As one of the two female leads who helped launched Eli Roth’s infectious sleeper debut CABIN FEVER (2002) into one of the first new franchises of the 21st century, actress, author, and producer Cerina Vincent is well known to horror fans worldwide as her character Marcy, one of the college students who unwittingly become exposed to a horrifying virus during a backwoods cabin getaway with her friends.

One of the later characters to become infected, Cerina’s Saturn Award-nominated performance offers up many of the film’s best scenes, including the infamous leg-shaving scene in the bathtub before her surprising and untimely end.

Spawning two sequels and a remake, CABIN FEVER’s unsettling gore and dark fun established Cerina as a multi-genre star. From her previous major hits in family, comedic, and now horror, Cerina’s career spread in new directions, reaching nearly 80 film and TV appearances since her introduction only four years before FEVER.

In her second-ever role, Cerina lept from virtual unknown to stardom when cast as the Yellow Ranger in POWER RANGERS LOST GALAXY (1999), the first of the team introduced in Season 7 of the mega-popular franchise. Bringing the team together to join the fight when the evil insectoid horde attacks her homeworld in search of the Quasar Sabers, she and each of her new friends are chosen worthy to draw the swords excalibur-style and morph into the new Galaxy Rangers, imbued with powers and ninja-style fighting skills. A dream come true for any young actor, LOST GALAXY held the highest opening ratings of any POWER RANGERS series and featured more on-screen deaths than any other season. Cerina enjoyed global recognition as Galaxy Yellow across 45 episodes, three popular home videos, and crossover appearances in POWER RANGERS LIGHTSPEED RESCUE (2000) and in countless home adventures through the various action figure releases of her character.

Between journeys to the stars and the backwoods, Cerina is also fondly remembered from the raunchy high school comedy spoof NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE MOVIE (2001) as the always-nude exchange student Areola, aside future stars Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly and a host of others.

Her first foray into horror was released just after POWER RANGERS in FEAR RUNS SILENT (2000), an invisible monster creature feature with legends Stacy Keach and Billy Dee Williams, followed by the unsettling horror short from cult auteur David Lynch, DARKENED ROOM (2002). Alongside her future FEVER co-star, Jordan Ladd, this creepy, ever-cryptic look into Lynch’s themes from that time focuses on a shadowy space with an increasing sense of dread as one girl struggles to escape a locked room with a sinister secret inside.

Continuing with horror amid many mainstream appearances on screen, Cerina next popped up in MURDER-SET-PIECES (2004) with Tony Todd, Gunnar Hansen and Edwin Neal right after CABIN FEVER and then the haunted tunnel ghost story INTERMEDIO (2005) with Edward Furlong.

Taking the lead in IT WAITS (2005), Cerina returns to the deep forest as the lone park ranger of tower 19. A former marine who experiences premonitions, she and her boyfriend are ex-military park rangers who face an unheard of mythological creature attracted by the negative energy of Cerina’s past, killing all those around her as it torments its prey.

Up next came the Sci-Fi Channel original movie SASQUATCH MOUNTAIN (2006), also released as DEVIL ON THE MOUNTAIN, with Lance Henriksen and Tim Thomerson, where she played the hostage of murderous bank robbers trapped between the police and a man-eating Bigfoot.

The same year, Cerina was captured by criminals again in SEVEN MUMMIES (2006) as a beautiful corrections officer kidnapped by escaped convicts. Running afoul of ghosts, cursed gold, a variety of undead cowboys/cowgirls, and cult faves Danny Trejo, Martin Kove, and Billy Drago, she does her best to survive before facing the rise of seven unholy mummies in the Arizona desert.

In a sequel to the remake of William Castle’s Vincent Price classic, RETURN TO HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (2007), Cerina plays a college student searching for the demonic baphomet statue with her professor. Not believing in ghosts, she double-crosses her teacher and gets trapped in the deadly haunted house with the others. Made with interactive technology from the period, the Blu-Ray release allows the viewer to choose between two ways the story can proceed at different points in the film, resulting in 96 story possibilities and was extremely innovative home viewing for the time.

Next of note comes Greg Nicotero’s award-winning comedy short THE UNITED MONSTER TALENT AGENCY (2010) that picked up the Rondo Award for Best Short Film and led to her being cast by Nicotero again as Kelly in his THE WALKING DEAD: WEBISODES (2011) series. Shortly after, she began working with director John Fitzpatrick as producer and lead in the popular horror comedy short SKYPEMARE (2013), then again in BRENTWOOD STRANGLER (2015) starring Jordan Ladd, followed by an episode of SCARY ENDINGS (2015), and then his experimental, completely improvised series, THE REFLEX EXPERIENCE (2017).

