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Legendary Horror Filmmaker Joseph R. Masefield Dies at 92

9/27/2025

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Joseph R. Masefield died September 24, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York, at 92.
He co-wrote Don’t Go in the House (1979) and supervised The Evil Dead (1981) sound editing; interment is planned at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
He worked on Alone in the Dark (1982) and Savage Dawn (1985); he acted in Sin You Sinners (1963) and White Irish Drinkers (2010).

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Joseph R. Masefield died September 24, 2025, in Brooklyn, New York, at 92.
He co-wrote Don’t Go in the House (1979) and supervised The Evil Dead (1981) sound editing; interment is planned at Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn.
He worked on Alone in the Dark (1982) and Savage Dawn (1985); he acted in Sin You Sinners (1963) and White Irish Drinkers (2010).