Rest In Peace - 2013 [Archive] - Horror.com Forums

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01-03-2013, 08:57 AM

First one has struck.

Patti Page @ 85 (Rise to fame - "Tennessee Waltz" singer).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Unforgettable songs like "Tennessee Waltz" and "(How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?" made Patti Page the best-selling female singer of the 1950s and a star who would spend much of the rest of her life traveling the world.

Page died on New Year's Day in Encinitas, Calif., according to publicist Schatzi Hageman, ending one of pop music's most diverse careers. She was 85 and just five weeks away from being honored at the Grammy Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Recording Academy.

"Tennessee Waltz" scored the rare achievement of reaching No. 1 on the pop, country and R&B charts simultaneously and was officially adopted as one of two official songs by the state of Tennessee. Its reach was so powerful, six other artists reached the charts the following year with covers.

Two other hits, "I Went To Your Wedding" and "Doggie in the Window," which had a second life for decades as a children's song, each spent more than two months at No. 1. Other hits included "Mockin' Bird Hill," "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte," and "Allegheny Moon." She teamed with George Jones on "You Never Looked That Good When You Were Mine."

Details - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/patti-page-dead-tennessee-waltz-dies-85_n_2397761.html

The Ugly Duchess

01-03-2013, 08:58 AM

Loved her version of The Tennesse Waltz and How Much Is That Doggy In The Window?

R I P Patti

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01-07-2013, 08:41 PM

David R. Ellis @ 60. (Snakes on a Plane, The Final Destination)

Director David R. Ellis — who helmed mass entertainment like Snakes on a Plane, Cellular, and The Final Destination — died today.

He was 60 years old. No cause of death has been released.

Ellis got his start as an actor and stuntman, transitioning into directing the second units on action-based productions like Waterworld, The Perfect Storm, The Matrix Reloaded, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. His feature directing debut was the 1996 family production Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco, but he quickly transitioned to genre-soaked thrillers starting with 2003′s Final Destination 2, Asylum, Shark Night 3D, among others.

According to Deadline, he reportedly passed away in Johannesburg, South Africa while prepping his next film, Kite, an adaptation of a Japanese animé that has Snakes on a Plane star Samuel L. Jackson attached as the lead.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/1/7/snakes-on-a-plane-director-david-r-ellis-passes-away.html

The Mothman

01-07-2013, 09:07 PM

Bummer. curious to know how he died.

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01-11-2013, 08:19 AM

Patty Shepard @ 68.

http://pics.wikifeet.com/Patty-Shepard-Feet-547038.jpg

Actress Patty Shepard, with nearly 50 Spanish and Italian films to her credit, has died of a heart attack in her home in Madrid on January 3rd.

She was 68.

Born in South Carolina, Shepard moved to Madrid at age 18 to study philosophy and never left. She starred in a number of Paul Naschy films, including La Noche de Walpurgis (aka The Werewolf Versus the Vampire Woman) and Los Monstruos del Terror (aka Assignment Terror). Other horror titles to her credit includes Hannah, Queen of the Vampires; Rest in Pieces; Edge of the Axe; Slugs; El Monte de las Brujas; and My Dear Killer.

http://www.fearnet.com/news/news-article/rip-actress-patty-shepard

crabapple

01-11-2013, 08:35 PM

Oh man! Countess Wandessa de Nadasdy herself, Patty Shepard...very sorry to hear this.

Fearonsarms

01-13-2013, 05:25 AM

RIP Patty Shepard

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01-15-2013, 07:37 AM

Nagisa Oshima @ 80.

Nagisa Oshima, a Japanese director internationally acclaimed for his films "Empire of Passion" and "In the Realm of the Senses," has died of pneumonia. He was 80.

His office, Oshima Productions, said Oshima died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital near Tokyo after being in and out of hospital since he was struck by a stroke more than a decade ago.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/15/japanese-film-director-nagisa-oshima-dead-dies_n_2478792.html

fortunato

01-15-2013, 07:40 AM

You beat me to it.

RIP Oshima. You were really one of the greats.

bamahorrorfan87

01-16-2013, 09:44 AM

Conrad Bain dead at 89

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni45067456/

Straker

01-21-2013, 06:32 AM

RIP Michael Winner... Director of the Death Wish series and The Sentinel

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01-21-2013, 06:32 AM

Michael Winner @ 77. (Death Wish director)

Winner had been in ill health for a number of years and almost died after contracting a bacterial infection while holidaying on Barbados in January 2007.

Born to a wealthy family in north London, Winner cut his teeth at the BBC before making his debut as a writer-director with the 1960 crime thriller Shoot to Kill. His freewheeling 1964 sex comedy The System established him as a key chronicler of swinging 60s London and gave rise to a fruitful collaboration with the hell-raising actor Oliver Reed. Winner went on to work with Reed again on The Jokers, I'll Never Forget What's'isname and the 1968 wartime saga Hannibal Brooks.

