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[R.I.P.] ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The Shining’ Composer Krzysztof Penderecki Has Passed Away

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After a long battle with illness, we’ve learned today that the Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki has passed away at his home in southern Poland. He was 86 years old.

Krzysztof Penderecki’s work earned him three Grammy wins throughout his career, most recently in 2017, and he was also nominated for two Primetime Emmys in the 1990s.

On the horror front, several of Penderecki’s most eerie and haunting compositions were famously used in William Friedkin’s The Exorcist and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.

Penderecki’s work was also featured in David Lynch’s Wild at Heart, Inland Empire and “Twin Peaks,” as well as Wes Craven’s The People Under the Stairs and various other projects including Twister, Children of Men, Shutter Island, “Black Mirror” and Ready Player One.

Penderecki is survived by his wife, Elzbieta, daughters Beata and Dominika, and son Lukasz.

Read a full obituary over on The Hollywood Reporter.

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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Blumhouse Horror Movie ‘Imaginary’ Will Be Available to Watch at Home This Week

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Dane DiLiegro as Chauncey Beast in 'Imaginary'

After scaring up $30 million at the worldwide box office, Blumhouse and Lionsgate’s new horror movie Imaginary is now headed home this week, Bloody Disgusting has learned.

Meet your brand-new best friend forever when Imaginary arrives on Premium Video on Demand and Premium Electronic Sell-Through on March 26 from Lionsgate.

Beginning tomorrow, Imaginary will be available to buy for $24.99 and to rent at $19.99 (48-hour period) on participating digital platforms from which movies are purchased, including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and more.

Special Features include:

  • Vudu Exclusive Featurette – “Forged by Fire: A Tale of Unbreakable Family Bonds”

DeWanda Wise (Jurassic World Dominion) stars in Imaginary

“Jessica moves back into her childhood home with her family. Her youngest stepdaughter Alice develops an eerie attachment to a stuffed bear named Chauncey she finds in the basement. Alice starts playing games with Chauncey that begin playful and become increasingly sinister. As Alice’s behavior becomes more and more concerning, Jessica intervenes only to realize Chauncey is much more than the stuffed toy bear she believed him to be.”

The film also stars Tom Payne, Taegen BurnsPyper BraunVeronica Falcon, and Betty Buckley. The screenplay is by Jeff Wadlow & Greg Erb & Jason Oremland.

Blumhouse’s Jason Blum will produce, with Jeff Wadlow (Cry Wolf, Kick-Ass 2, Truth or Dare, Fantasy Island, The Curse of Bridge Hollow) producing and directing.

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