- Aurora Monster Models – turning every boy’s dream into a nightmare!
- Johnny Eck – the famous Half-Boy from Freaks
- Lon Chaney Jr
- Maria Ouspenskaya, the Russian actress who became The Wolf Man’s iconic Gypsy Woman
- Creature from the Black Lagoon (Universal 1954)
- Werewolf of London (Universal 1935)
- Mark of the Vampire (MGM 1935)
- Dracula AD 1972 (Hammer 1972) – why this much maligned classic is so important
- Brides of Dracula, The (Hammer 1960)
- This Island Earth (Universal 1955)
American director and writer Lambert Hillyer was born on the 8th of July, 1889 to character actress Lydia Knott. Hillyer proved to be a […]
Child actress Marilyn Harris was born on the 17th of July, 1924 in San Fernando, California. Placed in an orphanage at birth, she was […]
Ellen Miriam Hopkins was born in Savannah, Georgia on the 18th of October, 1902. Her childhood experiences as a choirgirl provided training of a […]
Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen was born Raymond Frederick Harryhausen on the 29th of June, 1920 in Los Angeles, California. With the talents of […]
Rondo Hatton was born on the 22nd of April, 1894 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Suffering from acromegaly, a disorder of the pituitary gland, Hatton never […]
Valerie Hobson was born on the 14th of April, 1917. She appeared in two classic monster films in 1935 – as Elizabeth in The Bride […]
French poet, novelist and dramatist Victor Marie Hugo was born on the 26th of February, 1802. One of France’s greatest and best known writers, […]
