Random Wonderfully Wholesome Stories That Prove Horror Icons Are Nicest People In Biz (17 items)

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  (#1) Stephen King

  • Novelist

  Posted by u/ScaryKerry91476:

  I flew my father up from Florida because I got tickets to see him in Manhattan. My father is a huge fan and raised me to be as well. After we saw him and his son [Joe Hill] speak, we were waiting outside around the corner for our ride, we were all excited to have been able to be in the same room as him and hear him read an excerpt of his book.

  As we were standing there babbling about how awesome the whole experience was, a door opened right near us. In our excitement we weren't paying attention to who was coming out and my dad said "that was the most incredible experience of my life, I can die a happy man now and its all because I have the best daughter."

  I was about to say something when the person walking out stopped and asked us where we had just come from. It was him! My father explained how he came to be there and how meeting THE Stephen King was our lifelong dream and just talking uncontrollably.

  I was speechless until he shook my father's hand and gave me a hug. He thanked us for being loyal fans and just made my father's wish come true in every way. He actually stood and made small talk with us for a few minutes even though his car was waiting, and so did his son.

  He was amazing. So friendly and down to earth. Like talking to an old friend. He signed our books, then when he was leaving, hugged us both and told my father that the best legacy a parent can leave behind is a child who can carry on their interests after they're gone.

  It was wonderful. He was amazing and my father will cherish that night for the rest of his life, as will I.
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  (#2) Doug Jones

  • Actor

  Posted by u/SpecterM91:

  Doug was the first celebrity I ever met and it was at the first convention I went to, so I was nervous.

  I went with my best friend and he deals with anxiety, so cons are rough for him, but Jones is probably his favorite actor, so he braved it. We talked to him and joked around a bit, talked about him playing the Operator since we were into Marble Hornets at the time and the movie wasn't out yet.

  He finally says bye to us and gets up to give us a hug and my buddy backs off and starts stuttering and says something like, "I've been real anxious and sweaty, I don't wanna ruin your suit."

  Doug laughs and gets this big goofy smile, he says "Never change" and grabs hugs the sh*t out if him anyway. Was so sweet, I wish I'd have had a phone at the time to record the whole thing on.
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  (#3) Robert Englund

  Posted by u/FriendLee93:

  Nicest dude in the world. My friends and I stood in line for 3+ hours to meet him. We were wondering why it was taking so long and then we finally got inside and realize that he was taking time to speak to every single person who he greeted.

  I had a good 5-minute conversation with him where we talked about my cousin (my cousin is Jack Sholder, the director of Nightmare On Elm Street 2) and how he introduced him to a bunch of great restaurants in NYC and California.

  Posted by u/Videowulff:

  Robert has the most charisma I have ever seen. The man just captivates his audience and loves telling stories of his career and working with others. He is very friendly and is always happy to give hugs and spend time with fans.

  One girl at a Q&A asked if he could say,"You are all my children." He got all psyched up and did it in his best Freddy voice. The audience went nuts and he shocked her by having her come up on stage for a hug. She was blown away!
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  (#4) Gunnar Hansen

  Posted by u/titania86:

  I met him at a Fangoria convention and he shared many stories about filming The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with my boyfriend and I even while the line behind us stacked up. He spent lots of time with each fan and was a big sweetheart.

  Posted by u/Bobby_Fingers:

  I ended up meeting Gunnar Hansen many years ago at one of my local horror/metal record stores, just after the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake had come out...

  Such a great guy, signed everything we had and we all got pictures taken with him before we left. Nothing but smiles from him. I really wish I knew what happened to the one of me and him, but I hope my other two friends have theirs. But... I still have my DVD copy of Texas Chainsaw Massacre that he signed for me!
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  (#5) Tony Todd

  Posted by u/Happyhaunt13:

  He is awesome. I met him at a convention in October and before I said anything he looked me in the eyes and said, “You're going to be a great filmmaker." 

  I was confused about how he knew this fact about me, so I asked how he knew I wanted to be a filmmaker, he said, “Just the way you view the world." 

  So that’s the story of how I met the incredibly nice -- and possibly psychic -- Tony Todd.
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  (#6) Norman Reedus

  Posted by u/ThatDamnRocketRacoon:

  The nicest person, by far, that I ever met at a convention was Norman Reedus.

