Although the horror characters below are very famous, not many people pay attention to who is behind the disguise as “demons”.
Since the late 60s of the 20th century, the Hollywood horror genre has blossomed with a series of successes coming from hideous, sick or disgusting horror characters that strike directly at the fear of the public. These characters quickly created a huge buzz and became the inspiration for horror movies. Let’s take a look at the real faces behind the classic horror characters of Hollywood cinema!
- Xenomorph in Alien (1979)
2. Pinhead in Hellraiser (1987)
3. Michael Myers in Halloween (1978)
This classic horror icon was portrayed by SIX in the first movie. The man in the top center is the one with the most screen time, but the one on the right is the face you see when Michael is temporarily revealed.
4. The Babadook (2014)
5. Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)
6. Original Pennywise from the miniseries It (1990)
7. New Pennywise in It part 1 & 2 (2017/2019)
8. Samara from The Ring (2002)
9. Bughuul from Sinister (2012)
10. Regan/Pazuzu in The Exorcist (1973)
11. Face of Evil and Linda in The Exorcist
Eileen Dietz really played an integral role in the making of The Exorcist franchise. In some of the more intense scenes, Eileen in her 20s replaced Linda Blair from when she was 14 at the time of filming. Eileen is also the “Face of Evil” (middle image) that doesn’t have much screen time (under a second), but still haunts viewers to this day.
- Valek from The Conjuring 2 (2016) and The Nun (2018)
