David Lynch has saddly left this world, leaving us with plethora of projects to marvel in years into the future.

David Lynch -- the singular and surreal director of "Mulholland Drive" and television's "Twin Peaks," who depicted the darkness lurking beneath the wholesome surface of American life -- has died. He was 78 years old.

This poignant drama, based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (renamed John in the film), stars John Hurt as a disfigured man navigating life in Victorian England with the help of a compassionate doctor (Anthony Hopkins). It was nominated for eight Academy Awards.