We had the wonderful opportunity to meet Mr. Burr a few times over the years at different conventions and not once was he anything but gracious, open, and damn friendly. I first became of him and his work with his first feature film, From a Whisper to a Scream (aka The Offspring) from 1987, which is a cool little anthology film with Vincent Price in the wraparound segment telling the different stories. There is some twisted tales in this one, as well as a great cast too. Burr would go on to do Stepfather 2 (1989) and the very troubled Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990), which at one point he was fired and then rehired again! He continued to work over the years, every now and then in the horror genre, but I’ve always enjoyed his work.

So, hearing today that he had passed away at the age of 60, it was a very saddening moment. Not only did we lose a real talent there, but it is also a shame that we won’t get to see another picture from him or see him at a convention chatting it up with fellow fans. Thankfully, we do have his films that he’s left us to remember his talent with, and for that, he will always be remembered. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family during this difficult time.