User blog comment:Cfp3157/The Movie Monsters/@comment-5338740-20120608011124

Here's a list of original and good modern horror characters:

Death (Final Destination)

Bunnyman (Bunnyman)

John Kramer/Jigsaw (Saw)

The Candyman (Candyman)

Infected (28 Days Later)

Ghostface Killer (Scream)

Captain Spaulding (The Devil's Rejects)