R.I.P. Thread

[Sinister]

King Kong actress and Original Scream Queen, Fay Wray died in her New York apartment on Sunday. A sad day for we fans of the film. :(

[Citizen Tallee]

Wow, what sad news! :(

RIP Fay. :(

[Sinister]

Janet Leigh, age 77, died at her home Sunday in Beverly Hills. Ms. Leigh who starred in more than 50 movies, is most famous for her role as the hapless shower victim in Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Psycho. She will be missed. :(

[Dr Morbius]

Indeed a sad loss..

Some interesting facts:

A body double was used for the stabbing sequence.

She admitted that for months after shooting she was unable to take a shower.

Hmmm..I hope that means she only took baths!

[Sinister]

Halloween exec producer and franchise head, Moustapha Akkad, has died as a result of the injuries he sustained in Wednesday night's deadly bombings in the Middle East. His thirty-year-old daughter, Reem, was also killed, according Reuters.

The blasts occured amongst three separate Western hotel chains in the Jordanian capital of Amman. Fifty-nine people were killed. Officials obviously suspect Al Qaeda's involvement due to the timing, precision and location of the attacks which took place before 9pm last night. Two Americans reportedly died in those bombings.

Akkad suffered had suffered a heart attack, according to our sources, he passed away while at the hospital last night. NBC News reports that Reem, a mother of two, and Akkad were in a Hyatt Hotel lobby when the bomb inside went off.


I admit I lost some respect for the man for continuing the Halloween franchise long after it should have ended, but if not for him there wouldn't have been a Michael Myers in the first place. A sad day of affairs indeed. :( RIP Moustapha Akkad.

[Zombie-F]

Yes, I echo your sentiments about his treatment of the franchise... nobody deserves this. RIP. :(

[dougspaulding]

Stupid bombers!

Can't we all just get along?

[Anachronism]

Sad news indeed

~~Bill~~

[Glyphen2010]

From CNN Entertainment:

Actor Glenn Shadix dies at 58

Glenn Shadix, an actor who is perhaps best known for playing Otho in the 1988 film “Beetle Juice,” has passed away at the age of 58.

The Alabama native died Tuesday morning in his Birmingham condo, a family member told The Birmingham News.

“He was having mobility problems, and he was in a wheelchair,” his sister said, adding that Shadix appeared to have hit his head after a fall.

Shadix - who has been in a number of films and television shows - worked with Tim Burton more than once, supplying the voice of the Mayor in Burton’s 1993 work “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and also appearing in the filmmaker’s 2001 movie, “Planet of the Apes.”

According to The Birmingham News, Shadix studied theater at a local college in the mid-1970s before making the move to New York and then Los Angeles. He returned to his southern roots about three years ago after almost 30 years in the business to be closer to his family and to write, his sister told the paper.

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/08/actor-glenn-shadix-dies-at-58/?iref=allsearch

[Johnny Thunder]

R.i.p.

[Da Weiner]

Yep - I just read that on the news - RIP

[Spooky1]

I had seen this yesterday. He was really good in the Otho roll.

[Glyphen2010]

Wow, he had is own blog too: http://www.glennshadix.com/main.html

I never knew he was in Heathers and Demolition Man and Carnivale also

[Dark Angel 27]

RIP Glen

[Spooky1]

http://news-briefs.ew.com/2010/09/13/kevin-mccarthy-dies/

[Johnny Thunder]

R.i.p.

[bobzilla]

Sad :( I got to meet him a few times, he was a really nice guy !

[Bone To Pick]

Bummer - I also enjoyed him in "Innerspace."
Note to the article writer: At 96, is it really important to provide a cause of death?

[Goblin]

Till today I always thought he was dead already.

Always remember him from Body Snatchers. RIP Kevin.

[Da Weiner]

RIP to a nice guy.

[Johnny Thunder]

Gloria Stuart, best remembered by flim goers for Titanic, and known to genre fans for her performances in the classic films The Old Dark House and The Invisible Man, has passed away at the age of 100. Rest in peace.

http://omg.yahoo.com/news/titanic-actress-gloria-stuart-dies-at-100/47908

[Hauntiholik]

She had lung cancer. It makes you wonder if she would have lived even longer if she had been cancer free.

[morbid mike]

she lived 25 more years than I wanna live RIP to her

[Goblin]

Screen legend Tony Curtis passed away at age 85. My favorite moviee of his was Houdini
which had a strong Halloween theme and The Manitou. In fact, the real Houdini died on
Halloween 1924. I think tThe Manitou was the only horror movie he ever made.Tony Curtis
was one of the last of the Hollywood legends. Rest in Peace Tony.

[Johnny Thunder]

R.I.P. Ingrid Pitt.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41086/rest-peace-hammers-queen-horror-ingrid-pitt

[Haunted Bayou]

RIP....Leslie Nielson

"don't call me, Shirley"

[Spooky1]

Rest in peace Anne Francis

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/40888615/ns/today-entertainment/

[psyko99]

RIP Pete Postlethwaite (http://www.npr.org/2011/01/03/132631448/Remembering-British-Actor-Peter-Postlethwaite)