Actors recount what it was like to star in iconic horror movies as children
And who better to ask than 'The Shining' twins
And who better to ask than 'The Shining' twins
And who better to ask than 'The Shining' twins
With Halloween on the horizon, there바카라 게임 웹사이트s a good chance you바카라 게임 웹사이트ll have scanned the horror section of Netflix. Maybe you바카라 게임 웹사이트ve lined up "Scream," "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or even "Human Centipede 3." Or maybe you바카라 게임 웹사이트ve picked something starring a super-creepy kid, like William Friedkin바카라 게임 웹사이트s award-winning "The Exorcist," starring a 14-year-old Linda Blair.
Blair played Regan, a young girl possessed by a demonic presence. And it바카라 게임 웹사이트s not just the horrifying nature of the film that would have you wondering if she should have taken on such a role so young.
Blair has said in numerous interviews that she had no idea what she was doing at the time. But it begs the question: Can starring in a horror movie as a child actor have an emotional effect during filming or even once the cameras stop rolling?
spoke to "Silent Hill바카라 게임 웹사이트s" Jodelle Ferland, "Mama바카라 게임 웹사이트s" Megan Charpentier and the infamous Grady twins from "The Shining," also known as Louise and Lisa Burns, to find out what it is really like to star in a horror film as a child.
The parents have final say on what you do (and are on set whenever you are)
Lisa and Louise Burns, who were 12 years old when they starred in Stanley Kubricks바카라 게임 웹사이트 "The Shining," said they weren바카라 게임 웹사이트t allowed on set without a parent or guardian.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We had to be escorted all the time,바카라 게임 웹사이트 they said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트But our parents were never worried or thought that we should stop shooting the film. They were and are very supportive of us.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Charpentier바카라 게임 웹사이트s mother, Sonja, who was also always present during filming, said at the beginning, there were parts of the script that she was concerned about.
바카라 게임 웹사이트When I originally read the ("Mama") script, there were some disturbing things that I didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t want to expose my kid to,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she says.
바카라 게임 웹사이트First of all, there was a scene with Mama holding the baby (at the end) that just didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t sit well with me. And there was another scene, which didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t make it into the final cut. But (writers) Andy and Barbara (Muschietti) were really good about filming those particular scenes around Megan바카라 게임 웹사이트s schedule so she didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t see.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Ferland, who was 11 at the time of filming "Silent Hill," said her mom never worried about her participation in the movie.
바카라 게임 웹사이트My mom and I both knew exactly what we were getting into. I grew up on movie sets and she knew that it wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t really affect me 바카라 게임 웹사이트 I knew that it was all make-believe.
바카라 게임 웹사이트If I had ever shown that I was uncomfortable in any way, then she definitely would have stopped it. But I was always having a great time.바카라 게임 웹사이트
The kids have some interesting techniques for getting into character
For a 10-year-old Charpentier, getting into character as Victoria 바카라 게임 웹사이트 who, with her sister, had been found living in the woods on her own for a number of years 바카라 게임 웹사이트 meant getting on her hands and knees and forgetting her airs and graces.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I actually had a coach at the time who helped me out a lot with practicing being animalistic. I would just run around and scream at the top of my lungs, get all riled up and growl at people.
바카라 게임 웹사이트The first time we tried something, it was a little bit weird, but after that it was just fun, and I got into the rhythm a bit.바카라 게임 웹사이트
For the Gradys, it came a bit too easily ...
바카라 게임 웹사이트We바카라 게임 웹사이트re naturally spooky!바카라 게임 웹사이트 they said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트But we did practice our timing 바카라 게임 웹사이트 saying things in unison 바카라 게임 웹사이트 and we worked on saying our lines in a hollow, other-worldly kind of way a number of times.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Other people are usually the ones who get creeped out
For Ferland, getting into character meant channeling not one, not two, but three little girls.
바카라 게임 웹사이트At that age, I wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t really much of a method actor, so I just snapped in and out of it. I remember people commenting on how weird that was to watch. As soon as they바카라 게임 웹사이트d shout 바카라 게임 웹사이트cut바카라 게임 웹사이트 I바카라 게임 웹사이트d just start giggling.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I went back and forth from giggly Jodelle to this demon child and was having so much fun. Everyone else was terrified!
