november stiffs.

The Grim Reaper appeared to be busy going thru' my DVD collection last month cheekily stealing the souls of a good few Unwell movie favourites including the star of the greatest Spanish movie ever, Antonio Mercero's fantastic La Cabina. So no more missed calls for the great José Luis López Vázquez de la Torre alongside African American storyteller, actor, street performer and star of Romero's Arthurian biker epic Knight Riders, Hugh Morgan Hill, (AKA Brother Blue).

Toho stalwart Hisaya Morishige, most famous for his roles in the comedy epics Shacho and the Ekimae series laughed his last as well as Hong Kong hardman, Shaw Brothers star and famous garment magnate Chan Hung-lit (AKA Chen Hung-lieh and Golden Chan) and Eurotrash star Tony Kendall (AKA Luciano Stella). Formerly a model for Italian Fumetti comics, Kendall appeared in such classics as Brennus Enemy of Rome, the Kommissar X series and Return of the Blind Dead to name a few.

November also saw the death (but not by fire) of the legendary Edward Woodward, best known as the star of the top teevee spy drama Callan, US vigilante show The Equalizer and most famously as Police Sergeant Neil Howie in the 1973 cult British horror classic The Wicker Man.

Finally there were tears aplenty at Unwell Towers upon hearing of the death late on Sunday night of Spanish movie actor, screenwriter and director Paul Naschy (AKA Jacinto Molina).
His portrayal of numerous classic horror figures including the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky (whom he played in twelve movies), medieval warlock Alaric de Marnac and Count Dracula himself earned him recognition as the Spanish Lon Chaney culminating with King Juan Carlos I presenting Naschy with Spain's Gold Medal Award for Fine Arts in 2001 in honor of his work in the horror field.