In life, death aka the Grim Reaper stalks us all, no one can beat this hunter, many of us either mark our flesh with his image or have his likeness on our walls, desks, and shelves, all to force us to strive forward, knowing it seeks us out at some point. As many artists want the accolades and glory, just enough to be remembered, The Horror Times recognizes their contributors to this great genre each month.
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MAY 1
Marc Dudicourt
May 6, 1932 – May 1, 2021
Actor:
Don’t Deliver Us from Evil [1971]
Olympia Dukakis
June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021
Actress:
Sisters [1972]
Mother [1995]
Tom Hickey
1944 – May 1, 2021
Actor:
Gothic [1986]
Willy Kurant
February 15, 1934 – May 1, 2021
Cinematographer:
The Incredible Melting Man [1977]
The Sitter [1977] – Short
Mama Dracula [1980]
John Paul Leon
April 26, 1972 – May 1, 2021
Comic Book Artist:
Hellblazer #229 [2007]
American Vampire – Anthology #1 [2013]
Robocop – with John Arcudi in Dark Horse Comics #1-3 [1992]
MAY 2
Joel Chadabe
December 12, 1938 – May 2, 2021
Composer:
The Dead Tree Hotel [2007] – Short
MAY 3
Lloyd Price
March 9, 1933 – May 3, 2021
Soundtrack:
Basket Case 3 [1991]
MAY 4
Chuck Hicks
December 26, 1927 – May 4, 2021
Actor:
Creature with the Atom Brain [1955]
Zombies of Mora Tau [1957]
The Hound of the Baskervilles [1972] – TV Movie
Beyond Evil [1980]
Screen Kill [1997 Video] – Production Manager
Route 666 [2001]
The Ring [2002]
Hood of Horror [2006]
Legion [2010]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: Ten O’Clock Tiger [1962]
The Twilight Zone – Episode: Steel [1963]
Stunts:
Vampire Knights [1988]
Bride of Re-Animator [1990]
Servants of Twilight [1991]
Warlock: The Armageddon [1993]
Flight of the Living Dead [2007]
MAY 5
Sripradha
1967 – May 5, 2021
Actress:
Deadly Corpse [1989]
Devil’s Domain [1990]
The Final Scream [1991]
The Zee Horror Show – Episode: Raat
Hatyarin [1991]
Roohani Taaqat [1991]
Insaan Bana Shaitan [1992]
Khoon Ki Pyasi [1996]
Daayen [1997]
Pret Atma [1997]
Khooni Mahal [1998]
Bhayaanak Panjaa [2003]
Feđa Stojanović
January 31, 1948 – May 5, 2021
Actor:
T.T. Syndrome [2002]
Flirt [2005]
MAY 6
Guillermo Murray
June 15, 1927 – May 6, 2021
Actor:
The World of the Vampires [1961]
La huella macabre – aka “The Macabre Footprint” [1963]
Los murciélagos – aka “Bats” [1964]
The Chinese Room [1968]
Six Tickets to Hell [1981]
Outside the Law [1998]
Pandu
February 19, 1947 – May 6, 2021
Actor:
Kanchana 2 [2015]
MAY 7
Shankanada Aravind
1950 – May 7, 2021
Actor:
Aparichita [1978]
Tawny Kitaen
August 5, 1961 – May 7, 2021
Actress:
Witchboard [1986]
Jamal Salameh
October 5, 1945 – May 7, 2021
Composer:
A Trip of Terror [1981]
MAY 8
Jean-Claude Romer
January 19, 1933 – May 8, 2021
Actor:
Seven Women for Satan [1976]
Litan [1982] – Writer
Baby Blood [1990]
Time Demon [1996]
MAY 9
Neil Connery
December 16, 1938 – May 9, 2021
Actor:
The Body Stealers [1969]
MAY 11
Madampu Kunjukuttan
June 23, 1941 – May 11, 2021
Actor:
Agninakshathram [2004]
Writer:
Subhadram [2007]
Norman Lloyd
November 8, 1914 – May 11, 2021
Director/Producer:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents [1955–1962]
Actor:
Audrey Rose [1977]
Jaws of Satan [1981]
Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes [1989] – TV Movie
The Omen [1995] – TV Movie
The Twilight Zone – Episode: A Day in Beaumont/The Last Defender of Camelot [1986]
Night Gallery – Episode: Lindemann’s Catch/A Feast of Blood/The Late Mr. Peddington [1972]
Nellai Siva
January 16, 1952 – May 11, 2021
Actor:
Pei Irukka Bayamen [2021]
MAY 12
Blackie Dammett
December 7, 1939 – May 12, 2021
Actor:
Class Reunion [1982]
The American Scream [1988]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: A Very Happy Ending [1986]
MAY 14
Sándor Balassa
January 20, 1935 – May 14, 2021
Music Department:
Yöjuttu: Merkitty – aka “Night Story: Marked” [1984] – TV Movie
Jaime Garza
January 28, 1954 – May 14, 2021
Actor:
Dinastia sangrienta – aka “Blood Dynasty” [1988]
The Bloody Monks [1989]
MAY 15
Roy Scammell
July 28, 1932 – May 15, 2021
Actor:
Psycho-Circus [1966]
The Death Wheelers [1973]
The Girl from Starship Venus [1975]
Stunts:
Horror Hospital [1973]
Alien [1979]
Saturn 3 [1980]
Venom [1981]
Tell Him Next Year [2010] – Short
Seize the Night [2015]
MAY 16
Gladys Cáceres
April 30, 1924 – May 16, 2021
Actress:
Ángel Rebelde – Episode: Ángel rebelde [2004]
René Cardona III
1962 – May 16, 2021
Director:
Vacations of Terror [1989] – Actor, Writer
