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 2
David Kendall
October 4, 1957 – May 2, 2026
Producer/Writer:
Nature of the Beast [2007] – TV Movie
MAY 4
Jorge Calandrelli
December 31, 1939 – May 4, 2026
Orchestrator:
The Shining [1980]
Yuji Ohno
May 30, 1941 – May 4, 2026
Composer:
Stranger [1991]
MAY 5
Jonathan Tiersten
August 11, 1965 – May 5, 2026
Actor:
Sleepaway Camp [1983]
Return to Sleepaway Camp [2008]
The Perfect House [2012]
Blood Reservoir [2014]
Slayer: You Against You [2016] – Music Video
The House That Wept Blood [2016]
Lake of Shadows [2019]
Terror Tales [2019]
Toilet Zombie Baby Strikes Back [2021]
Last American Horror Show: Volume II [2022]
Time’s Up [2022]
R.B. Choudary
April 18, 1949 – May 5, 2026
Producer:
Bhavanam: The Haunted House (2024)
MAY 6
Kenji Ôba
February 5, 1955 – May 6, 2026
Actor:
Gamera: The Giant Monster [1965]
MAY 7
Michael Pennington
June 7, 1943 – May 7, 2026
Actor:
The Witches of Pendle [1976]
Dr. Terrible’s House of Horrible – S1.E6 [2001]
Fragile [2005]
MAY 8
Kôji Suzuki
May 13, 1957 – May 8, 2026
Writer:
Ring [1995] – TV Movie
Ringu [1998]
Spiral [1998]
Ring 2 [1999]
Ring: The Final Chapter [1999] – TV Series
The Ring Virus [1999]
Ring 0: Birthday [2000]
The Ring: Terror’s Realm [2000] – Video Game
Ring Infinity [2000] – Video Game
Dark Water [2002]
The Ring [2002]
The Ring ‘Cursed’ Video [2003]
The Ring Two [2005]
Dark Water [2005]
Open Water 2: Adrift [2006]
Eyes [2015]
Rings [2017]
Vadim Aleksandrov
May 3, 1939 – May 8, 2026
Actor:
Day of Wrath [1985]
MAY 9
Mark Smythe
1972 – May 9, 2026
Composer:
Charlie’s Farm [2014]
Daddy’s Little Girl [2014] – Music Supervisor
Boar [2017] – Score Producer
The Possessed [2021]
The Reef: Stalked [2022]
MAY 10
Dennis Rush
June 10, 1951 – May 8, 2026
Actor:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – S6.E37 [1961]
Rosemarie Bergmans
March 31, 1944 – May 10, 2026
Actress:
The Legend of Doom House [1971]
David Burke
May 25, 1934 – May 10, 2026
Actor:
Sherlock Holmes – S1.E8 [1965]
Armchair Thriller [1978] – 3 episodes
Play for Today [1971-1979] – 3 episodes
A Ghost Story for Christmas [2005-2006] – 2 episodes
The Woman in Black [2012]
MAY 12
Jack Taylor
October 21, 1926 – May 12, 2026
Actor:
Genii of Darkness [1962]
Succubus [1968]
Count Dracula [1970]
Eugenie [1970]
Nightmares Come at Night [1970]
Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf [1972]
The Vengeance of Doctor Mabuse [1972]
Female Vampire [1973]
The Vampires Night Orgy [1973]
The Ghost Galleon [1974]
The Night of the Sorcerers [1974]
Devil’s Exorcist [1975]
Exorcism [1975]
The Mummy’s Revenge [1975]
Voodoo Passion [1977]
Rings of Fear [1978]
Vicious and Nude [1980]
Pieces [1982]
The Sea Serpent [1985]
Rest in Pieces [1987]
Edge of the Axe [1988]
Presence of Mind [1999]
The Birthday [2004]
Wax [2014]
Donald Gibb
August 4, 1954 – May 12, 2026
Actor:
Transylvania 6-5000 [1985]
Breakfast of Aliens [1993]
The X-Files – S1.E4 (1993)
Muddling Through – S1.E4 (1994)
Beyond Belief: Fact of Fiction – S2.E6 (1998)
Stanislawa Celinska
April 29, 1947 – May 12, 2026
Nieruchomy poruszyciel – aka Unmoved Mover (2008)
Al Gregg
June 9, 1963 – May 12, 2026
Actor:
Awaiting Lazarus (2013) – Short
The Contract [2016]
Censor [2021]
Alexander Held
October 19, 1658 – May 12, 2026
Actor:
Anatomy [2000]
MAY 14
Alan Rothwell
February 9, 1937 – May 14, 2026
