Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive director David Lynch has died at the age of 78. The news of the Twin Peaks co-creator's death was first reported on Facebook by his family on his official account, where the following was shared: It is with deep regret that we,

He was a onetime artist who broke through in the 1970s with the surreal “Eraserhead” and rarely failed to startle and inspire audiences and peers in the following decades.

David Lynch, the beloved director behind films like Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive - as well as the iconic television series Twin Peaks - has died at the age of 78.