by Any movie fan who loves behind-the-scenes trivia probably knows that sometimes making a horror movie can be scarier than the movie itself.
Unexpected things happen on – and off – movie sets all the time, and when it’s a scary movie it’s hard not to connect the real events with the scary story.
Here are 16 disturbing and scary behind-the-scenes facts about some of your favorite horror movies:
1.
Scream (1996) was inspired in part by a documentary screenwriter Kevin Williamson saw about the Gainsville Ripper – and his own personal chilling experience that followed.
2.
Speaking of ScreamSkeet Ulrich was properly stabbed on the set of the film.
3.
Several cast and crew members from The Omen (1976) were on airplanes struck by lightning.
4.
Tippi Hedren was terrorized by real birds during filmingThe birds (1963).
5.
Clean the bees candy man (1982) were real – including those pouring out of Tony Todd’s mouth.
6.
Lupita Nyong’o remained in the role as Red during filming between scenes Us (2019), which (understandably) startled her co-stars.
7.
carrie (1976) star Sissy Spacek chose to sleep in her character’s blood-soaked ball gown for the sake of continuity.
8th.
Gunnar Hansen also wore his Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) costume over and over again without washing it.
9.
Mia Farrow – a vegetarian – didn’t just have to eat raw chicken livers during filming Rosemary’s baby (1968), but also in several takes.
10
You are the next one (2011) star Sharni Vinson almost lost an eye while filming a particularly messy scene.
12.
Robert Downey Jr. broke Halle Berry’s arm during filming Gothic (2003).
13.
The cast of The Blair Witch Project (1999) was tormented by the filmmakers.
14
The skeletons used in the climax of poltergeist (1982) were real.
16
Both Linda Blair and Ellen Burstyn were injured on set The Exorcist (1973).
Do you know any bizarre behind-the-scenes facts of horror movies? Mute the comments!
