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George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, Tom Hanks--many of today's most celebrated actors began their careers on the sets of horror movies. However, the majority of performers in even the most popular horror films remain relatively unknown.
This engaging collection of profiles introduces many of the actors behind the heroes, heroines, monsters and villains who have terrified and fascinated moviegoers around the world.
From Michelle Argyris, who embodied a possessed college student in Devil Seed (2012), to Ian Whyte, the 7 foot tall former basketball player who portrayed one of cinema's most iconic monsters in Aliens vs. Predator (2004), the profiles offer insight into how the actors prepared for and performed their roles. Longer essays explore the casts of renowned horror series, including Saw, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th, providing a window into the world of horror filmmaking.
Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Michelle Argyris: Devil Seed
Blythe Auffarth: The Girl Next Door
Belinda Balaski
Tim Balme: Dead Alive
Ashley Bank: The Monster Squad
Michael Berryman: The Hills Have Eyes
Doug Bradley: The Hellraiser films
Jonathan Breck: Jeepers Creepers, Jeepers Creepers 2
Jamie Brewer and Naomi Grossman: American Horror Story
Stacy Chbosky: The Poughkeepsie Tapes
Noelle Coet: Mischief Night
Lora Cunningham: The Book of Eli
Fiona Dourif: Curse of Chucky
They Came from Elm Street!
Katie Featherston: Paranormal Activity
Hannah Fierman: V/H/S
Friday the 13th: Their Name Was Jason (Voorhees)
The Friday the 13th Family
Sid Haig
Celebrating Halloween!
Danielle Harris
Legend Alert: Rondo Hatton and The Creeper Films
Legend Alert: Jackie Joseph and The Little Shop of Horrors
Michael Karnow: Incident at Loch Ness
John Kassir: Tales from the Crypt
Camille Keaton: I Spit on Your Grave
Nick King: Sinister
Brandon Lee: The Crow
Michael Reid MacKay: Se7en
J. Mallory-McCree: Cloned: The Recreator Chronicles
Meet Some Massacre Men
Chris McGinn and Ted Levine: The Silence of the Lambs
Pollyanna McIntosh: Offspring and The Woman
Zoe Naylor: The Reef
Lyla Hay Owen: Interview with the Vampire
Katie Parker: Absentia
Elizabeth Pena: Jacob's Ladder
Nick Principe: Chromeskull Films
Lorna Raver: Drag Me to Hell
Silje Reinåmo: Thale
Julianna Robinson: Wasting Away (Aaaah! Zombies!)
Felissa Rose: Sleepaway Camp
The Saw Films
Susan Swift: Audrey Rose
Pat Tallman: Night of the Living Dead
Tony Todd: Candyman films
Dee Wallace: The Howling, Cujo and The Frighteners
Virginia Welch: Prosecuting Casey Anthony
Ian Whyte: Aliens vs. Predator/Requiem
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