Novelist Scott Sigler's horror column appears every Thursday.

Many people feel that Stephen King is the "King of Horror." He's royalty, don't get me wrong, but would he have that title if his last name was something like "Lipshitz"? Uncle Stevie is the goods, no question about it, but if I were to crown a true King of Horror, I wouldst bequeath that title upon none other than Sir Bruce Campbell.

You gasp in shock. You snarl in disgust. You think me an imbecile (which, to be sure, is nothing new). But if you're looking at individual actors, there's really only two people so utterly iconic that their face brings up instant association with a horror franchise: Sir Bruce and Robert "Freddy Kreuger" Englund. Sure, you've got your Jasons, Michaels and Chuckies, -- but those are the characters we identify with -- not the actors. You could, maybe, count that Candyman dude if you could name him... Name him quick! No looking at IMDB! Don't know it? Ha, I have made my point and made it well.

Sir Bruce is on my mind because of the impending release of My Name is Bruce. A movie where Bruce Campbell plays Bruce Campbell. A small town thinks he is actually the demon-killer Ash from the Evil Dead series, so they bring him in to do what Ash would do best ... which is kill demons. I know, I know, kind of a Three Amigos plot, or a riff on that God-awful Julia Roberts crap from a God-awful Ocean's 12. But this is Bruce Frickin' Campbell, man! It's like Smuckers -- it's got to be good. This is going to be the best B-Movie juiciness!

Why is Bruce the King? Just look at this classic body of work, which speaks for itself, and is arranged in order of coolness and campiness.

Bruce Campbell's Top Movies 

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