Horror Aficionados discussion

We've all heard of the Six Degrees of Separation theory in which anyone on earth can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than 5 intermediaries.

Most famously, we have all heard of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon where any person on earth can be linked to Kevin Bacon.

Example: Connect OJ Simpson to Kevin Bacon:

1. O.J. Simpson was in "The Naked Gun 33⅓" with Olympia Dukakis
2. Olympia Dukakis was also in "Picture Perfect" with Kevin Bacon

WINNER!


How about we play a horror version of this game in which we attempt to link a contemporary horror actor/author to another horror personality. Lets try to limit ourselves to 6 intermediaries. Once you connect a pair, choose another pair for others to connect. Make it challenging.

Feel free to re-work any of the pairs if you can do so with fewer intermediaries or a more creative path.

Or, if you are more inclined, throw out a pair of horror personalities to see if anyone can build a connection.

Have fun!

Here's the first pair:

Stephen King and Claude Rains

Stephen King and Claude Rains:

1. Claude Rains starred in The Invisible Man which was written by HG Wells
2. HG Wells also wrote War of the Worlds which starred Tom Cruise
3. Tom Cruise also starred in Eyes Wide Shut that was directed by Stanley Kubrick
4. Stanley Kubrick also directed The Shining which was written by Stephen King.

Done!

Edgar Allen Poe and Shelley Duvall

Edgar Allen Poe and Shelley Duvall:

1. Shelley Duvall starred in The Shining with Jack Nicholson
2. Jack Nicholson was in the movie adaptation of The Raven which was written by Edgar Allan Poe.

Too easy!

Boris Karloff and Robert Englund

Boris Karloff and Robert Englund

1. Robert Englund starred in A Nightmare on Elm Street which also featured a young Johnny Depp
2. Johnny Depp later starred in Edward Scissorhands with Vincent Price
3. Vincent Price starred in several movies with Boris Karloff including The Comedy of Terrors


Sheridan Le Fanu and Zelda Rubinstein

Sheridan Le Fanu and Zelda Rubinstein

This one took a little longer. There is probably a shortcut somewhere.

1. Zelda Rubinstein was in Poltergeist that was directed by Tobe Hooper
2. Tobe Hooper directed Salem's Lot that was written by Stephen King
3. Stephen King also wrote The Shining starring Jack Nicholson
4. Jack Nicholson appeared in The Raven which also starred Vincent Price
5. Vincent Price starred in Scream and Scream Again with Peter Cushing
6. Peter Cushing starred in The Vampire Lovers based on the novella Carmilla that was written by Sheridan Le Fanu.


Clive Barker and John Barrymore

Clive Barker was in Sleepwalkers (1992) with Alice Krige.
Alice Krige was in Ghost Story (1981) with Douglas Fiarbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr was in The Show of Shows (1929) with John Barrymore.

John Carpenter and John Carradine

John Carpenter and John Carradine

1. John Carpenter directed Escape from LA that starred Peter Fonda
2. Peter Fonda was in Wanda Nevada with his father Henry Fonda
3. Henry Fonda starred in Grapes of Wrath with John Carradine

Margot Kidder and Bud Abbott

Margot Kidder and Bud Abbott

1. Margot Kidder starred in Superman (1978) that was directed by Richard Donner
2. Richard Donner also directed The Omen (1976) which starred Gregory Peck
3. Gregory Peck starred in Only the Valiant (1951) with Lon Chaney Jr
4. Lon Chaney Jr starred in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) with Bud Abbott


Robin Williams and Robert Louis Stevenson