BY ADRIAN SMITH
We have been made aware that Norman J. Warren, best known for his series of gory
low-budget horror films in the 1970s, passed away on 11 March following a
lengthy illness. He was a regular on the film convention and festival
circuit and loved to meet fans to talk cinema. He was very approachable
and friendly, and this easy-going personality meant that everyone who
worked with him, no matter how low the budgets or tight the schedule,
always had nothing but praise.
His films Satan's Slave, Prey, Terror and Inseminoid
were challenging, taboo-breaking films that always entertained and were
hugely successful around the world. He also made comedies and dramas
that were less well-known but equally idiosyncratic and memorable. He
was very supportive of this writer's attempts to compile a
career-spanning oral history book, which is now nearing completion and
should be published by the end of 2021.