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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...

R.I.P.: Special effects artist John Vulich has passed away at age 55

Posted 10 years ago

In some ways, 2016 has been an absolutely awful year. It's been a year packed with a constant stream of the tragic, shocking losses of people in the entertainment industry, from movies to music and even the podcasting world. And...

R.I.P. Chilly Billy Cardille

Posted 10 years ago

For more than twenty years, Pittsburgh-based broadcast personality Bill "Chilly Billy" Cardille helped shape the genre fandom of many a youth by hosting the late night horror and sci-fi movie program Chiller Theatre. The show ran from September 14, 1963...

R.I.P.: Anton Yelchin has passed away at age 27

Posted 10 years ago

The internet is constantly being flooded with fake news, so often my first reaction when I see a headline claiming that something terrible has happened to a celebrity is, "That has to be a hoax." Often it is. But sometimes...

Troma star Joe Fleishaker has passed away at 62

Posted 10 years ago

Troma fans are in mourning today, as word has come out that Joe Fleishaker, one of the company's most popular stars, has passed away at the age of 62. Fleishaker's first Troma appearance was in 1988's TROMA'S WAR, where he...

R.I.P.: Larry Drake has passed away at age 66

Posted 11 years ago

Avid watchers of film and television are almost certainly familiar with character actor Larry Drake from at least one of the eighty-two acting credits he racked up over the course of a forty-five year career. He's probably best known to...

Original Leatherface Gunnar Hansen has passed away at age 68

Posted 11 years ago

2015 has been an unbelievably tough year for horror fans, we've lost so many of our genre's icons and it has really hurt to see them go. I was saddened to hear over the weekend that we've lost another legend, as...

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