We woke up this morning to some very sad news. Stuart Gordon, writer/director of classic horror movies Re-Animator, From Beyond, and others passed away yesterday at the age of 72. Variety reports:
“In recent years, Gordon was active in L.A. theater, finding success directing the solo show Nevermore…An Evening with Edgar Allen Poe starring his Re-Animator star Jeffrey Combs. He also directed and co-wrote the book for Re-Animator: The Musical, which won several awards and was praised by a Variety critic, who wrote, ‘not since ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ has a screamfest tuner so deftly balanced seriousness and camp.'”
Look for a more thorough retrospective of Gordon’s influence on horror in the coming days.
All of us here at Dread Central send our sincerest condolences to Gordon’s fans, friends, and family. He was a true creative pioneer whose influence can never be overstated.