Modern Scream Fiends List
So we've all heard of Scream Queens, but what about the men who so constantly haunt our horror films? Don't they
deserve a strange moniker as well? To that end, we have come up with the Scream Fiends. These are the actors who
appear in so many horror movies that you will become familiar with their faces quickly. The qualification for this list
is simple. The actor must have appeared in four horror films. That's it.
You should know that it is often the case that when we see the name of one of these actors on the box we will rent
the movie just to see him. In most cases, we know these men by name and face and can spot them in even the most
inconspicuous roles. Enjoy.
The list is divided in two parts: Classic Scream Fiends and Modern Scream Fiends. This is the Modern list. To qualify,
an actor had to appear in his first horror movie after 1970. Because of the shorter time span they tend to have a
smaller resume. The 1970 division was a hard one to come to but every time I tried to move it to a different time it made even less sense.
If you have a better idea for when the division should occur, email us with your full rationale and we'll think about changing
it.
One of us is excited to announce that (the Great) William Shatner has now appeared in enough horror films to qualify
for Scream Fiend status, rather than solely a Special Mention.
- Tom Atkins 1935-
- Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)
- The Fog (1980)
- Creepshow (1982)
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
- New Kids, The (1985)
- Night of the Creeps (1986)
- Maniac Cop (1988)
- Two Evil Eyes (1991)
- Bruiser (2000)
- Kevin Bacon 1958-
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- Tremors (1990)
- Flatliners (1990)
- Stir of Echoes (1999)
- Hollow Man (2000)
- Bruce Campbell 1958-
- The Evil Dead (1982)
- Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987)
- Intruder (1988)
- The Dead Next Door (1988)
- Maniac Cop (1988)
- Mindwarp (1990)
- Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1991)
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
- Army of Darkness (1993)
- From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
- Terminal Invasion (2002)
- Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
- The Woods (2006)
- Jeffrey Combs 1954-
- Frightmare (1982)
- Re-Animator (1985)
- From Beyond (1986)
- Cellar Dweller (1988)
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1990)
- Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
- The Guyver (1991)
- Doctor Mordrid (1992)
- Necronomicon (1994)
- Lurking Fear (1994)
- Castle Freak (1995)
- The Frighteners (1996)
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
- House on Haunted Hill (1999)
- The Attic Expeditions (2000)
- Faust: Love of the Damned (2000)
- Feardotcom (2002)
- Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
- Abominable (2004)
- All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos (2005)
- The Wizard of Gore (2006)
- Johnny Depp 1963-
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
- The Ninth Gate (1999)
- The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- From Hell (2001)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Secret Window (2004)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End (2007)
- Brad Dourif 1950-
- Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
- Child's Play (1988)
- Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
- Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
- Graveyard Shift (1990)
- The Exorcist III (1990)
- Child's Play 2 (1990)
- Critters 4 (1991)
- Child's Play 3 (1991)
- Body Parts (1991)
- Trauma (1993)
- Death Machine (1995)
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- Urban Legend (1998)
- Bride of Chucky (1998)
- Nightwatch (1998)
- The Progeny (1999)
- The Prophecy III: The Ascent (2000)
- Soulkeeper (2001)
- Vlad (2003)
- Seed of Chucky (2004)
- The Hazing (2004)
- Pulse (2006)
- The Wizard of Gore (2006)
- Robert Englund 1949-
- Slashed Dreams (1974)
- Eaten Alive (1976)
- Galaxy of Terror (1981)
- Dead and Buried (1981)
- V (1983)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- V: The Final Battle (1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
- C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (1989)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
- Night Terrors (1993)
- New Nightmare (1994)
- The Mangler (1995)
- Killer Tongue (1996)
- Wishmaster (1997)
- Urban Legend (1998)
- Strangeland (1998)
- Python (2000)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- 2001 Maniacs (2005)
- Dance of the Dead (2005)
- Hatchet (2006)
- Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
- Heartstopper (2006)
- George "Buck" Flower 1936-2004
- The Fog (1980)
- Bates Motel (1985)
- Cheerleader Camp (1987)
- Berserker (1987)
- Maniac Cop (1988)
- Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-o-rama (1988)
- Pumpkinhead (1988)
- The American Scream (1988)
- Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989)
- Spontaneous Combustion (1989)
- Puppet Master II (1990)
- 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor (1991)
- Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1991)
- Warlock: The Armageddon (1993)
- Skeeter (1993)
- Body Bags (1993)
- Village of the Damned (1995)
- Wishmaster (1997)
- Bloodsuckers (1998)
- Curse of the Komodo, The (2003)
- They Are Among Us (2004)
- Jeff Goldblum 1952-
- The Sentinel (1977)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
- The Fly (1986)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Hideaway (1995)
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Rutger Hauer 1944-
- The Hitcher (1986)
- Split Second (1991)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
- Mr. Stitch (1995)
- Bleeders (1997)
- Bone Daddy (1998)
- Killer Buzz (2001)
- Salem's Lot (2004)
- Dracula III: Assension (2004)
- Lance Henriksen 1940-
- Mansion of the Doomed (1977)
- Damien: Omen II (1978)
- The Visitor (1979)
- Piranha II: The Spawning (1981)
- Nightmares (1983)
- The Terminator (1984)
- Aliens (1986)
- Near Dark (1987)
- Pumpkinhead (1988)
- The Horror Show (1989)
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1990)
- Alien³ (1992)
- Man's Best Friend (1993)
- The Outpost (1995)
- Scream 3 (2000)
- The Lost Voyage (2001)
- The Mangler 2 (2002)
- Sasquatch (2002)
- The Invitation (2003)
- Mimic: Sentinel (2003)
- Madhouse (2004)
- Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
- Out for Blood (2004)
- Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
- The Garden (2005)
- When a Stranger Calls (2006)
- Abominable (2006)
- House at the End of the Drive (2006)
- Anthony Hopkins 1937-
- Audry Rose (1977)
- Magic (1978)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Dracula (1992)
- Hannibal (2001)
- Red Dragon (2002)
- Clint Howard 1959-
- Evilspeak (1981)
- The Wraith (1986)
- Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990)
- Disturbed (1990)
- Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1992)
- Ticks (1993)
- Carnosaur (1993)
- Leprechaun 2 (1994)
- Ice Cream Man (1995)
- Humanoids From the Deep (1996)
- Rattled (1996)
- The Dentist 2 (1998)
- House of the Dead (2003)
- Big Bad Wolf (2006)
- Bill Paxton 1955-
- Night Warning (1981)
- Mortuary (1981)
- The Terminator (1984)
- Aliens (1986)
- Near Dark (1987)
- Brain Dead (1990)
- Predator 2 (1990)
- The Vagrant (1992)
- Future Shock (1993)
- Frailty (2001)
- Club Dread (2004)
- Ron Perlman 1950-
- Sleepwalkers (1992)
- Cronos (1993)
- Mr. Stitch (1995)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- Blade II (2002)
- Rats (2003)
- Desperation (2005)
- 5ive Girls (2006)
- Anthony Perkins 1932-1992
- Psycho (1960)
- How Awful about Allan (1970)
- Psycho II (1983)
- Psycho III (1986)
- Edge of Sanity (1989)
- I'm Dangerous Tonight (1990)
- Daughter of Darkness (1990)
- Psycho IV: The Beginning (1991)
- Christopher Plummer 1927-
- The Pyx (1973)
- Nosferatu In Venice (1986)
- Red-Blooded American Girl (1990)
- Wolf (1994)
- The Clown At Midnight (1998)
- Dracula 2000 (2000)
- Possessed (2000)
- Cold Creek Manor (2003)
- Darkness (2005)
- Chris Sarandon 1942-
- The Sentinel (1977)
- Fright Night (1985)
- Child's Play (1988)
- Whispers (1989)
- The Resurrected (1992)
- Temptress (1994)
- Bordello of Blood (1996)
- Reaper (2000)
- William Shatner 1931-
- Incubus (1965)
- Horror at 37,000 Feet (1972)
- Impulse (1974)
- The Devil's Rain (1975)
- Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)
- The Babysitter (1980)
- Visiting Hours (1982)
- American Psycho 2: All-American Girl (2002)
- Groom Lake (2002)
- Donald Sutherland 1935-
- Castle of the Living Dead (1964)
- Die! Die! My Darling (1965)
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965)
- Don't Look Now (1973)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
- The Puppet Masters (1994)
- Fallen (1998)
- Virus (1999)
- Salem's Lot (2004)
- Frankenstein (2004)
- An American Haunting (2006)
- Christopher Walken 1943-
- The Sentinel (1977)
- The Dead Zone (1983)
- The Prophecy (1995)
- The Addiction (1995)
- The Prophecy II (1998)
- The Eternal: Kiss of the Mummy (1998)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- The Prophecy III: The Ascent (2000)
- David Warner 1941-
- From Beyond the Grave (1973)
- The Omen (1976)
- Nightwing (1979)
- The Company of Wolves (1984)
- Waxwork (1988)
- Grave Secrets (1989)
- The Unnamable 2: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1993)
- Body Bags (1993)
- Necronomicon (1994)
- Inner Sanctum II (1994)
- In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
- Ice Cream Man (1995)
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Superstition (2001)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (2002)