Today, I am going to share some of the most iconic figures in horror ever. Im going to try to do them in order, but nobody's perfect, so I may screw up in there order that they came out. Anyway, lets get started.
THIS is Dracula. When I think of Dracula, This is the guy I think of. This Dracula is played by Bela Lugosi. He is the best actor for Dracula without a doubt. Before "Twilight" came along and turned Vampire's into something for annoying teenage girls, they were scary and belonged in horror movies. This film "Dracula" was the first Horror movie that had sound and came out in 1931.
Hey, you know who this is. This is Frankenstein, right? WRONG! This is not Frankenstein!!! Frankenstein look's nothing like this! This is Frankenstein's MONSTER! Frankenstein is the DOCTOR who created him!! Well... now that we got that outta the way, lets talk about The Monster. The monster is played by legendary horror actor, Boris Karloff. The monster is probally the most iconic horror monster in history. Even if nobody knows his name. The monster isn't really a monster at all. He's just a freak in a world that judge's him because he looks scary. In fact, the only friend he ever had was blind. If you wach Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, you'll clearly see this. This film came out in 1931.
This is the Wolfman. From the movie with the same name. This movie has a great atmosphere, music, and acting. Lon Chaney Jr. plays the Wolfman and Larry Talbot, who is the Wolfman in his human form. What's so cool about the Wolfman, is that he's just a regular guy, only he has a beast inside him, unlike other monsters before him. This film came out in 1941. Now let me ask you something. When you say the word Wolfman to most teenage girls today, what do you think is the firs thing that pops up in there mind? OH JACOB!! OOOOH!! HE'S SOOO HOT!! GO TEAM JOCOB! Jeeeeesh! All it takes is a buff guy without a shirt to turn the most awesome piece's of history into something st00pid! (I have nothing against Werewolves, Franki, I just dont like what they have come to)
This is Gill-man from "Creature from the Black Lagoon" this movie was one of the first movies to come out in 3D. I didnt even know they could make 3D images in 1954. Anyway, After WW11, people wern't afraid of monster movies anymore. They were scared about man-made monsters. This age of horror was all about monsters that were created somehow by humanity. Gill-man is considered Universal Studio's last nature-made monster. He is played by Ben Chapman on land, and Ricou Browning underwater.
Your looking at the first Slasher villian in the history of horror, Norman Bates. He's from the movie "Psycho" This movie was a shocker to everybody who seen it (at least when it was released) It shocked the world with it's graphic violence. It was also shocking to see the main character, Janet Leigh, killed so earley in the film. The way she was killed is one of the most famous movie scene's of all time. If you've never seen it (which you probally have, you just dont know it) just look up "Psycho. Shower scene" Norman Bates is played by Anthony Perkins and the movie came out in 1960.
We've finally gotten to Michael Myers. He's from the extremely low-budget film, Halloween. The ground work for Slasher films was allready done, but Halloween put in the main formula of the Slasher Genre. There has been waaaaay to many sequels and a remake that embarasses the original film. After all that, few people remember what the original was like. There was no blood or gore or anything graphic like that. It uses suspense to shock it's audience. Michael Myers always has a William Shatner mask spray painted white (untill Rob Zombi screwed it up) and most of the time, has a long knife in his hand, but he's not afraid to kill you with his bare hands either! John Carpenter created a masterpiece that started out as a little independent film but got turned into a franchise. Michael Myers is played by... A lot of people. Halloween was released in 1978
This is Jason Vorhees. He's from Friday the 13th (part 2) The original Friday the 13th had his mother as the killer. And Jason didnt wear the famous Hockey mask untill part 3. It's a lot like Halloween. It has POV shots and young adults as the primary victims. However, this movie made the deaths a lot more violent and memorible. It teaches a leason to all the st00pid kids out there. Dont be screwing and doing drugs or a homicidal maniac will gut you like a fish! Friday the 13th came out in 1980. Jason is played by many people, but the most famous is Kane Hodder.
This is Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Freddy has the biggest personality out of all the slashers I went over. Freddy comes to kill you in your dreams, if you die in the dream, you die in real life. The dream concept opened a lot of doors to tons of possibilties. Anything can happen in a dream, so each movie had new ideas of what freddy could do. The films made it difficult to see the line of reality and nightmare. Many times, the characters didnt know they were a sleep. Unlike Michael Myers and Jason Vorhees, he has a face, a voice, and a strange personality. Also he is always played by Robert Englund everytime. This movie came out in 1984.
This is Count Orlok from the film "Nosferatu" Many people confuse his name and think his actual name is "Nosferatu" but Nosferatu is just the word for "Vampire" This was suppose to be Dracula, but the director, F W Murnau, couldnt get the right's from Bram Stroker's wife. So Count Orlok it was! This film came out in 1922 and is a silent film.
THIS is Dracula. When I think of Dracula, This is the guy I think of. This Dracula is played by Bela Lugosi. He is the best actor for Dracula without a doubt. Before "Twilight" came along and turned Vampire's into something for annoying teenage girls, they were scary and belonged in horror movies. This film "Dracula" was the first Horror movie that had sound and came out in 1931.
