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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JULY 1
Robert Towne
November 23, 1934 – July 1, 2024
Screenwriter:
Last Woman on Earth [1960]
The Tomb of Legia [1964]
Orca [1977]
The Outer Limits – S1, E31
JULY 2
Ella Mitchell
September 14, 1935 – July 2, 2024
Actress:
Lord Shango [1975]
JULY 4
Ysanne Churchman
May 14, 1925 – July 4, ,2024
Actress:
The Poltergeist [1950] – TV Movie
Sherlock Holmes – Episode: S2, E14 [1968]
Beasts – Episode: S1, S1 [1976]
JULY 5
Yvonne Furneaux
May 11, 1926 – July 5, 2024
Actress:
The Mummy [1959]
The Death Ray of Dr. Mabuse [1964]
Repulsion [1965]
Frankenstein’s Great Aunt Tillie [1984]
JULY 6
Joe Egan
October 18, 1946 – July 6, 2024
Soundtrack/Songwriter:
The Happytime Murders [2018]
Angela Pagano
April 1, 1937 – July 6, 2024
Actress:
Il nascondiglio – aka “The Hideout” (2007)
Roberta Taylor
February 26, 1948 – July 6, 2024
Actress:
Frankenstein [1984] – TV Movie
The Witches [1990]
Frank & Mary [2019] – Short
JULY 7
Bill Klages
May 7, 1927 – July 7, 2024
Lighting Director:
Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon [1969]
Lighting Designer:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street [1982] – TV Movie (Cinematographer)
Hassani Shapi
July 15, 1973 – July 17, 2024
Actor:
Strange – S1, E1 [2003] – TV Mini-Series
Apparitions – S1, E5 [2008] – TV Mini-Series
JULY 9
David Loughery
March 3, 1953 – July 9, 2024
Screenwriter:
Dreamscape [1984]
Nurse [2013]
The Intruder [2019] – executive producer
Shattered [2022] – executive producer
Jerzy Stuhr
April 18, 1947 – July 9, 2024
Actor:
The Third Part of the Night [1971]
Medium [1985]
Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes [1986]
JULY 11
Shelley Duvall
July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024
Actress:
The Shining [1980]
Frankenweenie [1984] – short
The Twilight Zone – S2, E1 [1986]
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – S4, E1 [1997]
Tale of the Mummy [1998]
Boltneck [2000]
The Forest Hills [2023]
JULY 12
Noriko Ohara
October 2, 1935 – July 12, 2024
Voice Actress:
Don Dracula – S1, E2 [1982]
JULY 13
Shannen Doherty
April 12, 1971 – July 13, 2024
Actress:
Almost Dead [1994]
Charmed [1998-2001] – TV Series
Satan’s School for Girls [2000] – TV Movie
The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon [2008] – TV Movie
Mari-Kari [2010] – TV Series
Witchslayer Gretl [2012] – TV Movie
Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys [2014]
Bethany [2017] – producer
Neill Fearnley
April 21, 1953 – July 13, 2024
Director:
Friday the 13th: The Series [1988] – 2 episodes
War of the Worlds [1988-1989] – 4 episodes
Poltergeist: The Legacy [1996-1999] – 2 episodes
The Outer Limits [1995-2000] – 9 episodes
Strange Frequency [2001] – TV Series
Strange Frequence 2 [2002] – TV Movie
R.L. Stein’s the Haunting Hour [2010-2014] – 26 episodes
James Sikking
March 5, 1934 – July 13, 2024
Actor:
The Strangler [1964]
The Outer Limits [1963-1964] – 2 episodes
Night Gallery [1971-1971] – 2 episodes
The Night God Screamed [1971]
The Terminal Man [1974]
Bay Cove – aka Bay Coven [1987] – TV Movie
Seduced by Evil [1994] – TV Movie
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – S4, E6 [1997]
Ivan Red Wolverton
? – July 13, 2024
Stunts:
Shadowhunter [1993]
JULY 14
M. Mani
