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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...

R.I.P.: Scott Wilson of The Walking Dead has passed away

Posted 8 years ago

Veteran character actor Scott Wilson is best known now for playing the role of Hershel Greene on AMC's The Walking Dead, which is very understandable. Over the course of around 30 episodes, Wilson made Hershel someone viewers could love and...

Burt Reynolds didn’t get to work on Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Posted 8 years ago

For a period of time from the 1970s into the early '80s, Burt Reynolds was the top box office draw in Hollywood, and it was around then when he starred in several of my favorite films – the one I revisit...

R.I.P.: Harry Anderson has passed away at age 65

Posted 8 years ago

Magician-turned-actor Harry Anderson has been on my mind a lot lately, largely due to the fact that he was one of the stars of the 1990 IT mini-series, and IT is big news these days. I grew up watching Anderson...

R.I.P.: Psycho’s John Gavin has passed away at 86

Posted 8 years ago

Over the course of a career that lasted twenty-five years, actor John Gavin racked up credits on more than forty film and television projects, but there is one specific film that fans of the horror genre will know him from:...

R.I.P.: My Bloody Valentine’s Alf Humphreys has passed away

Posted 8 years ago

With the Valentine's Day holiday coming up, horror fans will soon be revisiting director George Mihalka's classic 1981 slasher MY BLOODY VALENTINE… but this year viewings of the film will have a new touch of sadness to them, as the...

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