What scared you the most the last time you watched a horror movie? We’d bet money on the menacing demeanor of famous villains like Freddy Kreuger, Jason Vorhees, and Michael Myers. It may surprise you to see, however, that the faces behind these ghastly ghouls are just ordinary people that bear little or no resemblance to the sheer terror their characters embody.
See each remarkable transformation below, and vote for the stares that spooked you to the bone.
#1 Valak — Bonnie Aarons (The Conjuring 2, 2016)
#2 Pennywise — Tim Curry (It, 1990)
#3 Samara — Daveigh Chase (The Ring, 2002)
#4 Pale Man — Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth, 2006)
#5 Kayako — Takako Fuji (The Grudge, 2004)
#6 Toshio — Yuya Ozeki (Ju-On, 2002)
#7 Alien — Bolaji Badejo (Alien, 1979)
#8 Freddy Krueger — Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street, 1984)
#9 Regan Macneil — Linda Blair (The Exorcist, 1973)
#10 Bride In Black — Tom Fitzpatrick (Insidious: Chapter 2, 2013)
#11 Leprechaun — Warwick Davis (Leprechaun, 1993)
#12 Pinhead — Doug Bradley (Hellraiser, 1987)
#13 Michael Myers — Nick Castle (The Halloween, 1978)
#14 Leatherface — Gunnar Hansen (the Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974)
#15 The Creeper — Jonathan Breck (Jeepers Creepers, 2001)
#16 Captain Spaulding — Sid Haig (The Devil’s Rejects, 2005)
#17 Sam — Quinn Lord (Trick ‘r Treat, 2007)
#18 Pumpkinhead — Tom Woodruff Jr. (Pumpkinhead, 1988)
#19 Jason Voorhees — Ari Lehman (friday The 13th, 1980)
#20 Ghostface — Dane Farwell (Scream, 1996)
#21 Radford — Arthur Roberts (Midnight Movie, 2008)
#22 The Collector — Juan Fernández (The Collector, 2009)
#23 The Miner — Chris Carnel (My Bloody Valentine, 2009)
