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]
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]