Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

Patrick Wilson in The Conjuring 2

Patrick Wilson is no stranger to the horror gene. He's made appearances in all sorts of freaky flicks, like the Insidious franchise, Bone TomahawkHard Candy, and of courrse, The Conjuring series. Although he got through the first movie without issue, The Conjuring 2 gave Wilson a run for his money. Apparently, in the midst of production, an enormous floor-to-ceiling curtain started moving despite the lack of fans, doors, or open windows on set.  "You didn't even hear any hair, but you watched these curtains sort of violently going," he said.

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