November 30, 1939 – July 14, 2024
Producer:
Dhrona 2010 (2010)
Salvatore Puntillo
July 27, 1935 – July 14, 2024
Actor:
Top Sensation [1969]
What Have They Done to Your Daughters? [1974]
Deep Red [1975]
The Psychic [1977]
JULY 15
Whitney Rydbeck
March 13, 1945 – July 15, 2024
Actor:
Monster Squad – S1, E12 [1976]
The Next Step Beyond – S1, E13 [1978]
Love at First Bite [1979]
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives [1986]
Jacques Boudet
April 15, 1935 – July 15, 2024
Actor:
Dracula and Son [1976]
Super Z [2021]
Ewa Ciepiela
August 19, 1941 – July 15, 2024
Actress:
The Third Part of the Night [1971]
JULY 16
Bernice Johnson Reagon
October 4, 1942 – July 16, 2024
Music Consultant:
Beloved [1998]
JULY 17
Pinche Peach
Member of death metal band “Brujeria” (Spanish for Witchcraft)
? – July 17, 2024
Donna Berwick
? – July 17, 2024
Costume Designer:
You’re Nobody ‘til Somebody Kills You [2012]
Hemlock Grove [2013] – TV Series
Pei-Pei Cheng
January 6, 1946 – July 17, 2024
Actress:
The Counting House [2007]
They Wait [2007]
Huan hun – aka “Blood Ties” [2009]
Tong tong de fengling mishi – aka “Bell Chamber” [2019]
JULY 18
Bob Newhart
September 5, 1929 – July 18, 2024
Actor:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S2, E11 [1963]
Svengoolie – S18, E8 [2012]
Jerry Fuller
November 19, 1938 – July 18, 2024
Actor:
The Twilight Zone – S2, E20 [1961]
JULY 20
Sener Kökkaya
June 30, 1943 – July 20, 2024
Actor:
Sacred Demijohn 2 [2010]
JULY 21
Evelyn Thomas
August 22, 1953 – July 21, 2024
Actress:
PDA Massacre [2004] – short
JULY 22
Saeed Rad
October 26, 1944 – July 22, 2024
Actor:
The Bondwoman [1974]
JULY 23
Teresa Gimpera
September 21, 1936 – July 23, 2024
Actress:
Count Dracula [1970]
The Feast of Satan [1971]
The Night of the Scorpion [1972]
Naked Girl Murdered in the park [1972]
Night of the Devils [1972]
Crypt of the Living Dead [1973]
Love Brides of the Blood Mummy [1973]
Creation of the Damned [1974]
The People Who Own the Dark [1976]
Second Name [2002]
JULY 28
Randal Malone
May 29, 1958 – July 28, 2024
Actor:
The Mark of Dracula [1997]
Creaturealm: From the Dead [1998]
Deadly Tales [1998]
Vampyre Femmes [1999]
V-World Matrix [1999]
Hollywood Mortuary [2000]
The Craven Cove Murders [2002]
The Crawling Brain [2002]
Bloody Bender’s Return [2003]
Evil in the Bayou [2003]
Werewolf Tales [2003]
Charlie’s Death Wish [2005]
Creepies 2 [2005]
The Witch’s Sabbath [2005]
Axegrinder [2006]
Blood Legend [2006]
Curse of Pirate Death [2006]
Darkworld [2006]
Evil Ever After [2006]
Naked Beneath the Water [2006]
Slaughterhouse Phi: Death Sisters [2006]
The Curse of Lizzie Borden [2006]
Blood Mask: The Possession of Nicole Lameroux [2007]
Don’t Look in the Cellar [2008]
The Curse of Lizzie Borden 2: Prom Night [2008]
House of Flesh Mannequins [2009]
Dahmer vs. Gacy [2010]
Frankenstein Rising [2010]
Orgy of the Damned [2010]
Rat Scratch Fever [2011]
Night of the Dead [2012]
The Amazing Bulk [2012]
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [2017]
Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! [2017]
Sunset Society [2018]
Erica Ash
September 19, 1977 – July 28, 2024
Actress:
Scary Movie V [2013]
Kristy [2014]
Legacies [2019] – 4 episodes
Horror Noire [2021]
We Have a Ghost [2023]
JULY 29
Yannik Mazzilli
? – July 29, 2024
Actor:
The Barn [2018]
Fait Maison [2019] – short