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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AUGUST 1
Vincent Pastore
July 14, 1946 – August 1, 2026
Actor:
Black Roses [1988]
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie [1990]
Soup of the Dead [1994] – short
Return to Sleepaway Camp [2008]
Torture Chamber [2013]
Black Wake [2018]
Clinton Road [2019]
AUGUST 2
Jim Krut
April 3, 1946 – August 2, 2026
Actor:
Deadlands 2: Trapped [2008]
Zombthology [2008]
Dead iSland [2010]
Flesh of the Living [2012]
Zombie Armageddon: The Ultimate Collection [2015]
Ghosting [2016]
Bottom Creek [2017]
Bigfoot! [2019]
Return of the Slasher Nurse [2019]
Darkness Waits [2020]
Remnants [2020]
Brain Hunter: New Breed [2023]
Full Moon Fever [2023]
Z-ero [2023]
Blood and Breakfast [2024] – associate producer
Coffintooth [2024] – associate producer
The Only Ones [2024] – associate producer
The Slasher Nurse [2025] – associate producer
The Slasher Nurse: Farm House [2026] – short
The Barn Part III [2026]
AUGUST 3
Jon Cypher
January 13, 1932 – August 3, 2026
Actor:
Blade [1973]
The Food of the Gods [1976]
Spontaneous Combustion [1989]
AUGUST 4
Pradeep Singh Rawat
January 21, 1952 – August 4, 2026
Actor:
The Zee Horror Show – S1.E6 (1994)
Raksha (2008)
Mangala (2011)
Sivalinga (2017)
DD Returns (2023)
Jatadhara (2025)
AUGUST 5
Tedde Moore
April 11, 1947 – August 5, 2026
Actress:
Friday the 13th: The Series – 2 Episodes
The Scream Tean [2002] – TV Movie
Gloria Carlin
February 20, 1942 – August 5, 2026
Actress:
Freddy’s Nightmares – S1.E11 [1989]
Peter Lai
May 13, 1950 – August 5, 2026
Actor:
The Blue Jean Monster (1991)
Finale in Blood (1992)
Conspiracy (2000)
Peg O’ My Heart (2024)
Jean Lodge
August 4, 1927 – August 5, 2026
Actress:
The Masque of the Red Death [1964]
Curse of the Voodoo [1965]
Bruno Battisti D’Amario
October 5, 1937 – August 5, 2026
Soundtrack/Writer/Performer:
Immaculate [2024] (Ricercare)
Ray Reinhardt
March 28, 1930 – August 5, 2026
Actor:
Cardiac Arrest [1979]
Something Is Out There [1988] – 2 episodes
The Gurdian [1990]
AUGUST 7
Dominique Frot
August 23, 1957 – August 7, 2026
Actress:
Bloody Mallory [2002]
Inside [2007]
Among the Living [2014]
Killer Crush [2020]
Titane [2021]
Keiko Kishi
August 11, 1932 – August 7, 2026
Actress:
Kwaidan (Ghost Stories) (1964)
AUGUST 9
Reggie Bannister
September 29, 1945 – August 9, 2026
Actor:
Phantasm [1979]
Phantasm II [1988]
Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation [1990]
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead [1994]
That Little Monster [1994]
The Demonologist [1995]
Wishmaster [1997]
Phantasm IV: Oblivion [1998]
Bubba Ho-Tep [2002]
Aconite [2005]
Dead Things [2005]
Song of the Dead [2005]
The Mangler Reborn [2005]
Cemetery Gates [2006]
Fallen Angels [2006]
Last Rites [2006]
Necronaut [2007
Revamped [2007]
Sigma Die! [2007] – associate producer
The Final Curtain [2007]
The Rage [2007]
Spring Break Massacre [2008]
Metal Man [2008]
Text [2008]
It Came from Trafalgar [2009]
Carnies [2010] – associate producer
Psychic Experiment [2010]
Satan Hates You [2010]
Saw Blade [2010]
The Quiet Ones [2010] – associate producer
Abolition [2011]
One for the Road [2011] – short – producer
Primitive [2011]
Bloody Bloody Bible Camp [2012] – producer
Doctor Spine [2015]
Phantasm: Ravager [2016] – co-producer
The Obsidian Curse [2016]
Bonejangles [2017]
Killer Waves 2 [2020]
Cheryl Hall
July 23, 1950 – August 9, 2026
Actress:
Play for Today – (1971 – 1977) – 3 episodes
Tales of the Unexpected – S4.E8 (1981)
John F. Link
July 16, 1935 – August 9, 2026
Editor:
Revenge! [1971] – TV Movie
The Norliss Tapes [1973] – TV Movie
Chosen Survivors [1974]
Race with the Devil [1975]
Sunburst [1975]
The Hitchhiker [1987] – TV Series (7 episodes)
Predator [1987]
Cherry Falls [1999]
AUGUST 11
John Iriwn
May 7, 1940 – August 11, 2026
Director:
Ghost Story [1981]
Haunted [1974] – TV Movie
Len Brown
October 7, 1941 – August 11, 2026
Writer:
Mars Attacks! [1996]
Silvia Monti
January 23, 1946 – August 11, 2026
Actress:
Queens of Evil [1970]
The Fifth Cord [1971]
AUGUST 12
R.J. Kizer
September 27, 1952 – August 12, 2026
Sound Editor:
Extremities [1986]
Arachnophobia [1990]
Alien: Resurrection [1997]
Hide and Seek [2005]
The X-Files: I Want to Believe [2008]
The Rite [2011]
AUGUST 13
John Young
March 12, 1947 – August 13, 2026
Songwriter:
Dangerous Animals (The Real Thing) [2025)
AUGUST 15
Peggy Weber
