The world of film has lost a legend, and many of us have lost a bit of our childhood.  American stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen has passed away in London.  He was 92. Before Industrial Light and Magic, Harryhausen was the Master of Monsters, best known for the skeletons in...

Sad news today.  Stuart Freeborn, a creature FX and makeup artist film legend has become one with the Force.  He was 98. There is a far, far better obituary than I could offer over at StarWars.com, which I suggest checking out if you truly want to get an idea of...

The world of classic science fiction lost another one.  William Windom, actor of film, stage, and screen, and World War II veteran paratrooper, passed away on August 16th of congestive heart failure.  He was 88 years old.  Windom’s first motion picture...

It is with a very heavy heart, and staggered shock, that I talk today about the death of Tony Scott. Most people know who Tony Scott is; director of such films as Top Gun and Days of Thunder. He was also brother to Ridley Scott, whom he owned a production company with. This company was, as...

It is with profound sadness that I report the loss of another science fiction master.  Henry Maxwell Dempsey, aka Harry Harrison, passed away today, cause as yet unreported. He was 87.  Harrison was one of the more interesting characters of the sci-fi set.  An American...

It is my sad duty to report the loss of legendary artist; Joe Kubert. Mr. Kubert’s work spanned 7 decades, working on such titles as Hawkman, Sgt. Rock (who he co-created), Tarzan, and Korak. This is, of course, a short list. He also had the distinction of creating The Kubert...

Yesterday we lost another member of the Doctor Who family, Mary Tamm, better known to Doctor Who fans as Romana (I).  She passed away at the age of 62, after an 18 month long battle with cancer on July 26th. Mary Tamm played Romana (I), the first Time Lady we see in Doctor...

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It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that actress Caroline John has passed away at 71. Caroline is best known to Doctor Who fans as Liz Shaw, the Third Doctor’s companion. She passed away on the 5th of June, but the news was not disclosed by her family until after the Funeral...

The worlds of science fiction, horror, fantasy, and mystery mourn the loss of a legend. Writer extraordinaire Ray Bradbury passed way peaceably last night. He was 91. Best known for writing classic books such as Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, The Illustrated Man, and The...

It is my sad job to report that Maurice “Where the Wild Things Are” Sendak passed away yesterday at the age of 83. He passed due to complications from a stroke. Known most widely for this book Where the Wild Things Are, which he wrote and illustrated himself, Mr. Sendak had an...

http://media.blubrry.com/scififx/p/www.scififx.com/podcast/scififx_newscast_006.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSJoel Goldsmith, the composer for TV’s Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe, died Sunday April 29th, at his home...

The original Barnabas Collins has passed at the age of 87. No doubt, many have heard the name Barnabas Collins in recent months. Some of you will remember that name as far back as the 90s when Ben Cross played the character. However, my first memory of him was thanks to home video and the...

http://media.blubrry.com/scififx/p/www.scififx.com/podcast/scififx_podcast_45.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSSThis week we remember some of those the genre has lost this year. We also discuss a Fox affiliate’s late attack on DC Comics New 52. We...

He secretly took up the mantle of Darth Vader twice in order to duel Luke Skywalker in both Empire and Jedi, and Mark Hamill exposed that secret to the world so as to give the man the credit he deserved.  He’s trained legends—Aragorn, Zorro, Inigo...

He will be missed greatly, and our condolences go out to his family and friends. William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16th December 1929 – 22nd February...