Bouncing back to big screen horror once more, Cerina appears in another Saturn Award winner as Ellen, wife of the man murdered by the killer Jack-O’-Lantern in TALES OF HALLOWEEN (2015). This fun little segment titled “Bad Seed” was helmed by UK horror director Neil Marshall and features Joe Dante as the pumpkin scientist. Then that same year, she cameos in the fantastic cult horror comedy FREAKS OF NATURE (2015) as Denis Leary’s assistant/girlfriend, alongside Bob Edenkirk, Keegan-Micheal Key and Vanessa Hudgens.

Stepping behind the camera, Cerina wrote and produced the six episodes of STAY FILTHY, CALI (2015), appearing in three episodes and casting CABIN FEVER co-star Jordan Ladd in one. Also directed by John Fitzpatrick, these hilarious PSA announcements are raunchy comedic vignettes where Bruce Campbell steps in as narrator to encourage you to stop wasting water during the California water shortage of 2015.

Continuing the horror trend in recent years places Cerina as a killer office assistant in THE WORK WIFE (2019), then the lead in the giallo-inspired meta slasher film THAT’S A WRAP (2023), and again as one of the cat-obsessed killers in horror comedy DON’T LET THE CAT OUT (2025), about a couple looking for a human vessel to transfer the soul of their beloved cat into. Also of note, she recently guested on two episodes of the popular cable horror host show SVENGOOLIE (1995), a vintage format B horror showcase that has been running weekly for over 30 years.

Over the years, Cerina has made appearances on many shows and is probably best known on the small screen for starring alongside Jenna Ortega on her Disney Channel sitcom STUCK IN THE MIDDLE (2016) as the family mom of her and the other six children. Other shows include ALLY MCBEAL (1997), FELICITY (1998), MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE (2000), CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (2000), TWO AND A HALF MEN (2003), BONES (2005), CALIFORNICATION (2007), NCIS: LOS ANGELES (2009), MIKE & MOLLY (2010) and WORKAHOLICS (2011).

Appearing in several thrillers as well in recent years and with at least six projects on the horizon, Cerina shows no sign of slowing down. As an author, Cerina has also co-written the best-selling HOW TO EAT LIKE A HOT CHICK, HOW TO LOVE LIKE A HOT CHICK, and LIVE LIKE A HOT CHICK. Sharing her irreverent yet inspiring lifestyle advice for women, she has become a regular on The Today Show, and a blogger for The Huffington Post.

Also dedicated to supporting important charities, Cerina works every year to raise money for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and The Life After Project, which supports mental health and suicide prevention.

As a talented young actress, Jordan Ladd made over 20 film and TV appearances before attracting the eye of several fantastic cult directors, including Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, and David Lynch, who have each featured her across many great projects.

The first was the role of Karen in Roth’s CABIN FEVER (2002), one of the two female leads in the original breakout hit that launched sequels and a remake in 2016. As part of a group of college students partying at a backwoods cabin rental while a deadly flesh-eating virus is affecting animals in the surrounding forest, Jordan is the original infected of the crew, unwittingly contracting the disease. Amid a disastrous chain of events, her misfortune creates several shockingly gory scenes as she struggles to survive and get medical attention.

The same year, Jordan leads as the distraught blonde alongside her CABIN FEVER co-star Cerina in David Lynch’s dread-filled short DARKENED ROOM (2002) before
popping up in his dark and unsettling film-inside-a-film INLAND EMPIRE (2006) as Laura Dern’s close friend, frequently talking to her about the spiralling situation in many of the surreal girl gossip sequences.

Winner of the Young Hollywood Award for One To Watch in 2007, Jordan made two appearances in GRINDHOUSE (2007). Between the 70s-inspired flicks of the double bill, she’s Judy in the original THANKSGIVING short whose lovers are constantly beheaded in the hilarious fake trailer that eventually became its own franchise in 2023. Then, as Shanna in its second feature DEATH PROOF (2007), written and directed by Tarantino, Jordan is one of the first group of girls chased by Stuntman Mike in his deadly Chevy Nova SS, slowly building toward one of the most amazing kill scenes put on film. Sharing much screen time with Eli Roth in this one, Jordan collaborated with him again that year in a small role during HOSTEL PART II (2007), as the girlfriend of the sole survivor of the first film.

