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[R.I.P.] Jason Voorhees from ‘Friday the 13th Part 2,’ Steve Dash Has Passed Away

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We learned the news just two weeks ago that Friday the 13th Part 2 star Steve Dash was in the hospital due to complications from diabetes, and the Monster Mania convention has sadly confirmed this morning that Dash lost his battle yesterday. He was 74 years old.

In his most recent Facebook update earlier this month, Dash seemed to be in good spirits, writing: “I have an update on my condition. They’re amputating my left leg tomorrow afternoon. It’s been pretty tough suffering from diabetes, blood clots and a bad heart over the last year. I welcome the decision I’ve made because I will be able to play golf in 6-8 weeks with a brand new leg. Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers and personal messages to me. The fans are the best fans on the planet.”

A horror convention regular who always took the time to hang out and chat with fans, Steve Dash is of course most known for playing Jason Voorhees in the Friday the 13th franchise’s second installment, making him the very first actor to play adult Jason on screen.

Subsequently, Dash also appeared in Alone in the Dark, 13 Tzameti and Mr. Hush. He was recently set to star in Vengeance, a Friday the 13th fan film currently in pre-production.

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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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