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How to Make a Scary Face

There are two great ways to make a scary face, since one is for nighttime horror while the other scares people during the day. One involves a flashlight in the dark and the other works in any kind of lighting. Both are simple and, if you like sick stuff, fun. You can make a scary face, or two, with some simple steps and a flexible face.

Things You'll Need

  • Flexible face muscles
  • Flashlight
  • Mirror to practice in
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Instructions

    • 1

      Start with the nighttime scary face. Go in front of a mirror to see what you come up with. The first scary face should look like an alarmed ghoul. His eyes should be open wide, ready to pop out. His mouth should be the widest grimace you can manage, showing all your teeth and curling your lips under in a snarl. You should also smash your face back into your neck so all the fat on your chin and neck folds over and induces more terror.

    • 2

      Shine a flashlight pointing upwards beneath your chin to shed light on your facial expression. Practice in a mirror so you get the angle of the flashlight right and are not simply shining the light on the bottom of your jaw. Once you get it right, go wake someone up in the middle of the night to see if it works.

    • 3

      Move on to the daytime scary face. Place yourself again in front of a mirror so you can see the results. The daytime face should look like an annoyed gremlin on drugs. Start by practicing the annoyed gremlin on drugs without any further help just to get a feel for how an annoyed druggie gremlin should appear.

    • 4

      Move on to the daytime scary face. Place yourself again in front of a mirror so you can see the results. The daytime face should look like an annoyed gremlin on drugs. Start by practicing the annoyed gremlin on drugs without any further help just to get a feel for how an annoyed druggie gremlin should appear.

    • 5

      Pull on your face with your upside down hands. Place your thumbs in either corner of your mouth, one pinkie finger in each nostril and your index fingers at each outer corner of your eyes. This leaves your ring fingers and middle fingers free to be curled like claws. Pull your facial features back, making sure to keep your fingers and thumbs in place during the process for the most hideous effect.

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