With over 50 TV and film appearances to her credit, Jordan’s first foray into horror happened much earlier as Eliza, the beautiful mean girl and frenemy of Alyssa Milano in her much-publicized erotic vampire feature, EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE (1995). With many other comedy and dramatic projects in between, next in the genre came Broken Lizard’s horror-comedy CLUB DREAD (2004) as Penelope, the suspected slasher bumping off the island partiers, before taking the lead role in the institutional horror MADHOUSE (2004). A young nurse newly placed in a rundown, dilapidated mental asylum with head doctor Lance Henriksen and disturbed patient Natasha Lyonne, Jordan investigates the violent murders and ghostly hauntings with original BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) star and genre regular Joshua Leonard.

Later, we see her as the unfortunate mother of a vampire baby in GRACE (2009) from producer Adam Green, creator of the HATCHET (2006) franchise. This novel take on vampire lore sees Jordan battling to keep her undead child alive with a steady supply of blood. Turning out a very impressive performance, she was nominated that year for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award in the Best Actress category.

Relating the true tale of her own paranormal encounter, Jordan gave CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES (2008) its highest top-rated episode before returning to scare viewers again as star of the 9-time award-winning comedy horror short BRENTWOOD STRANGLER (2015) and the popular online horror short series SCARY ENDINGS (2015), both from director and frequent Cerina Vincent collaborator John Fitzpatrick.

After appearing as herself on two episodes of ELI ROTH’S HISTORY OF HORROR (2018), Jordan next played the prominent and murderous cult member Kim in SATANIC PANIC (2019). As the character who first warns the broke pizza girl to leave when she crashes the ritual needing money for gasoline, and then ultimately chases her around the neighborhood looking for a sacrificial replacement, Jordan shines as the mom in a family of deranged upper-class devil worshippers. Shortly after, Jordan made her final genre outing as Becca in the baby-themed ghost horror, VOICES (2020) about a blind mother-to-be facing the murderers of an innocent child who has connected with her from the afterlife.

The latest from a Hollywood dynasty of actors, actresses, and executives starting with her grandfather and grandmother Alan Ladd and Sue Carol, Jordan is the daughter of actor David Ladd, also the producer of Wes Craven’s SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW (1988) and actress/model/singer Cheryl Ladd (CHARLIE’S ANGELS 1976).

A natural on camera, Jordan began appearing in commercials at the age of two before joining her mom on an episode of the original CHARLIE’S ANGELS (1976) as her Angel character, Kris at age 3.

Pursuing acting full time after finishing high school, Jordan starred alongside her mother a few times over her career. Starting with Jordan’s small role in the illegitimate child drama, THE GIRL WHO CAME BETWEEN THEM (1990) starring Cheryl, followed by shared lead roles of mother and daughter in EVERY MOTHER’S WORST FEAR (1998), which sees Jordan targeted by an Internet predator, she eventually joins her mom once again with both taking smaller roles in the very well received Lifetime film, THE CHRISTMAS CONTRACT (2018).

Other projects of note over the years include NEVER BEEN KISSED (1999), the popular romantic comedy with Drew Barrymore, then as the egg-laying avenger Nightbird in early superhero parody THE SPECIALS (2000) from James Gunn, the killer girlfriend thriller THE DEADLY LOOK OF LOVE (2000), the porn star funeral episode of SIX FEET UNDER (2001) directed by Kathy Bates, the popular Ryan Reynolds comedy WAITING… (2005), several episodes of ROBOT CHICKEN (2005), Cerina Vincent’s STAY FILTHY, CALI (2015) with Bruce Campbell, TV movie thriller STAGE FRIGHT (2017), the Charlie Brown inspired GOOD GRIEF (2017), and comedy THE UNTOLD STORY (2019).

Best known from TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2 (1986) as radio disc jockey Vanita “Stretch” Brock, Caroline was unfortunate enough to record the film’s first chainsaw murders during a request call, and then teams up with Dennis Hopper’s Texas Ranger to seek out the murderous Leatherface and the rest of his cannibal Sawyer family. Featuring several very memorable scenes and great performances by all, this is one of the franchise’s best sequels as she becomes separated from Hopper’s over-the-top, almost Nick Cage-style of lawman, and trapped in Texas chili hell. Struggling to avoid becoming the next victim inside the Sawyers’ secret hideout under the dilapidated “Texas Battle Land” amusement park, Caroline endures chainsaw battles, witnesses a live skinning, and even a gruesomely romantic dance with Leatherface as her intense, fear-fraught portrayal cemented her as a favorite 80s scream queen.

