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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FEBRUARY 1
Fernando Esteso
February 16, 1945 – February 1, 2026
Actor:
Burga (2023)
Laberinto de sombras (Labyrinth of Shadows) (2024)
Parientes Lejanos (Distant Relatives) (2024)
FEBRUARY 3
S.P. Venkatesh
March 5, 1955 – February 3, 2026
Composer:
Agninakshathram (Fire Star) (2004)
FEBRUARY 4
Tomàs Pladevall
November 25, 1946 – February 4, 2026
Cinematographer:
Night of the Howling Beast [1975]
Rape [1976]
Ricardo Schnetzer
April 13, 1953 – February 4, 2026
Voice Actor Dubbing:
Carrie [1976] – Portuguese
FEBRUARY 5
Daniel Boyd
September 14, 1956 – February 5, 2026
Director/Producer/Actor:
Chillers [1988]
Sammy Ortiz
October 22, 1937 – February 5, 2026
Stunt Man:
Ghost Fever [1986]
Grave Robbers [1989]
FEBRUARY 6
Jana Brejchová
January 20, 1940 – February 6, 2026
Actress:
Hostinec U létavého draka (Inn at the Flying Dragon) (1971) – TV Movie
Beauty and the Beast (1978)
FEBRUARY 8
Eric Allan
March 8, 1940 – February 8, 2026
Actor:
Play for Today – S6.E12 (1976)
Play for Today – S8.E6 (1977)
Dramarama – S5.E10 (1987)
Jung Jin-woo
January 17, 1938 – February 8, 2026
Producer:
Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death (1978)
Grudge of the Sleepwalking Woman (1984)
Edward Linde-Lubaszenko
August 23, 1989 – February 8, 2026
Actor:
The Vampire (1967) – TV Movie
Theatre Macabre – S1.E1 (1971)
Piotrek Trzynastego 2: Skórza Twarz (Piotrek Thirteenth 2: Leather Face) (2012)
FEBRUARY 10
Shelly Desai
December 3, 1935 – February 10, 2026
Actor:
Phantom or the Paradise [1974]
Demon Cop [1990]
Maniac Cop 2 [1990]
Escape from L.A. [1996]
The Crow: City of Angels [1996]
You’re So Dead [2007]
How to Be a Serial Killer [2008]
No Man’s Land: The Rise of Reeker [2008]
Bud Cort
March 29, 1948 – February 11, 2026
Actor:
Hysterical [1982]
Tales from the Darkside – S1.E14 (1985)
Tales of the Unexpected – S8.E3 (1985_
Invaders from Mars [1986]
Bates Motel [1987] – TV Movie
The Hitchhiker – S4.E9 (1987)
Out of the Dark [1988]
The Twilight Zone – S3.E14 (1988)
Brain Dead [1990]
FEBRUARY 11
James Van Der Beek
March 8, 1977 – February 11, 2026
Actor:
The Plague [2006]
Eye of the Beast [2007] – TV Movie
Final Draft [2007]
Room 104 – S1.E2 (2017)
Bad Hair [2020]
Vampirina (2017-2021) – TV Series
FEBRUARY 12
Vangie Labalan
January 20, 1943 – February 12, 2026
Actress:
Of the Flesh [1983]
Regal Shock (The Movie) [1989]
Shake, Rattle & Roll II [1990]
Shake, Rattle & Roll III [1991]
Shake, Rattle & Roll IV [1992]
Multo in the City [1994]
Oh My Ghost! [2006]
Redbook [2015]
Haunted Mansion [2015]
The Woman in Unit 23B [2016]
Dubbing Supervisor:
Dear Diary [1989]
Are You Afraid of the Dark? [1996]
Barang [2006]
Bozena Dykiel
August 26, 1948 – February 12, 2026
Actress:
The War of the Worlds: Next Century [1981]
Michel Portal
November 27, 1935 – February 12, 2026
Composer:
The Dogs )1979)
La Machine (The Machine) (1994)
Musician – Flute (1968 re-release)
Häxan (1922)
FEBRUARY 13
Friedhelm Ptok
August 7, 1933 – February 13, 2026
Voice Dubbing (German):
Frankenstein [1994]
FEBRUARY 14
Tom Noonan
April 12, 1951 – February 14, 2026
Actor:
Wolfen [1981]
Tales from the Darkside – S1.E4 [1984]
The Monster Squad [1987]
Monsters – S3.E24 [1991]
Eight Legged Freaks [2002]
Hair High [2004]
The Roost [2005]
Ice Cream Ants [2006] – Short
The House of the Devil [2009]
Bright Falls [2010] – TV Mini Series
Tom Works Nights [2012] – Short
Night of the Wolf [2014]
Dimension 404 – S1.E5 [2017]
Michel Charrel
September 13, 1936 – February 14, 2026
Actor:
The Blood Rose (1970)
Le detour (1970) – Short
FEBRUARY 15
Robert Duvall
