6 Innocent Animals Who Are Secretly Nightmare Machines

6 Innocent Animals Who Are Secretly Nightmare Machines

A Dumb Stephen King Movie Predicted 5G Hysteria

A Dumb Stephen King Movie Predicted 5G Hysteria

The News, Improved: 15 Headlines We Fixed

The News, Improved: 15 Headlines We Fixed

5 Tricks People Who Complain About 'Cancel Culture' Stole From Comedy

5 Tricks People Who Complain About 'Cancel Culture' Stole From Comedy

55 Nutty Facts About U.S. States

55 Nutty Facts About U.S. States

21 Horror Movies (Even Scarier Behind The Scenes)

Cracked pays people to make smart memes. Visit the Photoplasty and Pictofacts Workshop to get in on it.

Horror movies are scary, disturbing, and otherwise messed-up on the screen, no surprise. But sometimes they're a lovecraftian nightmare behind the scenes, too. Whether it's insane directors making their lives a living hell, sets and effects that try to eat them alive, or just the world being a terrifying place, actors on horror movies have had to endure some screwed-up shit.

For example:

21

BILL SKARSGARD WAS SO MISERABLE MAKING I, HE SUFFERED FROM PENNYWISEI NIGHTMARES. The actor compared the role to a destructive relationship, adding,

20

RUBY ROSE'S WARDROBE NEARLY CAUSED HER TO DROWN FILMING THE MEG. The actress said she STATHIM was dressed in layers to protect from the cold, making s

19

SANDRA PEABODY THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO BE RAPED WHILE FILMING THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT. TO AVOID FAINTING EP it on 3 acres ofearth over the vErY ce

18

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,

17

KYLE RICHARDS WAS MESSED UP FOR YEARS AFTER DOING THALLOWEEN. The ethen-nllthough HALLOWEEN actress she'd done horror films before, Halloween turned h

16

VERONICA CARTWRIGHT IS ACTUALLY FREAKING OUT AT THE END OF INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. From deep space... eebl Imssion of the Bodly Smtchers af th

15

THE CAST AND CREW OF THE OMENNARROWLY ESCAPED MULTIPLE PLANE DISASTERS. YOUARE ONE DAYCLOSER TOTHE END OF THE WORLD MEN Actor Gregory Peck, writer Dav

14

RUGGERO DEODATO EMOTIONALLY' TORTURED THE CAST AND CREW OF CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST. NFELMBL RUGGERO DEODATO CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST Filming in the middle of now

13

ROMAN POLANSKI MADE MIA FARROW EAT RAW CHICKEN LIVER IN ROSEMARY'S BABY. Rosemary's Baby Miafarrow Jlorn Cramees In the scene where the expectant Rose

12

GEORGE LUCAS GOT HIS HEAD STUCK IN THE JAWS MECHANICAL SHARK JAWS When Lucas came to visit the set, he playfully placed his head in the robot fish mon

11

HITCHCOCKTORTURED TIPPl HEDREN WITH ACTUAL LIVE BIRDS IN THE BIRDS. eel he the moat terrifyine metio pieture Mave ever madeft anfta ALFRED HITCHCOCK'

10

PRODUCERS HAD TO HIRE A GUY TO PROTECT THE CREW FROM ONE CAST MEMBER IN PREDATOR. The insurance company SCHWARZENECGER was so concerned the late Sonny

9

A SCREENWRITER WAS SET ON FIRE FOR NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD. THEY WON'T STAY DEAD! NIGNT LIVING OF THE DEAD They 10 comi baek Metthirety uot os HUIMAN

8

LINDA BLAIR AND ELLEN BURSTYN BOTH SUFFERED BRUTAL BACK INJURIES FILMING THE EXORCIST. The lacing the device Grin Mwie OY AL fee HA Tetut on WA 6 Nloe

7

ROBERT DOWNEY JR.BROKE TALLE BERRY'S ARM WHILE FILMING GOTHIKA. While filming a scene at HALLE BER R Y an institution, Downey NALNE was supposed to be

6

THE CAST'S DISTRESS IN THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT WASN'T ALL ACTING. Filmmakers gave the actors supplies and basically sent them off to get lost in the w

5

STANLEY KUBRICK BERATED SHELLEY DUVALL TO CAPTURE HER REACTIONS IN THE SHINING. director's AMASTERPIECE The demanding OFMODERN HORROR method for perfe

4

A DEAD BODY WASHED ASHORE WHILE FILMING AT THE BOATHOUSE FOR THE AMITYVILLEHORROR. Actress Melissa George said filming of the 2005 remake was interrup

3

SCOTT GLENN LISTENED TO A REAL CHILD MURDER TO PREPARE FOR THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS. To research his role, the actor spent time with the FBI profiler

2

RIDLEY SCOTT PUT HIS OWN KIDS IN SMOTHERING SPACESUITS FOR ALIEN. A E In SOCE noonecan here youscream. After building a smaller set to fit an explorat

1

THE CLOWN REALLY TRIED TO STRANGLE OLIVER ROBINS IN POLTERGEIST. Tho're ho:' POLTERGEIST inesy Kat Robins explained that while shooting the scene whe

Related:

Want in on this?

Support your favorite Cracked writers and artists with a visit to our Contribution Page. Please and thank you.

For more, check out 24 Horrifying TRUE Stories Behind The Scenes Of Huge Movies and Simple Movie Moments That Were Insanely Complicated To Film.

Need more smart memes? Follow our Facebook Page. Or join our Photoplasty and Pictofacts Workshop and get in on some contests.