‘Evil Lifeless II’ Co-Author Was 67
Scott Spiegel, recognized for co-writing Evil Lifeless II (1987) and government producing the Hostel franchise, has died. He was 67.
The horror legend’s demise was introduced by particular results make-up artist Robert Kurtzman and shared by Evil Lifeless star and Spiegel’s longtime pal Bruce Campbell, who lamented the demise as “a giant private loss.”
“Scott Spiegel was an enormous a part of my early life again in Michigan,” added Campbell on X. “From Sunday Faculty to being inventory boys collectively, to Evil Lifeless II, which Scott co-wrote, I can’t look within the rear view mirror with out seeing this distinctive man doing low cost gags. I’m grateful for the treasure trove of glad reminiscences. Preserve Shemping, Scott!”
A Three Stooges reference and Spiegel’s performing credit score within the Evil Lifeless franchise, ‘Pretend Shemp’ is what he, Campbell and director/pal Sam Raimi known as crew or solid who pretended to be one other character or a deadite in a scene.
Recalling the trio’s 1977 film It’s Homicide!, Campbell mentioned in Invoice Warren’s 2000 e book The Evil Lifeless Companion, “Throughout that summer time, we did a lot of the taking pictures of It’s Homicide, however then everyone had to return to high school that fall.”
“So Scott [Spiegel] and I wound up operating round grabbing photographs on weekends and sending them to Sam so he might reduce them in,” he defined. “I wore different guys’ outfits on a regular basis, and did quite a lot of Pretend Shemping.”
Spiegel made his characteristic writing debut in highschool with It’s Homicide!, additionally government producing and taking part in a detective within the Raimi-helmed Tremendous 8 movie, additionally starring Campbell and Raimi.
Born Dec. 24, 1957 in Birmingham, Michigan, the place he met Campbell and Raimi whereas attending West Maple Jr. Excessive Faculty, earlier than the they made the transfer to Los Angeles collectively.
Making his characteristic directorial debut with 1989’s Intruder, Spiegel has additionally directed From Nightfall Until Daybreak 2: Texas Blood Cash (1999) and Hostel: Half III (2011) after government producing the Hostel franchise alongside OG director and Uncooked Nerve manufacturing firm co-founder Eli Roth.
Spiegel additionally co-wrote 1990’s The Rookie, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. As an actor, he appeared within the first two Evil Lifeless films, Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Drag Me to Hell (2009), in addition to a voice look in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity (2022).
