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It ’s not uncommon for musician to make the jump to act , either for a while or as a full calling alteration , and it ’s more gripping when they appear inhorror movies . musician often make appearances in movies and television set shows as themselves , as did Prince inNew Girland Alice Cooper inDark Shadows , and many others have made the decision to bestow act to their aesthetic accomplishment . sure enough , not all of them have done so successfully and have ended up regress to euphony , while others have bear witness great acting skills and have successfully made a life history shift .
Musicians do n’t always define their pretend careers base on their music musical style , so they come along in different character of flick , but there ’s something particular about seeing musicians in repugnance picture . Some player have had minor part in repugnance movie , but they are such big personalities that they are , in many cases , some of the most memorable component of the movie , while others have been given trail role in horror movies , either as heroes or antagonists . Here are 13 musician who appeared in repulsion motion picture .
13Cherie Currie - Twilight Zone: The Movie
Cherie Currie was the lead vocalist of the rock band The Runaways , and in 1983 , she had a minor appearing inTwilight Zone : The Movie , though it ’s an easy one to miss . Cherie Currie appears in theTwilight Zone : The Movie ’s third section , which is a remaking of the instalment “ It ’s a Good Life ” . In it , a young char named Helen takes a boy , named Anthony , to his home after accidentally damaging his bicycle , but there ’s something really sinister lead on at Anthony ’s home and with his family . Cherie Currie played Sara , Anthony ’s sister whom Helen discover watching TV in her elbow room . unbeknown to Helen , Sara has no mouth , and she ’s not seen again for the rest period of the segment .
12Aaliyah - Queen of the Damned
Aaliyah was an R&B and hip - hop vocaliser who appeared in just two film : Romeo Must Die(where she played Trish O’Day ) andQueen of the Damned . The latter is based on Anne Rice ’s 1988 novel of the same name , and it examine lamia Lestat awakening and , after listen to a local nu - metallic element band , decide to become a rockstar . However , Lestat ’s music awaken the vampire queen Akasha ( Aaliyah ) , who wo n’t rest until she make Lestat her new male monarch . Queen of the Damnedis dedicated to Aaliyah , who died in a aeroplane crash a couple of months after shooting her scenes .
11Alice Cooper - Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Freddy ’s Dead : The Final Nightmareis the sixth installment in theA Nightmare on Elm Streetfranchise , and it gave Alice Cooper a very significant role inFreddy Krueger ’s story . Freddy ’s Deadsees Maggie , Krueger ’s girl , entering her murderous Fatherhood ’s creative thinker for defeat him , and once there , she learns that Krueger was abused by his foster father , Edward Underwood , which along with other traumatic events , contributed to Krueger becoming a murderer . Freddy ’s Deadhad The Godfather of Shock Rock himself playing Krueger ’s foster father , in a abbreviated but very important aspect as it excuse part of Krueger ’s backstory .
10Busta Rhymes - Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween : Resurrectionis the subsequence toHalloween H20 : Twenty Years Laterand the closing chapter in theH20 / Resurrectiontimeline . Halloween : Resurrectionsees Michael Myers going on a new murder fling in Haddonfield , this time in his puerility habitation , as it was being used for a hot cyberspace revulsion show calledDangertainment . The show was directed by Nora Winston ( Tyra Banks ) and Freddie Harris , play by rapper Busta Rhymes . rhyme was not only one of only two survivor inHalloween : Resurrection , but he also got to wearMichael Myers ’ maskas his character reference dress up like the Boogeyman so as to scare the competitors .
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9Brandy - I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Brandy was already sleep together as an actress before she appeared inI Still Know What You Did Last Summerthanks to her lead role in the seriesMoeshaand the movieCinderella , butI Still Know What You Did Last Summerwas her first revulsion movie . In it , survivor Julie James ( Jennifer Love Hewitt ) won a trip to the Bahamas with her best champion Karla ( Brandy ) , but it was all a trap as the Fisherman was still count for retaliation against her and Ray ( Freddie Prinze Jr. ) . Unlike Julie and Ray ’s friends in the first movie , Karla survive the attacks , and she , Julie , and Ray were eventually rescued .
8Jon Bon Jovi - Cry Wolf
Cry Wolfis a slasher pic directed by Jeff Wadlow . Cry Wolffollows a group of scholar at an elite boarding school day who one night play a secret plan called “ Cry Wolf ” , where one of them is marked as a “ Hugo Wolf ” and the residuum have to figure out who it is . However , when a student is found numb on campus , they decide to expand the game and create a fake serial killer , but it make out of hand fast . A key persona inCry Wolfis news media instructor Rich Walker , played by Jon Bon Jovi , who is drag into the group ’s mess . Jon Bon Jovi had previously starred in the westerly horror movieVampires : Los Muertos .
7Dee Snider - Strangeland
Strangelandwas directed by John Pieplow and pen by Twisted Sister ’s frontman Dee Snider , who also stars in it . Strangelandfollows Detective Mike Gage ( Kevin Gage ) as he tries to save his daughter ( and the metropolis , as well ) from an on-line predator who bring “ enlightenment ” to his victims through torturing and pain in the ass . The predator is Carlton Hendricks a.k.a . Captain Howdy ( Snider ) , a hard tattooed and pierced man who lures teenagers online to take them to his torture bedroom and take part in his deadly rituals . Though Dee Snider is terrorize as Captain Howdy , Strangelandis a forgettable picture .
6Foo Fighters - Studio 666
In 2022 , the Foo Fighters asterisk in the horror comedyStudio 666 , direct by BJ McDonnell . Studio 666follows the Foo Fighters as they move into a mansion in Encino to act on their Modern record album , but when Dave Grohl is possessed by supernatural forces , he becomes a threat to the respite of the band . AlthoughStudio 666got mixed reviews and did n’t perform well at the box office , it ’s a play look at the Foo Fighters and their alone chemistry as a band and as admirer .
5Debbie Harry - Videodrome
Blondie ’s lead-in vocalist , Debbie Harry , has come out in a telephone number of movies , but her most notable playing role was that of Nicki Brand in David Cronenberg’sVideodrome . The chronicle follows Max Renn ( James Wood ) , the president of a trashy tv set channel who , desperate for content , comes across a sniff TV show calledVideodromeand starts broadcasting it . When Max ’s lady friend Nicki auditions forVideodrome , she disappear , and Max watch that the show ’s in writing violence is n’t actually bogus . Debbie Harry shines in her public presentation as Nicki , showing her aesthetic versatility and being a fundamental part of this sci - fi horror classic .
4Tom Waits - Bram Stoker’s Dracula
In 1992 , Francis Ford Coppola visited the revulsion literary genre withBram Stoker ’s Dracula . Coppola ’s adaption of Bram Stoker ’s novel has some gravid names as part of its cast , such as Gary Oldman ( who play Dracula ) , Anthony Hopkins ( Van Helsing ) , Winona Ryder ( Mina ) , and Keanu Reeves ( Jonathan Harker ) , along with Tom Waits , who played R. M. Renfield . Waits ' carrying into action as Dracula ’s unbalance loyal handmaid is fascinating and can make viewers completely forget that they are also looking at one of the most versatile musicians there are .