Yet Winner's greatest success came in the US, when he took the reins of the 1974 vigilante drama Death Wish from original director Sidney Lumet. Death Wish, starring Charles Bronson as a mild-mannered architect turned gun-toting angel of vengeance, bloomed into one of the year's biggest box-office hits and went on to spawn two sequels. Winner's other American films include Lawman, The Mechanic, The Big Sleep and Scorpio. He also worked with a wild-eyed Marlon Brando on The Nightcomers, an overheated prequel to the Henry James story The Turn of the Screw.

During his heyday, Winner took pride in making violent, simple, populist pictures that irked the critics and appeared to relish his role as a man who called the shots. "A team effort is a lot of people doing what I say," he once remarked. His career waned in the 90s and he bowed out with the 1999 hitman caper Parting Shots, a British film that reunited him with his old friend Oliver Reed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/jan/21/michael-winner-dead

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935382/

hammerfan

01-21-2013, 06:34 AM

Michael Winner @ 77. (Death Wish director)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/jan/21/michael-winner-dead

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935382/

You owe Straker a beer - he beat you to it. :D

Fearonsarms

01-21-2013, 06:39 AM

I found him despicable as a person but The Sentinel was quite good.

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01-21-2013, 06:46 AM

You owe Straker a beer - he beat you to it. :D

Indeed. By seconds, in fact! :)

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01-29-2013, 02:00 AM

Lloyd Phillips @ 63.

Lloyd Phillips, an Academy Award-winning producer, died in Los Angeles on Jan. 25 after suffering a heart attack, his representative said.

He was 63.

In 32 years in the movie business, Phillips produced films including “Inglourious Basterds,” “The Legend of Zorro" and “Twelve Monkeys," as well as Zack Snyder's upcoming "Superman" reboot, "Man of Steel."

Angelina Jolie, who worked with Phillips on 2010's "The Tourist" and 2003's "Beyond Borders," called the deceased producer "a true original, loved by anyone who knew him well.”

“He had a kind heart and a wonderful sense of adventure," Jolie said. "His death is a terrible shock and a tremendous loss. He was so full of life that it is impossible to believe he is gone.”

http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/man-steel-producer-lloyd-phillips-passes-away-75041

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01-30-2013, 10:20 PM

Patty Andrews @ 94.

Patty Andrews, the last surviving member of the singing Andrews Sisters, died Wednesday at 94.

She was the lead singer for the trio, whose hits -- including “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and “I Can Dream, Can’t I?” -- helped cheer American GIs abroad and those on the home front during World War II.

Andrews died of natural causes at her home in the Los Angeles suburb of Northridge, family spokesman Alan Eichler told the Associated Press.

The Andrews Sisters -- which she formed with her sisters LaVerne and Maxene -- recorded more than 400 songs and sold more than 80 million records. Their most well-know songs included “Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen,” “Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar” and ”Rum and Coca-Cola.”

Patty Andrews was the group's most high-profile member, always centerstage and often jitterbugging to the tunes.

The sisters recorded with popular swing bands of the ‘40s, including those fronted by Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Jimmy Dorsey, Bob Crosby, Woody Herman, Guy Lombardo, Desi Arnaz and Russ Morgan. They had a hit -- "Don't Fence Me In" -- with Bing Crosby, and they also recorded with Dick Haymes, Carmen Miranda, Danny Kaye, Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante and Red Foley.

The Andrews Sisters’ popularity led to a contract with Universal Pictures, where they made a dozen low-budget musical comedies between 1940 and 1944. But their most well-known movie was at Paramount, 1947's "Road to Rio" with Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour.

http://www.thewrap.com/music/article/patty-andrews-last-andrews-sisters-dies-94-75481

hammerfan

02-01-2013, 03:40 AM

Former New York City mayor Ed Koch of congestive heart failure. He was 88.

fortunato

02-04-2013, 09:34 PM

Reg Presley, frontman for the great garage group The Troggs, has died of cancer at the age of 71:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/music/reg-presley-rip-tributes-as-troggs-1586540

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hammerfan

02-06-2013, 04:35 AM

Robin Sachs who played Ethan Rayne on Buffy the Vampire Slayer has died at age 61.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/blogs/tv/2013/02/05/buffy-actor-dead-at-61/

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02-08-2013, 04:10 AM

Stuart Freeborn @ 98.

British make-up artist crafted Star Wars creatures and worked with Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey

Stuart Freeborn, the British pioneering movie makeup artist behind creatures such as Yoda and Chewbacca in the Star Wars films, has died. He was 98.

LucasFilm confirmed Wednesday that Freeborn had died, "leaving a legacy of unforgettable contributions".

Star Wars director George Lucas said in a statement that Freeborn was "already a makeup legend" when he started working on the space epic.

Freeborn's six-decade career led him to work on many classics, including Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

He began his film career in the 1930s, working for the Hungarian-born director Alexander Korda and honing his makeup skills on stars including Marlene Dietrich and Vivien Leigh.

