What 15 Terrifying Monsters from Classic Movies Actually Look Like In Real Life

The power of makeup and special effects cannot be underestimated: that’s why cinema is a magical space. If you watch a horror movie or anything revolving around terrifying characters, there is a good chance that actors are wearing layers and layers of cosmetics and synthetic materials to change their looks. That’s what makes them look convincingly horrifying to the point where we can’t identify the actor hiding underneath it all.

1. Javier Bardem as Captain Salazar / Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2. Bill Nighy as Davy Jones / Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

3. Gary Oldman as Dracula / Bram Stoker’s Dracula

4. Andy Serkis as Smeagol / The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

5. Joseph Gatt as Albino / Banshee

6. Bonnie Aarons as Valak / The Conjuring 2

7. Jonathan Breck as The Creature / Jeepers Creepers

8. Daveigh Chase as Samara Mogan / The Ring

9. Klaus Kinski as Vlad Tepes / Nosferatu, the Vampire

10. Ron Perlman as Hellboy / Hellboy

11. Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse / X-Men: Apocalypse

12. Delphine Chanéac as Dren / Splice

13. Jill Larson as the woman in handcuffs / Shutter Island

14. Robert Blake as The mysterious man / Lost Highway

15. Michael Berryman as Pluto / The Hills Have Eyes

What was the first horror movie you saw? What do you like most about this film genre?