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R.I.P.: Carrie Fisher dies at age 60

Posted 9 years ago

2016, man. People have been making jokes about it being an awful year, but it's getting seriously gnarly in the week before the new year. On Christmas, we lost pop icon George Michael, and now two days later, our worst...

R.I.P.: Return of the Living Dead mortician Don Calfa dies at 76

Posted 9 years ago

It's a sad day for fans of THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, which is literally everyone who has watched THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. Don Calfa, who played Ernie the mortician in the cult classic zombie comedy, has passed...

RIP Fritz Weaver, of Creepshow, Twilight Zone, Tales from the Darkside fame

Posted 9 years ago

Sad news to report as 2016 has robbed us of another legend. Character actor Fritz Weaver has died at the tender old age of 90 in Manhattan. For horror fans, Weaver is most likely immediately linked with his role in...

R.I.P.: The godfather of gore Herschell Gordon Lewis passes away at 87

Posted 10 years ago

I didn't want to believe this one. This morning, Something Weird Video, the distribution company that put out gore classics like BLOOD FEAST and THE WIZARD OF GORE reported that the Godfather of Gore Herschell Gordon Lewis has passed away. Unfortunately...

RIP: Comedy icon Gene Wilder passes away at 83

Posted 10 years ago

It's with a heavy heart that I write of the passing of comedy icon Gene Wilder. The actor passed away this morning at his home in Stamford, Connecticut due to complications from Alzheimers. He was 83 years old. Born Jerome Silberman on June...

R.I.P. Wicker Man director Robin Hardy

Posted 10 years ago

This is not a good year to be in the entertainment business. There was a huge surge in deaths this weekend, as we lost original Lois Lane Noel Neill, Iranian director Abba Kiarostami, and DEER HUNTER director Michael Cimino among many...

RIP Andrzej Zulawski: Possession director dies at 75

Posted 10 years ago

Polish director Andrzej Żuławski was never a huge tabloid figure. He didn't see his name in tabloid headlines and he's not a household name. However, his death earlier today of cancer at the age of 75 has gone anything but...

Phantasm star Angus Scrimm has passed away at age 89

Posted 10 years ago

This past weekend, the horror community was shaken by the loss of another one our beloved genre stars, actor Angus Scrimm, best known for his portrayal of The Tall Man in the PHANTASM franchise. PHANTASM creator Don Coscarelli shared the...

RIP George Clayton Johnson, writer of The Twilight Zone, Star Trek [Update]

Posted 10 years ago

UPDATE: Evidently, our source – among others – was premature in reporting Johnson’s death three days ago. That said, his son confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that the writer died yesterday, Christmas Day. It’s no less sad to see him...

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