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 accolades and glory, just enough to be remembered, The Horror Times recognizes their contributors to this great genre each month.
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OCTOBER 1
Anne Evelyn Bunting – aka “Eve Bunting”
December 19, 1928 – October 1, 2023
Author:
Scary, Scary Halloween (1986)
The Ghost Children (1989)
The Presence: A Ghost Story (2003)
OCTOBER 4
Shawna Trpcic – aka “Shawna Leavell”
September 18, 1966 – October 4, 2023
Costume Designer:
Mom [1990]
Star Time [1992]
Mikey [1992]
Slaughter the Innocents [1993]
What Lies Beneath [2000]
Point Pleasant [2005]
The Cabin in the Woods [2011]
Witches in the End – Episode: Pilot [2013]
The Fright Night Files [2014] – TV Movie
Lifeline [2015] – Short
The Deal [2016]
Mommy’s Little Monster [2018] – Short
OCTOBER 5
Dick Butkus
December 9, 1942 – October 5, 2023
Actor:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow [1980] – TV Movie
Deadly Games [1982]
Spontaneous Combustion [1989]
Gremlins 2: The New Batch [1990]
Keith Jefferson
April 7, 1970 – October 5, 2023
Actor:
Day Shift [2022]
OCTOBER 6
Atila Pesiani
April 30, 1967 – October 6, 2023
Actor:
The Spell [1987]
Francisco Vidal
? – October 6, 2023
Entrañas – aka “Entrails” (2013) – short
OCTOBER 7
Kurt Mayer
March 22, 1951 – October 7, 2023
Producer:
Mother Superior [2022]
Yahav Winner
June 4, 1986 – October 7, 2023
Actor:
The Plan [2012] – Short
OCTOBER 8
Burt Young
April 30, 1940 – October 8, 2023
Actor:
Carnival of Blood [1970]
Blood Beach [1980]
Amityville II: The Possession [1982]
Tales from the Crypt – Episode: Split Personality [1992]
The Outer Limits – Episode: Tempests [1997]
Blue Lake Butcher [2007]
Hack! [2007]
Il nascondiglio – aka “The Hideout” [2007]
The Amityville Murders [2018]
Herschel Savage
November 25, 1952 – October 8, 2023
Actor:
Fatal Pulse [1988]
OCTOBER 9
Anthony Hickox
January 30, 1959 – October 9, 2023
Director:
Waxwork [1988] – Writer/Actor
Sundown: The Vampire Retreat [1989] – Writer
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth [1992] – Actor
Motörhead: Hellraiser [1992]
Waxwork II: Lost in Time [1992] – Writer/Actor
Full Eclipse [1993]
Warlock: The Armageddon [1993] – Actor
Knife Edge [2009] – Writer
Infamous Six [2020]
Writer:
Prisoners of the Sun [2013]
Actor:
Lober Man from Mars [1989]
Return of the Living Dead III [1993]
The Granny [1995]
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
The Gardener [1998]
Lars Lunøe
April 19, 1936 – October 9, 2023
Actor:
The Man Who Thought Life [1969]
Spøgelsestoget – aka “Ghost Train” [1976]
The Kingdom – TV Series – 3 episodes
Dick Rauh
January 31, 1925 – October 9, 2023
Visual Effects:
Little Shop of Horrors [1986]
Henri Serre
February 26, 1931 – October 9, 2023
Actor:
Mister Frost [1990]
OCTOBER 10
Jeff Burr
July 18, 1961 – October 10, 2023
Director:
From a Whisper to a Scream [1987] – Writer/Actor
Stepfather II: Make Room for Daddy [1989]
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III [1990]
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings [1993]
Puppet Master 4 [1993]
