Best horror movie icon

[Dr.Dude]

I don't really know why, the topic just came to me. Anyway..... see title and poll.

[Boo Boo Juice]

Ash of course

[Ivan]

Jason.

[Damien_Azreal]

Boo Boo Juice said:
Ash of course

That's who I voted for.

[Dave-ros]

Oh damn, I didn't realise Ash was in there, I thought it was just villains... that's why I voted for Pinhead

I predict Ash will win this by about 5000%. Hail to the king, baby!

Edit: incidentally, Frankenstein was the creator, not the monster... but I suppose it doesn't make much difference

[Opus131]

Jack Torrance

[GodBlitZor]

Dave-ros said:
Oh damn, I didn't realise Ash was in there, I thought it was just villains... that's why I voted for Pinhead

I predict Ash will win this by about 5000%. Hail to the king, baby!

Edit: incidentally, Frankenstein was the creator, not the monster... but I suppose it doesn't make much difference

No the creator was Dr. Frankenstein, the monster was The Frankenstein Monster, aka Frankenstein.

For me it was between Ash and Jason, but I picked Ash, in the end.... <font color="#1F1F22"> It doesnt even matter!! :-p </font>

[Ivan]

What's up with people liking Ash so much?

[GodBlitZor]

You've never watched The Evil Dead series have you?

[Ivan]

GodBlitZor said:
You've never watched The Evil Dead series have you?

[JackpotDen]

Jason, because :

Part from the start of the series, Jason is the one you will base your classic horror film on. He is bad. Classic horror films are about the bad guy. He is a monster. Friday the 13th VII shows this to us. He has a mask, which adds a edge, and makes him cool, and gives him an instantly recognisable, easy to find thing. The mask adds to the inhuman/mystery theme. He has a weapon of his own, a machette, which is cool enough to be distinct (not a knife or a sword [mike myers??] but common enough [glove, as cool as it is, isn't easy to emulate] He has demonic connections, as well as humane ones. He is faster, stronger, and bigger than you.

There is everything that a good horror guy should have, with one emmission : One liners, but his is more physical... the others might suffer, eg : ash isn't evil, freddy doesnt have a mask, Mike myers doesnt look that cool, or bigger, Pinhead has no mask, or do shit himself. the alien has nothing to do with people.

[Damien_Azreal]

Ivan said:
What's up with people liking Ash so much?

Because Ash just plain kicks ass. There's something so badass about a guy who will saw of his own hand and replace it with a chainsaw.

[GodBlitZor]

Damien_Azreal said:

Because Ash just plain kicks ass. There's something so badass about a guy who will saw of his own hand and replace it with a chainsaw.

Quoted for emphasis.

[Opus131]

But isn't Ash a good guy? How does he figure in this list?

[Grande 3:16]

Xenomorph (Alien)

[Damien_Azreal]

Opus131 said:
But isn't Ash a good guy? How does he figure in this list?

Yeah he's a good guy, but he's still a horror movie icon. He's one of the only character's in horror films to have a series and be the hero.

Most of the time it's the badguy that continues from one movie to the next. With Evil Dead... it was the goodguy that went to the next film.

But come on... it's Ash!!

[Kev_Hectic]

Hmmm, tough choice... the Xenomorph I guess. Ash would be a close second.


You also forgot to mention Ghostface (the killer from the Scream movies), he's a pretty well known horror movie icon.

[Kalki]

Xenomorph from the Alien series.

Doesn't the Predator count? He hunts, eviscerates, skins, rips out skulls by the spinal column, etc.

[Halcyon]

I voted for Pinhead, the Cenobites still give me the creeps when I think about 'em. *g*
My second choice would have been Ash, the guy just kicks ass.

Oh, and btw you forgot the most evil of all the horror movie guys:
Teh evil cook from 'The untold story'

[Dave-ros]

GodBlitZor said:
No the creator was Dr. Frankenstein, the monster was The Frankenstein Monster, aka Frankenstein.

Actually in the original novel the creator was Victor Frankenstein, not a doctor (though one imagines he'd have gotten his doctorate if his technique had worked, rather than creating a twisted abomination ). The monster never had a name, but in his narrative Frankenstein refers to it/him as his "daemon", i.e. ever-present watching spirit, because it/he keeps following him around... relentlessly

At least you didn't think the creator was Dracula o/

Am I the only person here who's surprised no-one's voted for Freddy Kreuger? At least he's more interesting than Michael Myers (I'm probably the only person who thought Halloween was boring as hell)...

