Behind The Scenes Of Popular Horror Movies (31 pics)

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Ari Lehman wades in the water in a mask while waiting to terrify you with the final jump scare in Friday the 13th (1980):

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Robert Englund checks out a playback while behind-the-scenes of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984):

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Director Jordan Peele hangs out at Jupiter’s Claim on the set of Nope (2022):

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A young Steven Spielberg making a call while a shark ominously watches in the background on the set of Jaws (1975):

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Here’s Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, and Yaphet Kotto on the set of Alien (1979):

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Kristen Bell getting attacked by a green screen while filming Pulse (2006):

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Clive Barker hangs out with the squad on the set of Hellraiser (1987):

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While director Wes Craven preps Drew Barrymore for the intense opening sequence in Scream (1996):

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Eli Roth looks unbothered while directing Arie Verveen on the set of Cabin Fever (2002):

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Director Stanley Kubrick, Jack Nicholson, and the whole crew try to stay warm on the set of The Shining (1980):

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And Chucky’s ready for his closeup on the set of Child’s Play 3 (1991):

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Director Ari Aster points Florence Pugh and her iconic frown in the right direction for a scene in Midsommar (2019):

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A Quiet Place (2018) director John Krasinski positions the camera for the perfect angle on a hectic scene:

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Makeup artist Rick Baker makes Griffin Dunne look extra scary between scenes on An American Werewolf in London (1981):

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While shooting Glass (2019), M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, and Bruce Willis prepare in a very pink room:

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Anthony Hopkins and director Jonathan Demme have a totally normal chat on the set of The Silence of the Lambs (1991) while a film crew watches on:

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And James moves from the 2000s to the 1970s to direct Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring (2013):

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Boris Karloff gets a touchup from makeup artist Jack Pierce between scenes while filming Son of Frankenstein (1939):

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Chloë Grace Moretz and director Kimberly Peirce have a bloody chat behind-the-scenes of Carrie (2013):

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While shooting The Strangers (2008), director Bryan Bertino assures Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman there’s nothing strange to see here:

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Director James Wan preps Cary Elwes for the gore to come on the set of Saw (2004):

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Director Tod Browning preps Olga Baclanova for her ending scene in Freaks (1932):

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Things get up close and personal on the set of The Descent Part 2 (2009):

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Director Guillermo del Toro makes a friend on the set of Blade II (2002):

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Director William Friedkin prepares to freak Max von Sydow out while filming The Exorcist (1973):

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A behind-the-scenes look at how they filmed that absolutely ridiculous Cheddar Goblin commercial in Mandy (2018):

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Things get heated on the set of The Purge: Election Year (2016):

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Ben Chapman and Julie Adams enjoying some down time on the set of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954):

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Meat Loaf takes a break from singin’ to get a touchup on the set of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975):

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Scream (2022) producer Kevin Williamson seems to have some issues with his peripheral vision:

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