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SFX Legend John Carl Buechler Passes Away at 66

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It’s with a heavy heart that we must report that SFX legend John Carl Buechler has passed away at the age of 66.

According to a GoFundMe page set up by his wife Lynn last month, Buechler died early this morning after a battle with Stage IV prostate cancer.

From designing and supervising the special makeup effects for 1988’s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and 1995’s Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers to directing Kane Hodder in Paramount Pictures’ Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (in which he also delivered one of the more notable character makeups in that series’ history), Buechler is additionally well known for his special effects work on such genre films as Re-Animator (1985), From Beyond (1986), Dolls (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and Adam Green’s Hatchet (2006), among many others.

The first person in history (according to his IMDB bio) to make his way into the director’s chair by way of make-up effects superstardom, Buechler told HorrorNews.net in a 2010 interview, “I’ve always loved writing and I’ve always loved directing – makeup effects are part of the tools that I use.”

“His family is absolutely devastated as are many of his fans and friends,” reads the updated GoFundMe page, which was originally created to assist in Buechler’s mounting medical bills. “His wife who works for the school system has been left with thousands of dollars worth of bills and the position to care for three children. Please donate to this newly captioned memorial fund (to) help them get through this terrible tough time. To all of you who sent good wishes and love please know that your communication really lifted his spirits.”

From everyone at Trancas, we offer our sincere condolences to Buechler’s wife Lynn and surviving family.

Rondo Awards Nominates Halloween (2018) – Cast Your Votes!

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The ballot for the 17th Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards has arrived, and we’re honored to say that not only has David Gordon Green’s 2018 hit movie Halloween been nominated for Best Film, but also for Best Score (by series originator John Carpenter). What’s more, last year’s Halloween 40 Convention, held October of 2018 in Pasadena, California has been nominated for Best Event.

We’re simply thrilled to be included beside the work of so many talented people and artists working within the horror genre, and we hope you’ll swing over to Rondo’s official site and cast your votes today in their over thirty different categories which recognize significant work or achievement in the same.

Here’s the link to the ballot for the Annual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, and you can follow them on Twitter at @RondoAwards

Halloween 4’s John Carl Buechler Is Battling Cancer & Needs Our Help

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From designing and supervising the special makeup effects for 1988’s Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers to directing Kane Hodder in Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (in which he delivered one of the more notable character makeups in that series history), John Carl Buechler has been instrumental in delivering to Halloween and horror fans alike some of horror cinema’s most iconic moments.

Unfortunately we’ve learned that the man is currently fighting Stage IV prostate cancer, and given the continuing costs of his treatment which have exhausted his savings, he needs our help.

From his wife Lynn Buechler (who has launched a GoFundMe page in order help him wage his battle):

“For many starting out in the movie business in the 80’s, John Carl Buechler was much more than the man who gave many of us our start. He was a hilarious and positive friend who believed in giving young people a chance, often keeping us on payroll even when he didn’t have work…and in some cases while we were still learning the craft itself.  His friendship, love and dedication has been unfaltering throughout the years to not only his friends, but to his family and fans.

We are sad to report that John has recently been diagnosed with Stage IV prostate cancer and he and his family desperately need help.  For months John has quietly been trying every treatment he can to turn his situation around and in the process has not only exhausted his insurance, but his personal savings.  There is still a glimmer of hope that a miracle will occur, and that John’s situation will get better, but regardless his wife and family are about to be hit with thousands of dollars-worth of medical bills and lost wages, due to the fact they spend much of their time with John at the hospital. Every penny the family has is going to John’s care and comfort. The bottom line is we desperately need to raise money for his continued treatment.

He is currently focusing on the best of both conventional and alternative medicine, as well as taking daily physical therapy. He is responding to his homeopathic treatment, but it’s an expensive process – all of this is tremendously taxing both physically and monetarily.

Although it was tough making the decision to go public with his situation – it’s time for his friends, family and the horror community to come together to do everything possible to help make him more comfortable and hopefully get him on the road to recovery.  John is a fighter and insists on not giving up. It is his hope to turn his situation around and get back to work.  More importantly his family is his main priority and he is fighting ferociously to get better and have the chance to spend more time with them.