[Marty]

naturally i'd choose Ash, but i chose Jason becuase he's a long time favourite of mine. he makes killing people so entertaining

[Wamplet]

Freddy Kreuger.

It's a damn shame they resorted to him portraying a part-time stand-up comedian, during his dream killing escapades. He was less formidable by then.

[Kristian Joensen]

Opus131 said:
Jack Torrance

I hate to say this but ........................ I agree with Opus131

The Shining is one of the best movies ever.

[dudetheman19]

Norman Bates - NO DOUBT!!!

Runner up Jack Torrent

[Dave-ros]

dudetheman19 said:
Runner up Jack Torrent

Wasn't he a porn star?

[Roger]

Dave-ros said:
Am I the only person here who's surprised no-one's voted for Freddy Kreuger? At least he's more interesting than Michael Myers (I'm probably the only person who thought Halloween was boring as hell)...

I thought Myers, Kreuger, and Voorhees all sucked. Stupid, stupid movies IMO.

By the way, Ash FTW!

[Ruger]

Roger said:

I thought Myers, Kreuger, and Voorhees all sucked. Stupid, stupid movies IMO.

By the way, Ash FTW!

I voted Ash, but Freddy was the runner up. Nightmare on Elm Street flicks got me into horror movies.

[GodBlitZor]

Scream......
Thats the wussiest "horror" movie ever.

[mysteryperfecta]

Had to go with Dracula, who is one of the most influencial movie monsters of all time. He's the model for vampires as they exist today in popular culture, and there's no doubt that vampires are still abundant in books, movies, and video games.

[Beelze]

While the Phantasm series isn't all that great, I still voted for The Tall Man.

"You think that, when you die, you go to Heaven... You come to [u]us</u>!"

[dudetheman19]

Dave-ros said:

Wasn't he a porn star?

Yeah, but VERY SCARY porn His large sausage scares me

[December Man]

[Phait]

Norman Bates.

Why, well - he is the most realistic of them all. Anyone can be a Norman Bates and you wouldn't know it - and that, is truly much more scary than a guy with a mask and a big knife who returned from the dead, because as far as we know - this doesn't happen.

Not to mention Bates was based upon the real life Ed Gein, giving his character some more credibility.

So for me that is the horror movie icon. But not necessarily my favorite. My fav would have to be not just Pinhead but his Cenobites as well - very creative and creepy humanoids. Scarier than Freddy, Jason, Michael, etc.

[Eddy Willson]

Anything with Vincent Price as the main baddy

[Brick_Sledge]

The Toxic Avenger, from The Toxic Avenger.

Ok it's not really a horror movie but I say it counts.

[December Man]

Phait said:
Norman Bates.

Why, well - he is the most realistic of them all. Anyone can be a Norman Bates and you wouldn't know it - and that, is truly much more scary than a guy with a mask and a big knife who returned from the dead, because as far as we know - this doesn't happen.

Not to mention Bates was based upon the real life Ed Gein, giving his character some more credibility.

So for me that is the horror movie icon. But not necessarily my favorite. My fav would have to be not just Pinhead but his Cenobites as well - very creative and creepy humanoids. Scarier than Freddy, Jason, Michael, etc.

Jack Torrance is(was) an ordinary guy too. An ordinary guy that went completely overboard. That's why I want to be the same

[Phait]

I agree about Jack but that movie had even more supernatural elements in it (think the blood, the little girls, etc) - while it could just be Jack's hallucination...

Ah I haven't seen the film in a long time.

[Kronx]

I'm gonna go with Jaws. That movie changed the way people view beaches forever. In fact, it was such a good movie, it was impossible to make a good sequel, as they all paled in comparison.

Second place would probably be Alfred Hitchcock. Then either Jason Voorhees or Norman Bates.

[Drazula]

Regan MacNeil... the Exorcist! Scared the crap outta me!

[Roger]

dudetheman19 said:

Yeah, but VERY SCARY porn His large sausage scares me

It's kind of sad that two guys recognize names of male porn stars.