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
Gregory de Polnay
October 17, 1943 – January 1, 2026
Voice Actor:
Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural – S3.E2 – Podcast Series
Candy Raymond
1950 – January 1, 2026
Actress:
The Plumber [1979] – TV Movie
Cheung-Yan Yuen
1957 – January 1, 2026
Actor:
The Close Encounters of Vampire (1986) – Writer
The Haunting Lover (2010)
The House That Never Dies (2014)
The Demons Strike in Baiyu Town (2017)
Vampire Cleanup Department (2017)
Red Wedding Dress (2025)
Red Wedding Dress: Paper Bride (2025)
JANUARY 2
Johnny Legend
October 3, 1948 – January 2, 2026
Actor:
Bride of Re-Animator [1990]
Hellroller [1992]
Severed Ties [1992]
Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest [1995]
Bug Buster [1998]
2001 Maniacs [2005]
Skinwalker: Curse of the Shaman [2005]
Demon Treasuer [2006]
The Vampire Chronicles Vol 1 – Vol 5 [2009]
Johnny Legend Presents [1985-2011] – TV Series
Jean-Max Causse
March 6, 1940 – January 2, 2026
Actor:
Un jeu d’enfants (A Children’s Play) (2001)
Con Pederson
April 15, 1934 – January 2, 2025
Visual Effects:
2001: A Space Odyssey [1968]
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed [2004]
Tim Robertson
1944 – January 2, 2025
Actor:
The Cars That Ate Paris [1974]
Locusts and Wild Honey [1980] – TV Series
JANUARY 3
Frédéric Cerdal
May 9, 1944 – January 3, 2026
Actor:
Zombie Hotel – S1.E21 (2007)
JANUARY 5
Marian Diamond
December 17, 1936 – January 5, 2026
Actress:
Sherlock Holmes – S1.E10 (1964)
Mystery and Imagination – S1.E5 (1966)
Goodbye Gemini (1970)
Thriller – S3.E6 (1974)
Tale of a Vampire (1992)
Ahn Sung-ki
January 1, 1952 – January 5, 2026
Actor:
The Housemaid [1960]
The Soul Guardians [1998]
Sector 7 [2011]
The Divine Fury [2019]
Ad van Kempen
July 12, 1944 – January 5, 2026
Actor:
The Onania Club (2019)
Moloch (2022)
Béla Tarr
July 21, 1955 – January 5, 2026
Executive Producer:
Eleanor (2014) – Short
Lamb (2021)
JANUARY 6
John Cunningham
June 2, 1932 – January 6, 2025
Actor:
Twisted [1985]
Starship Troopers [1997]
Ricky 6 [2000]
Alone in the Dark (2008) – Video Game
JANUARY 8
Guy Moon
February 7, 1962 – February 8, 2026
Composer:
Creepozoids [1987]
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama [1988]
The Occultist [1988] – Stock Music
The Addams Family [1992] – TV Series
Howling: New Moon Rising [1995]
Elisa Lisboa
March 8, 1944 – January 8, 2026
Actress:
Blood Curse [2006]
O Dez (2010) – TV Series
A Teia de Gelo (aka The Ice Web) (2012)
Matthew West Taylor
1968 – January 8, 2026
Casting: Director:
Summons [2012]
Phobia [2013]
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich [2018]
JANUARY 9
T.K. Carter
December 18, 1956 – January 9, 2026
Actor:
The Thing [1982]
Nessa Hyams
November 21, 1941 – January 9, 2026
Casting Director:
The Exorcist [1973]
The Terminal Man [1974]
Director:
Chiller – S1.E2 [1990]
Bill Millar
October 23, 1946 – January 9, 2026
Visual Effects:
Dark Shadows [1991] – TV Series
Lightening Field [1991] – TV Movie
Nightmare Café [1992] – TV Series
The Omen [1995] – TV Movie – Second Unit Director
The X-Files [1998-2000] – TV Series
Dark Moon Rising [2009]
Title Designer:
I, Desire [1982]
JANUARY 10
Derek Martin
April 11, 1933 – January 10, 2026
Actor:
The Evil of Frankenstein [1964]
Out of the Unknown – S1.E2 & S1.E5 [1965]
Diversions [1976]
Dark Water [1980] – Short
JANUARY 11
Thomas Causey
December 5, 1949 – January 11, 2026
Sound Mixer:
The Night of the Strangler [1972]
Creature from Black Lake [1976]
Return to Boggy Creek [1977]
Halloween [1978]
Halloween II [1981]
Halloween III: Season of the Witch [1982]
The Thing [1982]
Christine [1983]
Twilight Zone: The Movie [1983]
Starman [1984]
Chiller [1985] – TV Movie
Prince of Darkness [1987]
The Guardian [1990]
Village of the Damned [1990]
