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Michaela Zee Jeff Burr, director of “Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III,” “From a Whisper to a Scream” and “Straight Into Darkness,” has died. He was 60. Director-writer Jim Wynorski shared the news of Burr’s death on Facebook, writing that he “passed away last night [Oct.

Olive Sturgess, whose many acting credits through the 1950s and ’60s included numerous TV Westerns and the Roger Corman horror spoof The Raven starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff and Jack Nicholson, died February 19 in Los Angeles. She was 91.

Vincent Price’s favorite holiday was Christmas, and the horror icon couldn’t resist pulling a prank on his wife each December, according to his daughter. Victoria Price told Fox News Digital that her father, the star of classic horror movies like “House on Haunted Hill” and “Edward Scissorhands,” had a “weakness for large jewelry that he loved buying his wives,” and after going to Poland in 1974 he gifted her stepmother a chunky bone butterfly necklace. “My stepmother hated it,” Price said.

EXCLUSIVE: With a horror project for Universal/Monkeypaw and a Night of the Living Dead sequel still in the offing, Nikyatu Jusu has begun development on The Fly, a new film based on David Cronenberg’s body horror masterwork, which she wrote and will direct for 20th Century Studios and Chernin Entertainment.

Mariah Carey defrosts, here are 12 tunes for your pumpkin-pumping pleasure.Still getting ghouls grooving in “Thriller” line dances all over the world four decades later — and that Vincent Price rap remains, well, priceless.Michael Jackson also sang guest vocals on this haunting hip-shaker from 1983 that gives all the eerie feels. The King of Pop shared a Motown connection with Rockwell, who is the son of label founder Berry Gordy.They somehow keep making “Ghostbusters” films after 40 years — hello “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” — and Parker’s No.

The imposing Christopher Lee may be a legendary figure for his embodiment of iconic character Dracula, yet during an interview as he was being knighted in 2009, the actor expressed irritation at being typecast. In the conversation featured in the new Sky documentary The Life And Deaths Of Christopher Lee, the journalist concluded her segment with, "A knight of the realm, but still the king of horror." To which Christopher's towering presence cast a shadow as he retorted, "The king of what? " sounding clearly miffed.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Bill Immerman, veteran executive at film companies including 20th Century Fox, AIP, Cannon Films and Yari Film Group, died June 24 in Los Angeles of natural causes. Born Dec. 29, 1937 in New York, he graduated the U. of Wisconsin and obtained his J.D. at Stanford Law School. Before moving into entertainment, Immerman started his career as a deputy district attorney for the County of Los Angeles. He joined American International Pictures as associate counsel in 1965, eventually heading up business affairs and serving as production executive on films including “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Wild In the Streets,” “Three In the Attic” and “An Evening of Edgar Allen Poe,” starring Vincent Price.

Bill Immerman, who was a Senior EVP during the 20th Century Fox 1970s heyday that produced such box office hits as Star Wars, Young Frankensten, and The Omen, died June 24 at his Los Angeles home of natural causes. He was 85.

TV legend Dick Van Dyke posted a video on Instagram Friday night of himself knocking on the door and peeking through the glass of an apparently closed Spirit Halloween store. The 96-year-old put his hands around his face so he could get a better look inside the seasonal shop while someone taking the video laughed. “There’s somebody in there all right, but…” the comedian lamented. “This is Halloween” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” played over the “Mary Poppins” actor’s video, which also had blinking jack-o’-lantern and creepy yellow eye emojis.Online commenters agreed that the store needed to open up so the “Dick Van Dyke Show” star could get his spooky fix. “Come on now, @SpiritHalloweenSomebody please let American Treasure [Van Dyke] into the go—mn Halloween store!!!” one person joked. Another wrote, “Open JUST FOR HIM IMMEDIATELY,” along with a gif of a young Van Dyke clapping uproariously. “Imagine not knowing a legend is at the door…” a third noted. “The man is a national treasure…LET HIM IN!!!” a fourth said, adding a laughing emoji. Spirit Halloween stores tend to pop up across the country in vacant retail spaces in the months before Oct.

