Events on this day:
April 8th.
This is a small
selection of science fiction and horror related events that have
happened on this day over the years.
Born on this day in
1893 – Grace Cunard, actress who appeared in The Bride of
Frankenstein
On this day in 1950
– Dimension X, a radio anthology series largely adapted from
stories in Astounding and other magazines, debuts on NBC, dramatizing
classic stories by Heinlein, Asimov, Bradbury, and others.
Born on this day in
1955 – Kane Hodder, actor who has appeared in Star Trek: DS9, Jason
X, Project: Metalbeast, Scanner Cop II, Alligator, and Alligator II:
The Mutation
Cthulhu Mythos
Trivia:
April 8 The French
warship Versailles is reported to have vanished off the coast of
Ponape, around the same time as the appearance of a bank of strange
low-lying fog. ("Out of the Ages," Carter)
And in the horror
genre:
On this day in 1955
- Kane Hodder (actor who portrayed Jason Voorhees in several of the
Friday the 13th films) was born
On this day in 1977
- Demon Seed was released theatrically
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