
There's something about scary movies that makes you want to double-check every lock in the house, turn on all the lights, test-dial 911 (you know, just in case), and hide under the covers. Yet, as nerve-racking as these films are, they're also quite thrilling -- especially when a known actor or actress just happens to grace us with their presence in the film.
Movie cameos are nothing new, but they help make a flick all the more memorable. After all, it's not every day you see a Scandal star squaring off against Jason -- or Star Wars royalty throwing shade in a popular '90s slasher film.
That's what makes celebrities' short-lived appearances in movies extra enjoyable. Most are random AF and pretty great.
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Many celebs have lent their star power to guest appearances we simply cannot unsee, and for the most part, we don't really want to. Here's our list of some of the most memorable horror movie cameos that left heads turning.
... and in some cases, rolling.
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28.) Jay & 27.) Silent Bob - "Scream 3"
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26.) Bobby Brown - "Ghostbusters 2"
2How cool was it to see Bobby Brown ask for a proton pack in Ghostbusters 2? Not only did the "My Prerogative" crooner get his 15 seconds of fame in the film, but he also lent his vocals to the Ghostbusters 2 soundtrack that left us doing the running man for some time.
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25.) Jack Black - "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer"
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24.) Jada Pinkett Smith - "Scream 2"
4Scream kept the cameos rolling with Jada Pinkett Smith (and Omar Epps) in Scream 2. Her character was one of the realest -- questioning why people in killer situations continue to speak to said killer, instead of calling the police -- but sadly she didn't make it far.
(Technically, she made it to the front of the theater, so that's something.)
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23.) Hulk Hogan - "Gremlins 2"
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22.) Joseph Gordon-Levitt - "Halloween H20"
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21.) George Clooney - "Return to Horror High"
7The G-man was making a name for himself on The Facts of Life before he starred in this easily forgotten horror movie.
Sorry, dude, but that scary instrumental music means you're a goner.
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20.) Johnny Depp - "Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare"
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19.) Wes Craven - "Scream"
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18.) Fran Drescher, 17.) Chris Kattan, 16.) Rebecca Gayheart, & 15.) James Caan - "Santa's Slay"
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14.) David Hasselhoff - "Piranha 3DD"
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13.) Anna Paquin & 12.) Kristen Bell - "Scream 4"
12Leave it to Scream 4 to deliver an unexpected cameo that was a stab to say the very least.
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11.) Linda Blair - "Scream"
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10.) Jerry Springer - "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!"
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9.) Kellan Lutz - "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
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8.) Janet Leigh - "Halloween: H20"
16Not now, Mom!
Jamie Lee Curtis received some motherly advice from her real-life mom -- and star of the horror movie classic Psycho -- Janet Leigh in Halloween: H20. This family reunion was very unexpected, but also quite sweet.
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7.) Tony Goldwyn - "Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI"
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6.) Drew Barrymore - "Scream"
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5.) Ben Affleck - "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
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4.) Carrie Fisher - "Scream 3"
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3.) Donnie Wahlberg - "The Sixth Sense"
21Show of hands, who else was freaked out to see a nearly naked and afraid Donnie Wahlberg inside Bruce Willis's bathroom in The Sixth Sense?
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2.) Sigourney Weaver - "Cabin in the Woods"
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1.) Bill Murray - "Zombieland"
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