Puppet Master 5 [1994]
Night of the Scarecrow [1995]
The Werewolf Reborn! [1998]
Phantom Town [1999] – Actor
Straight Into Darkness [2004] – Writer
Frankenstein & the Werewolf Reborn! [2005]
Devil’s Den [2006]
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy [2007]
Resurrection [2010]
Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre [2018]
American Resurrection [2022]
Carnage Collection – Puppet Master: Trunk of Terror [2022]
Actor:
The Summoned [1992]
Things [1993]
High Tomb [1995]
Witchouse II: Blood Coven [2000]
Zombiegeddon [2003]
The Mangler Reborn [2005]
Creepies 2 [2005]
The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night [2008]
Samurai Priest Vampire Hunter [2009]
Sutures [2009]
Rat Scratch Fever [2011]
The Litch [2018]
Mark Goddard
July 24, 1936 – October 10, 2023
Actor:
The Wide World of Mystery – Episode: The Centerfold Murders [1975]
Blue Sunshine [1977]
Strange Invaders [1983]
Ken Lally
August 11, 1971 – October 10, 2023
Actor:
Dead Rising 3 (2013) – Video Game
The Hopping Dead (2016) – Short
Happy Hunting (2017)
Resident Evil 2 (2019) – Video Game
Resident Evil 3 (2020) – Video Game
OCTOBER 11
Phyllis Coates
January 15, 1927 – October 11, 2023
Actress:
I Was a Teenage Frankenstein [1957]
Baochang Guo
? – October 11, 2023
Director:
Shadow of a Ghost (1981)
OCTOBER 12
Lara Parker
October 27, 1938 – October 12, 2023
Actress:
Dark Shadows [1967-1971] – TV Series (Angelique Collins)
Night of Dark Shadows [1971]
Kolchak: The Night Stalker – Episode: The Trevi Collection [1975]
Race with the Devil [1975]
Dark Shadows [2012]
Theatre Fantastique – Episode: Madame LaSoeur (2014)
OCTOBER 14
Piper Laurie
January 22, 1932 – October 14, 2023
Actress:
Carrie [1976]
Rugy [1977]
The Twilight Zone – Episode: Act/Break/The Burning Man/Dealer’s Choice [1985]
The Twilight Zone – Episode: Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading [1986]
Distortions [1988]
Trauma [1993]
Intensity [1997]
The Faculty [1998]
Possessed [2000]
Bad Blood [2012]
Carlos Defeo
? – October 14, 2023
Actor:
Legions [2022]
OCTOBER 15
Suzanne Somers
October 16, 1946 – October 15, 2023
Actress:
Ants! [1977]
Serial Mom [1994]
Seduced by Evil [1994] – TV Movie
The Darklings [1999] – TV Movie
Joanna Merlin
July 15, 1931 – October 15, 2023
Actress:
Prince of Darkness [1987]
OCTOBER 18
Dwight Twilley
June 6, 1951 – October 18, 2023
Soundtrack:
You’re Next [2011] “Looking for Magic”
Backcountry [2014] “Looking for Magic”
Candy Land [2022] “I’m On Fire”
Osvaldo Desideri
February 16, 1939 – October 18, 2023
Set Decorator:
Fair Game [1988]
Jaymee Joaquin
July 27, 1979 – October 18, 2023
Actress:
Kutob (2005)
Shake, Rattle & Roll 9 (2007)
Àngel Jové
1940 – October 18, 2023
Actor:
Anguish [1987]
OCTOBER 20
Les Dayman
January 19, 1938 – October 20, 2023
Actor:
In the Winter Dark [1998]
OCTOBER 21
Stephen Kandel
April 30, 1927 – October 21, 2023
Writer:
Chamber of Horrors [1966]
Marzia Ubaldi
June 2, 1938 – October 21, 2023
Actress:
The House of Chicken [2001]
Voice Dubbing:
Night of the Devils [1972]
Dracula in the Provinces [1975]
OCTOBER 22
Gregg Sutton
