZON) is 48.
Writer Whitley Strieber (THE WOLFEN, THE NIGHT CHURCH, THE HUNGER, COMMUNION, THE FORBIDDEN ZONE, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW) is 78.

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

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Actor Ivana Baquero (ROMANSANTA: THE WEREWOLF HUNT, ROTTWEILER, FRAGILE, A CHRISTMAS TALE, PAN'S LABYRINTH, THE NEW DAUGHTER, ANOTHER ME, GELO, FEEDBACK, HIGH SEAS [TV], BLACK FRIDAY!) is 29.
Actor Adrienne Barbeau (THE DARKER SIDE OF TERROR [TV], THE FOG, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, SWAMP THING, THE THING [1982], CREEPSHOW, CANNIBAL WOMEN IN THE AVOCADO JUNGLE OF DEATH, DUE OCCHI DIABOLICI, BURIAL OF THE RATS [TV], THE CONVENT, RING OF DARKNESS [TV], GHOST ROCK, UNHOLY, WAR WOLVES, GOD OF WAR III [VG], HALO 4 [VG], TALES OF HALLOWEEN, BEYOND THE EDGE, DEATH HOUSE, HOAX, GATES OF DARKNESS, HELLBLAZERS, UNEARTH), is 78.
Adrienne shares a June 11 birthday with her THE THING alumni, Make-up artist, Brian Wade.
Look for her upcoming 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022? Horror Thriller, BRING ME THE HEAD OF LANCE HENRIKSEN.
Actor Joshua Jackson (SCREAM 2, APT PUPIL, URBAN LEGEND, CRUEL INTENTIONS, THE SKULLS, GOSSIP, I LOVE YOUR WORK, CURSED, FRINGE [TV], SHUTTER, INESCAPABLE, DR. DEATH [TV]) is 45.
Make-up artist Brian Wade (PIRANHA 2: THE SPAWNING, GALAXY OF TERROR, THE THING [1982], PSYCHO II, STRANGE INVADERS, THE TERMINATOR, HOUSE, THE BLOB [1988], A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4, GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH, FRIGHT NIGHT PART 2, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5, THE EXORCIST III, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, BLADE, IDLE HANDS, HOLLOW MAN, HELLBOY, THE OMEN [2006], A SOUND OF THUNDER, FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, BABYLON A.D., SOLOMON KANE, PSYCHE 9, RESIDENT EVIL: AFTER LIFE, TEEN WOLF [TV], AMERICAN GODS [TV], WESTWORLD [TV], THE WRETCHED, SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, DOOM: ANNIHILATION, BEAST MODE, ARMY OF THE DEAD, and way more) is 61.
Brian shares a June birthday with PSYCHE: 9 alumni, Colleen Camp and his DOOM: ANNIHILATION alumni, Phillip J. Roth.

THE OBLONG BOX is 54

It was censors, not the make-up techniques of the day, that limited the realism of the more grotesque disfigurements in this 1969 movie of corruption, betrayal, murder, racism, romance, and revenge. The cast and crew were all at the top of their form when they brought audiences, THE OBLONG BOX.

33 Years of Brian Yuzna's SOCIETY

The 1980s was, for some, a time of identity confusion and Body Horror, ushered into the Horror fan's realm by the likes of David Cronenberg and John Carpenter, who reigned. But just as David and John's early Horror movies were in a place most audiences weren't prepared for, Indie auteur Brian Yuzna (FROM BEYOND, RE-ANIMATOR) capped off the decade with his masterstroke that many remain unprepared for: SOCIETY.

