9 Famous Horror Movie Monsters and the Faces Behind Them (3 of 5)

The Pale Man — Doug Jones (Pan’s Labyrinth, 2006)

Guillermo del Toro is known for his love of practical effects and people wearing full-body costumes. The Pale Man in Pan’s Labyrinth doesn’t eat up much screen time, and yet his design is so iconic that he’ll be haunting your nightmares for decades to come. It’s partially thanks to the suit, of course, but it’s Doug Jones who made it all click together. In the same film, he also played another fan-favorite creep—the Faun. Jones is essentially the first person Hollywood calls when it needs a monster with personality.

Leatherface — Gunnar Hansen (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974)

Leatherface isn’t merely a B-movie villain, he holds a royal status in the horror genre. Over the decades, we’ve seen many iterations of the character, played by different actors, but Hansen was the first and only to nail that psycho’s vibe. To be honest, that’s kind of the whole Leatherface deal: the face is iconic, but the person inside keeps changing.