The "Leprechaun" franchise isn't as popular as "Halloween," "Friday the 13th," "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and other long-running horror sagas. However, it's endured for over 30 years, so credit ...

Writer/director Mark Jones has died. He was 72. Jones, best known for horror comedies like Leprechaun and Rumpelstiltskin, died at West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles after a brief, short illness on ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Leprechaun series has established itself as one of horror’s most enduring cult franchises ...

Mark Jones, the writer-director who created the "Leprechaun" film franchise following a decades-long career in TV and animation, has died after a brief hospital stay. He was 72. Jones died Friday at ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The Leprechaun series might not be the most esteemed horror franchise out there, but whenever St.

Filmmaker and Leprechaun creator Mark Jones passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 72, just a day before his 73rd birthday.

Leprechauns embody the idea of Irish luck. This is a modern addition to the character’s attributes, rather than an aspect from ancient folklore. The pot of gold that leprechauns are said to hide at ...