Take a look behind the scenes on some of the most famous horror movies of all time. From Green Room (2015) to The Shining (1980) to Frankenstein (1931), these incredible images capture the creative process used to haunt your dreams.

Make up artist Jack Pierce applies makeup to Boris Karloff on the set of Frankenstein (1931).
The cast of The Thing (1982) on location in Juneau, Alaska.
Alfred Hitchcock directs Janet Leigh on the set of Psycho (1961).
An appropriately dour Alfred Hitchcock holds the clapboard for Psycho (1961).
A somber Anthony Perkins on the set of Psycho (1960).
Macon Blair, Anton Yelchin, and Imogen Poots on the set of Green Room (2015).
Jeremy Saulnier directs Alia Shawkat on the set of Green Room (2015).
Jeremy Saulnier directs Patrick Stewart in Green Room (2015).
Sissy Spacek breaks a smile while filming Carrie (1978).
Gremlins (1984) director Joe Dante.
Ridley Scott and John Hurt on the set of Alien (1979).
Sigourney Weaver and Ridley Scott on the set of Alien (1979).
Elsa Lanchester applies makeup for the Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
Francis Ford Coppola directing Dracula (1992).
A moment of levity on the set of The Shining (1980).
“Give me the bat, Wendy!”
“Play with us, Danny.”
Stanley Kubrick directs the caretaker on the set of The Shining (1980).
A moment of relaxation on the set of The Shining (1980).
Tim Curry looking miserable on the set of IT (1990).
Did you know that The Predator can take his head off? Predator (1987).
William Friedkin directs Linda Blair for The Exorcist (1973).
Jamie Lee Curtis and John Carpenter get comfortable on the set of Halloween (1978).
Edgar Wright and his zombie friend on the set of Shaun of the Dead (2004).
James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver filming Aliens (1986)
Sam Rami directs Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II (1987).
Bruce Campbell getting dirty on the set of Evil Dead II (1987).
Setting up a shot for A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
Stephen King takes a turn behind the camera for Maximum Overdrive (1986).
Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis behind the scenes of Ghostbusters (1984).
Wes Craven and Drew Barrymore on the set of Scream (1996).
Natalie Portman and director Darren Aronofsky discuss a scene during the filming of Black Swan (2010).
Alfred Hitchcock and the cast of The Birds (1963).
Julie Adams behind the scenes of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).
Fresh out of the water, it’s Julie Adams on the set of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954).
Horror legend Lon Chaney gets a pedicure on the set of the Wolf Man (1941).

1 Comment

  1. Sarah L

    Hello!

    The photo of Lon Chaney getting a “pedicure” was actually on the set of 1944’s House of Frankenstein. The young lady next to him was Elena Verdugo. She said payed Ilonka, the Gypsy girl, in that movie.

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