Former child model Linda Blair made quite a scary name for herself in the horror movie industry after starring as a possessed teenager in "The Exorcist." She later starred as a victim of witchcraft in Wes Craven's "Stranger in Our House," another possessed teenager in "Repossessed" and an obnoxious reporter in "Scream."
Steve Buscemi
A New York City fireman for four years, Steve Buscemi became known as a prolific character actor in independent, offbeat films such as "Mystery Train," "Miller's Crossing," "Reservoir Dogs," "Living in Oblivion" and "Fargo." Buscemi plays a jazz-record collector and misfit in "Ghost World," a film based on the acclaimed underground comic book.
Johnny Depp
Teen star turned cult actor Johnny Depp made his film debut in "A Nightmare on Elm Street," and has continued playing odd and spooky roles in movies such as "Edward Scissorhands," "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "Ed Wood," "The Astronaut's Wife," "Sleepy Hollow," "The Ninth Gate," "From Hell" and "Pirates of the Caribbean."
Crispin Glover
Although Crispin Glover got his start as nerdy George McFly in "Back to the Future," he cultivated an eccentric acting portfolio with roles such as the deadly teen Layne in "River's Edge," Andy Warhol in "The Doors," an undertaker in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" and the "creepy thin man" from "Charlie's Angels." In 2003, Glover starred as an eerie office clerk in the thriller feature "Willard."
Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton was the Wicked Witch of the West in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz." She was often cast as spinsters, unpleasant old maids and snooping neighbors in movies such as "George White's Scandals, "Brewster McCloud" and "The Night Strangler." She had a recurring role on "The Addams Family." Her witch was fourth on the American Film Institute's list of screen villains.
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins is most remembered as Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs," "Hannibal" and "Red Dragon." Other sinister creations include the ventriloquist in "Magic," Dr. Van Helsing in "Bram Stoker's Dracula," Adolf Hitler in "The Bunker" and accused murderer Bruno Hauptmann in "The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case."
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper, who made his debut in "Rebel Without a Cause" and received cult fame for "Easy Rider," obtained scary status as a camera-obsessed journalist in "Apocalypse Now," a criminal in "Blue Velvet," an insane derelict in "River's Edge," a psychotic hitman in "Red Rock West" and a former cop tortured by Christopher Walken in "True Romance."
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee is known as "The Crown Prince of Terror" for his countless horror films and his "Tall, Dark and Gruesome" persona. Some of Lee's most ghoulish pictures include "The Mummy," "Dracula," and "The Curse of Frankenstein." Recently, he's starred as the evil wizard Sarumen in "The Lord of the Rings" and Count Dooku in "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones."
John Malkovich
Best known for his Oscar-nominated performance as a cold-blooded assassin in "In The Line of Fire," Malkovich specializes in dastardly characters. Malkovich has starred in such creepy roles as Cyrus "The Virus" in "Con Air," scheming seducer Vicomte De Valmont in "Dangerous Liaisons" and horror film director FW Murnau in "Shadow of the Vampire."
Jack Nicholson
Some say his claim to fame was his Oscar-winning performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." For others, Jack Nicholson is most remembered for "The Shining". Nicholson appeared in horror films ("The Little Shop of Horrors" and "The Terror") before moving on to hits such as "Easy Rider," "Chinatown," "The Witches of Eastwick" and "Batman."
Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman played an explosive skinhead in "Meantime," did an eerie impersonation of Lee Harvey Oswald in "JFK," was a sadistic warden at Alcatraz in "Murder in the First," and a bloodsucker in "Bram Stoker's Dracula." Oldman played Mason Verger, a wealthy but hideously disfigured character in "Hannibal."
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins is best known for his role as the mother-fixated Norman Bates in the Hitchcock thriller "Psycho." He went on to appear other films, including Orson Welles' adaptation of Kafka's "The Trial" but could never shake the "Psycho" image that stuck with him throughout his career.
Donald Pleasance
Donald Pleasance starred in the 1960 TV series "Armchair Mystery Theatre" before portraying arch criminal Ernst Blofeld in the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice," who inspired Dr. Evil, premier villain in Mike Myer's "Austin Powers" movies. Pleasance is also the king of horror films such as the "Halloween" series, "The Devonsville Terror" and "Buried Alive."
Vincent Price
Vincent Price became associated with the horror movies and gothic chillers, thanks to such classics as "House of Wax" and "The Fly." Price, along with fellow scary man Johnny Depp, was cast as the kindly old inventor who creates "Edward Scissorhands." Price is also the voice of Professor Ratigan, the villain of the Disney animated film, "The Great Mouse Detective."
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken is known as the Master of Menace for his role as a tortured Vietnam veteran in "The Deer Hunter," an abusive father in "At Close Range," a man who can see the future in "The Dead Zone," the arch nemesis in "A View To A Kill," a crime lord in "The King of New York," a gangster in "True Romance" and the Headless Horseman in "Sleepy Hollow."