Who was/is your favourite horror movie actor?

In Britain we had the Hammer horror classics with actors like Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee. Others made famous for their work in this genre include, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney jnr, Boris Karloff & Vincent Price. Now of course I realise those are blasts from a pretty illustrious past. You may have a preference for their contemporary counterparts. Whichever, who are your picks for masters of the horror field?