Film community and filmmakers praise the Austin film lover
The Austin film community – and the genre film community at large – is in shock and mourning with the news that Scott Wampler , former managing editor ofTo use those two résumé points is to massively understate the impact of Wampler on so many lives. Born in Plano, he became a fixture in the Austin film scene as part of the crew of writers and critics that hung around the Alamo Drafthouse, becoming a mainstay of what could loosely be called the second wave of online film journalism.
He also had a unique ability to get filmmakers to open up to him, leading to professional and personal relationships that have been expressed in an outpouring of postings that have shown how much he was loved and appreciated.creator Bryan Fuller wrote that his “enthusiasm for storytelling will be forever infectious.”
Guillermo del Toro added that “Scott was loved, loved, loved and he lived a full life and one that was brimming with passion and many deep friendships.”director Scott Derrickson concurred, writing that “he was one of the brightest lights in the genre film community. Always engaging, highly intelligent and disarmingly funny. This is a very sad day for all of us who knew him. He will be greatly missed.
In recent years, Wampler had increasingly moved from the typed word to podcasting. He still worked as a news writer forand a contributor to sites like Collider, but he and his longtime friend and creative partner Eric Vespe had found new success and a whole new audience with, their podcast dedicated to the works of Stephen King.
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