__NOTOC__ John Carl Buechler (pronounced ''Beekler''; June 18, 1952 – March 18, 2019) was an American

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artist, film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction films, mostly as part of

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's Empire Pictures, and directed films such as ''

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'', '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'', ''

Cellar Dweller ''Cellar Dweller'' is a 1988 American monster horror film about a comic book artist who unleashes a demon after drawing it. It was directed by John Carl Buechler, written by Don Mancini (credited as Kit Du Bois), and stars Debrah Farentino and Br ...

'', '' Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College'', and '' Curse of the Forty-Niner''. His make-up work includes '' Ghoulies'', '' From Beyond'', ''Troll'', ''

TerrorVision ''TerrorVision'' is a 1986 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Ted Nicolaou, produced and written by Albert and Charles Band and composed by Richard Band, all of whom would go on to found and work with Full Moon Features ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'', and ''

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''. After he was diagnosed with Stage IV

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, his wife set up a

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page to help pay for medical expenses. Buechler died on March 18, 2019.

Filmography

Special Make-Up Effects

* '' Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype'' (1980) * '' Sorceress'' (1982) * ''

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'' (1982) * '' The Prey'' (1983) * ''

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'' (1983) * '' Deathstalker'' (1983) * '' The Dungeonmaster'' (1984) * ''

Trancers ''Trancers'' (also released as ''Future Cop'') is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by Charles Band and starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Art LaFleur. It is the first film in the ''Trancers'' series. Thomerson plays Ja ...

'' (1984) * '' Re-Animator'' (1985) * '' Ghoulies'' (1985) * ''

'' (1986) * '' Eliminators'' (1986) * ''

'' (1986) * '' From Beyond'' (1986) * ''

'' (1987) * '' Ghoulies II'' (1987) * ''

'' (1987) * ''

'' (1988) * '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988) * '' A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'' (1988) * '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Robot Jox'' (1989) * '' Bride of Re-Animator'' (1990) * '' Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College'' (1991) * '' Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare'' (1991) * '' Demonic Toys'' (1992) uncredited * '' Carnosaur'' (1993) * ''

Carnosaur 2 ''Carnosaur 2'' is a 1995 action horror film, and the sequel to the 1993 film ''Carnosaur''. It is the second of the ''Carnosaur'' film series. It stars John Savage, Cliff DeYoung, Rick Dean, Ryan Thomas Johnson, Arabella Holzbog and Don Stroud ...

'' (1995) * '' Project Metalbeast'' (1995) * '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' (1995) * '' Watchers Reborn'' (1998) * ''A Light in the Forest'' (2002) * '' Deep Freeze'' (2002) * '' Curse of the Forty-Niner'' (2002) * ''Grandpa's Place'' (2004) * '' The Gingerdead Man'' (2005) * ''Saurian'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...

'' (2006) * '' Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust'' (2008)

Director

* '' The Dungeonmaster'' (1984) * ''

'' (1986) * ''

'' (1988) * '' Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood'' (1988) * '' Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College'' (1991) * '' Watchers Reborn'' (1998) * ''A Light in the Forest'' (2002) * '' Deep Freeze'' (2002) * '' Curse of the Forty-Niner'' (2002) * ''Grandpa's Place'' (2004) * ''Saurian'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006) * '' The Eden Formula'' (2006) * ''Dark Star Hollow'' (2011) * ''Under ConTroll'' (2019)

Producer

* '' Deep Freeze'' (2002)

Writer

*'' The Dungeonmaster'' (1984) *''

'' (1986) (uncredited) *''Demonwarp'' (1988) (story) * ''A Light in the Forest'' (2002) *''Saurian'' (2006) *'' The Eden Formula'' (2006) * ''

'' (2006)

Actor

*''

'' (2006) (Jack Cracker) *'' Hatchet II'' (2010) (Jack Cracker)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buechler, John Carl 1952 births 2019 deaths Male actors from Illinois American male film actors Place of death missing American film producers American screenwriters American make-up artists People from Belleville, Illinois Special effects people Film directors from Illinois Deaths from prostate cancer Deaths from cancer in the United States