Before TCM2, Caroline began with mainstream roles which continued alongside horror highlights STEPFATHER II (1989), where Caroline plays Matty, best friend of the murderous stepdad’s new wife, his mail carrier and session patient followed by an easter egg style cameo as a reporter in LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III (1990) and then found herself chasing a magic coin in LEPRECHAUN 3 (1995). Playing a crooked roulette dealer in Brian Trenchard-Smith’s unhinged horror-comedy, Caroline gambles on cosmetic enhancements from Warwick Davis’ imp only to find herself “bursting” with bad luck.

With a quick stop on SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH (1996) and other popular 90s shows, Caroline enjoyed a lengthy period in more mainstream fare to finally return to horror in Rob Zombie’s HALLOWEEN II (2009). Her first of many cameos in the genre, she plays the lead doctor in the opening scene when the final girls of part one are admitted to the hospital before doing a double take of Canadian horror with THE UNLEASHED (2011) and ABOLITION (2011) with PHANTASM star Reggie Bannister and “Johnny” from IN A VIOLENT NATURE, Ry Barrett.

Caroline’s next great eerie entry came in one of the best retro slasher franchises of this century, HATCHET III (2013). A fun sequel exploding with gore from writer/creator Adam Green and director BJ McDonnell, who later tapped her for a part in the SLAYER music video shorts with Danny Trejo, cast her as the journalist Amanda, ex-wife of the sheriff and resident Victor Crowley expert who alone has figured out the secret to ending the curse.

After that came a steady stream of roles big and small in a wide variety of horror-fare including CONTRACTED (2013) , the sexual assault STD body horror where Caroline plays the concerned but aomewhat overbearing mother of the infected girl; then THE PROFANE EXHIBIT (2013) as the troubled wife opposite Clint Howard in Uwe Boll’s piece of this international anthology that also includes segments by Italian horror legends Ruggero Deodato and Sergio Stivaletti; and TALES OF HALLOWEEN (2015) before sending a big nod back to her TCM2 in SHARKNADO 4: THE 4TH AWAKENS (2016) where she plays “Stretch” once more as owner of the Top Chop Chainsaw Store alongside Dog the Bounty Hunter and Leatherface actor Dan Yeager from TEXAS CHAINSAW (2013).

Married to the Istar-controlled restaurateur in BLOOD FEAST (2016), Caroline becomes the involuntary participant in the one-man cult’s bizarre ritual murders through this German-helmed remake of the Herschell Gordon Lewis classic before making an excellent cameo role as the mother of the “Hanukiller” with Sid Haig and Corman legend Dick Miller in HANUKKAH (2019), a Jewish sendup of the holiday slasher theme.

Next came another cameo in Glenn Danzig’s VEROTIKA (2019) before starring roles in the neat vampire indie TEN MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT (2020), where she finds herself as a late night radio host behaving strangely after being bitten by a bat on her way to work one evening, and then as the lead scientist on an underwater geothermal energy crew who disturb the habitat of giant 180ft sharks in MEGALODON: THE FRENZY (2023).

Now with over 80 TV and film appearances to date, Caroline most recently sank her fangs into a RENFIELD (2023) cameo as the mobbed-up lawyer who springs mafia heir Ted Lobo out of jail after he runs afoul of the titular character, followed by HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING (2024) as the devious, conniving aunt in this Christmas-themed slasher, and the upcoming DEATH CAME KNOCKING (2026), releasing later this year.

SHE-WOLF! Before Gage Golightly infected audiences as the teen camper who becomes primary victim of the unknown flesh-eating disease in CABIN FEVER (2016), the revisioning sequel of Eli Roth’s classic, Gage shone in TEEN WOLF (2011) as the lovely femme-fatale werewolf, Erica Reyes, prominently featured in seasons Two and Three as the sickly student transformed by a bite from the alpha Derek to become one of his pack.

Later appearing in iZOMBIE (2015) as investigative reporter Alice “Al” Bronson across several episodes during the final season, her character profiled the villainous businessman Blaine DeBeers and stirred up trouble by digging into allegations of his illegal activities.

