John Carl Buechler [pronounced Beekler] – June 18, 1952 to March 18, 2019 – was an American director, actor, and special effects and makeup artist.
Born in Belleville, Illinois, John is probably best known for directing Troll (1986) and Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) and special effects for From Beyond (1986).
As an actor, he had cameo roles in various films, such as Jack Cracker in Hatchet (2006) and Hatchet II (2010). He was in pre-production for new movies such as Interview with the Devil, when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Selected filmography as writer-director:
- The Eden Formula (2006)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)
- Saurian (2006)
- Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)
- Deep Freeze aka Ice Crawlers (2002, also producer)
- Watchers Reborn aka Watchers 4 (1998)
- Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1991)
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
- Cellar Dweller (1988)
- Troll (1986)
- The Dungeonmaster (1984, co-director)
Selected special effects and makeup effects:
- Neowolf aka The Band from Hell (2010)
- Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust (2008)
- Hatchet (2006)
- The Gingerdead Man (2005)
- Mortuary (2005)
- Tomb of the Werewolf (2004)
- Dr. Moreau’s House of Pain (2004)
- The Mummy’s Kiss (2003)
- Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)
- BloodSurf (2000)
- The Fear (1995)
- Piranha (1995)
- Scanner Cop II (1995)
- Project: Metalbeast (1995)
- Biohazard: The Alien Force (1994)
- Dinosaur Island (1994)
- Scanner Cop (1994)
- Carnosaur (1993)
- Seedpeople (1992)
- Demonic Toys (1992)
- Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
- The Sleeping Car (1990)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
- Bride of Re-Animator (1989)
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- Ghost Town (1988)
- Demonwarp (1987)
- Prison (1987)
- Dolls (1987)
- Crawlspace (1986)
- TerrorVision (1986)
- Re-Animator (1985)
- Hard Rock Zombies (1984)
- The Dungeonmaster (1984)
- Mausoleum (1983)
- Forbidden World (1982)
- Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype (1980)
Personal comment:
I enjoying watching John’s work in Seedpeople and The Gingerdead Man just last night and was prepping Demonic Toys to add to this site tonight when I read about his death; it’s a sad loss to his family, friends and the horror genre.
Adrian J Smith, HORRORPEDIA
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