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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APRIL 1
Val Kilmer
December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025
Actor:
The Murders in the Rue Morgue [1986] – TV Movie
The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996]
Mindhunters [2004]
Moscow Zero [2006]
The Thaw [2009]
Twixt [2011]
7 Below [2012]
The Snowman [2017]
The Super [2017]
Michael Hurley
December 20, 1941 – April 1, 2025
Soundtrack:
Curve [2015] “Be Kind to Me” (writer/performer)
Alfi Kabiljo
December 22, 1935 – April 1, 2025
Composer:
Nocturno [1974] – TV Movie
Scissors [1991]
APRIL 2
Peter Pearson
March 31, 1938 – April 2, 2025
Producer:
Big Wolf on Campus (1999) – 3 episodes
APRIL 3
John Saint Ryan
March 27, 1953 – April 3, 2025
Actor:
The Twilight Zone – S2.E3 [1986]
The Eye of Satan [1992]
Into the Darkness [1993] – Writer
Gargoyles – S2.E23 [1995]
Gargoyles – S2.E25 [1996]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – S4.E17 [2000]
Margarita Xhepa
April 2, 1932 – April 3, 2025
Actress:
The Invocation of Enver Simaku (2018)
APRIL 4
Ravi Kumar
March 1, 1954 – April 4, 2025
Actor:
Lisa (1978)
Shakthi (1980)
APRIL 5
Colin Fox
November 20, 1938 – April 5, 2025
Actor:
Strange Paradise [1969-1970] – TV Series
The Reincarnate [1971]
Purple Playhouse – S1.E3 [1973]
Virus [1980]
Murder by Phone [1982]
Friday the 13th: The Series [1987-1989] – 3 episodes
Food of the Gods II [1989]
Beetlejuice [1989] – TV Series
Scanners III: The Takeover [1992]
Tales from the Cryptkeeper [1994] – 2 episodes
Are You Afraid of the Dark? – S4.E13 [1995]
Goosebumps [1992-1995] – 4 episodes
Deathlands [2003] – TV Movie
Webs [2003] – TV Movie
Antonello Fassari
October 4, 1952 – April 5, 2025
Actor:
Maya [1989]
Valentia [1989] – TV series
The Generi – S1.E4
APRIL 6
Clem Burke – Drummer for Blondie
November 24, 1954 – April 6, 2025
Soundtrack:
Night Teeth [2021] – “One Way or Another”
American Horror Story – S10.E5 [2021] – “Rapture”
APRIL 8
Nicky Katt
May 11, 1970 – April 8, 2025
Actor:
Gremlins [1984]
V – S1.E 4 & 5 [1984]
The ‘Burbs [1989]
Kindred: The Embraced – S1.E3 [1996]
Phantoms [1998]
Riding the Bullet [2004]
Grindhouse [2007]
Planet Terror [2007]
APRIL 9
Mel Novak
June 16, 1934 – April 9, 2025
Actor:
Force of Darkness [1985]
Family Reunion [1989]
Vampire Assassin [2005]
GiAnts [2008]
Holy Terror [2017]
3rd Eye [2018] – TV Series
An Hour to Kill [2018]
Tales of Frankenstein [2018]
Suspense – S3.E13 [2016] & S5.E19 [2019]
Arachnado [2020]
Tales for the Campfire 3 [2020]
Apex Predators [2021]
Arachnado 2: Flaming Spiders [2021]
Doll Killer 2 [2021]
Ebola Rex [2021]
Ebola Rex Versus Murder Hornets [2021]
Rattlers 2 [2021]
The Creeps 2 [2021] – Short
Zombi VIII: Urban Decay [2021]
5 to Die [2022]
Ash and Bone [2022]
Quakeasaurus [2022]
Last American Horror Show: Volume II [2022]
Big Freakin’ Snake [2023]
Hell of the Screaming Dead [2023]
Mega Ape [2023]
The Beast Beneath [2023]
Space Sharks [2024]
Peter Rühring
July 10, 1942 – April 9, 2025
Actor:
Das Biest im Bodensee – aka The Beast in the Lake (1999)
Scratch: The New Sound of Terror (2004)
APRIL 10
Ted Kotcheff
April 7, 1931 – April 10, 2025
Director:
Lights Out [1972] – TV Movie
Play for Today – S2.E2 [1971] & S2.E15 [1972]
Bruce Logan
May 15, 1946 – April 10, 2025
Cinematographer:
Dracula’s Dog [1977]
Desecrated [2015]
Peter Lovesey
September 10, 1936 – April 10, 2025
Writer:
Tales of the Unexpected – S5.E16 [1982]
Mario Ernesto Sánchez
January 10, 1947 – April 10, 2025
Actor:
666: The Beginning of the End [2009]
Sea Devil [2014] – Short
APRIL 11
Mike Berry
September 24, 1942 – April 11, 2025
Actor:
Dramarama – S7.E1 (1989)
Title Designer:
Early Frost (1982)
APRIL 12
Pilita Corrales
August 22, 1939 – April 12, 2025
Actress:
Knock, Knock Who’s There? (1988)