After air force service during the second world war he worked on British cinema classics including The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and David Lean's 1948 version of Oliver Twist. His transformation of Alec Guinness into Fagin complete with a large hooked nose was criticised by some as antisemitic, a matter of regret for Freeborn, who said he was partly Jewish.

Freeborn later worked with Kubrick, transforming Peter Sellers into multiple characters for Doctor Strangelove before designing the apes for the Dawn of Man sequence, in which primates react to a mysterious monolith, Kubrick's Space Odyssey.

He will likely be best remembered for his work on Star Wars creating characters such as the 7ft tall wookie Chewbacca and the slug-like Jabba the Hutt.

LucasFilm said Irvin Kershner, who directed The Empire Strikes Back, would "note that Freeborn quite literally put himself into Yoda, as the Jedi master's inquisitive and mischievous elfin features had more than a passing resemblance to Freeborn himself". Yoda's looks were also said to be partly inspired by Albert Einstein.

Nick Maley, a make-up artist who worked with Freeborn in the 1970s, called him a mentor who "ran his department like a headmaster".

"Everybody will remember him for Star Wars but he did so much more than that. No one should overlook the groundbreaking work he did on 2001: A Space Odyssey. That was really the forerunner of Star Wars and used a lot of the same technology."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2013/feb/07/stuart-freeborn-yoda-maker-dies

bamahorrorfan87

02-17-2013, 09:46 PM

Mindy McCready Dead at 37

http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/our-country/report-mindy-mccready-dead-apparent-suicide-030042125.html

Straker

02-18-2013, 06:35 AM

Richard Briers, one of Britains finest actors.

bamahorrorfan87

02-18-2013, 07:37 AM

Jerry Buss dead at 80

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8959182/jerry-buss-los-angeles-lakers-owner-dies-80

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02-22-2013, 10:43 AM

Lou Myers @ 76.

Character actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as the feisty Mr. Gaines on the NBC sitcom A Different World, has died. A spokesperson for Myers’ nonprofit Global Business Incubation tells The Associated Press Myers died Tuesday night at a hospital in West Virginia.

He was 76.

Myers appeared in several TV shows including NYPD Blue, ER, Touched By An Angel and The Cosby Show, but it was his role on The Cosby Show-spinoff A Different World that he is best remembered. He appeared on the show for five seasons, until it ended in 1993.

Myers also had supporting roles in several films including, Tin Cup, How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Wedding Planner.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/r-i-p-lou-myers/

fortunato

02-22-2013, 07:40 PM

Cleotha Staples, eldest sibling of the legendary Staples Singers, is dead at the age of 78.

RIP

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hammerfan

03-01-2013, 08:58 AM

Just read online that Bonnie Franklin, the actress that played the Mom in "One Day At A Time" has died from pancreatic cancer.

MichaelMyers

03-05-2013, 02:55 PM

Hugo Chavez dead at 58.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hugo-chavez-passionate-but-polarizing-venezuelan-president-dead-at-58/2013/03/05/42525790-afdd-11e0-90e1-c12867691ae6_print.html

bamahorrorfan87

03-05-2013, 06:15 PM

Hugo Chavez dead at 58.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hugo-chavez-passionate-but-polarizing-venezuelan-president-dead-at-58/2013/03/05/42525790-afdd-11e0-90e1-c12867691ae6_print.html

may he burn

newb

03-06-2013, 12:24 PM

R.I.P.------Alvin Lee

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neverending

03-06-2013, 12:29 PM

Damn........

Elvis_Christ

03-07-2013, 05:38 AM

That sucks :(

Only recently started getting into his stuff too.

Despare

03-07-2013, 06:58 AM

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCrPK1cBzYd1Ud8PowxMLC5qEmjUdRZ kw1oF2nDUwNZIISR_CTwmSKvguTtw

RIP Mr. Moody

zwoti

03-20-2013, 08:53 AM

James Herbert RIP

Anthropophagus

03-20-2013, 11:09 AM

RIP James Herbert,the author i grew up with.A sad sad loss to horror.

tommywikkid

03-20-2013, 03:53 PM

RIP Paul Bearer

newb

03-22-2013, 04:23 PM

RIP James Herbert,the author i grew up with.A sad sad loss to horror.

agreed.....one of my first books was by him

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03-29-2013, 10:29 AM

Richard Griffiths.

http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_harry-potter-actor-richard-griffiths-dies-after-heart-surgery_1816910

fortunato

04-02-2013, 06:35 AM

Wow. Jess Franco passed away last night at the age of 82.

http://www.starscolor.com/images/jesus-franco-04.jpg

RIP

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/65237/rest-peace-jess-jesus-franco-1930-2012

knife_fight

04-02-2013, 01:41 PM

Just came by to see if anyone had already mentioned Jess Franco. Good to see I'm not the only one here who enjoys his work.

