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.
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Valak - Bonnie Aarons (The Conjuring 2, 2016)
Pale Man - Doug Jones (Pan's Labyrinth, 2006)
I love that movie, and this creature gave me more creeps than anything i've seen in a movie before.
Kayako - Takako Fuji (The Grudge, 2004)
Toshio - Yuya Ozeki (Ju-On, 2002)
Freddy Krueger - Robert Englund (A Nightmare On Elm Street, 1984)
Regan Macneil - Linda Blair (The Exorcist, 1973)
Not a lot of surprise here ... seeing as she appears in the movie without makeup ...
Bride In Black - Tom Fitzpatrick (Insidious: Chapter 2, 2013)
Leatherface - Gunnar Hansen (the Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974)
Pumpkinhead - Tom Woodruff Jr. (Pumpkinhead, 1988)
The Collector - Juan Fernández (The Collector, 2009)
Radford - Arthur Roberts (Midnight Movie, 2008)
We horror fans need a good horror film. The last genuinely scary one for me was insidious. horror films are more than just jump scares!
Try Asian ones, if you haven't already. Now, I'm not sure about the newest east Asian horror films, but, as you may know, their tradition of ghost films that creep under your skin is pretty famous. Leaving you with a mixture of fright and sadness, because in the end... All these are sad stories that make you sympathise with the ghost.
For DancingToMyself. These are not really recent ones, but they are some famous titles that I found interesting. You might have seen these already or not find them scary, but here you are: The Ring trilogy (the original Japanese ones, of course Ring1, 2 and 0), Infection, Dark Water, Kuchisake Onna, Juon, The Matrimony, The Eye. Additionally, these two are not really in the horror genre, but they left me with a strong horror impression afterwards: Hadashi no Gen (animated film, but do not underestimate it), Turtles Can Fly Too. Enjoy! ^_-
To Daria :)
Thanks! :) I was looking for something just like that. You're sweetheart, thx. ♥
asian horror movies are mostly paranormal and spiritual.
Daria, can you please name a few of those? I'm very interested :)
I thought I was the only one to think this - about being sympathetic with the ghosts
Yup...the title screen of Yu-on already scared me :'). Also Dark Water is very cool!
try "drag me to hell" by Sam Raimi.
Still scary
Great article. I'd add Javier Botet, the title character in "Mama." He was also in Conjuring 2 and others. Wonderful creature performer. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2306701/
We horror fans need a good horror film. The last genuinely scary one for me was insidious. horror films are more than just jump scares!
Try Asian ones, if you haven't already. Now, I'm not sure about the newest east Asian horror films, but, as you may know, their tradition of ghost films that creep under your skin is pretty famous. Leaving you with a mixture of fright and sadness, because in the end... All these are sad stories that make you sympathise with the ghost.
For DancingToMyself. These are not really recent ones, but they are some famous titles that I found interesting. You might have seen these already or not find them scary, but here you are: The Ring trilogy (the original Japanese ones, of course Ring1, 2 and 0), Infection, Dark Water, Kuchisake Onna, Juon, The Matrimony, The Eye. Additionally, these two are not really in the horror genre, but they left me with a strong horror impression afterwards: Hadashi no Gen (animated film, but do not underestimate it), Turtles Can Fly Too. Enjoy! ^_-
To Daria :)
Thanks! :) I was looking for something just like that. You're sweetheart, thx. ♥
asian horror movies are mostly paranormal and spiritual.
Daria, can you please name a few of those? I'm very interested :)
I thought I was the only one to think this - about being sympathetic with the ghosts
Yup...the title screen of Yu-on already scared me :'). Also Dark Water is very cool!
try "drag me to hell" by Sam Raimi.
Still scary
Great article. I'd add Javier Botet, the title character in "Mama." He was also in Conjuring 2 and others. Wonderful creature performer. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2306701/