Hidden Secrets: Unveiling Celebrities' Haunting Horror Movie Roles
Hidden Secrets: Unveiling Celebrities' Haunting Horror Movie Roles
Prior to gaining fame through her hit television series Friends, Jennifer Aniston kick-started her career by starring in the horror film Leprechaun in 1993. During an interview with SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show in October 2019, the actress fondly looked back on her experience in the role.
“I felt like I made it big when I got the opportunity to be in Leprechaun,” she shared. “Warwick Davis, the actor from Willow, was also part of the film. It was a significant moment for me!”
Certain celebrities had even more unforgettable moments during their involvement in horror movies. An example is Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr., who formed a connection while filming I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1997 and eventually tied the knot in September 2002.
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Jennifer Aniston rose to fame and became a household name through her success with the hit TV show Friends. However, prior to that, in 1993, she had a role in the film Leprechaun. During an interview on SiriusXM's The Howard Stern Show in October 2019, Aniston reflected on her experience with the movie and expressed her excitement, mentioning that it felt like a significant milestone, especially as it starred Warwick Davis, known for his role in the film Willow.
Some celebrities had even more memorable experiences while working on horror films. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr., for example, formed a connection on the set of the 1997 film "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and eventually got married in September 2002.
“At the end of the movie, I simply wanted to be friends with her because I thought she was too thin and I wanted to prepare meals for her, which is something my family does," the actor revealed exclusively to We in April 2020. "So, we started this weekly barbecue tradition at her house, where my cousins and I would come over and cook food for her and her friends. We made sure everyone had something to eat, and that's how our friendship began."
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Kyle Richards
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Anna Faris
Faris made her debut on the silver screen in 2000, appearing as Cindy Campbell in four installments of the Scary Movie franchise. This role not only showcased her impeccable sense of comedic timing but also marked her first appearance in a feature film.
Before he became a household name for playing Hopper on Stranger Things, Harbour had a small role as Dracula in the 2007 thriller Awake.
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Paul Rudd
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Anya Taylor-Joy
The Witch marked the big-screen introduction of The Queen's Gambit star in 2015. Portraying the character of Thomasin, a young woman residing in 17th century New England, she faces the temptation of embracing evil by an apparently possessed goat named Black Phillip.
Before winning her Oscar, Lawrence portrayed the protagonist in House at the End of the Street, which had its premiere in 2012 but was actually filmed in 2010. In this film, she took on the role of Elissa, a character who relocates to the suburbs alongside her mother (Elisabeth Shue), only to discover that their neighbor happens to be a murderer.
In 2015, Knock Knock, directed by Eli Roth, featured the talented No Time to Die actress, De Armas, who portrayed Bel. In the film, Bel, along with another woman, arrives at Evan's (Keanu Reeves) house, only to wreak havoc on his life.
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Viola Davis
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Jennifer Lopez
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
A true representation of its era, Halloween H20, released in 1998, showcased an ensemble cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, and Jodi Lyn O'Keefe. Significantly, Jamie Lee Curtis returned to her iconic role as Laurie Strode after her last appearance in 1981's Halloween II. Additionally, the film featured a special appearance by Janet Leigh, Curtis' mother.
Before assuming the role of Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jon Snow appeared alongside Sean Bean, another Game of Thrones actor, in the 2012 film Silent Hill: Revelation. In the movie, Harington portrayed Vincent, the son of a wicked cult leader named Carrie-Ann Moss.
In one of her first film roles, Aniston played terrorized teen Tory Reding in 1993's Leprechaun.
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Mischa Barton
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Drew Barrymore
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Brad Pitt
Pitt played a high school student named Dwight Ingalls who became a murder suspect in the 1989 horror film Cutting Class.
Williams portrayed Sil as a younger version of Natasha Henstridge's character in 1995's film Species. Additionally, in the year Dawson's Creek debuted, she also appeared in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998).
Zellweger starred opposite Matthew McConaughey in the 1994 thriller Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.
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Kaley Cuoco
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Freddie Prinze Jr.
In the 1997 film "I Know What You Did Last Summer," a group of four teenagers accidentally hit a man with their car and dispose of his body in the ocean. A year later, the friends, portrayed by Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Ryan Phillippe, find themselves tormented by the man they believed to be deceased.
A young Kunis starred in the 1995 Piranha remake about a killer fish terrorizing the Lost River Lake Resort.
The actor played a police officer in the 1987 horror/comedy film Return to Horror High.
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Jennifer Connelly
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Johnny Depp
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Jamie Lee Curtis
The iconic scream queen, portrayed by
The actress played a teenager named Jade in 1998's Bride of Chucky.
As the star of 1976's Carrie, Spacek's character wreaked havoc on prom night after a prank went too far.
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Meg Ryan and Lori Loughlin
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Tom Hanks
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Kevin Bacon
Bacon portrayed Jack Burrell, a camp counselor, in the 1980 slasher film Friday the 13th, which achieved great financial success at the box office. Subsequently, the movie gave rise to almost twelve sequels over the course of the following two decades.
The role of Kristen Parker in the film A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, released in 1987, was portrayed by the actress. In a harrowing dream sequence, Parker falls victim to Freddy Krueger's attack, resulting in her confinement to a mental institution.
The socialite was the second character to be slain in 2005's House of Wax remake.
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Naomi Watts
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Sharon Stone
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Ryan Gosling
In 1996's Frankenstein and Me, Gosling plays Kenny, the fraidycat friend of monster-loving Earl Williams.
In 1993's Hocus Pocus, Midler played one of three witches resurrected when a virgin boy lit a magical candle.
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Chace Crawford
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Eva Mendes and Jennifer Morrison
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Josh Henderson
Long before he was cast in the Dallas remake, the actor appeared in the 2003 gross-out flick Leeches!
In the 2010 movie Prowl, Peter (Bowman) and his pals were transported to an abandoned meatpacking factory where bloodthirsty vampires awaited.
Meester portrays the daughter in a family of exceptionally skilled operatives who operate covertly to uncover the truth behind a ghost that has been plaguing a nearby high school in the 2003 film Hangman's Curse.
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Julie Bowen
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Kirsten Dunst
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Scarlett Johansson
The star appeared in the 2002 giant-spiders-run-amok flick Eight Legged Freaks.
Hall's Scary Movie character, Brenda, continues to be beloved by fans even now — a role she went on to reprise in the subsequent three installments of the horror-comedy spoof franchise. Similar to her co-star Faris, the cohost of the 2022 Oscars began her journey in the films with Scary Movie in 2000.
The Thor star played a college student victimized by zombies in 2011’s The Cabin in the Woods.
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Kelly Rowland
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Dan Levy
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Elizabeth Olsen
The actress starred in the 2012 film Silent House as a woman who is terrorized in her family’s vacation home.
The actress played a convict in 1995’s Demon Knight. The Red Table Talk host also had a memorable role at the beginning of 1997's Scream 2.
The Twilight star was still a child when she portrayed a young girl fending off burglars in 2002’s Panic Room.
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David Cross
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Natasha Lyonne
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