January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026
Actor:
Great Ghost Tales – S1.E1 [1961]
Alfred Hitchcock Presents – S7.E14 [1962]
The Twilight Zone – S4.E8 [1963]
The Outer Limits [1964] – 3 episodes
Invasion of the Body Snatchers [1978]
Deep Impact [1998]
The Pale Blue Eye [2022]
Enayat Bakhshi
March 27, 1945 – February 15, 2026
Actor:
The Sorceress (1998)
Pino Colizzi
November 12, 1937 – February 15, 2026
Voice Dubbing (Italian):
Crypt of the Vampire [1964]
A Quiet Place in the Country [1968]
The Young, the Evil and the Savage [1968]
Dorian Gray [1970]
A Bay of Blood [1971]
Cold Eyes of Fear [1971]
In the Eye of the Hurricane [1971]
The Case of the Scorpion’s Tail [1971]
The Cat ‘o Nine Tails [1971]
Don’t Torture a Duckling [1972]
Knife of Ice [1972]
Sacrifice! [1972]
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids [1972]
The Case of the Bloody Iris [1972]
The Crimes of the Black Cat [1972]
They’re Coming to Get You [1972]
Tropic of Cancer [1972]
Baby Yaga [1973]
Torso [1973]
Five Women for the Killer [1974]
Spasmo [1974]
Jaws [1975]
Dog Lay Afternoon [1976]
Tentacles [1977]
The Psychic [1977]
The Swarm [1978]
Contamination [1980]
Nightmare City [1980]
Cannibal Ferox [1981]
The Beyond [1981]
The House by the Cemetery [1981]
Seagull Island [1981] – 5 episodes
Manhattan Baby [1982]
The Scorpion with Two Tails [1982]
Murder-Rock: Dancing Death [1984]
Body Count [1986]
FEBRUARY 16
Billy Steinberg
February 26, 1950 – February 16, 2026
Soundtrack/Songwriter:
Once Bitten (Once Bitten, Just One Kiss) [1985]
My Best Friends Is a Vampire (Sex As a Weapon) [1987]
Arachnophobia (Blue Eyes Are Sensitive to the Light) [1990]
Supernatural – S8.E14 (I Touch Myself) [2013]
Scream Queens – S1.E8 (Eternal Flame) [2015]
Speak No Evil (Eternal Flame) [2024]
FEBRUARY 17
Pravina Bhagwat Deshpande
1965 – February 17, 2026
Actress:
Tantra (2017-2018) – TV Mini Series
FEBRUARY 19
Eric Dane
November 9, 1972 – February 19, 2026
Actor:
Helter Skelter [2004] – TV Movie
Feast [2005]
Open Water 2: Adrift [2006]
American Carnage [2022]
Borderline [2025]
FEBRUARY 21
Raymond Bouchard
March 7, 1945 – February 21, 2026
Voice Dubbing (French Canada):
The Exorcist [1973]
Actor:
Le scaphandrier (Death Dive) (2015)
Miroslaw Krawczyk
December 7, 1953 – February 21, 2026
Actor:
Dom Sary (1987)
Dan Simmons
April 4, 1948 – February 21, 2026
Author:
Summer Night (1991)
Fires of Eden (1994)
A Winter Haunting (2002)
The Terror (2007)
FEBRUARY 23
Robert Carradine
March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026
Actor:
Massacre at Central High [1976]
Orca [1977]
The Twilight Zone – S1.E14 [1986]
I Saw What You Did [1988] – TV Movie
The Hitchhiker – S5.E4 [1989]
The Tommyknockers [1993] – TV Mini Series
Body Bags [1993] – TV Movie
Humanoids from the Deep [1996] – TV Movie
Lycanthrope [1999] – Producer
Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire [2000] – TV Movie
Ghosts of Mars [2001]
Attack of the Sabertooth [2005]
Hoboken Hollow [2006]
Monster Night [2006]
Tooth and Nail [2007]
The 13th Alley [2008]
The Terror Experiment [2010]
Slumber Party Slaughter [2012]
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda [2014]
Human Zoo [2020]
Skate to Hell [2026]
FEBRUARY 26
Pepito Rodriguez
October 18, 1942 – February 26, 2026
Actor:
The Devil’s Daughter [1974]
FEBRUARY 27
Neil Sedaka
March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026
Soundtrack/Songwriter:
The Craft (Fallin) [1996]
Clown (King of Clowns) [2014]
iZombie – S2.E19 (Love Will Keep Us Together) [2016]
Final Destination: Bloodlines (Fallin) [2025]
FEBRUARY 28
Lorraine Bayly
January 16, 1937 – February 28, 2026
Actress:
The Interpretaris (1966) – TV Mini Series