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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APRIL 1
Joe Flaherty
June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024
Actor:
The Hitchhiker – Season 3, Episode 7 [1986]
Monsters – Season 3, Episode 2 [1990]
Blue Monkey [1987]
Nightlife [2014] – short
Writer:
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Season 2, Episode 15
APRIL 2
Veljko Bulajić
March 23, 1928 – April 2, 2024
Director/Writer:
The Man to Kill [1979]
Christopher Durang
January 2, 1949 – April 2, 2024
Actor:
Tales from the Crypt – Season 2, Episode 15 [1990]
APRIL 3
Adrian Schiller
February 21, 1964 – April 3, 2024
Actor:
Nostradamus [2006] – TV Movie
Being Human – TV Series – 3 episodes [2010]
Residue [2015]
Victor Frankenstein [2015]
A Cure for Wellness [2016]
Censor [2021]
Jaafar Onn
October 19, 1951 – April 3, 2024
Actor:
Pontianak 100kg (2023)
APRIL 4
Bruce Kessler
March 23, 1936 – April 4, 2024
Director:
Simon, King of the Witches [1971]
Kolchak: The Night Stalker – Season 1, Episode 15 [1975]
Cruise Into Terror [1978]
Deathmoon [1978]
Rubens Francisco Lucchetti
January 29, 1930 – April 4, 2024
Screenwriter:
The Strange World of Coffin Joe [1968]
Trilogy of Terror [1968]
The Awakening of the Beast [1970]
The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe [1974]
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures [1976]
Hellish Flesh [1977]
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind [1978]
The Secret of the Mummy [1982]
APRIL 5
Jaan Tooming
March 28, 1946 – April 5, 2024
Actor:
November [2017]
APRIL 6
María del Carmen Farías
May 12, 1955 – April 6, 2024
Actress:
The Exorcism of Carmen Farias [2021]
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
November 7, 1933 – April 6, 2024
Actor:
Satanic Sect: The Sent One of God (1989)
El trono del infierno – aka “The Throne of Hell (1994)
Cháman, viento de muerte – aka “Shaman, Wind of Death” (2000)
APRIL 7
Clarence ‘Frogman’ Henry
March 19, 1937 – April 7, 2024
Soundtrack:
The Lost Boys [1987] – “Ain’t Got No Home”
Edgar Burcksen
May 13, 1947 – April 7, 2024
Editor:
Amnesia [2012]
Art School of Horrors [2015]
Visual Effects Editor:
The Shallows [2016]
APRIL 9
Toby Simkin
April 21, 1964 – April 9, 2024
Producer:
Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical [2001]
Paola Gassman
June 29, 1945 – April 9, 2024
Actress:
I racconti fantastici di Edgar Allan Poe – aka “The Fantastic Tales of Edgar Allan Poe” (1979)
Sujith Raj Kochukunju
November 15, 1991 – April 9, 2024
Actor/Playback Singer:
Kinavally (2018)
APRIL 10
Dan Wallin
March 13, 1927 – April 10, 2024
Score Mixer:
Chamber of Horrors [1966]
The Illustrated Man [1969]
A Name For Evil [1973]
The Terminal Man [1974]
King Kong [1976]
Exorcist II: The Heretic [1977]
The Pack [1977]
The Swarm [1978]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978]
Nightwing [1979]
Altered States [1980]
Motel Hell [1980]
Deadly Blessing [1981]
Happy Birthday to Me [1981]
Wolfen [1981]
White Dog [1982]
Strange Invaders [1983]
Michael Jackson: Thriller [1983]
Impulse [1984]
The Crow [1994]
Wolf [1994]
Species [1995]
From Dusk Till Dawn [1996]
The Craft [1996]
Re-Recording Mixer:
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers [1989]
Ghost in the Machine [1993]
Evolver [1995]
Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies [1999]
Dusty Kay
October 8, 1954 – April 10, 2024
Writer:
The Twilight Zone – Season 1, Episode 22 (2002)
Trina Robbins
August 17, 1938 – April 10, 2024
Writer:
Vampirella (1996) – comic book
APRIL 11
Lorena Velázquez
December 15, 1937 – April 11, 2024
Actress:
The Ship of Monsters [1960]