Hey, you know who this is. This is Frankenstein, right? WRONG! This is not Frankenstein!!! Frankenstein look's nothing like this! This is Frankenstein's MONSTER! Frankenstein is the DOCTOR who created him!! Well... now that we got that outta the way, lets talk about The Monster. The monster is played by legendary horror actor, Boris Karloff. The monster is probally the most iconic horror monster in history. Even if nobody knows his name. The monster isn't really a monster at all. He's just a freak in a world that judge's him because he looks scary. In fact, the only friend he ever had was blind. If you wach Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, you'll clearly see this. This film came out in 1931. 
This is the Wolfman. From the movie with the same name. This movie has a great atmosphere, music, and acting. Lon Chaney Jr. plays the Wolfman and Larry Talbot, who is the Wolfman in his human form. What's so cool about the Wolfman, is that he's just a regular guy, only he has a beast inside him, unlike other monsters before him. This film came out in 1941. Now let me ask you something. When you say the word Wolfman to most teenage girls today, what do you think is the firs thing that pops up in there mind? OH JACOB!! OOOOH!! HE'S SOOO HOT!! GO TEAM JOCOB! Jeeeeesh! All it takes is a buff guy without a shirt to turn the most awesome piece's of history into something st00pid! (I have nothing against Werewolves, Franki, I just dont like what they have come to)
This is Gill-man from "Creature from the Black Lagoon" this movie was one of the first movies to come out in 3D. I didnt even know they could make 3D images in 1954. Anyway, After WW11, people wern't afraid of monster movies anymore. They were scared about man-made monsters. This age of horror was all about monsters that were created somehow by humanity. Gill-man is considered Universal Studio's last nature-made monster. He is played by Ben Chapman on land, and Ricou Browning underwater. Your looking at the first Slasher villian in the history of horror, Norman Bates. He's from the movie "Psycho" This movie was a shocker to everybody who seen it (at least when it was released) It shocked the world with it's graphic violence. It was also shocking to see the main character, Janet Leigh, killed so earley in the film. The way she was killed is one of the most famous movie scene's of all time. If you've never seen it (which you probally have, you just dont know it) just look up "Psycho. Shower scene" Norman Bates is played by Anthony Perkins and the movie came out in 1960. 
This is Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Let me get this out of the way and say, this movie is a horror masterpiece and a classic. There's not a lot I can say about it, other then it's just awesome. It may seemed tamed compared to today's standards, but back in 1974, it was as brutal as it gets. Just to think of a psychotic cannibal with a chainsaw chasing you through the middle of nowhere really shocks you. Leatherface is played by Gunnar Hansen.
We've finally gotten to Michael Myers. He's from the extremely low-budget film, Halloween. The ground work for Slasher films was allready done, but Halloween put in the main formula of the Slasher Genre. There has been waaaaay to many sequels and a remake that embarasses the original film. After all that, few people remember what the original was like. There was no blood or gore or anything graphic like that. It uses suspense to shock it's audience. Michael Myers always has a William Shatner mask spray painted white (untill Rob Zombi screwed it up) and most of the time, has a long knife in his hand, but he's not afraid to kill you with his bare hands either! John Carpenter created a masterpiece that started out as a little independent film but got turned into a franchise. Michael Myers is played by... A lot of people. Halloween was released in 1978
This is Jason Vorhees. He's from Friday the 13th (part 2) The original Friday the 13th had his mother as the killer. And Jason didnt wear the famous Hockey mask untill part 3. It's a lot like Halloween. It has POV shots and young adults as the primary victims. However, this movie made the deaths a lot more violent and memorible. It teaches a leason to all the st00pid kids out there. Dont be screwing and doing drugs or a homicidal maniac will gut you like a fish! Friday the 13th came out in 1980. Jason is played by many people, but the most famous is Kane Hodder. 
This is Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Freddy has the biggest personality out of all the slashers I went over. Freddy comes to kill you in your dreams, if you die in the dream, you die in real life. The dream concept opened a lot of doors to tons of possibilties. Anything can happen in a dream, so each movie had new ideas of what freddy could do. The films made it difficult to see the line of reality and nightmare. Many times, the characters didnt know they were a sleep. Unlike Michael Myers and Jason Vorhees, he has a face, a voice, and a strange personality. Also he is always played by Robert Englund everytime. This movie came out in 1984. 
Now were down to my absolute favorite Horror villian of all, Chucky. He's from the Child's Play franchise. Everybody know's who Chuchy is! As terrifying as this little guy may be, he's also pretty funny. The original Child's Play was extremly scary, but as the series progressed, they added more and more comedy to the mix. Chucky wasnt always a doll. He was a human serial killer named "Charles Lee Ray" but after he was shot and dying, he needed a new body. So he transfered his soul in to a doll, and there you go! You gotta killer doll. After this movie, nobody ever looked at dolls the same way again. Brad Dourif does a fantastic job doing the voice of Chucky. This film came out in 1988.
Untill next time, Im Lord Semaj, and that will be all
very interesting, dear semaj. i did not know about... well, most of the post-WWII horror movies. i am glad you included the classics,and put the proper politics with them.
ReplyDeletep.s. i do like jacob of "twilight" but not because of his muscle-bound shirtlessness (you of all people know i don't really go for that) but for the simple fact that BOOM! he becomes a wolf! that's about the end of it.
I didn't even know some of them existed
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