!!!We need a new Horror Icon!!!

[Ferox13]

Originally Posted by x¤murderdoll¤x

it's not the hair, asians in general are just extremely scary.

The speech pattern, the evil eyes, the soulless expressions *shudder*

lol

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[roshiq]

I think little Sam has potential to become one...

[iSeymore]

I seen "Ghostface" from the "SCREAM" movies to be some what of a horor movie icon through the late 1990's until the early 2000's. Every Halloween I'd see people walking around rockin' the "Ghostface" mask, trick or treating. I suppose "Billy the puppet" from the "SAW" franchise to be an icon from the early-mid 2000's up until now with the new release of "SAW VI" and "chucky the doll" from the "Child's play" franchise from the early-mid 1990's up until the late 1990's to be an icon of some sorts.

[p1zl3]

If you guys are in dire need of a new horror icon; I give you full permission to fear me... (Mwhahahahaha)

...But I'll stick with 1990's Pennywise from "It".


...how about Nemesis from resident evil?

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by X¤MurderDoll¤X

it's not the hair, asians in general are just extremely scary.

the speech pattern, the evil eyes, the soulless expressions *shudder*

Also - They don't sweat, which is just wrong.

[mechu95]

Originally Posted by p1zl3

...how about Nemesis from resident evil?

Reminds me of Chatterer (one of the Hellraiser cenobites), is he related?

[AmericanManiac]

What about Jigsaw? I mean he never really killed anybody. But wouldn't he be considered a Horror Icon?

[AmericanManiac]

Originally Posted by roshiq

I think little Sam has potential to become one...

YES!!! I completely agree with you on that one!

[tbrookside]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

I think the question we need to ask is: "is franchise horror nostalgia a mental illness or just a crippling learning disability?" I don't miss repetitive sequels starring characters that are only moderately interesting. It really wasn't that cool to be able to rent the same damn movie with a different Roman numeral next to it. These are C+ films at best and it's a trend we benefit from having progressed beyond. Why is there no horror icon in the 2000s? Because this has been a sucky decade for the horror movie with very few exceptions. The only icons I'd like to recommend are Captain Spaulding and the Firefly family. They're recognizeable, people wear the costumes and people would see a third movie starring those characters even if it was completely inept. We need creativity and innovation to move ahead not rehashing formulas because we liked them when we were 12.

I really have to agree. The 80's horror icons became icons on the basis of some really bad sequel films. The repetition made them pop culture staples, but not necessarily on the basis of really great horror. A lot of us let them look better in retrospect due to nostalgia, but during the 80's everyone knew almost all of these films were terrible. They were cheap to make and made money so they got churned out. But that doesn't mean that they were good.