While mostly playing in comedies and dramas throughout her career, Gage kept things spooky as the cheerleading female lead in the monster hunter series, THE TROOP (2009). With a popular four-year run, this award-winning youth series featured a group of teens who fought to protect the world from supernatural creatures, including everything from dragons to vampire hamsters, while attending high school.

Following her TEEN WOLF howl, Gage jumped into the stoner demonic possession horror/comedy EXETER (2015), along with great genre villain Stephen Lang, as she crab-walks her way through this overlooked offering from Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions and director Marcus Nispel, remaker of classic films such as TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) and FRIDAY THE 13TH (2009), and other producers of the PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2007) and INSIDIOUS (2010) franchises.

Launching her career with a series of TV movies and episodes as a child actor, Gage has appeared on THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY (2005), played the close supporting role of the main character’s daughter in both 5IVE DAYS TO MIDNIGHT (2004), the sci-fi murder mystery mini series alongside Timothy Hutton and the medical drama HEARTLAND (2007 USA) with Treat Williams, and appeared with BUFFY star Sarah Michelle Gellar in drama thriller series RINGER (2011).

Other notable roles include girlfriend Karen in the 1980s period coming of age story RED OAKS (2014), Lynn in the missing person mystery series TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY (2017), and comedies STEP SISTERS (2018), THE LAST SUMMER (2019), and 68 WHISKEY (2020), as one of the lead combat medics in this dark comedy military series from Ron Howard.

Currently, Gage has stepped behind the camera, taking on co-writer and co-director roles for the upcoming SICKLERVILLE, now filming with genre regulars Felissa Rose (SLEEPAWAY CAMP 1983) and Dana DeLorenzo (ASH VS EVIL DEAD 2015).

Remembered by fans everywhere as the leader of THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987), Andre impressed audiences as Sean, the “monster kid” horror expert, who forms and then names the Monster Squad after he figures out that the classic Universal monsters have come to town to further the cause of evil. The son of a police detective, he learns of a series of events that could only have been caused by Dracula and his crew and realizes that kids are the only ones who can stop them, as the adults don’t believe the monsters really exist.

Given a book written by Abraham Van Helsing with instructions on how to overcome the evil creatures, Sean and his friends and family face the monsters to find the mystical amulet that can banish them to limbo, before staking Dracula himself during the big finale.

Envisioned as THE LITTLE RASCALS meet the Universal Monsters and uniquely realized as an 80s-style update of both classic properties by the charming child actors, Andre and his co-stars won the 1988 Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Actors/Actresses Ensemble in Television or Motion Picture.

Returning to the project years later, Andre both directed and co-wrote the popular MONSTER SQUAD feature documentary WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS (2018) about the enduring legacy and fandom of the 80s cult classic film, which to this day shows no signs of stopping. Produced by his frequent online collaborator and SQUAD co-star Ryan Lambert, the documentary reached the #1 position on Amazon for its category shortly after release.

An in-demand child actor of the 1980’s, Andre consistently guest-starred on the most popular television series, but only in his THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1985) episode did he touch on horror themes before his MONSTER SQUAD turn. Here, he shares top billing with three-time Oscar nominee and Carrie’s Mom, Piper Laurie, in a segment written by Ray Bradbury called “The Burning Man” where Andre’s character and his aunt encounter true genetic evil on a ride through the backwoods of America. Directed by J.D. Feigelson, the writer/producer of Wes Craven’s CHILLER (1985), and followed by a segment from Wes Craven himself with several other stars from the period, this is a fantastic classic from the first season of the series’ triumphant 80s return.

With appearances on over 20 different television series before MONSTER SQUAD, not including films and TV commercials such as the infamous Atari 2600 “E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL” game in 1982, Andre’s talent was widely recognized across Hollywood. Some series of note are recurring characters on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (1973) and DAYS OF OUR LIVES (1965) before moving to Prime-Time with episodes of ST. ELSEWHERE (1982), HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN (1984), NIGHT COURT (1984), T.J. HOOKER (1982), REMINGTON STEELE (1982), SIDEKICKS (1986), MR BELVEDERE (1985) and MY TWO DADS (1987) with Paul Reiser.

