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]