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John Carl Buechler

Born June 18, 1952
Belleville, Illinois, USA
Died March 18, 2019, aged 66

John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler) was an American director, actor, and special effects and makeup artist. He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and is probably best known for directing Troll (1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990) and 2006The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and …

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John Carl Buechler (pronounced Beekler) was an American director, actor, and special effects and makeup artist. He was born in Belleville, Illinois, and is probably best known for directing Troll (1986), Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990) and 2006The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (200&). John Carl Buechler was born on June 1, 1952, in Belleville (Illinois), and he died on March 18, 2019, in Los Angeles (California).

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Hatchet (2006)

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From Beyond (1986)

Special Effects Coordinator

Red Rock West (1993)

Makeup Effects

Trancers (1984)

Special Effects

TerrorVision (1986)

Special Effects

Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)

Makeup Effects

Robot Jox (1990)

Makeup Effects

Mortuary (2005)

Special Effects

Carnosaur (1993)

Special Effects

The Gingerdead Man (2005)

Special Effects

Cellar Dweller (1988)

Makeup Effects

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987)

Special Effects

Eliminators (1986)

Makeup Effects / Special Effects

Ghost Town (1988)

Special Effects

Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996)

Special Effects

Seedpeople (1992)

Special Effects

The Caller (1987)

Special Effects

Dinosaur Island (1994)

Special Effects

The Fear (1995)

Special Effects

Dark Wolf (2003)

Special Effects

Project: Metalbeast (1995)

Special Effects

Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)

Special Effects

Trancers: City of Lost Angels (1988)

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Bikini Drive-In (1995)

Special Effects

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Deep Freeze (2002)

Special Effects

Watchers Reborn (1998)

Special Effects

Blood Scarab (2008)

Special Effects

Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood (2004)

Special Effects

After the Storm (2001)

Special Effects

Biohazard: The Alien Force (1994)

Special Effects

Inhumanoid (1996)

Special Effects

Cutter's Club (2025)

Special Effects

Costume and make-up (37)

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Makeup Effects Designer

Re-Animator (1985)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Makeup Effects Designer

Freeway (1996)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Red Rock West (1993)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Dolls (1987)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ghoulies (1984)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Troll (1986)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Trancers (1984)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Deathstalker (1983)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Forbidden World (1982)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Tammy and the T-Rex (1994)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)

Make-up

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Dungeonmaster (1984)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Scanner Cop (1994)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Eliminators (1986)

Makeup Designer

Zone Troopers (1985)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Ghost Town (1988)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Prey (1983)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Scanner Cop II (1995)

Makeup Designer

Vicious Lips (1987)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Caller (1987)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Vampires: Out for Blood (2004)

Makeup Supervisor

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Hard Rock Zombies (1985)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Project: Metalbeast (1995)

Makeup Designer

Love Letters (1983)

Make-up

The Sleeping Car (1990)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain (2004)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Laughing Dead (1989)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

After the Storm (2001)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Pulse Pounders (1988)

Makeup Designer

The Mummy's Kiss (2003)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

To Die For (1988)

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Stingray (1978)

Make-up

Alien Escape (1997)

Makeup Designer

Fright Show (1985)

Make-up

Directing (17)

Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)

Troll (1986)

Demonic Toys (1992)

Second Unit Director

Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1990)

Cellar Dweller (1988)

The Dungeonmaster (1984)

Hard Rock Zombies (1985)

Second Unit Director

Curse of the Forty-Niner (2002)

Deep Freeze (2002)

Land of the Lost (1991)

Watchers Reborn (1998)

The Eden Formula (2006)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)

Saurian (2006)

Grandpa's Place (2004)

A Light in the Forest (2003)

Wizardream (2025)

Acting (14)

Hatchet (2006)

Jack Cracker

Hatchet II (2010)

Jack Cracker

Troll (1986)

Sorcerer (uncredited)

Charles Band's Evil Bong (2006)

Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice

Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (2008)

Orson Biggs

The Sleeping Car (1990)

The Mister

Not of This Earth (1995)

The Other

Stingray (1978)

The Flamer

Fright Show (1985)

(segment "The Thing in the Basement")

Catch of the Day (2014)

Detective Martin Spangler

Beneath the Black Veil (2019)

Mr. Jensen

Hallow Pointe (2010)

Lazlo

Making of: The Gingerdead Man (2005)

Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys (1992)

Visual effects (12)

Ghoulies (1984)

Creature Design

Troll (1986)

Creature Design

Necronomicon (1993)

Special Effects Supervisor

Cellar Dweller (1988)

Modeling / Creature Design

Scanner Cop (1994)

Special Effects Supervisor

Sorceress (1982)

Creature Design

Arena (1989)

Creature Design

Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (1987)

Creature Design

Ghost Town (1988)

Special Effects Supervisor

The Caller (1987)

Special Effects Supervisor

Hard Rock Zombies (1985)

Special Effects Supervisor

Demonwarp (1988)

Creature Design

Writing (8)

Troll (1986)

Story

The Dungeonmaster (1984)

Demonwarp (1988)

Story

The Eden Formula (2006)

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2006)

Saurian (2006)

A Light in the Forest (2003)

Hallow Pointe (2010)

Creative Producer

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Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (1988)

Line production

Deep Freeze (2002)

Camera (1)

Seedpeople (1992)

Second Unit Director of Photography

Appearances (14)

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

Self

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

Self

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2010)

Self

To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)

Self

Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (2012)

Self

The Friday the 13th Chronicles (2004)

Self

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (1986)

Self

The Horror of It All (1983)

Self

Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) (2004)

Self

Jason's Destroyer: The Making of Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood (2009)

Self

Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera (2015)

Self

Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures

Self

Secrets Galore Behind the Gore (2004)

Self

Troll Empire (2015)

Self