Santo vs. the Vampire Women [1962]
Santo vs. the Zombies [1962]
Doctor of Doom [1963]
The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy [1964]
The Diabolical Axe [1965]
The Witches Attack [1968]
The Mummies of San Angel [1975]
Asesina [1999]
Yasuo Muramatsu
April 6, 1933 – April 11, 2024
Voice Actor:
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Wicked City (1987)
APRIL 12
Eleanor Coppola
May 4, 1936 – April 12, 2024
Set Decorator:
Dementia 13 [1963]
APRIL 13
Richard Horowitz
January 6, 1949 – April 13, 2024
Composer:
The Tower [1993] – TV Movie
Ron Thompson
January 31, 1941 – April 13, 2024
Actor:
Happy Winter Solstice [2014] – Short
APRIL 15
Mary Law
September 23, 1932 – April 15, 2024
Actress:
Supernatural – Season 1, Episode 4 (1977)
APRIL 16
Barbara O. Jones- aka “Barbarao”
December 1941 – April 16, 2024
Actress:
Demon Seed [1977]
APRIL 18
Forrest Richard “Dickey” Betts
Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter for The Allman Brothers
December 12, 1943 – April 18, 2024
Soundtrack:
Supernatural – Pilot Episode – Ramblin Man (writer)
The Exorcist [1973] – Ramblin Man (writer)
Music at the bar scene:
APRIL 19
Salah El-Saadany
October 23, 1943 – April 19, 2024
Actor:
Al eeteraf al akhir – aka The Last Confession (1978)
APRIL 20
Sandey Grinn
July 26, 1954 – April 20, 2024
Puppeteer:
Redeye Express [1988] – TV Movie
Beetlejuice [1988]
Child’s Play 2 [1990]
Child’s Play 3 [1991]
Lost on Earth – Season 1, Episode 1
Actor:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – Season 4, Episode 13
Lost on Earth [1997] – 13 episodes
The Violent Wind Project [2001]
Antonio Cantafora
February 2, 1944 – April 20, 2024
Actor:
Ombre roventi – aka Shadow of Illusion [1970]
And God Said to Cain… [1970]
Baron Blood [1972]
Scream for Help [1984]
Demons 2 [1986]
The Card Player [2003]
Josef Laufer
August 11, 1939 – April 20, 2024
Actor:
Beauty and the Beast [1978]
APRIL 21
Ray Garton
December 2, 1962 – April 21, 2024
Writer:
The Profane Exhibit [2013]
Novelization:
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master [1988]
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child [1989]
Warlock [1989]
Novella:
Monsters: Night Visions 6 [1988]
Novel:
Seductions [1984]
Darklings [1985]
Live Girls [1986]
Night Life – sequel to Live Girls
Crucifax [1988]
A Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting [1990s]
And many more…..
APRIL 22
Philippe Laudenbach
January 31, 1936 – April 22, 2024
Actor:
Fantômas – 1 episode (1980)
La chambre des magiciennes – aka Of Woman and Magic (2000) – TV Movie
Malefique (2002)
5 histoires… choc (2006)
APRIL 23
Terry Carter
December 16, 1928 – April 23, 2024
Actor:
Abby [1974]
Ray Chan
December 1, 1967 – April 23, 2024
Art Director:
Alien vs. Predator [2004]
Assistant Art Director:
The Hunger [1997-2000] – TV Series
APRIL 24
Michael “Mike” Pinder
Founding Member of The Moody Blues
December 27, 1941 – April 24, 2024
Soundtrack:
He Never Died [2015] – “Melancholy Man” (writer)
Margaret Lee
August 4, 1943 – April 24, 2024
Actress:
Double Face [1969]
Venus in Furs [1969]
Dorian Gray [1970]
Night of the Blood Monster [1970]
Asylum Erotica [1971]
APRIL 28
Brian McCardie
January 22, 1965 – April 28, 2024
Actor:
Fortitude (2017) – 4 episodes
The Rising of the Sap (2024) – Short
Zack Norman
May 27, 1940 – April 28, 2024
Executive Producer:
Daughters of Darkness [1971]
Le moine – aka “The Monk” [1972]
Actor/Voice:
Director’s Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein [2015]
APRIL 30
Duane Eddy
April 26, 1938 – April 30, 2024
Soundtrack:
Natural Born Killers [1994] – “Rebel-Rouser,” “Shazam!” and “The Trembler”
Scream 2 [1997] – “Brothers” and “Secure”