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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MAY 1

Richard Tandy

Former Keyboardist for “Electric Light Orchestra”

March 26, 1948 – May 1, 2024

Music Arranger:

Distortions [1988] – produced “Zero Zero”

MAY 2

 

Susan Buckner

January 28, 1952 – May 2, 2024

Actress:

Deadly Blessing [1981]

Edgar Lansbury

January 12, 1930 – May 2, 2024

Producer:

Squirm [1976]

Blue Sunshine [1977]

He Knows Your Alone [1980]

The Clairvoyant [1982]

MAY 5

Jeannie Epper

January 27, 1941 – May 5, 2024

Stunts:

Eaten Alive [1976]

The Silent Scream [1979]

Poltergeist [1982]

The Final Terror [1983]

The Naked Cage [1986]

Vamp [1986]

Retribution [1987]

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark [1988]

Innocent Blood [1992]

Midnight’s Child [1992]

Mother [1995]

Blade [1998]

After [2012]

Actress:

Evilution [2008]

Quarantine [2008]

Bernard Hill

December 17, 1944 – May 5, 2024

Actor:

Gothika [2003]

The League of Gentlemen’s Apocalypse [2013]

The Moor [2023]

MAY 6

Wayland Holyfield

March 15, 1942 –  May 6, 2024

Soundtrack/Songwriter:

Halloween Kills [2021] – “Could I Have This Dance?”

 Ian Gelder

June 3, 1949 – May 6, 2024

Actor:

The Wide World of Mystery – 1 episode [1975]

Thriller – 1 episode [1976]

Psychoville – 1 epidose [2011]

Lore = 1 episode [2018]

Dark Ditties Presents: The Witching Hour [2019]

Dark Ditties Presents ‘Dad’ [2021]

Dark Ditties Presents ‘Stained’ [2021]

The Monkey’s Paw [2022] – Short

Harikumar

1956 – May 6, 2024

Screenwriter:

Paranormal Evil [2020]

Brian Wenzel

May 24, 1929 – May 6, 2024

Actor:

The Evil Touch – 2 episodes

The Death Train [1978] – TV Movie

Allison’s Birthday [1981]

MAY 7

Steve Albini

July 22, 1962 – May 7, 2024

Composer:

Girl on the Third Floor [2019]

MAY 8

Sangeeth Sivan

1958 – May 8, 2024

Director:

Click [2010]

MAY 9

Roger Corman

April 5, 1926 – May 9, 2024

Producer:

Monster from the Ocean Floor [1954] – Actor

Day the World Ended [1955] – Director/Actor

It Conquered the World [1956] – Director

Attack of the Crab Monsters [1957] – Director

Not of This Earth [1957] – Director

The Undead [1957] – Director

War of the Satellites [1958] – Director/Actor

Night of the Blood Beast [1958]

A Bucket of Blood [1959] – Director

Attack of the Giant Leeches [1959]

The Wasp Woman [1959] – Director/Actor

House of Usher [1960] – Director

Last Woman on Earth [1960] – Director

The Little Shop of Horrors [1960] – Director

Creature from the Haunted Sea [1961] – Director

The Pit and the Pendulum [1961] – Director

Tales of Terror [1962] – Director

The Premature Burial [1962] – Director

Dementia 13 [1963]

The Haunted Palace [1963] – Director

The Raven [1963]

The Terror [1963] – Director

X: the Man with the X-Ray Eyes [1963] – Director

The Masque of the Red Death [1964] – Director

The Tomb of Ligeia [1964] – Director

Queen of Blood [1966]

The Dunwich Horror [1970]

Beast of the Yellow Night [1971]

Piranha [1978]

The Evil [1978]

Up from the Depths [1979]

Galaxy of Terror [1981]

Saturday the 14th [1981]

Forbidden World [1982]

Chopping Mall [1986]

Summer Camp Nightmare [1986]

Munchies [1987]

Stripped to Kill [1987]

Not of This Earth [1988]

Watchers [1988]

Dance of the Damned [1989]

Masque of the Red Death [1989]

