{"id":218713,"date":"2025-10-17T02:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/218713\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T02:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T02:15:16","slug":"heres-what-21-of-your-favorite-horror-movie-stars-looked-like-when-their-films-premiered-vs-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/218713\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s What 21 Of Your Favorite Horror Movie Stars Looked Like When Their Films Premiered Vs. Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

While horror stars are oftentimes cloaked under makeup and prosthetics, there are many movies that feature actors looking like themselves. And years (or decades) after these movies premiere, it can be interesting to take a stroll down spooky memory lane and see just how much they’ve changed. From Sissy Spacek to Haley Joel Osment \u2014 here’s 21 shocking “then vs. now” photos of your favorite horror icons:1. Here was 27-year-old Sissy Spacek on the set of Carrie (1976):\"Person<\/p>\n

Herbert Dorfman \/ Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Sissy Spacek now:\"A<\/p>\n

Dominique Charriau \/ WireImage<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Herbert Dorfman \/ Corbis via Getty Images, Dominique Charriau \/ WireImage<\/p>\n

\"Actor<\/p>\n

Murray Close \/ Sygma via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jack Nicholson now:\"PersonHere’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Murray Close \/ Sygma via Getty Images, NBC \/ Via youtube.com<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Here was 20-year-old Jamie Lee Curtis<\/a> seven months before her film debut in Halloween (1978):\"Person<\/p>\n

Paul Harris \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jamie Lee Curtis now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Alberto E. Rodriguez \/ Getty Images for CinemaCon<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Paul Harris \/ Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez \/ Getty Images for CinemaCon<\/p>\n

4. Here was 14-year-old Linda Blair the year The Exorcist<\/a> was released (1973):\"Young<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Linda Blair now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Eric Charbonneau \/ Getty Images for Vertical<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Eric Charbonneau \/ Getty Images for Vertical<\/p>\n

5. Here was 23-year-old Neve Campbell<\/a> at the Scream premiere (1996):\"Person<\/p>\n

Jeff Kravitz \/ FilmMagic, Inc<\/p>\n

Neve Campbell now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Paul Morigi \/ Getty Images for The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Jeff Kravitz \/ FilmMagic, Inc, Paul Morigi \/ Getty Images for The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund<\/p>\n

6. Here was 29-year-old Tim Curry the same month The Rocky Horror Picture Show was released (1975):\"Man<\/p>\n

Evening Standard \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Tim Curry now:\"A<\/p>\n

Alberto E. Rodriguez \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Evening Standard \/ Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

7. Here was 30-year-old Sigourney Weaver at a Hall of Fame luncheon five months after Alien premiered (1979):\"Person<\/p>\n

Ron Galella \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Sigourney Weaver now:\"Actress<\/p>\n

Gareth Cattermole \/ Getty Images for IMDb<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Ron Galella \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images, Gareth Cattermole \/ Getty Images for IMDb<\/p>\n

8. Here was Robert Englund in a publicity still for a TV show the same year he first portrayed Freddy Krueger (1984):\"Person<\/p>\n

\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n

Robert Englund now:\"Man<\/p>\n

Tristar Media \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

\u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection, Tristar Media \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

9. Here was 20-year-old Gremlins star Zach Galligan in New York City (1984):\"A<\/p>\n

Walter McBride \/ Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Zach Galligan now:\"Man<\/p>\n

Victoria Sirakova \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Walter McBride \/ Corbis via Getty Images, Victoria Sirakova \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

10. Here was 23-year-old Megan Fox at a party for Jennifer’s Body (2009):\"Person<\/p>\n

Jean Baptiste Lacroix \/ WireImage<\/p>\n

Megan Fox now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Jerod Harris \/ Getty Images for Uber<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Jean Baptiste Lacroix \/ WireImage, Jerod Harris \/ Getty Images for Uber<\/p>\n