RIP

metternich1815

04-04-2013, 12:49 PM

According to his newspaper the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert died today from cancer. I post this because not only is it news, but he is one of the friendliest of the mainstream critics toward horror movies (he gave four out of four stars to such films as Paranormal Activity, The Cabin in the Woods, The Last House on the Left, Scream, Halloween, and The Blair Witch Project). Even giving high praise to such films as Motel Hell and Candyman. I did not always agree with him on horror movies (for instance, his crusade against slashers in the 1980s), but he gave several horror movies a chance, that other critics did not. I always read his reviews and found them interesting (even if I did not agree).

Sculpt

04-04-2013, 04:14 PM

I will miss him. I grew up in a suburb of Chicago, and we got the Suntimes everyday. I read his movie reviews constantly. And I used to watch him on Sneak Previews, which was a PBS show in Chicago starting 1975, with Siskel and Ebert.

In 1982 they left Sneak Previews/PBS and to create At the Movies, which went nationwide.

Ebert was kinder to horror movies and artful elements, than Siskel was, in general. I agreed and disagreed with both (what a surprise!). But like Siskel, and everybody, Ebert had things he didn't like that tarnished a movie's rating. Like for instance, Ebert gave 'Terminator' Zero stars (out of 5). After I saw it, I was like 'what?'. He also gave Matrix a poor review, cause the subject matter bothered him. But I loved Ebert, will miss him like a lifelong friend.

The Villain

04-04-2013, 04:27 PM

Truly a loss. I always enjoyed reading his reviews. I didn't always agree with him but even at his age and his health problems he always wrote entertaining and many times funny reviews. He will be missed.

ntillemans

04-04-2013, 06:08 PM

Sad to see him go. I watched At the Movies all the time when I was growing up; and I respected his reviews. Of course, I didn't always agree with them.

I remember my impression of him changed when I learned that he had worked on the script of Beyond the Valley of the Dolls and then again when I realized he had given the film Irreversible a glowing review. A very daring guy.

Here's a link to the Chicago Tribune article:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-roger-ebert-dead-20130404,0,602338.story

Ferox13

04-05-2013, 10:22 AM

Wow. Jess Franco passed away last night at the age of 82.

http://www.starscolor.com/images/jesus-franco-04.jpg

RIP

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/65237/rest-peace-jess-jesus-franco-1930-2012

RIP

http://membres.multimania.fr/kerozenemovie/Images/G/GretaEn.jpg

Elvis_Christ

04-06-2013, 07:06 AM

Yeah that was a shame to hear about Jess Franco.

Always really liked Faceless

http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/images2004/movie_pix_a-i/faceless01.jpg

roshiq

04-06-2013, 07:57 AM

Yeah that was a shame to hear about Jess Franco.

Always really liked Faceless

http://www.eccentric-cinema.com/images2004/movie_pix_a-i/faceless01.jpg

Downloaded it recently but still haven't seen it.

RIP Jess Franco.

newb

04-08-2013, 10:01 AM

a two-fer

Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics, who turned her country in a sharply conservative direction, led it to victory in the Falklands war and helped guide the United States and the Soviet Union through the cold war’s difficult last years, died on Monday. She was 87.

and

Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club," who matured to a successful career in records and '60s beach party movies but struggled with illness in middle age and after, died Monday, The Walt Disney Co. said. She was 70.

crabapple

04-09-2013, 09:21 PM

Out of everyone in the news this week, Annette is the one I have to comment on. I always enjoyed her movies and music, and she was everyone's favorite Mousketeer. I watched her beach movies on TV in the 70's, and loved them all. Like Marilyn Monroe, when Annette Funicello was a star, she was known by her first name alone; if you said "Annette," everyone knew who you meant. She was a very singular presence and personality, and I am sorry to hear about her passing. RIP Annette

newb

04-10-2013, 08:21 AM

newb

04-12-2013, 04:51 PM

I grew up watching this guy....he was called a "comic genius"...and he was

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ntillemans

04-12-2013, 05:28 PM

RIP Jonathan Winters.

I remember listening to the It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World record when I was a kid. He was hysterically funny.

MichaelMyers

04-15-2013, 12:13 PM

RIP Boston Marathon victims.

realdealblues

04-15-2013, 12:48 PM

Just saw Frank Bank aka Lumpy Rutherford from Leave It To Beaver died.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/04/15/reports-leave-it-to-beaver-actor-frank-bank-dies-at-71/

cheebacheeba

04-22-2013, 04:15 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxqCh4oJyh4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH8hcfhG1Jo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv-34w8kGPM

http://au.launch.yahoo.com/features/article/-/16833501/chrissy-amphlett-remembering-australias-first-lady-of-rock/

:(

newb

04-22-2013, 12:24 PM

R.I.P. Ritchie Havens

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bamahorrorfan87

04-26-2013, 09:39 AM

Country music legend George Jones dies at 81

http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/26/showbiz/music/obit-george-jones/index.html?hpt=en_c1

Elvis_Christ

05-02-2013, 08:36 PM

RIP Jeff Hanneman

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Ferox13

05-03-2013, 01:07 AM

^Indeed :(

What a weird way to go..

