US EditionHorror Actor, Writer Who Collaborated with Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi, Dead at 67
Scott Spiegel, a key figure in horror cinema, co-wrote Evil Dead II and executive produced the Hostel series, influencing many with his comedic and horror filmmaking style.
- On Monday, friends announced Scott Spiegel, actor/writer/director, has died at 67, with Robert Kurtzman and Bruce Campbell sharing the news on social media.
- Born Dec. 24, 1957, Spiegel met Sam Raimi, director, and Bruce Campbell, actor, in Birmingham, Michigan, and urged Raimi toward a comic tone while co-writing Evil Dead II.
- Making his feature debut, Spiegel directed Intruder and appeared in Spider-Man , Spider-Man 2 , Drag Me to Hell, and voiced a part in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
- Bruce Campbell wrote on X, `This is a big personal loss` and Robert Kurtzman praised Spiegel as `one of the funniest people I've known`; no cause of death has been announced.
- He helped launch Quentin Tarantino's career by introducing him to Lawrence Bender, producer; Tarantino dedicated the From Dusk Till Dawn published screenplay `To Scott Spiegel`.
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New Hampshire Union Leader
New Hampshire Union LeaderScott Spiegel, filmmaker and 'Evil Dead II' co-writer, dies at 67
The Bloomfield Hills native also helped launch the career of a young Quentin Tarantino.
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