SNL Stars in Horror Movies
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SNL Stars in Horror Movies

No one-trick ponies here! Which Saturday Night Live star makes the best scream queen? (Men may apply.)

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1 Chris Kattan in House on Haunted Hill (1999)
Kattan isn't given a lot to work with in this remake of the William Castle frightfest, but he's indispensable as the owner of the titular manse. 31 85
2 Dana Carvey in Halloween II (1981)
He doesn't get much screen time, but landing a role in the iconic horror franchise was no mean feat for Carvey, in his first big-screen role. 26 80
3 Cheri Oteri in Scary Movie (2000)
Oteri adds laughs to this horror spoof as an obnoxious anchor woman that one ups Courteney Cox's role in Scream. 21 89
4 Dennis Miller in Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood (1996)
Miller's reward for portraying a smart-mouthed private dick who battling sexy vampires? The chance to fight an undead Cory Feldman. 5 77
5 Eddie Murphy in Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
The king of reinvention takes his shot at horror stardom as the suave, mulleted Caribbean vamp Maximillian in Wes Craven's horror comedy. 4 76
6 Dan Aykroyd in Earth vs. The Spider (2001)
The former Ghostbuster gets points for not taking himself too seriously in this homage to the gumshoe movies of the '50s. -10 60
7 Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Troll (1986)
Before she landed at Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus gamely gets turned into a tree by the trouble-maker at the heart of this horror romp. -21 65
8 Garrett Morris in The Stuff (1985)
Larry Cohen's clever spoof of consumerism finds Morris delivering some of the movie's funniest lines as a Famous Amos type. -22 62