Meet David Hess, best known for playing iconic villains in grungy cult horror films. I first saw him as a thug/minion in Wes Craven's Swamp Thing, a decade or so after Craven had directed Hess in the notorious Last House on the Left (1972).

No one can blame you if you've been quietly meditating on UFOs and aliens in hopes of a mass invasion that takes us all away from here. Well, there's a playlist for that! We present: September Playlist: Alien Invasion!

How could the same person play Pennywise and also Frank-N-Furter? And yet, Tim Curry did it, no sweat. He embodied everyone he was told to play while still letting a bit of himself shine through, a true talent that most actors can only try to replicate (usually unsuccessfully). He was loud, cartoonish at times, exuberant, and joyful.