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
Frankenstein (1931)
1940s
Citizen Kane (1941)
1950s
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Godzilla (1954)
Some Like it Hot (1959)
1960s
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Goldfinger (1964)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Batman the Movie (1966)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
1970s
Jaws (1975)
The Exorcist (1973)
Halloween (1978)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Halloween (1978)
1980s
Friday the 13th (1980)
The Goonies (1985)
Robocop (1987)
They Live (1988)
Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Brazil (1985)
Ghostbusters (1984)
1990s
Total Recall (1990)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Batman Returns (1992)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
2000s
The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II (2011)
