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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 8 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 8 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 8 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...

R.I.P.: Friday the 13th 1 & 2 editor Susan E. Cunningham

Posted 8 years ago

The FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise is my favorite series of movies, and 39 years down the line from the release of the first film we have sadly reached a time when we're losing people who were involved with the early...

R.I.P.: Steve Dash, Jason in F13 Part 2, has passed away

Posted 8 years ago

We have some very sad news to report today, as word has started going around that actor, stuntman, and former NYC police officer Steve Daskawisz – better known as Steve Dash – has passed away at the age of 74. ...

R.I.P. Brittany Belland of The Sleeper and Clowntergeist

Posted 8 years ago

2012 saw the release of a cool indie slasher called THE SLEEPER, which was graced by the presence of the legendary Joe Bob Briggs. The DVD and Blu-ray releases even contain a bonus feature in which Joe Bob tallies up...

RIP: Dominick Brascia of Friday the 13th 5 has passed away

Posted 8 years ago

Listeners to radio stations like 1450 KMMS and 1340 KPRK will remember Dominick Brascia as the host of the morning show Dominick in the Morning, but to many genre fans who reside beyond the range of the stations Brascia worked...

R.I.P.: Actor James Karen has passed away at age 94

Posted 8 years ago

News came out yesterday that actor James Karen had passed away, and while it's sad to see the man go, there's no denying that he lived a full life while he was here. Born on November 28, 1923, he was...

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