The most standout single TV roles include THE A-TEAM (1983), directed by top 60s/70s actor and Dario Argento’s DEEP RED star David Hemmings, where Andre pals around with Mr. T while taking on a corrupt logging union, to be followed the next year in KNIGHT RIDER (1982) as the skateboarding kid who befriends and watches TV inside K.I.T.T. as the talking car teaches him it’s cool to go to school, and also as the junior con-man/thief from THE WIZARD (1986) who infiltrates the Wizard’s workshop to steal a prototype toy plane which two assassins plan to use to blow up an airliner.

He continued with television appearances for a few years after MONSTER SQUAD hit big, starring as the son of POTUS George C. Scott on the early Fox series MR. PRESIDENT (1987) for its two-season run and also in a recurring role on THE HOGAN FAMILY (1986) with Jason Bateman, before becoming an acting coach for others entering the entertainment industry in the 90s.

In recent years, Andre has enjoyed cameo appearances in a variety of indie horror projects such as the anthology VAULT OF DARKNESS (2009), then as politician Sam Wellner in the horror spoof sequel CAESAR AND OTTO’S PARANORMAL HALLOWEEN (2015) with Felissa Rose, Vernon Wells, Sean Whalen and a number of video era scream queens.

Amid other dramatic roles, Andre kept things spooky in BABY FRANKENSTEIN (2018) as the mysterious owner of an intelligent homunculus that has escaped his clutches, and the geeks-vs-demons horror comedy RETRO FREAKS (2022), which he enjoyed so much he became a producer for the 2025 sequel. Next, he was reunited with MONSTER SQUAD co-star Ryan Lambert as a Catholic priest battling demonic possession in THE DEMONS WITHIN (2023), and most recently appeared as one of the billionaire clients of David Dastmalchian and Ashley Greene in the captive medical-themed horror, THE CURE (2026).

Stealing scenes and capturing your heart in THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987), Ashley Bank is Phoebe, the sweet little sister of Sean who desperately wants to join his monster club, and the first to actually encounter a real supernatural being. Befriending Frankenstein’s Monster in an homage to the classic 1931 scene where the monster meets a little girl at the river, she develops a special bond with him that carries throughout the film to its climax, where he attacks Dracula to save her, and she in turn saves the day. Providing great comic moments in her dialogue and many fun scenes, like when she teaches him to talk or plays dress up with the monster, Phoebe is one of the smartest and accurately written “cute kid characters” ever on screen, played perfectly by Ashley, who really connects with the audience in every viewing, ultimately becoming one of the most important members of the squad at the end.

Like the other cast members, Ashley was an accomplished child actress who worked mostly in drama and comedy, but she also appears in THE HAUNTED (1991), a popular early Ed and Lorraine Warren TV movie featuring their paranormal investigation into the Smurl case. Recently adapted again into THE CONJURING: LAST RITES (2025) and co-written by the Smurls themselves, the original film was a scripted re-enactment TV special based upon the book of the same name. As the little girl Shawn, Ashley plays one of the family’s young fraternal twins. Terrorized by the paranormal events unfolding around her, she was physically attacked by the entity and snatched from her bed in the middle of the night. Nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Emmy award, THE HAUNTED became widely available on home video and marketed as a true tale of the supernatural.

Standing out again among an ensemble cast in another classic TV special that’s not a horror movie but does involve a witch, Ashley portrays Mary in Dolly Parton’s A SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS (1986). Brave and endearing, Ashley is the lead female orphan among a group of kids hiding out in a cabin, who Dolly Parton stumbles upon and decides to take care of for Christmas while trying to avoid both the paparazzi and the witch woman of the mountains. Also starring Lee Majors, John Ritter, and a number of recognizable child actors from the period, it’s considered by many to be a beloved Christmas classic of the 80s. Never too much of a good thing, Dolly then had Ashley back again for Christmas the very next year for the holiday episode of her own variety series, DOLLY (1987).

FIrst popping up on screen in CAGNEY & LACEY (1981), Ashley appeared on many popular TV series, sitcoms and movie-of-the-week projects including Michael J. Fox’s FAMILY TIES (1982), the early openly gay sitcom from Showtime BROTHERS (1984), HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN (1984) and another fondly remembered 80s Christmas TV movie with Lou Diamond Phillips, THE THREE KINGS (1987) .

Striking and highly dramatic TV movies were quite popular at the time, and Ashley appears in two of the most remembered from that era. The emotional RIGHT TO DIE (1987) with Raquel Welch and Michael Gross about assisted suicide was the first and then the very moving sexual assault drama WITHOUT HER CONSENT (1990).