We are raising 120k to pay off his past and much needed upcoming treatment bills.”

To assist John in his struggle, please donate to his GoFundMe page here.

From everyone at Trancas, we are sending our thoughts and prayers to you, John. You’ve got this.

“We Need a Dark Delicacies in the World.”

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With rents rising inexorably in the kitschy and cool corridor of Magnolia Park in Burbank, CA, local to the area horror book store & gift shop Dark Delicacies, a venerable staple of the Los Angeles and world-wide horror communities, is feeling the pinch. And along with many other “mom & pop” stores which provide the area its retro, genre charm, the owners of Dark Delicacies are unfortunately being forced to relocate their store.

Subsequently, the horror community has stepped up in order to assist them.


Del Howison of Dark Delicacies – Photo credit: Tim Berger / Burbank Leader

“We need a Dark Delicacies in the world,” said Malek Akkad of Trancas International Films of the store’s importance within the genre, and in assisting them in their relocation (to nearby Hollywood Way, address forthcoming).

“Both owners Del and Sue have over the years tirelessly supported the horror genre through their countless in-store signings, charitable work and events,” Akkad expounded. “And to that end, we’re beyond thrilled to see that the genre community itself has come together to support them during their costly move and rebuild, in order to assist Dark Delicacies in remaining the horror destination it’s been for over twenty-five years.”

Horror fans already helping Dark Delicacies via donations to their GoFundMe page include notable filmmakers Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth), James Wan (Insidious) and Trancas International Films, among myriad others.

If you’d like to help, Dark Delicacies’ GoFundMe page is here, and you can visit them online here, as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Fangoria Noms Halloween as Best Wide Release Movie – Cast Your Ballot Now!

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With Fangoria having returned to glorious circulation, so too have the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, the magazine’s annual celebration of excellence within the field of horror cinema. And for the 2019 awards, Fango has nominated filmmaker David Gordon Green’s 2018 smash-hit Halloween in the category of ‘Best Wide Release Movie.’

Also receiving nominations in the category are director Ari Aster’s Hereditary, Julious Avery’s Overlord, John Krasinski’s A Quiet Place and Leigh Whannel’s Upgrade.

Other Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Halloween nominations include ‘Best Actress’ for Jamie Lee Curtis, ‘Best Actor’ for James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle, and ‘Best Makeup FX’ for Christopher Nelson.

You can cast your ballots here.

Thank you, Fangoria! We’re honored to be held in such esteemed company.

Currently available on VOD and easily accessible by visiting Movies Anywhere, Halloween is now also available on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD (all of which can be ordered on Amazon here).

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Halloween (2018) Arrives Today to Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra!

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Having made its digital bow last month, David Gordon Green’s smash 2018 feature film Halloween releases today to Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra.

Currently available on VOD and easily accessible by visiting Movies Anywhere, you can now also enjoy the most successful slasher film of all time in the comfort of your own home on Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD (all of which can be ordered on Amazon here).

Loaded with bonus features, the releases’ extended and deleted scenes include (in addition to the previously released “Shower Mask Visit” clip which you can watch below) the following:

“Extended Shooting Range”
“Jog to a Hanging Dog”
“Allyson and Friends at School”
“Cameron and Cops Don’t Mix”
“Deluxe Banh Mi Cops”
“Sartain and Hawkins Ride Along”


As for the disc’s featurettes, they are to be comprised of:

“Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween”
“The Original Scream Queen”
“The Sound of Fear”
“Journey of the Mask”
“The Legacy of Halloween”

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Halloween (2018) Comes Home TODAY on Digital!

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Director David Gordon Green’s smash 2018 feature film Halloween arrives to digital platforms TODAY!

Currently available on VOD and easily accessible by visiting Movies Anywhere, you can now enjoy the most successful slasher film of all time digitally in the comfort of your own home, ahead of its January 15th release to Blu-ray, DVD and 4K Ultra HD (all of which can be pre-ordered on Amazon here).