Johnny Depp-related memorabilia has surged in value in the wake of the actor's highly-publicized defamation trial.The company Propstore on Tuesday sold a prop from the actor's 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands - an insert hand with scissors the star wore in the motion picture - for $81,250, TMZ reported on Wednesday.The total nearly doubled the projected value of the prop, as experts last month estimated the piece of film memorabilia was expected to sell in a range between $30,000 and $50,000, according to the outlet. The latest:Johnny Depp-related memorabilia has surged in value in the wake go the actor's highly-publicized defamation trial, as the company Propstore on Tuesday sold a prop from the actor's 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands - an insert hand with scissors the star wore in the motion picture - for $81,250Sources with the auctioneer told the outlet that the trial, and result in Depp's favor, was instrumental in driving demand for the item.Another piece of Depp-related memorabilia, the motorcycle he used in the 1990 John Waters film Cry-Baby, is slated to go up for sale on Kruse GWS Auctions with an opening bid of $250,000 TMZ previously reported.

The Batman. Makers Warner Bro.s revealed their plans during a presentation at CinemaCon, the annual trade show for cinema owners.The news was announced by The Batman director Matt Reeves who revealed that he will return to write and direct the DC follow up.Reeves said the news was “thrilling for me” and he was “excited to jump back into this world for the next chapter,” according to People.He also confirmed the “whole team” would return for the project according to People, including Pattinson.The first film is now available to stream in the UK, having been released on Premium Video on Demand from April 19 in the UK.The film sees Robert Pattinson play the caped crusader, alongside Paul Dano as the Riddler, Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, Colin Farrell as the Penguin and John Turturro as Carmine Falcone.In a four-star review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Paul Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.“Most of the time it comes off brilliantly. Pattinson plays him with a dour fanaticism that only occasionally topples over into parody.” Meanwhile, in other The Batman news, Nicolas Cage pitched himself to play a villain in a sequel to the 2022 film.The actor was asked at SXSW festival if there’s any roles he’d like to play, and he proposed a deep-cut Batman villain from the 1960s TV series starring Adam West.“We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as The Batman, which I’m excited to see.

Nicolas Cage has pitched himself to play a villain in a sequel to The Batman.The actor was asked if there’s any roles he’d like to play at SXSW, when he proposed a deep-cut Batman villain from the 1960s TV series starring Adam West.In an interview at SXSW with news channel Fox 7 Austin, Cage said: “We have this new [movie with] Robert Pattinson as The Batman, which I’m excited to see. I haven’t seen it yet but I think he would be terrific.“The villain that Vincent Price played on the 60s show, Egghead, I think I want to have a go at Egghead.

Nicolas Cage spoke about his desire to portray the supervillain Egghead in a forthcoming Batman movie.The 58-year-old performer made his comments while being interviewed by Fox 7 at the SXSW festival in Austin, where he was asked about various projects he had lined up for the future.During the conversation, the Mandy star pointed out that he was interested in being featured in an upcoming movie centered on the Caped Crusader. Making plans:Nicolas Cage spoke about his desire to portray the supervillain Egghead in a forthcoming Batman movieCage began the conversation by expressing that he was 'excited to see' the new Batman movie, which was released earlier this month.TheBad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans star then noted that he would like to appear in a potential sequel to the new movie and that he had a character in mind.

Zack Sharf Nicolas Cage has a message for Warner Bros. executives: “I’m down for Egghead.” The Oscar winner is talking about playing the villain Egghead in a potential sequel to Matt Reeves’ “The Batman,” which is quickly approaching the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office. Warner Bros.

The Fall of the House of Usher. I held off doing The Masque of the Red Death, because I felt it had some similarities to Ingmar Bergman’s The Seventh Seal, with its hooded figures, and I might be accused of copying.