September 15, 1925 – August 15, 2026
Actress:
Matinee Theatre – S1.E22 (1955)
The Screaming Skull [1958]
Night Gallery – S2.E14 (1971) & S2.E20 (1972)
The New Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show – S1.E1 (1983)
Milena Zupančič
December 18, 1946 – August 15, 2026
Actress:
Mrtva ladja (aka Dead Ship) (1971)
AUGUST 16
Hayden Panettiere
August 21, 1989 – August 16, 2026
Actress:
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King [2008] – voice
Scream 4 [2011]
Scream VI [2023]
Until Dawn (2024) – video game
A Breed Apart [2025]
Sleepwalker [2026] – executive producer
Nick Glennie-Smith
October 3, 1951 – August 16, 2026
Composer:
The Secret Adventure of Jules Verne (2000) – TV Series
Conductor:
A Sound of Thunder [2005] – Composer
A Nightmare on Elm Street [2010]
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween [2018]
AUGUST 17
Frank Beard
Drummer for ZZ Top
June 11, 1949 – August 17, 2026
Soundtrack/Songwriter:
Ghost Rider (Tush) [2007]
MaXXXine (Gimme All Your Lovin’) [2024]
Nicolas Altmayer
January 26, 1965 – August 17, 2026
Producer:
Hellphone [2007]
Alpha [2025]
Andreas Hoppe
June 1, 1960 – August 17, 2026
Actor:
Sieben Monde (Night Time) (1998)
The Day of the Triffids – S1.E1 (2009)
AUGUST 18
Dave Lanphear
June 5, 1968 – August 18, 2026
Art Department/Key Layout Artist:
Death and Cremation [2010]
Fulvio Lucisano
August 1, 1928 – August 18, 2026
Producer:
Planet of the Vampires [1965]
What Have You Done to Solange? [1972]
Together Forever [1975]
The Wax Mask [1997]
AUGUST 19
Michael Wright
April 30, 1956 – August 19, 2026
Actor:
V [1983] – TV Mini Series
V: The Final Battle [1984] – TV Mini Series
V [1984-1985] – TV Series
Virginio Gazzolo
November 19, 1936 – August 19, 2026
Actor:
Don’t Torture a Duckling [1972]
AUGUST 20
Bunny Levine
December 22, 1928 – August 20, 2026
Actress:
Slime City [1988]
They Live in the Grey [2022]
Beyond Belief: Fact of Fiction – S6.E8 (2023)
The Invisible Raptor [2023]
The Cure [2026]
AUGUST 21
Roger McKenzie
November 8, 1950 – August 21, 2026
Comic Book Writer:
House of Mystery #259 & #299 (DC Comics)
House of Secrets #151 (DC Comics)
Gremlins #11365 (Gold Key Comics)
Grimm’s Ghost Stories #59, #60 (Gold Key Comics)
Ghost Rider #28 – #34 (Marvel Comics)
The Tomb of Dracula #4, #5 (Marvel Comics)
Creepy #81 – #140 (Warren Publishing)
Vampirella #50 – #94
AUGUST 22
Nick Bougas
March 16, 1955 – August 22, 2026
Director:
Mondo Cane, Teil IV (1992)
Shelley Fabares
January 19, 1944 – August 22, 2026
Actress:
Matinee Theatre – S1.E22 (1955)
The Bad Seed [1956]
The Twilight Zone – S5.E18 (1964)
AUGUST 23
James Lew
September 6, 1952 – August 23, 2026
Stunts:
They Live [1988]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer [1992]
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven – S1.E21 (1999)
Flight of the Living Dead [2007]
Dark World [2008]
Red Sands [2009]
Bite Me – S2.E10 (2012)
Frankenstein [2015] – Actor
Bananahead [2024] – Short
Actor:
Night Hunter [1996]
Shira: The Vampire Samurai (2005)
Cucuy: The Boogeyman (2018)
René Malo
March 7, 1942 – August 23, 2026
Producer:
Pin [1988]
Scanners II: The New Order [1991]
Scanners III: The Takeover [1991]
Scanner Cop [1994]
Scanner Cop II [1995]
Frankenstein and Me [1996]
AUGUST 25
Tim Curry
April 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026
Actor:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show [1975]
The Shout [1978]
IT [1990] – TV Mini Series
Tales from the Crypt – S5.E1 [1993]
Congo [1995]
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster (1995) – Video Game
Gargoyles [1995-1996] – TV Series (voice)
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters [1994-1997]- TV Series (voice)
Tales from the Crypt – S1.E14 [2000]
Scary Movie 2 [2001]
Wolf Girl [2001]
Ritual [2002]
Scooby-Doo and the Goblin King [2008] (voice)
Gingerclown [2013]
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again (2016)
Long Drive Home [2017] – short
Rocky Horror Show: Livestream Theater (2020)
Stream [2024]
Michel Albertini
May 15, 1953 – August 25, 2026
Actor:
The Satin Spider [1985]
Dolly Parton
January 19, 2026 – August 25, 2026
Soundtrack:
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (9 to 5) [2015]
Stranger Things – S1.E6 (The Bargain Store) [2016]
Stranger Things – S2.E2 (Islands in the Stream) [2017]
Wolf Like Me – S2.E1 (Coat of Many Colors) [2023]
The Strangers: Chapter 1 (Twin Mounds of Clay) [2024]
AUGUST 26
Samuel Monroe Jr.
November 28, 1973 – August 26, 2026
Actor:
Tales from the Hood (1995)
Payment Received (2023)
Yuriy Tsurilo
December 10, 1946 – August 26, 2026
Actor:
Spasite nashi dushi (aka Save Our Souls) (2008) – TV Series
Peter Cullen
July 28, 1941 – August 26, 2026
Voice Actor:
King Kong [1976]
Gremlins [1984]
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo [1985] – TV Series
Predator [1987]
The Addams Family [1993] – TV Series
Alien vs. Predator: Evolution (2013) – Video Game
AUGUST 28
John Walker
1943 – August 28, 2026
Film Cameraman:
Play for Today – S12.E17 (1982)
AUGUST 31
Victor Miller
May 14, 1940 – August 31, 2026
Screenwriter:
Friday the 13th [1980]
Friday the 13th: Part 2 [1981] – characters
A Stranger is Watching [1982]
Friday the 13th: Part 3 [1982] – characters
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter [1984] – characters
Friday the13th: A New Beginning [1985] – characters
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives [1986] – characters
Friday the 13th: The New Blood [1988] – characters
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan [1989] – characters
Jason X [2001] – characters
Freddy vs. Jason [2003] – characters
Jason vs. Leatherface [2003] – characters (short)
The Cold Heart of Crystal Lake [2003] – characters (short)
Michael vs. Jason [2004] – characters (short)
Friday the 13th: Jason Conquers Germany [2005] – characters
Friday the 13th: Mother’s Day [2007] – characters
Friday the 13th [2009] – characters
Friday the 13th: Return of Jason [2011]
An Unfortunate Friday the 13th [2011] – characters (short)
An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 2 [2011] – characters (short)
An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 3 [2012] – characters (short)
An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 4 [2012] – characters (short)
Horror Movie: The Movie [2012] – characters (short)
A Return to Crystal Lake [2013] – characters (short)
Friday the 13th: The Revenge [2014] – characters
Friday the 13th: Wanted Legend [2015] – characters (short)
Jaxon Xmas [2017-2017] – characters (TV Mini Series)
Friday the 13th: The Game [2017] – characters
Never Hike Alone [2017] – characters
Rock, Paper, Scissors [2017] – actor, producer
Never Hike Alone: The Ghost Cut – A ‘Friday the 13th’ Fan Film Anthology [2020] – characters
The Curse of Camp Blood [2021] – characters (short)
The Fall of Camp Blood [2022] – characters
Jason Unleashed: A Friday the 13th Fan Film [2022] – characters
Friday the 13th: Across the Lake [2022] – characters
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil [2022] – characters (short)
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil – Part 2 [2022] – characters (short)
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil – Part 3 [2023] – characters (short)
Midnight Bloodshed [2023] – characters
Never Hike Alone 2 [2023] – characters
Neon Fear [2024] – characters (short)
A Day in the Life of Jason Voorhees [2025] – characters (short)
Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil – Part 4 [2025] – characters (short)
Never Hike Alone: Ghosts in the Fog [2026] – characters
Actor:
Deliverance from Evil [2012]
Unwelcome [2014] (short)
The Once and Future Smash [2022]
Executive Producer:
Sweet Revenge [2025]
Francesc Garrido
September 7, 1969 – August 31, 2026
Actor:
Apartment 143 [2011]
Galaxy of Horrors [2017]
Michel Fano
December 9, 1929 – August 31, 2026
Composer/Sound Designer:
Eden and After (1970)
Successful Slidings of Pleasure (1974)