July 1, 1949 – October 22, 2023
Soundtrack:
Hood of Horror [2006} “24-7-365”
Dave Courtney
February 17, 1959 – October 22, 2023
Actor:
Cathula II: Vampires of Sex (2004)
Clubbing to Death (2008)
Killer Bitch (2010)
The Seven (2019)
OCTOBER 23
Bill Kenwright
September 4, 1945 – October 23, 2023
Producer:
Peripheral [2018]
The Fanatic [2019]
OCTOBER 24
Richard Roundtree
July 9, 1942 – October 24, 2023
Actor:
Q: The Winged Serpent [1982]
Maniac Cop [1988]
Night Visitor [1989]
The Banker [1989]
Amityville: A New Generation [1993]
Blade: The Series – Episode: Sacrifice [2006]
Point of Entry [2007]
Vegas Vampires [2007]
Haunting of the Mary Celeste [2020]
Steve Riley (drummer for W.A.S.P. & L.A. Guns)
January 22, 1956 – October 24, 2023
Actor:
Blackstock Boneyard [2021]
OCTOBER 26
Richard Moll
January 13, 1943 – October 26, 2023
Actor:
Cataclysm [1980]
Evilspeak [1981]
The Dungeonmaster [1984]
House [1985]
Night Train to Terror [1985]
Pulse Pounders [1988]
Monsters – Episode: The Demons [1989]
The Last Halloween [1992]
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – Episode: Wake Me When It’s Over/Things That Go Bump in the Night [1996]
Boltneck [2000]
Scary Movie 2 [2001]
Spiders II: Breeding Ground [2001]
Nightmare Man [2006]
Headless Horseman [2007]
Dante’s Inferno [2010]
Hazelwood [2011] – Short
Sorority Party Massacre [2012]
Ghost Shark [2013]
Kids vs Monsters [2015]
Circus Kane [2017]
Slay Belles [2018]
Judy Nugent
August 22, 1940 – October 26, 2023
Actress:
Matinee Theatre – Episode: Greybeards and Witches [1956]
OCTOBER 27
Brandon Smith
August 13, 1952 – October 27, 2023
Actor:
Dark Angel [1990]
Jeepers Creepers [2001]
Maidenhead [2008]
Spirit Camp [2009]
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series [2014-2015] – 5 episodes
Jeepers Creepers III [2017]
Hiroshi Inuzuka
March 23, 1929 – October 27, 2023
Actor:
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
Door II: Tokyo Diary (1991)
OCTOBER 28
Matthew Perry
August 19, 1969 – October 28, 2023
Actor:
Getting In (1994)
Halloween episodes of the TV Series Friends:
https://www.myimperfectlife.com/features/halloween-episodes-of-friends
Manop Aswathep
October 16, 1937 – October 28, 2023
Actor:
Ghost Hotel [1975]
The Tiger Devil [1976]
OCTOBER 29
Joey Paras
February 7, 1978 – October 29, 2023
Actor:
White House (2010)
Spooky Nights (2012) – 2 episodes
Maria, Lenora, Teresa (2014)
Wang Fam (2015)
Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm
August 6, 1929 – October 29, 2023
Actress:
Seytan (1974)
OCTOBER 30
Peter S. Fischer
August 10, 1935 – October 30, 2023
Writer:
Darkroom (1981-1982) – 4 episodes
OCTOBER 31
Tyler Christopher
November 11, 1972 – October 31, 2023
Actor:
The Twilight Zone – Episode: One Night at Mercy (2002)
Raven (2010)
Taraja Ramsess
? – October 31, 2023
Art Department:
Halloween II [2009]
The Vampire Diaries – Episode: History Repeating [2009]
The Vampire Diaries – Episode: Kill or Be Killed [2010]
The Walking Dead [2010-2012] – TV Series – 15 episodes
Constantine [2014-2015] – 13 episodes
Elmar Wepper
April 16, 1944 – October 31, 2023
Actor:
Dracula Blows His Cool [1979]