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Some actors have made a career out of being creepy. They have mastered the art of the macabre, bringing something subtly sinister to every role. Is it just their looks, or is it something deeper? What do directors see that makes them cast these actors as monsters and villains time and time again?
Buckle up for a rundown of the most unnerving performers in film history. Click through the following gallery to see who made the cut!
Vincent Price was the king of horror. He was the perfect combination of menacing and suave.
His most acclaimed series of films were his adaptions of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories. A match made in heaven (or hell...).
Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen also played Hannibal in the modern TV adaptation. There's something disquieting about his sharply symmetrical face.
He was the original Pennywise in the first screen adaptation of Stephen King's 'It.' Many will never forget that voice.
It raises the question: how can one person be so handsome yet so terrifying at the same time?
Another man born to play his role in a Stephen King classic was Jack Nicholson. His manic smile and dramatic eyebrows brought the perfect note of hysteria to 'The Shining' (1980).
Boris Karloff was an English actor who starred in all of the great horror flicks during the early days of cinema. Frankenstein's monster was his most hair-raising role.
More recently, he played the evil Saruman in 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy.
Tobin Bell played the psychopathic killer Jigsaw in the 'Saw' series. It's one of those characters that stays with an actor long after the cameras stop rolling...
Brad Dourif was the voice of the killer doll Chucky, but the horror doesn't stop there.
In 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' (2002), he plays one of the slimiest, creepiest characters of all time, aptly named Wormtongue.
Eva Green was the perfect choice for the lead role in 'Penny Dreadful,' a TV show based around the tales told in macabre horror magazines in the 19th century. Her large eyes and dark brows give her an ominous allure.
Terence Stamp managed to turn Superman's General Zod into a sadistic supervillain. He was declared the “master of the brooding silence” by The Guardian.
Almost two decades earlier he made our skin crawl as the creepy Emperor Commodus in 'Gladiator' (2000).
He also played a ruthless criminal in the violent Tarantino classic 'Reservoir Dogs' (1992).
There's just something creepy about Billy Bob Thornton. Perhaps it's the goatee that makes him look like a cartoon devil, or the alleged vials of blood he and Angelina Jolie wore while they were married. Whatever it is, he's a great addition to a psychological thriller.
Sir Anthony Hopkins solidified his reputation as a natural villain when he played the serial killer Hannibal Lector in 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)
His performance earned him the Oscar for Best Actor that year. It was all in the eyes...
Crispin Glover is another actor who straddles the line between handsome and ghoulish. His role as the hair-sniffing Thin Man in 'Charlie's Angels' (2000) suited him a little too well.
David Thewlis wasn't traditionally cast as an evil character, but if you saw him play the sociopathic antagonist with rotting teeth in the third season of 'Fargo,' well, you'll never forget it!
Source: (The Guardian)
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Some actors have made a career out of being creepy. They have mastered the art of the macabre, bringing something subtly sinister to every role. Is it just their looks, or is it something deeper? What do directors see that makes them cast these actors as monsters and villains time and time again?
Buckle up for a rundown of the most unnerving performers in film history. Click through the following gallery to see who made the cut!