Icons of Horror

John Carpenter
Director of horror classics such as Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), The Thing (1982), Christine (1983), Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988) and Village of the Damned (1995)

Robert Englund
Most famous for playing the serial killer Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street films. He also appeared in Wishmaster (1997), Urban Legend (1998), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), 2001 Maniacs (2005), Zombie Strippers (2008) and The Midnight Man (2016).

Jamie Lee Curtis
Scream queen whose awesome debut in the 1978 hit Halloween led to leading roles including The Fog (1980), Terror Train (1980), and Prom Night (1980). She appeared in several of the sequels to Halloween and recently played Dean Cathy Munsch in the TV Series, Scream Queens.

Writer of many classic horror books which have subsequently been made into films. Some of my favourites include Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), Cujo (1983), The Dead Zone (1983), Christine (1983), Children of the Corn (1984), Pet Sematary (1989) and IT (1990).

The Sultan of Slash who brought us many memorable films including The Nightmare of Elm Street and Scream franchises, The Last House on the Left (1972), The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), The People Under the Stairs (1991), Wishmaster (1997) and My Soul to Take (2010).

Actor who played The Monster in the 1930s Frankenstein films. He appeared in many other horror films over the decades including The Mummy (1932), The Body Snatcher (1945), Bedlam (1946), Corridors of Blood (1958), The Terror (1963), The Sorcerers (1967), and Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

Actress who has appeared in several notable horror films including The Hills Have Eyes (1977), The Howling (1981), Cujo (1983), Critters (1986), Halloween (2007) and 3 from Hell (2019).

Created some great special effects in iconic films such as Dawn of the Dead (1978), Friday the 13th (1980), The Burning (1981) and Creepshow (1982). He has also appeared in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Dawn of the Dead (2004) and Planet Terror (2007).

My favourite Giallo director. Some of his greatest films include The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), Deep Red (1975), Suspiria (1977), Phenomena (1985) and Opera (1987).

Hero of The Evil Dead Trilogy, he also appeared in Maniac Cop (1988), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and The Woods (2006)

Modern day scream queen who has appeared in some recent horror films including The Ring 2 (2005), Final Destination 3 (2006), The Thing (2011) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).

Writer whose works include Hellraiser (1987), Candyman (1992), The Midnight Meat Train (2008) and Book of Blood (2009).

Godfather of the Dead whose film Night of the Living Dead (1968) created a whole new zombie subgenre. He also directed the excellent follow-ups in the series, Dawn of the Dead (1978) and Day of The Dead (1985). Other films he directed include The Crazies (1973) and Creepshow (1982).

Played Dr. Samuel Loomis in Halloween (1978) and also reprised that role in five of the sequels. His other films include Wake in Fright (1971), I Don't Want to Be Born (1975), Dracula (1979), Phenomena (1985) and Prince of Darkness (1987).

Actress wh has appeared in some of my favourite horror films of the last decade including Orphan (2008), The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring 2 (2016)

Special effects and makeup artist. Films he has worked on include Evil Dead II (1981), Misery (1990), The People Under the Stairs (1991), New Nightmare (1994), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Scream (1996), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002), Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) and It Follows (2014).

Japanese director of some extremely weird and violent horror films. Some of my favourites include Audition (1999), Ichi the Killer (2001), Visitor Q (2001), Gozu (2003), One Missed Call (2003), Lesson of the Evil (2012) and Yakuza Apocalypse (2015).

Played the titular character in The Candyman (1992) and its sequels. He has also appeared in Night of the Living Dead (1990), Wishmaster (1997), Final Destination (2000) and Hatchet (2006).

Actress who had minor roles in horror classics A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Critters (1986). Now one of the most recognizable faces in the horror genre her credits include 2001 Maniacs (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Insidious (2010), and Ouija (2014).

One of the greatest make-up artists who worked on many horror films including: The Exorcist (1973), Altered States (1980), Scanners (1981), Poltergeist III (1988) and House on Haunted HIll (1999).

Has directed some of the best modern horror films inclduing Saw (2004), Dead Silence (2007), Insidious (2010), The Conjuring (2013) and The Conjuring Part 2 (2016).

Started his career in horror playing Victor Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). Other films include The Abdominable Snowman (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960) and Horror Express (1972)

Played the title role in Ginger Snaps (2000) and the sequels. Other credits include Bones (2001), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), American Mary (2012) and 13 Eerie (2013).

Writer who has worked with Wes Craven on several films. Credits include Scream (1996), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Scream 2 (1997), The Faculty (1998), Scream 3 (2000) and Cursed (2005).

Known for his work at Hammer Films where gothic horror was brought to the screens in colour. His notable credits include The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958), The Mummy (1959), The Brides of Dracula (1960), The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960), The Curse of the Werewolf (1961), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1965) and Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974).