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Actor Frankie Faison (CAT PEOPLE, EXTERMINATOR 2, C.H.U.D., MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE, MANHUNTER, THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, FREEJACK, THE LANGOLIERS, PREY, HANNIBAL, RED DRAGON, HIGHWAYMEN, MESSENGERS, FOR SALE BY OWNER, CIRQUE DU FREAK, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, THE SOUNDING, THE GRUDGE [2020], THE KILLING OF KENNETH CHAMBERLAIN, THE GRUDGE [2020], REDEMPTION IN CHERRY SPRINGS, HELLO TOMORROW! [TV]) is 73.
Actor Jurgen Prochnow (ZÄRTLICHKEIT DER WÖLFE, EINER VON UNS BEIDEN, THE KEEP, DUNE, KILLING CARS, THE SEVENTH SIGN, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, DNA, DARK ASYLUM, HOUSE OF THE DEAD, THE POET, CHAIN REACTION, THE DA VINCI CODE, PRIMEVAL, OKO, SINNERS & SAINTS, 24 [TV], EYE IN THE WALL, SINNERS & SAINTS, EIN SCHMALER GRAT, TWIN PEAKS: THE MISSING PIECES, DRAMA, THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, DAMASCUS COVER) is 82.
When people think of the entertainment quality we've come to expect from Syfy Channel movies, we think of this guy.
Producer, Director, Writer Phillip J. Roth (VELOCITY TRAP, DEEP CORE, PYTHON, MINDSTORM, PYTHON 2, DARK DESCENT, BOA, DARK WATERS, BOA VS. PYTHON, MANTICORE, S.S. DOOM PATROL, LAKE PLACID 2, BATS: HUMAN HARVEST, GENESIS CODE, TERMINATION SHOCK, THE GRUDGE 3, THE MESSENGERS 2, WRONG TURN 3, GHOST TOWN, ANNIHILATION EARTH, LAKE PLACID 3, TRIASSIC ATTACK, MORLOCKS, RAGE OF THE YETI, TRUE BLOODTHIRST, BOOGEYMAN [2012], LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER, WRONG TURN 5, DEADLY DESCENT [2013], INVASION ROSWELL, ROBOCROC, WRONG TURN 6, CRYSTAL SKULLS, LAKE PLACID VS. ANACONDA, ROBOSHARK, DEATH RACE 4, THE CAR: ROAD TO REVENGE, DOOM: ANNIHILATION, PANDORA [TV], HER ADMIRER) is 64.
Actor/Producer Andrew Stevens (THE WEREWOLF OF WOODSTOCK, DAY OF THE ANIMALS, THE FURY, DEATH HUNT, THE SEDUCTION, SCARED STIFF, THE TERROR WITHIN, THE TERROR WITHIN II, NIGHT EYES, VENOMOUS, BATTLEFIELD EARTH, FEAR DOT COM, DEEP EVIL, BLESSED, GLASS TRAP, HALF PAST DEAD 2, MONGOLIAN DEATH WORM, MANDRAKE, ONE NIGHTMARE STAND, 47 HOURS TO LIVE, THE MINUTE YOU WAKE UP DEAD, BRUTAL BRAINWASH MY DAUGHTER'S DEADLY ROOMMATES, KILLER RIVALRY) is 67.

SUPER 8 is 12 Years Old

Release on June 10, 2011 in the U.S.A., this movie may have germinated like this.

One day Steven Spielberg met with J.J. Abrams, perhaps at one of Chuck Lorre's private San Diego Comic Con parties, and basically said, "I like the cut of your jib!"

J.J. might have replied along the lines of, "I don't get it."

Steve likely got to the point, "I think we should make a movie together!"

And thus SUPER 8 was born.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Johnny Depp (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, FREDDY'S DEAD: The Final Nightmare, ED WOOD, DEAD MAN, THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, THE NINTH GATE, SLEEPY HOLLOW, FROM HELL, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN [all], SECRET WINDOW, THE CORPSE BRIDE, Tim Buton's SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, Tim Burton's ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE TOURIST, DARK SHADOWS, TRANSCENDENCE, TUSK, INTO THE WOODS, YOGA HOSERS, ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM [all], MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS [2017]) is 59.
Johnny shares a June birthday with his NIGHTMARE alumni, Robert Englund.
Writer / Director / Actor Caleb Emerson (RED'S BREAKFAST 2: DAWN OF THE RED, CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV, RAVING MANIACS, PRETTY DEAD THINGS, DIE YOU ZOMBIE BASTARDS, POULTRYGIEST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD, TORTURE ROOM, THE UNFORTUNATE, SPLATTER DISCO, THE TREK, CRUSTACEAN, THE GRUESOME DEATH OF JOHNNY PISTOL, CONTAGION, FRANKIE IN BLUNDERLAND, I SPILL YOUR GUTS, RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH VOL. 1, GRINDSPLOITATION, KILLER WAVES, THE GHOST INSIDE MY CHILD [TV], IT WANTS BLOOD!) is 47.
Look for Caleb in the upcoming 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Horror, BLOOD CURSE: THE HAUNTING OF ALICIA STONE. Also in 2022, PA39: THE HALLOWEEN BROADCAST.
Writer David Koepp (APARTMENT ZERO, BAD INFLUENCE, DEATH BECOMES HER, JURASSIC PARK, THE SHADOW, THE TRIGGER EFFECT, THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, STIR OF ECHOES, PANIC ROOM, SPIDER-MAN, SECRET WINDOW, WAR OF THE WORLDS [2005], INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL, ANGELS & DEMONS, JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT, THE MUMMY [2017], YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT, KIMI) is 60.
David is no longer a part of the tentative 2022 Thriller, INDIANA JONES 5, now in post-production.
David shares his birthday with SECRET WINDOW alumni, Johnny Depp. Known in Hollywood as Koepp & Depp.

