In addition to the usual reviews and comments you would find on a horror movie blog, this is also a document of the wonderfully vast horror movie section of the video store I worked at in my youth.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Roll Out The Red Carpet.

As you are likely aware, this Sunday is the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. To celebrate, I’ve got an extra special Coverbox Wednesday for you all today that ties in with Hollywood's biggest night.

A thing I've always found interesting about horror films is that they often feature young talents that subsequently went on to become household names. I had no shortage of such titles at my store. Now, we’re all familiar with the appearances (and classic demises) of Johnny Depp and Kevin Bacon in A Nightmare On Elm Street & Friday The 13th respectively, but here are some you might not be aware of – or had at least maybe forgotten about.

Brad Pitt


John Travolta


Jennifer Connelly


Sharon Stone


Leonardo DiCaprio


Patricia Arquette


Drew Barrymore


Jennifer Aniston


Tom Hanks


Hugh Grant


George Clooney


Susan Surandon


John Candy


Holly Hunter & Jason Alexander


Brooke Shields

Horror not only launched the careers of actors, but also directors.

Ivan Reitman


David Cronenberg


Francis Ford Coppola


Sam Raimi


Guillermo del Toro


Peter Jackson

This year’s Oscars are of special note, as two of the duelling directors for Best Picture, are not only ex-spouses, but both cut their teeth on horror projects.

James Cameron


Kathryn Bigelow

So on Oscar night, when you see all those A-listers in the crowd, wearing clothes that likely cost more than your car, just remember that they all started somewhere.

2 comments:

TheMikeSchwartz said...

I had no idea Drew Barrymore was the daughter in Altered States!!!

Horrorfan said...

Now I want all the movie you show in your blog, they're all cult!! thanks!!