Johnny Depp in 'A Nightmare
on Elm Street'Before they were famous, more than a few of today's biggest stars cut their teeth on horror films.

Entertainment Weekly [1] offers a photo gallery of 11 top celebs in their early horror film roles.

Did you know that George Clooney starred in "Return of the Killer Tomatoes [2]?" Or that John Travolta got his face melted off by "The Devil's Rain [3]?"

Of course, you've haven't seen Johnny Depp until you've seen him all hair-sprayed up and baring his midriff in "A Nightmare on Elm Street [4]."

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com [5])