15 Side-By-Sides Of Horror Movie Monsters And Villains Vs. The Actors Who Play Them

1. This is Art the Clown from the Terrifier movies (2016, 2022, 2024):

Here's David Howard Thornton, who plays Art in all three movies:

And here's a side-by-side of Art the Clown and David Howard Thornton:

2. This is Longlegs from the movie Longlegs (2024) :

Here's Nicolas Cage, who plays Longlegs in the movie:

And here's a side-by-side of Longlegs and Nicolas Cage:

3. This is Regan MacNeil from The Exorcist (1973):

Here's Linda Blair, who played Regan in the movie:

And here's a side-by-side of Regan MacNeil and Linda Blair:

4. This is Samara Morgan from The Ring (2002):

Here's Daveigh Chase, who played Samara in the movie.

And here's a side-by-side of Samara Morgan and Daviegh Chase.

5. This is M3GAN from the movie M3GAN (2022):

Here are Amie Donald, who physically plays M3GAN, and Jenna Davis, who voices the character:

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And here's a side-by-side of Amie, M3GAN, and Jenna:

6. This is Pennywise from the miniseries It (1990):

Here's Tim Curry , who plays Pennywise in the series:

And here's a side-by-side of Pennywise and Tim Curry:

7. This is Pennywise from the film adaptation of It (2017, 2019):

Here's Bill Skarsgård, who plays Pennywise in the movies:

And here's a side-by-side of Pennywise and Bill Skarsgård:

8. This is Kayako Saeki from The Grudge movies (2004, 2006):

Here's Takako Fuji, who plays Kayako in the movie:

And here's a side-by-side of Kayako Saeki and Takako Fuji:

9. This is Freddy Krueger from The Nightmare on Elm Street movies (1984–1994):

Here's Robert Englund, who played Freddy throughout the entire franchise:

And here's a side-by-side of Freddy Krueger and Robert Englund:

10. This is the Lipstick-Face Demon from the Insidious franchise (2010, 2015, 2018):

Here's Joseph Bishara, who plays the demon in the movie:

And here's a side-by-side of the Lipstick-Face Demon and Joseph Bishara:

11. This is Valak the demon nun, from The Conjuring 2 (2016) and The Nun movies (2018, 2023):

Here's Bonnie Aarons, who plays the role in the movies:

And here's a side-by-side of Valak and Bonnie Aarons:

12. This is the predator from the Predator franchise:

Here's Kevin Peter Hall, who played the role in the franchise's first two films:

And here's a side-by-side of the predator and Kevin Peter Hall:

13. This is The Mother from the movie Barbarian (2022):

Here's Matthew Patrick Davis, who plays The Mother in the movie:

And here's a side-by-side of The Mother and Matthew Patrick Davis:

14. This is Pinhead from the Hellraiser franchise (1987–2005):

Here's Doug Bradley, who played the role for seven movies:

And here's a side-by-side of Pinhead and Doug Bradley:

15. This is Pinhead from the Hellraiser reboot film (2022):

Here's Jamie Clayton, who played the Pinhead in the movie:

And here's a side-by-side of Pinhead and Jamie Clayton: