Elijah Wood might not be exactly ubiquitous with the horror genre, but he's managed to put in a shockingly high number of appearances in scary movies over the years. Better known for his time in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Frodo Baggins and his seasons heading the surreal supernatural sitcom Wilfred, Elijah Wood isn't exactly synonymous with horror movies. Upon a closer examination, however, Wood's name has appeared in the credits of a surprising number of horror projects of vastly varying quality.

Both during Elijah Wood's career post-Lord of the Rings and his younger years as a child actor hot off of movies like Flipper, the beloved American actor has found himself in a variety of gruesome or ghoulish situations. Most of these films are seldom-known, with even the most famous among them being obscure titles only the more dedicated fans of horror...