It’s October, it’s Halloween, let the spooky season commence! Who better to kickstart the spooky season with than the queen of nightmares, the sorceress of disguises, and the woman teeming with talent, and frightening looks — Helena Bonham Carter!
Here’s a list of her most petrifying roles:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007):
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007):
Les Misérables (2012):
Great Expectations (2012):
The spinster who was jilted at the altar still wears her wedding dress every day and has chosen the life of a recluse and lives in a dilapidated house. Carter brings her own frightening spin to the classic character of the bride who can’t let go of her rejective past.
Alice in Wonderland (2010):
A bulbous head, a short woman, and a quick habit of ordering beheadings as she screeches, “Off with their heads!”. Helena Bonham’s character the Red Queen is the kind of villain you would love to laugh at, from a distance, far, far away from her where she couldn’t have her minions reach for your head and try to part it from your body.
So, where does your Halloween marathon begin?
(Contributed by Sakshi Prabhu)