Rest in Peace Dan O'Bannon...

Writer/director Dan O'Bannon, best known for his Alien screenplay (titled Star Beast), has passed away at the age of 63. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Dan worked mainly as a writer with John Carpenter's Dark Star (both were USC graduates), Heavy Metal (Soft Landing and B-17), Blue Thunder, Invaders from Mars and Total Recall to his credit. As a director he made one of the all-time classic horror films, Return of the Living Dead...

Of particular note to Lovecraft fans, Dan directed The Resurrected (based on The Case of Charles Dexter Ward), which is widely considered one of the most faithful and well-made of all Lovecraft adaptations. He also wrote the Lovecraftian Dead & Buried, Lifeforce (based on The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson) and Bleeders (based on The Lurking Fear)...

The 2009 H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival presented Dan with the Howie Award, which he accepted from his home due to illness...

Please take the time to watch the videos embedded below (courtesy of Jason V Brock)...

His voice will be missed...





(Thanks to She Never Slept and Jason V Brock)