GHOSTBUSTERS Turns 40!

All the highschoolers who saw it at the theaters in 1983 are in their mid and late 50s!

Read why GHOSTBUSTERS remains a classic and a textbook example of great genre moviemaking.

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GREMLINS Turns 40

1983 and Hollywood gossip had it that Steven Spielberg couldn't stop himself from micro-managing his directors. This all stemmed the none-too-quiet rumor getting printed in fan magazines that Steven hired Tobe Hooper to direct POLTERGIEST, but when it came to the day to day operations, Steve kept coming to the set and taking over.

The Directors Guild of America had to do something, but what? Many Directors were also Producers. How do you protect one without stepping on the toes of the other.

So when it came time to Produce GREMLINS, Steven once again hired another director, Joe Dante (THE HOWLING).

Once again, Steve came to the live set, interrupting everything just by his presence. However, the d.g.a, made a few subtle changes to the game. The Director calls the shots on a live set and when he gives the orders, those who want to stay will follow them or get escorted off the set.

Words to that effect.

So when Steven shoulder rolled a "Anything I can do to help?", Director Joe took advantage of the moment and said, "Why yes there is." And what Joe ordered Steve to do became just one part of the humorous behind-the-scenes legend of GREMLINS.

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PROMETHEUS Turns 11

Ridley had a chance to turn turn around a poorly shepherded and long moribund franchise, still running on the decades old fumes of his ALIEN and James Cameron's ALIENS. Did he do that with PROMETHEUS?

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HEREDITARY Turns 5

Actor Toni Collette (THE SIXTH SENSE, FRIGHT NIGHT, KRAMPUS) had done enough "dark" films. She was done with Horror, she wanted more fun light comedies like Little Miss Sunshine!

Fortunately, however, she read Writer Ari Aster's HEREDITARY and, well, you already know how damn irresistable a great Horror story can be.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Lexa Doig (JUNGLEGROUND, WHILE MY PRETTY ONE SLEEPS [TV], TEEN SORCERY, CODE NAME PHOENIX, NO ALIBI, JASON X, THE 4400 [TV], STARGATE SG-1 [TV], BA'AL, FIREBALL, V [TV - 2010], CONTINUUM [TV], AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES, ARROW [TV], CHUCKY [TV]) is 49.
Actor Florence Faivre (THE COFFIN, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. [TV], THE EXPANSE [TV], AMERICAN MIRROR: INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY, THE ASSENT) is 39.
Actor Frank Grillo (DEADLY RIVALS, MINORITY REPORT, BLIND JUSTICE [TV], iMURDERS, PRIDE AND GLORY, EDGE OF DARKNESS, THE GATES [TV], MOTHER'S DAY [2010], MY SOUL TO TAKE, THE GREY, DISCONNECT, ZERO DARK THIRTY, COLLISION, CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER, THE PURGE: ANARCHY, DEMONIC, BIG SKY, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, THE PURGE: ELECTION YEAR, THE CRASH, STEPHANIE, WHEELMAN, BEYOND SKYLINE, INTO THE ASHES, AVENGERS: ENDGAME, POINT BLANK, BOSS LEVEL, JIU JITSU, COSMIC SIN, THE GATEWAY, SHATTERED, THE RESURRECTION OF CHARLES MANSON) is 56.
Frank shares a June birthday with his THE GREY alumnis, Liam Neeson and Joe Carnahan.
Look for Frank in the upcoming 2023 Horror Thrillers, KING OF THE KILLERS, MAN'S SON, HARD MATTER, DIE ALONE, and YEAR 2. In 2024, CREATURE COMMANDOS [TV].
Writer Daniel G Keohane (CHRISTMAS TREES AND MONKEYS: COLLECTED HORROR STORIES, SOLOMON'S GRAVE, PLAGUE OF DARKNESS, DESTROYER OF WORLDS) is 62 or something.

Takashi Miike Returns to the USA with LUMBERJACK THE MONSTER

It's Psychopathic murderer vs Serial Killer, the Miike way!

