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