Everyone loves hearing about a bit of movie magic; those genius ways filmmakers create illusions that fool audiences into thinking what they're watching on-screen actually went down for real on a movie set. And there have been plenty of examples of this kind of moviemaking sorcery in the horror genre in particular. Skilfully adding certain sorts of weather into scenes in post via digital wizardry and covering performers in ridiculously believable (and sometimes rather gory) prosthetics are just a couple of examples of masterfully faking it when making it - "it" being a big-screen scary picture, of course.
Sometimes, though, tricks and tools don't quite cut it or simply aren't needed. And that was certainly the case when it came to specific moments within the following ten horror movies. Rather than going for the CG option or relying on convincing make-up, each of these films either decided to fully commit to the real deal or even ended up accidentally capturing a genuine moment of terror on camera.
From actually burning for a then record-breaking amount of time, to using a real live animal for a quite disturbing sequence, each of these films weren't just frightening, they were occasionally very real. 10. Kane Hodder Was Set On Fire For Real - Friday The 13th Part VII: The New Blood Nowadays, should a villainous character need to be set on fire during the events of a spooky picture, the average filmmaker will likely opt for digital flames.
For starters, it's a lot safer than r.