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TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA is 53

There's a lot of Horror movies out there and there's a lot of Vampire and Dracula movies out there. Now let me tell you why, if you haven't, you should watch TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
There are some people - whom you've never met - that you just like. And I like today's birthday girl,
Actor, Producer Colleen Camp (BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, DEATH GAME, CAT IN A CAGE, APOCALYPSE NOW, DEADLY GAMES, TRIAL BY TERROR, D.A.R.Y.L., CLUE, TRACK 29, WICKED STEP MOTHER, SLIVER, DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE, SHE CREATURE, THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED, HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER, EARTH vs. THE SPIDER, TEENAGE CAVEMAN, TRAPPED, DEAD AND DEADER, MYSTERY WOMAN, CIRQUE DU FREAK, PSYCHE: 9, KNOCK KNOCK, ALWAYS SHINE, THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, THE LEFT RIGHT GAME [TV], MONSTROUS, WILD EYED AND WICKED) who is 72.
Look for Colleen in the 9 years of post-production Hell, but still expected 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 (?) Horror movie, LAKE MEAD, which is Co-Wrote, Exec. Produced, and Produced by Eli Roth (CABIN FEVER, HOSTEL). And in 2023, 2024, UNIT 234.
Actor Liam Neeson (EXCALIBER, KRULL, SUSPECT, THE DEAD POOL, HIGH SPIRITS, DARKMAN, SHINING THROUGH, BEFORE AND AFTER, THE HAUNTING, BATMAN BEGINS, TAKEN, THE OTHER MAN, AFTER.LIFE, CLASH OF THE TITANS, UNKNOWN, THE GREY, WRATH OF THE TITANS, BATTLESHIP, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, TAKEN 2, NON-STOP, A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES, A MONSTER CALLS, THE COMMUTER, MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL, THE MARKSMAN, THE ICE ROAD, MEMORY, BLACKLIGHT, MARLOWE, RETRIBUTION, IN THE LAND OF SAINTS AND SINNERS) is 72.
Look for Liam in the upcoming 2024 Horror Thriller, COLD STORAGE.
Actor Anna Torv (THE BOOK OF REVELATION, FRANKENSTEIN [2007], FRINGE [TV], STEPHANIE, SECRET CITY [TV], MINDHUNTER [TV], THE LAST OF US [TV]) is 45.
Look for Anna in the 2022, 2023 Thriller, FORCE OF NATURE: THE DRY 2. Also in 2023, SCARYGIRL.
Actor Karl Urban (HEAVEN, THE IRREFUTABLE TRUTH ABOUT DEMONS, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, GHOST SHIP, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, DOOM, STAR TREK, AND SOON THE DARKNESS, PRIEST, DREDD, STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, LOFT, RIDDICK, STAR TREK BEYOND, THOR: RAGNAROK, THE SEA BEAST, THE BOYS [TV]) is 52.
Karl shares a June birthday with fellow CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK alumni Keith David.

17 Years Ago Today, Luc Besson's DISTRICT B13 Hit the US Hard

Read why this mini-masterpiece remains one of the most High-Octane Thrillers ever made! DISTRICT B13.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Robert Englund (SLASHED DREAMS, EATEN ALIVE, THE FIFTH FLOOR, DEAD & BURIED, GALAXY OF TERROR, A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET [original series], THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, C.H.U.D. II, NIGHT TERRORS, THE MANGLER, WISHMASTER, URBAN LEGEND, STRANGELAND, PYTHON, JASON VS. FREDDY, 2001 MANIACS, HATCHET, DANCE OF THE DEAD, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER, RED, ZOMBIE STRIPPERS!, NIGHT OF THE SINNER, FEAR CLINIC [TV], GOOD DAY FOR IT, THE MOLE MAN OF BELMONT AVENUE, STRIPPERS VS WEREWOLVES, INKUBUS, LAKE PLACID: THE FINAL CHAPTER, ZOMBIE MUTATION, KANTEMIR, THE FUNHOUSE MASSACRE, ABRUPTIO, and so much more!) is 76.
Look for Robert in the upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller movie, NATTY KNOCKS.
Actor Jason Isaacs (DANGEROUS LADY, DRAGONHEART, EVENT HORIZON, RESIDENT EVIL, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, GRINDHOUSE, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, SKELETONS, BATMAN: UNDER THE RED HOOD, HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Part 1 & 2, ABDUCTION, THE GREAT GHOST RESCUE, AWAKE [TV], SWEETWATER, CASTLEVANIA: LORDS OF SHADOW 2 [VG], ROSEMARY'S BABY [TV], DIG [TV], A CURE FOR WELLNESS, MONSTER FAMILY, LONDON FIELDS, LOOK AWAY, THE OA [TV], DARK CRYSTAL [TV], SCOOB!, OCCUPATION: RAINFALL, MASS, AGENT GAME) is 60.
Jason shares a June birthday with fellow "Dangerous Lady" alumni, Susan Lynch.
Jason also shares a June birthday with EVENT HORIZON alumni, Sean Pertwee.
Hollywood everything Chris Stavrakis (NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD [1990], DIABOLIQUE, CHILDREN OF THE LIVING DEAD, DOGMA, REIGN OF THE DEAD, THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES, ALTERED, THE HAUNTING HOUR, MORTAL REMAINS) who is 52.
Look for Chris' upcoming 2021, 2022 Horror Thriller, MORTAL REMAINS 2: CULT MOVIE.