Actor:
Play for Today – S1.E3 (1970)
Play for Today – S3.E14 (1973)
Bedlam – S1.E5 (2011)
MAY 15
Jill Curzon
September 29, 1938 – May 15, 2026
Actress:
Out of Thie World – S1.E14 (1962)
MAY 18
Tom Kane
April 15, 1962 – May 18, 2026
Voice:
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later [1998]
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent [2000]
Dracula 2000 [2000]
Dracula II: Ascension [2003]
Dracula III: Legacy [2005]
The Last Halloween (The Death of Michael Myers) [2007] – Short
Halloween: Awakening [2012]
Sally Head
February 20, 1947 – May 18, 2026
Script Editor:
Count Dracula [1977] – TV Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [1980] – TV Movie
Caitlin O’Heaney
August 16, 1952 – May 18, 2026
Actress:
Savage Weekend [1979]
He Knows You’re Alone [1980]
Wolfen [1981]
Night of the Wolf [2014]
MAY 19
Jacqueline Chan
July 15, 1934 – May 19, 2026
Actress:
A Fantastic Fear of Everything [2012]
MAY 19
George Eastman
August 16, 1942 – May 19, 2026
Writer:
Dog Lay Afternoon [1976]
The Great Alligator [1979]
The Grim Reaper [1980] – Actor
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead [1980] – Actor
Absurd [1981] – Actor
StageFright [1987]
Metamorphosis [1990] – Director
Anthropophagous 2000 (1999)
Anthropophagus II (2022)
Actor:
Baby Yaga [1973]
Emanuelle and Francoise (1975)
Emanuelle Around the World (1977)
Delirium [1987]
MAY 21
Peter Helm
December 22, 1940 – May 21, 2026
Actor:
The Andromeda Strain [1971]
MAY 22
Charles Cioffi
October 31, 1935 – May 22, 2026
Actor:
The X-Files [1993-1997] – 6 episodes
Rob Base
May 18, 1967 – May 22, 2026
Executive Producer:
Urban Flesh Eaters [2025]
MAY 24
Albert Wolsky
November 24, 1930 – May 24, 2026
Costume/Wardrobe:
The Changeling [1980]
MAY 25
Yoshihiro Nishimura
April 1, 1967 – May 25, 2026
Special Makeup Effects Artist:
Paradox [1984]
Blind Beast vs Dwarf [2001]
A Larva to Love [2003]
Death Train [2004]
Meatball Machine [2005]
Noriko’s Dinner Table (2005)
Strange Circus [2005]
Tales of Terror: Haunted Apartment [2005]
Ghost Zombie [2007]
The Machine Girl [2008]
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl [2009]
Monster Killer [2011]
ABCs of Death 2 [2014]
Extremity [2018]
My Mother’s Eyes [2023]
Pierre Deny
July 12, 1956 – May 25, 2026
Actor:
Greco – S1.E4 (2007)
MAY 26
Howard Storm
December 11, 1931 – May 26, 2026
Director:
Once Bitten [1985]
MAY 27
Owain Rhys Davies
February 20, 1982 – May 27, 2026
Actor:
Fun Size Horror: Volume Two [2015]
Conventional (2015) – short
A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life (2019_
Jay Daniel
June 1, 1943 – May 27, 2026
Producer:
No Place to Hide [1981] – TV Movie
Cry for the Strangers [1982] – TV Movie
Second Assistant Director:
Arnold [1973]
MAY 28
Will Marchetti
November 11, 1933 – May 28, 2026
Actor:
The Awakened [2012]
MAY 29
S. Sathyendra
June 6, 1960 – May 29, 2026
Actor:
Whistle [2003]
Shun Lau
April 10, 1939 – May 29, 2026
Actor:
A Chinese Ghost Story II (1990)
A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
The Ultimate Vampire (1991)
Painted Skin (1992)
Ghost Lantern (1993)
The Buddhist Spell (1993)
Demi-Haunted (2002)
MAY 30
Kelly Curtis
June 17, 1956 – May 30, 2026
Actress:
The Sect [1991]
MAY 31
Giacomo Piperno
January 20, 1936 – May 31, 2026
Voice Dubbing:
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
