RIP radio producer and director Marc Beeby
Radio producer and director Marc Beeby, who was involved with many of the genre productions from BBC Radio over the past few years, has died. Pilgrim creator Sebastian Baczkiewicz passed […]
RIP Philip Martin
Philip Martin, the writer of Gangsters and the creator of Sil for Doctor Who, has died aged 82. Martin cut his teeth on Z Cars, but it was the often […]
RIP Guy N. Smith
Horror writer Guy N. Smith has died, aged 81. Smith was responsible for a slew of horror novels, with Night of the Crabs and its successors making his name. He […]
RIP James E. Gunn
Multiple award winning science fiction author James E. Gunn has passed away aged 97. Gunn was a professional writer for over 70 years, with his first published fiction in 1947 […]
RIP Alien producer David Giler
American writer and producer David Giler has died, aged 77. He was credited on all the Alien films from the original in 1979 to Alien Covenant in 2017 as part […]
RIP Peter Lamont
Reports are coming that 007 set designer Peter Lamont has passed away, aged 91. Barring Tomorrow Never Dies, he worked on every Bond film from 1964’s Goldfinger to 2006’s Casino […]
RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne
Australian-based actor Hugh Keays-Byrne who threatened Mad Max in two different guises, has died aged 73. Keays-Byrne played Toecutter in the original Mad Max in 1979 and returned to the […]
RIP Ben Bova
Respected American science fiction author and editor Ben Bova has died aged 88. Bova wrote over 100 books, edited key magazines and was president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy […]
RIP Dave Prowse
Dave Prowse, the former bodybuilder whose acting roles included the original Darth Vader for the Star Wars films, has died aged 85. It's with great regret and heart-wrenching sadness for […]
RIP Daria Nicolodi
Daria Nicolodi, who appeared in numerous Dario Argento films, as well as co-writing Suspiria, has died aged 70. Her film appearances include Deep Red, Inferno, Tenebrae, Phenomena and Opera. The news was […]
RIP Kirby Morrow
Stargate Atlantis’ Kirby Morrow has died, aged 47. The Canadian actor was best known for his voice roles – including as X-Men leader Cyclops in X-Men: Evolution, but made appearances […]
RIP Frank Windsor
British character actor Frank Windsor has died aged 92. Best known for his role as policeman John Watt alongside Stratford Johns’ Charlie Barlow, Windsor was involved in a number of […]
RIP Ron Cobb
Ron Cobb, best known for his design work on Ridley Scott’s Alien and Robert Zemeckis’ Back to the Future, has died aged 83. His earliest work was on John Carpenter’s […]
RIP Wilford Brimley
The Thing and Cocoon’s Wilford Brimley has died aged 85. The veteran American actor was Dr Blair in John Carpenter’s The Thing, and played Ben Luckett in Ron Howard’s Cocoon, as […]
RIP Maurice Roëves
Scottish actor Maurice Roëves has passed away, aged 83. The news was confirmed by his agency earlier today. Roëves was perhaps best known to genre fans for his appearance in […]
RIP Ennio Morricone
Legendary film composer Ennio Morricone has died, aged 91. Renowned for his scores for mutliple genres, Morricone is perhaps best known to the general public for his work on Spagheti […]
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