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
Gordon Lightfoot
November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023
Soundtrack:
Gremlins 2: The New Batch [1990] – “If Your Could Read My Mind”
Knives Out [2019] – “Sundown”
The Addams Family 2 [2021] – “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”
Moustafa Darwish
January 11, 1980 – May 1, 2023
Actor:
Qalb Aswad (2018)
Transluminescence (2018) – Short
MAY 2
Barbara Bryne
April 1, 1929 – May 2, 2023
Actress:
Two Evil Eyes [1990]
MAY 3
John Edmunds
April 3, 1929 – May 3, 2023
Actor:
Lifeforce [1985]
Manobala
December 8, 1953 – November 3, 2023
Actor:
465 (2017)
Zombie (2019)
Ghostly [2023)
MAY 4
Bill Basso
December 8, 1962 – May 4, 2023
Special Effects:
Monsters (1988-19890 – 2 episodes
Tremors [1990]
Bride of Re-Animator [1990]
Terminator 2: Judgement Day [1991]
Jurassic Park [1993]
Interview with the Vampire [1994]
Congo [1995]
The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park [1997]
The Relic [1997]
Creature [1998] – TV Mini series – 2 episodes
Lake Placid [1999]
Lost Souls [2000]
Puppeteer:
Predator 2 [1990]
Special Make-up Effects:
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie [1990]
MAY 7
Saint Obi
November 16, 1965 – May 7, 2023
Actor:
Sakobi: The Snake Girl (1998)
Sakobi 2: The Final Battle (1998)
Filippo Ottoni
May 17, 1938 – May 7, 2023
Screenwriter:
A Bay of Blood [1971]
MAY 8
Terrence Hardiman
April 6, 1937 – May 8, 2023
Actor:
Dead of Night – Episode: Bedtime [1972]
Mask of Murder [1988]
A Demon in My View [1991]
Distant Shadow [2000]
Urban Gothic [2001] – TV Series – 3 episodes
The Demon Headmaster – Episode: Win Day [2019]
MAY 9
Jacklyn Zeman
March 6, 1953 – May 9, 2023
Actress:
Class Reunion [1982]
John Povey
August 20, 1942 – May 9, 2023
Soundtrack/Songwriter:
The Comeback [1978] – “Eagle Son”
The Monster Club [1981] – “The Monster Club”
A Fantastic Fear of Everything [2012] – “I See You”
Music Department:
Dawn of the Dead [1978]
MAY 10
Federico Savina
June 9, 1935 – May 10, 2023
Sound Department:
Suspiria [1977]
Phenomena [1985]
Demons [1985]
Demons 2 [1986]
Opera [1987]
The Curse [1987]
American Rickshaw [1989]
Curse II: The Bite [1989]
Santa Sangre [1989]
Midnight Ride [1990]
Two Evil Eyes [1990]
Music Engineer:
Spirits of the Dead [1968]
Toby Dammit [1968]
Rolf Harris
March 30, 1930 – May 10, 2023
Soundtrack/Songwriter:
Wolf Creek 2 [2013] – “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport”
MAY 11
Kenneth Anger
February 3, 1927 – May 11, 2023
Director/Writer/Editor:
Fireworks [1947] – Short
Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome [1954] – Short
Invocation of My Demon Brother [1969] – Short
MAY 12
Francis Monkman
June 9, 1949 – May 12, 2023
Soundtrack;
An American Werewolf in London [1981] – “Rebel”
Michael Norell
October 4, 1937 – May 12, 2023
Producer:
Terrifying Tales – segment “Ten Seconds To Countdown” [1989]
MAY 14
Samantha Weinstein
March 20, 1995 – May 14, 2023
Actress:
Swarmed [2005] – TV Movie
Carrie [2013]
Haunter [2013]
Darknet – Episode: Darknet 3 [2014]
Victor Gallucci
January 1942 – May 14, 2023
Additional Crew:
Alien [1979]
John Refoua
December 8, 1964 – May 14, 2023
Editor:
Sleepy Hollow – Episode: Pilot [2013]
The Whispers – Episode: X Marks the Spot [2015]
MAY 17
Ray Austin
December 5, 1932 – May 17, 2023
Director:
Department S [1969] – TV Series – 4 episodes
Virgin Witch [1972]
House of the Living Dead [1974]
Stunts:
North By Northwest [1959]
Actor:
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb [1964]