The Terror Within [1989]

Transylvania Twist [1989]

Frankenstein Unbound [1990] – Director

The Haunted of Morella [1990]

The Terror Within II [1990]

Watchers II [1990]

Dead Space [1991]

Immortal Sins [1991]

To Sleep With a Vampire [1992]

Carnosaur [1993]

Dracula Rising [1993]

Stepmonster [1993]

Demon Keeper [1994]

Revenge of the Red Baron [1994]

The Unborn II [1994]

Watchers III [1994]

A Bucket of Blood [1995] – TV Movie

Alien Terminator [1995]

Burial of the Rats [1995] – TV Movie

Carnosaur 2 [1995]

Hellfire [1995] – TV Movie

Not Like Us [1995] – TV Movie

Piranha [1995] – TV Movie

Sawbone [1995] – TV Movie

Terminal Virus [1995] – TV Movie

The Alien Within [1995] – TV Movie

The Wasp Woman [1995] – TV Movie

Carnosaur 3 [1996]

Circuit Breaker [1996] – TV Movie

House of the Damned [1996] – TV Movie

Humanoids from the Deep [1996] – TV Movie

Vampirella [1996]

The Haunted Sea [1997]

Club Reborn [1998]

Watchers Reborn [1998]

Knocking on Death’s Door [1999]

The Haunting of Hell House [1999]

The Phantom Eye [1999] – TV Series – Actor

The Doorway [2000]

Raptor [2001]

Slaughter Studios [2002]

Wolfhound [2002]

Dinocroc [2004]

Scorpius Gigantus [2006]

Supergator [2006]

Cry of the Winged Serpent [2007] – TV Movie

Cyclops [2008] – TV Movie

Splatter [2009] – TV Series

Dinocroc vs. Supergator [2010] – TV Movie

Dinoshark [2010] – TV Movie – Actor

Sharktopus [2010] – TV Movie – Actor

Camel Spiders [2011] – TV Movie

Piranhaconda [2012] – TV Movie

Palace of the Damned [2013]

Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda [2014] – TV Movie

Shaktopus vs. Whalewolf [2015] – TV Movie

CobraGator [2018]

Abduction [2019]

The Jungle Demon [2021]

Actor:

Blood Bath [1966]

The Howling [1981]

The Silence of the Lambs [1991]

Body Bags [1993] – TV Movie

The Devil Ant [1999]

Scream 3 [2000]

Miss Werewolf [2001]

Werewolf & the Witch [2007]

Extraordinary Tales [2013]

and many more…

Dennis Thompson (drummer)

September 7, 1948 – May 9, 2024

Soundtrack/Songwriter:

Halloween II [2009] – “Kick Out The Jams”

Ash vs Evil Dead – Episode Rifting Apart [2018] – “Kick Out the Jams”

MAY 10

Hans Wahlgren

June 26, 1937 – May 10, 2024

Actor:

Sensuous Sorceress [1970]

MAY 11

Susan Backlinie

September 1, 1946 – May 10, 2024

Actress:

Jaws [1975]

Day of the Animals [1977]

MAY 12

Mark Damon

April 22, 1933 – May 12, 2024

Producer:

The Lost Boys [1987]

Dark Angel [1990]

Feardotcom [2002]

Captivity [2007]

It’s Alive [2007]

Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning [2012]

Willy’s Wonderland [2021]

Actor:

House of Usher [1960]

Beauty and the Beast [1962]

Black Sabbath [1963]

Naked You Die [1968]

Byleth: The Demon of Incest [1972]

The Devil’s Wedding Night [1973]

Crypt of the Living Dead [1973]

Additional Crew/Presenter:

Gate 2: The Trespassers [1990]

Paulo César Peréio

October 19, 1940 – May 12, 2024

Actor:

The Secret of the Mummy [1982]

MAY 13

Tony McFarr

October 12, 1976 – May 13, 2024

Stunts:

A Resurrection [2013]

Jurassic World [2015]

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom [2018]

Creepshow – S2, E4 [2021]

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It [2021]

Actor:

