John Carl Buechler

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 (Califronia).

Crew

1984

[ ] Trancers (Special Effects)

1986

[ ] TerrorVision (Special Effects)
[ 7/10 ] From Beyond (Special Effects Coordinator)
[ ] Eliminators (Makeup Effects)
[ ] Eliminators (Special Effects)

1987

[ ] Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (Special Effects)
[ ] The Caller (Special Effects)

1988

[ ] Cellar Dweller (Makeup Effects)
[ ] Ghost Town (Special Effects)
[ ] Trancers: City of Lost Angels (Special Effects)

1990

[ ] Robot Jox (Makeup Effects)

1992

[ ] Seedpeople (Special Effects)

1993

[ ] Carnosaur (Special Effects)
[ ] Red Rock West (Makeup Effects)

1994

[ ] Dinosaur Island (Special Effects)
[ ] Tammy and the T-Rex (Makeup Effects)
[ ] Biohazard: The Alien Force (Special Effects)

1995

[ ] Bikini Drive-In (Special Effects)
[ ] Project: Metalbeast (Special Effects)
[ ] The Fear (Special Effects)

1996

[ ] Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (Special Effects)
[ ] Inhumanoid (Special Effects)

1998

[ ] Watchers Reborn (Special Effects)

2001

[ ] After the Storm (Special Effects)

2002

[ ] Curse of the Forty-Niner (Special Effects)
[ ] Deep Freeze (Special Effects)

2003

[ ] Dark Wolf (Special Effects)

2004

[ ] Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood (Special Effects)

2005

[ ] The Gingerdead Man (Special Effects)
[ ] Mortuary (Special Effects)

2006

[ ] Hatchet (Special Effects)

2008

[ ] Blood Scarab (Special Effects)

2025

[ ] Cutter's Club (Special Effects)

Directing

1984

[ 4/10 ] The Dungeonmaster (Director)

1985

[ ] Hard Rock Zombies (Second Unit Director)

1986

[ ] Troll (Director)

1988

[ 4/10 ] Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (Director)
[ ] Cellar Dweller (Director)

1990

[ ] Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (Director)

1992

[ ] Demonic Toys (Second Unit Director)

2025

[ ] Wizardream (Director)

Costume & Make-Up

1978

[ ] Stingray (Makeup Artist)

1982

[ 2/10 ] Forbidden World (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1983

[ ] Deathstalker (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] The Prey (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Love Letters (Makeup Artist)

1984

[ ] Trancers (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ 4/10 ] The Dungeonmaster (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1985

[ ] Zone Troopers (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Re-Animator (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Fright Show (Makeup Artist)
[ W ] Ghoulies (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Hard Rock Zombies (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1986

[ ] Eliminators (Makeup Designer)
[ ] Dolls (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Troll (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1987

[ ] Vicious Lips (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] The Caller (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (Makeup Artist)

1988

[ ] Ghost Town (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (Makeup Effects Designer)
[ ] To Die For (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Pulse Pounders (Makeup Designer)

1989

[ ] The Laughing Dead (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1990

[ ] Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] The Sleeping Car (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1993

[ ] Red Rock West (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1994

[ ] Tammy and the T-Rex (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Scanner Cop (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1995

[ ] Project: Metalbeast (Makeup Designer)
[ 4/10 ] Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Makeup Effects Designer)
[ ] Scanner Cop II (Makeup Designer)

1996

[ ] Freeway (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

1997

[ ] Alien Escape (Makeup Designer)

2001

[ ] After the Storm (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

2003

[ 4/10 ] The Mummy's Kiss (Special Effects Makeup Artist)

2004

[ ] Dr. Moreau's House of Pain (Special Effects Makeup Artist)
[ ] Vampires: Out for Blood (Makeup Supervisor)

Writing

1984

[ 4/10 ] The Dungeonmaster (Writer)

1986

[ ] Troll (Story)

1988

[ ] Demonwarp (Story)

2003

[ ] A Light in the Forest (Writer)

2006

[ ] The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Writer)
[ ] The Eden Formula (Writer)
[ ] Saurian (Writer)

2010

[ ] Hallow Pointe (Creative Producer)

Visual Effects

1982

[ ] Sorceress (Creature Design)

1985

[ W ] Ghoulies (Creature Design)
[ ] Hard Rock Zombies (Special Effects Supervisor)

1986

[ ] Troll (Creature Design)

1987

[ ] The Caller (Special Effects Supervisor)
[ ] Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity (Creature Design)

1988

[ ] Demonwarp (Creature Design)
[ ] Cellar Dweller (Creature Design)
[ ] Cellar Dweller (Modeling)
[ ] Ghost Town (Special Effects Supervisor)

1989

[ ] Arena (Creature Design)

1993

[ ] Necronomicon (Special Effects Supervisor)

1994

[ ] Scanner Cop (Special Effects Supervisor)

Production

1988

[ 4/10 ] Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (Line Producer)

2002

[ ] Deep Freeze (Producer)

Camera

1992

[ ] Seedpeople (Second Unit Director of Photography)

Actor

1978

[ ] Stingray (The Flamer)

1983

[ ] The Horror of It All (Self)

1985

[ ] Fright Show ((segment "The Thing in the Basement"))

1986

[ ] Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors (Self)
[ ] Troll (Sorcerer (uncredited))

1990

[ ] The Sleeping Car (The Mister)

1992

[ ] Videozone: Making of Demonic Toys (????)

1995

[ ] Not of This Earth (The Other)

2004

[ ] Friday the 13th: From Crystal Lake to Manhattan (Crystal Lake Victims Tell All - Documentary) (Self)
[ ] Secrets Galore Behind the Gore (Himself)
[ ] The Friday the 13th Chronicles (Self)

2005

[ ] Making of: The Gingerdead Man (????)

2006

[ ] Hatchet (Jack Cracker)
[ ] Evil Bong (Gingerdead Man Puppeteer / Voice)

2008

[ ] Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust (Orson Biggs)

2010

[ ] Hallow Pointe (Lazlo)
[ ] His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (Self)
[ ] Hatchet II (Jack Cracker)
[ ] Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (Self)

2012

[ ] Slice and Dice: The Slasher Film Forever (Self)

2013

[ ] Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (Self)

2014

[ ] Catch of the Day (Detective Martin Spangler)

2015

[ ] Behind the Mask: The Making of The Phantom of the Opera (Self)
[ ] Troll Empire (Self)

2017

[ ] To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (Self)

2019

[ ] Beneath the Black Veil (Mr. Jensen)

????

[ ] Celluloid Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures (Self)