Jurassic Park III [2001]
William Gazecki
January 14, 1956 – January 11, 2026
Re-Recording Mixer:
The Hills Have Eyes Part II [1984]
Shrunken Heads [1994]
Dead Cold [1995]
Marcus Gilbert
July 29, 1958 – January 11, 2026
Actor:
Fox Mystery Theater – S1.E13 (1984)
Uncle Silas – (1989) – TV Mini Series
Army of Darkness [1992]
JANUARY 13
Annemarie Prins
November 26, 1932 – January 13, 2026
Actress:
Code Blue [2011]
Lina Bernardi
September 5, 1938 – January 13, 2026
Actress:
Quel Pranzo della Domenica (Night of the Living Lasagna) (2006)
Mal’aria (Bad Air) (2009)
The Museum of Wonders (2010)
JANUARY 14
Donald Douglas
March 7, 1933 – January 14, 2026
Actor:
Out of This World – S1.E6 (1962)
Sherlock Holmes – S1.E10 (1964)
Play for Today (1970-1971) – 3 episodes
Dead of Night – S1.E6 (1972)
From Hell [2001]
Siu-Lung Leung
August 9, 1951 – January 14, 2026
Actor:
Bless This House [1988] – Stunt coordinator
Ghost’s Hospital [1988]
Endless Crime [2012]
JANUARY 16
Mark Jones
January 17, 1953 – January 16, 2026
Writer:
Leprechaun [1992]
Leprechaun 2 [1994] – co-producer
Leprechaun 3 [1995]
Rumpelstiltskin [1995]
Leprechaun 4: In Space [1996]
Leprechaun 5: In the Hood [2000]
Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha’ Hood [2003]
Triloquist [2008] – producer
Scorned [2013]
Leprechaun Returns [2018]
Leprechaun Revenge [2025] – Short
Bruce Bilson
May 19, 1928 – January 16, 2026
Director:
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall [1980]
The Twilight Zone – S1.E17 [1986]
Jefery Levy
May 21, 1958 – January 16, 2026
Director:
Hollyweird [1998] – TV Movie
FreakyLinks – S1.E4 [2000]
Night Visions [2001-2002] – 3 episodes
Producer:
Ghoulies [1984]
Rockula [1990]
Writer:
Ghoulies [1984]
Ghoulies Go to College [1990]
Rockula [1990]
Ghoulies IV [1994]
JANUARY 19
Stefan Gossler
December 14, 1955 – January 19, 2026
Voice Actor/Dubbing (German)
3 from Hell [2019]
Werewolf by Night [2022] – TV Movie
The Substance [2024]
JANUARY 21
Reza Rooygari
December 27, 1946 – January 21, 2026
Actor:
The 29th Night [1989]
A Man in the Mirror [1992]
JANUARY 22
Floyd Vivino
October 19, 1951 – January 22, 2026
Actor:
Mother’s Day [1980]
Dr. Horror’s Erotic House of Idiots [2004]
Stefania Stella
? – January 22, 2026
Actress:
Sick-o-pathetics (1995)
Fatal Frames (1996) – Producer
Progetto Sapientia – Producer
JANUARY 23
Yvonne Lime
April 7, 1935 – January 23, 2026
Actress:
I Was a Teenage Werewolf [1957]
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm – S1.E10 [1957]
Carlo Cecchi
January 25, 1939 – January 23, 2026
Actor:
Arcane Sorcerer (1996)
JANUARY 24
Sal Buscema
January 26, 1936 – January 24, 2026
Comic Book Artist:
Doctor Strange Vol 2 #75 (1986)
Ghost Rider #11 (1975)
JANUARY 25
Gabe Lopez
January 16, 1978 – January 25, 2026
Music Producer:
Monster High: The Movie (2022) – TV Movie
JANUARY 26
Salvatore Basile
May 18, 1940 – January 26, 2026
Assistant Director/Actor:
Cannibal Holocaust [1980]
JANUARY 27
David Andrews
October 22, 1935 – January 27, 2026
Director:
Dramarama – S4.E3 & S4.E6 (1986)
Actor:
Sherlock Holmes – S1.E4 [1965]
Dracula A.D. 1972 [1972]
JANUARY 30
Catherine O’Hara
March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026
Actress:
Beetlejuice [1988]
The Hidden Room – S2.E12 [1993]
Tales from the Crypt – S6.E1 [1994]
The Outer Limits – S3.E15 [1997]
Frankenweenie [2012]
The Addams Family [2019]
The Last Kids on Earth [2020-2021] – 12 episodes
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice [2024]
The Last of Us [2025] – TV Series
Demond Wilson
October 13, 1946 – January 30, 2026
Actor:
Full Moon High [1981]
JANUARY 31
Gerardo Taracena
March 27, 1970 – January 31, 2026
Actor:
Come Out and Play [2012]
Kazuhiko Hasegawa
January 5, 1946 – January 31, 2026
Assistant Director:
Woman on the Night Train [1972]