Basement (2014)
Vampire ang daddy ko (2013 – 2014) – TV Series
APRIL 13
Jean Marsh
July 1, 1934 – April 13, 2025
Actress:
The Twilight Zone – S1.E7 [1959]
Unearthly Stranger [1963]
Department S – S2.E8 [1969]
Play for Today – S2.E7 [1971]
Dark Places [1974]
The Changeling [1980]
Tales from the Darkside – S1.E15 [1985]
Monarch [2000]
Crooked House – S1.E2 & E4 [2008]
The Last Post [2011] – Short
Paddy Higson
June 2, 1941 – April 13, 2025
Editor:
Play for Today – S3.E9 (1972)
Bank Janardhan
March 2, 1949 – April 13, 2025
Actor:
Shhh! (1993)
APRIL 14
Filip David
July 4, 1940 – April 14, 2025
Writer/Novel:
Sticenik – aka Ward (1973) – TV Movie
APRIL 15
John Goldschmidt
August 1, 1943 – April 15, 2025
Director:
Play for Today – (1979-1979) – 3 episodes
Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieslak
February 15, 1951 – April 15, 2025
Actress:
Powinowactwo – aka Affinity (1984) – TV Movie
APRIL 16
Nora Aunor
May 21, 1953 – April 16, 2025
Actress:
Dobol Wedding (1968)
Adriana (1969)
Halimaw – aka Monster in a Jar (1986)
Third Eye – S1.E8 (2012)
Dementia (2014)
Mananambal – aka The Healer (2024)
APRIL 17
Mizuki Itagaki
October 25, 2000 – April 17, 2025
Actor:
Ghost Master (2019)
APRIL 18
Damien Thomas
April 11, 1942 – April 18, 2025
Actor:
Journey to the Unknown – S1.E1 (1968)
Journey Into Darkness [1968]
Twins of Evil [1971]
The Protectors – S1.E14 (1973)
Grave Tales [2011]
Kill List [2011]
Suliman Eid
October 17, 1961 – April 18, 2025
Actor:
The Humans and the Mongoose (2021)
Erich Tomek
June 1, 1930 – April 18, 2025
Screenwriter:
Dracula Blows His Cool [1979] – Production Manager
Contamination [1980]
Bloody Moon [1981] – Production Manager
Takashi Yamaguchi
November 17, 1936 – April 18, 2025
Actor:
The Depths [1957]
The Sinners of Hell [1960]
APRIL 19
George Barr
January 30, 1937 – April 19, 2025
Art Department/Additional Artist:
The Horde (1994) – Video Game
APRIL 20
Kimble Rendall
1957 – April 20, 2025
Director:
Cut [2000]
Bait [2012]
7 Guardians of the Tomb [2018] – Story/Writer
APRIL 21
Gerard Kennedy
March 8, 1932 – April 21, 2025
Actor:
Locusts and Wild Honey – S1.E2 & 3 [1980]
Body Melt [1993]
Wolf Creek 2 [2013]
Glitch – S1.E3 & 4 [2015]
Will Hutchins
May 5, 1930 – April 21, 2025
Actor:
Matinee Theatre (1956-1957) – 4 episodes
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S1.E24 (1963)
The Horror at 37,000 Feet [1973] – TV Movie
APRIL 22
Lar Park-Lincoln
May 12, 1961 – April 22, 2025
Actress:
House II: The Second Story [1987]
Friday the 13th: The New Blood [1988]
Freddy’s Nightmares – S1.E2 [1988]
From the Dark [2009]
Gravestoned [2009]
Sky Sharks [2020]
13 Fanboy [2021]
Autum Road [2021
Rose Blood: A Friday the 13th Fan Film [2021]
APRIL 23
David Thomas
June 14, 1953 – April 23, 2025
Soundtrack/Songwriter:
My Friend Dahmer [2017] – “Final Solution RFTT”
APRIL 24
Lupita Torrentera
November 2, 1931 – April 24, 2025
Actress:
Satanic Sect: The Sent One of God (1989)
APRIL 27
Cora Sue Collins
April 19, 1927 – April 27, 2025
Actress:
Black Moon [1934]
Mad Love [1935]
APRIL 28
Jane Gardam
July 11, 1928 – April 28, 2025
Writer/Story:
Tales of the Unexpected – S6.E11 (1983)
APRIL 29
Priscilla Pointer
May 18, 1924 – April 29, 2025
Actress:
Carrie [1976]
Mysterious Two [1982] – TV Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie [1983]
Amazing Stories – S2.E13 [1987]
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors [1987]
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud [1989]
Disturbed [1990]
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling’s Lost Classics [1994] – TV Movie
Mike Peters
February 25, 1959 – April 29, 2025
Composer:
Christmas Nightmare [2001]
APRIL 30
Mark Thornton
June 29, 1969 – April 30, 2025
Art Department/Designer:
Tales from the Crypt – S7.E13 [1996]