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
Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps people zombie-like attributes. As Britta explains that an untreated psychopath could murder anyone in the group, her murder is portrayed while she is reading ""Warren Piece"." In its original broadcast on October 27, 2011, the episode was watched by an estimated 3.42 million people. It drew a Nielsen rating/share of 1.4/4 in the 18–49 demographic. "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps" received generally positive critical reviews. Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 4.5/5 rating, saying: ""Community" always serves up great holiday episodes, so it came as no surprise that I loved "Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps."