Actors Who Played Iconic Horror Movie Villains

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[{"selector":"#anim-c9e3b495-5587-4b7a-8891-bb3d0dbc376b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-45.88671880108842%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86afe53f-c021-403b-95fc-c7fe74da827e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(122.91667%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eccd7b11-108a-4470-8aef-d5de6d034c2e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af0ce21d-bb0b-4e45-a99e-97d97c9d9f04","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a8cd3903-6aa5-4593-b395-c7d83e96aac3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(118.79194%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8935fa1f-bc9e-4857-9d49-d390798fcd09","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe52d9cf-1b42-48ed-851c-78aa8136cbe8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Roger L. Jackson as Ghostface Roger L. Jackson, known as the voice of Ghostface in Scream and Mojo Jojo in The Powerpuff Girls, has a versatile career in voice acting, spanning movies and video games.

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