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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FEBRUARY 1
George P. Wilbur
March 6, 1941 – February 1, 2023
Stunts:
Blacula [1972]
Grizzly [1976]
The Clonus Horror [1979]
Virus: The End [1979]
Delusion [1981]
Hysterical [1982]
Poltergeist [1982]
The Sword and the Sorcerer [1982]
White Dog [1982]
Firestarter [1984]
Re-Animator [1985]
Poltergeist II: The Other Side [1986]
The Monster Squad [1987]
Dead Heat [1988]
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers [1988]
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers [1989]
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Child [1989]
The Exorcist III [1990]
Cast a Deadly Spell [1991] – TV Movie
Not of This World [1991] – TV Movie
Repossessed [1991]
Dr. Giggles [1992]
The Vagrant [1992]
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers [1995]
The Thompsons [2012]
Cheap Thrills [2013]
FEBRUARY 2
Chris Chesser
September 16, 1948 – February 2, 2023
Producer:
The Surgeon [1995]
Bloodwork [2012]
FEBRUARY 3
Sergio Solli
November 19, 1944 – February 3, 2023
Actor:
Il bosco (The Forest) (2015) – TV Miniseries
FEBRUARY 4
Eugene Iglesias
December 3, 1926 – February 4, 2023
Actor:
One Step Beyond – Episode: Blood Flower (1961)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – Episode: The Dark Pool (1963)
Arnold Schulman
August 11, 1925 – February 4, 2023
Screenwriter:
Matinee Theatre – Episode: Bottom of the River (1956)
FEBRUARY 5
T.P. Gajendran
1955 – February 5, 2023
Actor:
Chandramukhi (2005)
Jusaburō Tsujimura
November 1, 1933 – February 5, 2023
Costume Department:
Sweet Home [1989]
Mohamed Dhrif
1949 – February 5, 2023
Actor:
Siren [2010]
FEBRUARY 6
Eugene Lee
March 9, 1939 – February 6, 2023
Production Designer:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [1982] – TV Movie
Joe Violanti
January 31, 1960 – February 6, 2023
Actor:
Shadow Creature [1995]
FEBRUARY 7
Fernando Becerril
1945 – February 7, 2023
Actor:
Ravenous [1999]
KM 31: Kilómetro 31 [2006]
The Similars [2015]
The Inhabitant [2017]
Aztech [2020]
The Envoys [2021-2022] – TV Series
Robert Crewdson
January 20, 1927 – February 7, 2023
Actor:
Peeping Tom [1960]
One Step Beyond – Episode: The Avengers (1961)
Blood Beast From Outer Space [1965]
The Psychopath [1966]
Trog [1970]
FEBRUARY 8
Burt Bacharach
May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023
Composer:
The Best Horror Cinema of the 21st Century (2016)
The Blob [1958] – title theme
Cody Anthony
March 4, 1987 – February 8, 2023
Actor:
Piranha 3D [2010]
Death House [2017]
Dennis Lotis
March 8, 1925 – February 8, 2023
Actor:
The City of the Dead [1960]
Branka Veselinović
September 16, 1918 – February 8, 2023
Actress:
The Master and Margaret (1972)
FEBRUARY 9
Piero Montanari
September 30, 1946 – February 9, 2023
Composer:
Ghosthouse [1988]
Le porte dell’inferno – aka “The Hell’s Gate” [1989]
Frankenstein 2000 [1992]
FEBRUARY 11
James Flynn
August 21, 1965 – February 11, 2023
Producer:
Dorothy Mills [2008]
Penny Dreadful [2014-2016] – TV Series – 27 episodes
Austin Majors
November 23, 1995 – February 11, 2023
Voice Actor:
Dead Silence [2007]
FEBRUARY 13
Alain Goraguer
August 20, 1931 – February 13, 2023
Art Department:
Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl [2002] – short
Tom Luddy
June 4, 1943 – February 13, 2023
Actor:
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978]
Oliver Wood
February 21, 1942 – February 13, 2023
Cinematographer:
Don’t Go in the House [1979]
The Returning [1983]
Neon Maniacs [1986]
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed [2004]
Photographer:
Q: The Winged Serpent [1982]
Bird Box [2018]
FEBRUARY 14
Javed Khan Amrohi
1949 – February 14, 2023
Actor:
Haveli – aka “The Mansion” (1985)
Raat Ke Andhere Mein (1987)
FEBRUARY 15
Shôzô Îzuka
May 23, 1933 – February 15, 2023
Voice Actor:
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988)
Magnetic Rose (1995)
Paranoia Agent (2004) – TV Series
Soul Eater (2008) – TV Series – 1 episode
Resident Evil: Damnation (2012)
Dario Penne
February 17, 1938 – February 15, 2023
Voice Dubbing:
Asylum Erotica [1971]
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave [1971]
Delirio caldo – aka “Delirium” [1972]
The Reincarnation of Isabel [1973]
Devil Fish [1984]
Paganini Horror [1988]
Paradiso infernale – aka “The Green Inferno” [1988]
