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16 Facts About The Making Of Your Favorite Horror Movies

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Turns out that sometimes, you need four houses to make up one house.

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LECENDARY FINAL GIRL HEATHER LANGENKAMP FROM A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET DID THE MAKEUP FOR THE CABIN IN THE WOODS. Langenkamp and her husband David LeRoy Anderson have a company that specializes in prosthetic makeup, monster costumes, and other makeup effects for film studios. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

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THE PERFORMERS PLAYING THE KIDS ON THE SCHOOL BUS IN TRICK 'R TREAT ALL HAD REAL DISABILITIES OR INJURIES They all had a blast during the shoot, and their costumes were inspired by homemade costumes of real kids with mental disabilities. CRACKED.COM — Source: Film School Rejects

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DESSERTS WERE USED TO CREATE THE GORE IN READY OR NOT. Bananas and jelly were used to create human innards, and the blood on Samara Weaving's face was caramel syrup dyed red. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

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EMILY MORTIMER THOUGHT SHE WAS THE KILLER WHILE FILMING SCREAM-3: The actress, who gets offed by Ghostface in the third act, explained that everyone was made to believe they might be the killer to make their acting more prominent, and the audience more confused. CRACKED.COM — Source: Entertainment Weekly

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IT: CHAPTER TWO, HOLDS THE RECORD FOR MOST FAKE BLOOD DURING A SCENE. The bathroom scene featuring Jessica Chastain's character Beverly used a whopping 500+ gallons of fake blood. CRACKED.COM — Source: Cinemablend

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Robert Englund (Yep, Him Again)

BEFORE HE BECAME FREDDY KRUEGER. ROBERT ENGLUND WAS PAID TO THROW LEAVES AROUND ON THE SET OF HALLOWEEN Englund said he was conned by his roommate to work as a temporary set builder on the production of the 1978 film. CRACKED.COM — Source: Mental Floss

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Blood Red Sky

A THOUSAND NAILS WERE MADE FOR THE VAMPIRES IN -BLOOD-RED-SKY. The production team also sculpted up to six different foreheads and pairs of ears for the actors to wear. CRACKED.COM — Source: Fangoria

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You’re Next

ACTRESS SHARNI VINSON ALMOST LOST AN EYE WHILE FILMING YOU'RE NEXT. During the first scene where the family goes into full blown panic, Vinson's character dives and crawls underneath the dining table. As she dived, though, she went straight into the high heel of the actress playing the sister. She had a black eye for days. CRACKED.COM — Source: Bloody Disgusting

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JENNIFER LAWRENCE COPED DURING THE FILMING OF MOTHER! WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM THE KARDASHIANS. The crew made Lawrence a Kardashian tent where she could decompress and watch Keeping Up with the Kardashians while chewing gumballs. CRACKED.COM — Source: People

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TO FIND PROPERTIES AT WHICH TO FILM THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982), PRODUCER ROGER CORMAN TOLD THE PRODUCTION TEAM TO USE THE TITLE SLEEPLESS NIGHT FOR THE MOVIE INSTEAD. The idea was to trick homeowners to offer up their properties by making them think the movie was going to be a classy thriller. CRACKED.COM — Source: Film School Rejects

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Jennifer’s Body

THE MARKETING FOR JENNIFER'S BODY WAS ABSOLUTE HELL. It seems that absolutely no one was happy about the marketing of the movie. Not only was the film marketed to a male audience by male marketers, but at one point- and much to director Karyn Kusama's horror - the marketing company wanted Megan Fox to do live chats on amateur porn sites to sell the film. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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SOME OF THE GROSS VET SCENES IN RAW WERE REAL. The horse collapsing really happened as the filmmakers got permission to film one of the animals being sedated, and the hand up the cow's ass was also very real (and done under veterinary supervision). CRACKED.COM — Source: The Independent

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Poltergeist

THE ACTOR PLAYING ROBBIE ALMOST 'COT STRANCLED FOR REAL WHILE FILMING POLTERGEIST. In the 1982 film, Robbie gets strangled by the animated clown doll, but while filming the scene, the arms of the props doll was way too tight. Actor Oliver Robbins screamed that he couldn't breathe, but Spielberg thought Robbins was just improvising... until he saw the kid's face turn purple. CRACKED.COM — Source: Screen Rant

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A Quiet Place

HOW THEY MADE THE ALIEN SOUND EFFECTS IN A QUIET PLACE. The clicking sounds the aliens make when hunting for their prey were produced by shooting a stun gun into grapes. CRACKED.COM — Source: Insider

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The Invisible Man

FOUR HOUSES WERE USED TO CREATE THE INTERIOR OF THE HOUSE IN THE INVISIBLE MAN. CRACKED.COM — Source: Film School Rejects

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Nice, It Could Help

SHOOTING 28 DAYS LATER HELPED, FUND A HOSPITAL, A real hospital was used over the weekend to film the first scenes of the movie, and the rental fees went directly to the hospital's trust fund. CRACKED.COM

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