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R.I.P. Bill Paxton Has Died at 61

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We are beside ourselves this morning, as the family has reported that acting legend Bill Paxton, just 61 years old, has unexpectedly passed away due to complications from surgery.

With his undeniable screen presence, Paxton has brought to the screen some of the most memorable characters in the history of the horror genre, perhaps most notably the bug-hunting, wise-cracking Private Hudson in James Cameron’s Aliens. Just one year later, Paxton portrayed Severen in Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, another show-stealing, larger-than-life character bursting with personality. Paxton’s other genre credits include The Terminator, Predator 2, and my personal favorite “Tales from the Crypt” episode, ‘People Who Live in Brass Hearses.’

Paxton made his directorial debut with horror film Frailty, which he also starred in.

Nominated for four Golden Globes and a Primetime Emmy, the beloved actor spent his decades-spanning career injecting life, personality, and charm into countless films and television series’. Who could ever forget his performances in Weird Science, One False Move, Tombstone, True Lies, Twister, Titanic, A Simple Plan, “Big Love”… the list goes on and on.

All of us here on BD send our thoughts, prayers, and condolences to Bill Paxton’s family and friends at this tragic time. To say he’s gone too soon would be a massive understatement.

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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