40 Behind-The-Scenes Photos From Horror Movies That Will Forever Change The Way You Watch Them

Hi all. It's me again. Allie. BuzzFeed's movie editor and resident final girl. ICYMI, I recently revealed one of my favorite hobbies to y'all: sneaking peeks at cool behind-the-scenes pics on photo sites when I'm actually supposed to be looking for movie stills to use in posts. Oops!

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I've already curated two general collections for your viewing pleasure, which you can also check out here and here!

Anyway, given my well-documented love of horror on this website, I figured it was a good time to finally merge my two great loves: behind-the-scenes pics and horror! And, while horror movies may be terrifying to watch, I think these photos show that they're actually quite fun to make!

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Ready? I hope so! Let's go:

1.Nick Castle and James Jude Courtney — who both play Michael Myers — hold up their prized masks on the set of Halloween (2018):

2.While Jamie Lee Curtis and director David Gordon Green discuss her plans to decimate them both on the set of Halloween Ends (2022):

3.Meanwhile, director Jordan Peele hangs out at Jupiter's Claim on the set of Nope (2022):

4.Here's a young Steven Spielberg making a call while a shark ominously watches in the background on the set of Jaws (1975) — hopefully, he's not on the phone with a ~loan shark~:

5.And when he's not evading sharks, he's posing by dinosaurs on the set of Jurassic Park (1993):

6.Robert Englund checks out a playback while behind-the-scenes of A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984):

7.Clive Barker hangs out with the squad on the set of Hellraiser (1987):

8.And, speaking of squads, here's Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, and Yaphet Kotto on the set of Alien (1979):

9.Ari Lehman wades in the water in a mask while waiting to terrify you with the final jump scare in Friday the 13th (1980):

10.And, while we're talking about water, here you see Ben Chapman and Julie Adams enjoying some down time on the set of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954):

11.Oh, and did you ever wonder how this iconic horror film was shot? All really underwater, babyyy:

12.Director Nia DaCosta instructs Yahya Abdul-Mateen II on the set of Candyman (2021):

13.And Kristen Bell gets attacked by a green screen while filming Pulse (2006):

14.Eli Roth looks unbothered while directing Arie Verveen on the set of Cabin Fever (2002):

15.And he continues this vibe while shooting Hostel (2005):

16.Moving from metaphorical chill to literal chill, director Stanley Kubrick, Jack Nicholson, and the whole crew try to stay warm on the set of The Shining (1980):

17.And Chucky's ready for his closeup on the set of Child's Play 3 (1991):

18.Director Ari Aster points Florence Pugh and her iconic frown in the right direction for a scene in Midsommar (2019):

19.And a bloodied Natalie Portman listens intently to director Alex Garland while filming Annihilation (2018):

20.While shooting Glass (2019), M. Night Shyamalan, James McAvoy, and Bruce Willis prepare in a very pink room:

21.Director Halina Reijn shows Amandla Stenberg and Maria Bakalova a very muddy playback while filming Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022):

22.Scream (2022) producer Kevin Williamson seems to have some issues with his peripheral vision:

23.While director Wes Craven preps Drew Barrymore for the intense opening sequence in Scream (1996):

24.A Quiet Place (2018) director John Krasinski positions the camera for the perfect angle on a hectic scene:

25.Anthony Hopkins and director Jonathan Demme have a totally normal chat on the set of The Silence of the Lambs (1991) while a film crew watches on:

26.Director James Wan preps Cary Elwes for the gore to come on the set of Saw (2004):

27.And James moves from the 2000s to the 1970s to direct Vera Farmiga in The Conjuring (2013):

28.Boris Karloff gets a touchup from makeup artist Jack Pierce between scenes while filming Son of Frankenstein (1939):

29.Things get heated on the set of The Purge: Election Year (2016):

30.Makeup artist Rick Baker makes Griffin Dunne look extra scary between scenes on An American Werewolf in London (1981):

31.Chloë Grace Moretz and director Kimberly Peirce have a bloody chat behind-the-scenes of Carrie (2013):

32.Director Tod Browning preps Olga Baclanova for her ending scene in Freaks (1932):

33.Things get up close and personal on the set of The Descent Part 2 (2009):

34.Meat Loaf takes a break from singin' to get a touchup on the set of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975):

35.Lon Chaney Jr. shakes hands with child star Joel Kupperman while filming The Mummy's Ghost (1944), because this child is far braver than me:

36.Iconic director George A. Romero makes a friend on the set of Diary of the Dead (2007):

37.And director Guillermo del Toro also makes a friend on the set of Blade II (2002):

38.Director William Friedkin prepares to freak Max von Sydow out while filming The Exorcist (1973):

39.While shooting The Strangers (2008), director Bryan Bertino assures Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman there's nothing strange to see here:

40.And finally, ending on my favorite picture: Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how they filmed that absolutely ridiculous Cheddar Goblin commercial in Mandy (2018):

Which was your favorite behind-the-scenes movie photo? Share in the comments below! Oh! And be sure to check out the first and second parts of this series in case you missed those other super-fun pics!