Cell [2016]

MAY 14

Don Perlin

August 27, 1929 – May 14, 2024

Comic Book Artist/Writer/Editor:

Marvel Comics’ Werewolf by Night (1974-1977)

Ghost Rider (1977-1983)

Man-Thing [1980-1981]

Doctor Strange

Elda Peralta

July 28, 1922 – May 14, 2024

Actress:

Skeleton of Mrs. Morales [1960]

MAY 15

Barbra Fuller

July 31, 1921 – May 15, 2024

Actress:

The Roommates [1973]

Vlastimil Harapes

July 24, 1946 – May 15, 2024

Actor:

Beauty and the Beast [1978]

MAY 16

Dabney Coleman

January 3, 1932 – May 16, 2024

Actor:

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour [1963-1964] – 2 episodes

The Outer Limits [1964] – 3 episodes

The Wide World of Mystery [1973] – 1 episode

Dying Room Only [1973] – TV Movie

Bad Ronald [1974] – TV Movie

House of Evil [1974] – TV Movie

Meet the Applegates [1990]

Target Earth [1998] – TV Movie

Akira Nakao

August 11, 1942 – May 16, 2024

Actor:

The Vampire Doll [1970]

Death at an Old Mansion [1975]

Island of the Evil Spirits [1981]

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II [1993]

Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla [1994]

Godzilla vs. Destoroyah [1995]

Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla [2002]

Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. [2003]

Godzilla: Final Wars [2004]

Garo the Movie: Red Requiem [2010]

MAY 18

Fred Roos

May 22, 1934 – May 18, 2024

Producer:

Twixt [2011]

MAY 19

Richard Foronjy

August 3, 1937 – May 19, 2024

Actor:

Shark Kill [1976] – TV Movie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents [1985] – 1 episode

Ghostbusters II [1989]

MAY 21

Jan A.P. Kaczmarek

April 29, 1953 – May 21, 2024

Composer:

Pale Blood [1990]

Doppelganger [1993]

Lost Souls [2000]

MAY 22

Darryl Hickman

July 28, 1931 – May 22, 2024

Actor:

Matinee Theatre [1956-1958] – 3 episodes

The Tingler [1959]

MAY 23

Caleb Carr

August 2, 1955 – May 23, 2024

Writer:

Exorcist: The Beginning [2004] – Story

Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist [2005]

Morgan Spurlock

November 7, 1970 – May 23, 2024

Director/Producer/Writer:

Rats [2016]

MAY 24

Jan Kacer

October 3, 1936 – May 24, 2024

Actor:

Wolf’s Hole [1987]

MAY 25

Richard M. Sherman

June 12, 1928 – May 25, 2024

Soundtrack:

Haunted Mansion [2023] – “It’s a Small World” – Writer

Johnny Wactor

August 31, 1986 – May 25, 2024

Actor:

Mr. and Mrs. Kill [2012] – Short

Siberia [2013] – TV Series

F***, Mary, Kill [2017] – Short

The Passenger [2020] – TV Mini Series

The Relic [2020] – Short

Trapper’s Edge [2023]

Dead Talk Tales: Volume 1 [2024]

MAY 27

Ghigo Agosti

July 10, 1936 – May 27, 2024

Composer:

Madness [1980] – soundtrack arranger

Elizabeth MacRae

February 22, 1936 – May 27, 2024

Actress:

The House of the Dead [1978]

MAY 28

Jac Venza

December 23, 1926 – May 28, 2024

Producer:

The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez [1991]

MAY 29

Brian Phelan

December 2, 1934 – May 29, 2024

Writer:

The Frighteners [1972] – 1 episode

MAY 31

Geoff Follin

1966 – May 31, 2024

Video Game Composer:

T2: Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1992)

Martin Starger

May 8, 1932 – May 31, 2024

Producer:

Saturn 3 (1980)

Erich Anderson

October 24, 1956 – May 31, 2024

Actor:

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [1984]

The Witches of Eastwick [1992] – TV Movie

Nightwatch [1997]

Those Who Wait [2020] – short