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Who gave a great acting performance in a horror film? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 days ago by CANDIANRON@lemmy.world to c/horrormovies@lemmy.ml
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HALLOWEEN (1978)

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[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Bruce Campbell as Ash

[–] CANDIANRON@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Great performance

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i also like him in ash vs evil, but the ratings suggested that i was the only one. lol

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 4 points 2 days ago

I loved that show too

[–] EvilBit@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Toni Collette, Hereditary

[–] unabart@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

The guy who played the military leader in the bunker in the original "Day Of The Dead". Such an asshole that his death felt like the moment the whole film had been building to.

[–] QueenFern@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Love me some Jack Nicholson in The Shining.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 6 points 2 days ago

Sam Neill, In the Mouth of Madness

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Kathy Bates in Misery, as she ramps up the crazy I get chills every time

Robert Shaw and Roy Scheider in Jaws, Shaw with the 'Ahab captain' and Roy with the 'it's not paranoia if there's a real monster out there' sheriff.

Oliver Platt in lake placid, goofy and scared and the scene with him in the water is great

Theater of blood/house on haunted hill super campy Vincent Price, he did some radio shows too just hearing him do his creepy voice is always fun, but those two he's very over the top & melodramatic.

[–] CANDIANRON@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

[–] buttmasterflex@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

Movie scene was more brutal with the sledgehammer. She cuts his foot off at the ankle with an axe in the book.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Everyone in the sixth sense.

Mia farrow on rosemarys baby.

Al pacino in devil's advocate if that counts as horror.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

Oh and sigourney weaver in alien.

[–] CANDIANRON@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

To be fair, he also gave a great performance for his age,.or just in general.

[–] synae@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago

Demi Moore, The Substance

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Dennis Quaid in ~~Event Horizon~~ Pandorum

But also I meant the Jurassic Park guy in Event Horizon

[–] undeffeined@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Sam Neil

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Pandorum.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Shit you right. I'm thinking of the Jurassic Park guy. I'm not good with faces.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Jim Carey in The Cable Guy.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Brad Dourif (pick one, they're all great).

My personal favorite is Tucker Cleaveland from Graveyard Shift.

[–] CANDIANRON@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah one of my favorite actors, The Exorcist 3,Child's Play,etc.

[–] QueenFern@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

His Doc Cochran in Deadwood is a great performance too!

[–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Danny Huston as Marlow in 30 Days of Night.