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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OCTOBER 1
Del Casher
December 28, 1937 – October 1, 2026
Sound Effects:
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity [1987]
Terror Night [1989]
The Laughing Dead [1989]
Crash and Burn [1990]
Puppet Master II [1990]
Evil Toons [1992]
Witch Academy [1995]
Escape Room [2017]
Composer:
Nightmare Sisters [1988]
Murder Weapon [1989]
Savage Lagoon [1999]
Todd Anderson
March 16. 1959 – October 1, 2026
Storyboard Artist:
The Addams Family [1991]
The Addams Family Values [1993]
Nadja [1994]
Michael Jackson’s Ghosts [1996]
The Mothman Prophecies [2002]
The Stepford Wives [2004]
The Predator [2018]
Servant – S3.E4 (2022)
You Can’t Run Forever [2024]
Mary Louise Weller
October 2, 1946 – October 1, 2026
Actress:
The Evil [1978]
Bloodtide [1982]
OCTOBER 2
Marjoe Gortner
January 14, 1944 – October 2, 2026
Actor:
The Food of the Guys [1976]
Mausoleum [1983]
Hellhole [1985]
Matthew Posey
July 31, 1958 – October 2, 2026
Actor:
Night Game [1989]
The Final [2010]
OCTOBER 3
Leroy C. Griffith
March 26, 1932 – October 3, 2026
Executive Producer:
Demon’s Brew [1973]
OCTOBER 4
Reggie McFadden
November 30, 1968 – October 4, 2026
Actor:
Jacob’s Ladder [1990]
OCTOBER 5
George Fenton
October 19, 1949 – October 5, 2026
Composer:
The Company of Wolves [1984]
Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire [1985]
Mary Reilly [1996]
Michael Kearns
January 8, 1950 – October 5, 2026
Actor:
Body Double [1984]
XVWE (2017) – Short
OCTOBER 6
Eva Marie Saint
July 4, 1924 – October 6, 2026
Actress:
Light’s Out – S2.E2 (1949)
Suspense – S2.E4 (1949)
North by Northwest [1959]
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb [12980]
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
February 5, 1937 – October 6, 2026
Director:
A Haunted Turkish Bathhouse (1975)
Wolf Guy (1975)
OCTOBER 8
Betty McGuire
March 20, 1926 – October 8, 2026
Actress:
Wishmaster [1997]
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction – S2.E5 (1998)
Inside (2006)
Nana Patekar
January 1, 1951 – October 8, 2026
Actor:
Bhoot (Ghost House) (2003)
Darna Mana Hai (Fright Is Forbidden) (2003)
Golmaal Again (2017)
OCTOBER 10
Pierre Lindstedt
August 15, 1943 – October 10, 2026
Actor:
Sommarens tolv månader (The Twelve Months of Summer) (1988) – TV Movie
OCTOBER 11
Tony Forsberg
August 13, 1933 – October 11, 2026
Cinematographer:
In Search of Dracula [1974]
Terror of Frankenstein [1977]
The Sleep of Death [1980]
Hiroshi Tsuchida
February 8, 1972 – October 11, 2026
Voice Actor:
Soul Eater (2008) – 2 episodes
Zombieland Saga (2021) – 1 episode
The Grimm Vacations (2024) – 1 episode
OCTOBER 12
Lucian Piane
October 4, 1980 – October 12, 2026
Composer:
Sorority Row [2009]
Dragula [2014] – Short
Giorgio Bracardi
May 3, 1933 – October 12, 2026
Actor:
To Be Twenty (1978)
Gary Waddell
August 7, 1952 – October 12, 2026
Actor:
Man-Thing [2005]
RJ Mitte
August 21, 1992 – October 12, 2026
Actor:
Stump [2011] – Short
The Recall [2017]
The Oak Room [2020]
The Unseen [2023] – Producer
Love Me Dead [2024] – Producer
One Eye Open [2026]
OCTOBER 13
Jeremiah Kipp
September 7, 1975 – October 13, 2026
Director:
Creepers [2014]
The Sadist [2015]
60 Seconds to Die [2017]
Black Wake [2018]
Theresa & Allison [2019]
Slapface [2021]
Faceless [2026]
The Mortuary Assistant [2026]
Assistant Director:
Automations [2006]
The Blood Shed [2006]
I Sell the Dead [2008]
Satan Hates You [2010]
Psycho Street [2011]
The Big Bad [2011]
The Awakened [2012]
Tales of Poe [2014]
OCTOBER 14
Michael Forest
April 17, 1929 – October 14, 2026
Actor:
Beast from Haunted Grave [1959]
Lensman [1984]
King Kong Lives [1986]
Twilight of the Cockroaches [1987]
Deep Space [1988]
Tokyo Revelation [1995] – TV Mini Series
Psycho Driver: Soul Siren [1997]
Gungrave [2003-2004] – TV Series
Izo [2004]
OCTOBER 15
Richard Riehle
May 12, 1948 – October 15, 2026
Actor:
Terminal [1996] – TV Movie
