Horror Filmmaker Jeff Burr Passes Away At Age 60

by Thomas Tuna October 14, 2023

written by Thomas Tuna October 14, 2023

Jeff Burr–perhaps best known for directing Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III–this week passed away in Dalton, Ga. from complications from a stroke, according to a report on Deadline. Burr was 60 years old.

Before helming 1990’s Leatherface, Burr kicked off his genre career with the Vincent Price-led From a Whisper to a Scream (1987) and Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy (1989).

After his work on the fan-favorite Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, Burr moved on to direct Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1993), Puppet Master 4 (1993), Puppet Master 5 (1994) and Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre (2018).

The staff of Horror News Network extends its condolences to Burr’s family, friends and colleagues.

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Thomas Tuna

Thomas A. Tuna is a comic book veteran who began his writing career back in the ’70s with Charlton Comics, contributing to such horror titles as Ghost Manor, Haunted, The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves and Ghostly Haunts. Most recently, he has served as a writer and editor (with more than a smattering of horror yarns) for such comic book websites as Hyper Epics and Red Moon Features. Some of his favorite horror flicks include Jaws, Salem’s Lot, Dracula (with Frank Langella) and Blade. His favorite horror comic books? Tomb of Dracula (by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan) and Swamp Thing (by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson).

Horror Filmmaker Jeff Burr Passes Away At Age 60

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