Some well-known horror actors are just known to the public by the face they have to wear onscreen. Whether these actors hide behind a mask, just like Jason Voorhees of Friday the 13th or draped in grotesque makeup like Linda Blair of The Exorcist, horror actors in the makeup look absolutely different out of their character – which is actually a good thing since a few of their movie counterparts are quite scary in appearance.

Here are some pictures of your favorite actors both, in and out of makeup which date all the way back to the 1920s and also include some of your favorite villains. Thankfully, the looks that these actors produced were brought to life without the use of CGI. With prosthetics or makeup, these villains are quite real and up to the mark. Here’s the list of actors who had to sit in makeup chairs for hours as artists apply makeup.

Tom Woodruff Jr as Pumpkinhead

MGM/UA / HBO
MGM/UA / HBO

Salma Hayek as Satanico Pandemonium

Photo: Miramax Films / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Miramax Films / Wikimedia Commons

Daveigh Chase as Samara Morgan

Photo: DreamWorks Pictures / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DreamWorks Pictures / Wikimedia Commons

Jonathan Breck as The Creeper

Photo: United Artists / NBC
Photo: United Artists / NBC

Gunnar Hansen as Leatherface

Photo: Bryanston Distributing Company / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bryanston Distributing Company / Wikimedia Commons

Kane Hodder as Jason Voorhees (1988-2003)

Photo: Paramount Pictures / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paramount Pictures / Wikimedia Commons

Anjelica Huston as Grand High Witch

Photo: Warner Bros. / Paramount Pictures
Photo: Warner Bros. / Paramount Pictures

Max Schreck as Nosferatu

Photo: Film Arts Guild / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Film Arts Guild / Wikimedia Commons

Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger

Photo: New Line Cinema / NBC
Photo: New Line Cinema / NBC

Nick Castle as Michael Myers

Photo: Universal Pictures / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Universal Pictures / Wikimedia Commons

Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil

Photo: Warner Bros. / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Warner Bros. / Wikimedia Commons

Lon Chaney Sr as Phantom of The Opera

Photo: Universal Pictures / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Universal Pictures / Wikimedia Commons

Gary Oldman as Dracula

Photo: Columbia Pictures / Flickr
Photo: Columbia Pictures / Flickr

Tim Curry as Pennywise

Photo: Warner Bros. / Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Warner Bros. / Wikimedia Commons
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