A
horror icon is a person or
fictional character that is considered to be significant to one or more genres of horror such as
film,
literature, or
video games. Examples of people considered to be horror icons include directors
Stephen King,
Kiyoshi Kurosawa,
Roger Corman, and
Wes Craven, and actors
Vincent Price,
Barbara Steele,
Lon Chaney and
Lon Chaney, Jr.,
Boris Karloff,
Bela Lugosi,
Robert Englund,
Tony Todd,
Tim Curry, and
Christopher Lee. Fictional horror icon characters include such as
Dracula,
Gill-man,
Frankenstein's monster,
Michael Myers,
Freddy Krueger,
Jason Voorhees,
Candyman,
Leatherface,
Pennywise the Dancing Clown,
Pinhead, and
The Mummy.