The Next HDC Top 100
 

ICONS OF HORROR


Actors, actresses, directors, writers, producers...people who shaped and contributed largely to the genre and made it the popular one among us fans as it is today. :cool:

Of course there are plenty. We will have a Top 100 + Honorable Mentions if we run out of space.

Commencement of entries begins from tonight. Think of about 15 of the best icons in the horror genre YOU think made the biggest impact on popularising and developing the genre, as it stands today.

PMs to my box. Emails - [email protected].


Think over your options carefully. And if you have more than 15 suggestions...feel free. ;)

And also, be prepared to write a small and short paragraph on your favorite actor/actress/director etc., describing his/her contributions and why you are particularly fond of him/her.


There is no deadline for entries at the moment. All lines stand open.

Sounds fun. Expect my list by tonight, mate.

So we're doing real people and not characters.

Yep. No movie characters.

But the people who immortalised some of the unforgettable horror characters, and movies, ever put on the silver screen.


btw, already received quite a comprehensive list from NeverEnding. And it's half-complete so far...

I have a feeling its going to be a real tough 100 to decide.

Just tried to send some but the email thing failed. I can't be bothered to write them all out again now but I'll do it later. When's the deadline?

Just received an excellent and thoughtful entry from ManchestrMorgue.

I hope more HDC members turn up online and notice this asap.

will get on it tonight

This is going to be a toughie.

Manchestr has sent in his 15, Posher has 3 listed, Dante has 1...and guess how many NE has sent in so far?

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41.


Let's see what the Judges do with this 100...fun times are ahead, folks! ;)

PM sent..........................

could you list whats already been sent, so i kNow what not to send/

Well...since it is just the beginning and members will get an idea about what to send, I ll post an example.

Although, I wont be updating this list again. Because it WILL influence the decisions of others in some way or other, and some wont be impartial in their choices. Anyway, here we go : (this is subject to change, by the members themselves)


*****THOSE WHO DON'T WANT THEIR CHOICES INFLUENCED, CAN SKIP THIS POST*****






Dante's Inferno:

Robert Englund


Posher778:

Sigourney Weaver
Neve Campbell
Danny Boyle


ManchestrMorgue:

George A Romero
Wes Craven
Jamie Lee Curtis
Boris Karloff
Lon Chaney Sr.
Tom Savini
Sean S Cunningham
Christopher Lee
Peter Cushing
Bram Stoker
Stephen King
Terence Fisher
Dario Argento
William Castle
Vincent Price


NeverEnding:

Karloff
Lugosi
Lorre
Price
Corman
Lon Chaney
Claude Rains
Ed Wood
James Whale
Tod Browning
Hitchcock
Mary Shelly
Bram Stoker
HP Lovecraft
Richard Matheson
Ray Bradbury
Ray Harryhausen
Forest J Ackerman
Samuel Z Arkoff
Dwight Frye
Robert Louis Stevenson
Rod Serling
Tobe Hooper
John Carpenter
Sam Raimi
George Romero
Willis O'Brien
John Carradine
Mario Bava
Dario Argento
Chris Lee
Peter Cushing
Terence Fisher
David Lynch
Cronenberg
Joseph Stefano
Arch Oboler
Algernon Blackwood
Stephen King
Val Lewton
Edgar Allan Poe



Mind you, these lists WILL change (according to the PMs by the members themselves). This is just to give you an idea about who/whom you have to choose as your favorite horror icons which made the genre what it is today.

You have 15 at your disposal. If you can think of more personal choices, feel free to go for it.

Received a pretty list from Illdojo.

I have 3 comprehensive lists now, alongwith 2 starter entries.

I'm going to skip that list above so as not to be influenced...

I'll have my list in to you by tomorrow, ok? :)

same here.........

Deal. :)

Just received two more entries - a comprehensive list from Jenna, and a starter list from FerretChucker.

Keep going, folks! I want all of HDC to be a part of this. Well...if not all, then as much as possible.

Entries received - Freak, Miss Macabre, Hammerfan, Cactus, and a huge comprehensive one from Newb.

Plenty of excellent, well-thought and well-researched work, guys. Good job...keep thinking of more.

I hope we can accumulate as much as we can by next weekend...before sitting down to decide on the final 100.

Submitted!:)

And duly received.

Keep em coming, folks! I want entries from each one of you.

Got mine? And what's the latest on this?

.............................................

Yes I got yours, Bub.

Alongwith some more and...surprise, a starter list from The Flayed One!!

Hopefully by next weekend we will have enough entries to start choosing the Final 100.

Of course, that comes AFTER the secret ballot which will decide the Judges for this compilation. ;)

Good. I eagerly await to see this one, mate.

Just submitted a starter list... I feel as though I should be able to come up with significantly more than 26 but, well, you guys know how incredibly LAME my foreign and classic horror film references are. :o

Yet, you made a good entry, Chrono. Keep working on it. :)

Also received a very comprehensive list from Gorephobia. Good job, bud!

Thanks I hope you enjoyed it and I hope it helps!

Uhhhhhhh... I can't think of anything off of the top of my head. I don't really know that much about horror films to actually pull names out of my ass like the rest of you(No disrespect intended) So I dunno if I can really take part in this....

If you had nothing to contribute, then you had no reason to post ^ above either.

The collective insulting pun is glaringly evident, irrespective of what you write in-between the brackets.

Yeah it may seem that way V but I didn't mean it like that, I meant it like, I can't just come up with a list easily like everybody else here.

As for a reason to post, if I feel like saying something, then I'm going to say it. I felt like saying that I couldn't really contribute to this, and I said it. And when I said no disrespect I meant it. Excuse me for a bad choice of words.

I'm going to a party about 3 hours away tonight, so if it's not too late, I'll send you the rest of mine tommorow.

... And another 25 from me. :)

I'll add more if the boyfriend and I can come up with more...

What's the deadline? End of this weekend?

For now.

I am holding out till I get some more entries (hint hint...Return, Urge, crabby etc.) before starting for the judges. But its a massive choice-list already.


Comprehensive lists so far :- {14}

• NeverEnding
• ManchestrMorgue
• Illdojo
• Jenna
• Freak
• Miss Macabre
• Hammerfan
• Cactus
• Bub the Zombie
• Newb
• Roshiq
• Gorephobia
• Doc Faustus, and
• ChronoGrl.

Starter lists so far :- {4}

• Posher778
• Dante's Inferno
• FerretChucker, and
• The Flayed One.

Let's see how many more turn up till the weekend...

Just sent in the rest of mine.

I have 16 comprehensive lists now, dotted with plenty of solid recommendations.

The latest ones are from - Davids, and FerretChucker.

Hoping that by the weekend I get plenty more (especially from the members I am waiting from), before starting with the compilation.

btw, the initial grouping of all Horror Icons begins tonight.

443 recommendations so far.

Good luck, future Judges! :D

WOW! That's a hell of a lot. I can see this will be tough for the judges.

Who are the judges? Have you picked yet?

Shit, sorry man - I've been uber busy lately and this totally slipped my mind.

They'll be in by tomorrow, I promise!!

My list is in. :D

If you need another judge, let me know :)

Nope. That will be decided by secret ballot after the weekend is over.


I hold you to it! :)



After a rather large and comprehensive entry from Papillon Noir, the number of recs stands at a whopping 494.

Although, I have sorted it out. And the number of nominees vying for honors are actually - 161.

Out of which, 23 figure prominently in the majority of the entries.

I await more entries though - especially from Return, Urge, Alky, Despare, Austin, Crabby, Fortunato etc., which should make things (and nominees) a lot more interesting than they are right now.