Hatchet [2006]
The Darkroom [2006]
Aaah! Zombies!! [2007]
Resurrection Mary [2007]
Audie & the Wolf [2008]
Necessary Evil [2008]
Your Name Here [2008]
Halloween II [2009]
Messengers 2: The Scarecrow [2009]
Nowhere to Hide [2009]
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu [2009]
Growth [2010]
Chillerama [2011]
The Waterman [2012]
Mischief Night [2013]
Texas Chainsaw [2013]
The Secret Village [2013]
Amnesiac [2014]
The Cabining [2014]
Contracted: Phase II [2015]
Dementia [2015]
Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves [2015]
Citrus Sprins [2016]
Fear, Inc. [2016]
Bad Apples [2018]
The Invisible Mother [2018]
West of Hell [2018]
3 from Hell [2019]
Limbo [2019]
Digging to Death [2021]
The Legend of Resurrection Mary [2021]
Madelines [2022]
The Invisible Raptor [2023]
OCTOBER 17
Tom DeSimone
July 1, 1939 – October 17, 2026
Director:
The Collection [1970]
Sons of Satan [1973]
Hell Night [1981]
Hellhole [1985]
Freddy’s Nightmares [1988-1989] – 4 episodes
Swamp Thing [1992-1993] – 3 episodes
OCTOBER 18
James P. Axiotis
June 4, 1963 – October 18, 2026
Field Producer:
The Puppet Masters [1994]
OCTOBER 19
Kenneth Atchity
January 16, 1944 – October 19, 2026
Producer:
Amityville Horror: The Evil Escapes [1989]
The Meg [2018]
Meg 2: The Trench [2023]
OCTOBER 20
Sandy Frank
July 11, 1929 – October 20, 2026
Producer:
Gamera: The Giant Monster [1965]
Gamera vs. Barugon [1966]
Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds [1977]
Canines of the Caribbean [1985] – TV movie
OCTOBER 21
Tom Skerritt
August 25, 1933 – October 21, 2026
Actor:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S1.E31 [1963]
Kolchak: The Night Stalker – S1.E7 [1974]
The Devil’s Rain [1975]
Alien [1979]
Savage Harvest [1981]
The Hitchhiker – S3.E10 (1986)
The Twilight Zone – S2.E2 [1986]
Poltergeist III [1988]
Outbreak [2006] – TV Movie
Desperation [2006] – TV Movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [2008] – TV Movie
For Sale by Owner [2009]
Alien: Isolation (2014) – Video Game
OCTOBER 23
Alan Dysert
June 12, 1951 – October 23, 2026
Actor: The Grift [2008]
OCTOBER 25
Walter Koenig
September 14, 1936 – October 25, 2026
Actor:
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S3.E10 [1964]
Nightmare Honeymoon [1974]
Moontrap [1988]
Mad Cowgirl [2006]
Bone Eater [2007] – TV Movie
Eric Bauza
December 7, 1979 – October 25, 2026
Actor:
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated [2011-2012] – 2 episodes
Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright [2013]
Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy [2014]
Supernatural – S13.E16 [2018]
The Banana Splits Movie [2019]
The Banana Splits 2: Road Split [2021]
Gremlins: Secrets of Mogwai [2022-2025] – TV Series
Buddy [2026]
OCTOBER 26
Susan Saint James
August 14, 1946 – October 26, 2026
Actress:
Night Cries [1978]
Love at First Bite [1979]
The Haunting of Bly Manor – S1.E4 [2020]
OCTOBER 27
Peter Medak
December 23, 1937 – October 27, 2026
Director:
The Changeling [1980]
Cry for Strangers [1982] – TV Movie
The Twilight Zone [1985-1987] – 7 episodes
Tales from the Crypt – S4.E7 [1992]
Kindred: The Embraced – S1.1 & 2 [1996]
Species II [1998]
Masters of Horror – S2.E12 [2007]
Hannibal – S1.E4 [2013] & S2.E3 [2014]
OCTOBER 28
Sir Patrick Stewart
July 13, 1940 – October 28, 2026
Actor:
Play for Today – S4.E4 [1973]
Lifeforce [1985]
The Doctor and the Devils [1985]
Green Room [2015]
Elke Sommer
November 5, 1940 – October 28, 2026
Actress:
Baron Blood [1972]
Lisa and the Devil [1973]
The House of Exorcism [1975]
Severed Ties [1991]
Flashback [2000]
Barbara Barrie
May 23, 1931 – October 28, 2026
Actress:
Great Ghost Tales – S1.E11 (1961)
The Twilight Zone – S4.E8 (1963)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour – S2.E31 (1964) & S3.E11 (1964)
Play for Today – S1.E21 (1971)
OCTOBER 31
Martin Erlichman
September 13, 1929 – October 31, 2026
Executive Producer:
Spasms [1983]
Ernest Scared Stupid [1991]