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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JANUARY 1
Nora Orlandi
June 28, 1933 – January 1, 2025
Composer:
The Sweet Body of Deborah [1968]
Double Face [1969]
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh [1971]
Chad Morgan
February 11, 1933 – January 1, 2025
Actor:
Ripsreader [2022]
Soundtrack:
100 Bloody Acres [2012] – “The Sheik of Scrubby Creek”
JANUARY 3
Jeff Baena
June 29, 1977 – January 3, 2025
Director/Writer:
Life After Beth [2014]
La Chunga
1938 – January 3, 2025
Actress:
Vampire in Venice [1988]
Harvey S. Laidman
February 22, 1942 – January 3, 2025
Director:
Quantum Leap – S5.E16 [1993]
Second Assistant Director:
Invasion of the Bee Girls [1973]
Andrew Pyper
March 29, 1968 – January 3, 2025
Producer/Writer:
Shock Docs – S2.E7 [2021]
Brenton Wood
July 26, 1941 – January 3, 2025
Soundtrack:
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie [1989] – “Gimme Little Sign”
Devil’s Due [2014] – “The Oogum Boogum Song,” “I Like the Way You Love Me”
The Stand – S1.E4 [2021] – “Gimme Little Sign”
JANUARY 4
Julien Poulin
April 20, 1946 – January 4, 2025
Actor:
Karmina 2 [2001]
Anjana Sultana
June 27, 1965 – January 4, 2025
Actress:
Rajbari (1984)
Ronnie Yeskel
? – January 4, 2025
Casting Director:
FreakyLinks – S1.E1 [2000]
Blade: Trinity [2004]
Devour [2005]
Zombie Prom [2006] – Short
Orphan [2009]
Casting Department/Original Casting:
FreakyLInks [2000-2001] – 12 episodes TV Series
Blade: The Series [2006] – 12 episodes TV Series
JANUARY 5
Alok Chatterjee
? – January 5, 2025
Actor:
Who Killed Gaurav? (2022)
JANUARY 6
Hector Travieso
December 1, 1943 – January 6, 2025
Producer:
Unknowns [2012]
Actor:
Cafri-Zombies – Short
Dale Wilson:
May 10, 1950 – January 6, 2025
Actor:
The Stepfather [1987]
Watchers [1988]
Friday the 13th: The Series – S3.E3 [1989]
Tales from the Far Side [1994] – TV Movie
Tales from the Far Side II [1997] – TV Movie
Poltergeist: The Legacy – S3.E3 [1998]
Mummies Alive! The Legend Begins [1998]
Hellraiser: Hellseeker [2002]
Killer Mountain [2011] – TV Movie
JANUARY 8
Charles Kay
August 31, 1930 – January 8, 2025
Actor:
Supernatural – S1.E2 (1977)
Supernatural – S1.E3 (1977)
Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural – S1.E5 (1980) – Podcast
Play for Today – S11.E5 (1980)
Pritish Nandy
January 15, 1951 – January 8, 2025
Producer:
The Accident [2011]
JANUARY 9
Bill Byrge
September 8, 1938 – January 9, 2025
Actor:
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
Phyllis Dalton
October 16, 1925 – January 9, 2025
Costume Designer:
Fragment of Fear [1970]
The Awakening [1980]
JANUARY 10
Christopher Benjamin
December 27, 1934 – January 10, 2025
Actor:
Late Night Horror – S1.E6 (1968)
Thriller – S3.E4 (1974)
Armchair Thriller (1978) – 5 episodes
She-Wolf of London – S1.E13 (1991)
JANUARY 11
Donald Pelmear
July 6, 1924 – January 11, 2024
Actor:
The Day of the Triffids – S1.E3 (1981)
Strange – S1.E6 (2003)
JANUARY 12
Leslie Charleson
February 22, 1945 – January 12, 2025
Actress:
Revenge! [1971] – TV Movie
The Wide World of Mystery – S3.E5 [1975]
The Wide World of Mystery – S4.E1 [1975]
Robert Machray
May 4, 1945 – January 12, 2025
Actor:
Cutting Class [1989]
The Dark Eye [1995] – Video Game
JANUARY 14
Bedia Ener
