Great Performers: Horror Show

The year's best actors in a series of short frightening films.

10 mins
Horror films dominated the cultural conversation in 2017. From the surprise hit “Get Out” to the movie adaption of “It” to the campy “Happy Death Day,” scary movies had an unusual hold on the collective imagination during that year. Maybe it's because reality was pretty horrifying, too. To punctuate the end of a hair-raising year, The New York Times Magazine asked ten actors who gave the best performances to play a series of eerie roles.

Nicole Kidman

The Possessed

Andy Serkis

The Demented Clown

Timothée Chalamet

The Cannibal

Jake Gyllenhaal

The Damned

Saoirse Ronan

The Mannequin

Daniel Kaluuya

The Psycho Killer

Cynthia Nixon

The Ghost Bride

Daniela Vega

The Vampire

Tiffany Haddish

The Macabre Dancer

Brooklynn Prince

The Demon Child

Jake Silverstein

Executive Producer

Kristen Vallow

Production Design

Kathy Ryan

Producer

Floria Sigismondi

Director of Photography

Eigil Bryld

Director of Photography

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