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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AUGUST 1
Leonard Engelman
May 9, 1941 – August 1, 2024
Makeup Artist:
Night Gallery – S3. E7 [1972]
Saturn 3 [1980]
Cat People [1982]
Ghostbusters [1984]
The Witches of Eastwick [1987]
The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996]
How the Grinch Stole Christmas [2000]
Rainer Brandt
January 19, 1936 – August 1, 2024
Actor:
Horrors of Spider Island [1960]
The Avenger [1960]
The Horror of Blackwood Castle [1968]
AUGUST 3
George Schenck
February 12, 1942 – August 3, 2024
Writer:
Superbeast [1972] – Producer
The Wide World of Mystery – S1. E12 [1973]
The Phantom of Hollywood [1974] – TV Movie
Deathmoon [1978] – TV Movie
Turkey Shoot [1982]
AUGUST 4
Charles Cyphers
July 28, 1939 – August 4, 2024
Actor:
Assault on Precinct 13 [1976]
Halloween [1978]
Someone’s Watching Me! [1978] – TV Movie
The Fog [1980]
Halloween II [1981]
Grizzly II: Revenge [1983]
Hunter’s Blood [1986]
Freddy’s Nightmares – S2. #1 [1989]
Methodic [2007]
Halloween Kills [2021]
Lily Y. Monteverde
August 19, 1938 – August 4, 2024
Producer:
Regal Shocker [1989] – TV Movie
Shake, Rattle & Roll 2 [1990]
Shake, Rattle & Roll IV [1992]
Shake, Rattle & Roll V [1994]
Multo in the City [1994]
Vampira [1994]
Kill Barbara with Panic [1995]
Woman of Mud [2000]
White Lady [2006]
Shake, Rattle & Roll 8 [2006]
Shake, Rattle & Roll 9 [2007]
Hide and Seek [2007]
Tarot [2009]
Shake, Rattle & Roll XI [2009]
Shake, Rattle & Roll 12 [2010]
White Horse [2010]
Fridge [2012]
Shake, Rattle & Roll: The Invasion [2012]
Pagpag: Nine Lives [2013]
Third Eye [2014]
Shake, Rattle & Roll [2014]
Haunted Mansion [2015]
The Debutantes [2017]
Haunted Forest [2017]
The Heiress [2019]
Shake, Rattle & Roll XVI: The Comeback [2020]
Shake, Rattle & Roll Extreme [2023]
The Doll: Creation [2023]
AUGUST 5
John Aprea
March 4, 1941 – August 5, 2024
Actor:
Sweet Kill [1972]
The Stepford Wives [1975]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – S1. E14
Tales from the Darkside – S4. E17 [1988]
Dark Image [2017]
Patti Yasutake
September 6, 1953 – August 5, 2024
Actress:
Tales from the Crypt – S1. E1 [1989]
AUGUST 6
Jay Kanter
December 12, 1926 – August 6, 2024
Executive Producer:
The Nightcomers [1971]
Death Line [1972]
AUGUST 7
Jack Russell
December 5, 1960 – August 7, 2024
Singer/Songwriter for the Hard Rock band Great White
Patrice Laffont
August 21, 1939 – August 7, 2024
Actor:
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy (1994)
AUGUST 8
Mitzi McCall
September 9, 1930 – August 8, 2024
Actress:
War of the Satellites [1958]
The Twilight Zone – S1. E16 [1986]
Deep Blood [1989]
Gravedale High – S1. E12 [1990]
Monster In My Pocket: The Big Scream [1992] – TV Movie
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters – S4.E10 [1997]
The Grim Adventures of Bill & Mandy – S5.E10 [2006]
Crimson Peak [2015]
Otig Pakis
August 4, 1960 – August 8, 2024
Actor:
Pocong 2 (2006)
Pocong 3 (2007)
Offering (2018)
The Returning (2018)
Blood Curse (2023) – TV Mini Series
I Know When You Dead: Suicide Village (2023)
AUGUST 10
Rachael Lillis
July 8, 1969 – August 10, 2024
Voice Actress:
Berserk – 10 episodes (1997-1998)
Descendants of Darkness (2000) – TV Series
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)
Peggy Moffitt
October 2, 1937 – August 10, 2024
Actress:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S2.E21 [1964]
AUGUST 11
Ángel Salazar
March 2, 1956 – August 11, 2024
Actor:
A Stranger Is Watching [1982]
Maniac Cop 2 [1990]
Vamp Bikers Dos [2015]
Vamp Bikers Tres [2016]
AUGUST 12
Kim Kahana
October 16, 1929 – August 12, 2024
Stunts:
Jeepers Creepers [2001]
Voodoo Moon [2006] – TV Movie
Grinders [2023]
AUGUST 13
Sergio Donati
April 13, 1933 – August 13, 2024
Screenwriter:
Orca [1977]
The Chosen [1977]
The Island of the Fishmen [1979]
AUGUST 14
Gena Rowlands
June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024
Actress:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S1.E11 [1962]
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S1.E23 [1963]
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S2.E19 [1964]
Circle of Fear – S1.E2 [1972]
The Skeleton Key [2005]
AUGUST 15
Joe Chambers
Singer/Songwriter with The Chamber Brothers
June 25, 1942 – August 15, 2024
Soundtrack:
Supernatural – S2.E2 “Time Has Come Today”
AUGUST 16
Robert Sidaway
January 24, 1942 – August 16, 2024
Producer:
Silence Becomes You [2005]
Actor:
Out of the Unknown – S1.E12 [1965]
Aydemir Akbas
December 29, 1936 – August 16, 2024
Actor:
Sacred Demijohn 2 (2010)
AUGUST 17
Alan Haufrect
April 3, 1941 – August 17, 2024
Actor:
Love at First Bite [1979]
Halloween II [1981]
Twilight Zone: The Movie [1983]
Nightmare on the 13th Floor [1990]
Veliko Stoianov
June 9, 1943 – August 17, 2024
Actor:
Alien Lockdown [2004] – TV Movie
AUGUST 18
Phil Donohue
December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024
Archive Footage:
Killer Legends [2014]
Alain Delon
November 8, 1935 – August 18, 2024
Actor:
Spirits of the Dead [1968]
Traitement de choc – aka Shock Treatment [1973]
The Passage [1986] – Writer/Producer
AUGUST 20
Atsuko Tanaka
November 14, 1962 – August 20, 2024
Voice Actress:
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren (1997)
Berserk – 2 episodes (1998)
Blade – S1.E4
AUGUST 23
Bette Bourne
September 22, 1939 – August 23, 2024
Actor:
Quatermass and the Pit [1967]
Wojciech Paszkowski
February 28, 1960 – August 23, 2024
Voice Actor:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) – Video Game
AUGUST 25
Asha Sharma
? – August 25, 2024
Actress:
The Zee Horror Show – 3 episodes (1995-1996)
1920 (2008)
Wang Ying
November 1957 – August 25, 2024
Actor:
Land Shark [2020]
AUGUST 27
Betty A. Bridges
August 1, 1941 – August 27, 2024
Actress:
Moonlight – S1.E10
Dogcatchers [2013] – Short
AUGUST 31
Obi Ndefo
October 29, 1972 – August 31, 2024
Actor:
Angel – S1.E2
Vampires in Venice [2013]
José Manuel Poncelis
? – August 31, 2024
Actor:
Aztech (2020)
The Envoys – S1.E8
Disappear Completely (2022)