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

Composer Tyler Bates (BLUE FLAME, DEEP DOWN, NOT LIKE US, ALIEN AVENGERS, SHRIEK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I DID LAST FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH, STRANGE FREQUENCY, CITY OF GHOSTS, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], THE DEAD WILL TELL, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS, SLITHER, SEE NO EVIL, 300, GRINDHOUSE, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN, DOOMSDAY, DAY OF THE DEAD [2008], THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, WATCHMEN, Rob Zombie's HALLOWEEN II, THE HAUNTED WORLD OF EL SUPERBEASTO, TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON, SUPER, SUCKER PUNCH, SYM-BIONIC TITAN [TV], CONAN THE BARBARIAN, THE DARKEST HOUR, GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION [VG], THE SACRAMENT, KILLZONE: SHADOWFALL [VG], NOT SAFE FOR WORK, FLIGHT 7500, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [all], JOHN WICK [all], THE BELKO EXPERIMENT, SALEM [TV], ATOMIC BLONDE, 24 HOURS TO LIVE, DEADPOOL 2, THE PUNISHER [TV], FAR CRY NEW DAWN [VG], PRIMAL [TV]) is 59.
Actor Amanda Crew (FINAL DESTINATION 3, MELTDOWN: DAYS OF DESTRUCTION, WHISTLER, MONSTER ARK, THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT, FEROCIOUS, A CROOKED SOMEBODY, TONE-DEAF, ISABELLE, FREAKS, MOST WANTED) is 37.
Writer Judi Rohrig (Feoamante.com alumni, former Editor of Hellnotes, Horror gadfly, various short stories) who is mumble something years old today.
Musician Niko McBrain (IRON MAIDEN: VIRTUAL IX, IRON MAIDEN [drummer], GIRLS GONE DEAD) is 71.
SFX Artist Jordu Schell (PREDATOR 2, BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR, GUYVER, PUPPET MASTER II, NEMESIS, SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK...AGAIN, HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE, ALIEN: RESURRECTION, STARSHIP TROOPERS, X-FILES: THE MOVIE, GALAXY QUEST, HOLLOW MAN, EVOLUTION, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], HULK, DAWN OF THE DEAD [2004], HELLBOY, SCARY MOVIE 3, BLADE: TRINITY, REEKER, FEAST, 300, THE MIST, ALIENS VS PREDATOR: REQUIEM, CLOVERFIELD, CREATURE OF DARKNESS, AVATAR, BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, COWBOYS & ALIENS, THE THING [2011], THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, MEN IN BLACK 3, THE WATCH, R.I.P.D., MONSTERS AT LARGE), is 56.
Actor Mark Wahlberg (FEAR, THE BIG HIT, THE CORRUPTOR, PLANET OF THE APES [2001], THE TRUTH ABOUT CHARLIE, THE HAPPENING, MAX PAYNE, THE LOVELY BONES, CONTRABAND, PRISONERS, TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST NIGHT, SCOOB!) is 52.
Look for Mark's upcoming 2021 Thriller, INFINITE.