Continuing into the mid-90s before stepping away from the screen, Ashley also showed up on MY TWO DADS (1987), EMPTY NEST (1988), the true-story spy series FAMILY OF SPIES (1990), ANYTHING BUT LOVE (1989) with Jamie Lee Curtis, THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1990) and FRASIER (1993).

Moving behind the camera, Ashley went on to produce a few well received TV projects such as HISTORY NOW: SONS OF SADDAM (2003) and DEADLY DECEPTION: THE MARK HACKING STORY (2004) and still makes the occassional appearance on screen such as in PARANORMAL, BURBANK (2007), as “Phoebe” as a nod to her MONSTER SQUAD days, and again in MONSTERPIECE THEATRE VOLUME 1 (2011). A comedy horror anthology, Ashley stars in the ROTTENTAIL segment alongside TCM2’s Caroline Williams and Eileen Dietz, the face of Pazuzu herself from THE EXORCIST (1973).

Perfectly cast as Rudy, Ryan Lambert shines as the rebellious cool kid who befriends the squad at the beginning of the film by standing up for Horace and turning the tables on the school bullies. Constantly smoking cigarettes in his leather jacket, Rudy is the tough guy of the group, fitting into the dynamic like a big brother. Providing much of the action during the final battle, he kills the Brides of Dracula with arrows, staking the last of them in hand-to-hand combat, and then releases the wolf man from his curse by killing him with a silver bullet.

Like very few other films, THE MONSTER SQUAD stars child actors but is written with a more mature sensibility in mind, treating both the kids and the monsters seriously while injecting humor into the situations. Most evident in Ryan’s unflappable Rudy character, the language and behaviors seem real, connecting with the audience in a way that feels true to them and elevates the film to supernatural levels.

Recognizing the film’s significance through this new age of fandom, Ryan has been part of it’s resurgence and joined co-star Andre Gower as associate producer on their popular SQUAD doc, WOLFMAN’S GOT NARDS (2018), in their various online series, and in many special appearances and screenings.

Outside of THE MONSTER SQUAD, Ryan is best known for starring alongside other notables Stacy Ferguson and Jennifer Love Hewitt across 65 episodes and a film from KIDS INCORPORATED (1984), a musically oriented TV series about kids who form a band and play in a teen club. While the show itself was lip-synced with Ryan and the others’ actual singing voices during taping, it did use their real voices, and they performed live as a group in concert and at special events.

Ryan also made several other small screen appearances in his youth including THE MAGICAL WORLD OF DISNEY (1954) playing a bully opposite Jeff “Chunk” Cohen of GOONIES fame, SILVER SPOONS (1982), WEBSTER (1983), two consecutive episodes of SIDEKICKS (1986), IT’S GARRY SHANDLING’S SHOW (1986) and took on a criminal conspiracy with Shannen Doherty in the TV movie teen thriller FREEZE FRAME (1990).

Then at just 20 years old, Ryan stepped away from acting to pursue his music career, playing and recording with a number of bands in California. Finally returning to the screen over the past few years, Ryan has performed in a few indie projects including WRECKER (2022) and THE DEMONS WITHIN as Bishop Lugari battling demonic possession alongside SQUAD co-star and frequent collaborator Andre Gower’s Father Gabriel.

Best known in her breakout role from THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987) as Patrick’s sister, Lisa plays the older teen girl that the other boy characters have a crush on. Mistakenly believing she is still a virgin, a requirement of the vortex spell along the magic amulet, they convince her to help them banish the monsters to limbo, leading to some very funny moments throughout the film, especially during the climax.

A familiar face on many popular TV series across the 80s and 90s, Lisa’s next horror outing was in the FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES (1988) episode “School Daze” where she plays the female lead, Julie, in the dreams of two different students across both parts of the series’ commonly used double storyline format.

In the first, she’s a friend who is converted to a robot automaton by the teachers of Springwood High as they attempt to eliminate student individuality, finally having her eyes plucked out and discarded by the principal before the main character is put through the gory conversion machine himself. Lisa is nearly always on screen in the second half, playing Julie once more, who’s actually the popular, confident girlfriend of an SAT-obsessed guy who’s test-based nightmares bleed into reality.