http://s3.amazonaws.com/quietus_production/images/articles/12176/JeffHanneman_1367533833_crop_625x417.jpg

cheebacheeba

05-04-2013, 04:23 AM

I read a report that said the spider bites that were being treated were mainly located around the perianal area.
Rock on yeah.

hammerfan

05-07-2013, 09:54 AM

Ray Harryhausen

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/05/07/ray-harryhausen-dead/

newb

05-07-2013, 09:58 AM

Ray Harryhausen

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/05/07/ray-harryhausen-dead/

A great loss

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hammerfan

05-07-2013, 10:00 AM

A great loss

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I'll be honest with you, I thought he died a long time ago! :o

Anthropophagus

05-07-2013, 10:59 AM

A true true legend.

RIP Ray.

newb

05-07-2013, 11:08 AM

I'll be honest with you, I thought he died a long time ago! :o

he was 92....pretty good run

The Villain

05-07-2013, 02:34 PM

RIP Ray Harryhausen. He was one of the greats.

The Ugly Duchess

05-07-2013, 02:42 PM

One of the all time greats. I love his films.

R I P Ray!

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05-10-2013, 08:32 AM

Huge, huge loss.

R.I.P. and hats off to the master!

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Kandarian Demon

05-10-2013, 11:33 AM

Aww that is sad - R.I.P

Gorgo

05-15-2013, 10:21 PM

2 deaths that you guys seemed to miss....

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb38/shiki76/38705-4472.jpg (http://s208.photobucket.com/user/shiki76/media/38705-4472.jpg.html)

David Early of Dawn of the Dead passed away on March 23.

AND the first man to wear the hockey mask....

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb38/shiki76/richard-brooker-1.jpg (http://s208.photobucket.com/user/shiki76/media/richard-brooker-1.jpg.html)

Richard Brooker, Jason from Friday the 13th Part 3, passed away on April 8th.

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05-21-2013, 04:56 AM

Ray Manzarek @ 74 - The Doors' keyboardist.

Ray Manzarek, whose keyboard playing was a central element to the sound of '60s rock group The Doors, has died at the age of 74, it was reported on the band's Facebook page.

According to the band's Facebook page, Manzarek died shortly after noon on Monday at the RoMed Clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, while surrounded by his wife Dorothy and his brothers Rick and James.

Manzarek had been battling bile duct cancer.

Born Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr. in Chicago, Manzarek formed The Doors in 1965, after meeting fellow UCLA film student Jim Morrison, who became the group's vocalist. After their stints at UCLA, the pair had a chance meeting at Venice Beach, during which Morrison told Manzarek that he had been writing songs. The group was filled out by drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger, whom he'd met at a lecture on transcendental meditation.

Propelled by Manzarek's distinctive organ sound and Morrison's crooned, poetic lyrics, the group would go on to have a string of hits, most notably "Light My Fire," from their 1967, self-titled debut album. Other hits, including "Love Me Two Times," "Touch Me" and "L.A. Woman" followed, until Morrison's 1971 death. Though the surviving members would carry on briefly following Morrison's death, they never matched the success they achieved with their darkly charismatic frontman.

http://www.thewrap.com/music/article/doors-keyboardist-ray-manzarek-dead-74-92846

https://www.facebook.com/thedoors

ferretchucker

05-29-2013, 05:41 PM

Actually forced Harryhausen into my exam today as a little tribute. Hardly as much as he deserves but it's the little things that count.

bamahorrorfan87

06-01-2013, 05:39 PM

Jean Stapleton Dies at 90

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni54939710/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t1

MichaelMyers

06-19-2013, 03:47 PM

RIP James Gandolfini a.k.a. Tony Soprano.

http://www.reviewbucket.co.za/wp-content/uploads/James-Gandolfini.jpg

http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/19/james-gandolfini-dead-dies-italy/

The Villain

06-19-2013, 03:55 PM

RIP James Gandolfini, a fine actor gone way too young

realdealblues

06-20-2013, 06:20 AM

RIP Slim Whitman

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/6/19/1371654213122/Slim-Whitman-010.jpg

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Family+Country+singer+Slim+Whitman+famous+signatur e+yodel+dies/8547329/story.html

We have lost our defense against the Martians...

neverending

06-24-2013, 02:19 PM

Enough sources are confirming this so it seems safe to post now:

RIP RICHARD MATHESON

As many are saying, He Is Legend.

It's impossibe to overstate his talent or his importance in the horror genre. His influence is felt in every medium.

He wrote many iconic novels: I Am Legend, Stir of Echoes, The Shrinking Man, Hell House.
He wrote most of the Corman Poe films, Speilberg's debut Duel, adaptations of his novels.
He wrote scripts for just about every spooky TV show- Alfred Hitchcock, Thriller, Twilight Zone, Star Trek, The Night Stalker, The Night Gallery, Amazing Stories, and more.

He's Stephen King's favorite writer.

A legend, a giant... gone. Very much missed.

The Villain

06-24-2013, 02:36 PM

Wow big loss. RIP Richard Matheson

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06-24-2013, 06:29 PM

Kandarian Demon

06-24-2013, 11:27 PM

That's so sad... I loved his work. RIP!

Despare

06-29-2013, 07:37 PM

RIP Doink
http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/superstar_bio/public/talent/bio/2012/04/doink_bio.png

cheebacheeba

07-13-2013, 10:26 PM

Cory Monteith
"Finn" from Glee...Drug overdose.

I never saw him in too much else, and while in my personal opinion this show was only really ever worth the effort throughout season 1 and went downhill pretty fast, it's still a shame to see someone go out that early in life.

Another reason to stick to nature, people.

hammerfan

07-22-2013, 09:43 AM

Dennis Farina, age 69, of a blood clot in his lung

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/entertainment&id=9181037

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/margie1959/DennisFarina_zps8e63b8bf.jpg (http://s169.photobucket.com/user/margie1959/media/DennisFarina_zps8e63b8bf.jpg.html)

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07-22-2013, 11:30 AM

Bummer. RIP.

newb

07-22-2013, 12:05 PM

metternich1815

07-30-2013, 03:18 PM

Eileen Brennan, who among other things played the Cat Lady in Jeepers Creepers. Here are the details: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/movies/eileen-brennan-of-private-benjamin-dies-at-80.html?_r=0

hammerfan

07-31-2013, 03:58 AM

My favorite role of hers is Mrs. Peacock in "Clue". Second favorite is "Private Benjamin". Stellar actress who will be missed. RIP, Ms. Brennan.

realdealblues

07-31-2013, 04:32 AM

My favorite role of hers is Mrs. Peacock in "Clue".

Mine too. Love that movie!

neverending

08-08-2013, 02:14 PM

Actress Karen Black dead at 74

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-actress-karen-black-dead-at-74--20130808,0,1998067.story

As well as appearing in countless dramatic roles in films such as Five Easy Pieces and Nashville, Karen Black had a penchant for genre films and appeared in many horror films, good and bad. In fact, in a poll here at HDC I posted her as my favorite "scream queen."

Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, House of 1,000 Corpses, Invaders From Mars, Evil Spirits, the list goes on and on. A really great actress who could bring a serious dramatic flair to a role, but wasn't affreaid to let it all hang out and ham it up when necessary.

RIP.

http://www.cinemaretro.com/uploads/karen2.jpg

newb

08-08-2013, 03:15 PM

Sculpt

08-08-2013, 04:15 PM

Actress Karen Black dead at 74

Burnt Offerings, Trilogy of Terror, House of 1,000 Corpses, Invaders From Mars, Evil Spirits, the list goes on and on. A really great actress who could bring a serious dramatic flair to a role, but wasn't affraid to let it all hang out and ham it up when necessary.

Well said, Never. What I really liked about Karen Black as an actress, or perhaps as a person, is she expertly, or effortlessly, conveyed personal vulnerability in her roles, which endears the film viewer care about the character; we let the character in, suspension of disbelief is realized, and we are in it together with Karen. You can see it. You can feel it. Can you see in these photos?

http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/8/812/9HRI000Z/posters/karen-black.jpg
http://www.papermag.com/uploaded_images/W5XTD00Z.jpg
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/FKeH41R-2kYHGlmYQwu0SGUr-_l9iKDVHc64tOb7if0
http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/la/karen_black_270708/karen_black_1996274.jpg

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08-09-2013, 12:25 AM

Terrible news. A great loss to the genre.

RIP Karen. You leave us with plenty of fond memories and nostalgia.

http://i.imgur.com/HJdFzC7.jpg

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08-14-2013, 10:00 AM

This is shocking and utterly unexpected...

HDC member stygianwitch (http://www.horror.com/forum/member.php?u=8789) passed away in her sleep on 06th August, 2013, at her home due to complications arising out of a viral infection.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g12/ravenavi/Untitled.gif

She was a wonderful, warm, lovely soul who was very friendly, easy-going and had a humble demeanor. She also possessed a lot of knowledge on a wide variety of stuff and you could talk to her about anything.

Through our forum, she had met fellow HDC member tic and both of them fell in love and married back in 2009. Those were wonderful moments...old-timers should remember.

Rest In Peace., Styg. You were and always will be missed.

cheebacheeba

08-14-2013, 04:20 PM

Not sure we ever really spoke personally, I remember seeing them around though.
R.I.P to one of our own.

MichaelMyers

08-15-2013, 12:28 PM

RIP Lisa Robin Kelly, Laurie from That 70's Show.

http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/Entertainment/0/0/lisa%20robin%20kelly%20660.jpg

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/08/15/that-70s-show-star-lisa-robin-kelly-dead/

hammerfan

08-19-2013, 11:21 AM

Actor Lee Thompson Young, played Barry Frost on "Rizzoli & Isles". Committed suicide, age 29.