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Actor Keith David (John Carpenter's THE THING [1982], THEY LIVE, LADY KILLERS [TV], FINAL ANALYSIS, NAILS [TV], THE PUPPET MASTERS, GARGOYLES [voice], THE GRAVE, SPAWN [TV], PRINCESS MONOKE [voice], PITCH BLACK, FINAL FANTASY [voice], 29 PALMS, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, DIRTY, SPAWN: The Animation, CHAIN LETTER, NOW HERE, SAMUEL BLEAK, THE INHERITANCE, SMILEY, CLOUD ATLAS, UNION FURNACE, SONS OF LIBERTY, IF I TELL YOU I HAVE TO KILL YOU, RANGE 15, RICK AND MORTY [TV], TALES FROM THE HOOD 2, YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER, LIVERSPOTS AND ASTRONOTS [TV], KIDS VS MONSTERS, THE SEVENTH DAY, FINAL SPACE [TV], BLACK AS NIGHT, THE GATEWAY, NOPE) is 67.
Look for Keith's upcoming Horror for 2022, 2023, FROM THE SHADOWS and ALL FUN AND GAMES. Also in 2023, the Horror Thriller, SHELBY OAKS.
Writer Joe Hill (Books: HEART-SHAPED BOX, 20th CENTURY GHOSTS, HORNS, NOS4A2, THE FIREMAN, STRANGE WEATHER, WRAITH, FULL THROTTLE. Movies: LOCKE & KEYE, HORNS, Joe Hill's TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, NOS4A2 [TV], CREEPSHOW [TV], THE BLACK PHONE, LOCKE & KEYE [TV]) is 51.
Actor Angelina Jolie (CYBORG 2, HACKERS, THE BONE COLLECTOR, Laura Croft: TOMB RAIDER, ORIGINAL SIN, LAURA CROFT TOMB RAIDER: The Cradle of Life, TAKING LIVES, SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, THE GOOD SHEPHERD, CHANGELING, WANTED, SALT, THE TOURIST, MALEFICENT [all], THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD, THE ETERNALS) is 48.
Actor Sean Pertwee (EVENT HORIZON, TALE OF THE MUMMY, FIVE SECONDS TO SPARE, SEVEN SECONDS TO LIVE, DOG SOLDIERS, EQUILIBRIUM, THE PROPHECY: Uprising, RENAISSANCE, WILDERNESS, BOTCHED, DOOMSDAY, MUTANT CHRONICLES, 4.3.2.1., DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND, FOUR, ULTRAMARINES, LIEN UPRISING, HOWL, GOTHAM [TV], THE PALE HORSE [TV], THE RECKONING, THE BRIDE THE INVITATION) is 59.
Look for Sean in the upcoming 2023 Thriller series, BLACK CAB.
Actor Bruce Dern (MARNIE, "HUSH ... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE", THE INCREDIBLE TWO-HEADED TRANSPLANT, FAMILY PLOT, BLACK SUNDAY, "AFTER DARK, MY SWEET", THE HAUNTING [1999], THE GLASS HOUSE, SWAMP DEVIL, THE HOLE, CHOOSE, TWIXT, TOOLBOX MURDERS 2, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, FREAKS, SWING LOW, MR. MERCEDES, BUCK ALAMO, HELLBLAZERS, MID-CENTURY, THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME, ) is 86 and the only living actor who can claim roles in 2 Alfred Hitchcock movies.
Look for Bruce in the upcoming 2023 Horror Thriller THE DEVIL'S TRAP. Also in 2023, ROBOT DRACULA and THE SKULLETON.

POLTERGEIST Turns 41

This is how audiences felt when they sat before massive screens, surrounded by giant theater speakers, and were blown into the world of POLTERGEIST.

SATURDAY -

Actor Bonnie Aarons (CAGED HEAT 3000, MULHOLLAND DR. [TV], MULHOLLAND DR., SPECTOR'S ROCK, WRISTCUTTERS: A LOVE STORY, I KNOW WHO KILLED ME, INALIENABLE, HELL RIDE, DRAG ME TO HELL, DAHMER VS GACY, THE CONJURING 2, THE NUN, JAKOB'S WIFE, FRANK, I LIVE ALONE) is 45.
Look for Bonnie in the 2022 Horror movie, WIZARDREAM, written and directed by the late Director and SFX Artist, John Carl Buechler (FRIDAY THE 13th Part VII: THE NEW BLOOD).
And in 2023, MARTINEZ MARGARITAS AND MURDER and THE BELL KEEPER.
Writer/bookstore owner/Actor Del Howison (Books: DARK DELICACIES, DARK DELICACIES II, DARK DELICACIES III. Movies: THE VAMPIRE HUNTERS CLUB, HORRORVISION, SCARLETT COUNTESS, B-MOVIE MONSTER, BOOGIE WITH THE UNDEAD, COUNTESS DRACULA'S ORGY OF BLOOD, THE VOID [2016], EVIL BONG 888: INFINITY HIGH) is 71.
Look for Del in the 2023 Horror Thriller, THE SALEM CHRONICLES.
Writer, Producer, and feoamante.com alumni, Kelly Parks (UNIVERSAL DEAD, DEMON PROTOCOL) is 62.
Actor James Purefoy (THE CLONING OF JOANNA MAY, FEAST OF JULY, BRIGHT HAIR, LIGHTHOUSE, RESIDENT EVIL, BLESSED, BLACKBEARD: TERROR AT SEA, FRANKENSTEIN [2007], SOLOMON KANE, JOHN CARTER, THE FOLLOWING [TV], HIGH-RISE, ALTERED CARBON [TV], HAP AND LEONARD [TV], LIMBO, EL CANDIDATO, A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES [TV], PENNYWORTH [TV], A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES [TV] is 54.
James shares a June birthday with fellow THE CLONING OF JOANA MAY alumni, Brian Cox.
Horror Artist Mike Soznowski (SATAN'S 3-RING CIRCUS OF HELL) is 61.

