Horror icon Horror icon A horror icon is a person or fictional character that is considered to be significant to one or more genres of horror such as film, literature, or video games. Examples of people considered to be horror icons include directors Stephen King, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Roger Corman and Wes Craven, and actors Vincent Price, Barbara Steele, Lon Chaney and Lon Chaney Jr., Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Robert Englund, Tony Todd, Tim Curry, Angus Scrimm, Brad Dourif and Christopher Lee. Fictional horror icon characters include such as Dracula, Gill-man, Frankenstein's monster, Michael Myers, Ghostface, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky, Candyman, Hannibal
Ernie Krueger Ernie Krueger Ernest George Krueger (December 27, 1890 – April 22, 1976) born in Chicago was a catcher for the Cleveland Naps (1913), New York Yankees (1915), New York Giants (1917), Brooklyn Robins (1917–1921) and Cincinnati Reds (1925). Ernie Krueger graduated from Lake Forest College in 1915. During his playing career at Lake Forest College Krueger resided in the famed 80 Washington Circle, which to this day houses some of LFC's greatest athletes. He helped the Giants win the 1917 National League Pennant and the Robins win the 1920 NL Pennant. In eight seasons, Krueger played in 318 Games and