Real-Life Horror Movie Characters Compared To What They Actually Look Like In Real Life

Movies are incredibly fascinating in how they can transform someone into a completely different person. Movie makeup and special effects are particularly useful in horror films.

Horror movies are known for featuring the most outrageous makeup and special effects applied to the actors who portray those lead roles. You'd be quite surprised to see the actors behind these horror movie icons.

Some of these transformations aren't too shocking because the actors closely resemble their characters, but for others, they look completely different, and you might not even recognize them. These photos showcase these talented actors, revealing how they appear in real life compared to their full character portrayals.

These movie stars are brave, as I can only imagine how long it takes to get them into character with all the makeup and special effects gear. It will surely be fascinating to see these characters as real people versus how they appear when delivering jump scares.

Let's dive into some famous horror movie characters and see how they look without all the makeup.

1. Jason Voorhees — Ari Lehman

Here's the infamous Jason from Friday the 13th, released in 1980.

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2. John Kramer — Tobin Bell

This is one of the transformations that isn't a huge change, but this is from Saw, released in 2003.

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3. Leatherface — Andrew Bryniarski

Leatherface is an infamous character from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, released in 2006. He was portrayed by Andrew, but most people probably wouldn't recognize him without the leather mask.

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4. Valak — Bonnie Aarons

Call me crazy, but I definitely see a bit of a resemblance here. Here's Bonnie playing Valak in The Conjuring 2.

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5. Pennywise — Tim Curry

Tim Curry did an excellent job portraying Pennywise in the 1990 film It.

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6. Freddy Krueger — Robert Englund

Freddy Krueger was played by Robert in A Nightmare on Elm Street, released in 1984. He plays the part exceptionally well!

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7. Leprechaun — Warwick Davis

Warwick is one of the most famous dwarf actors, and he did a fantastic job playing the lead role in Leprechaun, released in 2003.

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8. Samara — Daveigh Chase

This famous scary movie character is from The Ring, released in 2002.

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9. Jack Torrance — Jack Nicholson

This is a very infamous scene that Jack portrayed perfectly in The Shining, released in 1980.

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10. Michael Myers — Nick Castle

This is the infamous Michael Myers, played by Nick Castle in Halloween, released in 1978.

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11. Pinhead — Doug Bradley

Pinhead looks completely different from Doug, who portrayed him in Hellraiser, released in 1987. Clearly, he did an amazing job and was perfectly cast for the role.© Film Futures, © Rexfeatures

It's amazing to see how people can be transformed into these extraordinary characters. Some of these characters definitely do not resemble the actors, while others actually bear a resemblance.

Either way, it's pretty awesome to see what special effects makeup can do to a person.