We all love behind-the-scenes images from our favorite monsters. You’ll sometimes see them run the gamut between frightening and adorable. In the spirit of the lighter side of the darkness, we’ve assembled 20 of our favorite behind-the-scenes images from the horror genre.

Some you may have seen before. Some you may never see again. We’ve included the rarest of the rare and anything else that made us grin from ear-to-ear. Get ready for some candid time with some timeless creatures.

Enjoy the lunacy, and look for more like this in the future. Why? Because it’s damned cool.