바카라 게임 웹사이트I actually remember when we were filming on location, and I was walking to the set and forgot that I was in the real world. I passed by a couple of people, and just thought, 'Maybe I should hide 바카라 게임 웹사이트' They looked petrified.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Their co-stars were scared of them, but they weren't scared of their co-stars
"Silent Hill," "Mama" and "The Shining" all feature their fair share of demonic, disturbed or just downright nightmarish creatures. So surely being in the presence of them on a day-to-day basis must have taken its toll?
바카라 게임 웹사이트We saw people in scary makeup but it always felt more like we were at an elaborate fancy dress party,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the Grady sisters said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트It just wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t that freaky.바카라 게임 웹사이트
But sometimes the creatures did take some getting used to
Ferland said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I was never creeped out by other people in the film to the point of actual fear, but they didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t always use CGI on 'Silent Hill,' so there were a lot of real creatures, which were honestly pretty terrifying.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It바카라 게임 웹사이트s like when you go to a haunted house on Halloween, and, of course, you know nothing is real, but that doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t mean it doesn바카라 게임 웹사이트t scare you a bit.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I remember there were some creatures where people were contorting in weird ways and they had the suits and prosthetics and it definitely creeped me out. And the thing that comes out of the toilet cubicle 바카라 게임 웹사이트 that still makes me feel weird!바카라 게임 웹사이트
For Charpentier it took a bit of time to get used to the fact that Mama was just a guy in a dress.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Javier Botet is the actor behind Mama. I met him once before he was in character and he was super nice, but the first time I saw him in his makeup I didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t recognize him at all, so I got a little bit freaked out.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We had a conversation with him later on, and I still had to avert my gaze because he was so scary looking, but it wore off eventually.바카라 게임 웹사이트
If the team thought things might be distressing, they clued the kids in first
According to the Burns twins, their makeup artist, Tom Smith, did everything in his power to make sure their murder scene left as little distress on their young minds as possible.
바카라 게임 웹사이트They were very concerned that we would be frightened of the fake blood in the scene where we바카라 게임 웹사이트ve been murdered. So Tom showed us how he made his 바카라 게임 웹사이트blood바카라 게임 웹사이트 and it really looked just like the real thing. He even let us each keep a bottle, which we still have!"
And for some, being drenched in fake blood was fun!
Ferland said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트I probably should have been more disturbed by things like that, but for me, I just didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t connect that to being actual blood. To me, there바카라 게임 웹사이트s movie blood and there바카라 게임 웹사이트s real blood. I바카라 게임 웹사이트m more disturbed by things like that now but when I was a kid I was having such a fun time.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Watching it may be scarier than actually acting in it
Most parents wouldn바카라 게임 웹사이트t dream of letting their 10-, 11- or 12-year-old watch a horror film. But surely all that goes out the window when your child is actually the star?
Charpentier remembers watching "Mama" for the first time, saying, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Because I바카라 게임 웹사이트d read the script already, I knew the basic outline of the movie, so that made it a little bit less scary when I watched it for the first time. But there were definitely some jump-scares that weren바카라 게임 웹사이트t in the script that I wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t expecting!바카라 게임 웹사이트
Ferland saw "Silent Hill" at the premiere and remembers her mom taking measures to make sure she wasn바카라 게임 웹사이트t subjected to Pyramid Head바카라 게임 웹사이트s most devious behavior.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I very clearly remember my mum covering my eyes a few times! There바카라 게임 웹사이트s a bit where somebody바카라 게임 웹사이트s skin gets ripped off, and she just casually put her hand over my eyes.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Are there any implications?
Despite being smothered in blood, having a vengeful mother and witnessing a half-man/half-pyramid literally removing a human바카라 게임 웹사이트s skin, Ferland, Charpentier and the Burns twins have nothing but wonderful memories of their time on a horror movie set. And they certainly show no signs of being traumatized for life. But what are the possible repercussions of a child simply watching a horror film?
Dr. Mark Winwood, director of psychological services for in the U.K., said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Studies have shown that letting children watch scary movies at a young age can cause negative effects. This is, in part, because of a difficulty in distinguishing fantasy from reality. It바카라 게임 웹사이트s been linked to emotional problems, with a 2006 study showing kids who watch violent content are more likely to develop anxiety, sleep disorders and aggressive behaviors.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Perhaps, because children knew what they were watching was definitely fiction (they acted in it, after all), they remained unaffected by the whole thing.