John Carl Buechler

John Carl Buechler (June 18, 1952 – March 18, 2019) was an American special make-up effects artist, movie director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He was best known for his work on horror and science-fiction movies. He directed the movies "Troll", ', "Cellar Dweller", and '. 
His work includes "Ghoulies", "From Beyond", "Troll", "TerrorVision", "Dolls", "Prison", ', ', and "Hatchet".
Buechler was born in Belleville, Illinois. In February 2019, Buechler was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. He died from the disease on March 18, 2019 in Los Angeles at the age of 66.