Obituaries - 2010

As the sun sets on 2010, it wouldn't be proper of The October Country to usher in the new year without tipping our hats and paying respect to those contributors of our beloved genre who are no longer with us. While some's presence has been felt more than others, they're all of them icons in their own right, every single one of them leaving an indelible mark in the field.
So, without further ado, a moment of silence for:

Dennis Hopper (Actor/Writer/Director)
1936-2010
Night Tide (1961), The Twilight Zone (1963), Queen of Blood (1966), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Blue Velvet (1986), Black Widow (1987), Witch Hunt (1994), Firestarter 2: Rekindled (2002), Unspeakable (2002), The Crow: Wicked Prayer (2005), Land of the Dead (2005), Hoboken Hollow (2005)



Corey Haim (Actor)
1971-2010
Silver Bullet (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), Watchers (1988), Fever Lake (1996), The Backlot Murders (2002), The Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)


Ingrid Pitt (Actress)
1937-2010
Sound of Horror (1964), The Vampire Lovers (1970), Countess Dracula (1971), The House That Dripped Blood (1971), The Wicker Man (1973), Thriller (1975), Transmutations (1985), The Asylum (2000), Minotaur (2006), Sea of Dust (2008)


Jean Rollin (Director/Writer/Actor)
1938-2010
The Rape of the Vampire (1968), The Nude Vampire (1970), Caged Virgins (1971), Strange Things Happen At Night (1971), Rose Of Iron (1973), Curse of the Living Dead (1974), Lips of Blood (1975), Grapes of Death (1978), Fascination (1979), Zombie Lake (1981), Two Orphan Vampires (1997), La fiancée de Dracula (2002), Le masque de la Méduse (2010)


Leslie Nielsen (Actor)
1926-2010
Stage 13 (1950), The Clock (1950), Out There (1951), Lights Out (1950-1952), Suspense (1950-1953), Tales of Tomorrow (1952-1953), Forbidden Planet (1956), Thriller (1960), Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958-1961), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964), Dark Intruder (1965), Night Slaves (1970), Night Gallery (1971), The Evil Touch (1973-1974), Day of the Animals (1977), Prom Night (1980), Creepshow (1982), The Creature Wasn't Nice (1983), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985), Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Stan Helsing (2009)


Dino De Laurentiis (Producer)
1919-2010
Goliath and the Vampires (1961), Danger: Diabolik (1968), Barbarella (1968), King Kong (1976), Orca (1977), Amittyville II: The Possession (1982), The Dead Zone (1983), Dune (1984), Cat's Eye (1985), Silver Bullet (1985), Maximum Overdrive (1986), Manhunter (1986), King Kong Lives (1986), Sometimes They Come Back (1991), Army of Darkness (1992), Unforgettable (1996), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002), Hannibal Rising (2007)


Stephen Gilbert (Author)
1912-2010
Ratman's Notebooks (1968)



Frank Frazetta (Artist)
1928-2010
Frank Frazetta was an acclaimed American fantasy, horror and science-fiction artist.


Zelda Rubenstein (Actress)
1933-2010
Poltergeist (1982), Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986), Anguish (1987), Poltergeist III (1988), Teen Witch (1989), Tales From the Crypt (1992), Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), Little Witches (1996), Wishcraft (2002), Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006), The Scariest Places On Earth (2000-2006)
John Steakley (Author)
1951-2010
Armor (1984), Vampire$ (1990)


Leisure Books (Publisher)
2000-2010
Leisure Books was an imprint of Dorchester Publishing specializing in Horror and Thriller mass market paperbacks. As of 2000, Leisure Books was the only U.S. publisher with a line of horror books.
Lisa Blount (Actress)
1957-2010
Dead and Buried (1981), What Waits Below (1984), The Hitchhiker (1986), Nightflyers (1987), Prince of Darkness (1987), Needful Things (1993), Stalked (1994)





R.I.P. all of you and thank you for your years of service in our genre.