(Video) These 10 Horror Movies Totally Traumatized Actors
Tales of Linda Blair and Tippy Hedren enduring physical and psychological torture on film sets are legendary, but those are just two examples of times directors pushed actors to terrifying extremes in the name of art. Equally legendary are reports that Stanley Kubrick intentionally keptShelley Duvall in a state of hysterics while shooting The Shining,
Our friends at WatchMojo just assembled the video list embedded at the top of the article: “Top 10 Horror Movie Performances That Messed Up Actors”! Some will be obvious but others will surprise you; there’s even a film from 2018 on the list!
Video Description:
When life imitates art, it can get a little scary. For this list, we’ll be looking at horror films and the roles that took a physical, emotional and psychological toll on their actors. Our list includes performances from “Hereditary” (2018), “The Exorcist” (1973)
If you can’t stream, the 10 films that traumatized their actors are listed below.
- The Blair Witch Project (1999) directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) directed by Tobe Hooper
- Psycho (1960) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Halloween (1978) directed by John Carpenter
- Hereditary (2018) directed by Ari Aster
- The Exorcist (1973) directed by William Friedkin
- The Birds (1963) directed by Alfred Hitchcock
- Poltergeist (1982) directed by Tobe Hooper
- Alien (1979) directed by Ridley Scott
- The Shining (1980) directed by Stanley Kubrick
Are you surprised by any of the entries on WatchMojo’s list? Do you think any of these directors crossed a line with their cast in order to get certain reactions? Let us know in
