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20 times this ‘Riverdale’ actress was a special effects makeup master

We might know her best from Riverdale, but Lili Reinhart has other passions aside from acting. She also dabbles in special effects makeup, turning our nightmares into real life and even bringing her friends in on it.

While Reinhart posts year-round, she tends to get particularly inspired around Halloween as she shares new special effects looks for us to enjoy.

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It’s not Halloween yet (unfortunately), but while we’re patiently waiting, let’s look at some of Reinhart’s past creepy looks.

Everyone’s gotta start somewhere

 

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Reinhart pulls off this classic Halloween makeup with style and her own flair. Uploaded in 2013 with a greaser leather jacket, this might be her first special effects upload. The attention to detail in the cracks near her hairline are what really gets us.

Like looking into a shattered mirror

 

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That shade though! Using shading and expert lines, Reinhart manages to make herself look like the reflection in a shattered mirror or like a broken porcelain doll trying to put itself back together again.


Remember the baby doll you shoved to the back of your closet?

 

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You know, the one with the eyes that were supposed to shut when you laid them back but never did, so it just stared at you endlessly with a vacant look? Yeah, Reinhart emulates that perfectly.


This couples costume is goals

 

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We don’t know who Reinhart included to be the Jack to her Sally in this, but it’s perfect. The stitches along Reinhart’s throat are perfect to form, as if they’re the only thing holding her together. Can she upload a tutorial, please?

She could land a guest spot on The Walking Dead with this look

 

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The rotting flesh wounds in this are so realistic. The dark circles around Reinhart’s eyes and the bruised splotches around her face just add a depth and detail you’d want to see from any zombie Halloween costume.


It’s just a flesh wound

 

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An addition to the zombie look? This bloody arm special effect is complete with gnarly flesh, almost like it’s a bite wound. It makes you want to rush Reinhart to the hospital. Can you imagine the pranks she pulled with this?

Tearing away the curtain (and the flesh)

 

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This isn’t for those of you with weak stomachs. Reinhart takes us behind the scenes of her bloody arm look, making it look like she’s tearing her own flesh in the process. While completely cool, it’s also completely disgusting.

This pop-art animation is crazy

 

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Zombies seem to be a personal favorite of Reinhart. In this pop-art zombie look, she looks like a zombie character out of Scooby-Doo. The over-the-top animated features seem to come to life right in front of you.

You know what they say about playing with fire

 

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There’s something about the solemn, calm look on Reinhart’s face that really sells this look. Even with borderline infected burn scars going up the side of her face, we can all agree that she is still beautiful.

Giving “hangnail” a new meaning

 

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Here’s another one that might make you hurl. We’re still not convinced this is special effects and need to know the status of Reinhart’s finger, stat.

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Anyone else getting Jennifer’s Body vibes right now?

 

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This is the vision from your nightmares. With wide, crazy eyes, Reinhart looks like she’s going to eat our soul or something.

Queen of the Underworld

 

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We can only imagine how long this took. Complete with colored contacts, the attention to detail is over the top as it looks like something dark and twisted is flowing through her veins.

“There’s a Starman waiting in the sky…”

 

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The Ziggy Stardust look has become a classic, especially since David Bowie’s passing. While many people might consider it overdone, Reinhart makes it work with a Ziggy-inspired wig and a far off look.

Think this qualifies for Botched?

 

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Reinhart definitely gets out of the box with this special effects look. Swollen, puffy lips and a gaping flesh wound across her forehead help this picture tell a story.

This is what’s hiding under your bed

 

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Colored contacts and sharp teeth will help this look find its way into our nightmares tonight. The head tilt and crazy look in Reinhart’s eyes definitely adds a creep factor.

Literally every parent’s worst nightmare

 

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We thought that our moms were being dramatic when they told us not to suck the candy cane to a sharp point. We thought they were fibbing. Apparently they weren’t, and now we’ll never eat candy canes the same again.

Baby it’s cold outside

 

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If this picture doesn’t take you back to the time you almost got frostbite as a kid, you didn’t spend enough time outside. So many things stand out about this look, but what we really want to know is how Reinhart got the ice on her eyebrows and eyelashes.

All she’s missing is the coin

 

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Here’s the Harvey “Two-Face” Dent costume we all needed. The polar opposite from one side of her face to the other totally give us the creeps. But that might have something to do with the fact that her mouth is missing.

Seeing what’s under the skin

 

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Raise your hand if this gave you the heebie-jeebies. No one wants to see what the inside of their body looks like. That’s why this special effects makeup that shows us the tendons and joints in our hand is perfectly creepy.

And we thought Pennywise was terrifying…

 

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We’re just going to get out of here now. This is definitely in the running for scariest clown costume we’ve seen so far.