Anthony Hickox, the British director identified for horrors reminiscent of Waxwork and Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth, has died elderly 64.

Hickox had spent his contemporary years in Romania, the place police discovered him useless remaining week at his area in Bucharest after buddies had reported no longer seeing him for a while, consistent with shut buddy and InterTalent Rights Crew CEO Jonathan Shalit.

Highest identified for his paintings within the comedy-horror style, Hickox’s easiest identified paintings was once 1988’s Waxwork, which starred the likes of Zach Gilligan, Deborah Foreman and Michelle Johnson and was once impressed by way of a Twenties German silent movie. It’s claimed Hickox wrote the script for Waxwork after using into the again of Staffan Ahrenberg’s automotive and persuading the manufacturer to let him pay for the wear and tear by way of writing the script for simply $3,000.

Hickox additionally directed a sequel and movies reminiscent of Sunset: The Vampire in Retreat and Warlock: The Armageddon. He directed Steven Seagal in direct-to-DVD launch Submerged and his most up-to-date undertaking was once 2020’s Notorious 6, which shot in Hong Kong. He had begun his profession as membership promoter in London the early Eighties, all over which era he financed his first brief, Rock-a-bye-baby

Lately, he had settled in Romania, the place he was once performing and directing and married to actress Madeline Anea. Hickox was once additionally an actor within the Japanese Eu nation. He had not too long ago been in London making plans to start out of the shoot for his subsequent movie, titled Best Day.

The director is survived by way of a son, Sasha, who lives in Russia. Hickox is a part of a British movie dynasty. His father was once English director Douglas Hickox and his mom the editor Anne V. Coates, who gained an Academy Award for paintings on David Lean’s Lawrence in Arabia. His sister is LA-based editor Emma E. Hickox and his brother is James Hickox, a author and director.

Shalit, who had an in depth private dating with Hickox, referred to as him a “glorious guy and costly buddy,” including: “We were buddies for over 40 years snowboarding in the entire nice Amercian ski inns when younger in our 20s.

Bruno Chatelin, who was once Hickox’s pageant agent for occasions reminiscent of Berlin, Cannes and Fantasporto, stated he were “stunned to listen to the unhappy information” from his consumer and their not unusual buddy, The Service provider of Venice manufacturer Julia Verdin . “He was once such a lot a laugh; sublime, witty and a gentleman,” added Chatelin.

“I should say that I had additionally been extraordinarily privileged in my Sony days in France to fulfill and paintings along with his sensible mom Anne Coates, once we pre-opened Cannes for a impressive re-release of Lawrence of Arabia.”