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Celebs Who Got Their Start in Horror Movies

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Oct 29, 2014 5:38 PM
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Amy Adams in Psycho Beach Party (2000)

The five-time Oscar nominee followed up her debut role in the criminally-underrated Drop Dead Gorgeous with this comedy horror film set in the '50s.

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Matthew McConaughey in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (1994)

Yet another Texas Chainsaw Massacre film starring a future A-lister! Matthew plays a character named Vilmer Slaughter, so you know he's probably the good guy, right? 

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Rooney Mara in Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)

Rooney Mara had a very small role (classroom girl #1!) in this Urban Legends sequel, but her sister Kate Mara is the starring character.

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Dimension Films

Charlize Theron in Children of the Corn III (1995)

The full title of this horror flick that marks the film debut of Charlize Theron is Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest, and she plays a follower of the evil Eli.

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Chloe Grace Moretz in The Amityville Horror (2005)

The only memorable thing about this reboot is Ryan Reynold's torso and the fact that it's future Hit-Girl's second acting gig.

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