Great acting in horror films!

[rikimaru187]

Who do you fellow schmoes enjoy watching in horror films. The best performance I think I've ever seen is the girl who survives in the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I mean when she's getting chased at the end I started to wonder if she was really just acting. Another person I always loved in horror was Donald Pleasance from the Halloween series. I mean without that guy I don't think that series would've ever been as strong as it was. :D

[JivaFox]

Yeah, I agree with you on Marilyn Burns. She gave such a realistic performance. :eek:

[thebloodfeaster]

Brad Douriff in Exorcist III.

[VicVega]

Linda Blair made a great transformation from nice little girl to vicious, nasty she-bitch in The Exorcist.

[Boogeyman]

Donald Pleasance always gave 110%...
Marylin Burns also gave a frighteningly realistic performance.

later

[MotorizedInstinct]

Morgan Freeman in Se7en was amazing

[Lady Summerisle]

Stephen Macht in GRAVEYARD SHIFT
Ted Levine in THE MANGLER
David Kagan in FRIDAY THE 13 6: JASON LIVES (Meg's dad)
Macht's performance may have been hammy, but he put a lot of effort into his performance, making it truly sleazy and evil.
Levine is a top actor who made THE MANGLER bearable, with his consistent, gripping performance. I am dead serious on this one.
Kagan epitomized tough, yet human in F13 6, because we cared about him.


My best is a tie, though:

Brad Dourif in EXORCIST 3

OR
Miguel Ferrer as Richard Dees in THE NIGHT FLIER

Both are exemplary in a genre where so many actors fall back on cliches.

OTHER GREAT ONES:
Jeffrey Combs in RE-ANIMATOR
Roddy McDowall in FRIGHT NIGHT

[Patrick_Bateman]

Gotta agree with Morgan Freeman in Se7en.
Also,Peter Mullan in Session 9 was IMO very good.

[MotorizedInstinct]

Oh' and Patrick Bateman was awesome too, Christian Bale is a great actor and this is his best.

[XCoRyX]

christian bale definetly tops the list as of now in my mind,donald pleasance also does....paul rudd and peter cushing also come to mind.

[PapaJupe2k]

Originally posted by JivaFox
Yeah, I agree with you on Marilyn Burns. She gave such a realistic performance. :eek: Yeah no doubt! I remember watching a version of TCM on the Independent Film Channel that had running commentary throughout the movie from Tobe Hooper and the guy that played Leatherface ( his name escapes me at the moment), and they said that the scene where they capture Marilyn Burns at the house was filmed nonstop for a 28 period because John Duggan (Grandpa) refused to sit through the makeup session again and they had to shoot him out. They said temperature in the house was like 110-120 degrees. They all said by the end of the shoot they were literally going crazy and not acting, which is why it was so intense and realistic.

[anybodykilla100]

Well linda blair,Crispin Glover,Andrew Divoff,and donald pleasence are some of the best i ve seen

[teenkiller]

Crispin Glover's performance in Willard quicly makes him one of my top most believable actors. Very cool portrayal. Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[the night watchman]

Sigourney Weaver in the "Alien" series

Morgan Freeman (my favorite actor of all time) in "Se7en"

Naomi Watts in "Mulholland Drive"

Brad Douriff in "Exorcist III"

Jeffery Combs in "Re-Animator"

Anthony Perkins in "Psycho"

C. Thomas Howell and Rutger Hauer in "The Hitcher"

Bill Paxton and Lance Henrikson in "Near Dark"

The entire cast of John Carpenter's "The Thing"

Vincent Price in "The Abominable Dr. Phibes"

Peter Cushing and Boris Karloff in any role

[the saw is family]

not my absolute favorite performace in a horror flick,but dee wallace did a great job in cujo.

[Klownzilla]

Chris Sarandon
-FRIGHT NIGHT
-CHILD'S PLAY

Roddy McDowall
-FRIGHT NIGHT

Jeffrey Combs
-RE-ANIMATOR
-THE FRIGHTENERS

Willem Dafoe
-SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE

Crispin Glover
-WILLARD

[superman28]

christian bale- AmericanPsycho and deffinatly morgan freeman- SE7EN i know crispin is a good actor but i havent seen willard yet. how is it anyway?