17 Side-By-Sides Of Movie Monsters And Villains Vs. The Actors Who Play Them

1. This is The Creature from the movie Frankenstein (2025):

Here’s Jacob Elordi, who plays The Creature in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of The Creature and Jacob Elordi:

2. This is Aunt Gladys from the movie Weapons (2025):

Here’s Amy Madigan, who plays Gladys in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of Aunt Gladys and Amy Madigan:

3. This is Count Orlok from the movie Nosferatu (2024):

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Here’s Bill Skarsgärd, who plays Orlok in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of Count Orlok and Bill Skarsgärd:

4. This is Art the Clown from the Terrifier movies (2016, 2022, 2024):

Here’s David Howard Thornton, who plays Art in all three movies:

And here’s a side-by-side of Art the Clown and David Howard Thornton:

5. This is Longlegs from the movie Longlegs (2024):

Here’s Nicolas Cage, who plays Longlegs in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of Longlegs and Nicolas Cage:

6. This is Regan MacNeil from The Exorcist (1973):

Here’s Linda Blair, who played Regan in the movie:

She also reprised the role in two of the sequels, though her character is no longer possessed.

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And here’s a side-by-side of Regan MacNeil and Linda Blair:

7. This is Samara Morgan from The Ring (2002):

Here’s Daveigh Chase, who played Samara in the movie.

And here’s a side-by-side of Samara Morgan and Daviegh Chase.

8. This is Pennywise from the miniseries It (1990):

Here’s Tim Curry, who plays Pennywise in the series:

And here’s a side-by-side of Pennywise and Tim Curry:

9. This is Kayako Saeki from The Grudge movies (2004, 2006):

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Here’s Takako Fuji, who plays Kayako in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of Kayako Saeki and Takako Fuji:

10. This is Freddy Krueger from The Nightmare on Elm Street movies (1984–1994):

Here’s Robert Englund, who played Freddy throughout the entire franchise:

And here’s a side-by-side of Freddy Krueger and Robert Englund:

11. This is the Lipstick-Face Demon from the Insidious franchise (2010, 2015, 2018):

Here’s Joseph Bishara, who plays the demon in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of the Lipstick-Face Demon and Joseph Bishara:

12. This is Valak the demon nun, from The Conjuring 2 (2016) and The Nun movies (2018, 2023):

Here’s Bonnie Aarons, who plays the role in the movies:

And here’s a side-by-side of Valak and Bonnie Aarons:

13. This is the predator from the Predator franchise:

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Here’s Kevin Peter Hall, who played the role in the franchise’s first two films:

And here’s a side-by-side of the predator and Kevin Peter Hall:

14. This is The Mother from the movie Barbarian (2022):

Here’s Matthew Patrick Davis, who plays The Mother in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of The Mother and Matthew Patrick Davis:

15. This is Pinhead from the Hellraiser franchise (1987–2005):

Here’s Doug Bradley, who played the role for seven movies:

And here’s a side-by-side of Pinhead and Doug Bradley:

16. This is Pinhead from the Hellraiser reboot film (2022):

Here’s Jamie Clayton, who played the Pinhead in the movie:

And here’s a side-by-side of Pinhead and Jamie Clayton:

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