11. Here was 29-year-old Jodie Foster at The Silence of the Lambs premiere (1991):\"Person<\/p>\n

Ron Galella, Ltd. \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Jodie Foster now:\"A<\/p>\n

Cindy Ord \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Ron Galella, Ltd. \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images, Cindy Ord \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

12. Here was 31-year-old Kurt Russell on the set of The Thing (1982):\"Man<\/p>\n

Sunset Boulevard \/ Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Kurt Russell now:\"A<\/p>\n

Michael Buckner \/ Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Sunset Boulevard \/ Corbis via Getty Images, Michael Buckner \/ Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n

13. Here was 42-year-old Kathy Bates at the premiere of Misery (1990):\"Person<\/p>\n

Ron Galella, Ltd. \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Kathy Bates now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Gilbert Flores \/ Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Ron Galella, Ltd. \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images, Gilbert Flores \/ Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n

14. Here was 40-year-old Vera Farmiga at The Conjuring premiere (2013):\"A<\/p>\n

Araya Doheny \/ WireImage<\/p>\n

Vera Farmiga now:\"A<\/p>\n

Roy Rochlin \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Araya Doheny \/ WireImage, Roy Rochlin \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

15. Here was 23-year-old Mia Farrow on the set of Rosemary’s Baby (1968):\"Person<\/p>\n

Avalon \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Mia Farrow now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Sean Zanni \/ Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Avalon \/ Getty Images, Sean Zanni \/ Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n

16. Here was 26-year-old Christian Bale at the American Psycho premiere (2000):\"A<\/p>\n

Robin Platzer\/Twin Images \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Christian Bale now:\"A<\/p>\n

Robin L Marshall \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Robin Platzer\/Twin Images \/ Getty Images, Robin L Marshall \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

17. Here was 33-year-old Tippi Hedren at the London premiere for The Birds (1963):\"Person<\/p>\n

Central Press \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Tippi Hedren now:\"Woman<\/p>\n

Steve Granitz \/ WireImage<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Central Press \/ Getty Images, Steve Granitz \/ WireImage<\/p>\n

18. Here was 26-year-old Cillian Murphy at the 28 Days Later premiere (2002):\"Four<\/p>\n

Yui Mok – PA Images \/ PA Images via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Cillian Murphy now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Kate Green \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Yui Mok – PA Images \/ PA Images via Getty Images, Kate Green \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

19. Here was 39-year-old James Brolin at the premiere of The Amityville Horror (1979):\"Man<\/p>\n

Ron Galella \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n

James Brolin now:\"A<\/p>\n

NBC \/ Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Ron Galella \/ Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images, NBC \/ Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n

20. Here was 34-year-old Naomi Watts at the premiere of The Ring (2002):\"Actress<\/p>\n

Jeff Kravitz \/ FilmMagic, Inc<\/p>\n

Naomi Watts now:\"A<\/p>\n

Stephane Cardinale – Corbis \/ Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Jeff Kravitz \/ FilmMagic, Inc, Stephane Cardinale – Corbis \/ Corbis via Getty Images<\/p>\n

21. And lastly, here was 11-year-old Haley Joel Osment at a preview screening of The Sixth Sense (1999):\"A<\/p>\n

Ronald Siemoneit \/ Sygma via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Haley Joel Osment now:\"Person<\/p>\n

Jamie McCarthy \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Here’s a side-by-side comparision:<\/p>\n

Ronald Siemoneit \/ Sygma via Getty Images, Jamie McCarthy \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Which horror star do you think has changed the most? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While horror stars are oftentimes cloaked under makeup and prosthetics, there are many movies that feature actors looking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218714,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[49,48,105460,75,105458,3484,105461,337,105462,49966,105459],"class_list":{"0":"post-218713","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-corbis","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-everett-collection","13":"tag-getty-images","14":"tag-haley-joel-osment","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-paul-harris","17":"tag-ron-galella","18":"tag-sissy-spacek"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218713\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}