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18 Yearbook Photos of Horror Movie Celebs Before Their Fame

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Two portrait photos side by side: on the left, a black-and-white image of a young person with spiked hair and an earring; on the right, a color photo of a smiling child with short light brown hair.
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Before the masks, the scream queens, and the midnight premieres, these faces were just names in a yearbook. No fog machine, no fake blood, just a clean photo and a future nobody could see yet. This scroll lines up horror icons at their most ordinary. It’s the calm before the jump scare, the school snapshots behind the roles that kept us up at night.

1. Sissy Spacek – Carrie

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with long, straight, light-colored hair and bangs, looking slightly off to the side, wearing a dark off-the-shoulder top.
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2. Linda Blair – The Exorcist

A black-and-white close-up photo of a young girl with long, straight hair and bangs, smiling softly and looking directly at the camera.
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3. Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween

Black-and-white portrait of a young person with shoulder-length hair, wearing a light-colored collared shirt under a sweater, smiling and looking slightly to the side.
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4. Tony Todd – Candyman

A black and white portrait of a man with short hair, wearing an open-collared shirt, facing the camera with a slight smile.
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5. Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs

A black and white photo of a young man wearing a suit, tie, and collared shirt. He has short, wavy hair and is looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. Other people in suits are partially visible behind him.
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6. Kevin Bacon – Friday the 13th

A black and white portrait of a young person with medium-length straight hair, wearing a patterned button-up shirt, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
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7. Brad Dourif – Child’s Play

A black-and-white portrait of a young person wearing a suit and tie, with neatly combed hair and a serious expression, looking slightly to the side against a plain background.
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8. Johnny Depp – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Young person with short, spiky dark hair, wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt, and a cross earring. The image is black and white, with a plain background.
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9. Jennifer Tilly – Bride of Chucky

A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a blue button-up shirt, looks slightly to the side with a neutral expression against a plain, softly lit background.
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10. Robert Englund – A Nightmare on Elm Street

Black-and-white portrait of a young person with light-colored hair, wearing a light suit jacket, white shirt, and dark tie, looking slightly to the side with a neutral expression.
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11. David Arquette – Scream

A teenage boy with short, spiky brown hair smiles at the camera, wearing a green blazer over a white collared shirt. The background is a soft, neutral color, typical of a school portrait.
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12. Sarah Michelle Gellar – I Know What You Did Last Summer

A young woman with long dark hair smiles at the camera. The image is black and white, and she is wearing a checkered-collar shirt partially visible under a dark jacket. The background is plain.
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13. Virginia Madsen – Candyman

A smiling woman with light brown hair, styled with bangs and waves, wears a blue dress with a white lace collar. She is sitting indoors with a blurred background.
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14. Naomi Watts – The Ring

A young person with light skin, blue eyes, and short blonde hair smiles at the camera. They are wearing a white collared shirt under a gray sweater. The background is plain and neutral.
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15. Vera Farmiga – The Conjuring

Black and white portrait of a young person with straight, shoulder-length hair, smiling and wearing a dark turtleneck sweater, posed in front of a plain background.
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16. Ethan Hawke – Sinister

A young person with neatly parted hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark suit jacket, white shirt, and patterned tie. The background shows large decorative stone balusters. The image is in black and white.
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17. Florence Pugh – Midsommar

A young girl with light brown hair in pigtails wears a green and white plaid dress with a white collar. She sits against a gray studio backdrop, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
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18. Bill Skarsgård – It

A school portrait of a young boy with light brown hair, blue eyes, and a friendly smile, wearing a white shirt against a dark, plain background.
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