Packed with bonus features, the releases’ extended and deleted scenes include (in addition to the previously released “Shower Mask Visit” clip which you can watch below) the following:

“Extended Shooting Range”
“Jog to a Hanging Dog”
“Allyson and Friends at School”
“Cameron and Cops Don’t Mix”
“Deluxe Banh Mi Cops”
“Sartain and Hawkins Ride Along”


As for the disc’s featurettes, they are to be comprised of:

“Back in Haddonfield: Making Halloween”
“The Original Scream Queen”
“The Sound of Fear”
“Journey of the Mask”
“The Legacy of Halloween”

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Halloween (2018) Steelbook Blu-ray Now Available for Pre-Order

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Although director David Gordon Green’s Halloween – the most successful slasher film in the history of cinema (having just crossed $229 million at the global box office) may still be in theaters, it appears that Universal Pictures have made ready the film’s release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K for early 2019.

We noticed last week that pre-order listings for the film (which originally included a January 15th, 2019 release date, which we predict it will continue to be) appeared on Best Buy, one for a Blu-ray Steelbook version available for $32.99 – click here, and one for a standard Blu-ray with digital copy, priced at $22.99 – click here. You can check out the box art for both below (with more details to come as we get them).

No word yet on what the extras are, but here’s to hoping that they’ll include the original ending and the first act shower scene (moments of which can be seen in the film’s marketing materials).

And if you haven’t yet witnessed the return of Michael Myers on the big screen, or want to once again, you can get your tickets here.

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Halloween Overtakes Scream to Become the Biggest Slasher Film of All Time

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Michael Myers has indeed come home. Three weeks into its release, David Gordon Green’s Halloween has earned a whopping $229.6 million worldwide, unseating Wes Craven’s 1996 meta classic Scream as the most successful slasher film of all time. And right behind 2016‘s Split ($278 million) and 2017’s Get Out ($256 million), it’s currently Blumhouse’s third biggest-grossing feature film.

The eleventh film in the franchise and co-written by director Green, Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, Halloween is intended as a direct sequel to John Carpenter’s 1978 classic, and thusly disregards all of the series subsequent entries. Trancas International Films’ Malek Akkad, Blumhouse’s Jason Blum and Miramax’s Bill Block produce, with McBride, Green and returning star Jamie Lee Curtis serving as executive producers, along with Ryan Freimann and series originator Carpenter, the latter who also serves as the film’s composer.

Check out the film’s trailer below, and if you haven’t already, get your film tickets here.

AMC Hosting Michael Myers Marathon NOW!

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With the holiday of Halloween holiday taking place in less than three days and the latest Halloween film currently #1 at the box office, what better way to celebrate than with AMC’s annual FearFest, which is comprised of nothing but Halloween films from now through Wednesday!

So grab a bag of candy, a pumpkin and your carving kit, and settle into this television schedule of “Haddonfield all of the time” (with a brief detour to Santa Mira thrown in for good Silver Shamrock measure). In our humble opinion, there’s no better way to prep for your trip to the theater to see the #1 movie in America, David Gordon Green’s Halloween.

Get your tickets here.

And without further ado, the FearFest Halloween line-up!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29TH

9am – Halloween (1978)
11am – Halloween II (1981)
1pm – Halloween III
3pm – Halloween 4
5pm – Halloween 5
7pm – Halloween 6
9:05pm – Halloween H20
11:05pm – Rob Zombie’s Halloween

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH

1:35am – Halloween (1978)
3:40am – Halloween II
9am – Halloween 4
11am – Halloween 5
1pm – Halloween 6
3pm – Halloween (1978)
5:05pm – Halloween H20
7:05pm – Rob Zombie’s Halloween
9:30pm – Halloween (1978)
11:35pm – Halloween II (1981)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST

1:40am – Halloween III
3:45am – Halloween 4
11am – Halloween (1978)
1pm – Halloween II (1981)
3pm – Halloween III
5pm – Halloween 4
7pm – Halloween 5
9:05pm – Halloween 6
11:10pm – Halloween (1978)
1:15am – Halloween II (1981)
3:15am – Rob Zombie’s Halloween