1989 was her biggest year for spooky fare as three films released after the NIGHTMARES episode with Lisa in larger supporting roles,including the musical comedy romp TEEN WITCH (1989), about a high school girl who discovers she has magic powers. Very much TEEN WOLF meets SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, Lisa here plays a high school villain as the cheerleading Randa, the pretty but mean-spirited, most popular girl in school. A fun 80s coming-of-age with witchy appearances from Dick Sargent and Zelda Rubinstein, Lisa shines as the rival to the lead and girlfriend of the teen witch’s romantic crush, Brad, who she married in real life after meeting on set.

Next came NIGHT LIFE (1989), the undead high school jock bully zombie movie with legend John Astin, the original Gomez Addams, a mortician who owns a funeral parlor with a gigantic flaming boiler and is the uncle and employer of the lead. More along the lines of being a Frankenstein-inspired undead teen flick than Romero-style zombie, Lisa is the female baddie living the glamorous life of lead cheerleader until she dies. Then, after being hit by lightning, Lisa comes back to life as a re-animated ghoul, and is one of the last zombies destroyed at the end.

Rounding out the year came the release of TERRIFYING TALES (1989), a rare anthology compiled of horror shorts whose segment with Lisa was filmed back in 1987, before MONSTER SQUAD, and is actually her first film appearance. Called FINAL DESTINATION UNKNOWN, Lisa plays the lead role of a lone female driver in the desert who unfortunately picks up a hitchhiker that turns out to be a strangler escaped from hell. Not yet released on DVD, this early glimpse of Lisa’s career is available on YouTube.

Other film and televisions appearances include the 80s yuppie comedy hit BABY BOOM (1987), EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY (1988) with Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans as furry colored aliens visiting California, and reoccuring character roles on GENERAL HOSPITAL (1963), THE NEW GIDGET (1986), and THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR (1990) as Hilary’s friend “Toni” throughout Season One.

Being a TV regular throughout the 80s as mentioned above, Lisa also guest starred on many popular shows from the period including Stacy Keach’s THE NEW MIKE HAMMER (1984), CHARLES IN CHARGE (1984), MR. BELVEDERE (1986), HEAD OF THE CLASS (1986), FAME (1987), Johnny Depp’s classic 21 JUMP STREET (1987) series, RAGS TO RICHES (1987), DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. (1989), and ANYTHING BUT LOVE (1989) with Jamie Lee Curtis.

The only kid ever to get his Twinkie stolen by the Creature from the Black Lagoon, Michael Faustino plays the lovable Eugene, the youngest boy in the Monster Squad with a hound dog puppy that follows him everywhere. Running into different monsters in scarily comedic moments, he and his pup not only meet the Gill-man but the Mummy also decides to hide in his bedroom closet overnight. A little freaked out by the strange goings-on, Eugene first calls the army to take on Dracula and his minions before braving up and helping banish the creatures with the others at the end.

The 1991 Winner of The Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor In A Cable Special, Michael was nominated for five Young Artist Awards in acting between 1988 and 1991, including one for an appearance on ALF (1986). Winning the aforementioned for his role in the true child abuse TV movie JUDGEMENT (1990), he also shared the ensemble win with the other child actors of MONSTER SQUAD in 1988.

Other notable appearances include a CBS SCHOOLBREAK SPECIAL (1984) as a homeless boy living with his mother and brother in their car and HEARTBEAT (1988) both of which garnered him a Young Artist Best Actor nom, episodes of MATLOCK (1986), HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN (1984), and the ALIEN NATION (1989) television series, the fondly-remembred WHERE PIGEONS GO TO DIE (1990) TV movie and also played a reoccurring character on manhy episodes of EQUAL JUSTICE (1990).

Through his childhood career, Michael appeared with older brother David Faustino on five episodes of the super-popular and long-running MARRIED… WITH CHILDREN (1987), sharing many great and memorable scenes with Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate and the other cast members.

Michael’s film roles of note include playing Mark, the son of Christopher Lloyd and Shelley Duvall who rent an apartment to interstellar hero Hulk Hogan, in SUBURBAN COMMANDO (1991). Shown on the poster riding a skateboard while the space warrior lifts him above his head on a single finger, Mark shares several scenes with the world’s top wrestling star as the galactic-fish-out-of-water hijinks ensue. Amid other projects, he also appears as the son of Lynda Carter and Martin Kove in the dramatic fatale drunk driver movie LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE (1993) and later in another strong supporting role in BLANK CHECK (1994), which many fans fondly remember him as the newly rich kid’s older brother, Ralph.

Deciding to retire from acting in 1996, Michael enjoys meeting the many fans of the SQUAD and the enduring legacy it holds to this day.