  This was at the height of Darryl-Mania and his line had at least five times the amount of any other celeb. Yet, he took his time with everyone who got their picture with them, chatting to them a bit, posing for pics like you would with your real friends and making everyone feel like he was that one that was honored to be taking a picture with you. None of it felt forced or phony.
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  (#7) Doug Bradley

  Posted by u/Videowulff:

  I met him was at Mad Monster. He absolutely refuses to dress up for photo ops because he says, "The stupidest thing to have Pinhead standing in an empty room with fans."

  So he pitched an idea: To make a replica of the attic from the first movie with a working Puzzle box and everything.

  The experience was phenomenal! He said he is planning to work with Mad Monster to do it more often because "It is what we owe the fans."
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  (#8) Jamie Lee Curtis

  • Actor

  Posted by u/iken1976:

  I really have no memory of this, but...

  When I was five years old (spring 1981) my family was on vacation in Colorado. We were at a Budget car rental office in Denver while they were shooting a commercial. Apparently, I walked right up to the nice young actress girl and asked her to help me open my box of animal crackers.

  Anyway, two or three years later my parents (never horror fans) see an Eddie Murphy comedy called Trading Places and say, "Hey! That's the girl from the car place that was so nice to Baby Kevin."

  I took me like another 10 years to figure out I asked Jamie Leigh Curtis to open my Animal Crackers.
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  (#9) Angus Scrimm

  Posted by u/mexibeaner_75:

  Angus Scrimm was the nicest [actor] I've met. He talked to my ex-wife and I for awhile and held her hand like he was her old grandpa.
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  (#10) Clive Barker

  Posted by u/whoisjohncleland:

  Clive Barker (my personal favorite). I mentioned to him that Thief of Always was my daughter's favorite book (she was 10 at the time). He seemed really touched and drew an original piece of art in the battered paperback I presented to him. I'll never forget that.
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  (#11) George A. Romero

  Posted by u/TheJBeans:

  George Romero was amazing to meet. The kindest person in the entire world. He would invite us to sit with him and talk about anything and everything like we knew him a life time.
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  (#12) Kane Hodder

  Posted by a Redditor:

  The fan involvement is a huge part of why he's still so popular. He's that guy that does every show. Seriously. He's on the road more than home for conventions most years, and almost always has a long line. I'm not the hugest Friday the 13th fan, but I love Kane. He's a great guy who goes out of his way for most of his fans.
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  (#13) Lance Henriksen

  Posted by u/Dead_Skin:

  Lance Henriksen bumped into me getting out of an elevator. I let slip a "Oh, sh*t" when I realized who it was. He was drunk as hell. He stopped and looked at me and my friend, gave us a thumbs up and said "Kick a**, boys."
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  (#14) Bill Moseley

  Posted by u/Videowulff:

  Bill almost always leaves his booth to hang out with fans and he can talk for hours. He is very open to questions and requests and he even surprised my friend with a phone call when I told him that she could not make it.
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  (#15) Bruce Campbell

  • Actor

  Posted by u/OpheliaTen:

  Bruce Campbell seems to really enjoy his fan interactions and he seems like a genuinely funny guy.

  Posted by u/buttermuseum:

  I met Bruce Campbell at Comic-Con, maybe a little less than 20 years ago now? (Yikes...)

  I felt super cool when he called me “baby.” I waited to the side for my then-boyfriend to get his autograph. He called my boyfriend “baby” also. In fact, he called everyone "baby."

  Rollercoaster of emotions, but still 10/10, good dude to fans.

  Posted by u/ImA13x:

  Bruce Campbell complimented my beard and then on my ability to read.
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  (#16) Roddy Piper

  • Wrestler

  Posted by u/West-Sharp:

  We met Rowdy Roddy Piper, who was one of the nicest people at the entire convention. His assistant kept telling him he needed to go so he could make his flight, but there were so many people lined up at his table that he refused to budge until he could meet (almost) everyone.

  I told him that I loved all of his work, but that I would never forget his special appearance on the Super Mario Brothers Super Show VHS tape that I had when I was younger. He smiled from ear-to-ear and said, "Oh, man, no one ever remembers that!" Then he gave me a big bear hug and told me about how the guy that played Mario in that show legally changed his name to Mario (which he pronounced Mareio).

  If you're wondering what he sounded like, he sounded exactly like his wrestler character The Maniac on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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  (#17) Barbara Crampton

  Posted by u/bladegal16:

  Barbara Crampton is the nicest celebrity I've ever met. She talked to me about my favorite movies, my job, all kinds of stuff. I got a little star struck 'cause she's so hot.

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