Michael Villella, the actor recognized for taking part in the serial killer Russ Thorn within the cult traditional “The Slumber Occasion Bloodbath,” has died. He was 84.

Villella’s loss of life was introduced Saturday by means of an announcement on his Fb web page: “Michael Pasquale Villella has left this world, could he relaxation in peace. Could God welcome Michael with open arms and convey him into heaven.”

His daughter, Chloe Villella, additionally confirmed the information on social media. A explanation for loss of life was not disclosed.

Villella made his onscreen debut because the drill-wielding killer in 1982’s “The Slumber Occasion Bloodbath,” additionally starring Michelle Michaels and Robin Stille. The movie, directed by Amy Holden Jones and written by Rita Mae Brown, was initially meant to be a parody of the slasher style however in the end grew to become a straight horror film.

Though “The Slumber Occasion Bloodbath” acquired combined opinions from critics, the 1982 authentic garnered a cult following and impressed two direct sequels that had been launched in 1987 and 1990; a reboot movie was launched in 2021. “The Slumber Occasion Bloodbath” additionally impressed two spinoff movie collection, the “Sorority Home Bloodbath” trilogy and the “Cheerleader Bloodbath” movies. Villella had an uncredited position within the 1990 spinoff movie, “Sorority Home Bloodbath II,” and he appeared within the 2010 documentary, “Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Occasion Massacres.”

Together with “The Slumber Occasion Bloodbath,” Villella’s movie credit embrace “Love Letters” (1983), “Gotham” (1988), “Wild Orchid” (1989) and “Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue” (1991). On the tv facet, he made visitor appearances on “Superb Tales” and “Getting Away With Homicide.”