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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DECEMBER 1

Jo Decaluwe

May 25, 1942 – December 1, 2021

Actor:

Memento Mori [2018]

Alvin Lucier

May 14, 1931 – December 1, 2021

Composer:

The Registry [2021] – Short

DECEMBER 2

Antony Sher

June 14, 1949 – December 2, 2021

Actor:

The Wolfman [2010]

DECEMBER 3

Jôji Yanami

August 30, 1931 – December 3, 2021

Actor:

Monster of Frankenstein [1981] – TV Movie

Akumaizâ Syria [1975–1976] – TV Series

DECEMBER 4

Sarath Chandrasiri

June 13, 1964 – December 4, 2021

Actor:

Maya 3D [2016]

Nihanda Sewanali [2021]

Martha De Laurentiis

July 10, 1954 – December 4, 2021

Producer:

Firestarter [1984]

Cat’s Eye [1985]

Silver Bullet [1985]

Maximum Overdrive [1986]

Red Dragon [2002]

Hannibal Rising [2007]

Hannibal – TV Series

Shivaram

January 28, 1938 – December 4, 2021

Actor:

Thulasidala [1985]

Samyuktha [1988]

Aapthamitra [2004]

DECEMBER 5

Scott Page-Pagter

February 13, 1957 – December 5, 2021

Script Department/Voice Director:

Ju-on: Origins [2020] – TV Series

Sound Department:

King Cobra [1999]

Vincenzo Restuccia

March 19, 1941 – December 5, 2021

Music Department/Drums:

A Quiet Place in the Country [1968]

A Bay of Blood [1971]

Yvette Thuot

October 13, 1918 – December 5, 2021

Actress:

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne – Episode: The Golem [2000]

DECEMBER 6

David McKail

March 13, 1938 – December 6, 2021

Actor:

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [2007]

DECEMBER 8

Sylwester Checinski 

May 21, 1930 – December 8, 2021

Director:

Theatre Macabre – Episode: First Love [1971]

Theatre Macabre – Episode: The Rajah’s Diamond [1971]

DECEMBER 9

Carmen Salinas

October 5, 1939 – December 9, 2021

Actress:

Scent of Death [1987]

Descendants [2007]

Themsie Times

September 22, 1949 – December 9, 2021

Actress:

Dead Places – Episode: Dark Water Death [2021]

Dead Places – Episode: Island of death [2021]

Lina Wertmüller

August 14, 1928 – December 9, 2021

Thanks:

All Night Long [2011] – Short

Cara Williams

June 29, 1925 – December 9, 2021

Actress:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: De Mortuis [1956]

Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: Decoy [1956]

Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: Last Request [1957]

Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: The Cure [1960]

Matinee Theatre – Episode: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt [1955]

DECEMBER 10

Michael Nesmith

December 30, 1942 – December 10, 2021

Actor/Soundtrack:

The Monkees – Episode: I Was a Teenage Monster [1967]

DECEMBER 11

Jack Hedley

October 28, 1929 – December 11, 2021

Actor:

Witchcraft [1964]

The New York Ripper [1982]

Journey to the Unknown – Episode: The Madison Equation [1969]

Out of the Unknown – Episode: This Body Is Mine [1971]

The Frighteners – Episode: You Remind Me of Someone [1972]

The Wide World of Mystery – Episode: The Break [1974]

Jalal Pishvaian

June 11, 1930 – December 11, 2021

Actor:

The Strike [1964]

Delirium [1965]

The Bondwoman [1974]

Anne Rice

October 4, 1941 – December 11, 2021

Writer:

Queen of the Damned [2002]

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles [1994]

Actress:

A Place Among the Dead [2020]

Self-Documentary:

The Real Vampire Files [2010] – TV Movie

The Future of Fear [2011] – TV Movie

Some of her Novels:

Interview with the Vampire [1976]

The Vampire Lestat [1985]

The Queen of the Damned [1988]

The Mummy [1989]

The Witching Hour [1990]

Memnoch the Devil [1995]

Tale of the Body Thief [1992]

The Vampire Armand [1998]

Vittorio the Vampire [1999]

Merrick [2000]

Prince Lestat [2014]

Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat [2018]

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DECEMBER 12

Kenneth Danziger

January 12, 1945 – December 12, 2021

Actor:

Warlock [1989]

The Twilight Zone – Episode: The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences [1986]

Monsters – Episode: Perchance to Dream [1990]

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction – Episode: The House on Barry Avenue [1998]

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction – Episode: The Land/Titan/The Diary/Town of Remembrance/The House on Barry Avenue [1998]

DECEMBER 14

Kevin Billington

June 12, 1934 – December 14, 2021

Director:

Voices [1973]

DECEMBER 15

Bridget Hanley

February 3, 1941 – December 15, 2021

Actress:

Circle of Fear – Episode: Legion of Demons [1973]

DECEMBER 16

Doug Robinson

February 8, 1930 – December 16, 2021

Stunts:

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll [1960]

An American Werewolf in London [1981]

The Keep [1983]

Lifeforce [1985]

Nightbreed [1990]

Derrick Wyatt

August 10, 1972 – December 16, 2021

Animation Department:

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated [2010–2013]

DECEMBER 17

Sung-Young Chen

July 1, 1941 – December 17, 2021

Actor:

Hello Dracula [1985]

Burt Prelutsky

January 5, 1940 – December 17, 2021

Actor:

Sssssss [1973]

DECEMBER 19

Sally Ann Howes

July 20, 1930 – December 19, 2021

Actress:

Dead of Night [1945]

The Hound of Baskervilles [1972] – TV Movie

Death Ship [1980]

DECEMBER 21

Jaime Comas Gil

1936 – December 21, 2021

Writer:

Savannah: Carnal Violence [1979]

Panic [1982]

DECEMBER 25

Harry Colomby

August 20, 1929 – December 25, 2021

Producer/Writer:

Comedy of Horrors [1981] – TV Movie

DECEMBER 26

Jean-Marc Vallée

March 9, 1963 – December 26, 2021

Director:

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne – Episode: Let There Be Light [2000]

The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne – Episode: Southern Comfort [2000]

Andrey Yaroslavtsev

August 6, 1957 – December 26, 2021

Actor:

Pathologic [2005] – Video Game

DECEMBER 27

Mushtaq Merchant

1954 – December 27, 2021

Actor:

Shaitan Mujrim [1979]

Haveli [1985]

Dak Bangla [1987]

DECEMBER 29

Vijay Galani

? – December 29, 2021

Producer:

Sunflower [1992]

DECEMBER 30

Stephen Lawrence

September 5, 1939 – December 30, 2021

Composer:

Mirrors [1978]

Alice, Sweet Alice [1976]

Denis O’Dell

1923 – December 30, 2021

Assistant Director:

Vampire Over London [1952]

Pedro Rebollo

? – December 30, 2021

Actor:

Una de zombis [2003]

Renato Scarpa

September 14, 1939 – December 30, 2021

Actor:

Don’t Look Now [1973]

Suspiria [1977]

Tale of Tides [2015]

DECEMBER 31

BETTY WHITE

January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021

Actress:

Lake Placid [1999]

The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy – Episode: Who Killed Who?/Tween Wolf [2003]