Some sad news has come in: Producer, director, and screenwriter Zalman King, age 69, died this morning at his Santa Monica, California, home following a six-year battle with cancer. While best known for his erotically-charged projects like 9 1/2 Weeks, "Red Shoe Diaries," and Wild Orchid, King did dip his toes into the horror genre on more than one occasion.
He got his start as an actor in the 60's and 70's (this writer being a big fan of his back in those days) but gained the most notoriety for writing, producing, and directing the aforementioned titles. His genre-related performances included appearances on the small screen in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" back in 1964 and "The Munsters" in 1965 as well as the feature films Saint Francis, Galaxy of Terror, Blue Sunshine, and Trip with the Teacher.
In his later career King focused on documentaries about musicians, directing films about country singers Willie Nelson and...
He got his start as an actor in the 60's and 70's (this writer being a big fan of his back in those days) but gained the most notoriety for writing, producing, and directing the aforementioned titles. His genre-related performances included appearances on the small screen in "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" back in 1964 and "The Munsters" in 1965 as well as the feature films Saint Francis, Galaxy of Terror, Blue Sunshine, and Trip with the Teacher.
In his later career King focused on documentaries about musicians, directing films about country singers Willie Nelson and...
- 2/4/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Wacky Osama bin Laden conspiracy theories have been circulating ever since September 11. Josh Dzieza on calls for photos of his corpse as proof that the manhunt is really over. Plus, The Daily Beast's full coverage of bin Laden's death.
When British papers posted images of Osama bin Laden's bloody corpse, several conspiracy-minded websites pounced, decrying the photographs as fakes. They were right. The picture was a poorly photo-shopped image that has kicked around the Internet for years, chiefly to illustrate the many false reports of bin Laden's death. Publishing the fake images "makes little sense," writes Paul Joseph Watson, "unless of course, somebody is trying to hide something."
Photos: A Timeline of Osama bin Laden's Life
People looking for an excuse to raise their eyebrows hardly needed the fake photographs when they had bin Laden's speedy ocean burial. "I am sorry, but if you believe the newest death of Obl,...
When British papers posted images of Osama bin Laden's bloody corpse, several conspiracy-minded websites pounced, decrying the photographs as fakes. They were right. The picture was a poorly photo-shopped image that has kicked around the Internet for years, chiefly to illustrate the many false reports of bin Laden's death. Publishing the fake images "makes little sense," writes Paul Joseph Watson, "unless of course, somebody is trying to hide something."
Photos: A Timeline of Osama bin Laden's Life
People looking for an excuse to raise their eyebrows hardly needed the fake photographs when they had bin Laden's speedy ocean burial. "I am sorry, but if you believe the newest death of Obl,...
- 5/2/2011
- by Josh Dzieza
- The Daily Beast
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