Junji Itou

Okay, so he's not a singer or actor, but his influence among otaku and the horror genre is legendary. Therefore, he deserves an honorable mention here.  Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二 , born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror mangaka. Some of his most notable works include Enigma of Amigara Fault, daily line Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench." His other works are Itou Junji Kyoufu Manga Collection, a collection of different short stories including a series of stories named Souichi's Journal of Delights, and Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats. In 2006, Junji married Ishiguro Ayako (石黒亜矢子), a picture book artist. As of 2013, they have two children.

Manga

The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection (collects stories from Halloween, ComicsOne, English editions have flipped pages):

    Volume 1 and 2: Tomie (富江) (does not include Tomie: Again, English: 2001, ISBN 978-1-58899-084-6 and ISBN 1-58899-085-0, respectively)
    Volume 3: Flesh-Colored Horror (肉色の怪 Nikuiro no Kai) (English: 2001, ISBN 1-58899-086-9)
    Volume 4: The Face Burglar (顔泥棒)
    Volume 5: Souichi's Diary of Delights (双一の楽しい日記 Souichi no Tanoshi i Nikki)
    Volume 6: Souichi's Diary of Curses (双一の呪い日記)
    Volume 7: Slug Girl (なめくじの少女)
    Volume 8: Blood-bubble Bushes (血玉樹)
    Volume 9: Hallucinations (首幻想)
    Volume 10: House of the Marionettes (あやつりの屋敷)
    Volume 11: The Town Without Streets (道のない街)
    Volume 12: The Bully (いじめっ娘)
    Volume 13: The Circus is Here (サーカスが来た)
    Volume 14: The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel (トンネルの奇譚)
    Volume 15: Lovesick Dead (死びとの恋わずらい)
    Volume 16: Frankenstein (フランケンシュタイン)

Museum of Terror (恐怖博物館 Kyōfu Hakubutsukan) (collects stories from Halloween in order of publication, Asahi Sonorama,[10] first 3 volumes translated into English by Dark Horse Comics[11])

    Volume 1 and 2: Tomie (富江) (Volume 2 includes Tomie: Again, Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72159-8 and ISBN 978-4-257-72160-4, Dark Horse, 2006, ISBN 978-1-59307-542-2 and ISBN 978-1-59307-612-2, respectively)
    Volume 3: The Long Hair in the Attic (屋根裏の長い髪 Yaneura no nagai kami) (Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72164-2, Dark Horse, 2006, ISBN 978-1-59307-639-9)
    Volume 4: Kakashi (案山子) (Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72169-7, 2007 ISBN 978-4-02-267008-3)
    Volume 5: Rojiura (路地裏) (Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72173-4)
    Volume 6: Sōichi no katte na noroi (双一の勝手な呪い) (Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72177-2)
    Volume 7: Umeku haisuikan (うめく配水管) (Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72179-6)
    Volume 8: Shirosunamura chitan (白砂村血譚) (Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72184-0)
    Volume 9: Oshikiri idan (押切異談&フランケンシュタイン) (Asahi Sonorama, 2002, ISBN 978-4-257-72187-1)
    Volume 10: Shibito no Koi Wazurai (死びとの恋わずらい) (Asahi Sonorama, 2003, ISBN 978-4-257-72191-8)

Uzumaki (うずまき)
Gyo (ギョ)

    The Sad Tale of the Principal Post (大黒柱悲話)
    The Enigma of Amigara Fault (阿弥殻断層の怪 Amigara Dansō no Kai)

Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu (猫日記 よん&むー Neko Nikki Yon to Mū)
Black Paradox (ブラックパラドクス Burakku Paradokusu)
Hellstar Remina (地獄星レミナ)
Voices in the Dark (闇の声 Yami no Koe)
New Voices in the Dark (新・闇の声 潰談 Shin Yami no Koe Kaidan)
Mimi's Ghost Stories (ミミの怪談 Mimi no Kaidan)
Rasputin the Patriot (憂国のラスプーチン Yuukoku no Rasputin)
Dissolving Classroom (溶解教室 Yōkai Kyoushitsu)[12]
Fragments of Horror
Shiver
Frankenstein
Smashed (published by VIZ, collection includes Yami no Koe and Shin Yami no Koe Kaidan)