PSYCHO II Turns 40

It took 22 years to make the sequel because no one thought it could work. You can't follow an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Preposterous! It's foolish to even try. But there were hundreds of big name PSYCHO fans living in Hollywood who worked in the industry. They were among the tops in their field and they'd love to give it a shot.

Then Hitchcock himself recommended a Director. With that blessing, actor Anthony Perkins, who uniquely made Norman Bates all his own, said he'd do it.

The rest, as is said, is the history of PSYCHO II.

HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
Actor Morena Baccarin (FIREFLY [TV], SERENITY, SANDS OF OBLIVION, STOLEN LIVES, V [2009 - TV], HOMELAND [TV], SON OF BATMAN, BATMAN: BAD BLOOD, DEADPOOL [TV], GOTHAM [TV], DEADPOOL [all], TO YOUR LAST DEATH, GREENLAND, HOME INVASION [TV], LAST LOOKS) is 44.
Morena shares a June 2 birthday with her FIREFLY and SERENITY alumni, Jewel Staite.
Look for Morena in the upcoming 2023 Thriller, ELEVATION. Also in 2023, TROPICO and DEADPOOL 3.
Writer Bill Breedlove (Various short stories) is 62 or something.
Producer Kevin Feige (X-MEN [all], SPIDER-MAN [all], DAREDEVIL, IRON MAN [all], THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THOR [all], CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER [all], THE AVENGERS [all], THOR: THE DARK WORLD, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY [all], AGENT CARTER [TV], DOCTOR STRANGE [all], BLACK PANTHER, CAPTAIN MARVEL, WANDA VISION, THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER [TV], BLACK WIDOW, SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, MOONKNIGHT [TV], GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Vol. 3), is 50.
For 2023 look for Kevin's Horror Thriller, BLADE.
Writer, Publisher, Warren Lapine (ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE magazine, Wilder Publications, THE KISS INTERVIEWS, JUST LIKE THE JETSONS AND OTHER STORIES) is 59.
Writer Matthew Pierce (REFLECTED EVIL, THE DARK CURSE OF WHISPERS) is 62 or something I think.
Actor Zachary Quinto (24, HEROES, STAR TREK [2009], MARGIN CALL, AMERICAN HORROR STORY, STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, STAR TREK BEYOND, PASSAGE TO MARS, HOTEL ARTEMIS, NOS4A2 [TV], INVINCIBLE [TV]) is 46.
Look for Zachary in the upcoming 2022, 2023 Thriller, DISTANT.
Actor James Ransone (INSIDE MAN, PROM NIGHT [2008], SINISTER, OLDBOY [2013], KRISTY, SINISTER 2, FUN SIZE HORROR: Vol. TWO, GEMINI, MOSAIC [TV], FAMILY BLOOD, THE FIRST [TV], CAPTIVE STATE, IT CHAPTER TWO, WHAT WE FOUND, BLACK PHONE) is 44.
Actor Jewel Staite (FIREFLY [TV], SERENITY, THE TRIBE, STARGATE: ATLANTIS, MOTHMAN [2010], THE DOOMSDAY PROPHECY, ANIMISM [TV], THE KILLING [TV], SHE WHO MUST BURN, THE WRONG BED: NAKED PURSUIT, THE MAGICIANS [TV]) is 41.
Jewel shares a June 3 birthday with FIREFLY alumni, Morena Baccarin and they both share a June Birthday month with fellow FIREFLY alumni, Mark Sheppard.
Writer Bev Vincent (THE ROAD TO THE DARK TOWER: Exploring Stephen King's Magnum Opus, THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: 8 Secondary Characters from The Dark Tower Series, THE STEPHEN KING SOURCEBOOK, STEPHEN KING: ILLUSTRATED COMPANION) is 63.

42 Years of Lucio Fulci's
HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY

A favorite among Fulci fans, read why this still cherished movie is So Bad It's Good after nearly half a century! THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY.