Alarido del terror – aka “A Roar of Terror” [1991] – Writer, Producer
Pesadilla fatal – aka “Fatal Nightmare” [1991]
Colmillos, el hombre lobo – aka “Fangs, the Werewolf” [1993]
El asesino del teatro – aka “The Theatre Killer” [1996]
Actor:
Cyclone [1978]
The Bermuda Triangle [1978]
Cemetery of Terror [1985]
Beaks: The Movie [1987]
D. Chandran
1937 – May 16, 2021
Actor:
Junoon [1992]
MAY 17
Amarendra Mohanty
February 6, 1958 – May 17, 2021
Composer:
Putuler Protisodh [1998]
Nitish Veera
1976 – May 17, 2021
Actor:
Airaa [2019]
MAY 18
Franco Battiato
March 23, 1945 – May 18, 2021
Actor:
Baby Yaga [1973]
Vladimir Fyodorov
February 19, 1939 – May 18, 2021
Actor:
Savage Hunt of King Stakh [1980]
Charles Grodin
April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021
Actor:
Rosemary’s Baby [1968]
King Kong [1976]
MAY 19
David Anthony Kraft
May 31, 1952 – May 19, 2021
Comic Book Writer:
Swamp Thing #24 [1976]
Tales of the Zombie #8 [1974]
Giant-Size Dracula #4-5 [1975]
Haunt of Horror #5 [1975]
Paul Mooney
August 4, 1941 – May 19, 2021
Actor:
Meet the Blacks [2016]
MAY 20
Samir Ghanem
January 15, 1937 – May 20, 2021
Actor:
2, 1, 0 [1974]
Love and Revenge…With a Meat Cleaver [1992]
MAY 22
Vijay Patil – AKA “Raamlaxman”
September 16, 1942 – May 22, 2021
Composer/Soundtrack:
100 Days [1991]
MAY 23
Gerardo Moscoso
February 24, 1945 – May 23, 2021
Actor:
¡Mátenme porque me muero! – aka “Kill Me Because I Am Dying” [1991]
Cronos [1993]
All of them Witches [1996]
MAY 24
Desiree Gould
March 27, 1945 – May 24, 2021
Actress:
Sleepaway Camp [1983]
Under Surveillance [2006]
Caesar and Otto Meet Dracula’s Lawyer [2010]
Tales of Poe [2014]
Robert Hall
November 27, 1973 – May 24, 2021
Director:
Laid to Rest [2009]
Chromeskull: Laid to Rest 2 [2011]
Fear Clinic [2014] – TV Series
Actor:
The Doorway [2000]
Quarantine [2008] – Make-Up
Make-Up Department:
Mary [2019]
Body Snatchers [1993]
Night of the Scarecrow [1995]
The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996]
Wishmaster [1997]
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman’s Daughter [1999]
Ghosts of Mars [2001]
Crocodile 2: Death Swamp [2002]
Dead Birds [2004]
Frankenfish [2004] – TV Movie
House of the Dead 2 [2005] – TV Movie
Vacancy [2007]
Prom Night [2008]
The Burrowers [2008]
Point Pleasant [2009]
Red Sands [2009]
Devil [2010]
Paranoarmal Activity 2 [2010]
The Crazies [2010]
Locke & Key [2011] – TV Movie
Paranormal Activity 3 [2011]
Quarantine 2: Terminal [2011]
John Dies at the End [2012]
No One Lives [2012]
Paranormal Activity 4 [2012]
The Collection [2012]
Wer [2013]
Area 51 [2015]
Bedeviled [2016]
Halloween [2018]
MAY 26
Ben Kruger
March 25, 1957 – May 26, 2021
Actor:
Snake Island [2002]
Paul Soles
August 11, 1930 – May 26, 2021
Actor:
Shadow Builder [1998]
The Hidden Room – Episode: Little Nightmares, Little Dreams [1991]
MAY 27
Shane Briant
August 17, 1946 – May 27, 2021
Actor:
Demons of the Mind [1972]
The Picture of Dorian Gray [1973] – TV Movie
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter [1974]
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell [1974]
Cassandra [1987]
Out of the Body [1989]
Subterano [2003]
David Butler
March 1, 1960 – May 27, 2021
Actor:
Friend Request [2016]
Room 9 [2012–2013] -TV Series
Dead Places [2021–] – TV Series
Violetta Elvin
November 3, 1924 – May 27, 2021
Actress:
The Queen of Spades [1949]
Robert Hogan
September 28, 1933 – May 27, 2021
Actor:
Species II [1998]
The Twilight Zone – Episode: Spur of the Moment [1964]
Night Gallery – Episode: Midnight Never Ends/Brenda [1971]
Lorina Kamburova
October 25, 1991 – May 27, 2021
Actress:
Day of the Dead: Bloodline [2017]
Leatherface [2017]
Nightworld: Door of Hell [2017]
Doom: Annihilation [2019]
MAY 29
Maurice Capovilla
January 16, 1936 – May 29, 2021
Actor:
Awakening of the Beast [1970]
John Gregg
1940 – May 29, 2021
Actor:
Dead of Night – Episode: Two in the Morning [1972]
Armchair Thriller – Episode: The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 1 [1978]
Armchair Thriller – Episode: The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 2 [1978]
Armchair Thriller – Episode: The Girl Who Walked Quickly: Part 3 [1978]
Joe Lara
October 2, 1962 – May 29, 2021
Actor:
Night Wars [1988]
The Presence [1992] – TV Movie
Gavin MacLeod
February 28, 1931 – May 29, 2021
Actor:
The Munsters – Episode: The Sleeping Cutie [1964]
MAY 31
Arlene Golonka
January 23, 1936 – May 31, 2021
Actress:
The Wide World of Mystery – Episode: The Impersonation Murder Case [1975]
Skeletons [1997] – TV Movie