Filmmaker and special effects artist John Carl Buechler has died at the age of 66.

On Monday, the directors death was announced in a statement on the GoFundMe page.

John passed away Monday March 18th at 1:00am, the statement said.

Eva La Rue And John Carl Buechler In ‘Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go To College’

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His family is absolutely devastated as are many of his fans and friends.

like donate to this newly captioned memorial fund [to] help them get through this terrible tough time.

Hatchetdirector Adam Green has paid tribute to Buechler on hisAriesCope Pictures website.

He believed in us and in Victor Crowley at a time when only we did.

Every creature he sculpted was filled with such life.

He was a gift to all of us.

Rest In Peace, man.

God bless you, John, wrote Shostrom.

You gave me mine, and I will never forget it.

I will always be thankful for your friendship over the years.

Absolutely gutted to hear the news of John Carl Buechlers passing, wrote Crampton.

A kind, humble genius who made two films I was in soar with his mastery.

Gone way too soon.

We will all miss you, love you for what you gave us.