The Spookiest Behind-the-Scenes Makeup Photos From Film History


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There is something profound about the moment an actor is transformed into a monster. These behind-the-scenes moments are maybe even spookier than the onscreen characters themselves, because they are a kind of visual metaphor for the masks we all put on in our daily lives.

1930s

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Frankenstein (1931)


1940s

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Citizen Kane (1941)


 

1950s

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Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)

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Godzilla (1954) 

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Some Like it Hot (1959)


 

1960s

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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Goldfinger (1964)

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Planet of the Apes (1968)

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Batman the Movie (1966)

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Night of the Living Dead (1968) 


 

1970s

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Jaws (1975)

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The Exorcist (1973)

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Halloween (1978)

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Live and Let Die (1973)

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Halloween (1978)


 

1980s

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Friday the 13th (1980)

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The Goonies (1985)

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Robocop (1987)

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They Live (1988) 

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Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 

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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

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An American Werewolf in London (1981)

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Brazil (1985)

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Ghostbusters (1984)


 

1990s

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Total Recall (1990)

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Hocus Pocus (1993)

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Batman Returns (1992)

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) 


 

2000s

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The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (2013)

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II (2011)

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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

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Jurassic Park III (2001)

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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)