I guess I'll never understand what drives someone to take their own life. Very sad. I always enjoyed his character on the show.

http://www.examiner.com/article/lee-thompson-young-dead-29-year-old-dies-after-apparent-suicide

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u230/margie1959/LeeThompsonYoung_zps357b9dc7.jpg (http://s169.photobucket.com/user/margie1959/media/LeeThompsonYoung_zps357b9dc7.jpg.html)

cheebacheeba

08-19-2013, 05:46 PM

I remember him from Smallville.

Angra

08-19-2013, 08:34 PM

I guess I'll never understand what drives someone to take their own

Probably drugs.

cheebacheeba

08-19-2013, 08:45 PM

Probably drugs.
'Cos he was black, right?
:rolleyes:
You Shinies should be on the same team.

Angra

08-19-2013, 11:53 PM

'Cos he was black, right?
:rolleyes:
You Shinies should be on the same team.

Hahaha

Never thought about that. Good point. ;)

No, i'm just saying drugs makes people do crazy things, thats all.

cheebacheeba

08-20-2013, 03:06 AM

No, i'm just saying drugs makes people do crazy things, thats all.
Crazy, crazy things.
Probably crazier if you're black and bald though.

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08-20-2013, 11:10 AM

Elmore Leonard @ 87.

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/legendary-writer-elmore-leonard-dead-at-87-1200582271/

bamahorrorfan87

08-23-2013, 12:06 PM

Gilbert Taylor

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56091251/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t4

Julie Harris

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56099296/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t4

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09-13-2013, 10:20 AM

http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww248/sajoda/DolbyDigital.png

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/a-minutes-silence-audio-pioneer-ray-dolby-dies-aged-80-8814025.html

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09-20-2013, 09:24 AM

Richard C Sarafian @ 83.

Vanishing Point was one of a crop of existential road movies in the early 1970s which quickly gained cult status.

Its director, Richard C Sarafian, who has died aged 83, never made another film that struck such a resounding chord with audiences, countercultural or otherwise. No matter: the appeal of Vanishing Point was enduring enough to make him a noted, even influential, figure.

Quentin Tarantino thanked Sarafian in the closing credits of his own four-wheeled thriller, Death Proof (2007), and the Scottish band Primal Scream signalled their admiration for Vanishing Point by naming a 1997 album after the movie.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/sep/20/richard-c-sarafian

neverending

09-25-2013, 02:08 AM

RIP Gary Brandner, author ofThe Howling.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/70713/rest-peace-author-gary-brandner

Despare

10-02-2013, 07:18 AM

RIP Tom Clancy

I'm sure everybody here has read one of his books, watched on of his movies, or played one of his videogames...

hammerfan

10-02-2013, 07:19 AM

RIP Tom Clancy

I'm sure everybody here has read one of his books, watched on of his movies, or played one of his videogames...

Yes to the first two. Loved his books, and Hollywood usually did justice to his books when making them into a movie.

zwoti

10-02-2013, 10:16 AM

http://diaboliquemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Anthony-William-Hinds-1952.jpg (http://diaboliquemagazine.com/rip-anthony-tony-hinds/)

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10-18-2013, 09:39 AM

Ed Lauter @ 74.

http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/ed-lauter-the-house-bunny-los-angeles-premiere-arrivals-0iCoo9.jpg

http://hollywoodlife.com/2013/10/17/ed-lauter-dead-mesothelioma-cancer-74/

http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Ed-Lauter--veteran-character-actor--dies-at-74/9290133

newb

10-18-2013, 07:07 PM

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10-26-2013, 06:56 AM

Hal Needham @ 82.

Hal Needham, longtime stuntman and director of “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Cannonball Run” for Burt Reynolds, died Friday in Los Angeles after a short battle with cancer, his manager confirmed.

He was 82.

At one time the highest paid stuntman in the world, he was said to have broken 56 bones, broken his back twice, punctured a lung and knocked out a few teeth while working on 4500 TV episodes and 310 feature films.

Needham, a native of Tennessee, broke into show business as a stunt double for Richard Boone on the series “Have Gun, Will Travel.” Among the hundreds of films on which he did stunts were “Stagecoach,” “How the West Was Won,” “The Bridge at Remagen,” “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” and “Little Big Man.”

He developed numerous camera and production innovations, and won a Scientific and Engineering Oscar in 1987 for the design and development of the Shotmaker Elite camera car and crane. Among his other inventions were the air ram, air bag, car cannon turnover, nitrogen ratchet, jerk-off ratchet and rocket power.

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/hal-needham-legendary-stuntman-and-director-dead-at-82-1200763031/

neverending

10-27-2013, 08:50 AM

RIP LOU REED, a real pioneer, a true giant.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lou-reed-velvet-underground-leader-and-rock-pioneer-dead-at-71-20131027

Sicknero

10-27-2013, 09:21 AM

^ I just came here now to post the same. A giant of music indeed.

ferretchucker

10-27-2013, 09:48 AM

Fuck, truly terrible news :( During my travels in China I had very little room on my phone for music but Lou was there - his delightful baritone the soundtrack to my summer. Very sad indeed.

cheebacheeba

11-30-2013, 06:26 PM

Well, seems like Paul Walker is presently on the "maybe" list.

neverending

11-30-2013, 06:56 PM

It appears to be confirmed.

