33 Freaky Behind-the-Scenes Bits of Trivia About Horror Films

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33 Freaky Behind-the-Scenes Bits of Trivia About Horror Films
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Reading behind-the-scenes tidbits about horror movies is always a little comforting, since we see that it was just some make-believe. There isn’t really some witch in the forest right now. It was just a movie! 

Of course, some of these movies were based on true stories and even had some freaky stuff happen on set, so we’re still a little on edge. Dang it! Another sleepless night for us. Thanks a lot, list of random horror movie facts!

Night of the Living Dead

A SCREENWRITER WAS SET ON FIRE FOR NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD They keep coming back in A bloodthirsty lust for HUMAN FLESHI... Pits the dead against the living in a struggle for survivall JOSTA O'DEA JONES MARCYS EASTMAN - KAC - NAMOMON JUDIA KOLEY KEITA WATER - - - In the scene where they're throwing Molotov cocktails at the zombies, co-writer John Russo told George Romero it would be unrealistic that none would catch on fire. When Romero said they had no stuntmen, Russo volunteered to be set ablaze, despite

The Omen

THE CAST AND CREW OF THE OMEN NARROWLY ESCAPED MULTIPLE PLANE DISASTERS. YOUARE ONE DAYCLOSER TO THE END OF THE WORLD. OMEN Actor Gregory Peck, writer David Seltzer, and producer Mace Neufeld all flew in separate planes struck by lightning throughout production. Peck would later elude plane death once more when a flight he had just cancelled crashed, killing all those aboard. CRACKED.COM

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

VERONICA CARTWRIGHT IS ACTUALLY FREAKING OUT AT THE END OF INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. From deep space... Invasion of the Body Snatchers The - . - - - Production Person of the Body Seatchers Donald Sutherland .. Brooke Meme Leonard Ninsoy - - MDI - - - - - - les - Photo - - - - The - - Director Philip Kaufman really wanted Cartwright's reaction to be genuine, so he kept the actress in the dark about the ending. When Donald Sutherland reveals that his body has also been snatched, the shock sent her into full-blown

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

GUNNAR HANSEN HAD TO WEAR A RANCID SHIRT EVERY DAY IN THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. Filmmakers only made one Who will survive costume for Leatherface, and what and it couldn't be cleaned will be for fear of its color fading. left of His shirt became so stiff them? and putrid after wearing it 16 hours a day, Hansen said after a month, you THE Americans most bitame and TEXAS trutel comes!.. could lean my suit up CHAINSAW MASSACRE against the wall. What happened it the - the motion - - - - - = 25 100 - THE CRACKED.COM

The Babadook

Noah Wiseman, The Babadook Noah Wiseman was only six when he starred in The Babadook and was told the movie was about his character trying to save his mother and the power of love. Не was not present for the verbally abusive scenes. CRACKED.COM

The Ring

Daveigh Chase, The Ring When Chase saw The Ring, she had to cover her eyes. Her mom said, Daveigh, that's you. Why are you scared of yourself? Her own character creeped her out. CRACKED.COM

Let the Right One In

Lina Leandersson, Let The Right One In Leandersson and costar Kåre Hedebrant never read a script. They were directed scene-by-scene. Leandersson said the scariest scene to film was when she waved from a window because she was scared of the height. CRACKED.COM

Jackson Robert Scott

Jackson Robert Scott, IT When Scott first saw Pennywise in costume he described it as, It was cool but... kind of awkward and scary because I know he's a really nice person in real life, but, at the same time, his character stuns me. CRACKED.COM

The Others

Alakina Mann The Others Mann had to stay indoors during daylight hours for the duration of the three-and-a-half-month shoot in order to remain pale. CRACKED.COM

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A Nightmare on Elm Street FREDDY KRUEGER WAS NAMED AFTER WES CRAVEN'S BULLY. As a child, Craven was tortured by a kid named Fred Krueger. (That's also the reason why the main bad guy in The Last House on the Left is named Krug.) CRACKED.COM

Psychological Torture on The Blair Witch Project

The cast was subject to constant psychological torture. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT CRACKED COM They were periodically told to pick fights with each other, while being stalked through the woods day and night by crew members.

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The Exorcism of Emily Rose

BTS STORIES FROM HORROR MOVIES 2005 THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE During filming, the radios of actresses Jennifer Carpenter and Laura Linney would turn on by themselves, right in the middle of Pearl Jam's Alive. Cool song, but also, they would start shouting right where the lyrics scream I'm still alive. Eventually, all the radios were unplugged to avoid, erm, messages. CRACKED.COM

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The Exorcist at the Oscars

BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACTS The Exorcist is the first horror movie to be nominated for Best Picture. CRACKED.com It received 10 oscar nominations in 1974, including Best Supporting Actress for the 15 year old Linda Blair. It lost Best Picture to The Sting, a movie you didn't know existed until now.

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33 Freaky Behind-the-Scenes Bits of Trivia About Horror Films

The Exorcist

33 Freaky Behind-the-Scenes Bits of Trivia About Horror Films

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33 Freaky Behind-the-Scenes Bits of Trivia About Horror Films
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Robert Englund

CRACKED co ROBERT ENGLUND LOOKS REALLY FRIENDLY WITHOUT MAKEUP. There's nothing about Freddy Krueger that doesn't scream thus guy will rip your guts

Blair Witch

The filming of 2016's Blair Witch was SO hush-hush, the studio gave almost all of the cast and crew a fake name for the movie. BLAIR WITCH THERE'S SOM

Freddy vs. Jason

The earliest draft of Freddy VS, Jason included a hilariously bizarre brawl in Hell. The script, titled Nightmare 13: Freddy Meets Jason, ends with th

Linda Blair

This is the Linda Blair that most of us remember best. Siveet She grew up reonns WICIYS THE to become SO EXORCIST much more! hedb WLAMRED Western An A

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