34 Famous Actors You Forgot Were In Horror Movies
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Jennifer Aniston: Leprechaun (1993)
Just before Friends, Jennifer starred in a horror movie about an angry leprechaun who just wanted to get his pot of gold back. Did you know that only a four-leaf clover can kill the title character, and did you know that this was Jennifer's film debut?
Jennifer Lawrence: House at the End of the Street (2012)
JLaw is Elissa, a 17-year-old who starts dating Ryan, a resident of said house and brother of a girl who disappeared after murdering their parents.
Scarlett Johansson: Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
This is technically a comedy horror film, but you know, giant spiders...
Renée Zellweger: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1997)
Two years before Jerry Maguire, Renée had small roles in Reality Bites, Empire Records, and a starring role in Texas Chainsaw, playing a teenager on the run from Matthew McConaughey (see below). Like Renée at the time, the film remained mostly unknown.
Matthew McConaughey: Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1997)
And he played the guy she was on the run from/
Katherine Heigl: Bride of Chucky (1998)
Have any of the Chucky films made sense? This fourth one certainly didn't. But it stars Chucky, his bride doll Tiffany (the soul of Jennifer Tilly's human character), and Tiffany's neighbour Jade, played by Katherine Heigl. All you need to know is Jade is nothing like a bridesmaid or doctor.
Johnny Depp: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Johnny made his feature film debut in the first-ever Freddy Krueger movie, playing Glen, a high school student whose friends are killed by Freddy in their dreams. You can guess how things ended for Glen.
George Clooney: Return to Horror High (1987)
Chances are, you've never seen this film. That, or you completely forgot that George was in it as Oliver, an actor playing a cop on the set of a scary movie, and that he was the first to die on screen.
Brad Pitt: Cutting Class (1989)
In the hall of fame of Brad's on screen names, his moniker in Cutting Class reigns supreme. Meet Dwight Ingalls, budding basketball star.
Leonardo DiCaprio: Critters 3 (1991)
Leo and his floppy hair made their film debut in the third instalment of the sci-fi horror comedy franchise about furry little aliens (sorry, critters) who like to eat humans.
Chloë Grace Moretz: The Amityville Horror (2005)
The 2005 remake starred Ryan Reynolds, his abs, and a bb Chloe, who was around 8 when the film was released. She played one of the Lutz children.
Mila Kunis: American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002)
In between seasons of That '70s Show, Mila unfortunately starred in some forgettable movies, including the direct-to-video sequel to American Psycho. (She steals someone else's identity and embarks on the serial killer life.)
Hilary Swank: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
The first failed Buffy attempt before the brilliant TV show.
Paul Rudd: Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Credited as Paul Stephen Rudd, the man who never ages plays Tommy Doyle, whose baby sitter was Michael Myers' sister Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis) in the original films.
Julia Roberts: Flatliners (1990)
Julia plays a medical student who conducts near-death experiments to see what the afterlife's all about. The film also starred Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland (also medical students).
Jack Black: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Though uncredited in the film's OG release, that's really Jack Black playing a stoner named Titus Telesco, who meets his fate either because of his name or those unfortunate dreads.
Jada Pinkett Smith: Demon Knight (1995)
Officially called Tales From the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, this comedy horror motion picture also starred Billy Zane, Thomas Haden Church, and the infamous Crypt Keeper, who just wants to make it in Hollywood.
Kelly Rowland: Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
No Destiny's Child song could have saved Kelly's character Kia from Freddy and Jason, who battled it out at the expense of the teens of Springwood, Ohio.
Tyra Banks: Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Released four years after H20, Resurrection finds Tyra Banks, Busta Rhymes, and others hanging out in Michael Myers's childhood home to film a live internet horror show.
Idris Elba: Prom Night (2008)
A former teacher is after his student on prom night after being jailed for killing her family. Enter Detective Winn.
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