Ferox13

12-01-2013, 03:24 AM

R.I.P

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6x0ieixGb1rsqms7o1_500.jpg

Angra

12-01-2013, 04:21 AM

Sad news.

The Villain

12-01-2013, 07:12 AM

RIP Paul Walker

X¤MurderDoll¤X

12-03-2013, 03:38 PM

http://bernardibeautyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Paul_Walker_640x960_6419-1.jpg

too pretty for this world. ::sad::

roshiq

12-04-2013, 01:26 AM

Except for the F&F franchise, I think to some extent he was bit underlooked by the big Hollywood studios. IMO: he could be a great Hal Jordan for a GL/JL movie. Truly a tragic loss for the fans & Hollywood.

RIP Paul Walker.

Freak

12-04-2013, 01:19 PM

Tragic loss indeed. Running Scared was one of my favorite movies.

NightOfTheLiving_Sam

12-04-2013, 05:57 PM

RIP Paul Walker. =(

cheebacheeba

12-05-2013, 03:51 PM

Some black dude

Despare

12-05-2013, 07:18 PM

Some black dude

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IMhWHh4N8mI/Uc3FLR2JhoI/AAAAAAAAJ_M/zaUGgn3ZXX4/s1440/mandela.PNG

Ferox13

12-06-2013, 06:54 AM

http://www.cyberwarzone.com/sites/default/files/default/files/2014/u1/RIP%20NELSON%20MANDELA%20MORGAN%20FREEMAN.JPG

Sculpt

12-07-2013, 01:03 AM

http://www.cyberwarzone.com/sites/default/files/default/files/2014/u1/RIP%20NELSON%20MANDELA%20MORGAN%20FREEMAN.JPG
Just an FYI, that's morgan freeman.

RIP Nelson Mandela

Elvis_Christ

12-08-2013, 03:25 AM

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i305/Elvis_Christ/mandella.jpg

Angra

12-08-2013, 03:30 AM

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i305/Elvis_Christ/mandella.jpg

Hahahahahahahahaha

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12-15-2013, 09:37 AM

Peter O'Toole @ 81.

http://cbssanfran.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/3032517.jpg

R.I.P.

neverending

12-15-2013, 10:56 AM

The passing of a real legend.

bamahorrorfan87

12-15-2013, 01:58 PM

Tom Laughlin

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/15/showbiz/billy-jack-tom-laughlin-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

hammerfan

12-16-2013, 03:49 AM

Joan Fontaine also passed. Haven't found an online story yet. When I do, I'll post the link. I heard it on the news.

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12-16-2013, 07:56 AM

Joan Fontaine also passed. Haven't found an online story yet. When I do, I'll post the link. I heard it on the news.

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56547471/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t2

Loved her in Rebecca and The Devil's Own. R.I.P.

Audrey Totter @ 95. Another wonderful noir actress from the 40s/50s.

R.I.P. as well.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20766663,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent

hammerfan

12-16-2013, 09:18 AM

http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56547471/?ref_=hm_nw_tp_t2

Loved her in Rebecca and The Devil's Own. R.I.P.

Audrey Totter @ 95. Another wonderful noir actress from the 40s/50s.

R.I.P. as well.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20766663,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontent

Joan Fontaine's final film was a Hammer production, The Witches

newb

12-16-2013, 11:54 AM

R.I.P. Mr O'Toole

One of my favs

check him out in The Stuntman and My Favorite Year....a couple of fun flicks

hammerfan

12-16-2013, 11:57 AM

R.I.P. Mr O'Toole

One of my favs

check him out in The Stuntman and My Favorite Year....a couple of fun flicks

My Favorite Year, one of my favorite movies!

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12-16-2013, 08:23 PM

Ray Price @ 87.

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/13881155/Ray+Price+cherokeecowboypromo.jpg

Perhaps best known for his version of the Kris Kristofferson song "For the Good Times," a pop hit in 1970, the velvet-voiced Price was a giant among traditional country performers in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, as likely to defy a trend as he was to defend one. He helped invent the genre's honky-tonk sound early in his career, then took it in a more polished direction.

He reached the Billboard Hot 100 eight times from 1958-73 and had seven No. 1 hits and more than 100 titles on the Billboard country chart from 1952 to 1989. "For the Good Times" was his biggest crossover hit, reaching No. 11 on the Billboard pop music singles chart. His other country hits included "Crazy Arms," ''Release Me," ''The Same Old Me," ''Heartaches by the Number," ''City Lights" and "Too Young to Die."

http://www.hitfix.com/news/country-music-pioneer-ray-price-dead-at-age-87

R.I.P.