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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OCTOBER 1

Bob Yerkes

February 11, 1932 – October 1, 2024

Stunts:

Poltergeist [1982]

Psycho II [1983]

Psycho III [1983]

Ghostbusters [1984]

Nightflyers [1987]

Retribution [1987]

The Monster Squad [1987]

C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud [1989]

The Guyver [1991]

The Stand – S1.E2 [1994]

Actor:

The Stand – S1.E1 [1994]

Evilution [2008]

1000 Ways to Die – S2.E11 [2010]

OCTOBER 4

Michel Blanc

April 16, 1952 – October 4, 2024

Actor:

Les filles de Malemort – aka “The Girl’s Dead, Man (1974)

John Lasell

November 6, 1928 – October 4, 2024

Actor:

One Step Beyond – S3.E11 [1960]

The Twilight Zone – S2.E13 [1961]

Dark Shadows – 25 Episodes [1967]

Night Gallery – S2.E22 [1972]

Deathmaster [1972]

OCTOBER 7

Nicholas Pryor

January 28, 1935 – October 7, 2024

Actor:

Alfred Hitchcock Presents – S6.E14 [1961]

Damien: Omen II [1978]

Brain Dead [1990]

Constantine – S1.E3 [2014]

Doctor Sleep [2019]

Halloween Kills [2021]

Jack Ponti

February 16, 1958 – October 7, 2024

Composer:

Alice Cooper: Hey Stoopid (1991)

OCTOBER 9

Pierre Vernier

May 25, 1931 – October 9, 2024

Actor:

The Dogs [1979]

Hugo Koolschijn

November 29, 1946 – October 9, 2024

Actor:

Binary [2024] – Short

Elisa Montés

December 15, 1934 – October 9, 2024

Actress:

Island of the Doomed [1967]

99 Women [1969]

OCTOBER 11

Mario Morra

1935 – October 11, 2024

Editor:

Mondo Cane 2 [1963]

Queens of Evil [1970]

Black Belly of the Tarantula [1971]

Short Night of Glass Dolls [1971]

Puzzle [1974]

Savana violenta [1976]

Cut and Run [1984]

The Wild Beasts [1984]

Obsession: A Taste for Fear [1987]

Roger Browne

April 13, 1930 – October 11, 2024

Actor:

Emanuelle in America [1977]

Emanuelle Around the World [1977]

My Haunted House – S4.E2 [2016]

The Lone Road [2020]

OCTOBER 12

Alvin Rakoff

February 6, 1927 – October 12, 2024

Director:

Three Dangerous Ladies [1977]

Mrs. Amworth [1978] – Short

Death Ship [1980]

OCTOBER 14

Troy DeVolld

November 17, 1970 – October 14, 2024

Story Editor:

Fear – 16 episodes [2000-2002]

Keizô Murase

October 5, 1935 – October 14, 2024

Special Effects:

The H-Man (1958)

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) & (1963)

Mantango (1963)

Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)

Frankenstein vs. Baragon (1965)

Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965)

Yongary: Monster from the Deep (1967)

Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters (1968)

Goliathon (1977)

The Seventh Curse (1986)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth (1992)

Howl from Beyond the Fog (2019) – short

OCTOBER 16

Inger Lorre – “Singer for Nymphs”

August 2, 1963 – October 16, 2024

Soundtrack:

Pet Sematary II [1992] “Revolt”

Ollie Olsen

February 20, 1958 – October 16, 2024

Composer:

The Loved Lones [2009]

OCTOBER 17

Aaron Kaufman

1973 – October 17, 2024

Director/Producer/Writer:

Urge [2016]

OCTOBER 21

Christine Boisson

April 8, 1956 – October 21, 2024

Actress:

Born for Hell [1976]

The Passage [1986]

Paul DiAnno

Former Singer of Iron Maiden (1978-1981)

Dick Pope

August 3, 1947 – October 21, 2024

Cinematographer:

The Reflecting Skin [1990]

The Illusionist [2006]

Angelica [2015]

OCTOBER 22

Myra McFadyen

1956 – October 22, 2024

Actress:

Dracula – S1.E3 [2013]

Lynda Obst

April 14, 1950 – October 22, 2024

Producer:

Helix: Fabricating the Plague (2014)

Helix (2014) – TV Series

Alan Sacks

December 9, 1942 – October 22, 2024

Production Developer:

She Waits [1972] – TV Movie

The Norliss Tapes [1973] – TV Movie

OCTOBER 23

Jack Jones

January 14, 1938 – October 23, 2024

Actor:

The Comeback [1978]

OCTOBER 24

Denys Graham

June 29, 1926 – October 24, 2024

Actor:

Tales of the Unexpected – S6.E8 (1983)

The Gift (1990) – TV Mini-Series

Eckhart Schmidt

October 31, 1938 – October 24, 2024

Director/Editor/Writer:

The Fan [1982]

The Gold of Love [1983]

Loft [1985]

The Sandan [1993]

Princess: Voices from Hell (2017)

OCTOBER 25

Phil Lesh

Founding Member & Guitarist for The Grateful Dead

March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024

Soundtrack:

The Twilight Zone [1985-1989] – opening theme music

OCTOBER 26

Stephanie Collie

November 16, 1963 – October 26, 2024

Costume Designer:

Death Machine [1994]

Hellboy [2019]

Silent Night [2021]

OCTOBER 28

Paul Morrissey

February 23, 1938 – October 28, 2024

Director/Writer:

Flesh for Frankenstein [1973]

Blood for Dracula [1974]

The Houd of the Baskervilles [1978]

Ulf Pilgaard

November 15, 1940 – October 28, 2024

Actor:

The Substitute [2007]

Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever [2023]

Hold the Line [2023] – Shrot

OCTOBER 29

Teri Garr

December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024

Actress:

Young Frankenstein [1974]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind [1977]

Doctor Franken [1980] – TV Movie

Witches’ Brew [1980]

Tales from the Crypt – S3.E3 [1991]

Aloha, Scooby-Doo! [2005]

OCTOBER 30

Giovanni Cianfriglia

April 5, 1935 – October 30, 2024

Stunts:

Goliath and the Vampires [1961]

Castle of Blood [1964]

Eyes Behind the Stars [1978]

Frankenstein Unbound [1990]

The Phantom of the Oprea [1998]