February 28, 2023 Ricou Browning, the stunt man who donned the iconic fright-wetsuit as the Gill-man in the iconic horror movie Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), has died. One of the men behind one of Hollywood's most infamous monsters (Image via Universal) He was 93. Browning died less than two weeks after his February…
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Mary Lambert on Making ‘Pet Sematary,’ Working with Stephen King & Fred Gwynne
MoMA in NYC hosted a massive horror retrospective this summer (on through September 5), and the guest for August 25, 2022, was director Mary Lambert, whose 1989 horror film Pet Sematary has a scary number of —you should pardon the expression — diehard fans. After her Q&A, Mary was fully en-Gage-d (All images by Matthew…
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Felix Silla, Cousin Itt on ‘The Addams Family,’ Dies @ 84
Felix Silla, the Italian-born little person whose stunt and acting career led to a surprising number of key character roles, died Friday, April 16, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Silla as Twiki (GIF via GIPHY) He was 84. Silla's death was made public by his Buck Rodgers in the 25th Century (1979-1981) co-star Gil…
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Pop Culture: David Naughton Turns 70
In honor of David Naughton's 70th birthday (February 13, 2021), let's take a little mid-air-heel-click walk down memory lane. Gentleman's ahhhgree-ment (Image via Dr. Pepper) Naughton first caught the public's attention thanks to a series of inspired Dr. Pepper commercials. Gallery of David's HOTTEST Pics Here! In 2019, he recalled that he went to a…
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Tanya Roberts, Bond Girl & Angel, Dies @ 65 — Again
Shortly after an undignified mixup resulted in actress Tanya Wood's death being reported prematurely, it is now confirmed that she has succumbed. Roberts, 65, passed out after walking her dog on Christmas Eve and was put on a ventilator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. It is unclear whether she ever regained consciousness. On January…
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Daria Nicolodi, Cult Actress & ‘Suspiria’ Co-Writer, Dies @ 70
Daria Nicolodi, the Italian actress closely associated with the work of her ex-partner Dario Argento (b. 1940), has died at 70. Nicolodi was a memorable, stylish component of many highly regarded horror offerings. (GIF via GIPHY) Her daughter, the actress-director Asia Argento (b. 1975), confirmed her passing on Instagram., writing (translated from Italian): “Rest in…
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He-Man Actor John Saxon Dies @ 83
Tough-guy actor John Saxon, whose career stretched from bit parts in the 1954 classics It Could Happen to You and A Star Is Born to 2015's The Extra, died Saturday of pneumonia at 83. ExtraTV confirmed his death. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDFnMkxhwW4/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Saxon was born August 5, 1936 (some sources cite 1935), in Brooklyn. He was discovered at…
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Beware ‘Trumpergeist’: This White House Ain’t Clean!
This parody of Poltergeist (1982), in which Zelda Rubinstein (1933-2010) reads the family the riot act on the dangers of Trump is spooky-good: https://vimeo.com/410026286
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‘Twice Upon a Time … in Hollywood,’ LuPone Dishes, Reb Brown and More — Past & Curious
Links to the past, with relevance today: Everybody goes to Hollywood ... (Image via Netflix) BBC: Ryan Murphy is the ultimate fanboy of Old Hollywood, but his new take on it, Netflix's Hollywood, is being called a "lavish disaster." Holland with Aimee Mann (GIF via GIPHY) KENNETH IN THE (212): Did Cully Holland, the hunk…
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Stevie Nicks, Mark Hamill, Glenn Close, Judy Garland & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: Ooh, baby, ooh, ooh ... (GIF via GIPHY) DO YOU REMEMBER?: Turns out Stevie Nicks, 71, only just recently heard a white-winged dove singing. Heath worked opposed Vincent Price (1911-1993) in three films. (Image via International Pictures) THR: Hilary Heath, who acted in International Pictures horror flicks like…
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