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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APRIL 3
David Finfer
June 7, 1942 – April 3, 2023
Editor:
Warlock [1989]
Infestation [2009]
Heklina
June 17, 1967 – April 3, 2023
Actor:
Season of the Troll [2001] – short
A Nightmare on Castro Street [2002] – short
Whatever Happened to Peaches Christ [2004] – short
All About Evil [2010]
Hush Up Sweet Charlotte [2015]
APRIL 4
Andrés García
May 24, 1941 – April 4, 2023
Actor:
House of Evil [1968]
Diabolical Pact [1969]
Tintorera: Killer Shark [1977]
Cave of the Sharks [1978]
Cyclone [1978]
The Bermuda Triangle [1978]
Lovers of the Lord of the Night [1986]
Demon Hunter [1987]
Asesino nocturno (1988)
Back 4 Blood (2021) – video game
APRIL 5
Bill Butler
April 7, 1921 – April 5, 2023
Cinematographer:
The Return of Count Yorga [1971]
Circle of Fear [1972] – TV Series (5 episodes)
Deathmaster [1972]
Something Evil – [1972] – TV Movie
Jaws [1975]
Demon Seed [1977]
Damien: Omen II [1978]
Bates Motel [1987] – TV Movie
Child’s Play [1988]
Anaconda [1997]
Good vs Evil – Episode: Orange Volvo [1999]
Frailty [2001]
The Plague [2006]
Zombie Prom [2006] – short
Evil Angel [2009]
APRIL 6
Nick Levenduski
April 12, 1981 – April 6, 2023
Visual Effects:
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor [2008]
Blood Drive – Episode: Finish Line [2017]
Fear the Walking Dead – Episode: Eye of the Beholder [2017]
The Meg [2018]
Norman Reynolds
March 26, 1934 – April 6, 2023
Production Designer:
Alien³ [1992]
Assistant Art Director:
Phase IV [1974]
Taeko Tomioka
July 28, 1935 – April 6, 2023
Writer:
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees [1975]
APRIL 8
Michael Lerner
June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023
Actor:
Night Gallery – Episode: You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Milkman/Smile, Please [1972]
Reflections of Murder [1974] – TV Movie
Class Reunion [1982]
Strange Invaders [1983]
Anguish [1987]
Maniac Cop 2 [1990]
Omen IV: The Awakening [1991]
Tales From the Crypt – Episode: People Who Live in Brass Hearses [1993]
Tale of the Mummy [1998]
Kingdom Hospital [2004] – TV Series – 3 episodes
Death By Fungus [2010] – short
Bob Heatlie
July 20, 1946 – April 8, 2023
Composer:
The Trap Door [1984] – TV Series – theme song
Peter Palmér
January 22, 1940 – April 8, 2023
Actor:
Chock – Episode: Förbjuden frukt (aka Forbidden Fruit) (1997)
APRIL 9
Donald W. Ernst
January 25, 1934 – April 9, 2023
Editor:
Thirty Dangerous Seconds [1973]
Sound Editor:
The Hidden [1987]
Music Editor:
The Killing Kind [1973]
Parasite [1982]
Silent Rage [1982]
Richard Ng
December 17, 1939 – April 9, 2023
Actor:
Heaven Can Help [1984]
Those Merry Souls [1985]
Mr. Vampire Part 3 [1987]
The Nocturne Demon [1990]
Ghost Punting [1992]
Rigor Mortis [2013]
Bio Raiders [2017]
Vampire Cleanup Department [2017]
Mr. Zombie [2018]
Dead Packet [2019] – short
Walk With Me [2019]
APRIL 11
Carol Locatell
December 13, 1940 – April 11, 2023
Actress:
The Bad Seed [1985] – TV Movie
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning [1985]
13 Fanboy [2021]
Jung Chae-Yul
? – April 11, 2023
Actress:
Zombie Detective [2020] – TV Series
Maeliosa Stafford
? – April 11, 2023
Actor:
Drop Dead Weird (2017-2019) – TV Series
APRIL 12
Uttara Baokar
August 5, 1944 – April 12, 2023
Actress:
X-Zone – Episode: 666 (1998)
Doug Tibbles
January 19, 1940 – April 12, 2023
Writer:
The Munsters [1965-1966] – TV Series (12 episodes)
APRIL 13
Dame Mary Quant
February 11, 1930 – April 13, 2023
Costume Department:
The Haunting [1963]
APRIL 14
Murray Melvin
August 10, 1932 – April 14, 2023
Actor:
Out of the Unknown – Episode: Something in the Cellar [1969]
Ghost Story [1974]
Chillers – Episode: The Stuff of Madness [1990]
Hepzibah – Sie holt dich im Schlaf – aka “The Village” (2010)
Garn Stephens
November 7, 1944 – April 14, 2023
Actress:
The Wide World of Mystery – Episode: Please Call It Murder (1975)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch [1982]
Alec Stockwell
December 29, 1944 – April 14, 2023
Actor:
Crimson Peak [2015]
APRIL 18
Evan Jones
December 29, 1927 – April 18, 2023
Writer:
The Damned [1962]
Night Watch [1973]
Chillers – Episode: A Curious Suicide [1990]
APRIL 20
John Wright
1944 – April 20, 2022
Editor:
Dogs [1977]
Cruise Into Terror [1978] – TV Movie
Amazing Stories [1986-1987] – TV Series (2 episodes)
Deep Rising [1998]
APRIL 21
Maria Charles
September 22, 1929 – April 21, 2023
Actress:
Under the Bed [1988]
APRIL 22
Barry Humphries
February 17, 1934 – April 22, 2023
Actor:
Howling III [1987]
Dale Meeks
May 6, 1974 – April 22, 2023
Actor:
Being Human – Episode: Educating Creature [2010]
Mohamed Qanuaa
? – April 22, 2023
Actor:
Al Raboss [2017] – TV Series
APRIL 25
Frank Agrama
January 1, 1930 – April 25, 2023
Director/Producer/Writer:
Dawn of the Mummy [1981]
Director/Writer:
Queen Kong [1976]
Harry Belafonte
March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023
Soundtrack:
Beetlejuice [1988] – songs “Day-O,” “Man Smart, Woman Smarter,” “Sweetheart from Venezuela,” “Jump In Line.”
APRIL 26
Vladimir Borisov
March 3, 1948 – April 26. 2023
Actor:
Dina [1990]
Mammukoya
July 5, 1946 – April 26, 2023
Actor:
Bhadra (2001)
Sooryakireedam (2007)
Hua Tsung
April 2, 1944 – April 26, 2023
Actor:
Ninja: The Violent Sorcerer (1982)
APRIL 27
Giovanni Lombardo Radice
September 23, 1954 – April 27, 2023
Actor:
Cannibals in the Streets [1980]
City of the Living Dead [1980]
House on the Edge of the Park [1980]
Cannibal Ferox [1981]
Cannibal Love [1982]
Phantom of Death [1987]
StageFright [1987]
The Church [1989]
The Sect [1991]
Body Puzzle [1992]
The Omen [2006]
House of Flesh Mannequins [2009]
The Reverend [2011]
The Inflicted [2012]
3 Sisters [2015]
Violent Shit: The Movie [2015]
Moderation [2016]
Dogman’s Rabies [2018]
Lycanimator [2018]
Crucified [2019]
Baphomet [2021]
Ramiro Oliveros
March 13, 1941 – April 27, 2023
Actor:
The Swamp of the Ravens [1974]
Cross of the Devil [1975]
Rape [1976]
Cannibals in the Streets [1980]
Dark Tower [1987]
Jerry Springer
February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023
Actor:
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! [2015]
APRIL 28
Johnny Fean
November 17, 1951 – April 28, 2023
Soundtrack:
Boys from County Hell [2020] – writer for the song “Dearg Doom”
Peter Lilienthal
November 27, 1927 – April 28, 2023
Director/Writer:
Horror [1969] – TV Movie
Ivan Vyskocil
May 21, 1946 – April 28, 2023
Actor:
Wild Flowers (2000)