MAY 18
Helmut Berger
May 29, 1944 – May 18, 2023
Actor:
Doran Gray [1970]
Faceless [1988]
Jim Brown
February 17, 1936 – May 18, 2023
Actor:
The Devine Enforcer [1992]
Mars Attacks [1996]
Marlene Clark
December 19, 1937 – May 18, 2023
Actress:
Night of the Cobra Woman [1972]
Beware! The Blob [1972]
Ganga & Hess [1973]
The Beast Must Die [1974]
Black Mamba [1974]
Lord Shango [1975]
Leo Plank
? – May 18, 2023
Camera Operator:
Dracula Untold [2014]
A Cure For Wellness [2016] – Stunts
Berlin Syndrome [2017]
Stunts:
Anatomy 2 [2003]
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters [2013]
The Voices [2014]
MAY 19
Martin Amis
August 25, 1949 – May 19, 2023
Screenwriter:
Saturn 3 [1980]
Kathy Mills Lynch
June 27, 1968 – May 19, 2023
Makeup Department
Snatchers – Episodes 1.1 & 1.2 [2017]
MAY 21
Ed Ames
July 9, 1927 – May 21, 2023
Actor:
The Wide World of Mystery – Episode: The Impersonation Murder Case [1975]
Giuseppe Piva
April 26, 1977 – May 21, 2023
Director/Writer:
Men Rapist (2012) – Short
Ray Stevenson
May 25, 1964 – May 21, 2023
Actor:
Babylon Fields [2007] – TV Movie
Outpost [2008]
Cold Skin [2017]
MAY 23
Sheldon Reynolds
September 13, 1959 – May 23, 2023
Composer:
Mr. Hyde [2017] – Short
MAY 24
Tina Turner
November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023
Actress:
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome [1985]
Javier Álvarez
May 8, 1956 – May 24, 2023
Composer:
Cronos [1992]
Daniel Heriban
March 25, 1980 – May 24, 2023
Actor:
After… [2006]
George Maharis
September 1, 1928 – May 24, 2023
Actor:
The Satan Bug [1965]
Journey to the Unknown – Episode: Miss Belle (1968)
Night Gallery – Episode: The Boy Who Predicted Earthquakes/Miss Lovecraft Sent Me/The Hand of Borgus Weems (1971)
Thriller – Episode: Murder Is a One-Act Play (1974)
The Wide World of Mystery – Episode: Come Die With Me (1974)
Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby [1976] – TV Movie
The Sword and the Sorcerer [1982]
Doppelganger [1993]
MAY 25
Gary Kent
June 7, 1933 – May 25, 2023
Actor:
The Thrill Killers [1964]
Satan’s Sadists [1969] – Stunts
Sinthia: The Devil’s Doll [1970]
Dracula vs. Frankenstein [1971]
The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant [1971] – Stunts
Schoolgirls in Chains [1973] – Production Manager
Inside Amy [1974]
The Forest [1982] – Stunts
Forest of the Vampire [2016]
Bonehill Road [2017]
Virgin Cheerleaders in Chains [2018] – Stunts
Stunts:
The Return of Count Yorga [1971]
Bubba Ho-Tep [2002]
Groom Lake [2002]
Production Manager:
The Psycho Lover [1970]
Blood Mania [1970]
Phantom of the Paradise [1974]
The House of Seven Corpses [1974]
Amarnath Mukherjee
September 11, 1933 – May 25, 2023
Actor:
Kuheli (1971)
3D Saamri (1985)
Tahkhana (1985)
Glenn Farr
March 1946 – May 25, 2023
Editor:
The Serpent and the Rainbow [1988]
The Darkling [2000] – TV Movie
MAY 29
Michel Côté
June 25, 1950 – May 29, 2023
Actor:
Sur le seuil – aka “Evil Words” (2003)
Mac Gudgeon
March 2, 1949 – May 29, 2023
Script Editor:
Wolf Creek [2005]
Peter Simonischek
August 6, 1946 – May 29, 2023
Actor:
Sukkubus (1989)
Biest (2014)
MAY 30
John Beasley
June 26, 1943 – May 30, 2023
Actor:
Millennium [1999] – TV Series – 3 episodes
Lost Souls [2000]
The Gift [2000]
Haunted Maze [2013]
The Purge: Anarchy [2014]
Sinister 2 [2015]
Spell [2020]
Stoker Hills [2020]
Firestarter [2022]
MAY 31
Sergio Calderón
July 21, 1945 – May 31, 2023
Actor:
The Ruins [2008]
Patricia Dainton
April 12, 1930 – May 31, 2023
Actress:
The House in March Road [1960]