R.I.P Stuart Gordon: Writer/Director of Re-Animator & From Beyond Has Passed Away at 72

Josh Millican |

Mar 25, 2020

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.

https://twitter.com/samdzimmerman/status/1242815692799426561

The obits don't really give enough attention to Gordon's founding Chicago's Organic Theatre. His movies were so good because he was a master of live performance, where subtext is more important than text and actors are an ensemble in a believable universe. @Shudder @kinky_horror https://t.co/DaPtJoK0Rq
— Joe Bob Briggs (@therealjoebob) March 25, 2020

RIP to a true legend. Stuart Gordon is one of the greatest to ever work in the genre, and the world is better for it. In honor of Stuart we will be live streaming Re-Animator, Castle Freak, and Stuck on ShudderTV tonight starting around 8pm EST ? pic.twitter.com/mivlLPDhRJ
— Shudder (@Shudder) March 25, 2020

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.

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