10 Horror Movie Casting Choices That Shouldn't Have Worked (But Did)

As long as he shall live, Seann William Scott will forever be most associated with his character Steve Stifler from the American Pie franchise - a relentlessly immature dudebro if there ever was one.

And so, there was much surprise when Scott was cast as the lead in 2018's horror film Bloodline, where he portrays Evan, a family man who moonlights as a serial killer who targets abusive parents.

It seemed like a total 180 from any role Scott had played in his career prior, and to be clear, there's no darkly comedic or satirical aspect to the film - it's horror played totally straight.

But Scott surprised a lot of people here, giving a performance of impressive restraint, his simmering intensity making it shockingly easy to forget about Steve Stifler altogether.

Scott's success here evidently gave him a taste for the genre, as he followed it up in 2023 by playing the loathsome leader of an alt-right hate group in The Wrath of Becky, where he similarly rose to the occasion.