I agree with Ghost Face being the Horror Icon of the 90s. Whether or not one liked those films, it's hard to argue their popularity amongst the masses.
Horror Icons of the 2000's:
To be clear, though, I don't think that any of the above mentioned icons really
displace Jason, Freddy, Michael, or Leatherface, nor do we really "need" any new ones (
I don't at least - Michael Meyers is a permant staple of my nightmares). I think that their (Jason, Freddy, Michael, Leatherface) infamy is far more prevalent. Ghost Face and Jigsaw are more fads than anything else; that's how you can argue that Ghost Face was
not an icon of the 90s. But, oh, he was... He just faded.
Also - Whoever said that the Slasher genre is dead should watch
Laid to Rest,
My Bloody Valentine 3D, and
Inside. Icons don't necessarily make a genre; subject matter does.