“Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega opened up about her love of horror movies during an interview with Jimmy Fallon on Friday.
Ortega, whose portrayal of the iconic Addams character is part of the second-most-watched English-language show in Netflix history, praised the genre after “The Tonight Show” host teased her appearance in a trailer for “Scream VI” . “
The actor, who previously starred in the slasher film ‘Scream’ and the film ‘X’ earlier this year, reflected on his enjoyment of making horror films.
“I like horror movies, I don’t know what it’s like to have blood on my face and run around screaming bloody murder,” Ortega said.
“But it’s so therapeutic, so much fun. Everyone who works on horror sets loves horror. People do special effects because they grew up loving gore.”
Ortega said the best part of the “Scream” movies is the “familiar” nature of the cast and crew.
But the relationship between the cast and crew, he said, left an impact on their reactions to otherwise frightening elements in the films.
“We can never take anything seriously,” he said.
“So Ghostface could literally be in the middle of their monologue and we have to pick it up because we’re laughing so hard.”
You can watch Ortega’s interview, including his recollections of filming the “Wednesday” dance scene, below.
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