I've been really fascinated with horror films lately (probably because I took a course on them over the summer). What I find really interesting is the process of transformation these actors go through, emotionally and physically, to become their characters... Imagine what 13 year old Linda Blair had to be feeling and thinking as she became Regan MacNeil. Or how early horror film actors, including Boris Karloff, were able to channel such memorable (and memorably disturbing) characters as Frankenstein's monster. Not to mention that crazy processes involved in creating movie makeup and special effects work.
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