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Veronica Carlson has passed away at the age of 77. May she rest in peace.

I was just looking up some of her work yesterday, and was actually planning to watch The Ghoul (1975) tomorrow, for the first time. So I believe I will also be doing a rewatch of a few other films of hers in the not too distant future: Dracula Has Risen From The Grave (1968), Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969), and The Horror of Frankenstein (1970).

Shane Briant passed away on May 27th, at the age of 74, following a long illness. May he rest in peace. I was trying to wait a few days to see if other horror themed sites (like Bloody Disgusting or Dread Central; something other than what I’ve linked to, which wasn’t The Mirror) would pick up the news about his death, but it seems they really haven’t. At least, not as of this writing.

I remember him best as the title character in The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973), which Dan Curtis produced. I rewatched the film last night on Tubi, if anyone’s curious about giving it a view.

He was also in Captain Kronos--Vampire Hunter (1974), which I’ve watched before (you can watch it here, on Youtube, for free; Hammer uploaded it). I have yet to see Straight On Till Morning (1972), so I obviously need to track that one down, along with Frankenstein And The Monster From Hell (1974).

Barbara Shelley has passed away, at the age of 88, as a result of covid related complications. May she rest in peace.

I remember her best from various Hammer films. To me, her role as Helen in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) was very memorable; I loved it, and recommend the film.

Thanks to Svengoolie, I’ve seen her in The Shadow of the Cat (1961), and Village of the Damned (1960). I loved her in The Gorgon (1964) (which was also on Svengoolie last year, I think).

In 2010, she was interviewed by Mark Gatiss for his series A History of Horror; having seen that at the time, I recommend everything of that. I need to watch Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966), Ghost Story (1974), and the miniseries The Dark Angel (aka Uncle Silas) (1989).

For Doctor Who fans, she was Sorasta, in 1984’s Planet of Fire.

Jacqueline Pearce has passed away, at the age of 74, after having been diagnosed with lung cancer ‘only a couple of weeks ago.’ May she rest in peace.

While most people will remember her best from Blake’s 7, I have never seen that show. I mostly only remember her from the Hammer Horror film The Reptile (1966). She was in one other Hammer Horror film, called Plague of the Zombies (1966), which I plan to track down. For Doctor Who fans, she was in The Two Doctors, as well as several audio dramas for Big Finish.

Suzan Farmer passed away on September 17th, at the age of 75, after she lost her battle with cancer. May she rest in peace. I already knew that she played Diana Kent in Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) for Hammer Studios. That might be one of the few Dracula ones in the Hammer catalog that I haven’t seen, though I have watched several clips with her from that particular film. Earlier today, I located a copy, so I can watch that today or tomorrow.

She also starred (again with Christopher Lee) in Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966). She was in Die, Monster, Die! (1965) alongside Boris Karloff, which I have seen thanks to Comet TV airing it a lot a few months ago. For Sherlock Holmes fans, she appeared in one episode of the Peter Cushing series back in 1965--The Beryl Coronet, where she played Mary.

From what I’ve read about the Peter Cushing series, large chunks are currently missing. However, The Beryl Coronet appears to have survived.

Peter Sallis has passed away at the age of 96. May he rest in peace. While he was loved for being the voice of Wallace in Wallace & Gromit, I’ve barely heard of that in passing. However, after checking IMDB, I do remember him in the role of Samuel Paxton in Taste The Blood of Dracula (1970). I haven’t seen the film since I was probably 12. So at some point, I really need to rewatch that one. I recently watched The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) (he played a character named Don Enrique) for the first time, courtesy of Svengoolie airing it.

It appears Sallis was also in an episode of Mystery And Imagination in 1970, for an adaptation of Sweeney Todd, as Brogden/Mundel/Hopkins; from what I can determine, this might be one of the few episodes to have survived (along with Dracula 1968), although I haven’t been fortunate enough to locate it.

For Doctor Who fans, he played Penley in the Second Doctor era story The Ice Warriors in 1967. He was also in Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) as a priest; Tom Baker and Agnes Moorehead appear in it, too, so I need to locate and watch it. Even if is 3 hours long.

Crossposts: http://calliopes-pen.livejournal.com/1008343.html

Yvonne Monlaur passed away on Tuesday, at the age of 78. May she rest in peace. I remember her primarily as Marianne Danielle in The Brides of Dracula (1960). I’ll watch it again later today in her honor. I saw her death mentioned on Svengoolie’s blog yesterday, but couldn’t find any other articles about it until today; they’ll probably show up at Dread Central and Bloody Disgusting after the weekend.

Erin Moran has passed away at the age of 56. May she rest in peace. She is best known for her role as Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi.

Crossposts: http://calliopes-pen.livejournal.com/1003025.html

Anthony Hinds has passed away at the age of 91. May he rest in peace. He was the producer (in addition to writing screenplays for several horror movies) that was in charge of Hammer Films after his father co-founded the studio, steering them more in the direction of horror.