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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MAY 1
Ruth Buzzi
July 24, 1936 – May 1, 2025
Actress:
Night Gallery – S2.E2 [1971]
The Being [1981]
My Mom’s a Werewolf [1989]
Gravedale High – S1.E13 [1990]
The Addams Family (Animated) [1992] – 13 episodes
Fallen Angels [2006]
Charley Scalies
July 19, 1940 – May 1, 2025
Actor:
12 Monkeys [1995]
MAY 2
Jean-François Davy
May 3, 1945 – May 2, 2025
Producer:
Le secret de Sarah Tombelaine (aka The Secret of Sarah Tombelaine) (1991)
Jim Smith
October 8, 1954 – May 2, 2025
Soundtrack/Writer:
Piranha 3D (M.A.D) [2010]
Animation/Storyboard Artist:
Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo [2009]
Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur [2011]
MAY 3
Greg Cannom
September 5, 1951 – May 3, 2025
Makeup Effects/Artist:
The Incredible Melting Man [1977]
It Lives Again [1978]
The Fury [1978]
Without Warning [1980]
The Howling [1981]
The Sword and the Sorcerer [1982]
Curtains [1983]
Michael Jackson: Thriller [1983]
Dreamscape [1984]
Vamp [1986]
Vicious Lips [1986]
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dram Warriors [1987]
The Lost Boys [1987]
Werewolf [1987-1988] – TV Series
Fright Night Part 2 [1988]
Crash and Burn [1990]
Flatliners [1990]
Meridian [1990]
Tales from the Crypt [1989-1990] – 4 episodes
The Exorcist III [1990]
The Pit and the Pendulum [1991]
Subspecies [1991]
Alien³ [1992]
Dracula [1992]
The Puppet Masters [1994]
Thinner [1996]
House of Frankenstein [1997] – TV Mini Series
Blade [1998]
Idle Hands [1999]
Bless the Child [2000]
The Exorcism of Emily Rose [2005]
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter [2012]
MAY 5
Naeem Issa
January 6, 1933 – May 5, 2025
Actor:
A Crime in the Depths [1992]
Circle of Death [1993]
MAY 6
James Foley
December 28, 1953 – May 6, 2025
Director:
Fear [1996]
Hannibal – S1.E7 (2013)
Wayward Pines – S1.E5 (2015)
MAY 7
Rosanna Norton
October 1, 1944 – May 7, 2025
Costumer Designer:
Lemora: A Child’s Tale of the Supernatural [1973]
Phantom of the Paradise [1974]
Carrie [1976]
The ‘Burbs [1989]
Gremlins 2: The New Batch [1990]
Homewrecker [1992] – TV Movie
Bone Chillers [1996] – TV Series
Costume Department/Wardrobe:
Messiah of Evil [1974]
Joe Don Baker
February 12, 1936 – May 7, 2025
Actor:
The Pack [1977]
The Shadow of Chikara [1977]
Wacko [1982]
Congo [1995]
Mars Attacks! [1996]
Ronald Corp
January 4, 1951 – May 7, 2025
Music Department/Chorus Master:
Prometheus [1998]
MAY 8
Jiří Bartoška
March 24, 1947 – May 8, 2025
Actor:
Horror Story [1993]
MAY 10
Matthew Best
February 6, 1957 – May 10, 2025
Soundtrack
Copycat [1995] (In Paradisum)
MAY 11
Michael McStay
January 31, 1933 – May 11, 2025
Actor:
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb [1964]
Out of the Unknown – S4.E7 [1971]
MAY 15
Terry Draper
Drummer and Songwriter for “Klaatu”
September 22, 1951 – May 15, 2025
Soundtrack:
American Horror Story – S8.E1 (writer: Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft)
Steve Inwood
January 3, 1947 – May 15, 2025
Actor:
The Hitchhiker – S4.E1 [1987]
Something Is Out There – S1.E6 [1988]
Almost Dead [1994]
Grizzly II: Revenge [2020]
Montserrat Salvador
November 21, 1927 – May 15, 2025
Actress:
Cannibal Terror [1980]
MAY 17
Roger Nichols
September 17, 1940 – May 17, 2025
Soundtrack/Writer:
In the Mouth of Madness [1994] (We’ve Only Just Begun)
1408 [2007] (We’ve Only Just Begun)
47 Meters Down: Uncaged [2019] (We’ve Only Just Begun)
MAY 19
Kathleen Hughes
November 14, 1928 – May 19, 2025
Actress:
It Came from Outer Space [1953]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – S2.E11 [1956]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – S2.E29 [1957]
Cult of the Cobra [1955]
The Spell [1977] – TV Movie
Aurora Clavel
August 14, 1936 – May 19, 2025
Actress:
Dr. Satán y la magia Negra – aka Dr. Satan Versus Black Magic (1968)
Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampire – aka Chanoc vs. The Tiger and the Vampire (1972)
The Man in White (1994)
Cotton Ford
October 12, 1962 – May 19, 2025
Actor:
Hellbent (2004)
The Lair (2007-2009) – TV Series
Adam Ramey
May 24, 1992 – May 19, 2025
Actor:
Its Finished [2019] – Short
MAY 20
George Wendt
October 17, 1948 – May 20, 2025
Actor:
Dreamscape [1984]
House [1985]
The Twilight Zone – S2.E4 [1986]
Tales from the Crypt – S3.E7 [1991]
Masters of Horror – S2.E2 [2006]
Bryan Loves You [2008]
Bliss [2019]
VFW [2019]
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell – S4.E2 [2019]
Barry Fantoni
February 28, 1940 – May 20, 2025
Actor:
Journey to the Unknown – S1.E10 [1968]
Michael Roemer
January 1, 1928 – May 20, 2025
Actor:
Exorcist Chronicles [2007]
Billy Williams
June 3, 1929 – May 20, 2025
Cinematographer/Director of Photography:
Tam Lin [1970]
Night Watch [1973]
The Dumb Waiter [1979] – Short
Saturn 3 [1980]
Leslie Dilley
January 11, 1941 – May 20, 2025
Production Designer:
Invaders from Mars [1986]
The Abyss [1989]
The Exorcist III [1990]
Diabolique [1996]
Deep Impact [1998]
Art Director:
Alien [1979]
An American Werewolf in London [1981]
MAY 22
Jim Patterson
July 17, 1933 – May 22, 2025
Segment Producer:
Patient Seven [2016]
Pippa Scott
November 10, 1934 – May 22, 2025
Actress:
The Twilight Zone – S2.E9 [1960]
Thriller – S1.E30 [1961]
Bad Ronald [1974] – TV Movie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker – S1.E17 [1975]
Producer:
Meet the Hollowheads [1989]
MAY 23
Lillian Boutte
August 6, 1949 – May 23, 2025
Actress:
Angel Heart [1987]
Mukul Dev
September 17, 1970 – May 23, 2025
Actor:
Creature [2014]
3rd Eye [2019]
One Story Many Ends [2022]
Barbara Ferris
October 3, 1936 – May 23, 2025
Actress:
Children of the Damned [1964]
Play for Today – S3.E28 [1973]
MAY 24
Peter David
September 23, 1956 – May 24, 2025
Writer/Actor:
Trancers 4: Jack of Swords [1994]
Paul Jasmin
April 15, 1935 – May 23, 2025
Actor:
Psycho [1960]
Teresita Reyes
February 4, 1950 – May 24, 2025
Actress:
Apio Verde (2013)
MAY 26
Frances Doel
April 15, 1942 – May 26, 2025
Writer:
Raptor [2001]
Dinocroc [2004]
Supergator [2007]
Cyclops [2008]
Dinoshark [2010]
Palace of the Damned [2013]
Liz Tomkins
December 1, 1982 – May 26, 2025
Producer:
Sleeper [2012] – Production Manager
Retreat [2019] – Short
Rippy [2024]
Production Coordinator:
Battleground [2012]
MAY 27
Ed Gale
August 23, 1963 – May 27, 2025
Actor:
Phantasm II [1988] – Stunt Player
Child’s Play [1988] – Stunt Double (Chucky)
Friday the 13th: The Series – S2.E8 [1988]
Chopper Chicks of Zombietown [1989]
Dolly Dearest [1991]
The Munsters’ Scary Little Christmas [1996] – TV Movie
Survival Island [2002]
The Telling [2009]
Santa Preys for X-mas [2010]
The Amateur Monster Movie [2011]
Honey [2013] – Short
Stunts:
Child’s Play 2 [1990]
New Nightmare [1994]
Leprechaun 3 [1995]
Bride of Chucky [1998] (Chucky double)
Choi Jung-woo
February 17, 1957 – May 27, 2025
Actor:
The Pot [2008]
The Master’s Sun [2013] – TV Series
Project Silence [2023]
Peter Kwong
April 9, 1952 – May 27, 2025
Actor:
Amazing Stories – S1.E7 [1985]
Cooties [2014]
Red Sternberg
May 30, 1974 – May 27, 2025
Actor:
Are You Afraid of the Dark? [1996]
MAY 29
Alf Clausen
March 28, 1941 – May 29, 2025
Composer:
Alf [1986-2004] – TV Series
The Wickedest Witch (1989) – TV Movie
Soundtrack/Writer:
Charmed – S5.E16 (2003) – Count on Me (Somebody)
MAY 30
Loretta Swift
November 4, 1937 – May 30, 2025
Actress:
Race with the Devil [1975]
Renée Victor
July 25, 1938 – May 30, 2025
Actress:
The Addams Family [1992] – TV Series (voice)
The Prophecy II [1998]
Paranormal Activity II [2014]
Witches of East End – S2.E8 & 9 [2014]
The Unspeakable [2017] – Short
Prentis Hancock
May 14, 1942 – May 30, 2025
Actor:
The Frighteners – S1.E2 (1972)
The Protectors – S2.E8 & 9 (1973)
Play for Today – S10.E17 (1980)
Armchair Thriller (1978-1980) – 6 episodes
The Monster Club [1981]
Jekyll and Hyde [1990]