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R.I.P.: The Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme has passed away

Posted 9 years ago

Filmmaker Jonathan Demme was not a frequent contributor to the horror genre, in fact the only horror feature he directed was THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. But what a contribution that was. Demme took the Thomas Harris source material about...

R.I.P.: Friday the 13th Part III’s Gloria Charles has passed away

Posted 9 years ago

Actors don't always get a lot of screentime in a FRIDAY THE 13TH film before their characters are bumped off in some crowd-pleasingly violent way, but some of them don't need a lot of screentime to leave an indelible impression...

R.I.P.: Artist Bernie Wrightson has passed away at age 68

Posted 9 years ago

Over the weekend we lost a legend of the horror genre, something that has been happening way too frequently in recent years. As announced on his official website, artist Bernie Wrightson has passed away at age 68 after a long...

R.I.P.: The Blob producer Jack H. Harris has passed away

Posted 9 years ago

The man responsible for bringing one of my favorite sci-fi horror creatures to the screen has passed away. That man was producer Jack H. Harris, who died at his home yesterday at the age of 98. The creature is The...

R.I.P.: Bill Paxton has passed away at age 61

Posted 9 years ago

Bill Paxton is known and loved for his roles in such films as THE TERMINATOR, WEIRD SCIENCE, ALIENS, NEAR DARK, PREDATOR 2, TOMBSTONE, TRUE LIES, APOLLO 13, TWISTER, TITANIC, A SIMPLE PLAN, FRAILTY, and CLUB DREAD (among many others), and...

R.I.P.: The Exorcist author William Peter Blatty has passed away

Posted 9 years ago

Many people work in the horror genre, but only a select few can even hope to make as much of an impact on the genre as author William Peter Blatty did with his 1971 novel The Exorcist. Collaborating with director...

R.I.P.: Night of the Living Dead sheriff George Kosana has passed away

Posted 9 years ago

I have mentioned several times that George A. Romero's 1968 classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD is one of my all-time favorite films and likely the movie I have watched more than any other. It's cinematic comfort to me, something...

Tom Neyman, The Master in MANOS, has passed away

Posted 10 years ago

In 1966, fertilizer salesman Harold P. Warren released a horror movie he had made on a bet, MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the film, filling the cast with local actors, including Tom Neyman...

John Zacherle, Zacherley the Cool Ghoul, has passed away

Posted 10 years ago

This adds a touch of sadness to Halloween. John Zacherle, one of the first and most popular horror hosts to ever grace the screen, passed away yesterday, October 27th, at the age of 98. Zacherle got his start hosting horror...

R.I.P.: Filmmaker Ted V. Mikels has passed away at age 87

Posted 10 years ago

Still reeling from the loss of gore pioneer Herschell Gordon Lewis last month, fans of low budget horror from the grindhouse / drive-in era have been dealt another blow with the announcement that cult movie maker Ted V. Mikels has...

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