Trending badgeTrendingPosted 55 minutes agoSubscribe to Screen Time NewsletterCaret Down17 Side-By-Sides Of Movie Monsters And Villains Vs. The Actors Who Play ThemThey're truly masters of disguise.by Lauren GarafanoBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink 1. This is The Creature from the movie Frankenstein (2025): Netflix / instagram.com Here's Jacob Elordi, who plays The Creature in the movie: Tiffany Rose / Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival And here's a side-by-side of The Creature and Jacob Elordi: Netflix / instagram.com / Tiffany Rose / Getty Images for Newport Beach Film Festival 2. This is Aunt Gladys from the movie Weapons (2025): Warner Bros. Pictures Here's Amy Madigan, who plays Gladys in the movie: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of Aunt Gladys and Amy Madigan: Warner Bros. Pictures / Frazer Harrison / Getty Images 3. This is Count Orlok from the movie Nosferatu (2024): Focus Features Here's Bill Skarsgärd, who plays Orlok in the movie: John Lamparski / Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of Count Orlok and Bill Skarsgärd: Focus Features / John Lamparski / Getty Images 4. This is Art the Clown from the Terrifier movies (2016, 2022, 2024): Cineverse /Courtesy Everett Collection Here's David Howard Thornton, who plays Art in all three movies: Santiago Felipe / Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of Art the Clown and David Howard Thornton: Cineverse /Courtesy Everett Collection / Santiago Felipe / Getty Images 5. This is Longlegs from the movie Longlegs (2024): Neon Here's Nicolas Cage, who plays Longlegs in the movie: Amy Sussman / The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of Longlegs and Nicolas Cage: Neon / Amy Sussman / The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images 6. This is Regan MacNeil from The Exorcist (1973): Courtesy Everett Collection Here's Linda Blair, who played Regan in the movie: John T. Barr / Getty Images She also reprised the role in two of the sequels, though her character is no longer possessed. And here's a side-by-side of Regan MacNeil and Linda Blair: Courtesy Everett Collection / John T. Barr / Getty Images 7. This is Samara Morgan from The Ring (2002): DreamWorks Here's Daveigh Chase, who played Samara in the movie. Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic And here's a side-by-side of Samara Morgan and Daviegh Chase. Dreamworks / Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic 8. This is Pennywise from the miniseries It (1990): ABC / Courtesy Everett Collection Here's Tim Curry, who plays Pennywise in the series: Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of Pennywise and Tim Curry: ABC / Courtesy Everett Collection / Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images 9. This is Kayako Saeki from The Grudge movies (2004, 2006): Columbia Pictures / Â(C)Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Here's Takako Fuji, who plays Kayako in the movie: Barry King / WireImage And here's a side-by-side of Kayako Saeki and Takako Fuji: Columbia Pictures / Â(C)Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection / Barry King / WireImage 10. This is Freddy Krueger from The Nightmare on Elm Street movies (1984-1994): Courtesy Everett Collection Here's Robert Englund, who played Freddy throughout the entire franchise: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of Freddy Krueger and Robert Englund: Courtesy Everett Collection / Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 11. This is the Lipstick-Face Demon from the Insidious franchise (2010, 2015, 2018): Screen Gems / Courtesy Everett Collection Here's Joseph Bishara, who plays the demon in the movie: Liliane Lathan / FilmMagic And here's a side-by-side of the Lipstick-Face Demon and Joseph Bishara: Screen Gems / Courtesy Everett Collection / Liliane Lathan / FilmMagic 12. This is Valak the demon nun, from The Conjuring 2 (2016) and The Nun movies (2018, 2023): Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection Here's Bonnie Aarons, who plays the role in the movies: Kevin Winter / Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of Valak and Bonnie Aarons: Warner Bros. /Courtesy Everett Collection / Kevin Winter / Getty Images 13. This is the predator from the Predator franchise: 20thcentfox / Â(C)20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection Here's Kevin Peter Hall, who played the role in the franchise's first two films: Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images And here's a side-by-side of the predator and Kevin Peter Hall: 20thcentfox / Â(C)20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection / Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images 14. This is The Mother from the movie Barbarian (2022): 20th Century Studios Here's Matthew Patrick Davis, who plays The Mother in the movie: Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for 20th Century Studios And here's a side-by-side of The Mother and Matthew Patrick Davis: 20th Century Studios / Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for 20th Century Studios 15. This is Pinhead from the Hellraiser franchise (1987-2005): New World Releasing / Â(C)New World Releasing/Cour