2024 was a particularly rough year for me on a personal level with the losses we suffered. We have listed the celebrities that we have lost over the last 12 months, that had some connection to the horror genre, like we always do. Thankfully their work always makes it easier to keep them alive for future generations. But there were a couple of people in my personal life that left us that really left a hole in my dark and twisted heart. I posted about them when they first passed, so there is no need to go into any major detail now. But I just wanted to say that for those that aren’t left immortalized in film, it is up to us, their friends and families, to keep their memories alive. I know every time I go to a convention, Halloween Party, or even just a movie night, I’ll remember the excitement of my cousin Brett Baish going to shows with me, and all the support and great conversations with my dear friend Kristin Wicks. They left us way too soon.

I know there’s a lot of other great talents that we lost in 2024, but again, the ones listed below have some sort of connection to the horror genre. Trying to put some positivity into this posting, I came across this quote from the great Roger Corman that I not only found fitting but maybe will give that little push that I think we all need every now and then.

“You have to take chances. So, I say to you, keep gambling, keep taking chances.”
Roger Corman

Susan Blacklinie, Roger Corman, Charles Cyphers, Mark Damon, Shelley Duvall, David Emge,
Tisa Farrow, Jonathan Haze, Olivia Hussey, James Earl Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Paul Morrissey, David J. Skal, David Soul, Donald Sutherland, Tony Todd, Silvia Tortosa, M. Emmet Walsh

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