June 15, 1954 – January 14, 2025
Actress:
Azazil 2: Büyü – aka Stranger’s Curse 2 (2016)
JANUARY 15
David Lynch
January 20, 1946 – January 15, 2025
Director:
Absurd Encounter with Fear [1967] – Short – Writer
Six Men Getting Sick [1967] – Short
The Alphabet [1969] – Short – Writer
The Grandmother [1970] – Short – Writer, Producer
Eraserhead [1977] – Writer, Producer
Dune [1984] – Writer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me [1992] – Writer, Producer
Rabbits [2002] – Short – Writer
The Pig Walks [2002] – Short – Writer, Producer
Absurda [2007] – Short
Boat [2007] – Writer
Early Experiments [2008] – Short – Producer
Twin Peaks: Missing Pieces [2014] – Writer, Producer
Twin Peaks [2017] – 18 episodes – TV Series – Writer
Fire (PoZar) [2020] – Short – Writer
The Spider and the Bee [2020] – Short
Anna Maria Ackermann
December 24, 1932 – January 15, 2025
Actress:
Inspector Ricciardi – S2.E2 (2023)
Jeannot Szwarc
November 21, 1939 – January 15, 2025
Director:
The Devil’s Daughter [1973] – TV Movie
Night Gallery [1970-1973] – 19 episodes
Bug [1975]
Jaws 2 [1978]
The Twilight Zone – S1.E21 [1986]
The Twilight Zone – S1.E24 [1986]
The Murders in the Rue Morgue [1986] – TV Movie
Supernatural [2011-2014] – 5 episodes
JANUARY 16
Dame Joan Plowright
October 28, 1929 – January 16, 2025
Actress:
Knife Edge [2009] – TV Movie
Jack De Mave
December 8, 1933 – January 16, 2025
Actor:
The Darker Side of Terror [1979] – TV Movie
Shôji Ueda
January 1, 1938 – January 16, 2025
Cinematographer:
Horror of the Wolf [1973]
Midare karakuri – aka Murders in the Doll House (1979)
Paul Danan
July 2, 1978 – January 16, 2025
Actor:
Are We Dead Yet [2019]
Doll House [2020]
JANUARY 17
Jan Shepard
March 19, 1928 – January 17, 2025
Actress:
Target – S1.E20 [1958]
Attack of the Giant Leeches [1959]
JANUARY 19
Horst Janson
October 4, 1935 – January 19, 2025
Actor:
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter [1974]
The Privilege [2022] – TV Movie
JANUARY 20
Harald Gunnar Paalgard
May 24, 1950 – January 20, 2025
Cinematographer:
Isle of Darkness [1997]
The Beast of Beauty [2003]
JANUARY 22
Nicholas Eadie
1958 – January 22, 2025
Actor:
Kindred Spirits [1984] – TV Movie
Celia [1989]
JANUARY 24
Gianfranco Manfredi
November 26, 1948 – January 24, 2025
Screenwriter:
The Spider Labrinth (1988)
Valentina (1988) – TV Series
JANUARY 25
Gloria Romero
December 16, 1933 – January 25, 2025
Actress:
Living Dead [1972]
The Witch [1975]
Bloody Mary, The Movie [1987]
Spirit Warriors the Shortcut [2003]
Tarot [2009]
Spooky Nights – S1.E28 [2011]
JANUARY 27
Al Sarrantonio
May 25, 1952 – January 27, 2025
Horror Novel Author:
Authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories
Winner of the Bram Stoker & Shirley Jackson Awards
Alma Rosa Aguirre
February 19, 1929 – January 27, 2025
Actress:
El fantasma de la casa roja – aka The Phantom in the Red House (1956)
Los diablos del terror – aka Night Riders (1959)
JANUARY 28
Sulevi Peltola
December 7, 1946 – January 28, 2025
Actor:
Raid – S1.E11 (2000)
JANUARY 30
Marianne Faithfull
December 29, 1946 – January 30, 2025
Actress:
Lucifer Rising [1972] – Short
Ghost Story [1974]
The Turn of the Screw [1992]
Crimetime [1996]
Music Department: Lyrics and Music – Broken English
Hellsing Ultimate – S1.E5 (2008)