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[R.I.P.] ‘The Bye Bye Man’ Director Stacy Title Has Passed Away

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Doug Jones in 'The Bye Bye Man'

We’ve learned the sad news today that filmmaker Stacy Title, who most recently directed 2017 horror movie The Bye Bye Man, has passed away at the age of 56 after a battle with ALS.

In addition to The Bye Bye Man, which starred Doug Jones as the title character, Stacy Title also directed 1999’s Let the Devil Wear Black and 2006’s Snoop Dogg-starring Hood of Horror.

She was nominated for an Academy Award for her short film Down on the Waterfront in 1994.

“I don’t want to die, but I’m going to eventually,” Title told The Hollywood Reporter in September 2018. “But until then I want to live and direct — doing what I love will be part of my legacy. I don’t want to sit shut away in my chair. I think this will be a beautiful, fun, challenging process for all of us, and I am happy. I want to stay happy.”

Doug Jones paid tribute on Twitter today, writing: “Heartbreaking news of our dear The Bye Bye Man director Stacy Title. She had the kind of creativity, passion, and guts that never listened to anyone tell her she couldn’t. Whatever it was, she could. May she rest in God’s peace.”

Title is survived by her husband Jonathan Penner, son Cooper and daughter Ava Rae.

Writer in the horror community since 2008. Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting. Owns Eli Roth's prop corpse from Piranha 3D. Has four awesome cats. Still plays with toys.

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‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3’ Has Been Officially Confirmed

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The twisted “Poohniverse” expands with Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II, now playing in U.S. theaters through tonight only, and a third installment is on the way soon.

Variety confirms this morning that Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 has been given the green light, with Jagged Edge Productions officially ordering up the third film.

Variety notes, “According to the producers, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 3 will have a bigger budget than the previous films and will introduce new characters from the original Winnie-the-Pooh stories, including Rabbit, the heffalumps and the woozles.”

We also know that in addition to Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 3, the team is conjuring up horror movies based on Bambi, Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty and more.

The end game? They actually do have one in mind! As we recently learned, all these individual movies will pave the way for Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble in 2025.

In that movie, all the monsters team up to take down the world. Naturally.

The good news for the team is that Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II has won over even some of the harshest critics of the first film, which most agreeing it’s a huge step up in quality.

Paul Le wrote in his review right here on Bloody Disgusting, “This flawed but enjoyable sequel defies expectations — albeit low ones — and outperforms its predecessor on most levels.”

“On top of a better story, Blood and Honey II benefits from higher production values,” Paul’s review continues. “The detailed creature designs and suits are more convincing than before; they don’t just look like actors in masks anymore. The extra funding also allows for elaborate set-pieces, including a rave-set mass murder and a brief but exciting chainsaw sequence.”

Tonight is the final night to see Blood and Honey II in theaters, as the Fathom Events run was for March 26 – March 28 only. So if you want to see it on the big screen, get out there tonight.

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