Vampire in Venice [1988]
Raquel Welch
September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023
Actress:
Bedazzled [1967]
Producer:
The Sorcerers [1967]
FEBRUARY 16
Chuck Jackson
July 22, 1937 – February 16, 2023
Soundtrack:
Ready or Not [2019] – “Love Me Tender”
Maon Kurosaki
January 13, 1988 – February 16, 2023
Actress:
Highschool of the Dead (2010) – 1 episode
Blood-club Dolls 2 (2020)
Music Department:
Hellsing Ultimate (2012) – 1 episode
Strike the Blood (2014) – 10 episodes
Gunvor Pontén
February 11, 1929 – February 16, 2023
Actress:
Psalm 21 [2009]
FEBRUARY 17
Jerry Dodgion
August 29, 1932 – February 17, 2023
Soundtrack:
Hands of a Stranger [1962] – “How’s Your Mother”
Gerald Fried
February 13, 1928 – February 17, 2023
Composer:
The Vampire [1957]
Curse of the Faceless Man [1958]
I Bury the Living [1958]
The Flame Barrier [1958]
The Return of Dracula [1958]
The Cabinet of Caligari [1962]
The Baby [1973]
The Spell [1977] – TV Movie
Cruise Into Terror [1978] – TV Movie
Patti Love
August 18, 1947 – February 17, 2023
Actress:
Terror [1978]
George Miller
November 28. 1943 – February 17, 2023
Director:
Attack of the Sabertooth [2005]
Stella Stevens
October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023
Actress:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Episode: Craig’s Will [1960]
The Secret of My Success [1965]
The Mad Room [1969]
Circle of Fear – Episode: The Dead We Leave Behind [1972]
Arnold [1973]
Cruise Into Terror [1978] – TV Movie
The Manitou [1978]
Wacko [1982]
Monster in the Closet [1986]
Mom [1990]
The Terror Within II [1991]
Little Devils: The Birth [1993]
The Granny [1995]
Phantasmagoria (1995) – Video Game
Blessed [2004]
Glass Trap [2005]
Dante’s Inferno: Abandon All Home [2010] – short
Megaconda [2010]
Lee Whitlock
April 17, 1968 – February 17, 2023
Actor:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [2007]
FEBRUARY 19
Richard Belzer
August 4, 1944 – February 19, 2023
Actor:
Monsters – Episode: Werewolf of Hollywood [1991]
The Puppet Masters [1994]
Not of This Earth [1995] – TV Movie
The X-Files – Episode: Unusual Suspects [1997]
Species II [1998]
Mayilsamy
October 2, 1965 – February 19, 2023
Actor:
Kanchana: Muni 2 (2011)
Yaamirukka Bayamey (2014)
Kanchana 2 (2015)
Strawberry (2015)
Dhilluku Dhuddu (2016)
Sangili Bungili Kadhava Thorae (2017)
Aruvam (2019)
Idiot (2022)
Jansen Panettiere
September 25, 1994 – February 19, 2023
Actor:
Del Playa [2017]
The Walking Dead – Episode: The Calm Before [2019]
Additional Crew:
The Amityville Horror [2005]
The Fog [2005]
The Eye [2008]
FEBRUARY 21
Nadja Tiller
March 16, 1929 – February 21, 2023
Actress:
The Burning Court [1962]
The Dead Are Alive! [1972]
Le Moine – aka “The Monk” [1972]
FEBRUARY 22
Boris Chunaev
April 22, 1937 – February 22, 2023
Actor:
Polnolunie (2005) – TV Movie
FEBRUARY 24
Maurizio Costanzo
August 28, 1938 – February 24, 2023
Screenwriter:
The House With Laughing Windows [1976]
Revenge of the Dead [1983]
Juraj Jakubisko
April 30, 1938 – February 24, 2023
Director/Writer:
Frankenstein’s Aunt (1987) – 7 episodes – cinematographer
Pehavý Max a strasidlá – aka “Max and the Spooks” (1987)
Walter Mirisch
November 8, 1921 – November 24, 2023
Producer:
The Maze [1953]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1956]
The Undead [1957]
Dracula [1979]
FEBRUARY 25
François Hadji-Lazaro
June 22, 1956 – February 25, 2023
Actor:
Cemetery Man [1994]
Brotherhood of the Wolf [2001]
Gordon Pinsent
July 12, 1930 – February 25. 2023
Actor:
The Unforeseen – Episode: Man Running (1960)
Blacula [1972]
Friday the 13th: The Series – Episode: Femme Fatale [1989]
Blood Clan [1990]
The Hidden Room – Episode: Splinters of Privacy (1991)
Beyond Reality – Episode: The Dying of the Light (1992)
The Ray Bradbury Theater – Episode: The Earthmen (1992)
The Outer Limits – Episode: The Awakening (1997)
Mitsuo Senda
March 1, 1940 – February 25, 2023
Actor:
Blood: The Last Vampire [2000]
FEBRUARY 27
Ricou Browning
February 16, 1930 – February 27, 2023
Actor:
The Creature from the Black Lagoon [1954]
Revenge of the Creature [1955]
The Creature Walks Among Us [1956]
Screenwriter:
Island Claws [1980]
Burny Mattinson
May 13, 1935 – February 27, 2023
Writer:
Disney’s Halloween Treat (1982)
FEBRUARY 28
Yvonne Constant
June 15, 1930 – February 28, 2023
Actress:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame [1956]