Do you know how to tell when an actor is destined for stardom? It's when, at the beginning of his career, he's so eager to show off his craft he readily jumps at the chance to appear in a movie about melting Satanists or furry piranha-like space rodents. But do you know what's truly scary about these A-list actors and the Z-list horror flicks they count among their credits? Each actor actually has an even-more-horrifyingly embarrassing non-horror flick haunting his ouvre. (See, for example, Don's Plum and Battlefield Earth.)

	Tom Hanks Movie: He Knows You're Alone (1980) Poster Tagline: Every girl is frightened the night before her wedding, but this time...there's good reason! Role: Elliot, amateur psychologist whose girlfriend falls victim to a bride-mangling slasher Reviews: "He may know you're alone, but I know you're bored silly. Frankly, this is one of the least terrifying horror films ever...." --Christopher Null, FilmCritic.com Movie Before: none Movie After: Splash
	Jim Carrey Movie: Once Bitten (1985) Poster Tagline: Mark Kendall just found out that his one-night stand has been around for centuries. Role: Mark Kendall, inexperienced teenager bitten by vampire out for virgin blood Reviews: "This attempt to combine elements of vampire lore with the limited format of the teen sex comedy is a monstrous movie all right, a frighteningly awful horror comedy." --TVGuide.com Movie Before: Finders Keepers Movie After: Peggy Sue Got Married
	George Clooney Movie: Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988) Poster Tagline: The vegetables of doom return! They're bad and this time they're really stewed! Role: Matt Stevens, pizza maker skilled at alternative sauces and crass commercialism Reviews: "So just how goofy is this movie? Return of the Killer Tomatoes! is the only film that includes a fight in a pizza parlor with ninjas, cowboys, children, and restaurant patrons." --Patrick Naugle, DVDVerdict.com) Movie Before: Red Surf Movie After: Return to Horror High
	Brad Pitt Movie: Cutting Class (1989) Poster Tagline: Some People Would Kill To Fit In. Role: Dwight Ingalls, high school basketball star, horrific driver, and suspected mass murderer Reviews: "This reject from slasher-movie remedial school [features] copious amounts of teen sex and the usual unimaginative gore murders." --The New York Times) Movie Before: Happy Together Movie After: Across the Tracks
	Leonardo DiCaprio Movie: Critters 3 (1991) Poster Tagline: You Are What They Eat Role: Josh, stepson of the evil landlord and flesh-eating-furball warrior Reviews: "The script, if one actually existed, consisted of lines that went 80 miles past cliche right into the dreaded 'there is no way God exists if someone can write lines this bad' territory." --Matt, X-Entertainment.com Movie Before: none Movie After: Poison Ivy
	Samuel L. Jackson Movie: Def by Temptation (1990) Poster Tagline: A terrifying tale of vampires and lust Role: Garth, a dead minister who appears to help his son battle an evil succubus Reviews: "The sexist overtones of Cynthia Bond's predatory vampire leave a nasty taste in the mouth, the special effects are poor, and the plot sags badly in the middle." --staff, Time Out London Movie Before: A Shock to the System Movie After: Betsy's Wedding
	Billy Bob Thornton Movie: Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1990) Poster Tagline: They're Looking for a Few Good Men. Role: Donny, the trailer-dwelling ex-husband of the lead "Cycle Slut" Reviews: "Although competently made -- it's in focus -- this witless gorefest is monotonous and, worst of all, unbearably smug." --Doug Brod, EW.com Movie Before: Going Overboard Movie After: For the Boys
	Rainn Wilson Movie: House of 1000 Corpses (2003) Poster Tagline: The most shocking tale of carnage ever seen. Role: Bill Hudley, a college student who is killed, taxidermied, and turned into "Fishboy" Reviews: "Too highbrow to be a good cheap horror movie, too lowbrow to be satire, and too boring to bear the value of the ticket." --James Brundage, FilmCritic.com Movie Before: Full Frontal Movie After: Sahara
	John Travolta Movie: The Devil's Rain (1975) Poster Tagline: Heaven help us all when The Devil's Rain! Absolutely the most incredible ending of any motion picture. Role: Danny, a hooded cult follower with no eyes (or lines) and waxy, gruesome makeup Reviews: "Borgnine! Shatner! Lupino! Step forth and sacrifice your dignity on the altar of ill-fated horror cinema!" --Paul Corupe, DVDVerdict.com Movie Before: none Movie After: Carrie
	Ving Rhames Movie: The People Under the Stairs (1991) Poster Tagline: In every neighborhood there is one house that adults whisper about and children cross the street to avoid. Role: Leroy, a street thug who helps plan a failed robbery Reviews: "An affirmative-action horror film by Wes Craven...[that] manages to evoke both Treasure Island and Night of the Living Dead." --Vincent Canby, The New York Times Movie Before: Homicide Movie After: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot