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R.I.P. Filmmaker and FX artist Ryan Nicholson

Posted 7 years ago

I remember being on Facebook a few years ago when the news broke that filmmaker / special effects artist Ryan Nicholson had collapsed right after a project he was working on wrapped. As it turned out, that incident was the...

R.I.P.: Sid Haig has passed away at the age of 80

Posted 7 years ago

Cinema has lost one of its coolest character actors, as this morning brings the said news that the great Sid Haig has passed away at the age of 80. Haig's wife Susan posted on his official Instagram page that he...

R.I.P.: Lane Carroll of Romero’s The Crazies has passed away

Posted 7 years ago

Lane Carroll only had four acting roles over the course of a career that lasted about eight years, but each of those roles were notable in some way. Under the name Holle K. Winters, she worked with Russ Meyer on...

R.I.P. Peter Fonda

Posted 7 years ago

Peter Fonda passed away at the age of 79 last Friday, 50 years after the release of the film that he will always be primarily remembered for, EASY RIDER. His family released a statement saying:  It is with deep sorrow...

R.I.P.: David Hedison, star of the original The Fly, has passed away

Posted 7 years ago

Actor David Hedison wasn't a fan of most of the projects he worked on, saying a lot of movies he had been in were "pictures you never want to see again", but he certainly never seemed to be hurting for...

R.I.P.: Prolific character actor Billy Drago has passed away

Posted 7 years ago

There's sad news to report today, as it has been revealed that character actor Billy Drago passed away on Monday due to complications from a stroke. He was 73. Even if you didn't know the name "Billy Drago", if you...

R.I.P.: Writer, director, master of horror Larry Cohen has passed away

Posted 7 years ago

Just last week, I watched the documentary KING COHEN, which takes a look at the career of filmmaker Larry Cohen, who has brought us a whole lot of awesome films over the years. With the man and his work still...

R.I.P. Special effects legend John Carl Buechler

Posted 7 years ago

It's was only about a month ago when it was revealed that legendary special effects artist John Carl Buechler had been diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer, and we've all been rooting for him as he went through this ordeal....

R.I.P. Night of the Living Dead’s Charles Craig

Posted 7 years ago

Charles Craig wasn't a lead actor in George A. Romero's 1968 classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, he wasn't one of the people trapped in the farmhouse, but he did play an important role in the film. When the trapped characters...

R.I.P.: Creature from the Black Lagoon star Julie Adams has passed away

Posted 7 years ago

The horror genre has lost one of its most beloved, iconic leading ladies, as CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON star Julie Adams has passed away at the age of 92. Adams had a career that stretched nearly 70 years, and...

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