Jamie Blanks, director of the slasher films Urban Legend and Valentine, has died at the age of 54. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news.
Jamie Blanks, 54, director of late-'90s and early-2000s slasher films Urban Legend and Valentine, has died. The announcement came via a Hollywood Reporter article published on March 21, 2026. Blanks helmed these horror entries during a period of renewed interest in slasher genres. No further details on the circumstances of his death were provided in the report. The films remain notable examples from that era's output.
