While you may have forgotten about their roles, a lot of A-listers got their start in horror films. Johnny Depp, Ben Affleck, and, yes, even Leonardo DiCaprio are among the future stars who appeared in horror sequels and remakes as young guys getting their start in Hollywood. It's practically a rite of passage to fight off hillbillies hell-bent on murdering you — or to play that hillbilly. Take a look at the 10 hottest actors who you may have forgotten starred in horror films!
—Additional reporting by Shannon Vestal Robson
Yes, that's tiny teenaged DiCaprio in his first movie: 1991's Critters 3. The costars would get more attractive in later films.
Affleck appeared in 1992's Buffy the Vampire Slayer as this disgusted basketball player.
Can you believe that someone harmed Matt Bomer's perfect form in 2006's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning?
One of Pitt's first roles was as a teen in the 1989 horror movie Cutting Class, which was set at a high school.
It's actually kind of impressive how many famous, hot men have been in the Texas Chainsaw franchise. Mortensen appeared as a member of the demented Sawyer family in 1990's Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3.
The fact that 1988's Return of the Killer Tomatoes! is on Clooney's résumé honestly makes us love him more. The year before, he starred in Return to Horror High.
Bacon has appeared in a number of horror movies over the years, but one of his very first movie roles was in 1980's classic scary camp movie, Friday the 13th. As you can probably deduce, his character does not survive.
In 1994, the future Oscar winner starred in Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation as a villain, along with Renée Zellweger as his intended victim.
Before he hit it big in 300, Butler played Burke in 1999's Tale of the Mummy.
Depp also had his feature-film debut in a horror movie: 1984's classic A Nightmare on Elm Street.