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MR BROOKS is 16 Today

The sinister character of Mr. Brooks has no redeeming qualities. He is everything we should hate. So how did co-writer and Director Bruce A. Evans (STARMAN, STAND BY ME) get us to like him? Read my review of MR BROOKS.

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HAPPY HORROR THRILLER BIRTHDAYS TO -

By E.C. McMullen Jr.
This writer's work was so profound, that many a modern day Televangelist is so befuddled, as to quote from this writer's works; believing it to be in their Bible! In fact, Dante's interpretation of what the afterlife must look and feel like, not only contradicts the Christian bible, but is widely held (by western Christians who apparently don't even read their bible) as THE actual view of what happens to a person after death. In essence, more western Christians believe in Dante's version of the afterlife than they believe in their Bible's vision (and they probably never read Dante either!)! So Happy Birthday to -
Writer Dante Alighieri (THE DIVINE COMEDIES, INFERNO. Game: THE LOST [VG]. Movies: DANTE'S INFERNO [2007]) whose remains - what remain of them - are 757 today.
Actor Brian Cox (WHEN WE DEAD AWAKEN, MANHUNTER, MURDER BY MOONLIGHT, SECRET WEAPON, HIDDEN AGENDA, DECEPTIONS, THE CLONING OF JOANNA MAY, CHAIN REACTION, THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT, KISS THE GIRLS, THE MINUS MAN, COMPLICITY, THE BOURNE IDENTITY, THE RING, THE RECKONING, X2, THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, RED EYE, TRICK R' TREAT, RED [2008], AS GOOD AS DEAD, RED [2010], THE VETERAN, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, EXIT HUMANITY, BLOOD, HER, ANNA, THE ANOMALY, THE GAME [TV], MORGAN, THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE, GOOD OMENS [TV], STRANGE BUT TRUE, LAST MOMENT OF CLARITY, THE BAY OF SILENCE, SEPARATION, BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS [TV], THE INDEPENDENT) is 77.
Look for Brian in the 2023, THE PARENTING. Also in 2023, THE ELECTRIC STATE.
Actor and Producer Morgan Freeman (ELECTRIC COMPANY [TV show, among his many characters were Count Dracula and The Mad Scientist], THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, OUTBREAK, SE7EN, KISS THE GIRLS, ALONG CAME A SPIDER, THE SUM OF ALL FEARS, DREAMCATCHER, UNLEASHED, BATMAN BEGINS, WAR OF THE WORLDS, GONE BABY GONE, WANTED, THE DARK KNIGHT, RED, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES, OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN, OBLIVION, NOW YOU SEE ME, LONDON HAS FALLEN, TRANSCENDENCE, LUCY, THE POISON ROSE, SOLOS [TV], THE MINUTE YOU WAKE UP DEAD, MUTI THE RITUAL KILLER) is 87.
Look for Morgan in the 2023 Thriller, 57 SECONDS. And in 2024, SNIFF.
Writer Fran Friel (MAMA'S BOY, THE SEA ORPHAN, BEACH OF DREAMS), is another year older today!
Actor Teri Polo (PHANTOM OF THE OPERA [TV], THE ARRIVAL, HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN 1997 [TV], VAN HELSING CHRONICLES [TV], BRIMSTONE [TV], THE UNSAID, DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE, 2:13, THE BEACON, THE HOLE [2009], BEYOND, FINAL RECOURSE, DEADLY DELUSION, DEADLY SWITCH) is 55.
Actor Jonathan Pryce (MURDER IS EASY, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, BRAZIL, THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS, HAUNTED HONEYMOON, MAN ON FIRE, DEADLY ADVICE, DARK BLOOD, STIGMATA, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Trilogy, THE BROTHERS GRIMM, G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA, ECHELON CONSPIRACY, CITY STATE, DARK BLOOD, G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, NARCOPOLIS, THE WHITE KING, GAME OF THRONES [TV], TABOO [TV], THE GHOST AND THE WHALE, TALES FROM THE LOOP [TV], ALL THE OLD KNIVES, SCROOGE: A CHRISTMAS CAROL) is 76.
Actor Parrish Randall (THE QUICK AND THE UNDEAD, THE FLESH KEEPER, SLAUGHTER HOUSE, PROTEGE, DARK SPACES, DEAD OF KNIGHT, POSSUM WALK, KODIE, CHILLERAMA, JACOB, IMAGO, GUT INSTINCTS, HOUSE CALL, IMAGO [2013], CIRCUS OF THE DEAD, HAIR METAL SHOTGUN ZOMBIE MASSACRE, ESTELLA'S REVENGE, FUN. DARK RITUAL) is 63.